Month: September 2025

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in Baxter County, AR following the death of an infant.

Court records show that Terra Thompson has been charged with second-degree murder, first-degree domestic battery and second-degree domestic battery.

Records state that the baby was brought to the hospital where staff noticed bruising on the right side of their face.

The infant was later taken to Little Rock Children’s Hospital with a brain bleed.

Officers spoke with Thompson at her home, where she admitted to getting upset and slamming the infant, causing the baby to hit the back of their head on the playpen.

She also said that she slapped the infant as well, waited around 10 to 15 minutes, and then attempted to put makeup on the baby’s face to cover up the bruises.

The coroner’s office in Pulaski County later confirmed that the baby had died from their injuries.

Thompson is currently being held in the Baxter County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Photo courtesy of Baxter County Jail.

Catherine Hanaway was sworn in Monday as Missouri’s attorney general in a private ceremony in Jefferson City.

Hanaway becomes the 45^th attorney general of Missouri and Missouri’s first female attorney general of Missouri.

Hanaway had previously been the first female Speaker of the Missouri House in 2003.

Since August 11, Springfield Public Works has removed more than 22,407 cubic yards of storm debris from neighborhoods around the city.

Zone 1 pickup has been substantially completed, and Public Works crews are now focusing efforts on finishing pickups in Zone 3.

As for larger debris and fallen trees in the area, a city contracted tree company is addressing those issues as well as helping crews with excess debris pickup.

Any residents who still have debris that is yet to be picked up or just have any general questions about the cleanup process can call the Citizen Resource Center at 417-864-1010.

Photo courtesy of Springfield Public Works.

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked for access to Dominion voting equipment used in two counties in southwest Missouri during the 2020 election.

Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis declined, saying the county no longer had the equipment.

McDonald County Clerk Jessica Cole says the county still has the equipment, but she declined to comply with the request because state and federal law prohibit election officials from giving unauthorized access to election equipment.

(Photo courtesy of the Lebanon Police Department)

A man from Lebanon has been reported missing.

Lebanon Police say 54-year-old Joseph Henville was last seen at his home on Hillside Drive Tuesday afternoon.

He is 6 foot tall with brown hair and green eyes.

If you have any information about his whereabouts, who are asked to contact the Lebanon Police Department 417-532-3131.

Two roads in Springfield are closed this week as part of the Chestnut Expressway Safety and Operational Improvements project.

Hilton Avenue is closed south of Chestnut and Nettleton is shut down north of Chestnut.

Chestnut Expressway will remain open during the construction.

The roads are expected to re-open next Wednesday, September 10th.

(Photo courtesy of Envato Elements)