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Wildwood man arrested for alleged DWI after crash that left High Ridge man hurt
A Wildwood man was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a two-vehicle accident on Sunday night, June 30, at West Rock Creek Road and Circle Drive in the High Ridge area. A High Ridge man was injured in the crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 9...
High Ridge Fire rescue woman, child and two men from Big River at Rockford Park
A 29-year-old South St. Louis County woman, a 12-year-old Fenton girl, an Imperial man and a House Springs man, were rescued from the Big River at Rockford Park on June 29. Crews from the High Ridge Fire Protection District were called to the park at 7:45 p.m. Fire Chief John Barton said the woman and girl were clinging to the cliff wall on the opposite side of the river from the park river access, calling for help. Barton said the two adult male bystanders jumped into the water to help, and they, too, had to be rescued by High Ridge Fire crews.
Gamble Court Date on Murder Charges
St. Francois Co., Mo. (KFMO) - A former Potosi man, Thomas E. Gamble, will be in St. Francois County Circuit Court August 2, 2024 on charges of first degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, and abandonment of a corpse in connection with the murder of John Parton of High Ridge.
Sheriff’s Office, Eureka Police search for man suspected of arson, burglary
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Eureka Police are searching for a man who is wanted for reportedly setting a home on fire in Eureka and suspected of blowing up a different home, and he was last seen after he allegedly broke into a home’s cellar in the Jefferson County portion of Eureka.
Confectionery Charm opens in Jefferson County
HILLSBORO, Mo. — A skilled baker and Navy Reservist has opened Confectionery Charm in Hillsboro. The bakery, at 10667 Hwy. 21, opened the first week of June and since then has been drawing a lot of attention from hungry Hillsboro residents, owner and operator Melissa Watkins said. She sells...
P&Z approves preliminary plans for Fenton villas, townhomes
The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission has given the OK to plans for a new housing development in the Fenton area. The development, called Hillcrest, at 801 Romaine Creek Road near Hwy. 141, would include 40 housing units with duplexes, triplexes and one quadplex on nearly 9 acres of land.
Imperial man arrested for alleged DWI, resisting arrest outside Arnold restaurant
A 56-year-old Imperial man was arrested after Arnold Police were told he appeared intoxicated while riding a motorcycle. Officers located the man riding a 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the drive-thru lane at the Culver’s restaurant, 123 Richardson Crossing, police reported. Officers were called at about 9:45 p.m. June 19...
Republican National Convention committee rejects Missouri presidential delegates
The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternates selected at its chaotic state convention because of “alarming irregularities” in the process, the Republican National Convention Committee on Contests ruled Friday. The list of rejected delegates includes two of the major GOP candidates for governor,...
Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip
102 high school students participated in Missouri's 61st annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour June 14-20 in Washington, D.C., including Kristen Ely of Houston. The post Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip appeared first on Houston Herald.
News Chopper 9 video: Flooding along the Missouri River near the Missouri, Nebraska border
RULO, Neb. — News Chopper 9 got a new look at the flooding along the Missouri River. News Chopper 9 flew over Rulo, Nebraska in the southeast corner of the state, near the Missouri border. You can see the river is spilling over into nearby trees after flooding further...
Local State Parks Hosting Veteran Deer Hunts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- Missouri State Parks and the Missouri Veterans Commission are teaming up to offer 35 veterans the opportunity to participate in a pair of weekend deer hunts in November. Crowder State Park in Trenton will host the General Crowder Hunt and Mark Twain State Park in Florida will...
Innocence hearing set for convicted Missouri man on death row
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die.
Newtown man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking in northwest Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison without parole, for his role in conspiracies to distribute fentanyl in Northwest Missouri as well as to wire the proceeds of drug trafficking to Mexico. The court also ordered Lucas Ryan Coltrain, of Newton,...
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