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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…
Read MoreTuesday crash in Columbia
Columbia EMS and fire department personnel assisted Columbia police with a crash involving a motorcycle about 6:25 p.m. Tuesday on the ramp from Route 158 to northbound Route 3. Police…
Read MoreVehicle strikes pole west of Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS at about 2:30 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Ames Road between…
Read MoreSuccessful search for subject near Floraville
The Hecker Fire Department assisted police and other agencies shortly before 2 a.m. Monday in locating a suicidal subject in the 4100 block of Waterloo Road near Floraville in rural…
Read MoreSunday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday to a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a car on Route 3 at Southwoods Drive in Columbia. Fortunately, no injuries were…
Read MoreRollover crash near New Hanover
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:55 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash in the 8200 block of D Road northwest of Waterloo. The crash appears to have occurred at a…
Read MoreSaturday car crash in Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department and Millstadt EMS responded just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 156 and Route 159. Initial…
Read MoreSaturday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 1:20 p.m. Saturday to two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of Hamacher Street in Waterloo. No injuries were reported in the incident. Responding agencies includes the…
Read MoreFriday crash on I-255 in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was paged just before 12:30 p.m. Friday for a multi-vehicle crash with possible injury on I-255 near mile post 6. Initial reports stated a gas tanker…
Read MoreFriday crash in Red Bud turns fatal
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash in the 400 block of West Market Street at Linn Street in Red Bud. Responding agencies included the Red…
Read MoreMonday evening crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 5:45 p.m. Monday for a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and Country Club Lane…
Read More‘Very heavy’ voter turnout in Monroe County
As expected, voter turnout is “very heavy” for Tuesday’s general election in Monroe County. “My election team is processing over 1,000 voters per hour,” Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean said…
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