Planet Overstock is expected to open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Eureka, owner Trey Miller said. The store, which sells items from major retailers at discounted prices, will be at 101 Hilltop Village Center Drive off West Fifth Street. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Miller of...

A St. Clair man was arrested Oct. 27 after violating an order of protection and later causing alarm with false claims about a missing person, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. John Cowsert has been charged with violation of order of protection for adult — second offense and...

A 44-year-old Cedar Hill woman who was arrested on active felony warrants allegedly was found with suspected illegal drugs. The woman was arrested outside of a business in the 7000 block of Hwy. BB in Cedar Hill, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported. A deputy saw the woman on...

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- The cooking oil that restaurants use to make French fries a crispy, golden brown is a hot commodity among thieves. according to Capt. Michael Werges with the Eureka Police Department. “There’s a lot of cooking oil out there. So there’s a lot of potential...

A police pursuit that involved a suspect firing shots at officers ends with the suspect shot and hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

A Jefferson County jury found Craig D. Carroll, 55, guilty of assaulting a Sheriff’s Office deputy and another person at a home in unincorporated Fenton, court records show. On Oct. 7, jurors found Carroll guilty of second-degree assault on a special victim, a class B felony, and fourth-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. Jefferson County Div. 5 Circuit Judge Victor Melenbrink is scheduled to sentence Carroll on Dec. 19, according to court documents.

Early voting in St. Charles County is on hold after a judge approved a temporary restraining order on Wednesday.

An indictment follows the second such reported suffocation death, inside the same North St. Louis County home and involving the same mother.

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FARMINGTON, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is considering roughly 100 petitions for pardon as his term winds down. A group of retired St. Louis police officers who run a popular policing podcast believe a St. Louis County man should be at the top of the list for release.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A surge in early voting this fall featured long lines and short tempers outside the St. Louis County Board of Elections voting site on Monday morning. 5 On Your Side cameras were there at the exits to survey voters leaving when a loud, prolonged...

As part of the Wildwood’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2025, the city’s Celebration Commission is inviting residents and community members to participate in a design contest for a commemorative logo. The contest runs through Nov. 22 and is open to all wildwood residents, as well as anyone with...

Although a microbrewery and sit-down restaurant have already been approved for the site of the West County Feed and Supply Store, the proposal was back before the Wildwood City Council recently to address setback issues. A public hearing was held for the project Oct. 14. Good News Brewing will be...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — Water suppliers in Jefferson and St. Charles counties have issued statements after political ads were projected onto water towers this month. The first happened on Oct. 22. According to a report from Leader Publications, a large blue campaign poster that said, “TRUMP VANCE 2024,” was projected for less than an hour on the Public Water Supply District 1 water tower off Michigan Avenue near I-55 and Hwy. 141.

Wildfires in the Mark Twain National Forest are causing a smokey smell in west St. Louis County, with winds blowing smoke north, and the Pidgeon Roost Fire burning around 30 acres of land.

Traditionally it has been Christmas decorations that homeowners have gone all out piling up, lighting up and drawing cars to the neighborhood to see. But increasingly over the last couple decades we are seeing more and more homes Halloweening up their yards. I can’t confirm if these are the same...

A kill by senior outside hitter Maya Witherspoon during the first set helped the Lafayette girl’s volleyball team beat Eureka 3-1, at Lafayette High School, to win the district finals. The Lancers started the game strong winning the first two sets, 25-12, and 25-7. The Wildcats would win a...

Don’t call it early voting. It is “no excuse absentee” voting. Whatever the name, it is clearly popular in Missouri. As of late-morning Tuesday, more than 100,000 St. Louis County voters had cast ballots. That is nearly 20% of the total vote recorded in the county in the 2020 presidential race. Across the Missouri River […]

A St. Louis County man was sentenced in court on Wednesday after he arranged for his illegally possessed guns to be sold while he was in jail.

QuikTrip is offering free vanilla cones to kids in costumes aged 12 and under on Halloween night from 4 p.m. to when the QT Kitchens close.