Bruce B. Cofer Jr., 53, formerly of Warren County, already was serving a 15-year prison sentence for two counts of statutory rape. Now, a judge has sentenced him to a consecutive life sentence for crimes against another victim that dated…

Michael Wright

Warren County Prosecutor Michael Wright has been appointed to the executive board of the National District Attorneys Assocation, a national interest group that lobbies for prosecutors across the country.

Wright was among three people selected to the board last month.…

Foristell Police issue 90 citations during the Fourth of July weekend. The department had an extra enforcement effort from July 3 - 5.

Among the 90 citations were:

• 19 for speeding
• 3 for driving while intoxicated
• 10 for safety belt violations
• One for possession of…

Kurt Greenbaum, director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, started a Google map to list “better-than-average flag displays in the St. Louis area. You can view it here. More importantly, you can add to it.

This flag flies outside Gingham's Homestyle…

Just got off the phone with Rich Chrismer, St. Charles County’s director of elections.

He’s predicting voter turnout of 17 to 22 percent today. Were it not for some heated municipal races and a charter on the ballot in O’Fallon, that…

Being stalked or harassed online?

The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department’s Cyber Crime Unit is introducing a new way to tell online predators to buzz off.

They want MySpace users in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties to make them their “top…

The Post-Dispatch’s Bill Lambrecht has an article on earmarks on today’s front page. It deals mostly with differing positions by Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond and Sen. Claire McCaskill.

On the right side of the story, there’s a list showing some local projects…

More than two months after a Wright City man was stabbed to death at a New Year’s Eve party in Warren County, the prosecutor has yet to file murder charges in the case.

Prosecutor Mike Wright has charged two teenagers with…

A National Institute on Drug Abuse report refers to methamphetamine as a “potent and highly addictive psychostimulant.” A recent meth bust in Warren County might illustrate that statement.

Deputies patrolling in the Wright City area on Feb. 4 noticed a plume of…

Imagine coming home to find your house completely cleaned out. And I mean every room emptied. Just about everything gone.

Kind of sounds like a scene from the 1983 hit movie, “Risky Business,” starring Tom Cruise, doesn’t it?

Well that’s what happened…