A Wright City man is being held without bond on multiple child molestation charges after a young relative described being slapped, sexually assaulted and warned that he would return if she told anyone.

A woman needed EMS treatment after an alleged pepper spray and baton attack. Weeks later, deputies say a traffic stop led to an admission from Jennifer Rose Brooks.

A bicycle pursuit across Highway 47 left a Warren County sheriff’s deputy struck by a passing van. Jason Douglas Duff faces a misdemeanor resisting charge.