Jefferson County News

A remote part of Clay County is now at the center of a massive stolen property investigation that local authorities describe with just one word: overwhelming.

A 38-year-old House Springs woman was sentenced for illegal possession of a grenade, Acting US Attorney Michael W. Reap said.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO - It was the most controversial measure on the ballot, but the St.

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.

Four area school districts are seeking more than $39 million in bond issues on the Nov.

Our amazingly wet October continues with heavy rain Friday morning. Showers and thundershowers should continue through the morning.

Orders of protection are civil matters people file when they are afraid someone close to them is about to cause them harm.

Investigators on Sunday identified the estranged husband and wife killed Saturday in a hostage situation as James, 70, and Carolyn Stallings, 68, both of the 3700 block of Goldenrod Lane in De Soto.

A Missouri state representative who represents part of Jefferson County was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, authorities said.

A 70-year-old man shot a woman in the back before being fatally shot by sheriff's deputies at a De Soto nursing home, officials said.

Eastern Missouri deputies killed a man Saturday after he fatally wounded his estranged wife in the parking lot of the nursing home where she worked.

One man is dead, a woman critically injured after a standoff and shooting at a southern Jefferson County, Missouri nursing home.

A 14-year-old Hillsboro teen was airlifted to Children's Hospital in St. Louis Wednesday evening after he drove his all-terrain vehicle into the path of a dump truck, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A 14-year-old Hillsboro boy was brought to St. Louis Children's Hospital with life threatening injuries after the ATV he was driving collided with a dump truck.

A new program in Jefferson County will use special stickers to help firefighters determine how much time they have before a roof may collapse during a fire.

Jefferson County authorities have arrested a man they believe is responsible for recent robberies at a convenience store and restaurant in High Ridge.

Missouri highway officials recently awarded $5.61 million in road projects at its October meeting, mostly to X-L Contracting of 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.

An 83-year-old man accidentally wounded himself Sunday while cleaning his Colt Combat Commander .45-caliber pistol.

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