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West Side Leader - Feb. 19

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: DUI bills imposes stricter punishments
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WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: DUI bills imposes stricter punishments

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Updated Feb 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – A series of new anti-DUI bills is being introduced this year in the California Legislature.

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Transportation officials say a loophole closed on CDL drivers

  • By Alan Wooten | The Center Square
  • Feb 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – CDL drivers causing 17 fatal crashes and 30 deaths in 2025 are no longer eligible to get a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license, according to a new rule issued by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Fox C-6 to get 2 electric buses, replace 3 buses
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Fox C-6 to get 2 electric buses, replace 3 buses

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Feb 7, 2026
  • 3 min to read

The Fox C-6 School District will add two electric buses to its fleet thanks to a grant program, and it is replacing three buses used to transp…

Eureka Police arrest Webster Groves man for alleged DWI
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Eureka Police arrest Webster Groves man for alleged DWI

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 6, 2026

Eureka Police arrested a 48-year-old Webster Groves man for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The man was stopped because the car he was…

Crash, fuel spill causes I-55 shutdown in Herculaneum Tuesday morning
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Crash, fuel spill causes I-55 shutdown in Herculaneum Tuesday morning

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 4, 2026

A vehicle accident early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, on southbound I-55 in Herculaneum forced the complete closure of the highway for a couple ho…

Arnold woman arrested for alleged DWI in Imperial
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Arnold woman arrested for alleged DWI in Imperial

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 1, 2026

A 33-year-old Arnold woman was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop by a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Offic…

Union man arrested for alleged DWI in Eureka
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Union man arrested for alleged DWI in Eureka

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 31, 2026

Eureka Police arrested a 39-year-old Union man for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The man was stopped because he was driving a 1997 F…

De Soto woman dies following crash on Hwy. 67 near De Soto
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De Soto woman dies following crash on Hwy. 67 near De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 29, 2026

Lynne A. Hauck, 73, of De Soto died on Jan. 23 from injuries sustained in a crash on Hwy. 67 at Papin Road south of De Soto, the Missouri Stat…

Eureka Police arrest woman for alleged drug possession
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Eureka Police arrest woman for alleged drug possession

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 28, 2026

Eureka Police arrested a 45-year-old woman, who does not have a listed address, for alleged drug possession after stopping a pickup she was tr…

Imperial man allegedly flees after running into storage company’s fence
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Imperial man allegedly flees after running into storage company’s fence

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 18, 2026

A 50-year-old Imperial man allegedly admitted to running into and damaging a fence at a storage facility. A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office …

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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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