Two area residents have died in connection to a wreck Tuesday evening in Scott County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred around 6 p.m. when 36-year-old Leslie Spears, of Sikeston, crossed the centerline and struck another vehicle head on near South Main and Virginia Street. A passenger in Spear’s vehicle, 27-year-old Kainan […]
A Scott County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday in Cape Girardeau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred at 7:10 a.m. on Route N at Route U, four miles west of Delta. A westbound vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old male of Whitewater, failed to yield to the […]
A Puxico woman has been taken into custody in New Madrid County on felony drug charges. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 30-year-old Samantha Hurdle was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance – meth. Hurdle is also reportedly facing a felony charge possession of a controlled substance – hydrocodone. Following […]
Authorities in Poplar Bluff say that an investigation is ongoing in connection to a fatal shooting on Tuesday. The Poplar Bluff Police Department reports that early Tuesday morning around midnight, officers responded to a location on Clare Avenue in reference to shots fired and a subject that had been shot. At the scene, officers found a […]
Route AB (Nash Road) in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews perform railroad maintenance. This section of roadway is located 1.8 miles west of southbound Outer Road I-55 (Airport Road). Weather permitting, work will be underway Friday, April 9 through Monday, April 12, including overnight. The work zone will be marked with […]
A Cape Girardeau man was found guilty of murder yesterday afternoon in a 2018 shooting incident at a Hardee’s restaurant. 43-year-old Anthony Sinks is guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Sinks shot and killed 45-year-old Derwin Simmons, of Ohio, on Aug. 1, 2018, inside the Hardee’s restaurant on William St. in Cape Girardeau. […]