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A major national discount retail store chain recently announced that they would be opening another new store location in Missouri next month. Read on to learn more. On Friday, April 28, 2023, the popular discount retail chain Five Below will be celebrating the grand opening of its newest Missouri store location in Crystal City, according to the company's website.

(Jefferson County) A St. Louis man is behind bars after he allegedly ran over a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy foot during a traffic stop. According to sheriff’s office spokesman Grant Bissell, the incident happened around 12:55 on Saturday afternoon at the Murphy gas station in the 2700 block of Ridge Point in the High Ridge area.

(St. Louis) A former Missouri state employee from Jefferson County admitted Monday to abusing her position to send $140,500 in unearned unemployment benefits to friends, relatives and others. 63-year-old Vicky Hefner was working for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Employment Security as a benefit program specialist...

A 2012 Kia Optima was stolen from outside a home in the 2600 block of Alice Drive in Arnold. The car was recovered the next day in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, Arnold Police reported. A 30-year-old Arnold man said he parked the car outside the Arnold home at...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) – A woman hit the gas and crashed her through the garage door, landing her SUV on top of a Corvette. The crash happened on White Ash Drive at Spruce Drive in Jefferson County shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said...

A Missouri man who told a federal judge that “I take full responsibility” for breaching the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in prison and fined $500. Joshua Dressel, 33, of Jefferson County, also must pay $500 restitution...

Festus Police are investigating the theft of a chain saw from the uncovered bed of a Twin City Walmart employee’s pickup parked outside the store, 650 S. Truman Blvd., in Festus. The chain saw was valued at $369, Police Chief Tim Lewis said. He said the alleged victim is...

A Festus man was injured in a single-vehicle accident on northbound I-55 north of Imperial Main on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Ricky Angus of St. Louis was driving a 1998 Nissan Frontier and traveled off the roadway, then overcorrected back onto the road and struck the median. A passenger in the vehicle, 35-year-old Anthony Figueroa of Festus was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South with serious injuries. The accident took place a little after 9:30 Saturday morning.

There will be a mock emergency simulation training on Thursday, April 6th. Approximately 80 people from 30 surrounding communities will be participating. The mock emergencies will be held at Gibault High School and at the station near Northwinds Drive. Please do not be alarmed if you see several firetrucks and municipal vehicles – it is just a training exercise.

Here’s a closer look at the laws and guidance that Illinois school districts look to as they write and enforce policies about bathroom access.

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) –Kirkwood High School introduced five additional coaches to their athletic department on Tuesday. The CMCSS member school welcomed Mark McNiel and Lynda Courtney as their new cross-country coaches and Shayla Smith as their new volleyball coach to open up the evening at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

(KMOV) -- Since legalizing recreational marijuana, the state of Missouri has granted more than 15,000 expungements at the misdemeanor and felony levels for nonviolent marijuana offenses. That includes 65 in St. Louis City, 304 in St. Louis County, 55 in Jefferson County, and six in Franklin County. The Supreme Court...

(Festus) Festus Mayor Sam Richards is hoping for another four-year term during the upcoming municipal election. Richards says his first term was filled with several projects he wanted to see accomplished and at the top of his list was the replacement of the railroad trestle at Cromwell and 5th Street. He says it got done recently and it took a while…

The roof replacement at the Arnold Recreation Center has been delayed by a week, which means the city also has put off closing the indoor pool by a week. The pool is now expected to be closed from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between March 27 and March 31 and again from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between April 3 and April 7. The pool activities and programs will still take place after 3 p.m.

(Hillsboro) The Hillsboro R-3 School District will have five new administrators taking the reigns in principal roles next school year. The changes will fill the positions of three administrators who are retiring. Those retiring from administration positions are: Heath Allison, Scott Readnour and Jim Ramsay. Meanwhile, Food Service Director Kim Jackson is retiring and so is Debbie Spiller, the district’s Transportation director. In regards to the building administrators, Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Isaacson says one new promotion is within the district while another hire is coming from out of state.

ST. LOUIS — We Rock The Spectrum is a fun, enriching environment that includes swings, a trampoline, pretend play, sensory bins, an arts & crafts corner, an interactive projector, and more. They are an inclusive environment, meaning that everyone (neurodiverse, or people with special needs, and neurotypical) is celebrated for who they are.

Last week, Raynah Rey found out that her son had overdosed and was in the ICU — and that information did not come from the hospital or the jail. She was told he overdosed on fentanyl, but says he’s been sick for weeks.

ST. LOUIS – Time to see what your neighbors are doing to help us all in #WhatYouAreDoingAboutIt. Christine Teenie Fauber is having a Crochet-A-Thon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The hospital treats aggressive cancers and catastrophic illnesses in children with no out-of-pocket costs to families. Fauber will...

It's been a banner month for the Gibault Catholic boys basketball team. The squad from Waterloo, Illinois, is coming off winning its state tournament for the first time in school history, and now senior Kameron Hanvey has won SBLive readers' fan vote for making the boys basketball play of the week ...

A Red Bud man and a Columbia man were both charged with multiple felonies following an incident that took place last week in Columbia. In a press release, Columbia Police Chief Jason Donjon reported that on March 15 Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb issued arrest warrants for Corey Embrich, 33, of Red Bud, and Anthony Polka, 31, of Columbia, both for armed violence (a Class 2 felony), aggravated battery (a Class 3 felony) and mob action (a Class 4 felony).