Quinton Johnathan Lee Peters, 22, of Arnold has been accused of attacking a woman and child at home in the 2700 block of Tiara Drive in Arnold. He attacked the two because he found out someone had sold his Xbox due to his alleged infidelities…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a 49-year-old House Springs man who allegedly forged checks that he took from another man. The House Springs man also borrowed the alleged victim’s pickup and has not returned it, poli…

Dean Allen Hedge, 68, who lives south of De Soto, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony charges. He also was fined $100 for two misdemeanor charges, according to court documents.

A Pevely man who drove away after allegedly hitting an SUV at a Festus gas station has been charged with driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender and leaving the scene of an accident. Matthew Stephen Adams, 42, has been convicted of…

An Atlanta-area woman admitted to working with others from Georgia to scam people out of money by demanding bogus bond payments. Victims included people from Crystal City and McPherson, Kansas, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office reported.

The Culver’s restaurant, 400 Meramec Blvd, in Eureka remained closed this week due to a fire last month, according to the company’s website.

Festus R-6 School District officials immediately reacted to a report of an elementary student who had a knife at a bus stop this morning, Sept. 19, according to a statement the district sent to parents.

Scott Fitzgerald Heatherly, 58, who lives south of Arnold, reportedly drove on the wrong side of Miller Road in the Arnold area and forced a woman off the road. He then hid the car he had been driving at a home he was not supposed to visit, a…

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Arnold Police are investigating the theft of a 30-foot 2021 Rice trailer from outside of the Club Fitness gym, 215 Arnold Crossroads Center. The gym is currently closed as the building is being repaired due to damage by a tornado earlier this…

A fire destroyed a home in the 13700 block of Vineland Road south of De Soto early this morning, Sept. 18, De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom Fitzgerald said.

Keshawn Elijah Box, 19, of Crystal City has been accused of trying to steal a pickup from a man who he allegedly hit multiple times and pointed a gun at outside of a Crystal City home, court documents show.

A 50-year-old Eureka woman was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated after another driver allegedly saw her sleeping in a car at the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Fifth Street, Eureka Police reported.

Dennis Ray Wheeler, 50, of Pevely allegedly was found with a substance that tested positive as methamphetamine after he was stopped by a Pevely Police officer for riding a scooter with a nonfunctioning taillight, according to court documents.

Benjamin F. Sexton Jr., 48, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has admitted to sexually abusing two girls over a seven-year period. Both girls were younger than 16, according to court records.

Richard Lee Soest, 59, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to 11 felony charges and one misdemeanor charge. He had been arrested twice in 2022 and once in 2023, …

Anthony Jean Burroughs, 27, of Pevely was recently arrested on charges for possession of child pornography, court records show.

Arnold Police are investigating the theft of a copper irrigation pipe from a charity clothing collection facility. The pipe was cut and removed from the front of the Merchandise Pickup Services building, 135 Manufacturers Road, police reported.

Arnold Police arrested a 26-year-old St. Louis man who allegedly left without paying his bill at the Hotshots Bar and Grill, 131 Arnold Crossroads Center. The man was arrested at the nearby Steak ’n Shake restaurant, 120 Arnold Crossroads Cen…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a red-and-black 2006 Honda CBR motorcycle from outside a home in the 1100 block of Stone Bluff Drive in the Jefferson County of Fenton, police reported.

James J. Burnham, 48, of High Ridge was allegedly found with a significant amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine following a traffic stop in Byrnes Mill. At the time of his arrest, he was out on bond while awaiting trial for a drug possessio…

Two self-proclaimed religious leaders have been accused of running forced labor centers in St. Louis County and three other states. The two allegedly used some of the illegally gained money to purchase a mansion in the Wildwood area that was …

John Anthony Leach, 52, and Andrew Howard Underwood, 63, both of De Soto, have been charged for allegedly cutting down AT&T wire south of De Soto, court records show.