Posts Tagged ‘Illinois State Police’
Waterloo opens with win
Waterloo won its first football game since 2017, and it took late into Friday night to seal the victory thanks to Mother Nature. In the end, it was worth the…
Read MoreHopkins funeral, procession details announced
The Illinois State Police on Friday released specific information for Trooper Nick Hopkins funeral services this weekend. Hopkins was shot and killed last Friday while serving a warrant in East…
Read MoreTrooper’s death hits home
“Hero. Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Friend. Teammate.” That is how the Illinois State Police described Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo, who died Friday after being shot while serving a high-risk…
Read MoreNicholas “Nick” Hopkins | Obituary
Nicholas “Nick” J. Hopkins, 33, of Waterloo, died Aug. 23, 2019, in St. Louis. He was born March 24, 1986, in Red Bud. He was a member of Life Community…
Read MoreISP trooper from Waterloo dies in line of duty
A veteran Illinois State Police trooper from Waterloo has died from injuries sustained in a shooting while executing a search warrant Friday morning in East St. Louis. “It is with…
Read MoreFatal 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…
Read MoreTwo die in motorcycle vs. truck crash near Red Bud
Two people died in a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on Route 154 in Randolph County on Saturday night. Randolph County Coroner Carlos J. Barbour said Jeffrey…
Read MoreSerious 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.…
Read MorePolice: 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. …
Read MoreGun 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…
Read MoreWaterloo man dies in crash on I-255 near Dupo
Emergency personnel responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash on I-255 near the Dupo exit that resulted in the death of a young Waterloo man. The Columbia Fire…
Read MoreRed Bud man dies in crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 156 at Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo that resulted in the death of a Red Bud…
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