Janice Kay Lauer (nee Scheibel), 77, of Columbia, died Aug. 10, 2025, in Columbia. She was born Nov. 5, 1947, in Belleville.

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 4:10 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage on Route ...

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 1:45 a.m. Monday to an RV on fire in the backyard of a residence in the 200 ...

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a multi-vehicle crash with possible injuries on I-255 ...

Waterloo saw the appointment of a new city official and approved purchases for multiple utility departments during Monday’s ...

A local 4-H leader has been recognized as this year’s Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame recipient for Monroe County, celebrating her ...

Have you ever been around someone who is so sensitive that you simply can’t avoid hurting their feelings? I talked to someone ...

A St. Clair County woman faces multiple felony charges following a successful police pursuit early Monday afternoon. Shortly ...

A “scour hole” on the land side of the levee located just north of Prairie du Rocher is growing, and a bureaucratic “run ...

The United States Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement division was on hand Wednesday morning ...

A vote of unanimous approval for what will be a nearly $15.5 million project passed with relatively little discussion ...

Nearly 75 years after building the first county-owned nursing home in Illinois, Monroe County may soon be out of the senior ...