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Sarcoxie man to plead guilty to federal weapons charge
A change of plea hearing for a Sarcoxie man charged with being a felony in possession of a firearm is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. October 13 in U. S. Dis…
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Joplin businessman indicted for COVID fraud
The indictment of Joplin business owner Dylan Gregory Neely was unsealed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. According…
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Kehoe appoints Carter, Stewart, Hensley to Child Welfare Task Force
(From Gov. Mike Kehoe) Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced a slate of 18 members appointed to the newly formed Missouri Child Welfare Task Force . Es…
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Bank official, former El Dorado Springs minister pleads guilty to fraud charges
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) A Butler, Mo., man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Craig Johnson, 45, of Butler, M…
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Probable cause: Joplin man brought loaded gun to Junge Field
A Joplin man who had been drinking brought a loaded gun to Junge Field Friday night, according to a probable cause statement filed Tuesday in Jasper C…
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Federal courts conflict on GOP effort to revive gerrymandered Missouri congressional map
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent A federal judge in St. Louis on Tuesday ordered Missouri to use the gerrymandered congressional map drawn during a…
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Missouri AG trashes state Supreme Court ruling in federal filing
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s chief litigator on Sunday accused the state Supreme Court of adopting “a lega…
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Fairview man bound over for trial on assault, weapons charges
A Fairview man was bound over for trial on multiple felony charges after waiving his preliminary hearing in Newton County Circuit Court. The arraignme…
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Preliminary, detention hearings scheduled for Thomas Ross
A 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, preliminary hearing and detention hearing will be held in U. S. District Court in Springfield for former 161st Dis…
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Joplin woman killed in head-on collision in Cherokee County
A Joplin woman was killed and a Columbus, Kansas woman suffered serious injures in a 3-vehicle accident 4:31 p.m. Friday on U. S. 69 2.2 miles north o…
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Carl Junction man charged with multiple child sex felonies
A Carl Junction man is being held without bond in the Jasper County Detention Center after being charged with child molestation, sodomy, sexual exploi…
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Joplin man killed in crash on South Main
A Joplin man was killed in a one-vehicle accident 7:32 p.m. Thursday on South Main Street south of Shoal Cliff Drive in Joplin. A 2008 Jeep Wrangler d…
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Cherokee County man charged with four felonies involving child less than 14
A Cherokee County man is being held on a $100,000 bond after being charged with four felonies involving a minor. Following an investigation by the Gal…
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Missouri voters will decide limits on lawmakers rewriting ballot measures
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent An effort to restrict the legislature’s ability to rewrite laws and constitutional amendments approved by voters t…
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South Greenfield man arrested for burglary, harassment, stalking
(From Dade County Sheriff Ryan Robison) On September 1, 2026, Deputy Miller arrested Harley Alan Carter, of South Greenfield, Missouri, in Lockwood, M…
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Former Joplin police officer charged with 4 counts of misusing official information
Former Joplin Police Department officer Kenneth Andersen is free after posting a $20,000 surety bond after being charged with four misdemeanor counts…
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Indian national pleads guilty to multi-million dollar gambling conspiracy
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri) An Indian national pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a multi-milli…
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Probable cause: Thomas Ross asked campaign manager to plant cocaine on Louise Secker
131st District State Representative candidate Thomas Ross asked his campaign manaager to plant cocaine on his Republican primary opponent Louise Secke…
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MIssouri woman killed in Pineville crash
A Lone Jack woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident 10:27 p.m. Monday on Route EE in Pineville. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2009 Toyo…
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Jasper County Republican Central Committee calls for Thomas Ross to drop out of state rep race
The Jasper County Republican Central Committee issued the following statement after the news that 161st District State Representative candidate Thomas…