Posts Tagged ‘breaking’
Self-inflicted shooting death south of Waterloo
Police and ambulance personnel responded to an apparent self-inflicted shotgun shooting death on Oak Lane off Route 3 south of Waterloo late Tuesday afternoon. The male victim was pronounced deceased…
Read MorePilot parachutes to safety as plane crashes in bluffs
A 19-year-old pilot parachuted to safety in a farm field near Fults on Tuesday afternoon, after the skydiving plane he was flying out of a Festus, Mo., airport experienced mechanical…
Read MoreTruck crashes into Columbia house
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded about 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the scene of a Chevy Avalanche that crashed into the attached garage portion of a house at 606 West…
Read MoreSingle-vehicle crash on HH near Gall Road
A single-vehicle crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on HH Road near Gall Road just outside of Waterloo. Police said a Jeep Liberty driven by a 16-year-old Missouri male went…
Read More3-car crash at Route 3 and South Main in Columbia
Columbia Fire Department was called out to wash down the highway following a three-car crash on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia Thursday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m.…
Read MoreIdentity of man found in smoldering old farmhouse released
The body discovered late Wednesday afternoon while firefighters were extinguishing hotspots at an old farmhouse that went up in flames near the edge of the Waterloo city limits earlier that…
Read MoreVehicle crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded shortly after 7:20 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a single-vehicle crash on Valmeyer Road near the former Video Exchange. There was no…
Read MorePower outage in Valmeyer
The village of Valmeyer sustained a power outage Tuesday morning from about 10 to 11 a.m. Monroe County Electric Cooperative was informed that Ameren had a transmission line outage that…
Read MoreShed fire near Ruma
The Prairie du Rocher and Red Bud fire departments responded about 9:45 a.m. Sunday to hay bales on fire in a shed reported at 3747 Common School Road near Ruma.…
Read MoreEmergency crews searching for girl near Camp Wartburg
Police and fire department personnel were searching through the night for a 13-year-old Mt. Vernon girl who ran away shortly after being dropped off at Camp Wartburg, located at 5705…
Read MoreColumbia fire assisting Millstadt
The Columbia Fire Department is on standby for mutual aid at a lightning strike at 19 W. Adams Street in downtown Millstadt at 9:45 p.m., Sunday. Residents reported a smell…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash on I-255 in Dupo
Emergency personnel including a medical helicopter responded about 7 a.m. Thursday to a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on southbound I-255 at milepost 10 near the Route…
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