A Springfield mom and dad have been charged with child neglect after police say their 9-month-old baby was taken to the emergency room and found to weigh 9 pounds and 8 ounces. According to charging documents, the baby was “severely malnourished, lethargi... See more
When Krista and Kevin Dahl learned they were expecting another child in 2020, they were thrilled and anxious. The couple, who lived in Nixa at the time, had a healthy boy and girl already, but recently experienced a miscarriage. Krista Dahl said she could... See more
An 82-year-old registered sex offender — described in court documents as “an extraordinary and ongoing danger” to children — was arrested this week for allegedly sexually abusing a young girl in 2014. Jerrie Pope of Springfield has been charged with four ... See more
The Springfield man accused by federal prosecutors in 2024 of getting a 12-year-old girl pregnant is now also facing state charges. Brayanne Escobar-Guarnizo, born in 1995, was charged in federal court in 2024 with sexual exploitation of a minor. He plead... See more
A Nixa woman is accused of driving drunk and crashing her vehicle into a Springfield police officer’s patrol vehicle while the officer was stopped at a red light early Monday morning, March 2. Kairi Anne Helmin, born in 2005, has been charged with the Cla... See more
