ID of dead woman found Sunday revealed

ID of dead woman found Sunday revealed

JEFFERSON COUNTY MO (News First) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the woman found dead Sunday in a suspect’s truck following his arrest. The woman’s name is Clara B. Blaxton. She is 45 years old and is from northeast Arkansas....
Police shoot armed suspect in Festus, woman found dead

Police shoot armed suspect in Festus, woman found dead

FESTUS, Mo. (News First) – A woman was found dead after law enforcement shot and wounded an armed man wearing body armor on Highway 67 in Jefferson County on Sunday (Dec 8th). Festus Police Chief Doug Wendel says they first received a call about a shooting in...
Much of Missouri’s grounds back to normal after drought

Much of Missouri’s grounds back to normal after drought

FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) – All of Southeast Missouri and all of Eastern Missouri, south of the Missouri River are finally back to normal as far as the ground is concerned. However, the entire state is not out of the drought situation quite yet though. The...