A Cabool resident suffered serious injuries in a rollover accident at 3:27 p.m. Monday on Highway 17, a mile south of U Highway in Laclede County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

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Cole and Taylor Jordan of West Plains are parents of a daughter, Elizabeth “Ellie” Anne Jordan. She was born Dec. 6. She weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her grandparents are Jeff and LaDonna Sullivan and Tina Jordan, all of West Plains. more

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Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of cities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. more

A West Plains man with active warrants was arrested and released on bond Dec. 19 after a pursuit by officers, the second such pursuit of the same suspect in about a week. The pursuit also appears to have related to action taken by high school and middle school staff and students in response to a potential safety threat after it was reported to school officials by law enforcement. more

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Two Birch Tree women suffered moderate injuries when their pickup truck ran off Dry Creek Road at 1:52 p.m. Sunday, about 2 miles north of Birch Tree in Shannon County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Law enforcement officials are searching for a man missing from the West Plains area since Dec. 2. more

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Cole and Taylor Jordan of West Plains are parents of a daughter, Elizabeth “Ellie” Anne Jordan. She was born Dec. 6. She weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her grandparents are Jeff and LaDonna Sullivan and Tina Jordan, all of West Plains.  more

Texas County Memorial Hospital gave out top employee awards and honored 38 employees with service awards at the 41st annual Celebration of TCMH Employees on Dec. 8 at the Jayson Gentry Community Safe Room at TCMH.   more

Two adults and three children were hurt in a crash at 11:12 a.m. Christmas Eve on U.S. 60 about 4.5 miles northwest of Cabool in Texas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

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Officials with the Missouri State University-West Plains Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree program are seeking comments from the public regarding the program in preparation for a five-year site visit by the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN). more

A 28-year-old man from West Plains is dead of injuries suffered in a traffic crash at 4:40 a.m. Saturday on ZZ Highway eight miles east of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

The names of two Peace Valley-area residents that perished in a house fire Friday have been released by Howell County Coroner Tim Cherry. He identified the victims as Larry Collins, 51, and Sherry Robinson, 58. more

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A portion of Highway 76 in Douglas County will be closed next week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace culverts along the road. more