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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Sikeston man was convicted on two counts of first degree statutory sodomy by a Cape Girardeau County jury Thursday. Ron Sherrod, 66, was found guilty after a three-day jury trial in Cape Girardeau County before Judge Ben Lewis. The jury found Sherrod guilty of the two counts after about two hours of deliberation...

SIKESTON — Police are searching for a suspect wanted in an armed robbery of a Sikeston retailer early Monday. At 7:27 a.m. Monday officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Dollar General, located at 917 S. Kingshighway, in reference to an armed robbery...

SIKESTON — A disturbance resulted in the arrest of four people early Sunday in Sikeston after law enforcement officers were met with resistance while responding to the call. At 12:45 a.m. Sunday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Street Crimes Task Force responded to a disturbance at the Miami Arcade located at 179 Branum in Sikeston, according to Sgt. Jon Broom, public information officer for Sikeston DPS...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — An investigation is currently underway after two bodies were found in Mississippi County. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Brandon Caid, two bodies were found south of East Prairie about 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The identities of the bodies have not been released and Caid said the crime scene is currently still active...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — A death investigation into two bodies found at a residence south of East Prairie, has found no foul play. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Branden Caid, autopsies conducted Friday on the bodies that were discovered Wednesday afternoon showed neither death was a homicide...

SIKESTON — City officials and residents got a glimpse of what Historic Downtown Sikeston could look like as the team with Missouri Main Street Connection discussed their initial findings in a meeting Wednesday morning. MMSC gave their findings as part of a cost-sharing People Energizing Places (PEP) Grant awarded to Historic Downtown Sikeston in February. The grant provides training, mentoring and technical services to revitalization programs in Missouri’s historic commercial districts...

MATTHEWS, Mo. - Christie Kenedy was born to teach. The daughter of teachers, growing up Kenedy would help her mother, Janis Brown, create her classroom bulletin boards, make copies and staple papers. Her father, Don Brown, would let her double check his students’ grade averages...

BENTON, Mo. — A Sikeston man and woman are facing drug charges after being arrested Wednesday. According to Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury, deputies executed a search warrant in Miner, Mo., in a motel room. Tiron S. Mitchell, 44, and Jennifer J. Hartzog, 43, were located in the room along with two plastic baggies with a rock-like substance, a white powdery substance and a green leafy substance. A prescription bottle containing 34 prescription tablets was located in the bathroom...

BLOOMFIELD — Roy Jones, a Stoddard County corrections officer, was arrested Saturday evening in Bollinger County on allegations of incest and rape in the second degree, according to the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department. Jones is due in court Wednesday for arraignment. According to the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department, Jones has a $25,000 cash/surety bond on each alleged charge. He has been furloughed due to medical reasons, according to Casenet...

HAYTI, Mo. — A two-car accident in Pemiscot County Wednesday night left six people injured. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, at 7:55 p.m. a vehicle driven by Kerry Crosby, 32, of Caruthersville, Mo., was traveling on US 412, two miles west of Hayti and pulled into the path of a freightliner driven by Stefan Naunchevski, 25, of Galveston, Texas...

Did you hear that the Department of Agriculture spent $4 billion in improper food stamp payments last year? Now granted, it’s just a measly $4 billion overpayment in a $63 billion budget for food stamps. That’s just a little over six percent of the total food stamp budget in incorrect payments of your tax dollars...