Goodman Sworn In As Presiding Judge:

- Presiding Judge for the 39th Judicial District, Jack Goodman Former Senator Jack Goodman was sworn in last week as Presiding Judge ...

Man Charged With Forcible Rape After Alleged Victim Finds Videotaped Evidence:

- Robert Duane Myers (mug shot SCSO) A former resident of Stone County is facing charges of forcible rape after his alleged victim f...

Galena Man Charged In Christmas Day Assault That Injures Parents:

- Quade Galen Washington (mug shot SCSO) A twenty four year-old man from Galena has been charged with domestic assault after he all...

Crane School Superintendent Addresses "School Safety Issue" In Letter To Parents:

- There is very little new information available regarding a "school safety issue" involving a fourteen year-old Crane middl...

Firefighters Bond Lowered To $50K:

- The bond for a firefighter charged with statutory sodomy was reduced to $50,000 Tuesday (12-18,) which he quickly posted. Judge A...

Reel Bound Over For Trial:

- Marcus Reel (mug shot SCSO) Attorney Dale Wiley waived the preliminary hearing for a Crane man charged with felony assault and ...

Alleged Drug Dealer Waives Prelim:

- Hazel Thomas (mug shot SCSO) The preliminary hearing for an alleged elderly drug dealer charged with distribution of a contro...

Hollister Woman Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge:

- Misti Christian (mug shot SCSO) A woman who was arrested in September on drug and receiving stolen property charges has pleaded gu...

Woodyard Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges:

- Three of four people charged with drug crimes after deputies found a meth operation in an unoccupied house in October ha...

Laughter Bound Over On Sex Charges:

- Jacob Clayton Laughter (mug shot SCSO) A Branson man charged with statutory rape was bound over for trial after waiving his ...

Judge Reviewing Bond Reduction Motion For Assault Suspect:

- Kyle Filbeck (mug shot SCSO) Judge Alan Blankenship has taken a bond reduction motion under advisement in the case of a Galen...

I Wish You Enough:

- Two weeks ago I had a very trying week. Between covering courts on hard bench seats three days in a row in two different counties and co...

Reeds Spring Based Fiddler Group Plays Ultimate Venue:

- A group of fiddlers based in Reeds Spring performed at the White House on December 19th. Members of the Possum Holler Fiddlers,...

Trial Date Set For Alleged Arsonist:

- Richard Bumbery (mug shot SCSO) An October 2013 trial date has been set for a man charged with burning down the business of hi...

Judge Expected To Rule On Bond Reduction For Firefighter Charged With Statutory Sodomy:

_ Matthew Charles Anderson (mug shot SCSO) Judge Alan Blankenship is expected to make a ruling this week rule on a bond reduct...

Pre-Trial Conference Set In Crane Alderwomans Case:

- Jessica White A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for February 5th for Crane city official charged with assaulting a l...

BREAKING-Crane Student Taken For Mental Evaluation After Threats Made "To Shoot Up The School":

- Authorities in Crane were tipped off by Nixa police about a threat a juvenile male student made "to shoot up the school" over t...

White Prelim Postponed:

- Marty Lynn White (mug shot SCSO) The preliminary hearing for a Marionville man charged with child molestation has been postpo...

Porter's Uncle Indicted For Murder:

- Robert Lee Campbell (mug shot TCSO) The grand jury that is convened in Taney County has indicted a fifth person in connection to t...

Former Predator World Owner Charged With Statutory Sodomy:

- Breck Fleming Wakefield (mug shot SCSO) It appears that a man from Branson West aptly named named his business Predator World. ...

Trial Date Set For Former Marine Facing Sex Charges:

- Christopher Allen Downs (SCSO)   A trial date has been set for a former Marine who is facing sexual misconduct charges in Ston...

Trial Date Set For Reeds Spring Man:

- Chester F. Harris (mug shot SCSO) A man from Reeds Spring will stand trial next July several drug related charges. Chester F...

Bond Reduction For Johnson Denied:

- Tony Johnson (mug shot SCSO) A man from crane facing burglary and receiving stolen property charges waived his preliminary hea...

Proposed Merger Would Join Marionville and Aurora Police Departments:

- Household's in Missouri aren't the only ones feeling the financial pinch in these tough economic times, law enforcement agen...

Galena Man Sentenced To Federal Prison On Kiddie Porn Charges:

- Bruce Starfield (mug shot SCSO)       A man from Galena has been sentenced for possessing child pornography as well as traff...

~UPDATED~Woman Killed In Car/Train Crash In Marionville:

A woman was killed in Marionville when a train hit the car she was a passenger in Tuesday (12-17) evening. The crash happened at ...

Trial Date Set For Woman Charged With Tampering With Evidence In Anderson's Murder:

- Krystal Nicole Buras - A woman from Spring, Texas facing charges of tampering with physical evidence connected to the disappea...

Clever Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Former Employer:

- Brelenda Sue Young (mug shot SCSO) A woman who stole almost $70,000 from her former employer pleaded guilty last week and...

Fourth Person Indicted In Connection To Porter Homicides:

- Windy Friend (TCSO) A fourth person has been indicted by a Taney County grand jury in connection with the murders of Russell and Re...

Judge Reviewing Animal Neglect Case:

- Amy Allan (mug shot SCSO) Judge Alan Blankenship is reviewing the case of a woman who was charged in October with animal negle...

Galena Vision of Hope Partners With Drug Court:

-   (left to right): Heather Fletcher with Probation and Parole, Stone County Associate Circuit Judge Alan Blankenship, Rob Watson wit...

Galena Man Facing Assault Charges For Second Time:

- Kyle Filbeck (mug shot SCSO) A man from Galena if facing charges after allegedly threatening to kill two people who say he assault...

Hurley Man Charged With Domestic Assault:

- A Hurley man is facing domestic assault charges after he allegedly threatened his wife with a knife. Authorities say Michael J. Drewer...

Assault Charges Filed Following Fight:

- A man from Ozark has been charged with third-degree assault after he allegedly kicked in the door of his girlfriend's home in Crane....

Some Charges Against Crane Man Connected To Burglary At Crane City Hall:

- Tony Johnson (mug shot SCSO) A Crane man facing a litany of charges related to recent burglaries allegedly stole two leaf blowers ...

Friend Arraigned On Murder Charges:

_ Phillip Lee Friend (mug shot TCSO) Phillip Friend was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges on December ...