The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded for a report of a ...

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash outside of the Columbia police station in the 1000 block of North Main Street. There did not ...

On July 1, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect across Illinois. The updates were passed during the ...

After a busy first half of 2025, June has been relatively calm for Columbia aldermen. Apart from items on the consent agenda, ...

The U.S. barge market is facing a retirement cliff which could impact ag transportation logistics, one analyst warned. Ken ...

Per a press release from the St. Louis County Police Department, an 85-year-old Dupo man was struck and killed while riding ...

State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) announced this week his intention to seek a third term in the Illinois ...

A local boy and his family have been dealing with a tragic cancer diagnosis and grueling treatment for the better part of a ...

Tax bills for 2024 payable in 2025 should arrive in local mailboxes by next week at the latest, according to Monroe County ...

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is young softball standout Makayla Gummersheimer of Waterloo. As a member of the ...

Downtown Waterloo was abuzz Thursday as the community welcomed a particularly high-profile business with The Coffee Girl, a ...

Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 7:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 at ...