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Crash simulation warns students about drunk driving dangers
IMPERIAL, Mo. – May 3, is Wake Up Day at Seckman High School where local authorities will stage a crash simulation to caution students against drinking and driving, especially with prom night approaching. The Antonia Fire Protection District of Jefferson County will set up a car wreck on the school campus at 2800 Seckman Road. […]
Police: Suspect said it was a good day to slice someone before stabbing man
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A suspect from Valley Park is facing two charges after a stabbing on Tuesday morning. Patrick Leutzinger reportedly stated it was a good day to slice someone before stabbing a man in the first block of Cheryl Lane in Valley Park. Other people inside the home at the time of the stabbing ran off and hid after the incident. A knife was found in the building by officers, charging documents state.
Jefferson County contractor admits role in defrauding elderly St. Louis woman
ST. LOUIS – A Hillsboro man appeared in U.S. District Court on Wednesday and admitted helping another man defraud an elderly St. Louis woman out of more than a half-million dollars. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Austin James, 27, pleaded guilty...
Minor Flooding In Jefferson County, Flood Warning In Effect Until Sunday
(JEFFERSON COUNTY) Jefferson and surrounding counties are under a Flood Warning from now until Sunday, however, it’s not expected to cause any major problems. Mark Fuchs with the National Weather Service in St. Louis says the rising levels of the Mississippi River could cause minor flooding in areas like Arnold and Herculaneum.
Rising rivers a sign that St. Louis region no longer in a drought
ST. LOUIS – There’s been significant improvement in the drought situation. River levels have increased, and now minor flooding is occurring along many of our rivers. Drought conditions have improved area-wide. As of a month ago, the St. Louis metro area was in a moderate drought, with part of the region in a severe drought.
Jefferson County Executive Encourages Drivers To Use Caution While Traveling On I-55
(JEFFERSON COUNTY) As many may be aware, road work on the I-55 improvement project has started near the Festus exit and further south at the Highway 67 interchange. Jefferson County Executive Dennis Gannon is encouraging drivers to take it slow. Gannon says there are a lot of visitors to Jefferson...
Former Jefferson County mayor recovers his dad’s WWII canteen, thanks to Facebook encounter
HERCULANEUM, Mo. — A determined stranger recently tracked down Bill Haggard to give him some surprising news. The man had a canteen that Haggard’s father, Casey Glenwood Haggard, carried as a soldier in the U.S. Army on the battlefields in World War II more than 80 years ago.
Police give update in search for missing 33-year-old woman
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Officials have released new information on a woman who was reported missing less than two weeks ago. Emily Strite, 33, was reported missing April 20. Detectives originally stated that she was last seen April 2 in Imperial, MO, but have now learned that she was last seen on foot the morning of April 12 in De Soto, MO, according to a release. It is also now believed that she left the area at her own will.
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