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Update: Arnold bar busted in illegal gaming sting
Local News
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Update: Arnold bar busted in illegal gaming sting

  • By Leader staff
  • May 13, 2026
  • 7 min to read

An Arnold bar owner is furious after gaming machines were confiscated from her business as part of Missouri attorney general’s crusade to rid …

THE COUNTY LINE Online sports gambling now legal
Sports
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THE COUNTY LINE Online sports gambling now legal

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jan 8, 2026

Since legalized gambling began in Missouri on Dec. 1, I’ve bet on seven NFL parlays and lost $80 using the FanDuel gaming app.

Fenton-area man charged with stealing
Police Fire
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Fenton-area man charged with stealing

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 24, 2025

Charles Monroe Cole, 57, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has been accused of stealing a wallet and $890. The alleged vict…

Illegal gambling machines allegedly found at two Jefferson County gas stations
Police Fire
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Illegal gambling machines allegedly found at two Jefferson County gas stations

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 11, 2025

Managing officers at two Jefferson County gas stations have been charged with misdemeanors after a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper alleg…

Missourians asked to legalize sports gambling
Elections

Missourians asked to legalize sports gambling

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 23, 2024
  • 2 min to read

On Nov. 5, Missourians will decide whether to allow sports gambling in the state, an industry that made $11 billion nationwide last year.

Eureka Police arrest man who allegedly damaged SUV outside Poor Richard’s
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Eureka Police arrest man who allegedly damaged SUV outside Poor Richard’s

  • Leader staff
  • Jul 18, 2024

Eureka Police arrested a 46-year-old Chesterfield man for reportedly damaging an SUV outside the Poor Richard’s restaurant, 108 Hilltop Villag…

Yvonne Annette ‘Sissy’ Rieser, 69, De Soto
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Yvonne Annette ‘Sissy’ Rieser, 69, De Soto

  • Apr 9, 2024

Yvonne Annette “Sissy” Rieser, 69, of De Soto died April 5, 2024. Ms. Rieser was a stay-at-home mom, house parent and foster parent. She was a…

Carl Eugene Floyd, 86, House Springs
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Carl Eugene Floyd, 86, House Springs

  • Apr 1, 2024

Carl Eugene Floyd, 86, of House Springs died March 9, 2024. Mr. Floyd retired from Chrysler in 1991. In his retirement, he enjoyed doing uphol…

Wanda Lee Schulte, 64, Barnhart
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Wanda Lee Schulte, 64, Barnhart

  • Mar 11, 2024

Wanda Lee Schulte, 64, of Barnhart died March 9, 2024. Mrs. Schulte loved playing bingo, going to the casino, cooking, watching old western sh…

Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ (Stephens) Laidley, 78, Sunset Hills
Obituaries

Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ (Stephens) Laidley, 78, Sunset Hills

  • Feb 9, 2024

Patricia Ann “Pat” (Stephens) Laidley, 78, of Sunset Hills died Feb. 7, 2024. Mrs. Laidley held many different jobs and careers throughout her…

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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