The Missouri Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Tuesday that will allow Jefferson County to complete street construction in the Winter Valley subdivision. The case involves appeals and cross-appeals following litigation over the responsibility for completing and repairing streets ...

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Crystal City residents should know by early next week if the iron ore smelter will get final approval for a conditional use permit. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 2 at the Crystal City High School, and ...

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A group opposed to incorporating Sugar Creek Hills into a city is questioning whether the proposed city will be able to support itself solely on sales taxes and if that will put the 150 businesses within its boundaries at a ...

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A trial began Tuesday against AmerenUE in the case of three teenagers involved in a Jefferson County lake tragedy that happened in 2006. Three teenagers were swimming in the lake at Summerset Lake subdivision, off Route E about five miles ...

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Jay Nixon started a law firm with his father in Jefferson County before entering politics more than 20 years ago. He has parlayed that legal training into a long tenure as the state’s top lawyer, and he has set his ...

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As crime is on the rise nationwide, so it is in Jefferson County as well. As of Dec. 31, 2008, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 65,944 calls for service, representing an increase from 2007 of ...

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The mother of a young man killed in an auto accident has reached a $100,000 settlement with the driver of the other car. She is the sole surviving relative of the decedent, Josef A. Kirsch, who was a minor at ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a bid by a group of juvenile court officers in Jefferson County to enter into a retirement fund for county employees. Several juvenile court officers challenged a state statute that prohibited them from entering into ...

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U.S. District Judge Charles A. Shaw sentenced three Arnold men today on methamphetamine charges, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway, St. Louis County Police Chief Jerry Lee and Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer announced. Thirteen co-defendants still await sentencing. Christopher Ecton, ...

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