No explosives were found in a suspicious package that prompted West Plains police to reroute traffic Friday morning, directing drivers away from the area of 10Box Cost-Plus grocery store on Kentucky … more

A man arrested and charged with burglary Aug. 15 following a rash of early morning break-ins around downtown West Plains now faces a total of eight felony counts relating to the incident, and is set … more

Six former employees of the Ozark Horizon State School for the Severely Disabled are facing felony child endangerment and abuse or neglect charges for incidents that allegedly took place in … more

West Plains police responded at about 4 a.m. Monday to an alarm call from Rickie David Jewelers on Washington Avenue, to discover it and four nearby businesses had been frequented by an alleged … more

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Mtn. View woman on charges of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree assault in connection with a report of a … more

Howell County Presiding 37th Circuit Judge Steven Privette has recused himself from a case involving a former Howell County sheriff’s deputy and South Fork school resource officer who was … more

  Two Arkansas locals lost their lives in recent crashes reported by the Arkansas State Police. Barry W. Bowman, 72, of Horseshoe Bend, which straddles Fulton, Izard and Sharp county … more

Two separate crashes Saturday night near Mtn. Grove claimed the lives of a man and a woman, both locals to the community, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Michael D. Cooper, 45, died of … more