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Columbia vet takes Honor Flight

World War II Army veteran Roy “Sid” Trexler of Columbia, who recently traveled to Washington, D.C. on a Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, moves around well for his age. During…

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HSS names new executive director

Anne King has been chosen as the new executive director of Human Support Services. She will take over upon the September retirement of current executive director Robert J. Cole. In…

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Waterloo man seriously injured in Mascoutah bus crash

A 47-year-old Waterloo man is asking for privacy as he begins a long road to recovery following an April 25 crash between a Mascoutah School District bus and a box…

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Police Blotter | 4/19/2017

(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…

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St. Louis man arrested after high-speed chase

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested a St. Louis man after he led deputies on a high-speed pursuit north from Waterloo into Columbia early Sunday before attempting to escape on…

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Saturday crash on JB Bridge

Columbia police, fire EMS responded about 3 p.m. Saturday to a single vehicle crash reported on I-255 eastbound on the Illinois side of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge with injuries. Traffic…

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Two from Waterloo facing meth charges

A 30-year-old man and 29-year-old woman from Waterloo were arrested on felony methamphetamine charges following the execution of a warrant Thursday morning in the 5600 block of State Route 156…

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Rollover crash near Fults

Emergency personnel responded about 6:45 p.m. Thursday to the report of a truck rollover crash in the area of Bluff Road just north of Kaskaskia Road between Fults and Prairie…

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Injury crash on Route 3 in Waterloo

Waterloo police and fire department personnel responded along with Monroe County EMS to a four-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Park Street about 3:20 p.m. Thursday. A dump…

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Waterloo man facing federal weapons charges

A 24-year-old Waterloo man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on multiple charges stemming from a January 2016 incident involving shots fired in the 7000 block of Fountain…

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