Crime & Courts
Probation revocation hearing scheduled for former Neosho businessman
The initial probation revocation appearance for former Neosho businessman Blake Altman, 42, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday in U. S. District Court in…
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Missouri lawmakers debate video lottery machines
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Video lottery operators on Tuesday promised Missouri will reap a windfall of money for education and other program…
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Eric Schmitt calls federal immigration agents in Minnesota ‘heroes’
By Fletcher Mantooth Columbia Missourian U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt took to the Senate floor Wednesday to defend federal agents arresting suspected undocu…
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Sentencing memo- Joplin man should receive light sentence on weapons charge
A Joplin man who is scheduled to be sentenced 11 a.m. February 3 in U. S. District Court in Springfield on a federal weapons charge has a plan for cha…
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Carthage man charged with molesting, sodomizing 6-year-old girl
An arrest warrant was issued today for a Carthage man charged with statutory sodomy and child molestation. The probable cause statement, which was fil…
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Amended lawsuit says different Seneca police officer broke man's arm after DWI arrest
An amended complaint filed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri corrects the identity of a Seneca Police Department offi…
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Joplin man pleads not guilty to rape
A Joplin man pleaded not guilty to a second-degree rape charge this morning in Jasper County Circuit Court. A bond modification hearing is scheduled f…
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Granby House
The son of a man who died in March 2024 while living at the Granby House filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the long-term skilled nursing facility…
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Neosho woman charged with domestic assault after stabbing causes life-threatening injuries
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged a Neosho woman with first-degree domestic assault after a stabbing Sunday left the victim at M…
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Seneca woman charged after allegedly supplying marijuana to her children
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged a Seneca woman with delivery of a controlled substance to a minor after she allegedly supplied…
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Allegation: Joplin man attempted to kill sister by breaking her neck
A Joplin man has been charged with first-degree domestic assault after allegedly trying to kill his sister by breaking her neck. An arrest warrant was…
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Joplin man charged with three counts of statutory sodomy
A $100,000 bond has been set for a Joplin man who was charged by the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office Friday with three counts of statutory…
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Neosho woman charged with fentanyl trafficking
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney charged a Neosho man with second-degree drug trafficking following a January 15. Joplin Police Department traff…
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Bond reduced for Neosho R-5 bus driver charged with child molestation, statutory sodomy
Judge Jacob Skouby reduced the bond Tuesday for a Neosho R-5 bus driver charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of statutory sodom…
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Joplin man ordered held without bond on meth, cocaine trafficking charges
A U. S. District Court judge ruled today that Ivy Dewayne Lee Iverson, 34, Joplin, will remain behind bars until his trial. Iverson is being held in t…
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Carthage man charged with felony DWI following head-on crash on 171, ICE notified
A Carthage man is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond on a felony driving while intoxicated charge following a head-on crash on 171 in Carl Junctio…
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Joplin man to be held without bond on meth, cocaine trafficking, weapons charges
Ivy Dewayne Lee Anderson, 34, Joplin, will be held without bond while awaiting trial on charges of methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking, possession…
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Joplin man charged with fourth DWI following Range Line crash
A Joplin man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash Monday at East 36th Street and S. Range Line Road. An arrest warrant was iss…
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Former Neosho businessman awaiting extradition on Texas child pornography charge
A former Neosho businessman is awaiting extradition after the Newton County Sheriff's Office arrested him Tuesday on a Montgomery County, Texas warran…
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Wrongful death lawsuit against Joplin Mercy moved to Newton County Circuit Court
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Mercy Joplin, three physicians and a nurse practitioner in September will be moved to Newton County Circuit Cou…