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Columbia apartment destroyed by fire

An apartment was heavily damaged by smoke and fire in Columbia on Wednesday night. The fire occurred sometime before 7:40 p.m. Wednesday in the upper rear portion of 120 North…

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Minor injury halts WHS homecoming parade

The Waterloo High School homecoming parade was halted briefly Wednesday evening when a WHS student riding on a float in the parade apparently got his foot caught on a moving…

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Marketicity founder dies of brain tumor

Just days after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Marketicity founder and president Scott Rodemich of Columbia died Monday of complications from a brain biopsy. He was 47. On Thursday,…

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Brockland opens new dealership in Columbia

With the opening of a new auto dealership in Columbia, Bob Brockland Buick-GMC and the employees and family behind it hope to bring new opportunities to the area. Mike Rogers,…

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Columbia Professional Center plans discussed

The Columbia School Board received details from Joe Koppeis on his latest business development plans as it contemplates whether to approve a tax rebate agreement for the project. Koppeis, who…

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Gas line struck outside Immaculate Conception Church

Columbia police and fire joined city utility crews and Ameren at the scene of a small gas line break reported outside Immaculate Conception Church at 411 Palmer Road in Columbia…

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Vehicle crash near Foster Pond

The Waterloo Fire Department responded along with Monroe County EMS, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Illinois State Police shortly after 3:40 p.m. Tuesday to a single vehicle crash on…

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Police blotter 9/24/14

Columbia Police Sept. 16 – Darla A. Stumpf, 42, of Columbia, was arrested on an in-state warrant and for driving an uninsured vehicle. Sept. 20 – Christopher J. Murdock, 28,…

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Rollover crash on MM Road near Red Bud

Red Bud emergency personnel responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department around 2 a.m. Monday to a single vehicle rollover crash in the area of 6343 MM Road east…

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Motorcycle crash east of Waterloo

Millstadt emergency responders were called to the area of Bohleysville Road at Waterloo Road just east of Waterloo in rural St. Clair County at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday for a…

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