Festus News

Three men were burned when a methamphetamine lab exploded in a home in the 100 block of Juliet Place on Sunday, officials said.

Jefferson County officials are hoping a law they passed Monday will help the county shed its reputation as the state's methamphetamine lab capital as well as send a message to the legislature.

It's an experience that can dampen anyone's Christmas spirit. Jefferson County investigators say someone walked into a home and stole the presents from under the tree.

HILLSBORO, Mo. - Bus service will begin Monday to four cities in Jefferson County.

U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Anthony Thomas Eriksen, age 47, of Festus, Missouri, today to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.

St. Louis, MO: Craig Davidson has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for production of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

A Festus, Missouri man was sentenced to 151 months in prison for producing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Michael Reap.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

Staff with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have proposed a roughly $16,000 fine for three violations during the decommissioning of a nuclear facility in eastern Missouri.

A lecture on "Gen. Sterling Price and the Confederacy" is set for 7 tonight at the Missouri History Museum, Lindell Boulevard at DeBaliviere Avenue.

The Bottle Rockets, with Dallas Wayne. Saturday, October 24, at Knuckleheads Saloon.

Missouri state parks employees took the hit Monday for the state's lagging state revenue, as about 100 of them were laid off in a cost-cutting move.

Where is this tattoo / piercing? Left shoulder How long have you had it? 4 days How many tats do you have? 3 How many piercings do you have? 6 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? no story, Just wanted it Submitted by Rachel from Festus,MO On 10/9/2009 Iron Age Studio, located in the U-City Loop, has been St.

A Festus man will go to court next month charged with murdering a Jefferson County man and then trying to hide his body in Sainte Genevieve County.

Jefferson R-7 is the first school district in the St. Louis area to close its doors due to flu.

A Sikeston man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Sunday in Jefferson County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 8:40 a.m. on U.S. Highway 67 at Meyer Road, as eastbound motorist Benjamin T. Warf, 21, of Sikeston attempted to make a left turn and traveled into the path of the southbound vehicle driven by Kayla N.

Benjamin T. Warf, 21, of Sikeston, Mo., died of crash injuries after his car made an improper left turn into the path of another vehicle on Highway 67 near Meyer Road about 8:40 a.m. Sunday, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

One person was killed and five others were injured Sunday morning in a two-car accident in Jefferson County, the state highway patrol said.

For nearly four hours, about 7,000 people, almost all of them African-American, made a joyful noise unto the Lord singing along with gospel classics, cheering on their favorite choir and praising God.

A Festus, Missouri man is in police custody for the murder of a man in Ste. Genevieve County.