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Jefferson County searching for missing 33-year-old woman
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – The Jefferson County, MO, Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help to find to a missing woman. Emily Strite, 33, was last seen April 2 in Imperial. According to officials, she was last wearing jeans and a dark blue hoodie. She was reported missing April 20.
Boil water advisory issued for portion of Jefferson, St. Louis counties after main break
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A 48-hour precautionary boil water advisory was issued Thursday for a portion of northeast Jefferson County and southern St. Louis County as crews make emergency repairs on a main break. The affected area roughly begins at Baumgartner Road to the north, stretches from west...
Jefferson County, Missouri contractor admits to elderly exploitation scam
A man from Jefferson County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted helping to defraud an elderly St. Louis woman out of more than $500,000. Austin James, 27, of Hillsboro, St. Louis County, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one felony count of identity theft. He admitted knowingly possessing or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person to commit bank fraud and the financial exploitation of the elderly.
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...
Work on North Mill Street In Festus Could Happen Later This Year
(FESTUS) The City of Festus has certainly had its fair share of road improvement projects this year, and there could be another one scheduled for the fall. Festus City Administrator Greg Camp says north Mill Street could get an overhaul sooner than later. Camp says with all the work taking...
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.
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