Post-Dispatch reporter Joel Currier also contributed to this report.

The public is invited to observe Veterans Day at several upcoming events.

Veterans George Mason (from left), Bob Brewer and Bob Englehart, members of the honor guard from American Legion Post 388, at…

The Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program, is a child identification program and free community service designed to help should a child go missing or be abducted.

On Saturday, a MoCHIP event is planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…

The St. Charles Elks Lodge #690 has awarded three police officers and a firefighter for their service.

The winners, who received plaques at a recent steak dinner celebration, all were nominated by their departments to receive the awards.

Lodge member John Still,…

A story in today’s Post-Dispatch reports that, according to a nationwide study, folks from the St. Louis area are the country’s best tippers.

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Do you tip 15 percent? 20 percent? More? Have you ever stiffed your…

Alfredo M. Hernandez, pleaded guilty in St. Charles today of two counts of felony attempted child molestation. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of two years in prison on each count.

Prosecutors said Hernandez, 31, of the 1000 block of Howell…

Two law enforcement officers and a firefighter from St. Charles will receive awards for their service at at an upcoming ceremony hosted by a St. Charles chapter of the American Legion.

Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Drews, St. Charles Police Officer Ray Juengst…

A St. Charles Fire Department captain was injured Thursday night while fighting a fire that caused an estimated $60,000 of damage to a single-story home, firefighters said.

Capt. Rich Ohlms injured his head and legs when he fell from the roof…

The animal control division of the St. Charles Police Department will hold an adoption event next Saturday in DuSable Dog Park in St. Charles.

The “Dogtober” pet adoption event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday at the 2.5-acre…

The news this week includes the closure of four Jefferson County schoolsdue to flu absences and the start of H1N1 vaccinations in the Hazelwood School District. 

In St. Charles County, the Wentzville School District told parents today they are preparing to have H1N1…

From left, Bryan Meyers, Capt. Craig Tihen and Andy Zeisset, all firefighters with the Cottleville Fire Protection District, listen to the playing of “Taps” during a service honoring firefighters Thursday evening. (Photos by Joel Currier / P-D)

ST. CHARLES - Firefighters…