Franklin County News

Three years ago the kidnapping of baby Abby Woods captivated St. Louis and the nation.

The Franklin County prosecutor's office said investigators have recovered the missing remains of a woman found dead inside a trash can outside an apartment complex.

Vernell J. Loggins Jr., 37, is held in lieu of a $1 million cash-only bond in the slaying of Stephanie M. Fields, who would have turned 26 today.

A suspect now in custody hours after the chilling discovery of a woman's body in the trash at a Pacific apartment complex, and the case grows even more disturbing.

Franklin County authorities are warning parents about a disturbing trend - a rash of heroin overdoses, many ending in death.

Franklin County prosecutor Bob Parks announced there has been an arrest in connection to the killing of a woman found dead in an apartment complex trash bin.

Last Thursday night in Franklin County, two suspected drunk drivers, one a teenager, crash into a third car killing the driver.

Missouri's young hunters have killed more than 13,000 deer this year. The Missouri Department of Conservation says that's the second-highest total for youth hunters during a two-day season that ended Sunday.

An effort to curb methamphetamine labs by requiring prescriptions for select cold and allergy medications cleared the first round of approvals Monday in Jefferson County.

Michael W. Prater, 33, of St. Charles, died from injuries he suffered in a three-vehicle crash Thursday night in Franklin County, authorities said.

The law says one thing. Prosecutors say another. 11/01/2009 The law - If police arrest you for DWI, you must allow them to test your blood-alcohol level, or your license will automatically be suspended for a year.

The Missouri Parks Association is petitioning Gov. Jay Nixon to support the Department of Natural Resources in re-evaluating the recently announced decision to lay off 100 workers from Missouri's state park system.

Three months after the town instituted a law requiring the sale of a key meth precursor by prescription only, police are seeing a surprising ripple effect: Sales of products with pseudoephedrine are down not only in Washington, but in surrounding communities, too.

Christian County has been awarded $290,900 and Franklin County has been awarded $414,300 in grant money through the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced today in a news release.

Saturday afternoon, Labadie Grapevines is hosting an event to benefit the Franklin County Humane Society.

A Missouri branch of the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to file suit against two towns' efforts to crack down on production of methamphetamine.

The former Genesco Shoe factory at 112 Myrtle Ave. has been added to the list of possible sites for a temporary courthouse while the new $29 million judicial center is being built.

Today's Post-Dispatch has an interesting article about psuedoephedrine -- one of the key ingredients for the making of meth.

Few places in America has been hit harder by the methamphetamine problem than Union, Mo.

The Franklin County Prosecutor filed two misdemeanor charges against a man accused of abusing a child at a school for the disabled.