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1 week ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Mansfield was killed after his motorcycle drove through a dead-end and crashed. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred four miles west of Mansfield at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13. The MSHP crash report states that a 53-year-old man was driving a 2015 Harley-Davidson Sportster 48 motorcycle west on Lucky Road when the bike traveled off the end of a dead-end road. The motorcycle then hit an embankment and overturned.
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1 week ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Sparta was arrested after ramming into multiple law enforcement vehicles and resisting arrest during an early morning pursuit on Sunday, April 13. According to a Facebook post from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), Sheriff Chris Degase and Deputy Shawn Wilson assisted the Ozark Police Department in a pursuit on West State Route 14 heading into Douglas County.
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1 week ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Angela Luna |Drew Tasset
Weather AlertWind Advisory: Barry County, Baxter County, Boone County Except Southwest, Boone County Higher Elevations, Carroll County, Cedar County, Christian County, Dade County, Dallas County, Greene County, Hickory County, Lawrence County, Marion County, Newton County Higher Elevations, Newton County Lower Elevations, Polk County, St. Clair County, Stone County, Webster County
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1 week ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Springfield died Saturday afternoon after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a fatal crash in eastern Greene County. According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when the 42-year-old man was riding a 2021 Aprilia Tuono motorcycle west on Route YY, a mile and a half east of Springfield.
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1 week ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Joey Schneider |Drew Tasset
MISSOURI – Home security company Safewise recently released its annual “Safest Cities in Missouri” list for 2025. The list is created by examining crime rates calculated by the FBI. Safewise also evaluates results from a “state of safety” survey to gauge how residents perceive crime and safety in their communities. According to Safewise, the top two safest cities in Missouri are in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
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2 weeks ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
HENRY COUNTY, Mo. — A jury found 56-year-old Robert Ashley Peterson guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Lori Finlay, in Benton County in 2023. After a jury trial that lasted four days, Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution. Peterson was arrested in May 2023 after Benton County deputies discovered Finlay’s body and lots of blood in his rural Warsaw residence.
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2 weeks ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
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2 weeks ago | 
ozarksfirst.com | Drew Tasset
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The U.S. District Court in Springfield has sentenced a man from Waynesville, Missouri, for sharing child pornography on the internet. Michael Howard Collard, 44, who has been in federal custody since his arrest, received a 10-year prison sentence without parole and 10 years of supervised release after his incarceration. Collard was also ordered to register as a sex offender once he is released from prison.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Drew Tasset
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man from Polk County was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for possessing and distributing child pornography while being a registered sex offender. A U.S. District Judge sentenced 46-year-old Merle Glenn Daniels Jr. to 20 years in federal prison for the receipt and distribution of child pornography and 10 years for being a registered sex offender while committing the offense, for a total of 30 years.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Drew Tasset
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The U.S. District Court in Springfield has sentenced a man from Waynesville, Missouri, for sharing child pornography on the internet. Michael Howard Collard, 44, who has been in federal custody since his arrest, received a 10-year prison sentence without parole and 10 years of supervised release after his incarceration. Collard was also ordered to register as a sex offender once he is released from prison.
