1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (203+ words) A St. Clair man pleaded guilty last week to kidnapping his romantic partner and later fleeing police in 2023. Jason Lee Kerbel was sentenced July 7 to seven years in prison for second-degree kidnapping, four years for resisting arrest; four years for…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (200+ words) A Union man was killed in a single-car crash Thursday, July 16, north of Union. The 36-year-old man was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Impala at 10:47 a.m. east on Highway V, east of the intersection with Platt Road, when he failed to negotiate a…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (244+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to reporters after signing three bills in his office April 23, 2026 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri schools will be able to hire a new class of armed guards, and high school athletes will get a state-run avenue…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (227+ words) Franklin County commissioners say they hope a policy requiring all comments at meetings be submitted in writing, with the spoken comment period eliminated, will be temporary. “It’s not permanent,” Presiding Commissioner Dave Schatz said after a Thursday, June 4, workshop meeting....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (219+ words) Franklin County commissioners say they hope a policy requiring all comments at meetings be submitted in writing, with the spoken comment period eliminated, will be temporary. “It’s not permanent,” Presiding Commissioner Dave Schatz said after a Thursday, June 4, workshop meeting....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) Representatives from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run passed through Union on their way to Jefferson City Friday. They sang to Mayor Bob Schmuke, while City Clerk Jaki Welker even ran with the torch relay herself. A cross country run…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (193+ words) Union Police Capt. Mike Williford hands out baseball bats to kids during Friday's Winter Wonderland Parade. Union’s next police chief is a familiar face to many in the city. The Union Board of Aldermen voted unanimously May 11 to promote Capt....

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (234+ words) Washington Police Department officers salute the American flag during the department's annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 15. The ceremony is held each May 15 to recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty nationwide the previous…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (237+ words) Detective Lt. Steve Sitzes, front center, salutes along with other members of the Washington Police Department during the City of Washington’s Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The City of Washington has announced a temporary parking lot and…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (208+ words) Washington Mayor Doug Hagedorn presents Washington Police Chief Jim Armstrong, left, and other members of the department with a National Police Week proclamation May 4. The Washington Police Department will hold its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony Friday, May 15 to…...