Early voting begins Oct. 20, with extended Wednesday hours and two Saturday mornings. County Clerk Kenneth Schulte shares voting locations, mail ballot reminders and key deadlines.

A Troy man faces two felony domestic assault charges after a woman was found crying and struggling to breathe following an alleged attack.

Silex Superintendent Nick Heggemann discusses growing enrollment, teacher raises supported by Prop Owls, student achievement and opportunities families should know about. Read our October update and watch the full interview.

Officers lost sight of a speeding sedan during a late-night Troy pursuit, then found a Chrysler still hot minutes later. Witness tips, uneven headlights and burnt brakes helped connect the car to the chase.

A missing checkbook and checks cashed at two banks have led to five forgery counts and three felony stealing counts against Erica Baldwin. The new Troy case is separate from charges previously covered by Lincoln CountyWatch.

A stolen Old Monroe Public Works truck was returned approximately six and a half hours later. Surveillance footage, license plate readers and a traffic stop helped build a case against three defendants. Two are in custody.

Commissioners restored a second Highway Department foreman position as Lincoln County prepares for upcoming road work. Here’s a recap of the Sept. 29 meeting.

From Wednesday’s job fair to Saturday’s citywide yard sale, here are five things to know around Lincoln County this week.

A search near Lost Creek came up empty after Jonathan Soto ran from an Elsberry officer. A traffic stop hours later ended the search.

A pursuit involving a pickup traveling more than 130 mph ended with a suspect crashing near Highland Prairie Road. Before officers located the suspect, an unrelated driver struck the sergeant’s patrol car.

The Troy McDonald’s is closed Saturday after an overnight fryer fire. No one was injured, and the owner hopes to reopen Sunday.

A license plate reader spotted Old Monroe’s stolen public works truck in St. Peters. Later that day, it was back in its shed with the door locked.

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 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.

A vehicle traveling approximately 100 mph collided with a law enforcement vehicle near Hawk Point early Wednesday, sending one vehicle roughly 200 yards into a cornfield. No injuries were reported.