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Man with 7 DUI convictions charged again in JoCo
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:44:50 -0700

One man with seven convictions for driving under the influence in Missouri and Kansas is now under arrest in Johnson County after a Monday night crash.

Laclede County Couple Convicted
Tue, 15 May 2012 13:40:49 -0700

Robert and Ronda Shrout Abused Teen Camdenton MO -- A Falcon, Missouri, couple will be sentenced on September 11th for killing a disabled teenager with their cruelty. Robert and Ronda Shrout were convicted by a Camden County judge today of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 18-year old Aaron Johnson in 2006. Investigators say Johnson was locked in a bedroom with a broken window and weighed ...

Man with 14 DUI convictions charged again in Kansas
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:26:43 -0700

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- A 50-year-old Missouri man with at least 14 prior drunken driving convictions is facing a new DUI charge after a traffic accident and altercation in Johnson County, Kan.    The Kansas City Star reports that John Charles Howard, of Branson, was arrested this week by Overland Park police on a report that he wrecked his car and threatened another man with a knife ...

Repeat offender faces new DUI charges in JoCo
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:35:00 -0700

A man with at least 14 prior convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol was charged again today in Johnson County after a Monday night traffic crash in Overland Park, prosecutors say.

Branson resident with 14 DUI convictions charged again, this time in Kansas
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:54:36 -0700

John Charles Howard, 50, of Branson, was arrested by Overland Park police. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - A 50-year-old Missouri man with at least 14 prior drunken driving convictions is facing a new DUI charge after a traffic accident and altercation in Johnson County, Kan.

Two Warrensburg men die in Johnson County accident
Sun, 06 May 2012 22:23:14 -0700

Two Warrensburg men died in a highway accident at 9:35 p.m. Friday in Johnson County. Jacob B. Netz, 18, and Malcom T. Thomas, 19, were pronounced dead at the scene by Johnson County Coroner C.L. Holdren.

Driver, passenger hurt when vehicle leaves Missouri 131
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:08:14 -0700

Two people were injured in a vehicle accident at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson County. Cody D. Behrman, 15, of Lone Jack, was driving north on Missouri 131 when he drove off the right side of the road, hit a driveway and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.

Driver hurt in 1-car crash in Johnson County
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:53:24 -0700

A Peculiar man was injured after a vehicle accident at 2 p.m. Monday in Johnson County. Chance E. Clemonts, 49, was driving south on Southeast County Road 671 when he overturned and was thrown from the vehicle, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.

Repeat DUI Convict Faces 15th Drunk Driving Charge
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:26:47 -0700

A Missouri man has at least 14 prior drunk driving convictions in Missouri and Kansas.

Fishing report for May 17
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:00 -0700

• TRUMAN: 73 degrees, murky, 3 feet high. Outlook: Sterett Creek Marina reports: crappies good on minnows in 10 to 12 feet of water in the current near the buoys at the dam; black bass good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits in 2 to 8 feet of water off points. White bass, hybrids good on 4-inch Sassy Shad off main-lake points in the lower Osage arm; catfish very good on juglines with green sunfish ...