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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A 17-year-old from Union was killed in a single-car crash Saturday night in Franklin County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the teen was driving on Liberty School Road in Franklin County when he traveled off of the road and hit a tree. The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - I-44 Eastbound was closed in Franklin County due to a car accident Sunday afternoon. According to MoDOT, the accident was reported around 1:15 p.m. The accident has been cleared. The road was closed around mile marker 250.

A Franklin County motorcyclist dies in a traffic accident in southeast Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Matthew Pauk, 40, of Leslie, was riding his bike on Highway 32 just west of Belleview on Sunday afternoon when he lost control in a curve. The patrol says Pauk’s bike traveled off the road and struck a guard rail. Pauk, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

IRON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle in Iron County on Sunday afternoon, June 4. The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. on MO 32, just 2 miles west of Belleview. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Matthew B....

A Union teen was flown to the hospital after a late night crash in Leslie. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 17-year-old was traveling on Liberty School Road around 11:45 p.m. when he drove off the road in a 2004 Dodge Durango and struck a tree. The teen had...

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 44 Sunday afternoon sent a Lake Ozark resident to a St. Louis hospital, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The highway patrol reports that at 12:19 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, Bryon Hams, 72, of Ferguson, came to a stop in the left lane on Interstate 44 headed eastbound just west of mile marker 250.8. Collin Kessinger, 24, of Opdyke, Illinois, struck the rear end of Hams' 2015 Cheverolet Cruze.

A motorcyclist from the Lake of the Ozarks is seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Franklin County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Carl Frakenfield, 70, of Lake Ozark, was riding his bike on I-44 near Villa Ridge on Sunday afternoon when a man driving in the left-hand lane suddenly stopped.

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton says what once was a cold case has been solved. Kirby King pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and felonious restraint in the 1987 death of Karla Delcour.

OZARK - - The postseason run for the St. Francis Borgia baseball Knights ended with a capture of the second-place Class 5 trophy Saturday afternoon. Borgia (25-6) fell to Festus (27-8), 8-1, in the championship final at Sky Bacon Stadium.

The Washington Town & Country Fair may still be two months away, but for those already itching for fair season, the Franklin County Fair is just around the corner, taking place June 8 through 11 in Union. “The biggest change this year is we’re following suit with the Washington Fair...

It’s been a long time coming, but the lights on the new Highway 47 bridge over the Missouri River that opened to traffic in late 2018 are finally functioning properly, according to a Washington city official. “The 47 bridge lights are in the warranty phase,” Washington City Administrator Darren...

The City of Washington is poised to receive more than $1.8 million in federal funding for improvements at the intersection of Highway 100 and Rabbit Trail Drive. Part of the upgrades include a relocation of Phoenix Center Drive further south to relieve traffic congestion at the shopping center entrance. City...

A 68-year-old Gray Summit man set to go to trial next week in the 1987 killing of a St. Clair woman pled guilty Friday morning to two felony charges in the case. Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Becker said Kirby R. King pled guilty to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint and will be sentenced on July 12.

The Washington Area Chamber of Commerce is the second largest in the St. Louis region, according to the St. Louis Business Journal, which released its annual chamber rankings last week. The rankings are based on annual operating budgets. The Washington chamber has an annual operating budget of $3.76 million, which...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Out in rural St. Charles County at Black Walnut Cemetery, you can be transformed in time. You can find gravestones of long-dead pioneers in Missouri, some even born in the 1700′s, it serves as a peaceful reminder of a simpler time. “When the sun...

With Gabe Gore sworn in earlier this week as the new St. Louis circuit attorney, prosecutors in surrounding jurisdictions are looking at ways they can help his office reduce its backlog of cases in the wake of Kim Gardner’s resignation. Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Becker has met with...

Eureka Police are trying to identify suspects who allegedly spray-painted offensive language on walls and broke bottles inside a men’s restroom at Drewel Park, 2 Hill Drive. Police did not have an estimate for the cost to remove the graffiti, Lt. Michael Werges said. An officer discovered the graffiti...

One community improvement district (CID) is ending in Union while another one is being planned. McBride Homes is planning a CID for its new St. Andrews Meadows development, located just east of Veterans Memorial Park.

There’s no better duo than wine and cheese, which is why McKelvey Vineyards, near Leslie, is hosting the second annual Missouri Artisan Cheese Festival this weekend. The all-day festival will feature over 20 different varieties of cheese handmade from area cheesemakers. Festivalgoers can sample cheese varieties from Chévre to Gouda, listen to live music, shop local wares and sip wine. Cheese from Homestead Creamery, Terrell Creek Farm, Baetje Farms and Green Dirt Farm will be available.

When Scott Schuh purchased the Nothing Fancy Rink in Union last November, he set to work remodeling and updating the facility. The skating rink, located at 181 Audrey Lane, was in need of some repair. After several months of remodeling, Schuh enlisted Steve Wojtowicz, a former artistic skating coach for Nothing Fancy Rink, to help fulfill his vision and take on the role of general manager of the rink.