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Changes to high school equivalency
Monroe-Randolph Regional Superintendent Kelton Davis is skeptical of the proposed state alternatives for earning a high school equivalency certificate. According to the State Journal-Register, the Illinois Community College Board plans…
What is emergency management?
By KEVIN SCHEIBE Monroe County EMA Welcome to the new Monroe County Emergency Management Agency section that will publish once a month. What is the emergency management section? Every village,…
Police Blotter | 1/3/2018
(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…
Possible gas leak in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday to the smell of gas inside and outside of a residence in the 300 block of…
Route 3 crash near YMCA
Emergency personnel responded at about 5:30 p.m. Monday to a vehicle crash on Route 3 near the YMCA south of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by Columbia…
Waterloo man charged in Red Bud stabbing death
A 22-year-old Waterloo man was charged in connection with the stabbing death of a Red Bud man Saturday night in Randolph County. On Monday, Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy Walker…
Fire heavily damages Dupo duplex
The occupants of an older duplex in Dupo were displaced following a Saturday morning fire. Multiple fire departments responded about 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a residential blaze with heavy smoke…
Crash on I-255 near bridge
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash with unknown injuries on I-255 eastbound near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Columbia. Vehicle traffic was restricted to…
Teen injured in crash near Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an injury crash that occurred early Friday morning near Hecker. Shortly before 2:30 a.m., a woman called police to report that her 17-year-old…
Truck fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 7 a.m. Friday to a fully engulfed pickup truck fire at 216 W. Kunz Street. The older model Chevrolet pickup was a total…