CRIME & SAFETY
Bois D’Arc man sentenced in assault that hospitalized elderly woman
BOIS D’ARC, Mo. — A man has been sentenced to serve time in prison for an assault that sent both him and an elderly woman to the hospital. Steven Burgess, 36, will serve 13 years in prison for first-degree domestic assault, second-degree assault, armed criminal action, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. […]
Springfield mother faces charges in death of baby
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Greene County mother faces charges for the death of her baby after investigators say she rolled on top of it. Danielle Nikkita Creech faces a first-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child. The incident happened on April 18. Investigators say she admitted to...
Springfield man sentenced for distributing heroin
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man from Springfield, Missouri has been sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole in federal court on Wednesday, May 8, for distributing heroin in Greene County. According to The U.S. Department of Justice for the Western District of Missouri. 42-year-old James D. Elbert pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy […]
Inmate gets 26 years for leading meth ring from prison cell in Missouri
An inmate of the Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Polk Counties while he was incarcerated. Joshua A. Ramirez, 39, who has no legal address, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on...
Woman and dog rescued from James River in Greene County
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. – A woman and her dog were rescued from the James River after getting stuck while trying to cross a bridge Tuesday afternoon, May 7. The Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District said the woman had parked her car southeast of Springfield north of Kinser Bridge on Farm Road 164 on high ground, but […]
Nelson taken into custody after allegedly resisting arrest
Ash Grove man reported to have seven active warrants. An Ash Grove man was taken into custody on Saturday, April 13, after he allegedly refused to stop for an Ash Grove Police officer who attempted to pull him over for traffic violations. According to a posting on the Ash Grove...
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