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MILLER COUNTY, Missouri- A Miller County Deputy Sheriff was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening on Route Y in the county. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Deputy Casey Shoemate, 26, of Eldon was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. His remains were taken to Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon. Sources say Shoemate had been employed by the agency for about a year. Troopers say Shoemate was southbound on Route Y with lights and sirens activated and was attempting to pass another vehicle when he was struck head-on. The other driver has been identified as Robert...

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri-Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that sometime during the month of April, troopers assigned to will be conducting an Impaired Driving Enforcement Patrol in Phelps County. Troopers assigned to these special enforcement operations will patrol those highways where in the past a higher number of alcohol-related arrests and traffic crashes have occurred. Captain Remillard would like to remind motorists that they can report highway emergencies and serious traffic offenses to the nearest troop headquarters by dialing *55 on a cellular...

MILLER COUNTY, Missouri- The Miller County Sheriff’s Office announced that a School of the Osage teacher has been charged with sex crimes following an investigation with the cooperation of the school. The subject has been identified as Mark Alan Edwards. The agency says that on April 18th they were notified about allegations of misconduct between a teacher and a student. The children involved were interviewed with the help of the school, the office said in a press release. They said evidence was collected in connection to the case through the interviews. A probable cause statement states  a student alleged...

TRENTON, Florida- The Gilchrist County Deputy Sheriffs Department said  approximately 3:00 pm Thursday afternoon, two of their agency’s deputies were shot and killed in the Ace China restaurant in downtown Trenton, after a suspect walked up to business and shot both deputies through the window. As fellow deputies responded to the scene, they found the shooter deceased outside the business, and both deputies died of their wounds. At this point, it remains an active criminal investigation with no apparent motive or indications as to why this tragedy occurred. Home to 66 full-time employees, 27 of them serving their community as...

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Missouri- The lake community is in in shock grief after the tragic deaths of four brothers in an early morning Horseshoe Bend Fire. Holman Howe Funeral Homes has announced the deceased were Tyler, 14, Carson, 8, Max, 5, and Levi, 4, Otto. Firefighters from the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District were dispatched at 12:51 a.m. and arrived at 1 a.m. at the house at 1636 Carol Road. The flames forced them back and they were unable to enter the collapsing structure. Crews said 75% of the two-story residence was involved at the time they first...