Storm-related crashes in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department, along with Monroe County Sheriff's Department deputies and Monroe County Ambulance, responded at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of...
Motorcycle crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Route 156 at L Road just west...
Van stolen south of Waterloo
Police are on the lookout for a gold 2004 Pontiac Montana van with Illinois plates that was been stolen shortly before noon Friday from...
Women sentenced for recent thefts
Two recent theft cases were resolved with sentences handed down last week in Monroe County Circuit Court.
Amy M. Gerteisen, 39, of Millstadt, was sentenced...
Drug forum delivers powerful message
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities hosted a forum titled “Addressing Escalating Drug Abuse in Monroe County” at Hope Christian Church on Oct....
Ministry dismissed from Coleman wrongful death lawsuit
In an order handed down Tuesday by Judge Richard Aguirre at the Monroe County Courthouse, a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed...
Pursuit ends in stolen vehicle arrest
A man was arrested early Sunday afternoon for possession of a stolen vehicle and multiple warrants after leading local police on a pursuit that...
Police Blotter | 5/9/2018
(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...
Thursday night crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded at 10:45 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with injury on Route 3 southbound near Sunset Ford in Waterloo.
The driver of...
Monday afternoon murder-suicide in Columbia
A second victim has died in a murder-suicide that occurred late Monday afternoon outside 901 High Ridge Drive in Columbia in the Pioneer Ridge...
Crash on Route 156 near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 2:20 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with injury in the area of 7447 State Route 156 just west of...
Columbia woman, grandson die in Route 158 crash
A 74-year-old Columbia woman and her 24-year-old grandson were among three who died in a Friday crash on Route 158 near Belleville.
Illinois State Police...