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Friday, June 07, 2013  Howard Smith, 36, of Edina pleaded guilty to felony charges of stealing, disposing of stolen property

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Mayor Steve Patterson confirmed Thursday that the city stripped Tom Schlueter of the title of city police chief last week.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Large scale meth lab seized in second of two meth busts in Beardstown on Friday.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Ongoing investigation could lead to more arrests

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  An early morning standoff in Beardstown ended without injury Tuesday, according to Police Chief Tom Schlueter.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Update: (PHOTOS ADDED) Beardstown firefighters are looking into the cause of a fire that took down several homes Sunday.

Thursday, April 05, 2012 

Thursday, March 15, 2012  A Brown County girl injured in a fatal high-speed police pursuit in January filed a lawsuit Thursday against Brown County, the Sheriff's Department, the deputy and the driver of the vehicle, according to court documents obtained by KHQA.

Friday, January 27, 2012  Update: Hospitalized passenger has been released from Memorial Medical Hospital in Springfield.