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Jefferson County Leader - April 30

Jefferson County Leader - April 30

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Fire on truck carrying Lunchables near Eureka disrupts traffic for hours
Local News
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Fire on truck carrying Lunchables near Eureka disrupts traffic for hours

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 22, 2026
  • 1 min to read

A tractor-trailer carrying Lunchables food products caught fire on I-44 east of Eureka early this morning, Jan. 22, causing major traffic delays.

Update: Big rig driver charged in shooting on I-55 in Jefferson County
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Update: Big rig driver charged in shooting on I-55 in Jefferson County

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 1, 2025

Second update:

Festus man dies in I-55 crash in Arnold
Accidents
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Festus man dies in I-55 crash in Arnold

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 26, 2025

An 82-year-old Festus man died Tuesday, Feb. 25, in a crash on southbound I-55 near Richardson Road in Arnold. The interstate was backed up fo…

Fire destroys tractor-trailer carrying frozen chicken on Hwy. 67 south of Festus
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Fire destroys tractor-trailer carrying frozen chicken on Hwy. 67 south of Festus

  • Leader staff
  • Sep 4, 2024

Hematite Fire battled a tractor-trailer blaze on Monday morning, Sept. 2, that started in the vehicle’s brakes.

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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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