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A 51-year-old female was sent to the hospital after a one-car accident in Jefferson County Friday evening. According to the highway patrol, Krisshann Rackovan of Dittmer was traveling westbound on highway 30 at Caroline Drive when she drove her 2000 Chevy Blazer off the road and struck a guardrail. She was transported to SSM Health St. Claire Hospital with moderate injuries.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- The body of a Metro East man was pulled from the Big River in Jefferson County Saturday morning, officials said. The High Ridge Fire District said they were assisting deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff Office at Rockford Beach when a body was recovered from the Big River. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) later identified the man as Michael Lewis, 25, of Granite City.

(Ste. Genevieve County) Pickle Springs Natural Area in Ste. Genevieve County, located between Farmington and Hawn State Park, is getting an upgrade later this summer. The renovation work however, will cause this unique natural area to close to the public for about five weeks. Roger Frazier is the River Hills...

Six dogs and two cats at the Park Hills Pound; a cat at the Bonne Terre Pound; and a cat at the Fredericktown Pound are seeking their owners or new forever homes where they can be loved and cared for. Park Hills. 65 Sports Complex Road. Officer Lewis – 573-431-3577.

The Sheriff’s Office is seeking a person of interest in connection with the theft of a pickup from C & C Auto and Collision in House Springs. The stolen 2004 Ford F-350 was driven through a portion of a fence at the business, 4750 Raetta Lane, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.

On Thursday, charges were filed in St. Francois County against three area men accused of possessing child pornography following separate Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Division of Drug and Crime Control investigations. Cory Lee Hoeft, 34, of Bonne Terre, and Kaleb Storie, 21, of Farmington, were each charged with one...

An Illinois man died and five other people were injured the night of June 12 in a boat crash on the Meramec River near George Winter Park in the Fenton area in St. Louis County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At about 8:45 p.m., the boat hit a rock...

The Herculaneum Fire Department quickly doused a car fire Thursday afternoon (June 17), but the vehicle was destroyed, Chief Kevin Baker said. He said no one was injured. The department got a call at 3:23 p.m. about the fire, after the driver, who had been traveling south on I-55, pulled off at the Herculaneum exit, Baker said.

HIGH RIDGE, Mo. — Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigators recovered a body from the Big River near Rockford Beach on Saturday morning and said they believe it to be Michael Lewis of Granite City. Lewis, 25, was reported missing Thursday night and had been seen near Rockford Beach. Emergency crews...

WATERLOO – A Waterloo man has been arrested after he allegedly squeezed off shots from a pistol when he was attacked by a woman with bear spray while he was buying toilet paper. The woman wielding the bear spray has also been arrested. It happened Wednesday night outside the Family...

Fans starved for rodeo action stampeded the Jefferson County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Doug Goforth, chairman for the 2021 Jefferson County Rodeo, said organizers were thrilled to see thousands turn out for event, which the Hillsboro Community Civic Club sponsored. “We were well pleased,” Goforth said. “We guessed our attendance...

JEFFERON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) - The suspect in the 1993 shooting death of an Arnold, Mo. liquor store owner has died, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office told News 4. Loril Harp, 69, died Thursday at a local hospital. Harp was charged in September with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of 40-year-old Steven Weltig. Investigators say Harp shot Weltig on April 23, 1993 at the Ajax Liquor store, which Weltig owned. Harp was an employee of the liquor store at the time.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple reports of a large bear seen roaming through rural backyards last Thursday morning between Waterloo and Valmeyer. While no further reports have been called in locally, bear sightings were reported to the east near...

HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a 69-year-old man charged last year with a 1993 killing in the St. Louis area has died. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said Friday that Loril Harp died after spending several weeks in a hospital. Harp was arrested in September 2020 and charged with...

(Farmington) Once again this year, J-98 is teaming up with Midwest Sports Center in Farmington to donate a youth 4 wheeler to the St. Francois County Shop With A Cop Program. Josh Harris is the owner of Midwest Sports Center. He says it’s an honor to be a part of this effort.