Rollover crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday to a vehicle rollover in the area of 6880 LL Road northwest of Red Bud. One occupant of the vehicle was successfully extricated…

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Fire call near Fults

The Maeystown Fire Department responded shortly after 5 p.m. Monday to a brush fire reported in the area of Bluff Road south of Kidd Lake Road near Fults. The Monroe…

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Wednesday crash east of Dupo

Emergency personnel responded about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to a single-car crash in the area of 8330 Triple Lakes Road in rural St. Clair County. Responding agencies included the Columbia and…

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Waterloo water talk

The City of Waterloo dealt with water on multiple fronts Monday night. Faced with mounting criticism on social media about the quality of the product from its new water plant…

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Old Monroe moving forward

Perhaps the most high-profile business project in Monroe County will soon be opening its doors after plenty of prep and anticipation, as well a year’s worth of construction. Old Monroe…

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2024 county crime quiet

Law enforcement officials around Monroe County reported generally positive numbers when it comes to department activity throughout the past year, with arrests and other data from 2024 largely remaining static…

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Zahnow celebrates renovations

The Waterloo School District hosted a ribbon-cutting at Zahnow Elementary on Saturday morning, celebrating recently completed renovations to the building that began last February. As previously reported, these renovations include…

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CPD crash nears settlement

A lawsuit filed against the Columbia Police Department, City of Columbia and a CPD officer individually seeking damages following an officer-involved vehicle crash is nearing settlement. Nolan Schmidt of Columbia filed…

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