At 9:53 a.m. on Sunday, February 19, Chief French with the Fair Play Police Department received a call for service in reference to the unlawful use of a weapon in the 200 block of Elm Street in Fair Play. Officers made contact with the victim and statements were gathered. It was alleged that a suspect, Cassity Bayer, 40, discharged a firearm towards the roadway at a dog and with a juvenile being ten to 20 feet away from the dog for being too close to her property. more

A woman from Fair Play faces felony child endangerment and armed criminal action charges after allegedly shooting a gun at a dog that was in close proximity to a juvenile. more

The Bolivar Police Department was recently made aware of a phone scam targeting local residents. more

On February 2, 2023, a Polk County jury found defendant Raymond L. Hilliard guilty of one count of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Evidence was accepted by the Court to prove that Mr. Hilliard was a persistent DWI offender due to having two prior DWI convictions, from years 2000 and 2018. Due to the persistent offender status, this charge is a class E felony, and carries a range of up to four years in prison. Sentencing is set for April 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. more

Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a murder-suicide investigation at a Bolivar residence on Friday, Feb. 3. more

A man from Springfield was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without parole on Tuesday, Jan. 24, for illegally possessing firearms and for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri, including Greene and Polk counties. more

A man from Fair Play was arrested on Monday, Jan. 9 after allegedly attacking someone with a knife. more

A man and woman from Bolivar face charges for allegedly neglecting a child, resulting in the child’s death. more

A man is now in the custody of Polk County Jail after a manhunt was conducted by The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Dec. 19. more

A man considered “armed and dangerous” is now in the custody of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office following a manhunt Monday morning, Dec. 19.Polk County Sheriff Danny Morrison said … more

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a man considered armed and dangerous in the southwest part of Polk County. more

Chad Baker, charged with allegedly killing his 12-year-old son in Bolivar back in August 2020, has recently been placed in the custody of the Fulton State Hospital for an undetermined amount of time after a plea hearing on Thursday, Dec. 1 in Cedar County Circuit Court. more