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Two-Car Crash on I-255

Columbia police and fire departments, as well as Mehlville Fire Department in South St. Louis County, responded at 2:19 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a two-car crash on the…

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Hecker fire call on Monday

The Hecker Fire Department was called to 5511 Cedar Ridge Lane about 12:20 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of an electrical smoky smell inside the home. A resident said…

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Sunday fire calls for WFD

The Waterloo Fire Department responded to two separate fire incidents about 6 p.m. Sunday, neither of which turned out to be serious. The first call was for a controlled burn…

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Saturday Evening Crash in Waterloo

At about 6:15 p.m., Saturday, Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to a three-car crash with injury on Route 3 south of Park Street in Waterloo. A blue Chevy…

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WFD fire call on White Oak Drive

The Waterloo Fire Department was paged out at 3:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of woods on fire across from 989 White Oak Drive.

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CFD assists with Millstadt structure fire

The Columbia Fire Department assisted Millstadt with a structure fire to a two-story home in on East Mill Street in Millstadt late Thursday night. No other information was immediately available.

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Waterloo man charged in Wild Country incident

Collinsville police said Thursday they have arrested a 23-year-old Waterloo man with multiple felonies following a March 29 incident outside of the Wild Country night club. Police responded to Wild…

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Broshears, Poepper Join No-Hit Club

  Two local high school pitchers — one in baseball, the other in softball — were recently able to accomplish a rare feat most only dream about. Columbia senior right-handed…

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Drug-Free Coalition Hears Updates from Sheriff

Nearly 20 years ago, American rock band The Goo Goo Dolls released a chart-topping song titled “Black Balloon,” a melodic yet haunting song given the nature of its topic: a…

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Route 3 Project Continues

Despite some recent bouts of stormy weather, an Illinois Department of Transportation engineer said the project to widen and add other traffic improvements to Route 3 in Waterloo remains on…

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