About a week ago, we wrote about a Lincoln County mother who was accused of beating her 15-month-old son and fracturing his skull. This week, the child’s baby sitter called sheriff’s department investigators and said she was responsible for the…

In comments online, readers have shown an outpouring of support for Brryan Jackson, whose story of survival was featured on Sunday’s front page.

The support has amazed his family and Brryan, whose father secretly injected him with the HIV virus when Brryan was an infant. I spoke…

Earlier this month, our former fellow St. Charles County bureau reporter Tim Bryant wrote about the development of a large tract at Interstate 70 and Highway 61 in Wentzville.

Tim (who now works in the P-D’s downtown office) had items about it…

Here’s a chance for tree enthusiasts to get out and about on Thursday evenings.

The St. Charles County Parks Department’s Forestry Staff leads guided Tree Tour walks to identify trees and shrubs found throughout our region. Traveling along the natural surface trails…

Two additional security guards will be in place at Bryan Middle School after a cyber threat earlier this week.

The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department said a 14-year-old boy who was a former student at Bryan was taken into custody after another student reported the…

Fort Zumwalt’s fifth-grade camp will continue pretty much the same as last year, with some added security as well as training and recruitment of district teachers to help out with the outdoor education program.

You might remember the board canceling the overnight…

Joe Mathews

UPDATE: Just got off the phone with a spokeswoman from Cardinal Glennon, who said Mathews is listed in good condition. He has a fractured skull, but doctors expect him to fully recover and return to sports.

OUR EARLIER POST: Students…

FBI Special Agent Billy Cox was on hand this morning over at Duchesne High School to speak with the students about using common sense on the Internet and sites like Facebook and MySpace.

Cox showed the students how, in just a few…

Former St. Charles County Council Chairman Dan Foust says he’s seriously considering launching a longshot bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination next year.

Foust

Foust, 57, says he’s upset that GOP leaders across the state have been lining up behind U.S.…

Joe Love

Chris Sobczak

File this one under “How NOT to Keep a Low Profile.”

St. Peters police say they nabbed two guys in their 20s pilfering copper from the Didion-Orf Recycling facility about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Ok. Copper theft. Fairly common these days.…