Stories from Monday, May 25, 2015

NEW MADRID - The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department is reporting an arrest was made in connection to the fatal robbery in Parma on May 18. "More information will be posted once the investigation is complete," said Sheriff Terry Stevens. "We don't want to jeopardize the criminal case by releasing information before it is reviewed by the prosecuting attorney."...

Memorial Day will be partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 80 then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. with a low around 68. Cloudy on Tuesday with a 70 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms with a high near 78 and asuth southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph while Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and a low around 66. ...

BLOOMFIELD -- Missouri Veterans Cemetery director Ken Swearengin says he doesn't know quite how to describe the sense of honor and privilege he feels at his job, but as a 21-year Air Force veteran, he knows what it means to serve. "I often wonder how I got to be able to do this," he said. "I have the ability to take care of these people. It's amazing to me."...

ADVANCE - Albert Jack "A.J." Begley, 30, died May 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. followed by the Knights of Columbus Rosary...