SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two people are in police custody while investigators search for a third suspect after transaction from Craigslist ends with gunshots. Police say two of the suspects met up late Wednesday night in a transaction involving stereo speakers. The buyer allegedly took the speakers without paying for them and fled the scene in …
A retired U-S Marine on a cross-country motorcycle ride in support of veterans is making a pit stop in Branson today. Sgt. Major Doug Lyvere started his Never Forget Ride at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., and plans to visit the Veterans Memorial Museum on Highway 76 at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Museum …
Branson aldermen award a bid of 2-point-56 million dollars to D&E Plumbing and Heating for construction of Phase 1 of the Downtown Branson Streetscape Project. D&E is the low bidder out of 6 companies that submitted bids. The project includes new underground utilities, sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, pavement and other amenities. The work begins October 1st, …
Taney County is expanding its free septic tank pump-out program to include a total of 500 homes. So far about 420 homeowners have taken advantage of the program. John Soutee heads up the county’s Environmental Services department… http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Taney County Commissioners created the program to promote clean water and educate residents about the importance of …
The Taney County Fair Board holds its annual Demolition Derby Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. at the Taney County Fair Grounds, located at Shoals Bend Park in Forsyth. More than a dozen cars have signed up for the event, with drivers throwing out prizes to children along the race track. Admission is 5-dollars for adults. …
The Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public input through the end of the month on its revision of the Bull Shoals Lake Master Plan. A news release points out the current master plan is 30 years old and outdated. The revision would classify public lands around the lake based on environmental and socio-economic considerations. …
Initial circuit court arraignment is scheduled for a woman from Clever charged in the shooting death of her husband. Fifty-eight-year-old Cherylnn Davidson is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, domestic assault and 2 counts of armed criminal action. Davidson reportedly admitted to Stone County Sheriff’s Deputies she pointed a gun at her husband and fired a …
BRANSON, Mo. – Cox Medical Center Branson completes phase one of renovations for its new emergency department and critical care unit. The 30-point-8 million dollar project started last September. Vice President and Facilities Manager, Rod Shaffer, says the old ER will be renovated as part of phase two after the new building officially opens later …
HARRISON, Ark. – A ten-foot tall Trojan horse pays a visit to Harrison today at a political rally for opponents of Issue 3 on the November ballot. “Vote No for Issue 3” proponents say the ethics bill is a Trojan horse which politicians are using to lengthen term limits in office up to 16 years. …
PULASKI COUNTY – The autopsy results are in for the Kimberling City couple found dead in a camper trailer in Pulaski County last May. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the bodies of 66-year-old Frank Wevers the third, and his 58-year-old wife Mary, died from asphyxiation from carbon monoxide poisoning. Their bodies were found in …