Assistant fire chief drowns during flash flood rescue

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An assistant fire chief in central Missouri died early Monday when the boat he was in capsized during a water rescue in a flash flood. The Boone County Fire Protection District said Matthew Tobben and another firefighter had just rescued two people from flooded Bear Creek in Columbia when the boat […]

Central West End doctor charged for illegal prescriptions, defrauding health insurers

ST. LOUIS – As the national opioid crisis continues, the fight against the exploitation of controlled substances and hard drug prescriptions carries on. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Dr. David A. Parks, 66; James M. Bilderback, 58; and Michelle J. Scheer, 43, were indicted for illegally prescribing controlled […]

1 juvenile escapee in custody, 1 still at large

ST. LOUIS – Two teenagers escaped the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center on July 4. One is back in custody but the other is still at large. According to Sgt. Charles Wall, a spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the two boys, ages 16 and 15, absconded from the detention center, located in […]

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