Fatal fire near Columbia

An old red caboose that served as a residence caught fire early Saturday afternoon just north of Columbia in rural St. Clair County and resulted in the death of a…

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Structure fire in Dupo

Four fire departments battled a late Thursday morning structure fire in Dupo. The Dupo, Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded at about 11 a.m. to a working…

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Columbia clobbered by storm

It was a Fourth of July holiday weekend to forget in Columbia.  Unfortunately, the memories will remain. A massive storm barreled through the region shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, delivering…

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I-255 crash injures 3

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:30 p.m. last Tuesday to a multi-vehicle crash with ejection and serious injuries on I-255 at milemarker 9 in Dupo.  Traffic in that area was…

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Thursday crash near Dupo

Emergency personnel responded about 10 a.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injuries on Route 3 at Stolle Road near Dupo. Responding agencies included the Prairie du Pont Fire…

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