A Bolivar man who pleaded guilty to murder earlier this year was sentenced to serve life in prison this week.  According to online court records, 30th Circuit Judge Michael O’Brien … more

A Bolivar man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly shooting a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper following a high-speed pursuit in Springfield.  According to online court records, … more

Nearly a year after Chad Baker was committed to the Department of Mental Health, his murder case, in which he is accused of killing his preteen son, will resume.  According to online court … more

A Humansville man accused of stabbing a woman to death at her home earlier this year has been indicted by a Polk County grand jury.  According to online court records, Kaleb Tyrel Stamper, … more

A man from Aurora was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase from Bolivar to Springfield in December … more

A Springfield man accused of swindling over a dozen Polk County residents through his Bolivar-based construction business was recently indicted by a Polk County grand jury.  According to … more

Changing course in the 11th hour, a Bolivar man, set to face a jury of his peers this week, pleaded guilty in a Polk County courtroom on Friday, Oct. 15, to murder.  According to online court … more

While a Polk County jury recently convicted a local man of assault, his attorney has requested a new trial.  According to online court records, a jury convicted Ira Stewart Bruce of Buffalo … more

Two Bolivar residents face federal charges related to alleged methamphetamine conspiracies in Oklahoma and Missouri involving a California kingpin.    According to a news release … more

A Bolivar man charged with the March 2020 shooting death of a 35-year-old man will face a jury of his peers next month.  According to online court records, Michael James Ybarra Jr.’s … more