Thursday crash near Columbia

Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash that occurred about 4 p.m. Thursday on Route 158 between Columbia and Millstadt. None of those involved in the crash required medical transport…

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Fults levee fix finalized

The year 2025 ended on a high note for residents of Fults, Prairie du Rocher and bi-county officials as work to repair a potentially devastating levee problem was resolved in…

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Immanuel Lutheran turns 125

Placing a special emphasis on faith, foundation and future, one Waterloo congregation is set to have a particularly special year as they come together to celebrate their church’s 125th anniversary.…

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Flu season brewing

Sniffles and coughs have begun to boom in the wake of the holiday season, with local reports suggesting Monroe County is largely avoiding a wave of respiratory illness that is…

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Franke found unfit

A Columbia man arrested following a late August standoff at his parents’ home has been found unfit to stand trial.  During a hearing in Monroe County Circuit Court on Thursday,…

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Basketball season drives on

The high school boys basketball season keeps bouncing along, with local squads seeing mixed results on the court of late. Columbia (11-4) won two of three recent games.  On Friday,…

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Bulldogs wrestle in Iowa

The Waterloo High School boys wrestling program is enjoying another successful season thus far and even had the chance to compete this past weekend in the “Wrestling Capital of the…

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Raging Bulldogs cage Eagles 

A rivalry hockey showdown Thursday night in O’Fallon between the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Eagles saw plenty of goals, checks and back-and-forth action, with one goal separating the winner…

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Girls hoopsters keep shooting

A few local high school girls basketball squads picked up recent victories as the regular season grind continues. Waterloo (8-12) posted a 65-14 win over Cahokia on Monday, getting 19…

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