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Sen. Mike Moon revives personhood amendment criminalizing abortion
By Anna Spoerre Missouri Independent Wes Groggins didn’t mince words when he testified to a Missouri Senate committee Monday in support of legislation…
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House bill would bring driver’s ed courses back to Missouri schools
By Samantha Jackson Columbia Missourian The House Education Committee is considering a bill that would bring driver’s education back to Missouri publi…
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SE Kansas men arrested, trailer stolen in Jasper County recovered
(From the Jasper County Sheriff's Office) In the early morning hours of February 26, 2026, a stolen trailer was recovered following a coordinated effo…
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Carthage man charged with rape, sodomy, child molestation
A Carthage man is being held without bond in Jasper County Detention Center charged with rape, sodomy and child molestation. Charges were filed today…
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Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry to U. S.
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) A Mexican National illegally residing in the Springfield, Missouri area, pleaded guilty…
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El Salvadoran national sentenced on fentanyl trafficking, weapons charges
An El Salvadoran national and former Carthage resident who was found guilty of fentanyl trafficking, weapons charges and entering the U. S. illegally…
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Family friend charged with molesting 9-year-old Washburn girl
The Barry County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed second-degree child molestation charges against a Cassville man. An arrest warrant has been issue…
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Joplin man sentenced to 10 years on kidnapping, weapons charges
Clayton Flowers, 32, Joplin, was sentenced to 10 years in prison during a hearing this morning in U. S. District Court in Springfield. Flowers pleaded…
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Joplin teen killed in fiery crash north of Galena
A Joplin teen was killed in a one-vehicle accident 7:45 p.m. Monday three miles north of Galena on SE 110th Street. According to the Kansas Highway Pa…
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Anderson woman killed in head-on collision on 76
An Anderson woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident 9:29 a.m. today on MO 76 at Indian Trail Road in Anderson. According to the Highway Patrol repo…
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Joplin man sentenced to five years for fatality DWI
(From the Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's Office) A Joplin man has been sentenced to prison after entering a guilty plea to a Class C felony of D…
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Malpractice suit filed against Freeman, claims doctor botched Joplin man's surgery
A malpractice suit filed today in Jasper County Circuit Court claims a hernia surgery performed at Freeman Health System Surgical Associates left him…
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Probable cause: Webb City man breaks kettle over girlfriend's head
A Webb City man has been charged with second-degree domestic assault after allegedly breaking a kettle over his girlfriend's head. An arrest warrant h…
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Newton County prosecutor asks for no bond or high bond for Neosho man charged with DWI in fatal crash
A 1 p.m. Monday, March 2 bond reduction hearing has been scheduled in Newton County Circuit Court for Isaac O'Neal, 23, Neosho, who is charged with dr…
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Lawsuit allegation: Mount Vernon School District ignored safety hazards after repeated warnings
The former director of maintenance for the Mount Vernon R-5 School District filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the district today in Lawrenc…
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Carthage man pleads guilty to federal weapons charge
Jeromy Michael Daughtery, 32, Carthage, pleaded guilty today to in U. S. District Court in Springfield to being a felon in possession of a firearm. No…
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Carl Junction man killed in collision at 171 and Ivy Road
A Carl Junction man was killed following a two-vehicle collision 6:45 p.m. Sunday on MO 171 and Ivy Road in Carl Junction. According to the Highway Pa…
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Monett man sentenced for assaulting ex-girlfriend
(From the Newton County Prosecuting Attorney) A Newton County man has been sentenced to prison after entering a guilty plea to Domestic Assault in the…
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Neosho man killed in collision; driver cited for DWI
A Neosho man was killed in a two-vehicle collision 11:47 p.m. Friday on Jasmine Drive three miles northwest of Neosho. According to the Highway Patrol…
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Charges to be brought against juvenile in connection with series of Carthage business burglaries
(From the Carthage Police Department) On February 19, 2026, at approximately 2:48 a.m., an officer was conducting directed patrols in the 200 block of…