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Write-in totals being counted for Reeds Spring mayoral race, aldermen

1 week ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert |Michael McLaughlin

GALENA, Mo. – The outcomes of this week’s elections for mayor and two aldermen of Reeds Spring are expected this afternoon. The race results, complicated by heavy voting for write-in candidates, are being determined by hand counting today in Galena, the county seat of Stone County. Denise Dickens, Stone County Clerk, said results likely would be posted on her office’s website later on Friday, April 11. Of the 177 votes cast for mayor of Reeds Spring, Jimmie Leach garnered 32 votes.
Two injured after shooting at Springfield strip club

3 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Jesse Inman |Ben Gilbert

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Police Department says two people were shot late Saturday night at a strip club. Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night, Springfield Police responded to a report of a shooting at Softails adult entertainment club at 620 W. College Street in downtown Springfield. SPD confirmed with Ozarks First that one of the shooting victims suffered serious injuries, but they are in stable condition. The other victim’s injuries are not life-threatening.
One arrested after fatal shooting in Aurora

3 weeks ago | fourstateshomepage.com | Bethany French |Ben Gilbert

AURORA, Mo. — One person was arrested following a shooting that occurred in Aurora on Sunday night. According to a press release from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a reported shooting in the area of Lawrence 1210 and Lawrence 2240. When deputies arrived, they found a male victim dead in the roadway with a gunshot wound to the body.
Missouri State to break ground on University Advancement Center

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University will break ground on a new advancement center on April 1. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the site of the future building, across from the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center, on the northwest corner of National Avenue and Bear Boulevard. The Clifton M. Smart III Advancement Center will serve as the home base for university advancement, the Alumni Association and the Missouri State Foundation.
Mental evaluation suspends case against woman accused of deadly crash in Lawrence County

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

CASSVILLE, Mo. – The quadruple-murder case against a woman accused of running down a group of motorcyclists in Lawrence County in 2023 has been suspended as the court awaits the results of a mental examination. Barry County Judge Alan Blankenship suspended the case after an order for a mental exam of Theresa Manetezke was submitted to the Missouri Department of Mental Health on March 12. Blankenship is hearing the case on a change of venue from Lawrence County.
Body found in trunk of burnt vehicle at Shell Knob tow yard

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — The Barry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after they were notified of a body in the trunk of a burnt vehicle that had been stored at a towing facility in Shell Knob. According to a press release from Barry County Sheriff Danny Boyd, the sheriff’s office was notified of the body in the trunk on March 20 around 3 p.m. The body was identified through DNA as Marvin Lance McCullough, 55, of Aurora. The vehicle was originally towed from Farm Road 1170 in Verona.
2 Eureka Springs police officers save lives during house fire

4 weeks ago | nwahomepage.com | Ben Gilbert

Posted: Mar 26, 2025 / 12:33 PM CDT Updated: Mar 26, 2025 / 12:33 PM CDT EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — The Eureka Springs Police Department says two of its officers saved two people and a dog after a house caught fire on March 25. According to police, Officers Gresham and Walker responded to a report of a residential fire on Fuller Street just after 1 a.m. When the two arrived, the front entrance was engulfed in flames.
2 Eureka Springs police officers save lives during house fire

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — The Eureka Springs Police Department says two of its officers saved two people and a dog after a house was on fire on March 25. According to police, Officers Gresham and Walker responded to a report of a residential fire on Fuller Street just after 1 a.m. When the two arrived, the front entrance was engulfed in flames. The two officers quickly made their way into the house through a window. The officers were able to save two individuals and a dog from the house.
Springfield police investigate robbery at Walgreens

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield Police Department are investigating a robbery that occurred at the Walgreens on Campbell Avenue and Battlefield Road. According to Springfield police, officers responded at 9:04 to the store at 2951 S. Campbell Ave. A man in a mask demanded money and claimed to have a gun. The man left on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Officers were unable to locate the suspect. There were no injuries reported and police believe there is not a threat to the public.
Truck driver pleads guilty after 2022 crash that killed woman, two children

4 weeks ago | ozarksfirst.com | Ben Gilbert

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Sentencing is set for June for the driver of a tractor-trailer unit involved in a triple-fatal crash in West Plains in 2022. Clayton L. Rainwater, 24, of Newark, Ark., pleaded guilty on March 17 under an agreement with Howell County prosecutors to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of second-degree assault.