Jefferson County News

A Barnhart woman and man face criminal charges after police say they found them with more than 500 prescription pills during a traffic stop in Arnold.

A man is dead after being hit by a car while walking in a highway traffic lane in Jefferson County.

It all started with an email from a concerned mother who lives here in Jefferson County.

A 20-year-old Arnold man is facing criminal charges after police say they found a two-foot tall marijuana plant in his bathroom.

Gov. Jay Nixon says federal help is being offered to residents and businesses in several eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April.

Two firearms were reported stolen as part of a burglary in Imperial last week. The incident occurred between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 12 on Frisco Hill Road, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Department report.

A residential Eureka neighborhood may have recently served as the site for a methamphetamine lab, according to a report from the city's police department.

The opening of the Saint Louis Household Hazardous Waste center means residents of St.

Update 1:15 p.m.: Vurgos was located in the area of Old Highway 21 and Country Club at around 1 p.m. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office thanks everyone who participated in the search.

The following incidents were reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

Mary Howard, 74, of Eureka, was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 30 in Scottsdale, Mo., yesterday afternoon.

A man with Alzheimer's who went missing Wednesday morning has been found. Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said Dionisio Vurgos was found near Old Highway 21 and Country Club road around 1 p.m. He was last seen around 9:30 a.m. near the highway and Rock Creek Road.

An active meth lab was found at a house in the 1800 block of Engle Dr. in Arnold Arnold police responded to the home with officers from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department's MEG Unit on Monday, April 30, according to an incident report from the Arnold Police Department .

The public is invited to the annual prayer breakfast and and memorial service to recognize those peace officers in Jefferson County who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

The following was reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Shaffley Lane, Cedar Hill A red and white Nitro 188 sport boat on a boat trailer were stolen sometime between May 2-3 from a detached shed at a home on Shaffley Lane, Cedar Hill.

A man dressed in full tactical gear and carrying a fake gun crept into the lobby of a Missouri movie theater after a late-night premiere of the film "Iron Man 3a 3 last weekend.

Ken Waller will seek re-election as County Executive instead of running for a state senate seat in 2014, he announced in a news release last week.

An Oakville man may face jail time after he hit and stomped on the head of a Jefferson County man who later died from injuries relating to the attack.

Cazadores Mexican Restaurant at 893 Arnold Commons Dr. is closed. However, the only notice you'll see of the closure is a bright yellow 8 1/2 by 11-inch sheet of paper on the front door and a notice from the Jefferson County posted on a window.

An Arnold man faces a second-degree domestic assault charge after police said he struck his girlfriend multiple times at their home.