Festus Police Department dispatchers and officers were accosted this week after a social media post began circulating that an officer purposely struck a raccoon with the wheel of his cruiser.

FESTUS, Mo. — A Festus woman has been charged ... according to court records. The Festus Police Department received a call at about 3:10 p.m. about the accident outside the store, 650 S.

A former Festus-area chimpanzee caretaker pleaded guilty on March 31 to obstruction of justice and perjury and will be ...