MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter detects gunshots somewhere in Mansfield at 2 a.m. Police officers in cruisers race across town, responding even before 9-1-1 calls come in. A license-plate reading camera in the area captures a vehicle speeding away from the scene, perhaps capturing the suspect’s fleeing vehicle. A camera drone flies from a box atop the […]
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Mansfield police investigate Sunday morning shooting death of 19-year-old man
MANSFIELD — A 19-year-old man was found shot to death early Sunday morning, according to Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann. It could be the city’s fifth homicide of 2024 and the first since April. Bammann said officers responded to 459 S. Main St. at 2:36 a.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. “Upon arrival, […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. promotes 6 firefighters
Mansfield firefighters Bradley Burwell, Charles Swank, Todd Toussant, Donald Adams, Michael Blair and Christopher Ransom were promoted Friday.
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Lemonade stand helps Mansfield family reach 7.8 million views on Facebook
MANSFIELD — Five young girls, daughters of Achantee King, were met with a big surprise when their lemonade stand brought in a crowd. Late last month, King’s five little ones, ages 10 to 2, asked to sell some cold drinks during a July heat wave. She remembered an old cart that had been sitting in a […]
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Like father, like son: Jake Bruce sworn into Mansfield Fire Dept.
Jake Bruce, son of retired Mansfield Fire Department Capt. Douglas Bruce, was sworn into the MFD on Monday morning at Station 1.
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Gallery: Mansfield firefighters turn tools into fun sprinklers for kids at John Todd Park
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Parks & Recreation Department and the Mansfield Fire Department teamed up again Thursday to help local youngsters (and people of all ages) to cool off during a week of 90-degree temperatures. The event was at John Todd Park on Thursday, two days after a similar event was staged at Liberty Park, […]
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20-duplex housing development approved for Mansfield’s south side
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council cleared the way Tuesday night for a 20-duplex housing development on the city’s south side. Local lawmakers approved rezoning 16.5 acres of the Brushwood Estates into a planned unit development classification. The area, west of South Main Street and north of Straub Road, had been zoned R-1, which only allowed […]
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Gallery: New Mansfield firefighters get intensive, hands-on training
(Photos and videos from the final day of training for new members of the Mansfield Fire Department. Sworn in Monday, the new firefighters spent the week learning department policies and procedures. On Friday, it was hands-on training in a variety of areas, utilizing the former Fraternal Order of Eagles building (now vacant) on North Main […]
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Family tradition: 19-year-old joins MFD, keeping eight-decade legacy alive
MANSFIELD — You can go ahead and turn off the alarm. The Mansfield Fire Department has another Boebel in its ranks. Caden Boebel was one of four new firefighters sworn in Monday morning during a ceremony at Station 1, fulfilling a family legacy that has gone on for more than eight decades. He became the […]
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Firefighters quickly extinguish early morning blaze at Cleveland Cliffs Mansfield Works
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Fire Department on Wednesday extinguished an early morning fire at Cleveland Cliffs Mansfield Works, a blaze fed by a natural gas leak. One firefighter was treated at the scene for a minor injury, likely related to overexertion, according to Chief Dan Crow. The chief said there were no injuries reported to […]