Franklin County, MO

Residents living on a privately-owned road near Leslie are looking for solutions after recent rain washed out the road and cut off access to their homes. A normally small stream destroyed part of Jaudon Road during storms on May 19. After repairs were made, it again washed out the road May 21. Mandy Corum, who has lived on the dirt and gravel road for 12 years, said the seven families who live on the road were able to put in a makeshift low-water crossing, but it is only usable by large trucks and vehicles with four-wheel drive. Smaller cars are unable to use the crossing.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, safety is top of mind for school districts across the country, as well as here in the St. Louis area. Missouri is one of ten or so states that allow school districts to train and arm school personnel.

Arnold Police arrested a 35-year-old St. Clair woman and a 34-year-old Union woman after they allegedly stole $1,596.02 worth of merchandise from the Walmart store and fled. Investigators were still trying to find a 34-year-old Franklin County man who reportedly was with the women, police reported. Officers were called to...

The cost of planned construction on Highway 30 east of St. Clair has ballooned by 33 percent in one year. And it’s not the only project seeing price hikes. The 31.4-mile project includes improvements from near the intersection with Interstate 44 on the west end, to the intersection with Highway PP in High Ridge on the east end. The work, scheduled to start in 2023, includes replacing two bridges, pavement resurfacing, guardrail upgrades and pedestrian improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Three area leaders discussed workforce development with several University of Missouri deans and senior administrators over lunch May 18 at the Franklin County Family Resource Center. The discussion was part of the MU group’s tour of the east central region of the state. The MU Extension organized the bus tour...

Don Northington, who served in the U.S. Navy at the tail end of World War II, has been trying to go on an Honor Flight for some time now. Between leading the Washington School District as superintendent, presiding over the chamber of commerce, and the COVID-19 pandemic shutting the program down, the sight-seeing tour of Washington D.C. has taken a backseat for more than a decade.

A push by Missouri regulators to change permitting requirements for coal ash ponds has environmental groups worried important safeguards will be lifted and toxic chemicals and metals could leach into groundwater with few protections. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is seeking to move some ash ponds from stringent, site-specific permits to the general permit […] The post Environmentalists decry proposed ‘permit lite’ for some Missouri coal ash ponds appeared first on Missouri Independent.

LESLIE, Mo. — Several families in Franklin County say flash flooding this weekend left them stranded after washing out the only road in and out of their neighborhood twice in the matter of three days. As thunderstorms passed over Nicole Trentmann’s rural Franklin County home Thursday evening, she stayed...

A Franklin County man is seriously injured when he wrecks his truck east of his hometown. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Brandon Pilkenton, 36, of Sullivan, was driving on North Outer Road, west of Anaconda, on Saturday, when he ran off the side of the road and hit a tree.

A Franklin County man is killed in a hit-and-run crash in eastern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports James Meyer Jr.,54, of Villa Ridge, was riding his motorcycle on the outer Road of I-55 near Arnold Friday evening. The patrol says that when Meyer slowed down, he was hit from behind by a truck driven by Holly Smith, 50, of Arnold, who then fled the scene.

Several tornadoes ripped through Missouri and Illinois during Thursday's severe weather outbreak in the St. Louis region

The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes hit Franklin County amid severe storms Thursday afternoon in the St. Louis region.

A man and woman from Franklin County are arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle, then leaving the scene of an accident. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the area of Old Highway 50 and Argyle Estates in Union around 7:30 this morning after a driver left the scene of an accident.

Our environmental safeguards are being decimated by none other than the agency meant to protect us from pollution, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Staff from DNR met secretly with corporations and consulting firms before releasing a proposed rule that would drastically reduce oversight at coal ash dumps by allowing them to continue leaching […] The post Missouri proposes ‘permit lite’ for leaking coal ash dumps | Opinion appeared first on Missouri Independent.

On 5-19-2022, approximately 7:24 am, Franklin County Deputies, Union Missouri Police Department, Union Fire Protection District and the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the area of Old Hwy 50 W and Argyle Estates in Union reference to a leaving the scene of an accident. Upon arrival of law enforcement,...