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SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly setting her own business on fire. Monica Mays, 50, is charged with first degree arson through Scott County Court, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief Jim McMillen...

Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety extinguished a fire at Cravings, located at 109 W. Malone Friday afternoon. The fire began about 3:20 p.m. and Malone near the business was closed while officers put out the fire.

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of possession of child pornography. Joel C. Williams, 48, entered a guilty plea to one felony count of possession of child pornography, according to court records. He appeared before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr...

MINER, Mo. — Miner Police Chief Christopher Griggs was released from his duties Friday after an impeachment hearing Monday night, however the fight is far from over. “We believe it is outrageous,” said Griggs’ attorney Jim McClellan. “The result doesn’t surprise us because the investigation was a sham.”...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces charges after leading police in a vehicle-pursuit that ended in a water-filled ditch early Sunday in Morley. HollyAnn Marie Johnson, 24, is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid and felony resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony, according to online court records...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston boy will get a rare chance to compete in a prestigious supercross race in Texas later this month. Eight-year-old Jackson Potashnick has been chosen to ride in the KTM Junior Supercross Challenge on March 30 in Houston, Texas. “I can’t believe I got picked,” Jackson said. “This is something I’ve wanted to do since I was 4 years old.”...

SIKESTON — The recent reorganization of the Sikeston Code Enforcement Department adds greater responsiveness to citizen issues and increases the level of professionalism through various training methods and certification programs, according to Sikeston Code Official and City Planner Lorenzo M. Ware Sr...

SIKESTON — Six local children have been named the poster children for the 39th Annual Kenny Rogers Children’s Center Telethon. Set for March 16-17 at the Sikeston Field House, this year’s fundraiser features the theme, “Lights, Camera, Action.” The Center provides pediatric therapy free of charge to children with special needs throughout Southeast Missouri...

MINER, Mo. — After nearly three hours of testimony, the Miner Board of Alderman unanimously agreed that Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs violated two city ordinances during impeachment proceedings Monday night. The Miner Board, which sat as a Board of Impeachment, found that Griggs failed to work the required hours and refused to follow the direction of the Board regarding the employment of part-time dispatcher Laura Adams...

SIKESTON — A man was arrested Monday after he was found with a machete outside a home in Sikeston. Michael Doyle Curry, 39, of Sikeston is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, felony third-degree assault on a special victim and misdemeanor resisting arrest, according to online court records...

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first debuted on the national stage, she was an oddity winning an upset victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent in one of the smallest turnout elections in House history. She quickly became the face of a new breed of Democrats with an array of radical ideas that, not too long ago, would have made her a laughingstock...