Public Safety

A Troy man faces 11 felony stealing charges after a purse was taken from Dollar General and cards inside it were allegedly used or discarded around Troy.

A family-owned Troy business is offering a $15,000 reward after three dump trailers valued at approximately $27,000 were allegedly obtained through a fraudulent transaction. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating.

Purler Wrestling is facing a lawsuit in Lincoln County alleging the organization failed to protect a teenage camper who reported being sexually assaulted during a 2024 summer wrestling camp in Moscow Mills.

A tractor-trailer rollover on Hwy. 61 southbound near John Creech Rd. has reduced traffic to one lane while crews search for the missing driver and unload the trailer before recovery operations.

An hours-long barricaded subject incident on Pinewood Drive in Winfield ended with an officer-involved shooting that left a 69-year-old man dead after authorities say he pointed a firearm at Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT members.

Authorities are asking the public to avoid the Pinewood Drive area in Winfield as the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT Team and multiple agencies respond to an active barricaded subject incident.

A Troy man is back in custody after prosecutors say he assaulted the same victim while out on bond in a pending domestic assault case. He is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

A Hawk Point man is facing misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop in Lincoln County led to an immigration investigation through the Sheriff's Office's federal 287(g) partnership with ICE.

An Elsberry man is facing multiple felony charges after a handgun, wallet and cash were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Highway B and the victim's debit card was later used at two local gas stations.

The Lincoln County Dialysis Center in Troy will remain closed Monday after an early morning fire response. Patients have been rescheduled for treatment Tuesday.

A Troy man remains in custody after authorities say he chased another individual with a curved knife before Troy Police executed a search warrant at his residence several days later.

An Illinois man faces a felony charge after authorities say he rear-ended a vehicle on Highway 61, fled on foot and was found approximately two hours later more than two miles from the crash.

An early-morning death investigation on Oak Forest Drive was followed by a large law enforcement response on nearby Shingle Oak Court. Authorities have not confirmed whether the events are connected.

A reported knife attack began to unravel after timestamped video placed the accused neighbor in Wright City during the alleged assault. A Foley woman now faces felony and misdemeanor charges.

About 15 firefighters, a working sprinkler system and an aggressive overnight attack helped prevent a second-alarm apartment fire in Moscow Mills from becoming a much larger loss.

Prosecutors have refiled first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against Russell Morgan Woods regarding a fatal 2019 shooting in Moscow Mills, prompting successive judicial recusals in Lincoln County Circuit Court.

An inside look at the 150-page investigative file, administrative suspensions, and rapid public works personnel changes following the December 2025 bar brawl involving Winfield municipal leadership and off-duty police officers.

"Fu** being the mayor! I don't care!" What began as a celebratory city awards banquet ended with an off-duty police officer choking Winfield's mayor unconscious in a local bar parking lot. In Part 1 of this exclusive four-part investigative series, Lincoln CountyWatch uses official surveillance logs and witness accounts to deliver a minute-by-minute breakdown of the midnight melee at Playoffs II. Read the full unedited account—free for a limited time.

An early morning domestic disturbance in Troy escalated into a terrifying home invasion, leaving security equipment destroyed and a victim violently assaulted.

Questions circulated online Saturday after multiple Troy Police officers were seen directing traffic at 7 Brew's grand opening. Troy Police confirmed the company, not taxpayers, is paying for the extra officers.