Police
Tuesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury shortly after 11:50 a.m. Tuesday in Columbia. The crash occurred at the intersection of Ghent Road and Quarry/Palmer Road near…
Read MoreCatalytic converter theft in Millstadt
Millstadt police are investigating the recent theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle. Officers responded Monday to Custom Marble on South Mulberry Street in reference to a theft. Police…
Read MoreSchool ordinance violations examined
When his son, a student at Waterloo High School, received a citation and related fine for possessing an e-cigarette as a minor at school, Brad Cook found the practice problematic. …
Read MoreState gives sheriff a raise
While the Monroe County Board of Commissioners set the salaries of several elected county officials during its meeting on Monday, the greater interest involved an official whose salary was not…
Read MoreBreak-in at Columbia auto dealership
Police are investigating following an early Saturday morning break-in at Columbia Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, 500 Admiral Weinel Boulevard. Police said that shortly after 2:50 a.m., five subjects broke a…
Read MoreStolen vehicle, catalytic converter theft in Columbia
Police are investigating after a van was stolen Saturday morning in downtown Columbia and found a short time later with its catalytic converter cut out. Columbia police responded to Three…
Read MoreLarge tree blocks Route 3 traffic in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded along with other agencies to a large tree that fell on a portion of Route 3 at Mark Drive in Columbia about 12:20 p.m. Thursday.…
Read MoreWednesday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 near Alan Street. Traffic was backed up temporarily in the southbound lanes of Route 3 in…
Read More2010 sex assault case concludes
A sexual assault case from 2010 in Monroe County was finally closed earlier this month. Adam C. Piat, 35, formerly of Waterloo, was sentenced in Monroe County Circuit Court on…
Read MoreColumbia K-9 ready for dog days
The best time to welcome a furry family member is usually not while caring for a 16-month-old child with another on the way, but that’s exactly what Kathy Hopkins, wife…
Read MorePardoned fire chief also part-time cop
Jerame Simmons Sr., an East Carondelet native previously convicted of arson and later pardoned, caught the public’s attention after being named chief of the Prairie du Pont Fire Department this…
Read MoreWedding day turns tragic near Red Bud
A young man from Herrin died in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday evening near Red Bud. The Red Bud fire and police departments, Monroe County EMS, MedStar Ambulance and Monroe…
Read More