Fire destroys rural Millstadt home

Five departments responded to an early Wednesday morning house fire in rural Millstadt. The Millstadt Fire Department received assistance from Columbia, Smithton, Hecker and Villa Hills in responding shortly before…

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Injury crash on I-255 near Dupo

Columbia and Dupo emergency personnel assisted Illinois State Police in responding about 3:15 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with serious injury and extrication on I-255 northbound near Dupo. An…

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I-255 road work to begin Monday

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane restrictions in both directions will be encountered on I-255 between Collinsville Road and the Mississippi River in St. Clair and Monroe counties…

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Fire call in rural Dupo

The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia fire departments in responding to a storage trailer fire reported in the 900 block of Sugarloaf Hill Road…

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