A Lamar man was injured in a motorcycle accident at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Route EE, four miles northeast of Lamar in Barton County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Michael L. Forst, 35, was taken to Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar, the state patrol said.
Forst was riding an eastbound motorcycle that ran off the road and overturned, throwing him from the bike, the patrol said.
• A resident of Purdy was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 44, two miles west of Sarcoxie in Jasper County, the state patrol said.
Ramon Zuno, 68, was taken by ambulance to Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, the patrol said.
Zuno was driving a vehicle that overturned when a rear tire blew, the patrol said.
• A Joplin woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 1 p.m. Wednesday on Missouri Highway 43, three miles north of Seneca in Newton County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Waneta L. Day, 85, was taken by ambulance to Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, the state patrol said.
Day was a passenger in a northbound car driven by Johnnie L. Anderson, 63, of Commerce, Okla., that ran off the road and struck a ditch when Anderson swerved to avoid another vehicle, the patrol said.
• Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on Missouri Highway 86, eight miles south of Joplin in Newton County, the state patrol said.
Both drivers involved, Jeremy S. Woodrum, 40, of Joplin, and Loreen R. Huffman, 50, of Racine, and a passenger in Huffman’s van, William J. Novalany, 13, of Racine, were taken to Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, the patrol said.
Woodrum’s northbound car and Huffman’s westbound van collided at an intersection when Woodrum failed to stop for a stop sign, the patrol said.
• A Carthage man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 5:43 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 71, one mile south of Carthage in Jasper County, the state patrol said.
Gorden D. Severs, 50, was taken to McCune-Brooks Mercy Hospital in Carthage, the patrol said.
Severs was driving a southbound vehicle that struck a retaining wall when he swerved to avoid another traffic accident, the patrol said.
Crime & Courts
Several motorists injured in accidents on roads in area
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Murder warrant issued in fatal domestic shooting
Police believe Doyle Handle shot himself after fatally shooting Dena Davenport during a domestic disturbance Thursday night at their residence in Grove. Officers responded to a 6:55 p.m. report of a shooting at the couple’s home on Wood Street on the southwest side of Grove and found Handle, 52, in the front yard with a gunshot wound to his jaw.
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Murder warrant issued in fatal domestic shooting
Police believe Doyle Handle shot himself after fatally shooting Dena Davenport during a domestic disturbance Thursday night at their residence in Grove.
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No charges to be filed in Joplin shooting case
The nonfatal shooting of a 25-year-old man at a Joplin residence on May 13 has been deemed justified by authorities. Jacob B. Boykin, 21, of Joplin, shot Justin S. Johnson, 25, of Carterville, once in the chest with a small-caliber handgun at 5260 E. Sunny Acres Lane.
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Alcohol cited as factor in Grand Lake boat crash that killed two college students
Alcohol was one of several factors contributing to a boating accident on Grand Lake earlier this month that claimed the lives of two college students.
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Hired hand won’t face death penalty in Vernon County murder case
The state has agreed not to seek the death penalty against Jeremy L. Maples in the murder of Belinda J. Beisly, but prosecutors have yet to take the option off the table for the victim’s husband, Bob T. Beisly II.
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Former IRS worker gets probation after guilty plea to theft of funds
Pittsburg resident and former Internal Revenue Service employee Becky L. Book received two years probation after pleading guilty earlier this year to the theft of $26,449.65 in public funds.
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Arma mother facing murder charge in sleeping baby’s death
Heather Buckalew fell asleep on a couch with her 4-month-old baby after a night last summer drinking beer with her boyfriend. The boyfriend, Donald Harvey, got up to go to work a few hours later and spotted his son, lying face down on a pillow between the back of the couch and his sleeping mother.
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Vandals cause $37,000 in damage at Joplin business
A Joplin business owner was the victim of a weekend vandalism spree that resulted in an estimated $37,000 in damages and theft, in addition to putting the company out of service for at least two days.
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Two plead guilty to post-tornado wire theft
Two defendants pleaded guilty Monday to stealing copper wire from utility poles in the wake of the May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin. Timothy M. Silveria, 45, of Joplin, and Nycoa K. Kracht, 32, of Laurel, Ind., entered open pleas of guilty in Jasper County Circuit Court to felony counts of theft from a public utility.
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Firefighters douse blaze inside wall; no injuries cited
The Joplin Fire Department used thermal-imaging equipment Wednesday night to detect a hidden fire inside a residence.
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