The prosecution and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments Friday morning in Monroe County Circuit Court, and ...

Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle injury crash on Route 3 at EE Road near the entrance to the Monroe County YMCA just south of ...

By Dr. Graham A. ColditzSiteman Cancer Center If someone asked us to name five ways to improve our health and lower the risk ofillness, “eat a healthy diet” would ...

An addition to Columbia High School’s extracurriculars this year has seen tremendous success and appears to have a bright ...

There are so many things I talk about with my kids that might as well be a foreign language. As they’ve gotten older, they’ve ...

Although Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting adjourned within 20 minutes of being called to order, it was enough time for local residents to voice a number of lingering concerns ...

By SCOTT WOODSMALL For the Republic-Times Brenndan M. Pietlukiewicz, 21, of Waterloo, traded his county-issued incarceration ...

The Waterloo High School boys bowling squad completed its best season in program history this past weekend at St. Clair Bowl, ...

Larry James Cottom, 80, of Columbia, born Aug. 26, 1945, in East St. Louis, died Feb. 3, 2026, at his residence surrounded by ...

An historic house along Main Street in Columbia received some much needed love and care last year after nearly a decade of ...

On Jan. 27, Illinois American Water filed a rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission, citing a need to pay for ...

In sports, there’s the oft-used phrase that “big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games.” Such was the case ...