A male teen was injured in a crash that occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday south of Columbia. The Monroe County ...

Rick Jones, 61, of Madonnaville, died. Rick was a member of the Maeystown Sportsman’s Club and Holy Cross Lutheran Church – ...

The Prairie du Rocher and Maeystown fire departments responded about 7:45 a.m. Sunday to a fire at the Renault Post Office, ...

Emergency personnel responded about 5:20 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. There was ...

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11:25 a.m. Saturday to a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on Route 3 at ...

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois congratulated Norah Kettler of Waterloo for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout – a designation ...

By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Tomatoes are growing in popularity as a crop in Illinois. “It’s becoming a tomato state,” said ...

A group of 11 students from Gibault Catholic High School returned last month from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic as ...

This opinion column started with a Letter to the Editor I wrote in November 2020 immediately after the election. My ...

The City of Columbia budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is full of red numbers but it’s not as bad as it seems, city officials say.

The Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 7:30 p.m. to a ...