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• Man charged after motorcycle pursuit, patrol car collision 08/15/2026
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — A man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident in which authorities say a fleeing motorcycle struck a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. Joshua Simmons was arrested July 29 by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on charges of first-degree assault or attempted first-degree assault involving serious physical injury […]
  Quinn Ziliak
• Oregon County Sheriff’s Report August 3-9 08/15/2026
                          OREGON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE                                                                             PO Box 265                                                                            Court Square                                                                         Alton, Mo. 65606 417-778-6611                                                                                       FAX 417-778-6641   Week of 08/3/2026 through 08/9/2026   Eric King, Sheriff                                                                                                                    Oregon County Sheriff – Arrest/Release On 08/05/2026, Oregon County Sheriff’s Office, arrested 65 year old Gary Crabtree of South Beloit, Illinois by court […]
  James Hurtt
• Crash Near Houston Injures Two 08/15/2026
  Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a head‑on collision on U.S. 63, five miles south of Houston, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Troopers say the crash happened at 12:50 p.m. on August 14 when a southbound 2017 Ford Focus, driven by a 22‑year‑old man from Willow Springs, crossed the centerline […]
  James Hurtt
• Mansfield Man Charged with Neglect and Assault 08/15/2026
  A Wright County man is facing multiple charges after deputies found four young children walking alone toward a creek early Thursday morning and later heard allegations that he threatened to kill them and forced them out of their home. According to a probable cause affidavit filed August 13, Deputy Bradley Campbell responded around 8:15 a.m. […]
  James Hurtt
• West Plains Teen Charged with Auto Theft 08/15/2026
  West Plains authorities are seeking multiple felony charges against Maksim Alan Protzman of West Plains after a juvenile witness and additional statements linked him to the theft of a 2017 Audi Q7 and a subsequent crash that caused more than $1,000 in damage on Tuesday night. According to the probable cause affidavit filed in Howell […]
  James Hurtt