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A woman reported finding a storage unit opened under her account after she had removed Joshua Caleb Stevens’ access. Her debit card was billed for months, and Stevens now faces two misdemeanor charges.

Lincoln County commissioners approved $23,932 for an initial groundwater test near Foley. They also discussed residents’ questions about Ameren’s proposed battery storage project while awaiting a fuller report from emergency management.

A traffic stop on U.S. 61 became a four-minute pursuit reaching nearly 100 mph before an overturned pickup brought traffic on Route C down to one lane. The driver is now in custody and facing seven charges.

Dennis Porter, 72, was found safe Saturday morning following a coordinated search involving law enforcement, firefighters, emergency management personnel and medical crews.

A child who appeared unusually tired after leaving a babysitter’s home later tested positive for THC, resulting in a child endangerment charge.

A St. Louis driver escaped with minor injuries after a BNSF locomotive struck the driver’s side of his dump truck in Old Monroe, leaving crews with a difficult recovery from the railroad tracks.

A man is being held without bond after Troy police say he threatened a woman protected by a court order and sent her a video involving a revolver.

Lincoln County residents pressed commissioners for more action surrounding Ameren’s proposed Mill Creek Energy Center, including another public meeting and renewed consideration of planning and zoning.

A series of escalating confrontations at a Troy home culminated in an incident involving a dog shock collar. Cody Carson Cameron Jeffs is now charged with domestic assault.

Silex Alderman Billy Holcomb told Lincoln CountyWatch he intends to resign effective today. Holcomb has agreed to an exclusive interview with LCW in the coming days.

A cyber tip led investigators to a Troy home, where a forensic review of a laptop uncovered more than 4,500 images, including suspected child sexual abuse material.

An active anhydrous ammonia leak near Highway J and Bobeen Lane has prompted evacuations and a state of emergency in Troy as emergency crews continue working the scene.

Lincoln County law enforcement agencies take different approaches to automated license plate readers. Lincoln CountyWatch examines how the cameras work, what they collect, who can access the data, how long it is retained and where public safety and privacy concerns collide.

A Kentucky man is being held without bond after police say he drove roughly four hours to Troy to meet a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex.

The two people U.S. Marshals originally went to arrest during an April search in Moscow Mills now face drug trafficking charges of their own. The same search previously led to a third felony case.

A woman was dragged into a hallway, kicked and repeatedly struck during an assault in Lincoln County. Mark Hipes is now in custody facing a felony domestic assault charge.

A vehicle disappeared from a Winfield garage after a key was taken from inside the home, then reappeared hours later. Kaitlyn Rose Young now faces two felony charges.

Seven fake $20 bills marked for motion picture purposes were used during two trips to the Troy Walmart. Jennifer Faye Helderman is now in custody facing two felony forgery charges.

A U.S. Marshals operation to arrest two wanted felons at a Moscow Mills home led to the discovery of fentanyl, methamphetamine and two firearms — and a separate felony case against Trent M. Canady.

The Troy Area Chamber of Commerce has named Jennifer Jeni Sherbanenko its new executive director. The Chamber will introduce Sherbanenko during a community open house Sept. 22 in Troy.