Jerry Criswell of Crocker is facing 10 charges of possession of child pornography
Criswell allegedly recorded a juvenile having sex and sent that video to several other people.
Police also reportedly found over 200 images of child pornography on Criswell’s computer.
Jerry Criswell is currently being held in the Pulaski County Jail on a $75,000 bond.
Some 20 days after Riley Strain disappeared after being kicked out of a bar in downtown Nashville, his family and friends have scheduled his visitation.
Strain was in Nashville on a trip with his fraternity when, investigators believe, he fell into the Cumberland River the night of March 8.
He was reported missing the following day, and an extensive search began.
His body was eventually found last Friday, March 22, near a neighborhood in West Nashville two weeks after his initial disappearance.
Strain’s family has announced a visitation will be held tomorrow, March 29, at Greenlawn Funeral Home East on East Seminole.
The visitation will go from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a celebration of life to follow.
The family asks that any donation’s in Strain’s honor be donated to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
A woman is dead and a child is hospitalized after a crash on Highway A-M in Wright County.
The Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Jamie Holloway of Mountain Grove struck the rear of a Peterbilt truck that was stalled in the roadway.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A four-year-old boy, that was a passenger in Holloway’s vehicle, was taken to a Springfield hospital.
Management at Fellows Lake have closed three trail segments due to aggressive dogs.
The closures were recommended by City Utilities and Ozark Greenways after reports from citizens about aggressive dogs in the area.
The closed trails are Jerry’s Progress, Chandler’s Way, and Vera’s Holdout.
Springfield Police tasered a trespasser at a Springfield elementary school Wednesday afternoon.
Westport Elementary sent a letter to parents that a sibling of a Westport student had entered the school through a locked door.
He refused to cooperate with administrators and school police officers until the officers had to taser him.
The letter said the trespasser was turned over to juvenile authorities.
The final day for candidates to file for statewide office was yesterday, and Missouri residents are still reeling from the frenzy.
Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman has called off her run for Congress and now has declared for the Secretary of State position. Earlier in the day Speaker Of The Missouri House Dean Plocher also switched races from Lt. Governor to the Secretary of State’s race.
Other major players in that race include Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller, Rep. Adam Schwadron, and Senator Denny Hoskins. Senate Pro Tem Caleb Rowden recently dropped out of the race.
The news continues to pile up, and it’s looking more and more likely that former Bears head coach Cuonzo Martin will be back coaching at Great Southern Bank Arena.
Jeff Goodman and Pete Thamel both reported last night that Missouri State University and Martin had agreed, in principle, to a five-year contract.
There has still been no confirmation from the university, and specific details of the deals such as the annual salary and other incentives have not been released.
Martin was the head coach of the Bears from 2008-2011 before stops at Tennessee, Cal-Berkeley, and the University of Missouri.
The East St. Louis, Illinois native was 61-41 during his first tenure in Springfield, including a 26-9 season in his final year in which the Bears won the programs only regular season Missouri Valley Conference title.
Again, this move is not official as MSU has not made an announcement on the hiring.
However, Tuesday morning on the Sports Reporters on ESPN the Jock, former Bear Adam Leonard confirmed he had talked with Martin, and told him he was coming back to Missouri State.
Missouri Sate University is expanding its catalogue of degree opportunities.
Starting this Fall MSU will offer a Master of Business Administration Degree that focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
The Board of Governors approved the new degree in January, then it was approved recently by both the Missouri Department of Higher Learning and Workforce Development, and the Higher Learning Commission.
The Springfield Police Department is investigating a crash involving a Police Officer.
The incident occurred Friday night when an Officer was responding to calls of an injured child and drove thru the intersection of Kansas and Battlefield, crashing into another vehicle. Multiple individuals were sent to the hospital including the Officer. One civilian is still in critical condition.
With Easter approaching, one local egg producer in southwest Missouri is providing the holiday with a staple of the celebration for those in need.
Spokespeople for Opal Foods, headquartered out of the Neosho area, announced they were donating over 23,000 cartons of a dozen eggs to Ozarks Food Harvest.
This is the 16th consecutive year that the business has partnered with the food bank to provide fun and food for the area’s underserved communities.
Bart Brown, President & CEO of Ozarks Food Harvest, said, “This donation of eggs arrives at a crucial time as many families continue to grapple with rising food costs, particularly for protein items. We’re so grateful for Opal Foods and their ongoing generosity during the Easter season.”
Opal Foods was assisted by Certified Express, Inc. in transporting the over 275,000 eggs to The Food Bank at no cost to either organization.
The eggs will now be donated across the 28-county region that Ozarks Food Harvest provides assistance for.