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Lawsuits against Mercy Hospital moved to Newton County Circuit Court
Two lawsuits filed against Mercy Joplin in Jasper County Circuit Court were moved to Newton County on changes of venue Tuesday. Newton County resident…
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Woman airlifted to Springfield with gunshot wound, Webb City woman charged with assault
A Webb City woman called 911 and admitted so shooting another woman, according to a probable cause statement filed Tuesday in Jasper County Circuit Co…
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Charges filed after man claims he owns Rapid Roberts, tried to take "his" cash register
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney filed second-degree robbery and resisting arrest charges, both felonies, and two misdemeanor assault charges ag…
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Former Carthage, Neosho residents among four killed in plane crash
James Moffatt, 60, his wife Leasa Moffatt, and their two sons, William Moffatt, 28, and Andrew Moffatt, 31, were killed in a plane crash Friday near t…
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Missouri House bill targets AI deepfakes and youth social media use
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent The Missouri House passed a bill Monday aimed at curbing minors’ access to social media, banning the distribu…
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Lamar Police Department arrests Aurora man on sodomy charge
(From the Lamar Police Department) On April 17, 2026, the Lamar Police Department arrested Brandon J. Pruente, a 36-year-old resident of Aurora, Misso…
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Carthage man charged with domestic assault, tampering with a witness
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed four felony charges against a Carthage man Friday. Leonardo Eliseo Rabanalez-Vasquez (DOB 1998)…
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Craig Smith trial postponed
The trial of former Carl Junction R-1 music teacher Craig Smith on stalking and possession of child pornography charges, originally scheduled to begin…
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Joplin man sentenced to 15 years for Discount Liquor Store shooting
Trent Cobb, Joplin, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for first-degree assault in connection with an April 17, 2024 shooting at Discount Liquor Stor…
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Liberal man arrested on weapons charge following search warrant execution
(From the Barton County Sheriff's Office) On April 10, 2026, Deputies with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, Liberal Police Department, Lamar Police…
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Anderson man bound over for trial on sodomy charge
An Anderson man was bound over for trial after waiving his preliminary hearing Wednesday in McDonald County Circuit Court. Craig Alan Ruble, 40, is sc…
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over $50 million in Missouri private school voucher funding
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent A Cole County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri can use public funds to pay for private school…
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Guatemalan national indicted on weapons charge
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) A Guatemalan National has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal possession…
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Carl Junction sex offender charged with child molestation
Cody Gailen Parsons, 46, Carl Junction, pleaded not guilty today during his arraignment in Jasper County Circuit Court on a third-degree child molesta…
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New Highway Patrol trooper identified as JPD sniper who accidentally killed Clesslyn Crawford
Following a two-year court battle, KCUR, a Kansas City public radio station, revealed today that Keaton Siebenaler, who left the Joplin Police Departm…
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Fairview man charged with child molestation
A bond reduction hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. April 28 for Cortoney Demetrice Rogers (DOB 1983), Fairview, who pleaded not guilty on a first degree…
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Aurora man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
During a hearing today in U. S. District Court in Springfield, Zachary Cullen, 26, Aurora, pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornogra…
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Shell Knob, Exeter residents killed in crash south of Purdy
Two people were killed and two injured in a two-vehicle collision 12:45 p.m. Friday on MO 37 a half mile south of Purdy. According to the Highway Patr…
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Joplin, Galena residents arrested, meth lab seized after search warrant execution
(From the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) On 04/09/2026 members of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Galena Police Department, and the Kansas Bu…
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Kehoe: Operation Relentless Pursuit has led to arrests of 1,585 fugitives
(From Gov. Mike Kehoe) Today, Governor Mike Kehoe reported that in its first year of operations, Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) task force officer…