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Man survives Columbia house explosion
Eddy Hayes said he is lucky to be alive following a Friday morning house explosion at 117 Lookout Drive in Columbia. “By the grace of God is all it could’ve…
Read MoreRoider to be evaluated before trial
Kyle Roider will undergo an evaluation to determine his fitness to stand trial. Judge Julia Gomric said Wednesday afternoon at a pretrial jury docket call that based on discussion with…
Read MoreCrash victim was ‘emblematic of service’
James “Mitch” Ellis joined the U.S. Marine Corps in the early 1990s, serving on active duty from November 1992 to August 1996. After he got out, Ellis earned a master’s…
Read MoreWiegand keeps the peace
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, candlelight vigils are being held throughout the metro-east. The Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois hosted a vigil last Tuesday in…
Read MoreWindows shot in rural St. Clair County
On Oct. 13, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department took three reports of windows being broken by being shot with some type of projectile. Two of the incidents occurred overnight…
Read MoreColeman seeks self-representation
Christopher Coleman is seeking approval from a judge to represent himself in continued efforts to receive a new trial in the 2009 murders of his wife and two sons for…
Read MoreTwo die in crash near Hecker
The Illinois State Police is investigating a three-vehicle, head-on crash with two fatalities that occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday in the 6100 block of State Route 159 near Nu-Deal Oil…
Read MoreCounty talks dispatching, pot, UTVs
The Monroe County Board revisited a few topics of recent interest during its Monday morning meeting at the courthouse. An agreement for a contract setting forth Waterloo’s payment for emergency…
Read MoreDryer fire at Waterloo laundromat
The Waterloo Fire Department and Waterloo Police Department responded shortly before 11 a.m. Friday to a fire inside Mill Street Laundromat, 227 W. Mill Street. The fire was contained to…
Read MoreTruck tangles power line in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 3 at Vandebrook Drive in Waterloo after a truck got tangled up on a downed wire in…
Read MoreFults man going to prison for fatal crash
A Fults man was sentenced this week to prison for a 2016 crash in rural Monroe County that resulted in the death of a 63-year-old Belleville woman. Timothy J. Burns,…
Read MoreArson, assault charges filed against Waterloo men
Two Waterloo men face felony charges following a Sunday night incident at a property that was in the news multiple times during the summer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded…
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