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Fire destroys High Ridge mobile home
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Fire destroys High Ridge mobile home

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 15, 2026

A fire on April 6 destroyed a home in the 4900 block of Diamond Drive in High Ridge.

UPDATED: Two die in overnight house fire south of De Soto
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UPDATED: Two die in overnight house fire south of De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 10, 2026

7:45 p.m. UPDATE: Two Jefferson County residents died in a house fire south of De Soto overnight Monday, March 9, De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom…

UPDATED: State fire marshal rules Imperial home explosion accidental
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UPDATED: State fire marshal rules Imperial home explosion accidental

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 5, 2026

12:30 p.m. March 5 UPDATE: The Missouri State Fire Marshal reported the explosion that destroyed an Imperial home last week was accidental.

Fire destroys two-story house outside De Soto
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Fire destroys two-story house outside De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 11, 2026

A fire destroyed a vacant De Soto-area house that was being remodeled, said De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom Fitzgerald.

Arnold Police investigate fatal crash
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Arnold Police investigate fatal crash

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 29, 2025

The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified an Arnold woman who was found dead inside a vehicle that crashed and caught fire Friday,…

Fire at Sugar Creek Apartments displaces two Thursday night
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Fire at Sugar Creek Apartments displaces two Thursday night

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 19, 2025

Two residents at the Sugar Creek Apartments complex have been displaced due to a fire that started Thursday night, Dec. 18.

Health Department releases food inspection reports for week of Nov. 16
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Health Department releases food inspection reports for week of Nov. 16

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 29, 2025

During the week of Nov. 16, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 49 food establishments. Scores ranged from 60 to 100.

UPDATED: De Soto-area man found dead during mobile home fire
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UPDATED: De Soto-area man found dead during mobile home fire

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 26, 2025

3:25 p.m. Nov. 26 UPDATE: A De Soto-area man was found dead in a bedroom during a mobile home fire early on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, south of…

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Man found dead following mobile home fire in Hillsboro area

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 25, 2025

A man was found dead in a bedroom following a mobile home fire early this morning, Nov. 25, south of Hillsboro. No one else was injured in the…

Man found dead during mobile home fire in Hillsboro area

Man found dead during mobile home fire in Hillsboro area

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 25, 2025

A man was found dead in a bedroom during a mobile home fire early this morning, Nov. 25, south of Hillsboro. No one else was injured in the fi…

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