Lincoln CountyWatch examines public records, prosecutorial recusals and overlapping legal roles after the Winfield bar fight investigation was transferred to St. Charles County and ultimately declined.

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.

A Troy woman is facing an additional criminal case after emergency responders were dispatched eight times in 11 days for calls that resulted in repeated responses from ambulance, fire and law enforcement personnel across Lincoln County.

A Lincoln County traffic stop turned into a pursuit through multiple rural roadways before ending in a foot chase and arrest. Jordan Lee Sanders now faces a felony charge after deputies say he fled from law enforcement Monday night.

Nearly six months after a robbery and shooting at The SPOT Smoke and Play in Elsberry left one victim wounded, investigators have arrested a second suspect and revealed new details about what allegedly happened inside the business that night.

A wanted Moscow Mills man is back in custody after police say he fled into a home, escaped through a basement window, and was later located in the woods near Highway MM.

A Lincoln County crash investigation led deputies to obtain a blood draw search warrant after a Troy man allegedly left the scene, later drove past investigators on a UTV, and refused a breath test. He is now being held on a $125,000 cash-only bond.