After a drug enforcement team raided a Newburg home and recovered drug and firearms, two residents were arrested and charged with various crimes. 24-year-old Mackenzie Wagner and 42-year-old Chad Krause are being held in the Phelps County Jail on $150,000 bond each. Krause faces charges of delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of […]
Month: April 2022
A Lebanon man accused of involvement in child porn activity for nearly a year is in jail in Greene County. 41-year-old John Carpenter faces federal charges of knowing and receiving child pornography. An investigation into Carpenter’s activities began in 2019. He was subsequently arrested on December 23,2021. He was first charged for child pornography in […]
Ozarks Technical Community College leaders announced Friday the college was the victim of a cyber fraud incident that robbed the institution of nearly $900,000 this spring. A’ news release from OTC says the college notified law enforcement authorities as soon as the fraud was discovered. Leaders say loss of the funds will not affect students, […]
The National Weather Service says thunderstorms will develop Friday evening across southern Missouri. Forecasters say some of those storms may be severe with frequent lightning, large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall. The risk for tornadoes is very low. The highest chances for thunderstorms will be south of Interstate 44. Areas south of I-44 are […]
A man is dead after a crash Thursday morning on Missouri Highway “5” in Camden County. The Highway Patrol says a van driven by 59 year old David Matheis of Russellville ran off the road, went down an embankment and crashed into several trees. Matheis was taken to a local hospital where he was he […]
A Reeds Spring student will face disciplinary action for posting a threatening message on social media. Administrators learned of the threat Thursday morning and put the high school on lockdown. Law enforcement identified the student quickly. Councils were provided for students. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
Springfield Police arrested a man wanted for an armed carjacking in Wisconsin. 51 year old William Gentry was arrested at a motel on North Glenstone. Investigators say Gentry took a woman’s car at knife point in the parking lot of a department store in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The woman was not injured. This article is […]
A previously convicted sex offender is now facing new charges of sexual assault following an investigation in Texas County. 33-year-old Andrew Nix stands accused of two counts of statutory sodomy after a report of sexual assault of a child was given to police. An investigation on April 12th found Nix inappropriately touched a child on […]
Two men have had their trial dates set for a Greene County murder that occurred during the summer of 2019. 30-year old Dustin Winters and 23-year-old William Skaggs will have their trials begin later this year as they each face charges of murder and kidnapping. Winters has had his court date set for September 10 […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is warning farmers about a rash of thefts on area farms. Investigators say it is important to keep livestock and equipment locked up. They also say farmers should use video cameras, G-P-S, VIN numbers and photos that law enforcement can use to identify their stolen property. Deputies say an area […]