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CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Charleston man faces charges after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a house Friday in Charleston. At 3:20 p.m. Friday, the Charleston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a motor vehicle striking a residence at the intersection of Commercial and 13th streets, according to Police Chief Robert Hearnes...

SIKESTON — Scott County Central School District has hired a new superintendent for the 2019-2020 school year. Brian Hukel will assume the position when the new fiscal year begins July 1. He was officially hired during a June 10 meeting of the Scott Central school board...

SIKESTON — It is sun and fun for students during the summer, but for school personnel there is work to do. Sikeston R-6 School District is focused on one project and it is a big one: to have the new $11 million Wing Elementary School ready when classes begin Aug. 13...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Cultural Development Corporation has been awarded a grant to help support an educational program. The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,200 to the Sikeston Cultural Development Corporation also known as the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center in support of the project, “4th Grade Historical Interpretative Tours.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - A New Madrid County attorney is accused of bringing drugs to an inmate at the Dunklin County Jail. Charles C. Hatley, 89, is charged with delivery of possession of a controlled substance at a jail, delivery or possession of an item at a jail that a prisoner is prohibited from receiving and delivery of a controlled substance, according to online court records...

“The driving force behind my motivation to start this organization,” explains retired Dexter teacher Rhonda Stuever, “comes from my years of working with migrant children. In those families, I observed people who worked extremely hard, had little, yet made the most of what they did have.”...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston man facing multiple felony charges who failed to appear in court last week was apprehended by police late Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, about 10 p.m. Wednesday, an officer was at Huck’s gas station in Cape Girardeau where he spotted Lamar Tyrone Johnson getting fuel...

The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation headquartered in Portageville is partnering with the Department of Defense for the Innovative Readiness Training which has set up a clinic at the Miner Baptist Church, 416 State Highway H at Sikeston. Running through Saturday, approximately 200 members of the U.S. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury has refuted claims and comments by a deputy he fired early this week. On Monday, Drury fired Carl Rose of Sikeston, who intends to run against Drury as a Republican candidate for sheriff in the 2020 election...

BERNIE, Mo. — A Malden woman and Bernie man were arrested on drug possession charges after a police officer found them asleep in a grocery store parking lot Sunday in Bernie. Chasity Zimmerman, 35, of Malden and Micah Shane Weaver, 37, of Bernie are each charged through Stoddard County with one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, according to online court records...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Scott County man sentenced on Wednesday to 12 years in prison on child pornography charges. Joel C. Williams, 48, of Bertrand received a sentence to serve 144 months in federal prison on child pornography charges, according to the United States Attorney's Office. He appeared before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. for his sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child pornography last March...

SIKESTON — An Illinois man was killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle crash Monday in Scott County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred about 3:50 p.m. on southbound Interstate 55 at the 72.8 mile marker, as the northbound vehicle driven by 58-year-old Kevin E. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A traffic stop in Portageville resulted in an arrest Tuesday. According to the Portageville Police Department, officers conducted a traffic stop Tuesday on a vehicle for defective equipment. As the officer exited the patrol car, a passenger, Vendarius Brown, fled on foot from the passenger side of the vehicle...

Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury has fired a deputy who is running against him for sheriff and was the department’s 2018 employee of the year. Carl Rose of Sikeston, Missouri, is running as a Republican candidate for sheriff in the 2020 election. He said Drury fired him Monday without warning...

BENTON, Mo. — A warrant has been issued for a Sikeston man’s arrest and his bond forfeited after he failed to appear in court Thursday in Scott County. Lamar Tyrone Johnson, 34, failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on June 13, and a warrant for his arrest was issued and bond forfeited, according to court records...

FARMINGTON, Mo. — A St. Francois County man has been charged following a murder that occurred at his residence on Saturday afternoon. Christopher Lewis Gates, 41, of rural Farmington, has been charged with murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. His bond is set at $500,000 cash only. Gates is a Sikeston native...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Cooperation between two law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of an Illinois man who was wanted for stealing a vehicle in Charleston. According to a joint news release from Charleston Department of Public Safety Director Robert Hearnes and Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, on June 7 officers were dispatched to Carver Street in Charleston in reference to a stolen vehicle...

MALDEN, Mo. — A Malden man faces child pornography charges following his arrest by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. Earl P. Tibbs, 52, of Malden was arrested Thursday for promoting and possession of child pornography, according to the Patrol. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. The Patrol was assisted by the Malden Police Department...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A Caruthersville man pleaded guilty Monday to a drug distribution charge in the U.S. District Court. Jake Anthony McCall, 31, of Caruthersville pleaded guilty to one count of distributing more than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine and a separate count of possession of more than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. ...

Missouri could become the first state in the nation to legalize outdoor cremations fit for Vikings, some Native American tribes and even Jedi knights. State lawmakers passed a bill in the just-completed session to allow outdoor cremations at licensed crematoriums or on private sites. Such cremations would require state permits and be under the direction of licensed funeral directors...

SIKESTON — Guns, fedoras and the 1940s will be coming to life at the Sikeston Little Theatre. With the final show of the 60th season, the Sikeston Little Theatre will present “L.A. Valentine” with four performances, beginning Thursday night. “It’s something we’ve never done before,” said director Emily Steimle, explaining the production is “film noir meets madcap comedy, with a fedora-wearing, fast-talking detective.”...

SIKESTON — The Christian caregiving ministry at Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston has grown recently. Two new Stephen Ministers were commissioned on June 1. These new lay caregivers, Pam Blackman and Sherrie Froderman, join the Stephen Ministers already commissioned and serving at Tanner Street Church of God...

SIKESTON — A report released earlier this week from the Missouri attorney general shows that black drivers across the state are 91% more likely than white drivers to be pulled over by law enforcement. Locally that rate was even higher in places, but according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Director Mike Williams, there are several factors that aren’t taken into account...

The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation headquartered in Portageville is partnering with the Department of Defense for the Innovative Readiness Training which has set up a clinic at the Miner Baptist Church, 416 State Highway H at Sikeston. Running until June 22, pproximately 200 members of the U.S. ...