Authorities in Greene County are investigating a deadly house fire in Ash Grove. Crews responded to the fire in the 600 block of west Woodbine around 8 a.m.Tuesday. Investigators say they don’t know what started the flames, but fire crews say the age of the building made the fire more difficult to fight. The Greene […]
A new judge has been assigned to the case of one of the men accused of kidnapping Cassidy Rainwater. Judge John C. Porter will hear the case of James Phelps. Both Phelps and Timothy Norton face charges in the kidnapping of Cassidy Rainwater, who was reported missing in July. Attorneys for Phelps asked for a […]
The city of Ash Grove is looking for a new police chief and some more officers. Mayor Les Gardner says the former police chief accepted a position with a larger police department in the St. Louis area and other officers have left for different careers. He says he believes the positions will be filled soon, […]
A judge has approved a request for a new judge in the kidnapping case against James Phelps. Phelps is at the center of the disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater from Dallas County. Phelps and Timothy Norton both face kidnapping charges. Rainwater was reported missing in July, and authorities have remain tight-lipped about the investigation into her […]
The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has removed 33 counties, including Greene, from its list of COVID-19 hotspot advisories. For the counties and jurisdictions taken off the list, the 14-day case rate is now trending below the state’s case rate. Hotspot advisories remain for only 12 counties in Missouri, with Pulaski County being […]
A woman is dead and two other people are injured in a crash in west Springfield. It happened Sunday morning around 8:30 on West Bypass near Sunshine Street. Police say a husband was driving his wife in an SUV, which collided with a truck. The wife was a passenger and died from her injuries. Investigators […]