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Woman sentenced to prison in fatal Neosho crash

NEOSHO, Mo. — A Neosho woman who pleaded guilty to drunken driving in a fatal two-vehicle crash in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison.

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Seneca woman pleads guilty in fatal car crash

NEOSHO, Mo. — A Seneca woman pleaded guilty Monday in Newton County Circuit Court to a charge of first-degree involuntary manslaughter in a fatal 2021 car crash that killed a

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Newton County man waives hearing on child molestation charge

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 43-year-old rural Goodman man waived a preliminary hearing Monday and was ordered to stand trial on a charge that he sexually molested an 8-year-old girl.

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Goodman man to stand trial on drunken driving fatality charge

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 48-year-old defendant waived a preliminary hearing Monday and was ordered to stand trial on a charge of driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of another.

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Rural Neosho man waives hearing in domestic assault case

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 40-year-old defendant waived a preliminary hearing this week and was ordered to stand trial on domestic assault and kidnapping charges.

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Kansas woman takes plea deal on attempted kidnapping charge

NEOSHO, Mo. — A Kansas woman charged with attempted kidnapping of her teenage son from his adoptive parents in Missouri pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge and was granted

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Driver pleads guilty in fatal crash in Neosho

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 28-year-old defendant pleaded guilty this week to a charge of driving while intoxicated in a 2022 crash that claimed the life of another Neosho woman.

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Probation granted in plea deal on gun and drug charges

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 36-year-old Joplin man took a plea deal this week on felony drug and gun charges and received a suspended imposition of sentence.

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Newton County man facing 10 years in prison for sexual abuse of two girls

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 55-year-old defendant pleaded guilty Thursday to eight felony counts in the sexual abuse of two girls and is facing up to 10 years in prison.

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Joplin man waives hearing on domestic assault charges

A 45-year-old Joplin man waived a preliminary hearing this week and was ordered to stand trial on charges that he assaulted and sexually abused a woman.

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