A Bolivar man has been charged with setting fire to a vehicle at his own residence.  According to online court records, Steven H. Tygart, 40, of Bolivar was charged in Polk County Circuit Court … more

A Pleasant Hope man faces a felony sexual misconduct charge after allegedly sending inappropriate photographs to a child via social media.  According to online court records, Clinton James … more

A Fair Play man faces a felony charge after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager earlier this year. According to online court records, Michael Alexander Jaguez, 30, is charged in Polk County … more

A father charged with the murder of his 12-year-old son this summer has been committed to the Department of Mental Health following a mental evaluation.  According to online court records, Chad … more

Over a year after charges were filed, the City of Fair Play is releasing information about alleged fraud by a former city clerk. As previously reported in the Wednesday, July 24, 2019, issue of … more

A man recently released from prison faces multiple felony charges in Polk County after seriously injuring a Greene County deputy during a high speed pursuit through Greene and Polk counties last … more

A Greene County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously hurt when hit by a suspect vehicle during a pursuit through Greene and Polk counties Friday, Dec. 11. In a statement on social media Friday … more

A Bolivar man faces felony drug charges after the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control and other law enforcement agencies searched his home last month.  According … more

A Springfield man faces kidnapping and domestic assault charges after allegedly holding a woman against her will and leading law enforcement on a high speed chase through Polk and Greene counties … more

*Updated at around 2 p.m. with additional information from the Bolivar Police Department.  The Bolivar Police Department has arrested a suspect in the seeming abduction of an adult on Friday … more