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SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety is investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Kendall Street. At 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, a 42-year-old female, who was dead from apparent gunfire, was discovered at a residence on Kendall Street, according to Sikeston DPS Assistant Chief Jim McMillen. It’s believed the shooting occurred just minutes before, he said...

Three Sikeston teenagers were injured after their vehicle overturned around 3:20 p.m. Thursday on North Ingram Road and Campanella Drive in Sikeston, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety incident reports. The vehicle which contained four Sikeston residents — three 16 year olds and one 15 year old — attempted to pass another vehicle and left the roadway on the west side, according to Capt. ...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 2:15 p.m. on Route Y at Route BB, one-tenth of a mile west of Sikeston, as the southbound freightliner driven by Kody A. Love, 21, of Vanduser struck the side of the westbound vehicle driven by Anthony M. Zelinski, 55, of Sikeston, causing Zelinski’s vehicle to overturn...

MATTHEWS, Mo. — The newly reconstructed Flying J Travel Center in Matthews reopened on Monday. Conveniently located off Interstate 55 and Highway 80, the newly rebuilt travel center offers area residents and professional truck drivers traveling through Matthews and across state lines the ideal spot to fuel or grab made-in-house fresh food offerings, premium coffee and everyday products for quick shopping needs...

According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Asst. Chief Jim McMillen, Jefferey L. Anderson, 36, of Sikeston, is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon and is currently being held on no bond.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A death investigation is underway in Portageville after a man’s body was found early Saturday outside a home. At 9:35 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Portageville Police Department responded to 209 West 7th St. where the body of a 19-year-old white male was found outside the home, according to Sgt. Chris Rudd, investigator with the Portageville Police Department. An autopsy is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, he said...

SIKESTON — Area high school students received a special treat on Friday — a visit form nationally known speaker John Williams. Williams, who is the founder and president of Life that Counts Inc., visited Charleston High School in the morning and Sikeston High School in the afternoon. ...

MINER, Mo. — A feud between the Miner Board of Alderman and the city’s elected police chief has spilled into the courts and caused the mayor to tender his resignation. On Tuesday, Miner Mayor Darren Chapman submitted his resignation. “It is with regret and mixed emotions that I feel it is time for me to resign as mayor for the City of Miner,” Chapman said in a statement. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — “I have wagons in every state in the Union except Hawaii,” says Jerry Brown of Dexter. “I even sold one to Disneyworld!” At 81-years-of-age, Brown is beginning to wind down a business that has been his passion for 35 years. “We had riding horses, and I wanted a riding wagon like my dad had when I was young. I decided to try and see if I could build one. That’s how it all started,” he explains...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — No foul play is suspected in the death of a man found outside a residence in Portageville on Saturday. According to Portageville Police Chief Ronnie Adams, officers with the Portageville Police Department responded to 209 West 7th Street in reference at 9:17 a.m. Saturday in reference to a body of a white male being found outside the residence. Adams said once the officers were on scene that a death investigation began...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety is investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Kendall Street. At 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, a 42-year-old female, who was dead from apparent gunfire, was discovered at a residence on Kendall Street, according to Sikeston DPS Assistant Chief Jim McMillen. It’s believed the shooting occurred just minutes before, he said...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Martin Luther King Jr. celebration activities will begin with a musical program at 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Green Memorial Church of God In Christ, 113 Clayton Ave., Sikeston. The celebration continues with the motorcade parade lineup beginning at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, 127 W. Trotter St., in Sikeston...