A teen from West Plains was hurt in an SUV crash at 9:15 p.m. Monday on North U.S. 63, a mile north of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

In-person classes have been canceled on Tuesday for West Plains and surrounding school districts, and Missouri State University-West Plains classes are canceled today due to heavy rainfall and flooding, officials have announced. more

A record-setting 6.26 inches of rain fell between 12:30 a.m. Monday and 1 a.m. Tuesday in West Plains, recorded by the National Weather Service office in Springfield, and shut down in-person classes at area schools and caused area rivers and creeks to rise to levels not seen since 2017, according to official reports. more

Capt. Scott White, Public Information and Education Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced the patrol will no longer provide the names of those involved in injury accidents or boating accidents in its preliminary online reports, including fatalities and drownings, because of privacy concerns. The change started at 3 p.m. on Friday and was applied retroactively to all published reports to date. more

The University of Missouri Howell County Extension office is taking nominations for the Howell County University of Missouri Extension Council. The University of Missouri Extension Council is the local link between county residents and the University of Missouri. more

A St. Louis man died of injuries suffered in a crash at 4:32 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 160 in Ozark County, 7 miles west of Caulfield, near Cloud 9 Ranch, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

A Winona resident was one of two people fatally injured in a crash that occurred at 5:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 32, 8 miles east of Salem in Dent County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Howell County voters will choose between two people on the ballot for county coroner on Nov. 5: Democratic challenger Jeffrey R. Collins, and incumbent Republican James T. “Tim” Cherry. more

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 through 25. More than 4,700 locations in the U.S. will open for collections, including more than a dozen locally. more

Ozark National Scenic Riverways archeologist Morgan Beyer has been awarded the Regional Director’s Award for Excellence in Cultural Resource Management for Interior Regions 3, 4 and 5 of the National Park Service (NPS). more

"Roaring" with mystery and intrigue, the Couch FFA fall fundraiser this year will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Couch School gymnasium, 22206 Highway 142 in Myrtle, Oregon County. more

Russell J. Shipp, 59, of Bunker, died of injuries suffered in a crash at 7:20 p.m. Thursday on KK Highway 10 miles northeast of Bunker in Reynolds County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A vote to raise the costs of installation of new utility services, a date and time for trick-or-treating and a discussion of wastewater rates were highlights of the Mtn. View City Council’s October meeting. more

A suspect in the 1989 rape and murder of Kelle Ann Workman is now charged with rape and first-degree sexual abuse of a child, which allegedly also happened in 1989. more

Three Roby residents, including a 5-year-old girl, died in a head-on collision in Texas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

The Howell County Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in regular session to approve accounts payable and tax adjustments for September. more

The Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri Highway Patrol Troop G will implement a Travel Safe Zone on two sections of U.S. 63 south of West Plains, starting Nov. 4. more