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UNION — The jury of Greene County residents began its second day of deliberation Tuesday morning on what might be the hardest part of its job in the capital murder trial of Kenneth Lee Simpson: …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/28/26
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OWENSVILLE — Scheduled to appear in front of Judge Ada-Brehe Krueger in Gasconade County Division IV courtroom on Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. are several local residents with a wide variety of charges filed …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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1/21/26
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HERMANN — Five civil suits were filed this week in Gasconade County related to the shuttle bus crash that left 33 injured in Hermann last May.
Named as defendants in the suit are Wine Trolley …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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1/21/26
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UNION — The man charged with killing Hermann Police Det. Sgt. Mason Griffith and severely wounding Hermann Patrolman Adam Sullentrup should be facing a second-degree murder count rather than …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/21/26
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Shelbie L. Adair of Cuba was arrested on Dec. 22 on a warrant out of Crawford County and charged with allegations of a class D felony count of stealing ($750 or more) and a class E felony of …
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By Jordan Trendle, Staff Writer
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1/14/26
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A felony case and a misdemeanor case against Larry James Pack of Belle moved forward Jan. 6 in Osage County as a case claiming he was driving under the influence of fentanyl was bound over to …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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1/14/26
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A Hermann mother was charged Dec. 31, 2025, with second degree child endangerment following a report filed by the Hermann Police Department (HPD) on Oct. 9 of the same year alleging the woman’s …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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1/7/26
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A Gerald man suffered minor injuries in a traffic accident Monday, Jan. 5 at 3:40 p.m.
The accident report, filed by Tpr. J. R. Brown with Troop C of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), …
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1/7/26
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A woman from Bland, Erica L. Herron, 42, was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Gasconade County at 11:40 pm. Dec. 31 on allegations of driving while intoxicated and speeding. She was …
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1/7/26
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Joseph Allen Hudson of Owensville has been charged with the class E felony of third degree domestic assault following a Dec. 24 report by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office (FCSO).
According …
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1/7/26
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Trisha Ann Potts of Owensville faces the class B misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated (DWI) following an Aug. 9, 2025, report by the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).
Filed …
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1/7/26
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A criminal summons was issued Jan. 2 to Rosebud resident Kyle T. Rooffener for the class A misdemeanor charge of second or third offense driving while revoked or suspended as requested by the …
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1/7/26
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Matthew Lynn Steen of Bland was charged with the class D felony of second degree domestic assault Dec. 30, 2025, stemming from a report by the Osage County Sheriff’s Department (OSCD) on Nov. 13, …
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1/7/26
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BELLE — Donald Ray Hall of Belle was charged with the class B felony of sexual exploitation of a minor late last Tuesday night (Dec. 23) following a report received by the Maries County Sheriff’s …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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1/5/26
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OWENSVILLE —Jorge Cuenca of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been arrested and charged with two felony sex crimes stemming from an alleged sexual encounter with an Owensville youth, which authorities …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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12/31/25
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At 1:12 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, a call came in to Franklin County 911, according to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.
The caller reported a suicidal person was intoxicated in the 1100 …
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12/24/25
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A 45-year-old Owensville man sustained serious injuries as a passenger in a one-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Crawford County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop I …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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12/24/25
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Tyler Chris Schmidt of Gerald was picked up on a warrant Saturday for failure to appear in court on felony charges related to a single-vehicle collision that claimed the lives of two area men this …
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12/24/25
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OWENSVILLE —Charges were filed last week against Pigg Hollow Road resident Jacqueline Renee Baker and Justin Robert Louis Protte of Cuba following a report filed by the Gasconade County Sheriff’s …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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12/17/25
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Robert Claude Rothermich of Gerald was charged Nov. 18 with the class D felony of second-degree assault in a case investigated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) related to an …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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11/26/25
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