Local news for Stone County, Missouri
September 2, 2026
The Crane High School junior varsity football team opened its inaugural season Aug. 31, falling 44-34 to the Forsyth Panthers in a game the Pirates played almost entirely without a bench.
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August 27, 2026
A child died and two other people were hospitalized after a house fire Monday night in the 800 block of Tilden Road, south of Galena
August 20, 2026
Mule jump taking place on Saturday, August 22 at 11:00 a.m. at the Crane Broiler Festival
August 15, 2026
Silver Dollar City unveiled Miner's Mountain Express, opening in 2027.
August 14, 2026
A Crane man is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree domestic assault after a woman was found dead Aug. 12 at a Columbia motel, according to court documents filed this week.
August 13, 2026
Kelly Power unseated Gordon Weathers by 183 votes. He talks Planning and Zoning, the 150-plus lawsuits, and what he'll do first in January.
August 11, 2026
Crane's new HS baseball coach has already spent time coaching every player on his roster - when he served as the JH baseball coach
August 11, 2026
A Springfield man is being held in the Stone County Jail without bond after a struggle on the riverbank in Galena in which he grabbed at a Crane police officer's holster and pulled a spare magazine from the officer's vest, according to court records.
August 9, 2026
On August 9, at 2:00 am, police saw an individual carrying a backpack run from an alley near intersection of Rose and Main.
August 8, 2026
On August 6th, Stone County Sheriff's Office executed a narcotics-related search warrant in Blue Eye.
August 6, 2026
The Branson Tri-Lakes News is returning to print three weeks after shutting down, purchased by a group of area business owners who say they intend to keep the paper serving the region.
August 6, 2026
Crane PD monthly call report for July 2026
