Ripley County News

A Howell County judge declared a mistrial Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of a Doniphan man accused in the beating death of his neighbor.

The warning sign was there: A young student who returned to school having clearly lost weight over summer.

A Doniphan teenager is to make his first court appearance today after being charged with raping an 89-year-old woman.

This morning we have sad news out of Ripley County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol a 2-year-old boy has died from injuries he received in a Sunday night crash.

The crash happened Sunday night on Highway 21 just north of Doniphan. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 2-year-old Devin Fox died Monday night at St.

The Missouri Department of Transportation closed Route H in Ripley County due to the recent heavy rainfall Friday.

A Poplar Bluff man faces several charges after police say he threatened his estranged wife and was involved in a crash in Doniphan.

A Poplar Bluff woman had her manslaughter case moved up to a higher court this week in Ripley County.

H1N1 has claimed one life in this area, according to officials. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center confirmed a patient died at the beginning of last week from H1N1 Influenza A. Also known as swine flu, H1N1 is a strain of Influenza A. A person from Ripley County died last week and had Influenza A, said Ripley County Health Center Director Jan ...

Gov. Jay Nixon has named a prison warden to the state parole board and appointed new judges to courts in northwest and southeast Missouri.

The number of flu-like illnesses treated in Missouri hospital emergency rooms spiked in the last week to about twice the normal rate, prompting a warning from state health officials.

Officials confirm a Doniphan student is sick with the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, the Daily American Republic reports.

Health department officials have confirmed two more cases of H1N1 in Ripley County schools.

According to the Missouri Department of Health, 3 students in Ripley County have been diagnosed with Swine Flu.

A Doniphan man remains in jail on $500,000 bond after being charged with fatally shooting another man early Saturday morning, the Daily American Republic reported.

Ripley County Judge Dave Swindle told Region 8 News Tuesday he hopes to have regular court proceedings at the Ripley County Courthouse by year's end.

Ripley County Judge Dave Swindle told Region 8 News Tuesday he hopes to have regular court proceedings at the Ripley County Courthouse by year's end.

A southeast Missouri man accused in the fatal shooting of his father has been ruled incompetent to stand trial.

A judge found a man accused in the shooting death of his father is mentally incompetent to stand trial.

A 19-year-old suspected armed burglary who was shot by a Florissant police officer shot died from his injuries.