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(AP) A Springfield man pleaded not guilty plea in a crash that killed a 10-year-old outside an elementary school. Police say Lonnie Yeager had a seizure when he hit and killed Riddick Tudor in September 2017 outside Campbell Elementary School. Four other people were injured. KYTV reports Yeager didn’t have a valid Missouri driver’s license […]

(AP) A 55-year-old Kansas man who was growing marijuana on an island in the Neosho River has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Scott Joseph Skibo, of Chetopa, was sentenced Thursday for unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. Prosecutors say Skibo admitted he was […]

Twelve people were displaced after a house fire caused extensive damage to their home in Joplin. Read the full press release below: On Thursday, 15 November 2018, at 3:40 AM, Joplin Ladder 1B, Rescue 3B, Engine 4B, Engine 2B, Battalion 1B and Ladder 5B on second alarm responded to a report of a fire alarm […]

A Joplin man was taken into custody after a burglary investigation in Cherokee County. Read the full press release below: Investigators with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a Joplin man in Baxter Springs on Wednesday afternoon after an arrest warrant was issued for him late Tuesday. Adam Wiles, 30, is in the Cherokee County […]

Bass Pro Shops has reached out to the Cherokee Nation after a photo of a Trail of Tears rifle at an Arkansas store caused social media users to call for a boycott of the business. Bass Pro Shops Communications Director Jack Wlezien tells The Tulsa World that the 1978 Winchester rifle commemorating the Trail of […]

UPDATE: Treat is in custody. Noel Elementary is currently on a soft lock-down for safety precautions at this time as the McDonald County Sheriffs office search for a wanted felon. 26-year-old Jeremy Treat is considered armed and Dangerous and should not be approached. He was last seen in the Noel area after a pursuit off […]