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Firefighters respond to house explosion near Eureka Friday night
EUREKA, Mo. — Firefighters responded late Friday night to a house explosion in unincorporated Jefferson County, Missouri. According to the Eureka Fire Protection District, crews from multiple departments responded to a report of a house fire on River Ends Drive. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Barthelmass said while responding, crews...
Man found guilty of resisting arrest, leading police pursuit through St. Louis city in stolen ambulance
ST. LOUIS — The man who was accused of stealing an ambulance in 2022 from a hospital in Jefferson County, and then sending police on a chase through the city has been found guilty. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office has reported that Dwane Vardiman, 49, was found guilty...
3-year-old from Tennessee dies in Jefferson County crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY — A 3-year-old boy from Tennessee died and three others were seriously injured in a car crash on Interstate 55 early Sunday morning. The sedan struck an object, possibly another vehicle, in the road at around 4:40 a.m. about 15 miles south of Festus, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. The sedan then ran off the roadway and struck a tree.
Physically disabled coach gets chance to watch Oakville graduate he coached at Track and Field Olympics Trials
Vince Bingham, coach for the Jefferson County Jets Track Club, will get a chance to watch Oakville High School graduate Mason Meinershagen compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon Friday night.
Check out Unclaimed Property online
The Missouri State Treasurer’s Office had its Unclaimed Property list published in the West Side Leader this year, but not the Jefferson County Leader or Arnold-Imperial Leader. However, Leader readers may still view the Unclaimed Property list in the June 27 West Side Leader e-Edition on the Leader website...
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s First Midwest Campus Opens at Mercy Jefferson
With the proclamation of “Physicians of Tomorrow Day” by Jefferson County Executive Dennis Gannon, the first cohort of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) students at Mercy Hospital Jefferson began their first clinical rotation year. LECOM is the nation’s largest medical college. Its new regional campus at...
Fredericktown Man Injured in Accident
Jefferson Co., Mo. (KFMO) - A Fredericktown man is recovering from serious injuries sustained in an accident in Jefferson County Thursday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 49-year-old Charles E. Lee was driving a Jeep eastbound on Route M at Old Lemay Ferry Road at 11:29 p.m., when he traveled into a right turn only lane, traveled off the roadway onto a raised concrete island. Lee then traveled off the right side of the road and down an embankment. The Jeep struck several small trees and Lee was ejected out of the driver's door.
Eureka-area man allegedly damages pickup outside hotel
A 41-year-old man, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Eureka, allegedly damaged the roof of a pickup when he walked across it and a horse trailer outside of the Super 8 hotel. An approximated cost to fix the pickup was not available, Eureka Police reported. A 71-year-old Fairwell,...
Search for missing service dog narrows in on state park
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - For more than a month, Navy veteran Timothy Fresta has been searching all over Jefferson County for his service dog, Jared. “I’m powered on right now by adrenaline and a bit of desperation,” he said. Jared went missing May 22 from...
High Ridge man sentenced to 24 years for sexually abusing child
Jesse Galayda, 33, of High Ridge has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a child. He previously was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, court records show. On Wednesday, June 26, Galayda pleaded guilty...
The Ballwin bear has been spotted in Barnhart
BARNHART, Mo. — The bear from St. Louis County is still on the move. 5 On Your Side has received a video of a black bear moving through Barnhart, Missouri, in Jefferson County on Wednesday. The footage shows the bear walking tirelessly through a wooded area and cutting through...
Some of area’s top athletes land with Jets
When Madelyn Griffard enrolled as a freshman at Valle Catholic High in Ste. Genevieve, her mother made her choose: play volleyball or run cross country. Griffard picked the latter and three years later she’s won medals at the Class 2 state championships in Columbia, finishing 10th in each of the last two years.
Mastodon State Historic Site still open despite road project
Mastodon State Historic Site officials want the public to know something important about the Imperial attraction. “We’re still open,” said Josh LaMouria, the site’s interim superintendent. Apparently some people think the site is closed because of the nearby project that has a section of Seckman Road closed...
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