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Minor flooding issues due to heavy rain
Monroe County and surrounding areas were inundated with rain Sunday night into Tuesday morning, but fortunately only minor flooding issues were being reported. The region received more than five inches…
Read MoreLightning strikes Waterloo condo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 1:20 p.m. Monday to a reported lightning strike on the northern portion of the Station West condominiums off Lakeview Drive. There were initial reports…
Read MoreSidewalk chalk messages lead to stalking charges
A Missouri man was charged this week following several sidewalk chalk messages written and other alleged actions taken in response to a child custody case at the Monroe County Courthouse.…
Read MoreWFD handles early morning kitchen fire
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 1 a.m. Friday to a stove fire that spread to kitchen cabinets inside a home on Willow Lane off Park Street in Waterloo.…
Read MoreCombine fire burns field near Burksville
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday to a combine on fire with flames spreading to a bean field in the 4200 block of KK Road near…
Read MoreFriday crash south of Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded about 4:30 p.m. Friday along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on Route 159 at Guebert Drive…
Read MoreThursday crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11:15 a.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 156 near Deer Hill Road west of Waterloo. The Waterloo Fire Department responded to successfully extricate one…
Read MoreWFD cleans Route 156 oil spill
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 7:45 p.m. Monday to an oil spill caused by a blown engine on a fuel truck on Route 156 near Susewind Lane east of…
Read MoreRollover crash near Renault
Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Saturday to a rollover crash on Fults Road just west of Maus Road between Fults and Renault. Police said the driver, a 16-year-old, was…
Read MoreFriday crash south of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at KK Road south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said a…
Read MoreRollover crash east of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 4:20 p.m. Thursday to a rollover crash on J Road near Route 156 east of Waterloo. A black 2002 Ford F250 went off the roadway and…
Read MoreFire call at Columbia business
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday to an electrical fire on a panel at the side of Hentscher-Johnson Orthodontics, 220 Admiral Trost Road. The fire was…
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