CRIME & SAFETY
Two men die in wrong-way St. Charles County crash
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Two people are dead after a crash Wednesday night on southbound US 61 south of Route P in St. Charles County. Just after 8:30 p.m., Ray Jackson, 84, was driving the wrong way when he crashed head on with another car. Ryan White, 19, was driving the other car. They […]
St. Charles Police asking public to identify person of interest
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – The St. Charles County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a person wanted for questioning in relation to a burglary. According to the police, the incident took place April 17 in the Addyston Place subdivision, in the Caulks Hill area.
Mother and son help neighbors escape Wentzville apartment fire
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — An intense overnight fire guts a Wentzville apartment building. This morning authorities are searching for a cause as residents try to cope with what’s happened. It all happened at the Pineview Apartments on St. Charles Street. That is just off West Pearce Boulevard and not far from I-70. The fire did very […]
4 children, 1 adult treated for injuries after Orchard Farm school bus rear-ended
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Four children and one adult were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a school bus was rear-ended Thursday afternoon in St. Charles County. First responders were notified at around 4 p.m. of a crash on Highway 94 in Orchard Farm, about 2...
Owner of Hazelwood company admits to defrauding Army Corps of Engineers while working on Mississippi River lock and dam project
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The owner of a Hazelwood steel company has admitted to defrauding the Army Corps of Engineers and a contractor during repair work on a Mississippi River lock and dam. Theodore Stegeman, 60, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud....
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