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Local fire department a no-show as fire torches home in Lawrence County
jkaplan@kspr.comHALLTOWN, Mo -- A fire burned down a house in Lawrence County on Monday, but the local fire department did not respond. When no one picked up, dispatchers went to Plan B: calling in fire crews from the outside. Crews from West Republic, Bois D'Arc and...Tags: Fires
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MoDOT will convert I-44 rest areas to limited-service truck parking lots
HALLTOWN, Mo. -- The eastbound and westbound I-44 rest areas at Mile Marker 50 between Halltown and Mount Vernon will be closed from May 29 until just before Labor Day weekend. During the closing, a contractor will tear down the rest area buildings and...
Tags: Labor Day
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Springfield tax for roads, school levy, bond issue pass
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- With 77 of 78 precincts counted, voters in Springfield easily renewed a popular sales tax for road improvements for another three years. Also, voters in the Springfield School District passed a bond issue and a higher property tax...Tags: Bonds
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Officers Hope Website Will Generate Tips to Solve Robberies, Hate Crime, Car Theft Spree
Reporter, PhotographerA Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of one of two men accused of a costly crime spree in Barry and Lawrence County. Officers arrested Kyle Filbeck. Filbeck and Timothy Plopper are accused of stealing seven cars in Barry County and setting many of the...Tags: Theft, Hate Crimes, Racism, Hydrocodone (drug), Police Arrests
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Attorneys and Senator: It is Time to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime, Criminal Code Changes Possible
Reporter, PhotographerLawmakers could soon make changes to Missouri's criminal laws that one senator says are outdated. Missouri legislators have not updated the state’s criminal code for more than 30 years. Mount Vernon Senator Jack Goodman is asking lawmakers to create...Tags: Justice System, Facebook, Criminals, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Many Historic Buildings Going Without Building Inspections in Many Ozarks Towns
Reporter, PhotographerA historic building in Greenfield remains closed Friday following a gas leak and partial building collapse. KSPR News discovered many buildings hundreds of years old are going without inspection in many Ozarks towns. Building inspectors say the smaller...Tags: Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents
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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Minority Groups, Druid Hill, Crime, Law and Justice
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