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Rogersville man guilty of distributing cocaine
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson announces that on February 11, 2013, Travis A. Dibben, 31, of Rogersville, Missouri entered a guilty plea to distributing a controlled substance. Travis A. Dibben entered a guilty plea...
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Chiefs Pro Bowl linebacker Tamba Hali suspended
mscott@schurz.comKANSAS CITY, MO - Chiefs All-Pro linebacker has been suspended for 1 game without pay for violationg the NFL's substance abuse policy. Hali will miss the September 9th opener, hosting Atlanta. He is expected to return week 2 at Buffalo. Hali record...Tags: Sports, National Football League, American Football Conference, Tamba Hali, Football
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Police Chief and Sheriff Support 'Wet Shelter' For Intoxicated Individuals, People with a Mental Illness who are Otherwise Booked in Jail for Petty Crimes
Reporter, PhotographerTop law enforcement officials say a type of shelter known as a "wet shelter” is needed to create space in the overcrowded Greene County Jail for serious, violent offenders. They want to open a secure facility to hold people who are homeless,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests
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Sheriff: Prescription drug abuse increasing among junior high, younger students
Reporter, PhotographerIn Arkansas, two arrests at two schools are shedding light on what the sheriff calls a growing drug problem. The Baxter County Sheriff says an increasing number of students are abusing prescription pills at younger ages. Sheriff John Montgomery says...Tags: Health, Prescription Drugs, Hospitals and Clinics, Alprazolam (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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Neighbors of Possible Murder, Suicide: `Terrible Smell Made Us Call Cops, Couple had History of Domestic Violence'
Reporter, Reporter, Photographer, PhotographerNeighbors say a terrible smell made them call police to the scene of a possible murder suicide. Police found a man and a woman dead inside a duplex bedroom in the 1400 block of west Mt. Vernon. “The stench just came up through the basement and went...Tags: Murder, Health, History, Suicide, Crimes
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