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Doctors evaluating Lockett’s sanity
One year ago this week, the Dupo community lost beloved 4-year-old Emily Rose Perrin to suffocation. Emily’s mother, Mary B. Lockett, was arrested shortly after the incident and charged with…
Waterloo, Millstadt boil order lifted
A boil order issued Monday for Waterloo and Millstadt after a water main break in the Illinois American Water line system has been cancelled. “We just got word it’s been…
Police Blotter | 4/05/2017
(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…
Several charged with conspiracy to distribute meth
Seven suspects — six from Randolph County and one from Missouri — were charged recently in federal court with methamphetamine offenses. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County State’s Attorney’s…
Boil order issued for Waterloo, Millstadt
A boil order is in effect for Waterloo and Millstadt after a water main break was reported in the Illinois American Water line system. The break occurred at the water…
Rollover crash on Cement Hollow Road
The Columbia Fire Department assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department and EMS personnel in responding to a rollover crash in the 1300 block of Cement Hollow Road just off…
Disaster drill prepares Monroe County for the worst
Emergency personnel were faced with the following scenario as part of a training exercise Saturday morning: A tornado struck between Columbia and Waterloo, laying down a path of destruction 600…
Rollover crash on Floraville Road
Emergency personnel responded about 6:20 p.m. Friday to a rollover crash reported in the area of 4247 Floraville Road north of Waterloo Road in rural St. Clair County. The Waterloo…
Man charged in beating near Dupo
Charges were filed Friday in St. Clair County in connection with a beating that occurred April 1 along the levee between Dupo and Cahokia under the Route 3 bridge. The…
One dead after trio of Thursday afternoon crashes
One woman was killed and two others injured in a Thursday afternoon crash, the first of three crashes in a span of 30 minutes on Monroe County roads. Shortly before…