Dent County News

The Perry County Sheriff's Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.

Two men from the Bourbon area have been charged with sex crimes against minors in separate cases investigated by the Bourbon Department of Public Safety.

Want to go to a yard sale, but never leave home? And better yet, want to get stuff for free? Maybe you should try freecyle.org . Kristen Rapert, a counselor with Sikeston Public Schools, asked me to check it ...

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Dent and Phelps County in Missouri until 6 p.m. Monday.

Two area men were arrested and have confessed to stealing two different vehicles recently, Texas County Sheriff Carl Watson said.

With the benefit of having spell check these days, many of us take for granted the skill of spelling.

The highway patrol says speeding played a role in a deadly crash north of Branson.

Seven Dent County residents have pled guilty on federal conspiracy drug charges, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway and Dent County Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Sparks announced Wednesday.

A Leasburg man found guilty of having an incestuous relationship with a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 22 years in state prison. via Three Rivers Publishing Online

A man accused of strangling and shooting his girlfriend more than a quarter of a century ago will stand trial. via OzarksFIRST.com

Two Dent County boys were airlifted to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night near Salem, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. via Springfield News Leader

Investigators believe a man shot and killed another man before killing himself early Sunday at a home north of Jadwin in southern Dent County. via KYTV Springfield

“I guarantee a not guilty verdict”

More than 100 people packed Dent County's largest courthouse Monday to hear evidence against Donald "Doc" Nash, the man charged in an Ozarks cold-case slaying. via KSPR

A 19-year-old accused of killing a Texas college student in March was arrested Tuesday night in Dent County, Missouri. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

A Dent County jury has found a Leasburg man guilty of having an incestuous relationship with a 16-year-old girl. via Three Rivers Publishing Online

Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and a few reports of tornadoes through the Ozarks Thursday night. via KYTV Springfield

A 65-year-old man from Beaufort is arrested and charged in connection with a murder that occurred more than 25 years ago.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Donald Nash was arrested Friday for the murder of Judy Spencer. He was charged with murder and is being held in the Dent County Jail without bond.

Spencer had been living in Salem, when her body was discovered in rural Dent County in March 1982. She'd been strangled and shot. Read more

The Storm Prediction Center received preliminary reports of small tornadoes in Phelps, Pulaski and Dent counties Thursday night. via KSPR

Republican State Senator Kevin Engler of Farmington will have some competition in the November election. via KTJJ

A Dent County man pled guilty to federal charges of producing and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced Tuesday. via KSDK NewsChannel 5