Police
Another guilty plea in Hopkins murder
An East St. Louis man who was sentenced previously to 34 years in federal prison for the August 2019 shooting death of Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo…
Read MoreVehicle crashes into home near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department assisted police and EMS in responding to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence at 429 Hillcastle Road south of Columbia shortly before 8:45…
Read MoreWPD residency rule relaxed
The Waterloo City Council on Monday approved an amendment to its residency requirements for police department employees. City ordinance now allows a Waterloo Police Department employee to reside within a…
Read MoreFederal agent gets prison
A Cahokia man was sentenced this week to 126 months in federal prison for enticement of a minor, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and engaging in…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a person discovered with a gunshot wound to the head shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Gall Road in Columbia is under investigation.…
Read MoreWPD K-9 gets vest
Waterloo Police Department K-9 Tobi has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. Tobi’s vest was sponsored…
Read MoreMonday night crash on I-255
Three people were injured in a crash early Monday night on I-255 near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge near Columbia. Illinois State Police said that shortly before 6:20 p.m. on I-255…
Read MoreInjury crash on Bluff Road near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:05 p.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash with injury and entrapment in the area of 10857 Bluff Road near Steppig Road in rural Columbia. The female…
Read MoreInjury crash on Imbs Station Road
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in responding about 12:30 p.m Monday to a vehicle crash in the area of 1724 Imbs…
Read MoreSaturday crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 156 at Old Baum Church Road west of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that…
Read MoreSaturday night injury crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 7:20 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at North Market Street in Waterloo. Responding agencies included Waterloo police, the Waterloo Fire…
Read MoreID of body found along river still unknown
The remains of a body found along the bank of the Mississippi River in rural Monroe County this summer have still not been identified. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill and…
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