Joplin Globe - Thu Nov 19

By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com A misunderstanding between two men Wednesday night at a home near Joplin may have escalated into a fatal bludgeoning with a baseball bat and a murder charge.

Joplin Globe - Thu Nov 19

An Iowa truck driver was ordered Thursday to stand trial on a charge that he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in 2006 while hauling a hazardous-materials load through Jasper County.

KOAMtv - Thu Nov 19

Aaron Pilgrim, 37, was charged Thursday afternoon with 2nd degree murder. He is charged in the death of Ralph Ivy, 50, Updated Nov.