The Leader’s Hometown Gems photo contest, held in conjunction with the Farmington Senior Expo on Sept. 24, asks readers 50 ...

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought through a three-hour battle to hold off an inspired Emma Raducanu 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday described his upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin as a "feel-out meeting" to gauge his ...

Austrian Sepp Straka withdrew from the PGA Tour BMW Championship on Monday for family reasons, but will compete in next ...

The Lutheran churches in Jefferson County helped about 1,240 people at the 11th annual Grace Day held Aug. 2 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Festus, said Kathryn Roylance, who coordinated the ...

Donna Renee Craig, 66, of Festus died Aug. 6, 2025, at her home. Ms. Craig was a retired state employee who loved spending time with friends and family. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts and ...

Michael D. Parker, 62, of House Springs died Aug. 6, 2025, at his home. Mr. Parker retired from the Missouri Department of Transportation, where he was a senior crew worker. He had also worked for ...

Pierson Holloway Frank Oshia-LaPlant, 1, of Hillsboro died Aug. 5, 2025, at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Born July 22, 2024, in St. Louis, Pierson was the son of Kali Oshia of ...

Judy Darlene (Brown) Thomas, 69, of Florissant died Aug. 4, 2025. Mrs. Thomas was the youngest of seven children and spent her early life in De Soto. After graduating from De Soto High School, she ...

Eureka Police arrested a 55-year-old Pacific man after he allegedly stole $100 from a 40-year-old Union man outside of the QuikTrip gas station, 290 E. Fourth St. The Pacific man allegedly said he ...

Arnold Police are investigating the theft of roofing material that was stolen on July 20 from the Gateway Food Pantry.

This week, Leader trivia master Kevin Carbery tests your knowledge on song titles that include place names. You can see 10 more questions in this week's Leader. Click on "view score" to see correct ...