Students in Missouri Southern's CAPS program building a plane

(From KGCS)

The Missouri Southern Center for Advanced Professional Studies or MOSO CAPS program is designed to give high school students real world immersive job opportunities to help guide their pathway to higher education. It’s teaming up with the Freedom of Flight Museum at the Joplin General Aviation Airport to grant a small group of students a unique hands-on learning experience – building an airplane! That partnership and effort are the focus of the next Newsmakers program.

Four students became the management and construction team for the project: developing work schedules, discovering about part ordering and manufacturing and the challenges that come when working without a manual for a BD-17 Nugget plane. 

Darryl Coit and Tom Christensen with the Freedom of Flight Museum mentored the students on the precision required for the build that offered multiple lessons in engineering. Suzanne Hull and Debra Schow-Kwolek explain the overall benefits of the MOSO CAPS program which helps students narrow their college and career pathway through profession-based learning.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning on KGCS-TV June 7 and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.

KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

06/01/2026 26001029

0924 BILL EDGAR GLOVER

WM 62

3379 KAPOK DR 0.00

3379 Kapok Dr

SENECA 64865

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT 4TH DEGREE

06/01/2026 1200 KENNETH LEE BALL Sr

Highwy 60 Rv Park

MONETT, MO 64801

WM 61

29135- 21 HIGHWAY 60 10,000.00

1 CHILD MOLESTATION - 2ND DEGREE - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL OFFENSE -

06/01/2026 1450 JOHN EDWARD HAMILTON

7288 Highway Nn

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64804

WM 30

7288 HWY NN 0.00

2 JCSO - RECE STOLEN PROPERTY\

4 BATES CO- POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

3 PROBATION/PAROLE VIOLATION

1 NPD STEALING 215.320

5 NPD DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED / REVOKED 390.020

06/01/2026 26001034

2016 EVAN AARON BICKFORD

WM 46

13724 HIGHWAY 43 0.00

13724 Highway 43 Lot 37, 38A

SENECA, MO 64865

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 2ND DEGREE

06/01/2026 2054 ZOALYNNE LONGRAIN

FITZGERALD

10603 Hyw 14 S

YELLVILLE, AR 72687

WF 49

208 W COLER ST 250.00

1 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE 

Highway Patrol Arrests June 1-June 2

Mark A. Coram, 46, Dixon, Pulaski County felony warrant for domestic assault, Laclede County felony warrants for possession of a controlled substance and failure to register as a sex offender, Laclede County misdemeanor warrant for driving while revoked or suspended

Chastity A. Hoyt, 51, Marshfield, Christian County felony warrants for failure to appear on possession of a controlled substance (two counts), possession of drug paraphernalia (two counts) and drug trafficking

Diamond M. Turner, 25, Neosho, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway, no insurance

 

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

05/29/2026 0038 ALEXUS MARIE HAMMACK

121 Samantha Ct

LOWELL, AR 72745

WF 25

199 WASHINGTON AVE/BILLINGS

AVE

1 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 2ND OR 3RD OFFENSE

05/29/2026 1145 DUSTIN SCOTT SHIPMAN

413 1/2 E Hickory St

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WM 59

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 `DWI AGGRAVATED

05/29/2026 26001012

2057 GRANT WAYNE MANNING

WM 45

2189 COYOTE DR/MCCLELLAND

10776 County Road 284

BLVD

CARL JUNCTION, MO 64834

1 DWI - PERSISTENT

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - FELONY

05/29/2026 26001014

2203 JEANNIE M WILLIFORD

WF 51

13600- 36 QUINCE RD 0.00

13600 Quince Rd, 36

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 3RD DEGREE

05/30/2026 0212 CHAD ERIC GOLSTON

3100 Sw Camden Dr

BENTONVILLE, AR 72712

BM 39

11498 I44 E/RAMP I44E TO US 71S 0.00

1 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

05/30/2026 1706 FIDEL ANTONIO

BELTRAN-COTA

1113 Clinton St

CARTHAGE, MO 64836

UM 34

IS-49 NB NEAR 31.8MM 0.00

1 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF

2 `OWNER OPERATE MV WITHOUT MAINTAINING FIN. RESPONS.-1ST OFF

3 `EXCEEDED POSTED SPEED LIMIT (20-25 MPH)

4 IMMIGRATION DETAINER

05/30/2026 1800 JULIE C MCKINLEY

19522 Highway 59

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WF 59

I49 S RAMP/HWY 60 0.00

1 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 2ND OR 3RD OFFENSE

05/30/2026 26001020

1749 JACOB L HOPPER

WM 24

113 N PENNSYLVANIA ST 5,000.00

113 N Pennsylvania St

GRANBY, MO 64844

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT 4TH DEGREE

05/30/2026 2019 NIKKAYLA RACHELL

WILLIAMS

4817 Maple Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WF 33

4817 MAPLE DR 193.50

2 SPD FTA NO INSURANCE/ FINANCIAL RESP. 390.140

3 SPD FTA FAIL TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC 340.170

4 SPD NO MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT 390.020

5 SPD FTA OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT TAGS/TEMP TAGS

6 SPD FTA INATTENTIVE DRIVING

7 SPD FTA FAIL TO REGISTER MOTOR VEHICLE 390.090

8 SPD FTA ILLEGAL/IMPROPER TURNING

1 SPD FTA NO VALID OPERATORS LICENSE 390.020

05/30/2026 2130 MARLI ALICIA DEMATTOS

5238 S Tanager Ave

BATTLEFIELD, MO 65619

WF 36

4075 COYOTE DR/CHIPMUNK DR 134.50

1 SARCOXIE PD FTA - FAIL TO REGISTER VEHICLE

05/30/2026 26001022

0028 ADAM SCOTT KLOOSE

WM 38

1848 IRA LN 100.00

22264 State Hwy 86

GRANBY, MO 64844

1 GRANBY FTA-EXCEED THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT 20-25 MPH

05/31/2026 26001023

0630 WILLIAM HOWARD BENTLEY

WM 62

4530 HIGHWAY 43 0.00

422 1/2 S Oronogo St

WEBB CITY, MO 64870

1 `DWI

05/31/2026 0747 BARRY PRESTON WRIGHT

613 S Buffalo St

MARSHFIELD, MO 65706

WM 43

3899 IRIS RD/HIGHWAY 43 0.00

1 PROBATION VIOLATION AGGRAV ASSLT 

Turkey flying into windshield sends Jasper residents to hospital

Two Jasper residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident 5 p.m. Sunday on MO 96 two and a half miles east of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a turkey flew into the front windshield of a 2000 Ford F150 driven by a 28-year-old Jasper man and shattered it.

The driver was treated for moderate injuries and a passenger, a 29-year-old Jasper woman for minor injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

 

Highway Patrol Arrests May 30-June 1

Mohamed A. Weli, 29, Faribault, Minnesota, felony delivery of a controlled substance

Rocky L. Neugebauer, 61, Reeds Spring, felony possession of a controlled substance (two counts), driving while intoxicated (drugs), possession of drug paraphernalia

Dominick R. Brown, 46, Branson, failure to register as a sex offender (two counts)

Corey L. Harris, 35, Rogersville, driving while intoxicated (drugs)

Brian J. Cabano, 48, Ozark, driving while intoxicated, lane violation, driving while suspended

Dylan J. Nash, 33, Ohiowa, Nevada, driving while intoxicated

Larocco W. Rock, 27, Branson, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine, felony unlawful use of a weapon. failed to signal

Heather A. Diehl, 33, Branson, felony driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving an accident

Terio T. Asterio, 23, LaRussell, driving while intoxicated, driving while suspended, lane violation, no valid plates, failed to place vehicle not in motion to the far right

Kyle T. Wilson, 26, Miami, Oklahoma, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Ian Austin, 23, Branson, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, no front plate, equipment violation

Taryn R. Henson, 34, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to register motor vehicle, failed to transfer plate, no insurance, littering

Amanda E. Trull, 46, Neosho, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash, operating a vehicle while using an electronic device, no seat belt

Jelber Gomez Lopez, 32, Joplin, felony leaving the scene of a crash, felony driving while intoxicated, no valid license, careless and imprudent driving

Jennifer L. Leftwich, 42, Raymore, driving while intoxicated

Forest D. Ernst, 27, Springfield, driving while intoxicated

Fidel A. Beltran-Cota, 34, Carthage, no valid license, no insurance, speeding 

Newton County Marriage Licenses

Ashton William Burt, 22, Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and Monique Julienne Holley, 22, Pea Ridge, Arkansas

Pedro Leonardo Elias Lopez, 31, Neosho, and Josselin Valeska Paz Hernandez, 33, Neosho

Harrison Fredric John Boettler, 20, Columbia, and Arabel Danie Standingbear, 19, Neosho

Alberto Cano Figueroa, 30, Thornton, Colorado, and Minerva Paloma Catano Pinedo, 30, Thornton, Colorado

Caleb Michael Klesner, 25, Joplin, and Rebecca Leann Pickler, 29, Joplin

Peyton Lane Williams, 19, Neosho, and Jilian Itzel Ramirez-Arrelano, 18, Neosho

Bryce Allen McAllister, 38, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Amie Diane McAllister, 28, Mount Vernon

Hunter Wayne Goode, 28, Joplin, and Daylyn Rae Frazier, 24, Carterville

Samuel Victor Butler, 22, Seneca, and Hope Elizabeth Birkinsha, 27, Seneca

Kaltenberg Lane Dean Ebbinghaus, 23, Neosho, and Madelynn Grace Jones, 22, Neosho

Bradley Aaron Crum, 50, Diamond, and Nikki Lucia Rawson, 53, Carl Junction

Arthur Richard Scribner, 32, Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and Stephany Elizabeth Clogston, 25, Wyandotte, Oklahoma

Isaac Jeremiah Birran, 23, Racine, and Allison Mae Brown, 22, Neosho

Haixu Song, 29, Bentonville, Arkansas, and Shelby Ann Hart, 28, Neosho

Nathaniel Jack Payne, 33, Granby, and Mary Briley Alyssabeth Elliott, 29, Granby

Isaiah Christian Emberts, 22, Joplin, and Addison Grace Halstead, 20, Joplin

Isaac Jack Means, 21, Marshfield, Analisa Marie Ramirez, 20, Noel

Steven Jeffrey Fuller, 40, Washburn, and Stacia Kathryn Holmes, 36, Purdy