Police
House fire in Foster Pond
Multiple departments responded about 6:30 a.m. Saturday to a house fire at 3036 State Route 156 across from Dreamland Palace German Restaurant in Foster Pond. Flames were seen shooting from…
Read MoreLocals join SAFE-T Act fight
Last Wednesday, Monroe County joined a group of over 50 Illinois county state’s attorneys and sheriffs to sue the state in objection to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform bill…
Read MoreSaturday night structure fire in downtown Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department received assistance from nearby departments in responding to a Saturday night blaze at 517 N. Main Street in downtown Columbia. The incident was reported shortly before…
Read MoreFatal motorcycle crash in Waterloo
A man died of injuries sustained in an early Thursday morning motorcycle crash in Waterloo. Waterloo police said the crash occurred about 12:45 a.m. Thursday on Route 3 at Columbia…
Read MoreVehicles entered on Columbia’s Main Street
Police are investigating after two unlocked vehicles were unlawfully entered between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning in Columbia. The vehicles, a white 2017 Ford Flex and silver Chevrolet…
Read MoreDispatch upgrades for county
Monroe County’s dispatch center has recently received a wealth of changes intended to expand and improve public safety capabilities. Monroe County Public Safety/EMA Director Kevin Scheibe spoke about the various…
Read MoreArrests made in Columbia residential burglaries
Two men from St. Louis were arrested this week in connection with a pair of residential burglaries that occurred the evening of Sept. 24 in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreTwo residential burglaries in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating two residential burglaries that were reported Saturday night. The first burglary was reported shortly after 9 p.m. on Oak Ridge Drive, located off West Bottom Avenue.…
Read MoreTruck strikes tree west of Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Friday to the 5500 block of MM Road east of Reed Road in rural Monroe County after a Dodge Ram struck a tree. The…
Read MoreNo cash bail causes concern
The Pretrial Fairness Act passed early last year as part of the larger SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform bill will eliminate the cash bail system for anyone cited for alleged…
Read MoreTuesday crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on the I-255 southbound exit ramp to Route 3 in Columbia. The vehicle came to rest on…
Read MorePursuit from Smithton ends in Columbia
A man sought on traffic charges following a Friday night incident in Smithton was apprehended Saturday morning in Columbia after fleeing from his vehicle following a pursuit. At about 10:45…
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