Laclede County News

A head-on collision caused by a driver falling asleep has left a pair of Lebanon residents dead.

The state's department of Health and Senior Services has not received definitive results as to whether flu caused the death of a Laclede County teen who died Oct.

A 37-year-old homeless man faces felony charges today in connection with the theft of a vehicle from a Lebanon used car lot.

The grand marshals of the annual Christmas Parade will be the family of a fallen soldier, according to Christmas Parade Chairman Lynn Stowe.

Editor's note: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The following is the story of a woman who sought refuge with COPE after being in an abusive relationship for 30 years.

RICHLAND, Mo. a ' A Richland woman faces drunk driving charges after totaling her pickup early Sunday morning in a rollover wreck on Historic Route 66 in Laclede County.

Editor's note: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this is the second part of a series of articles about a local mother and daughter who have battled breast cancer.

A volunteer fireman on his way to a medical emergency was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving Sunday by Lebanon Police.

The new judge in a state lawsuit between Public Water Supply District No. 3 and Lebanon allowed the water district to amend its complaint Monday to include claims under state law of the city's alleged encroachment on PWSD No.

Lebanon City Council on Tuesday approved extending the hours at the Cowan Civic Center after Parks Director John Shelton presented numbers showing that the budget could tolerate the change.

With a lot of people in a small space, locker rooms could be a prime place for the spread of the flu.

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 6:41 a.m. The declaration is meant to remind the public that earth sciences such as geology are important to health, safety and welfare.

A 16-year-old Laclede County boy died Thursday due to complications of what is being called a possible case of H1N1.

Two people face drug charges today after law-enforcement officials found precursors, chemicals and paraphernalia associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine at their Wood Street home Wednesday.

Officials are still trying to determine if pre-existing health problems played a part.

Police are searching for murder weapons at McDaniel Lake north of the city. That's where they believe four suspects from Springfield in a triple-murder case in Laclede County threw their guns last Saturday.

UPDATED 10/12/2009 by Will Carter : By Monday afternoon a triple homicide in Laclede County put four behind bars including one teen.

A former employee of a Lebanon business allegedly swindled funds from her place of employment three times over the course of a month, totaling over $900, according to a Lebanon Police Department probable cause statement.

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. The Laclede County Sheriff's Office saidA thatA Steven Thomas Pyykola, 18,A andA Jacky Wong, 21,A have been charged with three counts of first-degree murder.

Four people from Springfield, including a 16-year-old boy, are charged for three murders in Laclede County last Friday night.