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Man charged following baby’s death
(Local News ~ 06/10/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid County man is in custody in connection with the death of his infant daughter. Skylar Cody Babb, 21, of Marston is charged with second degree murder, abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were filed Tuesday by New Madrid County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Lawson in connection with an incident that occurred on June 4...
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SHS graduation will be outdoors with some modifications
(Local News ~ 06/10/20)
SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 officials confirmed on Tuesday the Sikeston High School class of 2020 will have an outdoor graduation with some modifications. Sikeston High School Head Principal Doyle Noe briefed the Board of Education on Thursday’s graduation procedures during Tuesday’s regular monthly board meeting...
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David Jenkins: First step is taken to address police distrust
(Column ~ 06/10/20)
On Sunday morning, the City of Sikeston woke to the awful news of a shooting in Sikeston that left two young women dead and seven others wounded. The shooting, the latest in a string of violence the area has seen in recent months, compounded by the protests across the country, shines a light on relations between the police and the African American community. In Sikeston, like across the country, that relationship is lacking...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/10/20)
People in this world are going crazy. All they study is killing and writing and protesting, sex and that’s all they study. Most of them don’t even study anything that really counts good for anything. They just think about the bad stuff. I know God’s watching and he’ll take care of that one of these days.
Stories from Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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