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BENTON, Mo. — A Scott County deputy has been arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct. According to a release from Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of sexual misconduct at approximately 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office was advised the suspect was a deputy. Drury immediately contacted the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control and requested them to take over the investigation...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston Junior High School teacher facing charges for his alleged sexual contact with a student issued a statement Tuesday through his attorney. Greg Newton Heuring, 47, of Benton is charged with one count of felony sexual contact with a student occurring on or around Oct. 20, 2017; and two counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault occurred on or around Oct. 15, 2017, and Feb. 15, 2018, according to online court records. The office of James McClellan, Heuring's attorney, released a statement on Tuesday.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 49-year-old Missouri man who served nearly 20 years in prison for first-degree murder has been freed after a judge criticized how the homicide investigation was handled and the state's top prosecutor recommended that charges be dismissed...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston man died in a boating accident Tuesday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Water Patrol, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Patrol responded to a report of a person falling overboard in the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Robert DeLaney Lake. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A jury deliberated just over 40 minutes to find a man guilty of multiple charges including the possession of a stolen handgun. Marquon Akeem Davis, 28, of New Madrid was found guilty of the felonies of unlawful possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property and unlawful use of a weapon and the misdemeanor of resisting arrest. Judge Fred Copeland, who presided over the May 10 trial, set sentencing for 1 p.m. June 12...

SIKESTON — A downtown Sikeston business received moderate damage after a fire early Wednesday morning. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jon Broom, a DPS patrol officer located fire and smoke coming from the roof of Joy’s Bridal, located at 138 E. Front St., at 12:53 a.m...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man was injured after being shot during an altercation at a convenience store over the weekend in Sikeston. At 9:14 p.m. Saturday an officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety was patrolling and observed a disturbance at the front door of Westside Liquor, 889 West Malone Ave., in Sikeston, according to Lt. Austin Henley with Sikeston DPS...

Sam Deere excitedly waits for a fish to bite during Sikeston Parks and Recreation’s annual Fishing Derby Saturday at the Recreation Complex Lake.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — In spring 2016, Ron Broyles of New Madrid, Missouri, was out of a job after being displaced by Noranda Aluminum after nearly three decades at the smelter. Now, two years later, he’s completed an unimaginable journey towards a college degree and is hoping his new credentials will serve him well in the job market...

MARSTON, Mo. - A shooting by an off-duty law enforcement officer was ruled self-defense. At approximately 8:40 p.m. Monday, New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a person shot at a residence in Marston. At the scene, officers found a 42-year-old man in the yard with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Department. The man was transported to a hospital by helicopter where he remains in stable condition. ...