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Former WPHS coach sentenced on child-endangerment charge
Christopher R. Taylor, 43, Pottersville, has pleaded guilty to child endangerment without sexual conduct, and handed a seven-year sentence with five years of supervised probation. more
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Bikers Against Predators sting Mtn. View FD volunteer, say police
A non-first-responder volunteer with the Mtn. View Fire Department has been charged with felony attempted enticement of a child after allegedly arranging to meet who he believed was an 11-year-old girl at the Mtn. View Fire Department for sex. more
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After almost 35 years, charges have been filed in a Douglas County cold case related to the June 1989 murder of Kelle Ann Workman, 24, of the Seymour area. On Wednesday law enforcement and Douglas County Prosecutor Matthew Weatherman held a press conference to announce the arrests of Bobby L. Banks, 65, of Seymour; Leonard D. Banks, 64, of Gainesville; and Wiley Belt, 64, of Ava, each charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, and forcible rape. From left are Christian County Sheriff Brad Cole and Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase.
Three arrested after witness comes forward in decades-old murder case
SEYMOUR —Almost 35 years ago, Kelle Ann Workman, 24, of rural Douglas County, went missing from the Pleasant Ridge Church and was found dead about a week later in Christian County, her body disposed of in a ravine about 16 miles away. more
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WRIGHT
Maple Street home raided for third time this year, Wright again arrested on drug charges
For the third time in two months, and the second time this month, a West Plains man has been charged with felonies after a search warrant for drugs was served Thursday at a home on the 300 block of Maple Street. more
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Man with history of trespassing arrested on burglary charge after incident at Grizzly Lofts
A West Plains man awaiting the resolution of three active cases related to alleged trespassing and possession of a controlled substance has now been charged with additional felonies related to alleged incidents at the Grizzly Lofts this month. more
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Man from Hardy dies in traffic crash
A 49-year-old man from Hardy, Ark., perished as a result of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash at noon Tuesday in rural Clay County in northeastern Arkansas, according to the Arkansas State Police. more
A search carried out Wednesday evening at a home on the 300 block of West Maple Street in West Plains reportedly turned up $738 in cash, multiple pipes with burnt residue, five glass smoking devices with a burnt crystalline residue, and eight used syringes. Materials indicative of an intent to sell and distribute drugs were also found, police reported. 
Police search Maple Street house for drugs, trafficking charge filed
A West Plains man is held on a $250,000 bond after West Plains Police executed a drug raid at a home on West Maple Street. more
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BRAUN
West Plains woman charged with murder after fentanyl overdose
A West Plains woman with a lengthy criminal history involving drugs and felony theft was on probation when she allegedly sold drugs laced with fentanyl to a person, leading to an overdose death in September 2020, court records show. more
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'No immediate threat' at WPMS, say police investigating threat reports
Officials with the West Plains Police Department and the R-7 School District have released information about threats made earlier this week and last week the West Plains Middle School. more
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DEATHERAGE
Deatherage, Jr., pleads guilty to 2023 charges, is sentenced to 10 years
A Tecumseh resident has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in three cases, two in Howell County and one in Ozark County, all of which were filed within a three-month period last year. more
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ROSS
Douglas County woman sentenced to 28 years in prison in child sexual abuse case
An Ava resident has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for her part in the sexual assault and exploitation of two children over a decade ago, in a case that also resulted in charges for two men. more
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Reviewing a list of this year’s legislative priorities proposed by the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (MAPA), which named 154th District Rep. David Evans of West Plains its 2023 Legislative Champion, front row, from left: Evans and Annie Gibson, MAPA president and Daviess County prosecuting attorney. Back row: MAPA members Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson, Howell County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Hutchings, Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Russell, Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Weatherman, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson, Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker and Assistant Missouri Attorney General Greg Goodwin.
Evans named 2023 Legislative Champion by prosecutors' association
The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (MAPA) recently recognized 154th District Rep. David Evans, West Plains, chair of the Missouri House Judiciary Committee, as MAPA’s 2023 Legislative Champion. more
Driver in fatal BB Hwy. crash charged with manslaughter
With law enforcement citing excessive speed and the presence of narcotics discovered as part of a crash investigation, a West Plains man has been charged by a grand jury with first-degree involuntary manslaughter relating to a fatal crash in May 2023. more
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APPLEGATE
Grand jury indicts Howard Applegate after six-year murder investigation
An Ava resident with five active felony cases in two area counties has now been charged with first-degree murder by grand jury indictment in Douglas County, filed Tuesday. more
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'Family feud' boils over, two women taken into custody
Two Ava women have been charged after a "family feud" boiled over on Thursday, reportedly resulting in injuries to both. more
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Two from WP accused of kidnapping teen, taking her to Tennessee
Two West Plains men each face a Douglas County charge of first-degree kidnapping while facilitating a felony after allegedly taking a 16-year-old girl from Douglas County to Tennessee. more
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A. HAMILTON
Two charged in Hardy murder case
Two Arkansas residents have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the investigation of a Jan. 8 stabbing death in Hardy, Ark., Fulton County Arkansas Sheriff Jake Smith announced Friday. more
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West Plains native Travis Smith, now a resident of Twin Bridges in Douglas County, has announced his intention to run for the 33rd District State Senate seat currently held by Republican Karla Eslinger, Wasola, Ozark County. Eslinger has said she will not run for re-election. Smith, also a Republican, is in his second term in the Missouri House of Representatives, serving the 155th District.
Travis Smith announces bid for 33rd District Senate seat
State Rep. Travis Smith, Twin Bridges and formerly of West Plains, announced his candidacy for the State Senate on Thursday. He is running for the 33rd District seat currently held by Karla Eslinger, Wasola, who will not seek reelection at the conclusion of her term. more
A Jan. 10 law enforcement search of a home on the 300 block of West Maple Street in West Plains reportedly turned up a variety of controlled substances including meth, psilocybin mushrooms, hydromorphone hydrochloride, methadone, Clonazepam, Adderall, tramadol hydrochloride, Alprazolam and Lorazepam. About $3,000 in cash was also seized during the event, as well as two rifles, a shotgun and a handgun, plus ammunition, police said.
Drug raid on Maple nets two arrests, seizure of multiple weapons and drugs
Two people have been charged after a narcotics warrant was served Jan. 10 at a home on the 300 block of West Maple Street in West Plains, resulting in the seizure of drug paraphernalia, suspected methamphetamine and other illegal controlled substances, a large amount of cash, and guns, say police. more
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Traffic stop leads to statutory rape charge for WP man
David N. Plyushchev, 22, West Plains, has been charged by grand jury indictment with felony second-degree statutory rape after a traffic stop led to the investigation of Plyushchev as the probable father of teen's baby. more
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