The St. Charles Police Department is seeking applications for its 2010 Citizens Police Academy.

The eight-week class will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 27. Graduation will be March 17. It is designed to give citizens a…

Anthony J. Wamser, 23, formerly of St. Charles, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for abusing his twin sons when they were six months old.

Anthony J. Wamser

Wamser pleaded guilty in August on two counts of felony child abuse.…

Police say dozens of vehicles were burglarized over the weekend at an apartment complex and three hotels in St. Charles. Police believe the same person or people broke into two more vehicles early Sunday in Hazelwood.

St. Charles Detective Derek Piasecki…

Today is the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Chas Beat blog.
During that time we’ve published 841 posts and received 3,696 comments. Chas Beat is consistently among the top news blogs at the paper and we are grateful the…

John T. Haidul, 40, formerly of St. Louis County, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a 2007 bank robbery in St. Charles.

John T. Haidul

A jury found Haidul guilty in August. Police said he used a note to…

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.

Check it out by clicking here.

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…