There was a fatal traffic accident Wednesday evening in Ste. Genevieve County. 28-year-old Kelsey Kertz, of Ste. Genevieve, was travelling northbound on US-61. 19-year-old Quenton Duvall, of Ste. Genevieve, was riding his sport bike southbound on US-61. Duvall crossed the center line and hit Kertz’s vehicle head on, ejecting him from the bike. Kertz was […]
The Southeast Missourian reports that a local principal’s social media account was compromised this week. Principal of Cape Christian Community School, Carroll Williams, sent out an email to school staff warning them not to open any Facebook messages from his account. His sister first alerted him to some unusual activity on his Facebook profile when […]
A former deputy clerk has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Stoddard County for nearly $95,000. Ginger McCoy sued Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks individually and in his official capacity, as well as Stoddard County, after she was fired on April 8 for allegedly questioning irregularities in the April 2 municipal election. Weeks had […]
A Sikeston man faces felony charges for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend on Thanksgiving night. 34-year-old Juan Morales was formally charged Monday through Scott County with first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, according to online court records. On November 28th, officers with Sikeston DPS responded to the 300 block of […]
The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help with solving a cold case homicide. On July 6, 2005, 66-year-old Joseph Bachuss was found beaten and bleeding at his home in Farley. He was taken to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, where he later died due to blunt for trauma to his head. If you […]