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.

An Alton woman was charged with aggravated fleeing after a high-speed chase, reaching 112 mph, while on pre-trial release for a weapons charge.

The city of Festus has races for City Council seats in all four of ... and I would like to see enforcement stepped up and look into the addition of a traffic unit in the police department. I believe ...

LOUIS – Tonia Haddix, the Festus woman at the center of the HBO ... “wild + tame,” also known as the “Chimp Crazy Lady Show.” Police identify missing woman connected to FBI search ...

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

The city of St. Louis and the leader of its city council have filed a federal lawsuit against a new Missouri law that puts a ...

ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Missouri in an effort to block its ...

Arthur Hooks, 70, was arrested after a report of a stabbing in the 2900 block of Leeway Drive, near Blue Ridge Elementary ...

The man, a 26-year-old from Ottawa, was transported to Advent Health Ottawa, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives and ...

The Missouri legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that places the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under a state-appointed board. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe. The St. Louis ...