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Burglary to shed near Red Bud
An Illinois State Police crime scene unit was requested to assist the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department with an investigation following a reported burglary to a shed early Thursday in the…
Locals enjoy Boston Marathon experience
Two local runners went the distance on Monday when they ran in the 2017 Boston Marathon. Russ Hart and Rosemary Leingang, both of Columbia, are not unfamiliar with marathon running,…
State’s attorney asks for additional staff
New Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann appeared before the Monroe County Board of Commissioners Monday to request additional funding for his office’s budget for the remainder of the fiscal…
Waterloo, Columbia OK budgets
The Waterloo and Columbia city councils each passed budgets Monday night for the 2017-18 fiscal year that begins May 1. Waterloo passed a $29 million balanced budget, up about $2…
Cinderella ball to honor intellectually disabled
House of Neighborly Service outreach coordinator Kelly Lerch doesn’t know exactly how many items people donated to the upcoming Glass Slipper Ball. But the fact that about 100 intellectually disabled…
City of New Orleans train has local connections
“All along the southbound odyssey – the train pulls out of Kankakee And rolls along past houses, farms, and fields Passing trains that have no name, and freight yards full…
Police Blotter | 4/12/2017
(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…
Guardrail damaged in Columbia semi crash
A crash involving a tractor-trailer on DD Road at Ramsey Road in Columbia on Monday night resulted in about $10,000 in damage to a guardrail. The crash was not reported…
Tuesday crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police, fire and EMS responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 south of Vandebrook Drive about 11 a.m. Tuesday. No injuries…
Fiery crash Monday in Columbia
The quick reaction of one man involved in a fiery three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Columbia may have saved a young child’s life. “My adrenaline was pumping pretty hard,” local…