Franklin County News

The Franklin County Commission Tuesday voted to increase the county's 911 telephone tax to 12 percent to cover the increased costs of a new enhanced 911 service and to build up funds that were spent on ...

A St. Louis resident will learn his punishment next month after he plead guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court to charges related to a crash along Interstate 44 that killed three people.

Two years after initial construction work began, officials came out to celebrate the completion of the Highways 30/47 bridge in St.

A Missouri law passed in 2005 was critical in the arrest and recent conviction of a Franklin County couple accused of cooking methamphetamine.

Buckets of dairy products again were sold at the Washington Fair Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction Saturday.

A Franklin County man was assaulted by an individual using an ax handle on Sun., July 27 after he was checking on a resident's home.

A local coalition is planning the fifth Women's Financial Education Series, a program designed by University of Missouri Extension.

Two primary races for the Franklin County commissioner yielded two incumbents, a former commissioner and one newcomer.

It's an interesting byproduct of any election-the second guessing that goes on. There are Wednesday morning post-election quarterbacks who go over what went well and what went wrong.

The Franklin County Area United Way will announce its 2008 fund-raising goal at a campaign kick-off breakfast for corporate contributors Thursday, Aug.

The Spanish American War Period involved two conflicts. The first occurred from April 22, to December 10, 1898, and the Philippine-American War from February 4, 1899, to July 1902.

Because of a conflict over the U.S. and Mexican border, the Mexican government declared war with the United States on April 25 of 1846 and on May 11, 1846, the United States Congress authorized the president to ...

Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for Franklin County treasurer in the August primary.

Three Democrats and three Republicans are vying for their party's nomination for Franklin County assessor in next Tuesday's primary election.

The Russellville man charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault entered a plea of guilty Tuesday in Cole County Circuit Court.

Franklin County may award grants to four taxing entities that applied for assistance on transportation projects, a county official said this week.

Barack Obama plans at least three stops Wednesday while touring rural areas of Missouri.

A man who confessed to his role in the rape and murder of a woman and the murder of her 5-year-old son was convicted in federal court in St.

The Franklin County Constitution Commission is proposing an elected, nonpartisan seven-member council with an appointed county executive to replace the current county commission form of government.

The Missourian is now seeking staff members for "My Mo," a page dedicated to and created by teenagers, which will run weekends in the print and online editions starting this September.