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Boy ran over by parade float in Stockton, Mo. seriously injured

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STOCKTON, Mo. — Saturday afternoon about 3:30 p.m. a 12-year-old was run over by a parade float being pulled during the Walnut Festival Parade.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt M.D. Adams releases details in his initial report.

Kiley Robert, 47, of Fair Play, Mo. was driving a 2014 Chevy Silverado in the parade northbound on North St.

The boy, 12, suffered serious injuries and was flown by aircraft to Mercy Springfield.

“[Chevy] was pulling a parade float when passenger fell off the right side and was run over by the towed unit of [Chevy].” — Sgt M.D. Adams, Cedar Co., Troop D

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News To Know: fire damages a Joplin tire store and authorities recover a drowning victim from Stockton Lake

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JOPLIN, Mo. – A Joplin tire store suffers heavy damage after a fire. Authorities investigate the cause of the fire at the Ozarko Tire Center located behind the Pilot Travel Plaza. MODOT temporarily shut down a portion of Highway 43 near I-44 as crews battled the fire. Employees say there were more than a thousand new tires in the warehouse. Click here if you’re interested in reading more about this story.

MARIONVILLE, Mo. – Marionville police release the name of a resident who died after a single-vehicle crash. Tuesday morning, the Aurora-Marionville Police Department responded to a crash near O’Dell and College in Marionville. When officers got there, the driver of the crashed vehicle “appeared to be suffering a medical emergency. Marionville Fire, Aurora Rural Fire, Mercydav EMS,dav and AMPD gave aid to the driver, identified as 45-year-old Kerry Metevier. She was the only occupant in the vehicle. Emergency personnel took Metevier to Mercy Hospital in Aurora, where she passed away. To read more about this story, click here.

CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered a drowning victim from Stockton Lake on August 30. Officers say the circumstances of the drowning in the Orleans Trail Cove are unknown. The official report indicates John Gray, 60, of Fort Scott was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ceder County Coroner. For more on this story, click here.

JOPLIN, Mo. – The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of Joplin organization needs volunteers. Officials say they are in need of drivers to help drive military veterans to the hospital and their medical appointments. If you’re interested, call the DAV of Joplin for more information at (417) 623-0620.

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3 teens killed in crash near Stockton, Mo., MCIU investigate tragedy

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CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol release preliminary information regarding a crash where three teens died east of Jerico Springs, Mo. on Thursday, August 4.

The single vehicle crash involved a 2006 Toyota Scion with five male teens, traveling westbound on State Hwy B.

The driver, Clay Palmer, 19, of Cleveland, Mo. died at the scene.

Two passengers were also killed including, Ryan Chick, 18, of Cabool, Mo. and Logan Meerkatz, 18, of Cleveland, Mo.

Two passengers survived including, Bradley Kidwell, 18, of Cabool, he suffered serious injuries. And Taylor Ranney, 18, of Mountain Grove, Mo. suffered moderate injuries.

“[Toyota] topped a hill, became airborne, travelled off the right side of the roadway and overturned. All three deceased were ejected and all three pronounced at the scene shortly after impact.” — Tpr M. Obert of Troop D

The crashed vehicle was removed by Mike’s Wrecker of Stockton, Mo.

The crash is being investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Investigation Unit.

MCIU (MAJOR CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT)

The Troop D MCIU was summoned to process the crash. Each MCIU officer is, “trained in the human, mechanical and environmental factors of traffic crash investigation. They are considered court experts in the field of traffic crash investigation.”

There are currently four teams located across the state. Each one utilizes Robotic Total Station technology, allowing for the accurate and fair depiction of crash scenes diagrammed to scale.

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Barton County Jail to close for repairs

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LAMAR, Mo. – The Barton County Jail will temporarily close July 2, 2021 as it repairs a number of issues with the jail building. Most of the detainees will be housed at the Cedar County Jail in Stockton, Missouri. Depending on their population at the time some may need to be housed at another surrounding jail.

Repairs:

  • Replacing small portions of some of the walls that have rusted away
  • Glass that has been broken causing safety concerns allowing detainees to reach out of their cells and allowing them to be able to throw items at staff
  • Malfunctioning doors that do not allow staff to lock down detainees in certain situations
  • Several of the lights have quit working in the cell area; all lights will be fixed or replaced with newer lights
  • Plumbing in the cell areas is also deteriorating, causing water to leak from the cell area to the office area of the building
  • Fixing/replacing security cameras in the cell areas are not working.

Officials will also be addressing problems with staffing. The jail will hire additional staff to maintain constant supervision of detainees. The Sheriff’s Office will also be raising the salary of detention officers to be more competitive in hiring and retaining personnel.

(Previous Story: Barton County Sheriff working to put tax question before voters for new jail)

Cedar County's Circle of Hope Girls Ranch abuse allegations

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VERNON COUNTY, Mo. (KOLR) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is announcing an update on abuse allegations at the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Humansville, Missouri.

Boyd and Stephanie Householder, the owners of Circle of Hope, have been arrested and are being held in Vernon County.

The Attorney General’s office confirmed to OzarksFirst, that both Householders have been charged with 102 felonies between them.

Attorney General Schmitt will give more details into the abuse allegations and charges on Wednesday, March 10, at a press conference that will live streamed on Facebook at 12:00 p.m.

The Circle of Hope facility, just a few miles off of Highway 13 on N Highway, came into the light back in August of 2020 when 24 girls were removed from the reformatory boarding school after several allegations of abuse came forward.

In November 2020, Schmitt took on the case after the Cedar County Republican newspaper showed several allegations it had collected over the course of a few months.

Attorney for Circle of Hope victims happy to see AG on the case 

Four girls filed petitions against Circle of Hope and gave details of their abuse brought on by the Householders and their son.

Abuse charges filed against owners of southwest Missouri girls ranch

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CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. – The Attorney General’s Office charges the owners of a southwest Missouri girls ranch with dozens of counts of abuse.

The state started investigating Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch and Boarding School after allegations of physical, mental, and sexual abuses started to arise from former residents.

In August 2020, State officials removed around 20 girls from the facility. State investigators served a search warrant on September 1st, 2020. The alleged incidents happened from 2017 to 2020.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will stream his press conference live on social media today at noon, March 10, 2021.

The state charged owner Boyd Householder with 80 felony counts and owner Stephanie Householder with 22 felony counts.

KOAM’s Zachary Dodge has been following the story and will have an update this evening on KOAM News.

You can read previous articles on the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch investigation here:

The owners daughter Amanda Householder said in a TikTok posted Wednesday morning she never thought her parents would be held accountable.

@exposingagapeboysranchI’m okay! #exposingcircleofhope #ifb #cult #fyp #troubledteenindustry #iseeyousurvivor♬ original sound – Amanda Householder