Stories from Monday, February 27, 2017

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Survive and advance. That is the name of the game during district time and that's exactly what Sikeston did on Monday against Dexter in the semifinal round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament. Fourth-seeded Dexter gave Sikeston its biggest scare in the district semifinals in over a decade, but the top-seeded Bulldogs somehow found a way to win, defeating the Bearcats 56-54 at Ste. Genevieve High School...

PADUCAH, Ky. - The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of the region. According to forecasters, heavy rain and lightning are anticipated tonight. "There is a marginal risk of severe storms, mainly for hail, just to our...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Mississippi County man faces felony drug charges following a joint investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office, Charleston Department of Public Safety, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...

Upward Basketball, which features youth leagues for all ages, will conclude their season on Saturday.

Performances of Beauty and the Beast will continue this week with shows set for Thursday through Sunday.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bill aimed at increasing penalties for the misuse of dicamba passed the Missouri House on Thursday. The bill moves to the Senate, with its author looking to earn the governor's signature by mid-March. HB 662 passed by a 144-9 vote. Eight Republicans and one Democrat voted against the measure. The bill passed with an emergency clause, meaning it would take effect immediately if Gov. Eric Greitens signs it...

A Dexter, Mo., sex offender was arrested Friday on new charges involving a child less than 14 years old.

Singer Neal E. Boyd will be going into more rigorous physical therapy as part of his recovery from a serious automobile accident in January, according to a video posted to the his Facebook page Sunday morning.

The Christian Academys Sixth Annual Dinner Auction was held Friday night at First United Methodist Church. The night featured dinner and silent and live auctions as well as vocal entertainment with proceeds going to The Christian Academy.

Theater and dietetics student and former KFVS12 reporter Holly Brantley, 37, has lived for 10 years with anorexia, an eating disorder that nearly took her life.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - A convicted felon is back in jail. Herman A. Duty, 52, of East Prairie will be arraigned Wednesday on felony charges of possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon (for the possession of a weapon and of a felony controlled substance) and the misdemeanor of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of the region.

SIKESTON- Dixie Satterfield, 72, passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. She was born Dec. 5, 1944, in St. Louis to the late Richard and Lois Young Byrd. She graduated from Scott County Central High School in 1962, attended Southeast Missouri State University, and went on to become a valued and loyal employee of Cummins Mid-South LLC, retiring in 2013 after over 40 years of service. ...