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Driver services facility moving in Waterloo
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in area tourneys
Local boys basketball teams are playing in area tournaments this week. The Columbia Eagles (10-8) opened the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East with a game against Chaminade on Tuesday, falling…
Read MoreIce leads to power outages, but few other problems
While it made for spectacular winter scenery, an ice storm predicted for the region fortunately failed to rear its ugly head. An icy freeze out shut down most activities throughout…
Read MoreThree crashes involving semis in Monroe County
It was a busy and treacherous Wednesday afternoon on Monroe County roadways, as emergency personnel responded to three separate crashes — all of them involving semi tractor-trailers. At about 4:20…
Read MoreWaterloo girls, Columbia boys win Pack the Place showdown
The annual “Pack the Place” high school rivalry showdown between the Columbia and Waterloo basketball teams took place Tuesday night at Columbia High School. The Waterloo girls avenged an earlier…
Read MoreSemi overturns on Route 3 in Waterloo
Waterloo fire and police, along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS, responded about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to Route 3 at South Library Street near Schorr Lake…
Read MoreRetail theft at Walmart leads to foot chase
The Waterloo Police Department responded to Walmart for an alleged retail theft in progress Saturday at about noon. Police attempted to contact a person of interest inside Walmart — a…
Read MoreEagles drop tourney title game; ‘Dogs win third straight
Columbia fell just short in its quest to win three straight holiday tournament titles Thursday night at Freeburg, falling to a tough Marquette team, 52-45. The Eagles held a 23-22…
Read MoreEagles soar to tourney final; Hawks clipped in OT
It was the Jordan Holmes show on Wednesday night as the Columbia Eagles advanced to the championship game of the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament with a 55-50 win over Triad. The…
Read MoreMan playing Santa arrested in Waterloo
A man playing Santa was arrested Monday night in Waterloo on a warrant stemming from a federal charge. The man, identified as 26-year-old Cody James Alexander of Hillsboro, was portraying…
Read MoreBreak-in at Waterloo jewelry store
Waterloo police are investigating a break-in that occurred early Tuesday morning at JSR Jewelry, located at 201 N. Main Street. Police were dispatched at 4:49 a.m. to an alarm sounding…
Read MoreWoman seriously injured in rollover crash
A young Waterloo woman remains in intensive care at Saint Louis University Hospital following a rollover crash that occurred about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on HH Road at Deer Hill Road…
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