Wednesday crash in rural Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS assisted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding to a single-vehicle crash on Steppig Road between Gall Road and D Road shortly after…

Read More

Car crashes into icy pond

The Millstadt and Columbia fire departments assisted Millstadt EMS and the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in responding about 6:45 p.m. Sunday to a car in an icy pond in…

Read More

Large fire near Red Bud

Six departments battled a large fire at the former recycling center just north of Red Bud city limits near the Monroe County line off Route 159 on Wednesday morning. The…

Read More

Sunday shed fire in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department, with help from the Waterloo and Millstadt fire department, battled a large shed fire at 11:20 a.m. Sunday in the area of 1600 Centerville Road. The…

Read More

Fire in Millstadt

The Columbia Fire Department assisted Millstadt with a structure fire reported shortly after 1 p.m. Friday on East Van Buren Street in Millstadt. The fire, which was brought under control…

Read More

Rollover crash south of Burksville

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11:30 a.m. Friday to a vehicle rollover crash at 4742 Kaskaskia Road south of Burksville. The…

Read More

Apartment fire in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department was joined by multiple neighboring departments in battling an apartment complex fire at 205 Agnew Street off Bottom Avenue early Monday night. Flames were showing from…

Read More