Carthage, MO

The mural is located at the corner of 2nd and Main Street.

A proposal to change overtime rules for Carthage, Missouri, police officers and firefighters is on hold after a lengthy City Council debate.Council members voted Tuesday night to table Council Bill 26-48.City officials said the changes were intended to bring police and fire overtime policies in line

Carthage police officers are asking the City Council to reject a bill that would change how they earn overtime and call-back pay.The Carthage Police Officers Association and Southwest Missouri Regional Lodge 27 of the Fraternal Order of Police say they oppose Council Bill 26-48.The groups claim the

A Carthage-area woman is facing a new felony child abuse and neglect charge after authorities say a 4-year-old boy was found confined inside a urine-smelling closet in an unsanitary home.Saybra A. Martin is charged with abuse or neglect of a child. She is being held on a $50,000 cash or surety bond.

A Kansas City man is being held without bond after police say a 56-year-old woman was stabbed repeatedly inside a Carthage, Missouri, apartment.Officers responded to a reported medical emergency in the 1400 block of Kimberly Lane shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday. They found the woman suffering from m

Troopers were investigating a serious crash Friday evening when authorities say a suspected drunk driver drove through the active scene.Ashley Blair, 40, of the Carthage area, was arrested on suspicion of DWI after the incident forced Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to turn their attention aw