Franklin County

Ameren's ability to move ahead with building a coal ash landfill in Franklin County is now in some doubt.On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a…

Three St. Louis area counties would focus on road and highway construction if a 0.75 percent transportation sales tax increase passes later this summer.…

Updated on Wed., May 28.Critics of Ameren's proposed coal ash landfill in Franklin County argued Tuesday that it would sometimes be sitting in…

State Sen. Brian Nieves may be quitting Jefferson City, but he’s not quitting politics.Nieves, R-Washington, filed Monday for Franklin County recorder of…

The Humane Society of Missouri seized more than 250 domestic and farm animals from a property in Franklin County Tuesday for "deplorable" living…

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing an eastern Missouri county in an effort to halt prayers at county commission meetings.The Washington…

Updated 4:43 p.m.The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has approved its controversial landfill zoning regulations, opening the door for Ameren to…

Update: 9:45 a.m. Oct 6:Projected schedule for the Franklin County landfill zoning regulation:Friday, October 14: New draft of landfill zoning regulation…

Ameren operates a coal-fired power plant in Labadie, Mo., about 35 miles west of St. Louis, and wants to build a 400-acre landfill near the plant to store…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 7, 2009 - Voters in Franklin County and the city of St. Louis made it clear that they’re happy…