Southern Seven Health Department reports the CDC confirmed on January 21 the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States in the State of Washington. The CDC and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement enhanced health screenings to detect ill travelers traveling to the United States […]
An argument in a St. Louis nursing home results in a homicide investigation. Ryan Hart has details.
A 25-year-old man was fatally shot early yesterday morning at an apartment complex in Carbondale. Carbondale police responded to a report of shots fired and an injured person just after midnight. When police arrived, they found a man unresponsive on the pavement in front of the residence. He had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead […]
A Poplar Bluff man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the illegal possession of firearms. David Berry was charged with two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2018, Poplar Bluff Police Patrolman Matt Kassing saw a motorcycle fail to signal a left turn and continued to a nearby […]
A building received extensive damage yesterday after it partially collapsed from a vehicle crashing into it. The Kennett Fire Department says a vehicle crashed into the Tower Loan building on 601 1st Street, causing the building to partially collapse and trapping an individual inside the car. The occupant was extracted from the vehicle safely. Parts […]
The Missouri Department of Revenue’s virtual assistant, called DORA, has already had about 65,000-70,000 inquiries so far. During a House subcommittee hearing today Director Ken Zellers says DORA has resolved about 90 percent of the questions it receives. The number one question – where’s my refund? State Auditor Nicole Galloway has been critical of Governor […]
The Portageville Rural Fire Department responded to a shed fire behind a residence in Hayward on State Highway T Tuesday morning. Engine 3 responded and upon arrival firefighters found a shed that had been burning for some time. The owners of the shed stated they were burning trash when the fire got out of control. […]
A third former Choate Mental Health employee has been arrested for official misconduct. 29-year-old Jonathan Lingle was taken into custody on Monday. 49-year-old Sheri Fish and 25-year-old Cody Barger were taken into custody on Friday. The Illinois State Police arrived at the center on March 22, 2018 to investigate allegations of the abuse of mental […]