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Two Douglas County men have been charged by a grand jury with felonies related to alleged child sexual assault.
RICKY JONES
Ricky Jones, Sr., 66, Squires, is scheduled for a hearing before …
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By Kimberly Langston,
kimberlyl@westplainsdailyquill.net
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4/4/25
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A Springfield man who allegedly punched a pregnant woman in the stomach, threatened to shoot at law enforcement and threw gang signs and displayed a gang-related tattoo in the presence of law …
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By Kimberly Langston,
kimberlyl@westplainsdailyquill.net
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4/4/25
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When retired school counselor Don Herneisen meets up with friends each week for breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the conversation often turns to the economy. With …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JAMIE STENGLE
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4/4/25
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, and officials are bracing for more severe weather and …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/4/25
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Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland. …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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4/4/25
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On Tuesday, Mark Twain National Forest officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced they were monitoring forecasts of severe weather over the next few days.
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4/4/25
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AP-SYNC 1 Coverage:
FED EARLIER: 7:00 aed. Secretary Rubio news conference in Brussels.
FED EARLIER: 11:30 aed. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addresses the Society for Advancing …
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4/4/25
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Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of …
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By JEFF MARTIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
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4/3/25
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Editor’s note: The following article describes a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child, spanning several years. While care has been taken to report on these charges with sensitivity to …
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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4/3/25
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ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado season, forecasters try to get …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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4/3/25
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A series of storms moved through southern Missouri for several hours Wednesday afternoon and prompted multiple back-to-back tornado warnings for Ozark, Howell, Oregon and Shannon counties.
In …
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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4/3/25
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West Plains R-7 School District Bus No. 1 was involved in a collision with another vehicle Thursday morning, with no injuries reported, district officials said in a statement emailed to parents …
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4/3/25
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Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday. Forecasters say it is the opening act for a week of violent …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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4/3/25
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas' death row, has died, the state Department of Corrections said. Ward was 68.
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/2/25
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Shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Springfield Police Department canceled a missing-persons alert issued Tuesday afternoon for Katlyn Darter and her 10-month-old daughter Cora Ann Eastland.
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4/2/25
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan.
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4/2/25
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Weather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday. It's the highest category they use. The high-risk area is …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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4/2/25
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Mike and Tanai Devine have owned and operated Devine Designs Tattoo Collective in West Plains for nearly a decade. Since the studio’s opening in August 2015, the Devines have cemented …
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BY SAM MACPHERSON,
QUILL FEATURE CONTRIBUTOR
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4/2/25
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AP News Digest - Deep South
To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage …
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4/2/25
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Due to the forecast of inclement weather this week, the dedication ceremony for Missouri State University-West Plains’ Wulff-Risner Agriculture Science Center has been postponed.
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4/2/25
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