Editor's Note: Since this story's initial publication at 5 p.m. Dec. 2, The Missourian has learned from the attorney general's office that Avery Jr. is in custody in a facility in St. Louis County, but custody has not yet been transferred to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. This change …

A St. Clair man was taken to a St. Louis area hospital for the treatment of injuries he sustained in a crash in St. Louis County.

Court Alleges Illegal Slot Machines

A Crawford County woman will have to wait until after the new year before she can be arraigned in the Franklin County Associate Circuit Court. 

Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker defended the county’s mask mandate and the emergency meeting where it was approved.

With the help of a local church group, St. Clair has taken the next step in its “Operation Facelift.”

Due to ongoing staffing shortages related to illnesses, the COVID-19 virus and quarantines, all Scenic Regional Library branches will have new, reduced hours of operation, according to library officials. 

The streets of St. Clair are a bit brighter this holiday season.

The city of St. Clair recently dedicated a veterans monument to go along with the banners hanging outside city hall. But officials said the community is far from finished honoring those who served.

Last year, around 2,000 people stood in line outside the Franklin County Collector of Revenue’s office each of the last two days before property taxes were due.

An Arizona man suffered minor injuries when his 2016 Kenworth semitruck overturned on a rural highway in Franklin County. 

MDC Reports Lowest Number of Deer

There was no pomp or circumstance to the conclusion of this year’s Franklin County Area United Way campaign, but that doesn’t mean the smiles coming from the United Way board members were any less wide or bright. 

More Than 72% Of County's Registered Voters Cast Ballots

As the Franklin County Area United Way nears the end of its 2020 campaign, organizers say they are focusing on the positives that have emerged from the campaign marked by a global pandemic, economic upheaval and other unforeseen obstacles. 

With rising COVID-19 cases, the popular Boy Scouts Scouting for Food drive was put off two days before it was scheduled to start.

Driver Joe Baker sat behind the wheel of a white, 10-wheeled, 80,000-pound truck chugging along under a vast, clear sky. His cargo: recycled glass from a manufacturer outside St. Paul, Minn. His destination: Muscatine, Iowa. 

Loving Hearts Outreach is prepping for an uncertain future.

Sullivan Bank’s new St. Clair location is closing in on completion.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri election officials are predicting the state's largest voter turnout in decades. 

In the closing days before the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, it’s hard to drive very far in Franklin County without seeing a political sign.

August occupancy for hotels in the St. Louis metropolitan area shrank from 71 percent in 2019 to 39 percent this year, according to a COVID-19 industry AHLA report with an analysis of Aug. 9-15 stays. This was considered one of the least affected major hospitality markets in the country.

Nationwide, almost two-thirds of hotels were at 50 percent or less occupancy in August, which is below the point where most break even and pay their debts, according to the report. 

Since its founding in 2010, Grace’s Place Crisis Nursery has assisted more than 800 children. 

In-person absentee voting to continue to through Nov. 2

Touting a decline in the state’s unemployment numbers, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state’s economy is gaining momentum after it — and much of life in the Show-Me State — ground to a halt earlier this year following the governor’s stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The st…

If you haven’t filled out the 2020 U.S. Census, you still have time. 

The Highway AH bridge over Interstate 44 is partly closed after a dump truck collided with it early Wednesday, Oct. 7.

The Highway AH bridge over Interstate 44 is closed after a dump truck collided with it early Wednesday, Oct. 7.

As the 30-mile Knights of Columbus Journey for Charity Tractor Cruise made its way from St. Clair to Washington Sunday, Sept. 13, much of the action was roadside.