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

A Mtn. Grove man has been charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly attempting to meet a girl he believed to be 11 years old for sex, and an investigation reportedly uncovered other attempts to meet underage girls, plus evidence he'd exchanged sexually explicit with girls he believed to be underage. more

Beginning Sept. 9, two area highways will be reduced to one lane for pavement repairs, expected to take about a month, said Missouri Department of Transportation officials. more

Beginning Monday, two area highways will be reduced to one lane for pavement repairs, expected to take about a month, said Missouri Department of Transportation officials. more

Douglas County had some contested races during the recent primary elections, but incumbents won the day and the offices, with no Democratic challengers on the county ballot. The results of the Aug. 6 primaries were provided by the Douglas County Clerk’s Office after press time on Friday evening. more

Two area men have been charged after alleged incidents involving firearms. A third suspect was charged with domestic assault in connection with one of the incidents. more

Preventative maintenance on 50 miles of Highway 32 across multiple counties, including a stretch moving west from Highway 17 in Texas County, begins this week, announces the Missouri Department of Transportation. more

DOUGLAS COUNTY — Several state and local candidates met recently in rural Douglas County to talk about their campaigns and shake hands with members of the Twin Bridges Rural Volunteer Fire Department and other area voters who attended the forum. more

Twin Bridges Volunteer Fire Department in Douglas County will be the site of a meet-the-candidates event and town hall meeting set for 5 p.m. July 20. more

Republican State Rep. Travis Smith of Twin Bridges, 155th House District, has received the exclusive backing of the Missouri Fire Fighters Association in in his bid for 33rd State Senate, his campaign announced. more

Two Wednesday morning traffic crashes that happened at almost the exact time resulted in two area women losing their lives, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Harold L. Blair Jr., 67, of Ava, will spend the rest of life in federal prison after he was sentenced Thursday to 58 years without parole for his Jan. 30 plea of guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District District Judge Roseann Ketchmark and announced by U.S. Attorney Teresa A. Moore of the Western District of Missouri, Springfield. more

A Springfield resident who initially only identified himself to law enforcement as a "man of God" who had taken a "vow of silence with God" is charged after being discovered on Assumption Abbey property in Douglas County. more

Two Ava residents have been charged with felonies after an alleged incident at an Ava hotel which involved a firearm and methamphetamine. more

The Missouri Department of Revenue announces the new management contract for the Ava License Office has been awarded to PAJJ Lane.  more

A Mtn. Grove man has been charged with misdemeanor negligent burning after allegedly directing a hired hand to set fire to a brush pile on his property despite a red flag warning against burning being in place. more

Two men have been charged in incidents that reportedly happened at almost the same time over the weekend at local businesses, each involving threats with a firearm. more

Two local troopers were among 29 Missouri State Highway Patrols to be recognized with awards at an annual banquet held Saturday in Cape Girardeau. more

Two area residents are facing multiple felony charges after a traffic stop conducted by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. more