Stories from Sunday, June 5, 2016

BENTON - A man wanted by U.S. marshals for escaping from confinement is back in custody thanks to a tip from the public. Derek L. Dover, 36, was arrested Saturday after the Scott County Sheriff's Department received a telephone call about a suspicious male walking around the parking lot of a business...

SIKESTON - Sixteen people were injured when an elevated deck collapsed during a party. At approximately 9 p.m. Friday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a deck collapse in the 100 block of North Ridge Road. According to Capt. Jim McMillian, DPS public information officer, a family was having an event on their elevated outside deck in which over 20 people were gathered...