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Self-inflicted shooting death in Columbia
A 79-year-old Columbia man with medical issues was pronounced dead inside a residence on Ahna Court about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A family…
WHS saddened by loss of senior football player
The mood was somber in the halls of Waterloo High School on Thursday following the loss of a senior football player who apparently ended his own life the night before.…
Injury crash at Route 3 and Hanover
Emergency personnel from Waterloo, Columbia and Monroe County assisted Illinois State Police in responding early Wednesday evening to a two-car crash with injuries at Route 3 and Hanover Road. Survival…
Single-vehicle accident near fairgrounds
The Waterloo Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash at Route 156 at Fountain Creek Ridge Lane at about 4 p.m. Wednesday,…
Meeting held on proposed new I-255 interchange
An open house public meeting took place last Wednesday in the Dupo High School cafeteria about the proposed design of a new I-255 interchange at Imbs Station Road, located about…
O’Fallon man accused of soliciting minors
An 84-year-old man charged this week in St. Clair County with attempting to meet with a young girl faces a similar charge in Monroe County stemming from an incident that…
Peace Walk sheds light on domestic violence
Waterloo Police Chief Jim Trantham stood before a crowd of supporters Thursday night in Valmeyer as he recounted the story of the worst domestic violence case he ever undertook. He…
CCSI in financial turmoil
During Monday’s Waterloo School Board meeting, Waterloo school superintendent Brian Charron said financial turmoil threatens to provoke Career Center of Southern Illinois near Red Bud to close its doors. Charron…
Water/Ways set to impress in Valmeyer
The Monroe City School House Museum — owned by the Valmeyer Community Heritage Society — served as a one-room school house to the community in the early 1900s. Beginning this…
Police Blotter | 10/12/2016
(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…