Local News Archives – Ozark Radio News

• MSHP Reports Nine Traffic Fatalities, Three Drownings, and Zero Boating Fatalities Over July Fourth Holiday Counting Period 07/06/2026
  Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the July Fourth holiday: Nine people died and 113 were injured in 235 traffic crashes during the 2026 July Fourth holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2026, and continued through 11:59 p.m. […]
  James Hurtt
• Local EAA Chapter 1218 Celebrates Newest Private Pilots 07/06/2026
  Will Pendergrass and Colton Russell both from West Plains recently officially earned their Private Pilot certificates. Will’s parents are David and Krista Pendergrass, West Plains, and Colton’s parents are Cody and Randi Russell, West Plains. Pendergrass and Russell both completed their flight training through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1218 as a recipient of […]
  James Hurtt
• Poplar Bluff Man Drowns in Current River Near Doniphan 07/06/2026
  A 32‑year‑old Poplar Bluff man drowned Sunday evening in the Current River, seven miles north of Doniphan. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the incident happened around 7:41 p.m. as the man was swimming downstream. Witnesses told troopers the swimmer went under the water and never resurfaced. He was pronounced dead at the scene at […]
  James Hurtt
• Two Teens Injured in Sunday Evening Accident 07/06/2026
  Two teenage passengers were injured late Sunday in an side by side crash southeast of Alton. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 10:45 p.m. at the intersection of County Roads 224 and 223. Troopers report the northbound 2025 Kawasaki KRX, driven by a 40-year-old Koshkonong man, slid through the intersection, struck […]
  James Hurtt
• UTV Rollover Injures Fenton Woman 07/06/2026
  A 22‑year‑old Fenton woman was moderately injured in a rollover crash Sunday afternoon in Reynolds County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 4:30 p.m. on County Road 440, three miles north of Redford. Troopers report the northbound 2019 Polaris Ranger began to slide, overturning in the roadway. The vehicle sustained moderate […]
  James Hurtt