Marsha Heller
Digital Content Executive Producer, KFVS
Cape Girardeau, MO
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Marsha joined the KFVS-12 News Team in August 1999.
She began as a photojournalist in the Southern Illinois Newsroom then transitioned into a news producer.
Marsha was a Breakfast Show producer for approximately six years before joining the Digital Team in July 2018. When she is not writing news content, Marsha enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the Heartland.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 12:29 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A woman and two firefighters were injured in an early morning house fire in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on Monday, May 23.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 9:25 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A Dexter man is in serious condition after a crash during a police chase on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Members of the Butler County community came together on Monday, May 2 to remember the lives lost from a deadly tornado nearly a century ago.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:52 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A Poplar Bluff man faces life in prison in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:02 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 155, approximately 1 mile south of Caruthersville.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Chinese national and former employee of Monsanto and the company’s subsidiary, 44-year-old Xiang Haitao, was sentenced to 29 months in prison on Friday.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller and Brooke Buckner
MoDOT honored several first responders who helped during and after the massive crashes on I-57 in Mississippi County.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released three reports on last week's multi-vehicle deadly crashes on I-57.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 8:35 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Police said they arrested a 34-year-old woman on assault and armed criminal action charges in connection to a stabbing Sunday.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Five people died and 14 were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday in southeast Missouri, according to the highway patrol.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The bird house and Cypress Swamp at the Saint Louis Zoo will be closed until further notice because of bird flu concerns.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
He’s accused of sexually assaulting one young female victim and exposing himself to another.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 2:46 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A 52-year-old Broseley man was killed in a crash involving a train in Butler County.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 12:21 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A 36-year-old St. Louis man was shot and killed in Sikeston after midnight on Friday, Feb. 11.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 9:36 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A controversial self-defense bill proposed in Missouri has failed to pass out of a senate committee.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 10:56 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Police are investigating a shooting that took place over the weekend in Kennett.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 3:23 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A Perryville woman was injured after she stopped to help two men and a young child involved in a crash on Interstate 55.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 7:34 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver announced he will seek the death penalty against Boyd Lippoldt on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 8:24 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
To make his milestone birthday bright, the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, is asking the community to send Mr. Cook birthday cards and letters.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 10:29 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A federal judge sentenced a Doniphan man to 12 years in prison for attempting to meet a juvenile for sex.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 2:23 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller, Andrew McMunn and KFVS News Staff
A 28-year-old woman faces murder charges in the death of her 5-month-old son after he was found to to have died in October from meth.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:46 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
The report is based on a survey, seven-city listening tour and compiled data conducted by the task force in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 4:42 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Caruthersville School District #18 is implementing its AMI Plan for Thursday, January 13 through Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 4:14 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Interstate 55 was closed in a few locations in Pemiscot and New Madrid Counties because of numerous crashes and slide offs Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 4:43 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Iron County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home at Lake Killarney shortly after 10 a.m. after a man, a woman and two infant children were found unresponsive.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 7:39 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
A Steele man was arrested on an arson charge in connection with a house fire last month.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 7:31 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Dexter woman was arrested on child sex charges in Stoddard County on Thursday, December 30.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 5:35 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says the omicron variant is rising quickly throughout the state.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 6:31 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Emergency crews rushed to a 3-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County early Sunday morning, December 26.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 5:41 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Police tracked down a man considered armed and dangerous, and now he’s facing a new set of criminal charges.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 7:25 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Strong storms and possible tornadoes damaged parts of southeast Missouri. western Kentucky and western Tenn. on Friday night, December 10.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:54 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Andrew and Amanda Moore were both charged with receiving stolen property between December 22, 2014 and November 30, 2018.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:01 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller and Jeremy J. Ford
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating an officer-involved shooting.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 9:53 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
An Endangered Person Advisory has been canceled for a missing 18-year-old Oak Grove, Mo. woman.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 10:23 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Historic Downtown Sikeston is gearing up for several holiday events in November and December.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 9:15 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The Poplar Bluff Main Street Library will be closed until Monday, November 15.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 11:18 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Caruthersville Police arrested a 40-year-old man for impersonating one of their own.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 6:57 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Arnold Felton was wanted by the Poplar Bluff Police Department for assault second degree in regards to a shooting investigation.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A female bald eagle was found with a gunshot wound to the lower back in Piedmont, Missouri.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The search for a missing man is over and two people are in custody.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 12:33 AM CDT
|By Alayna Chapie, Marsha Heller and Jeremy J. Ford
Significant damage has been reported in Fredericktown after severe storms pushed through Madison County on Sunday night, Oct. 24.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 8:59 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The Malden Green Wave football team will not be traveling to Dexter to play the Bearcats on Friday night, October, 22.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 11:39 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Mark Twain students in Poplar Bluff are volunteering their time to help with a program that addresses food insecurity and to help others in need.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has received $6,843,310 from the state’s medical marijuana program.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 9:03 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Dumey Contracting Inc. has been awarded a $13.6 million contract to complete work on the first phase of a project that will improve a St. Francis River mainline levee under-seepage issue near Kennett.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Multiple crews from all over Missouri were called in to battle a massive fire at The Landing in Van Buren.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:54 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Caruthersville Police report that some sort of fight on Friday, September 10 led to a shooting that injured a woman.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2021 at 8:50 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A small earthquake was recorded in Pemiscot County early Sunday morning, September 5.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2021 at 8:42 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The New Madrid County R-1 School District (NMCR1) Board of Education voted to implement a new plan for students exposed to COVID-19.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2021 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
A bald eagle found at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge on the ground, weak and unable to fly in March is flying free.