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• American bumblebee observed buzzing around in Springfield, MDC confirms 10/17/2026
  (The following is a press release from the MDC.) What’s the buzz in Greene County? A Species of Conservation Concern was spotted in Springfield over the summer. An American bumblebee, a Species of Conservation Concern, was observed in July in a native plant garden participating in Yard Ethic. Staff with the Missouri Department of Conservation […]
  Daniel Williams
• Mountain View Man arrested by MSHP on Outstanding Warrants 10/17/2026
  A Mountain View man was taken into custody Thursday night by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on multiple warrants. According to booking information, 52‑year‑old Troy W. Smith was arrested at 9:45 p.m. on October 15. Smith is being held on an equipment violation, along with a Pulaski County felony warrant and a Texas County felony […]
  James Hurtt
• Mammoth Spring Man Arrested by the Highway Patrol Thursday Night 10/17/2026
  A Mammoth Spring man was taken into custody late Thursday night on multiple warrants and drug‑related charges. According to booking information, 35‑year‑old Henry W. Winton was arrested at 10:11 p.m. on October 15. Winton is held on a felony Howell County nonsupport warrant, along with felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug […]
  James Hurtt
• Mountain Grove woman accused of assaulting teenage son 10/17/2026
  Mountain Grove, MO. — A Mountain Grove woman faces allegations of domestic assault and child endangerment following an incident involving a minor Sept. 29 in Mountain Grove. Jennifer Yarilia Defrancesco was named in a probable cause statement filed Oct. 2 in Wright County Circuit Court, alleging second-degree domestic assault and first-degree endangering the welfare of […]
  Quinn Ziliak
• Missouri’s September 2026 Monthly Jobs Report 10/17/2026
  Missouri nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 10,600 jobs in September 2026, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment decreased by 10,700 jobs and government employment increased by 100 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 28,400 jobs from September 2025 to September 2026, and […]
  James Hurtt