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(From the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's Office) The Jasper County Prosecutor announces that on February 20, 2026, defendant, Jacob Blair, was s…
(Note: This post has been changed to reflect that it was the son, not the daughter who was allegedly victimized.) A Joplin woman stole $13,000 from he…
Candida Hudson, 39, Carthage, waived her preliminary hearing today in Jasper County Circuit Court and was bound over for trial for second-degree murde…
A Butterfield man was charged with sodomy today after allegedly assaulting a woman in a Missouri Southern State University dormitory room December 9.…
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed statutory sodomy and child molestation charges against Gregory H. Nally (DOB 1999), Joplin, who…
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a second-degree sexual abuse charge Wednesday against a Webb City man who allegedly molested a s…
A Joplin man was charged with first-degree assault and property damage after allegedly attacking security guards with an IV pole. An arrest warrant wa…
The McDonald County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged a Noel man with second-degree assault following an incident that appears to have led to his…
(From the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's Office) The Jasper County Prosecutor announces that on February 17, 2026, defendant Trent Cobb entered…
The Missouri Attorney General's office, which was handling the prosecution of former Carthage Parks and Recreation director Mark Peterson on stealing…
A woman who says she was injured after slipping on a freshly mopped floor at Olive Garden, 3031 Hammons Boulevard, Joplin, filed a lawsuit against the…
Trenton David Fickle, 23, Carthage, will be held without bond while awaiting trial on multiple weapons charges. Judge David P. Rush issued the order d…
A 1:30 p.m. April 9 sentencing hearing is scheduled in U. S. District Court in Springfield for Jeremy Chupp, 47, Stella, who pleaded guilty November 7…
The lawsuit filed by the family of a child who was injured during a 2023 field trip to Cunningham Park in Joplin is scheduled to begin March 4 in Jasp…
Travis L. Ketcham, 46, pleaded not guilty to two counts of statutory sodomy Monday during an arraignment in Jasper County Circuit Court. A bond review…
A Joplin man pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court on charges of statutory sodomy and sexual misconduct invo…
The Barton County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a first-degree harassment charge against a Lamar man who allegedly dealt with anger over his sep…
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) Two southwest Missouri residents were charged federally for possession with intent to d…
A bond review hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. February 18 for a homeless Joplin man who was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal ac…
Colby Wayne Wright, 18, Goodman , waived his preliminary hearing today in McDonald County Circuit Court and was bound over for trial on charges of inv…
