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Man arrested for alleged shooting near Branson
TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — A Taney County man has been arrested with charges of second-degree murder after a shooting just outside the city limits of Branson on Wednesday. According to court documents, on June 26, Mitchell Hale, 36, allegedly shot and killed James Anderson at 195 Cannonball Loop. Witnesses stated that Hale and Anderson were […]
One dead and one detained in shooting near Branson
TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — A heavy police presence has been reported outside Branson city limits near Cannonball Loop. Taney County Sheriff’s Office told Ozarksfirst one person has died and one person is detained due to a shooting. No information is available on the reason behind the shooting as the scene is still under investigation. Police […]
Suspect in custody following shooting death investigation near Branson, Mo.
NEAR BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - Taney County deputies detained a person wanted in a shooting death investigation north of Branson. Sheriff Brad Daniels says there is no threat to the public now and that a suspect is in custody. The incident happened on Cannon Ball Loop at the Pine Valley...
Four more charged in Taney County for sex trafficking after two-day sting
TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — Four more people have been arrested on charges involving various alleged sex trafficking crimes following a two-day sting operation by multiple law enforcement agencies. Online court documents show four men were arrested and allegedly charged: A probable cause statement says Stetts responded to an online ad by an undercover officer claiming […]
Four men charged in multi-agency sex trafficking sting in Stone, Taney counties
Four men were arrested and charged this week as part of a multi-agency human sex trafficking sting in Stone and Taney counties, including the Branson area. Nayib Saldana, Dalton Parton, Christian Diewert, and Mariko Kwizera have been booked into the Stone County Jail, where they are being held without bail.
Rose O'Neill and her Kewpie Dolls
Today’s story celebrates the 115th anniversary of the Kewpie Doll, created by Taney County artist Rose O’Neill. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1874, Rose O’Neill was a self-trained artist who called the Ozarks home. Her artwork appeared in the September 1896 issue of True magazine and were the first cartoons ever published by an American woman. O’Neill’s illustrations were later featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, and Life magazine. It wasn’t until June of 1909 that her Kewpie illustrations were introduced,
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