A Florrisant woman is recovering from moderate injuries following a one-car accident in Audrain County during the early morning hours of Saturday, November 2, 2024. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Westbound U.S. 54 at Beaver Dam Creek. A vehicle driven by a 37-year-old Florrisant woman swerved to avoid a…
Miss Columbia’s Teen Bridget Caldwell is the new Miss Missouri Teen. Caldwell was awarded the crown at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri on Friday, June 14, 2024. The 15-year-old Caldwell attends Duchesne High School. She is from Florrisant and her parents are Scott and Tara Caldwell. As title holder, Caldwell will promote her…
The suspect involved in a police chase across state lines took his own life when confronted by police. The Illinois State Police reports 39 year old Leslie Austin, kidnapped his girlfriend and her child in Jefferson City on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Danielle Smith, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the incident. The child was…
A new Miss Missouri Outstanding Teen was crowned Friday night at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico. Miss Heartland’s Outstanding Teen Ashley Whipple will represent Missouri in Orlando in July to compete for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen. Whipple is a three year veteran of the pageant, and says being a home school…
A Florissant man is facing charges of driving while intoxicated after an accident in Callaway County early yesterday morning. [Thursday] According to the Highway Patrol, 30 year old Douglas Meyerkord Jr. was traveling east on Interstate 70 in a box truck when he left the roadway and entered the westbound lanes and overturned. He sustained…
