All-Local Boys Basketball Team

While no local high school team won postseason hardware and only one finished above .500, there were plenty of individual accomplishments on the basketball court this winter. Here’s a look…

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Softball season underway

Mother Nature hasn’t quite decided if she wants winter to end just yet, but a few local high school softball squads have at least opened their seasons. Following a win…

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Stephens is Irish soccer pro

Former Waterloo High School standout Sydney Stephens recently signed her first professional soccer contract, joining the Sligo Rovers of the League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division through the end of…

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Police Blotter | 3/11/26

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Tornadoes touch down in area

A thunderstorm that barreled through the region Sunday evening ahead of a cold front resulted in two brief tornado touchdowns in this area. The National Weather Service in St. Louis…

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Brush fire near Hecker

With a wind advisory in effect through noon on Monday, two local fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire shortly after noon Sunday in the 6800 block of K…

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Chimney fire near Millstadt

The Millstadt Fire Department responded about 10:45 a.m. Thursday to a chimney fire in the 8700 block of Concordia Church Road north of Millstadt. Flames were observed outside of the…

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