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Huddleston Sues Bourbon Fire District Over Meeting Notices

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 6:27pm

Bourbon Mayor Sky Huddleston has filed a Sunshine Law lawsuit against the Bourbon Fire Protection District Board of Directors and Fire Chief Timothy Ware, accusing the district of repeatedly failin

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Fireworks, Damage Found On Newly Resurfaced Sappington Bridge

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 6:26pm

Crawford County commissioners said fireworks and apparent fire damage were found on Sappington Bridge Road shortly after the road was resurfaced in June.

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Phelps County Woman Ordered To Repay $1.97 Million In Lottery Scam Case

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 6:25pm

A Phelps County woman who helped move money for a lottery scam that targeted victims across the country was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation and ordered to repay $1.97 million.

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Steelville Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Washington County Head-On Crash

Sun, 07/26/2026 - 10:30am

A Steelville man faces a second-degree murder charge after authorities allege he attempted to pass several vehicles in a no-passing zone before causing a fatal head-on collision on Highway 8 in Was

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Eight Injured In Boat Crash On Meramec River

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 5:17am

Eight people, including four children, were injured Sunday afternoon when a boat struck an underwater rock and drifted into a rock bluff on the Meramec River in Crawford County.