Stories from Thursday, October 20, 2022

A fire Thursday morning in a Sikeston apartment complex is being considered arson. At approximately 8:45 a.m. Thursday, firefighters with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were alerted to a fire at Twin Oaks Apartments, located at 600 S. New Madrid...

The demolition of Matthews Elementary located at 604 Elm Street in Sikeston is underway. Jeff Hall Excavating LLC of Charleston, Missouri, was awarded the bid in June to complete the demolition of the Sikeston R-6 building, and the project will be finished by Dec. 1, according to district officials...

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Haoyu Wang, age 29, has been sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for the offense of possession of child pornography.