School is underway in Viburnum

A new school year is underway at the Iron County C-4 School District in Viburnum. Tuesday was the first day for students. Tyler Coleman is the junior high and high school principal. He tells how the first day went and describes an important new policy for the...

High Ridge man injured in Jefferson County accident

A man from High Ridge was injured yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon in a two-vehicle accident in Jefferson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident took place on ‘M’ Highway, just east of Old Lemay Ferry Road when a Chevy Cavelier driven by 51-year-old...

Jackson man sentenced in fentanyl case

U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold fentanyl to a federal informant to 12 years in prison. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office says 45-year-old Rodney G. Harris of Jackson pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and he...

Marble Hill Police Department resigns

The largest town in Bollinger County will be without a police department starting Friday. A news release from the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department says on Monday all members of the Marble Hill Police Department submitted letters of resignation to the city council...

Bonne Terre inmate nears execution date

Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams. The hearing on Wednesday addresses whether to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction. Time is of the essence: Williams is scheduled to be executed at the Bonne Terre...