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Purdy man killed in crash south of Monett
A Purdy man was killed in a two-vehicle accident 12:35 p.m. today on Route BB three miles south of Monett. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1…
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Go Fund Me page created for Madison Macias family
A Go Fund Me page has been created for the family of Madison Macias, 21, Joplin, who was killed in a traffic accident September 4. From the page: Ther…
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Probable cause: Joplin man embezzled half a million dollars from Neosho business
A Joplin man embezzled $500,000 from Re-bath in Neosho, according to a probable cause statement filed September 11 in Newton County Circuit Court. The…
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Webb City man sues Joplin R-8 School District, bus driver for 2022 collision
A Webb City man filed a lawsuit against the Joplin R-8 School District and bus driver Henry Pullum Thursday, claiming a 2022 collision at 32nd and Mai…
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Carl Junction man charged with domestic assault, endangering the welfare of 2 children
The arraignment for a Carl Junction man charged with second-degree domestic assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child is scheduled…
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Carl Junction Chamber Board responds to charges against former executive director
The Carl Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors responded this morning to the news that the Chamber's former executive director Nicholas…
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Judge issues verdict in favor of U. S. in wrongful death lawsuit against DEA
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announce…
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Pittsburg man faces meth charges after search warrant execution
(From the Pittsburg Police Department) On Wednesday morning, September 16, 2026, at approximately 08:35 AM, law enforcement officers with the Pittsbur…
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Former MoDOT supervisor accused of fraud
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri) A former Missouri Department of Transportation supervisor at the Normandy, Missouri mai…
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Former Carl Junction Chamber Executive Director charged with stealing
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a stealing charge against former Carl Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nicho…
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Carthage man charged with domestic assault, kidnapping
A Carthage man, upset that his girlfriend wouldn't have sex with him, assaulted her, kidnapped her and threatened to kill her if she left, according t…
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Probable cause: Mount Vernon man choked pregnant woman while on "meth-fentanyl bender"
A 10:30 a.m. Thursday arraignment is scheduled for Eden Anthony Skyler Branson (DOB 1995), Mount Vernon, who allegedly choked a pregnant woman while o…
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Former elections official accuses Hoskins of altering results, misleading judge
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent A former top elections official is accusing Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of changing local election…
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Thomas Ross released on bond
Former 161st District state representative candidate Thomas Ross was released on bond today following a 16 minute preliminary hearing and detention he…
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Carthage father charged with felonies after 8-year-old flown to Springfield with severe burns
A Carthage man is being held in the Jasper County Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond after one of his children was flown to Mercy Springfield with seri…
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Stella woman cited for felony DWI after injury crash near Granby
A Stella woman was cited for felony driving while intoxicated following a one-vehicle accident 4 p.m. today on W Highway north of U. S. 60, two and a…
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Detention hearing set for former 161st District Rep candidate, new high-powered lawyers hired
A detention hearing for former 161st District House of Representatives candidate Thomas Ross, who is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlle…
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Arkansas officials seeking information from public on accident that killed MSSU professor
Arkansas officials are asking for the public help in tracing how the accident happened that killed Missouri Southern State University professor Dr. Al…
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US Supreme Court again blocks use of Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a federal judge’s order requiring Missouri to use a gerrymandered con…
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Neosho man indicted on child pornography charge
A grand jury indictment against Jeremy Michael Long, 48, Neosho, was unsealed Wednesday in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.…