Stories from Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Increasing clouds today with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. with a high near 92 then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10 p.m. with a low around 74. Wednesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 94 while Wednesday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 77. ...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Despite a brag he "never ran from a gun" on a Poplar Bluff Police Facebook post seeking his whereabouts, Randy A. Wynn was apprehended without incident Monday. Authorities arrested Wynn, 31, of Poplar Bluff at 9:40 a.m. in front of the Black River Coliseum on suspicion of felonious restraint, armed criminal action, second-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and a parole absconder warrant. Police had searched for Wynn since Saturday afternoon...

Motorists drive through rising floodwaters from the Diversion Channel on Highway 74 late Monday morning, just east of Dutchtown. The view is looking west toward the intersection of Highway 25. The river stage was 42.7 feet at Cape Girardeau. Rising floodwaters from the Diversion Channel of the Mississippi River have spilled over Highway 74 near the eastern city limits of Dutchtown. In Dutchtown, a sign alerted eastbound motorists to water over the road...

In 1973, Chaffee, Missouri, native Charlie Mantel earned a first-place ribbon at the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair for his research into the biochemical functions of the rosy gene in fruit flies. Now, more than 40 years later, a study conducted by Mantel and others at Indiana University has led to a discovery that could help save the lives of transplant patients...

JACKSON - A man accused of shooting his stepdaughter appeared in Cape Girardeau County court Monday before Judge Benjamin Lewis. Ricky Schweain, 54, had his case continued after his attorney, Jennifer Slone, cited "a significant amount of discovery" in the case...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CONFEDERATE FLAG AT THE CROSSROADS Following the massacre of nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina bipartisan momentum sees lawmakers and a growing tide of Republicans now argue this battle symbol belongs in a museum...

PUXICO - A Puxico man died when he was ejected from his vehicle. Jerry M. Brown, 55, of Puxico was killed in an accident at 10 p.m. Monday on County Road 287, a half mile south of Puxico, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Patrol reported Brown was driving northbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway. The vehicle then overturned ejecting Brown into a ditch...

CHARLESTON -- A Bertrand man is charged with assault after breaking the jaw of a teenager. Charles Lewis Aycock, 48, is charged with second degree assault following an investigation by officers with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, the investigation began Saturday afternoon when Deputy Marc Tragesser was dispatched to assist Bertrand Police Officer Leonard Harrison with a disturbance in Bertrand. ...

Robert "Bob" Roy Winston, son of the late Isacca Dix and Maud Bradsher Winston, was born October 10, 1927 in Holcomb, and departed this life June 19, 2015, at the age of 87 years. Bob married Avis Lanelle Hill on October 14, 1945. She preceded him in death December 1, 2005. He later married Joanne Bartmess. She survives the home...