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Franklin County Reporting Decrease in Meth Lab Busts
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - Franklin County is one of the top meth-producing counties in the top meth-producing state in the nation, but that appears to be changing, according to the man who heads up...
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Ameren Missouri Opens Emergency Center
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ameren Missouri says about 2,100 people are without power as the utility works to restore power during bitterly cold weather. The utility says the hardest hit areas are in Franklin...
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Police Say Father Shot Son in Franklin County
ST. CLAIR, MO. (KMOX) – In Franklin County a man is being questioned for the alleged shooting of his son. It was around 6 P.M. Friday in a rural area between Union and St.Clair when police say 39 year...
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Charges Filed In Franklin County Family Shooting
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) – Charges have been filed regarding a Friday night shooting in Franklin County where a father allegedly shot his own son. Sixty-seven-year-old Charles Crow has been charged...
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Franklin County Truck Crash Kills Driver
ST. CLAIR, Mo. (KMOX) - A rollover crash took the life of a St. Clair, Mo. man, Sunday morning. The state highway patrol says 65-year-old Earl Briggs was killed along Mill Hill Road in his hometown....
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Grandparents Charged in Girl’s Disappearance
VILLA RIDGE, MO (KMOX) - A sigh of relief in Franklin County, where authorities say a missing 2-year-old girl is safe and sound, but now the non-custodial grandparents face numerous charges. Ellana...
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Thieves Steal Urns to Buy Drugs
UNION, Mo. (KMOX) – The gnawing need for more drugs is blamed for a rash of home burglaries and metal thefts in Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke says the thieves are so desperate they’re stealing...
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Man Considered Armed and Dangerous, Caught
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO. (KMOX) - A man, police have been looking for since Tuesday after he held a gun to a woman’s head in Franklin County, has been arrested. Michael Murphy was spotted by Jefferson...
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FAA to Make Decision on St. Clair Airport
ST. CLAIR, Mo. - Flights in and out of a small municipal airport in Franklin County could soon be grounded—permanently. The city of St. Clair’s fight to shut down its airports has been going on for...
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Public Hearing to be Held on Franklin County Landfill
FRANKLIN, COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will conduct a public hearing on April 8 regarding the draft permit for a utility waste landfill in Franklin County. The...
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Zoning Panel Approves Franklin Co. Concrete Plant
GRAY SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) - A Franklin County zoning panel has approved plans to build a concrete plant near the Shaw Nature Reserve. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that county zoning commissioners on...
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Franklin County Coal Ash Landfill Hearings Set
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A three-day state hearing on Ameren Missouri’s planned coal ash landfill in Franklin County starts Monday in Jefferson City. The Missouri Public Service Commission’s consideration of...
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Police Ride on School Buses to Curb Speeding
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - Deputies in Franklin County say they haven’t had to give out a single ticket for drivers trying to speed around school buses since they started putting officers on the...
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Franklin County Bans Living in Tents, Campers, Motor Homes
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - From now on, residents of Franklin County must have a solid roof over their heads—or risk getting a fine. Franklin County planning director Scottie Eagen says they were...
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2 Timber Wolves Loose in Franklin County, 1 Shot by Homeowner
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - There’s still a large timber wolf running free in Franklin County. But, until last night there had been two. Sheriff Gary Toelke says the two wolves recently escaped from...
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Fenton Woman Killed In Motorcycle Crash
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (AP)- A 67-year-old Fenton woman has died after a motorcycle on which she was a passenger crashed into a car on a rural Franklin County highway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Mowing Accident Kills St. Clair, Mo. Man
ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) - A St. Clair, Missouri man is dead after a lawn mower he was riding overturned and pinned him beneath it. The Washington Missourian reports 67-year-old Vernon Peterson of St. Clair...
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Two Teens Safe After Going Missing While Camping
WASHINGTON, Mo. (KMOX) - Two 13-year-olds are back with their parents this morning after going missing while camping in Franklin County yesterday. After their two families had lunch at the Little...
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Missing Timberwolf Caught by Owner
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) - The missing wolf that’s been roaming Franklin County for a month has been recaptured by its owner. Two timberwolves originally escaped their cage in Robertsville. A...
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Franklin County Meth Lab Busts Down, But It’s Not All Good News
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) – After busting 163 meth labs a decade ago, Franklin County investigators are on a pace to bust fewer than 20 this year. But, the head of the county’s Narcotics Enforcement...
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