Jessica Ladd

Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky unfortunately has set a new record for the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a week since the pandemic began, with 9,335 positive cases this week.

Today, Governor Mike Parson announced $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to be divided among Missouri’s six regional food banks to help citizens who continue to rely on food assistance.

The Neelyville School District will be closed for seated instruction from October 19-23, 2020.

A man is accused of having inappropriate discussions via Facebook with a young teenager, and trying to meet up with her.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Butler County Health Department worked together to make changes to the way close contacts are dealt with in the school system.

USDA to invest $2,666,876 to the Public Water Supply and Sewerage District No. 4 of Wayne and Butler Counties, Missouri.

The 38-year-old is a resident of Qulin, Missouri.

A man is facing a charge of murder in connection to a deadly shooting on Monday.

The district will use the funds to purchase 800 laptop computers for students and one school bus for the district.

The city of Clarkton will use a $120,000 grant to repair city streets.

An Arbyrd, Missouri man has plead guilty to to Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine with the intent to Distribute and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Ameren Corporation has established a net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050 across all its operations in Missouri and Illinois.

A 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit part of the Heartland on Saturday.

On the evening of September 19, police say an unknown white male driving a white Lincoln Town Car burglarized the Junior High.

The United States Geological Survey reports the quake was 2.2 miles from Marston and 25.2 miles from Sikeston.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that a Scott County woman has been charged with illegally shooting a cow elk in Carter County and abandoning the carcass with no meat or other parts of the animal taken.

The Poplar Bluff R-I School District, in partnership with Chartwells, is excited to announce that school meals will be free to all students through the end of the semester

The theme for this event is “Freeze Pops with Good Cops”, which will be held September 12.

Gov. Parson met with Washington University School of Medicine representatives before the news conference.

The Butler County Health Department will host two free COVID-19 testing events in September.

Casey’s General Stores is now offering curbside pickup to serve its communities in a new and convenient way.

Governor Parson made a stop in Poplar Bluff and Sikeston on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Steven Michael Kirkwood, 38 of Malden, was arrested early Monday morning, Aug. 24.

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is changing how human trafficking is reported in Missouri to help increase response time and aid cross-jurisdictional cooperation, removing barriers to reporting human trafficking.

Southeast Missouri travelers can soon expect to see more than 15 bridge improvement projects coming to state through the Bootheel Bridge Bundle design-build project.

The Trump Administration announced Wednesday that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing over $7 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure for rural Missouri communities.

The two-week silent auction of original artwork had been scheduled for April but was postponed until July 17-31.

Dyersburg police are searching for a man wanted in a shooting investigation.

Kennett Police said 39-year old Eric Petro, of Kennett, was arrested on Aug. 1.

Lemonade brand Country Time has created The Littlest Bailout, an economic relief program to help the smallest of small businesses: lemonade stands.