Crane News

Two men convicted of robberies in Jasper County were sent to prison Monday, while the defendant in a third robbery case changed his plea to guilty in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin.

An Oklahoma woman was killed Saturday evening in a Christian County crash near Marionville.

A Crane, Missouri, man is in the Stone County jail after threatening to bring a gun to Hurley High School and use it.

A $100,000 cash-only bond has been set for a Crane man charged in an incident in which he threatened to shoot up the Hurley School, according to the Stone County Sheriff's Department.

Edna B. Murphy, 83, of Crane, formerly of Lebanon, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Springfield.

A new program, Care for Kids Christmas, hopes to make Christmas brighter for area kids in need.

A 26-year-old Urbana man has been charged with two counts of enticement of a child, according to a news release from Stone County Sheriff Richard L. Hill.

Five people suffered injuries today after a two-vehicle crash in Barry County. In a 1998 Mercury, the injured were driver Amanda Westerman, 18, of Crane, who had minor injuries; Aurora resident Ashley Walles, 17, who had minor injuries; and Ozark resident Jackson Johnson, 2, who had moderate injuries.

A Crane, Mo., man is accused of having sex with a minor. Michael Lee Shelton, 26, is charged with three counts of second-degree statutory rape.

Stone County deputies responded to a stabbing Wednesday at 95 Straight N Narrow Road in Crane, a news release from Sheriff Richard Hill said.

The Stone county sheriff says a man was stabbed at a house in Crane. Deputies were called to a home on Wednesday.

Five more local motor vehicle and driver license offices -- including one in Crane -- were awarded Thursday by the Missouri Department of Revenue as part of a competitive bidding process that has been supported by Gov.

The Southwest Area Career Center will be served by Tyler Laney, pictured above left, who has accepted the position of director after retiring last year as superintendent of the Crane School District, and Kim McCraken, pictured above right, who has accepted the position as SWACC's new adult education coordinator.

Five more local motor vehicle and driver license offices -- including one in Crane -- were awarded Thursday by the Missouri Department of Revenue as part of a competitive bidding process that has been supported by Gov.

Judicial officer appreciation ceremonies will be featured at the Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre in conjunction with their performances of 12 Angry Men .

A little rain couldn't wash out a charity bike run in Mount Vernon Saturday. This was the 6th annual Ride for Freedom, a benefit for the Missouri Veteran's Home .

A Springfield man is the latest suspect snagged in an Internet sting program operated by the Stone County Sheriff's Department.

Fred M. Hall was county extension education director at Iowa State University Extension.

Painful cuts from next year's budget for MIssouri schools have been lost in the heralded record amount of foundation formula money for districts.

The way the disparity index is currently being figured by Missouri unjustly makes some agencies appear as though they are racist.