Posts Tagged ‘death’
Local COVID death surge continues
Since the beginning of 2022, Monroe County has seen 13 new COVID-19 deaths. On Tuesday, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported a COVID-positive male in his 60s recently…
Read MoreCoroner call in Columbia
The Monroe County coroner’s office is handling the death of a 41-year-old man found deceased in the bathtub of an apartment at Hawthorne Place on Wednesday afternoon. Columbia EMS responded…
Read MoreSelf-inflicted death in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County Coroner’s Office investigated the death of a 61-year-old man in the 200 block of Columbia Avenue. Police and EMS were called to the…
Read MoreDriver drowns near East Carondelet levee
Keith Czapla Sr., 58, of Dupo, died after his vehicle drove off the road and got stuck on an embankment at the Mississippi River levee in East Carondelet early last…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Waterloo
The death of a 32-year-old man Friday evening in Waterloo is under investigation. The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a residence at 317 W. Mill Street…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a person found unconscious in the front yard of a Columbia residence early Thursday is under investigation. Columbia police and EMS responded shortly after 1:30 a.m. to…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a 34-year-old man found unresponsive late Wednesday morning inside his Columbia residence is under investigation. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office was requested by the Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreWoman’s death under investigation
The death of a woman found unresponsive inside a residence near Columbia early Monday evening is under investigation. Police and EMS personnel responded shortly after 5 p.m. to a home…
Read MoreWaterloo man dies of gunshot wound
A 19-year-old Waterloo man died from an apparent gunshot wound Thursday night near his home. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill identified the deceased as Noah P. Hays, who was a…
Read MoreColumbia man dies of gunshot wound
The Monroe County coroner’s office and an Illinois State Police crime scene unit responded last Wednesday night at the request of Columbia police to the 400 block of Wernings Drive…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Waterloo
The Monroe County coroner and Waterloo police are investigating a death that was reported Monday morning at the Sunset Motel, 206 S. Market Street. Police requested Monroe County Coroner Bob…
Read MoreShooting death involving deputy in Maeystown
The Illinois State Police is conducting an investigation into the July 5 shooting death of 53-year-old Edwin “Beanie” Esker by a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy following a domestic dispute…
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