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2 dead in separate motorcycle crashes Saturday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people died in two separate motorcycle crashes that happened in the St. Louis area on Saturday. Police say the first crash happened around 2:45 pm. on Highway 61 near Route B in Lincoln County. A 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was going northbound on Highway 61 when a Harley Davidson motorcycle tried to cross the highway.
5-Stand shooting now open at Henges and Busch Shooting Ranges
Both Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) staffed shooting ranges and outdoor education centers in the St. Louis area, August A. Busch in Defiance and Jay Henges in Eureka, will begin hosting 5-stand shotgun shooting opportunities this week. 5-stand is a discipline of clay bird shooting that simulates realistic scenarios to help prepare hunters for going afield.
Former Bourbon Man Wanted On Rape Charges Arrested
A former Bourbon man wanted for more than two years was arrested Friday by the Crawford County and Franklin County sheriff’s offices. Paul E. Burks II, 41, now of Catawissa, was charged in November 2021 for two counts of first-degree statutory rape involving a person under 14. The incidents...
Knee injury sidelines Eureka's Boulay for remainder of the season
The unthinkable happened to Eureka senior lacrosse athlete Bailey Boulay. Boulay suffered a season-ending injury in the Wildcats’ early season game against Marquette. She sustained a torn ACL along with minor tears to her meniscus about four minutes into the second quarter. “I’ve never been hurt during my athletic...
High Ridge woman struggling to find next steps after mobile home destroyed
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. – Nearly a week after tornados ripped through Jefferson County, Sarah Rogers is struggling to figure out where to go, and what to do next. Rogers and her daughter had been moving into a new mobile home when the storm hit. Her phone’s tornado alert had sounded, signaling them to take cover in the bathtub.
Tick Watch STL: How to report a tick in St. Louis County or the Metro East
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Anyone spending time outside will be at a higher risk of tick bites as temperatures continue to warm up. Experts at the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Butterfly House told 5 On Your Side Missourians are seeing more ticks earlier this year due to abnormally early heat. Roughly 10% of them are known disease carriers.
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