The Jefferson County Council recently approved a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who was shot and killed on Sept. 10 during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.
The upcoming Fox High School Parents’ Club Fall Craft Fair will be nearly twice as big as last year, said Tracy Paul, a Parents’ Club member and craft fair organizer.
Jeffery Allen Dunman, 60, who lives east of De Soto, allegedly threatened a man with a gun during an apparent road-rage incident east of De Soto. He hit the man with a gun, pointed the gun at the man’s head and threatened to kill him, accordi…
The Fox Elementary School parking lot was filled last week with children dressed in a variety of costumes, ranging from rubber ducks to Legos to characters from the popular Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters.”
The Jefferson College Board of Trustees recently voted to amend the school’s admissions procedure for foreign students to follow the Trump administration’s new interpretation of a 1996 legislative act.
The Jefferson County Health Department announced this afternoon, Oct. 29, that it has been seeing more whooping cough cases than usual for this time of year.
Area cooks have one more day to enter the Leader’s Holiday Recipe Contest. The contest deadline is 5 p.m., Friday.
Brandon James Welch, 34, who previously lived in Arnold and Imperial, allegedly used obituary listing to target homes to steal from in Jefferson and St. Louis counties. He was initially arrested and charged in St. Louis County, and about two …
Former Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis will be inducted into the De Soto School District Hall of Fame next month.
Monday night’s De Soto City Council meeting was Rich McCane’s last as mayor.
A pit bull allegedly bit a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s leg while he was trying to arrest a House Springs woman following a traffic stop outside a home on Birch Drive in Imperial. The woman allegedly ran into the house and asked…
Northwest R-1 School District Superintendent Jennifer Hecktor has been on leave for personal reasons since early October and will remain on leave until June 30, 2026, when she officially resigns from the position, said Mary Thomasson, preside…
The Hancock Accounting and Tax office, 2464 N. Truman Blvd., in Crystal City was damaged on Oct. 18 when a 54-year-old Rolla man crashed a pickup into the building. That crash happened after the man was involved in a fender bender with anothe…
Windsor Intermediate School now has a Blessing Box for those in need, thanks to Scouting Troop 416.
The cost to replace roads in one of Arnold’s oldest subdivisions and to repair the Arnold Recreation Center parking lot has ended up being higher than expected.
Nicholas P. Graham, 47, of De Soto was allegedly found with methamphetamine and a glass pipe while being arrested. De Soto Police arrested him on an active warrant, according to court document.
Attention fabulous cooks of the area: You still have time to enter the Leader’s Holiday Recipe Contest. The contest deadline has been changed to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, to allow you more time to submit your favorite recipes.
The Pevely and Herculaneum Police Departments recently implemented Operation Brakepoint, an effort to promote safe driving along I-55 in Jefferson County where the Missouri Department of Transportation works on a $246 million construction pro…
Eureka Police arrested a Texas man who allegedly stole a car in Pennsylvania and threatened to murder the people who were seeking charges against him for the theft, court documents show.
The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged an East St. Louis man for allegedly stealing from an Arnold business. The man allegedly stole $500 from a safe at the Play It Again Sports store, 223 Arnold Crossroads Center, acc…
Trevor Michael Harding, 36, of Arnold was allegedly found with a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine following a traffic stop by a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy, according to court documents.
Marjorie Dean of Hillsboro sent in this photo of her 8-year-old boxer, DaisyMae, from December 2024, parked near the family’s Christmas tree.
The Fox C-6 School District’s first community meeting to share information about the possibility of placing a bond issue on the April ballot was scarcely attended.
The Jefferson County Council has officially banned swimming in the Big River at Rockford Park in House Springs through April 30, 2026.
