Crash south of Hecker

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Hecker Fire Department assisted EMS personnel in responding to a vehicle crash on Route 159 about one mile north of LL Road near Hecker…

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Kitchen fire in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded shortly after 9 a.m. Monday to a fire in the kitchen of a home at 210 Divers Street. Firefighters were on scene…

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Rollover crash west of Waterloo

Waterloo police, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies, Waterloo firefighters and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a report of an SUV down a wooded embankment off…

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Suspected fatal drug overdose

Columbia police and EMS personnel responded along with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department and St. Clair County Coroner’s Office to a suspected fatal drug overdose late Saturday afternoon at…

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Brush fire on Kaskaskia Road

Local firefighters responded about 12:30 p.m. Sunday to the report of a large out-of-control brush fire nearing a residence in the area of 5000 Kaskaskia Road south of Burksville. The…

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