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Mountain Lion Spotted Outside Franklin County
GERALD, Mo. (AP) – Police in Gerald say they spotted a mountain lion earlier this week. Chief Steve Goodwin followed a tip from a motorist before dawn Tuesday that a mountain lion had stopped briefly...
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Mexican Meth Topping Homemade in U.S.
ST. LOUIS (AP)- The nation’s Heartland is ridding itself of the scourge of homemade methamphetamine, with lab seizures down by nearly half in many high-meth states. Any celebration is muted: Meth use...
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Homicide Investigation Launched In Pacific, Mo.
story updated 1:30pm on November 16, 2014 PACIFIC, Mo. (KMOX) - Major Case Squad detectives were in Pacific, Sunday afternoon, investigating the killings of a man and woman. Detectives tell us the...
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Franklin County Sheriff Retiring
UNION, Mo. (KMOX) - Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke says he won’t seek re-election in 2016. The 64-year-old Toelke says crime was simpler when he started a career in police work, back in 1972,...
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Two Shot in Chop Shop Raid
ROBERTSVILLE, Mo. (KMOX) – A Wednesday night raid on a suspected area-wide car theft ring ended with two suspects shot and an officer injured. According to Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Al Nothum , when...
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Cold Case Reopens: Headless, Handless Man to be Exhumed in Warren County
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Clifford Watt was squirrel hunting near Warrenton and Foristell when he parted the brush and saw the body. He backed away and called the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, which...
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4 Arrested in Franklin County Truck Theft Ring
UNION, Mo. (KMOX) – Four men have been charged in a Franklin County truck theft ring that authorities say has stolen at least 24 vehicles in the last few months. Sheriff Gary Toelke tells KMOX News...
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Sheriff’s Office Installing Bulletproof Glass
UNION, Mo. (AP) – With threats against law enforcement on the increase, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in eastern Missouri is installing a bulletproof security window in its lobby. The...
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Authorities Successful in Franklin County Drug Bust
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) — A Leasburg man believed to be the head of a drug trafficking ring has been arrested in Franklin County. Lt. Jason Grellner of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department says...
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Police Find Drugs, Stolen Items After High Speed Chase
UNION, Mo. (KMOX) – Two people are in custody after a high-speed chase, Thursday night, led police from Union to Pacific to Eureka. Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke says a 34-year-old Washington,...
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Man Killed in Villa Ridge, Mo. Crash
VILLA RIDGE, Mo. (KMOX) – A passenger is dead, the driver suffering major injuries in a one-car crash early Sunday in Franklin County. The Missouri Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Levi Wheeler of Villa...
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Police: Eastern Missouri Man Stabs Ax-Wielding Intruder
ROBERTSVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say an eastern Missouri homeowner repeatedly stabbed an ax-wielding intruder. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the confrontation happened shortly before 2 a.m....
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UPDATED: One Killed in Franklin County Crash
updated 4:16pm on 7/4/2015: The Missouri Highway Patrol says 45-year-old Charles Meier of St. Louis was the man killed in Friday night’s crash, when a truck hit the driver’s side door of his car. our...
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Man’s Ear Bitten Off During Eastern Missouri Dispute
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in eastern Missouri’s Franklin County say one of a man’s ears was bitten off during a weekend dispute. KMOV-TV in St. Louis reports that the victim told deputies that...
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LEO and Labadie Plaintiffs Agree to Landfill Settlement
LABADIE, Mo. (News release/KMOX) – UPDATED (2:57 p.m.) Labadie Environmental Organization (LEO) and the nine other Labadie plaintiffs on Thursday agreed to a settlement with Ameren and Franklin County...
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Man Shot by Police in Franklin County Charged with Assault
UNION, Mo. (AP) – A man who was shot during a struggle with Franklin County police has been charged with assaulting an officer. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, 57-year-old Franklin...
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Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Woman Died from Tainted Heroin
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A 20-year-old woman is dead after using what authorities say was tainted heroin last week in Franklin County. Lieutenant Jason Grellner with the Narcotics Enforcement Unit says...
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Concrete Plant Opponents File Suit
GRAY SUMMIT, MO (KMOX)-Citizens living near a proposed concrete plant are suing the Franklin County Commission over the rezoning of over 12 acres near the Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit. Great...
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Seven Facing Meth Distribution Charges in Franklin County
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Narcotics investigators in eastern Missouri’s Franklin County believe they’ve broken up a major methamphetamine distribution ring with the arrests of several people. The...
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Missouri Man Twice Protected by Castle Doctrine in Killings
ROBERTSVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A 55-year-old eastern Missouri man who killed two intruders at a home this year has been protected by the state’s castle doctrine in both cases. Rural Franklin County resident...
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