Stories from Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The 1st Annual Challenger Baseball game between the Sikeston Silver Sox American Legion baseball team and the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team featured a special first pitch by Marshall Pullen.

Brown has accepted the vacant head softball coaching position at Sikeston left by former coach Eric Voorhees, who resigned in late May.

MALDEN, Mo. -- Dr. Donald E. Hamra, 84, died June 24, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Malden. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 90 then becoming mostly clear tonightvwith a low around 65. Sunny on Wednesday with a high near 84 while Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 60. Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 86 then becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 68. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A suspected thief is in custody, now law enforcement officials are trying to locate the rightful owners of stolen items. The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department is currently working with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department on several theft cases from north New Madrid County...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Timothy Wayne Krajcir investigation remains the career pinnacle for retiring Cape Girardeau Police Department detective Jimmy Smith. Eight years later, he still thinks about parts of that case daily. "I feel very fortunate I was the investigating detective," Smith said. "It was the case of a lifetime."...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SUPREME COURT RULING ON ABORTION HAS WIDE-RANGING IMPACT By striking down abortion restrictions in Texas, abortion-rights activists nationwide are emboldened and a range of anti-abortion laws in numerous states are in peril...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - While Missourians are observing the Fourth of July, the Missouri Highway Patrol will be keeping watch on the state's roadways. On Friday and Monday Troop E officers will take part in a peak travel crash reduction enforcement program in an effort to promote safety and to reduce the number of traffic crashes in the Troop E area, according to Captain Jeffrey N. Vitale, commanding officer of Troop E...

SIKESTON - Kathi Marie Cline, 39, died June 26, 2016, at Portageville. Visitation is from noon until time of memorial service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- June Crouthers, 81, died June 26, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at Richards Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lilbourn United Methodist Church with Eric Mattson officiating...

SIKESTON - Seventeen persons were arrested and drugs confiscated when the Street Crimes Task Force took action in Sikeston and Charleston. Officers from the Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and Charleston Police Departments, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the Missouri National Guard helicopter joined forces Friday to address local drug and gang activities, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, DPS public information officer...

SIKESTON -- Ronald "Ronnie" Mason, 47, died June 27, 2016, at his home. Visitation is from 5 p.m. until time of service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fellowship Baptist Church. The Rev. Matt Butrum, pastor of Whitewater Baptist Church, will officiate. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Helen McGuire, 92, died June 24, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. Visitation is from 1 p.m until time of service at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Lilbourn General Baptist Church with Travis Lambert officiating. Burial will follow in the Mounds Park Cemetery with Richards Funeral Home in charge of arrangements...