Jordan Meier, News-Leader

Jordan Meier

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Missouri, United States

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Past articles by Jordan:

Woman charged with stealing more than $100,000 from Taney County law firm where she worked

The employee has been fired, and the law firm says no clients have been affected. → Read More

Springfield police still searching for missing 71-year-old, Anatoli Dvorschi

He was last seen on Sunday walking westbound on East Lacuna Street toward Lone Pine Avenue. → Read More

Sheriff's office releases names of 2 fatally shot by law enforcement in Christian County

The Greene County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting as part of a multi-jurisdictional agreement. → Read More

Two Springfield men sentenced following 2021 shooting at convenience store

The two suspects were both originally charged with murder, but one pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. → Read More

Suspect in Lyon Avenue shooting found dead inside home after standoff with police

Parmley was dead inside his Springfield home of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after an hours-long stand-off with Springfield Police. → Read More

Hartville, Missouri celebrated as center of US population

Hartville, Missouri is a town of roughly 600 people an hour outside Springfield in Wright County. → Read More

Gas tanker overturns and catches fire on I-44 in Springfield, shutting down eastbound traffic

As of 10 a.m., one lane of eastbound traffic had been reopened, but citizens were still being asked to avoid the area. → Read More

Homicide victim remembered as jokester, suspect still on the loose

The suspect, Robert Parmley Jr., has not been taken into custody and should be considered armed and dangerous. → Read More

Springfield police looking for suspect in deadly Friday morning shooting

In a news release Friday afternoon, police identified the victim and suspect in a fatal shooting. → Read More

Nixa man dies after crashing with semi-trailer on Interstate 44 in Springfield

Police say the driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash. → Read More

Rebecca Ruud sentenced as state drops charges against her husband in teen's death

Ruud was sentenced to four years for abandonment of a corpse but received credit for time served. → Read More

Springfield man who posed as an Uber driver sentenced for sexually assaulting woman

The victim told the court how at times what happened has been 'too much to bear.' → Read More

Springfield man who killed hospital guard becomes 4th Licking inmate to die in a week

Bolden, who officials say died of natural causes, was the fourth inmate to die at South Central Correctional Center within the last week. → Read More

Springfield woman sentenced in road rage murder case

Elizabeth McKeown's lawyers argued at her trial that she was experiencing 'drug-induced psychosis' brought on by cough syrup she could not metabolize. → Read More

Springfield Pizza Hut employee pleads guilty to helping co-worker in double-homicide plot

As a part of Plumb's plea agreement, he is required to testify against two of his co-defendants during their trials. → Read More

Mail for Greene County Jail inmates will go to Texas, get scanned, be viewed on tablets

The sheriff's office says the switch to electronic mail has been in the works for months and will go into effect Aug. 29. → Read More

3 killed in crash near Jerico Springs, 2 others injured

One of the survivors was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. → Read More

Former State Rep. Lynn Morris beats incumbent for Christian County Presiding Commissioner

Lynn Morris will be uncontested in the November election. → Read More

Gypsy Rose Blanchard marries Louisiana man during prison sentence

Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016. She could be released as early as December 2023. → Read More

Springfield woman arrested after allegedly shooting 11-year-old daughter

The woman was charged with assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm. → Read More