COVID case numbers are trending downward in Jefferson County. Health Department downgraded the county to ORANGE status after being in the RED since October of last year // The strange theft of a funeral home van, with a dead body still inside, ended with arrests in Festus on Friday // Officers fired shots at a 17-year-old suspect in Arnold on Monday // The founder and former member of the non-profit was sentenced after pleading guilty to fraudulent related activities to that program // State Rep. Becky Ruth has filed legislation that if passed would increase the state gax tax