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Constitutionality of teen’s murder charge questioned
The attorney for the accused shooter in the home-invasion slaying of Jacob Wages is questioning the constitutionality of his 17-year-old client being charged with first-degree murder.

December 10, 2012
Several injured in traffic accidents on roads in area
A 28-year-old woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 11:15 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 59, about five miles south of Jay in Delaware County, Okla., according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

December 10, 2012
Pittsburg police say shooting victim gave false identity
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Police say the victim in a shooting Saturday morning outside a convenience store in Pittsburg provided a false name to officers and to the hospital where he was treated.

December 10, 2012
Rural Joplin man assessed sentence in registration case
A rural Joplin man pleaded guilty Monday to failure to register as a sex offender and was sentenced to two years in prison.

December 10, 2012
Teen wanted in connection with Joplin murder being held in Tulsa
A 17-year-old wanted in connection with a Joplin murder is now being held in the Tulsa County Jail after turning himself in Saturday, according to Sgt. Thaddeus Espy, of the Tulsa Police Department.

December 8, 2012
Three men facing felony charges in drug cases
The Jasper County prosecutor’s office has filed felony drug charges against three suspects arrested this past week by Joplin police.

December 8, 2012
Teen charged with tampering with motor vehicle
A 19-year-old Joplin man has been charged with felony counts of tampering with a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance.

December 8, 2012
Missouri men charged in theft of pipe, wire
COLUMBUS, Kan. — Two Missouri men are being held in the Cherokee County Jail on charges of stealing copper piping and wiring from a vacant house in Columbus.

December 8, 2012
Several injured in traffic accidents on roads in area
An Exeter man was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 7:40 a.m. Friday on Route W at Wheaton in Barry County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

December 8, 2012
Sleeping family terrorized by intruders; suspects were looking for drugs, money
Four armed men’s invasion of a home and terrorizing of a family in the middle of the night in northeast Newton County may have been a case of hitting the wrong house.

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