Stories from Monday, March 5, 2018

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Two people were arrested Sunday in connection with the Friday shooting at a retail store in Caruthersville. Officers with the Caruthersville Police Department arrested a 41-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, both of Caruthersville, for their involvement with a shooting incident Friday at Dollar General in Caruthersville, according to City Marshall Tony Jones...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston police are investigating an early Sunday shooting that injured a woman and damaged vehicles and a residence. At about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Charleston Department of Public Safety began receiving calls of gun shots in the 700 block of Vine Street, according to Director Robert Hearnes...

BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces felony statutory rape and sodomy charges following an investigation in Scott County. Calvin L. Lewis II, 51, is charged through Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Boyd's office with one count of first degree statutory rape and two counts of first degree statutory sodomy, according to online court records...

SIKESTON -- Weather permitting, the City of Sikeston will test the outdoor warning sirens at 10 a.m. Tuesday as part of the statewide tornado test. "This is a great time to review and practice what you will do if severe weather hits," said Sgt. Jon Broom, public information officer for Sikeston Department of Public Safety...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Two students are in custody after a threat of bringing guns on the Bloomfield campus. According to the Bloomfield Department of Public Safety, Sunday officers received a report of threats communicated by two students about bringing guns to school...

MINER, Mo. -- The burglary of a local business is under investigation by the Miner Police Department. According to Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs, Heartland Wood Products was recently broken into and and several items were taken, including a red 2004 Ford F-250, a large Blue Air compressor, red and white power washer and assorted Milwaukee and Bostich power tools. The four-door, four-wheel drive truck has damage in its front right fender, Griggs said...

BELL CITY, Mo.  Paul David Nichols, 59, died Jan. 9, 2018, at his home near Bell City.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo.   Sharon Kaye Pruett, 63, died March 5, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. 

SIKESTON  Urban D. "Jay" Wethington Jr., age 91, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 3, 2018.