A Doniphan man was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of his daughter. Four-year-old Brooklyn Jo Buse died shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, while riding an ATV with her parents near the Dunrovin campground on Current River. Charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree child endangerment were filed […]
The Southeast Missourian reports that a Southeast Missouri State University police officer was fired Wednesday after being arrested on three felony charges. Court records indicate 36-year-old John Reyna, of Jackson, an officer with the university’s Department of Public Safety, faces two counts of child molestation and one count of sodomy in relation to alleged acts […]
The Standard Democrat reports that the Sikeston Department of Public Safety is investigating a Wednesday night shooting that left a local man recovering from his injuries. Officers were called to the 400 block of Clayton around 11 p.m. Wednesday in response to shots fired. When officers arrived, they found a 32-year-old Sikeston man shot in […]
On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the Federal Disaster Declaration requested by Governor Mike Parson, Congressman Smith and Missouri’s U.S. Congressional delegation was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local Missouri communities heavily impacted by the severe storms and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state on the evening of December 10, resulting in […]
The Southeast Missourian reports that a Perry County man is facing two felony charges in an alleged drug overdose involving a 1-year-old. Dustin Diemert arrived at Perry County Memorial Hospital with the child Monday. He told medical personnel he found a capsule in the unresponsive child’s mouth. Medical personnel determined the child was suffering effects […]
A Poplar Bluff man faces child molestation charges in Ripley County after he allegedly had sexual contact with a girl over a period of several years. 42-year-old David DeRousse is charged with three felonies of first-degree child molestation, three felonies of third-degree child molestation, and felony fourth-degree child molestation. DeRousse is currently free on a […]
A Herrin, IL man has been arrested on charges related to assaulting his elderly grandmother. On January 7, Herrin Police reported that Victor Shea hit his 81-year-old grandmother during an argument at home on North 3rd Street. When the grandmother tried to call the police, Shea then took her phone away. The grandmother and another […]