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CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A death investigation is underway at the Pemiscot County Jail following an inmate’s death late Friday. According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, the inmate was found unresponsive at 11:51 p.m. Friday by jail staff. An autopsy will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Farmington...

BENTON, Mo. —  A Sikeston man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after a jury previously found him guilty of two counts of statutory sodomy. Ron Sherrod, 66, of Sikeston was sentenced by Judge Ben Lewis following the June 16 jury trial in Cape Girardeau County where a jury convicted Sherrod of two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree regarding one female victim. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Friday that current Director of the Department of Public Safety Drew Juden will step down on Aug. 31. Parson said Col. Sandra K. Karsten will serve as the acting Director of Public Safety during the transition while also continuing her role as superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A company that is rolling out school safety programs across the nation has close ties to Southeast Missouri, particularly the New Madrid County R-1 School District. Lauren Anne Cole, vice president of KIDaccount, who oversees sales and marketing, explained the program to R-1 staff members as they prepared for Friday’s start of classes...

Nakoma Beggs gives her mother, Shannon, a final kiss goodbye as her New Madrid Elementary Kindergarten teacher Kelsie Brands looks on. Shannon Beggs had accompanied her daughter to class on the opening day of school, Friday.

SIKESTON — The 66th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo may be over but the Sikeston Jaycees are still celebrating the success of the 2018 event. Thursday was the best performing Thursday night since 2015 and while Friday came within a few tickets of selling out, Saturday night was a sell out...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Career and Technology Center welding technology instructor Brent Trankler has been named a semifinalist for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools 2018 Prize for Teaching Excellence. Trankler is one of 52 semifinalists that are comprised of public high school teachers and teacher teams from across the country...

MALDEN, Mo. — A Portageville man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking in the road late Tuesday in Dunklin County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on Route H, 11 miles west of Malden, as the southbound vehicle driven Devin T. ...

MINER, Mo. — A third woman is now being sought in connection to a robbery in Miner last week. According to Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs, the robbery occurred Aug. 9 at Miner business when two black females entered the business and one of the women gained entry to an employee only area and took credit cards and other monetary valued items...

Wednesday marked the first day of school for all Sikeston R-6 students. While many returned for another year of school, some young students experienced their first day of kindergarten at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center.

SIKESTON — Following last week’s announcement of Saint Francis Healthcare System’s acquisition of Ferguson Medical Group, the No. 1 concern for many of the Sikeston-based group’s patients is whether their insurance will be accepted when the changeover is complete.  ...

SIKESTON — As summer vacation comes to a close, students across Missouri are preparing to begin their 2018-2019 school year. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers this brings a change in traffic patterns — school buses and parents taking their children to school will join other motorists on the road and affect the morning and afternoon commute. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Little Theatre is kicking off its 60th anniversary with a celebration of music, dance and youth. “High School Musical 2,” a sequel to last season’s popular “High School Musical,” will open at 7 p.m. Friday at the Sikeston Little Theatre, 506 S. Kingshighway...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County residents will have an opportunity on Thursday to recycle their electronics locally. From 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, MRC in St. Louis will be accepting computers and computer parts, such as CPUs, monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, modems, routers, cables, software and printers, and other electronics, such as televisions, stereos, cameras, hand-held devices, radios, VCRs, DVD players and Blu-ray players at Carnell’s Body Shop, 700 Tanner, 417 North Main in Sikeston...

BENTON, Mo. —  A Perryville man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of felony kidnapping, burglary and weapons charges. Clint E. Arrington, 49, was sentenced on Thursday by Judge David Dolan following a jury trial June 14 in Scott County, according to a news release from the office of Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Boyd. At the trial, the state was represented by Assistant Prosecutors Tamara Carlson and Tabatha Blakely...

SIKESTON — A 51-year-old male is recovering from a stab wound following an argument early Friday in Sikeston. At 7:27 a.m., officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report of an assault at 531 S. Frisco, according to Lt. Austin Henley with Sikeston Department of Public Safety. ...

SIKESTON — The 66th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo continued through Saturday.

MINER, Mo. — A theft from a Miner business has police searching for two black females. According to Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs, two black females entered a Miner business Thursday afternoon and one of them gained entry to an employee only area and took credit cards and other monetary valued items...

SIKESTON, Mo. — Training is scheduled for four area health departments as they and 10 other Southeast Missouri counties make the move to digital record keeping. On Aug. 14 and 15, the staffs from the Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi and Pemiscot county health departments will begin electronic records training. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The main office and special services offices have opened at the new Charleston R-1 Central Office just in time for the new school year, which begins for students on Aug. 15. Located in the A.D. Simpson Building, 311 E. Tom Brown St., the main office is located on the east side of the building while the Board of Education meeting room is located on the west. Visitors may use the building’s north entrance, the doors facing East Tom Brown Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System and Ferguson Medical Group have entered formal discussions regarding the group’s joining Saint Francis Medical Partners. A merger between Saint Francis and Ferguson allows both organizations to focus on a shared vision – patients’ outcomes, experience and value, according to a news release from Saint Francis...

SIKESTON — Ross Merideth said he’s always known the annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo to be a community event, a community effort and a tradition like no other. And as the general chairman of the 2018 rodeo, which is in its 66th year, the Sikeston native has an even better, up-close-and-personal view of it...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Cape Girardeau, Mo., man has been found guilty of a 2017 robbery in Charleston. According to Darren Cann, prosecuting attorney for Mississippi County, Gabriel Bland, 18, was found guilty of first degree robbery and armed criminal action in a bench trial held July 27 in Charleston. Judge Blake Pearson presided over the trial and rendered his guilty verdict on both counts on Aug. 2...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — A Chaffee man was killed and a Scott City woman seriously injured in a head-on vehicle collision Tuesday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 12:50 p.m. on Route AB, one mile east of Interstate 55 in Scott City limits as the westbound vehicle driven by Natalie M. Woods, 21, of Scott City crossed the center line and struck the eastbound vehicle driven by Larry G. Wolfe, 64, of Chaffee head-on...

BENTON, Mo. — David A. Dolan will continue as the judge of the 33rd Judicial Circuit. In a vote total of 3,184 to 1,520, Dolan defeated his Democratic challenger, Rebecca A. Reed. “I would just like to thank everyone for coming out and voting,” Dolan said after votes had been tabulated...