Fatal crash on I-255 near Dupo

Dupo fire and EMS personnel responded with assistance from the Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday following a head-on collision on I-255 northbound…

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Serious injury crash on I-255

An ARCH medical helicopter airlifted one patient to a St. Louis hospital for serious injuries sustained in a Thursday morning crash on southbound I-255 near mile marker 6.4 in Columbia.…

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Police: drivers, move over

In the wake of drivers hitting 16 Illinois State Police cars already this year, local law enforcement is placing more emphasis on enforcing a law designed to protect first responders. …

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Gun shops fired up over new laws

Recent firearm control legislation signed by Gov. JB Pritzker could aversely impact gun dealers in Monroe County.  Signed Jan. 17, the new laws contain a number of provisions.  The most…

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