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Don’t Stop Believin’
A freak accident on a hunting trip last year forever changed the lives of a local family, and the community is rallying to help however it can. On Sept. 2,…
Police Blotter | 8/22/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Rescue on the Mississippi River
Monroe County emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:20 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Levee Road at Outlet Road for a rescue on the Mississippi River. The U.S. Coast Guard…
Child porn charge for Waterloo man
A Waterloo man is facing a federal child pornography charge. Mark Brueggemann, 60, of Waterloo, is charged with knowingly receiving a video depicting child porn, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States…
Vehicle vs. bicycle crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 4:50 p.m. Saturday to a crash involving a vehicle and bicycle on LL Road near Route 159 just north of Red Bud. The bicyclist sustained injuries…
FOOTBALL: Eagles win; ‘Dogs and Tigers fall
The high school football season got off to a thrilling start for one local team on Friday night. Not so for two others. Columbia used some late-game heroics to win…
Fatal crash near Dupo
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal crash near Dupo. The crash occurred at 2 p.m. Friday in the 3000 block of Stolle Road in the Cahokia-Dupo…
Search for J.B. Bridge jumper
The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Mehlville (Mo.) Fire Department and St. Louis County Police Department in attempting to locate a confirmed jumper off I-255 at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge…
Fire destroys home near Fults
A rural Monroe County couple escaped an early Thursday morning house fire with little more than the clothes on their backs. “It’s a total loss,” Maeystown Fire Chief Lynden Prange…
County board updated on various matters
The Monroe County Board conducted what would be a four-hour meeting Monday, Aug. 20, hearing updates on various matters. The final matter of the day involved a number of citizens…