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December 6, 2015

2 die in accident near Malden

MALDEN, Mo. -- Two people died in a traffic accident Saturday on Highway 25 south of Malden. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at 5:20 p.m. when a vehicle driven by John Abbott, 68, of Clarkton, Missouri, ran off the road and struck a...

October 31, 2015

One dead, one seriously hurt after collision

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The passenger of a motorcyclist died after a collision with a truck last week near Campbell. At 6:51 p.m. Wednesday, a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jack D. Anderson rear-ended a 2001 Yamaha Raptor motorcycle driven by 19-year-old Joshua Paxto...

October 27, 2015

Authorities apprehend 13-year-old driver after chase

KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett authorities attempted to make a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon and ended up being led on a 20-minute chase throughout city and county roads. The chase ended abruptly when the blue truck they were trying to stop flipped on its side into a dit...

October 26, 2015

Noranda sells 67 acres to New Madrid County Port Authority

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Noranda Aluminum has sold nearly 67 acres within St. Jude's Industrial Park to the New Madrid County Port Authority. The site is in the farthest northeast section of the industrial park along the Mississippi River and adjacent to the Port Authori...

October 19, 2015

Man dies after arrest by Kennett police

KENNETT, Mo. -- A man died early Sunday morning after being taken into custody by Kennett police. At 12:31 a.m., police pulled over the man, whose name has not been released, at the intersection of Baldwin and Clipper Streets, according to a news release from the K...

October 15, 2015

Suspect identified in Kennett shooting

Crowin D. King is suspected of shooting a young woman to death last weekend in Kennett, Missouri. King, 36, of Homesville, Missouri, has a history of arrests. In 2013, he was charged with first degree robbery in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was again arrested in 2014, ...

October 12, 2015

Woman found slain in Kennett home; suspect in custody

KENNETT, Mo. -- A young woman was found slain in her Kennett home over the weekend. The victim is Caroletta K. Hamilton, 24, originally from Caruthersville, Missouri, according to a news release from the Kennett Police Department. Police discovered the homicide whi...

September 28, 2015

Three shot in Malden, two critical

MALDEN, Mo. -- Malden authorities are investigating a Sunday shooting that left two adults critically injured and a young boy with minor injuries. The victims apparently were shot during an altercation that took place Sunday evening in the 600 Block of North Kimbal...

September 26, 2015

Rare total lunar eclipse to occur tonight

A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight today. An eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the full moon and the sun, covering the moon with the Earth's shadow. This eclipse is rare because it coincides with a supermoon, also known as a blood moon. Even more...

September 19, 2015

Grenade at Caruthersville fire was nonexplosive

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Caruthersville firefighters and police received quite a scare Wednesday when they found what appeared to be a bomb during a fire a home at 806 Franklin Ave., but the device turned out to be nonexplosive. The Caruthersville Fire Department cal...

September 9, 2015

Brick wall collapses onto trailer; woman hospitalized

HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- A brick wall collapsed Wednesday onto a trailer in Hornersville, trapping a woman inside. The Senath, Missouri, Fire Department was called in to help Hornersville firefighters remove her from the wreckage. County Clerk Alisa Johnson said the wa...

August 26, 2015

New technical programs coming to Three Rivers

Three Rivers College is offering new technical programs at its campuses, as well as some of the newer courses soon to be offered that are geared to making people employable in the Bootheel region. The three classes offered at the Career and Technical Center of Popl...

August 22, 2015

Kennett fire marshal charged with stealing

KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett's city fire marshal is charged with stealing, and he was disciplined last week by the city council. Scott Tutor will appear in municipal court next month in connection with a report at a local Wal-Mart. On July 29, Tutor allegedly took a $59...

Wardell police chief faces three felony counts

August 22, 2015

Wardell police chief faces three felony counts

KENNETT, Mo. -- The police chief of Wardell, Missouri, is facing three felony charges. According to Dunklin County assistant prosecutor Jonce Chidester, Casey Aaron Redden was charged July 12 with two counts of parental kidnapping. According to the complaint, the m...

August 12, 2015

Suspect sought in shooting near Kennett

KENNETT, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department is looking for a suspect in connection with a shooting early Wednesday just outside the Kennett city limits. The shooting occurred at 6:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Sagebrush. One person was shot in the leg, bu...

Bond revoked for Kennett murder suspect

August 12, 2015

Bond revoked for Kennett murder suspect

KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man charged with murder is in custody after his bond was revoked Wednesday. Allan Branum made an appearance in court at the Dunklin County Justice Center and was placed in handcuffs and led away. He had been granted a pass to travel to Cap...

July 28, 2015

Body found in floodwaters near Caruthersville identified

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A body found in floodwaters southeast of Caruthersville has been identified. The victim was 59-year-old Diane McDaniel of Caruthersville, said Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell. Greenwell said it apparently was an accidental drowning...

July 13, 2015

Accident injures 6, shuts down Highway 25

KENNETT, Mo. -- Six people were injured, including two seriously, in a traffic accident on Highway 25 north of Kennett on Saturday afternoon that left both lanes of the highway closed to traffic for some time...

July 2, 2015

Human remains found in ditch

Dunklin County authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains. Sheriff Bob Holder reported in a news release that a Dunklin County deputy received a call Wednesday night from two people who were frogging on a drainage ditch south of Kennett that runs ...

June 17, 2015

Caregiver arrested for leaving kids in hot car

KENNETT, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Kennett police were sent to the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot to check on two small children left in a vehicle. When officers arrived about 3:15 p.m., they found the children in the car with the windows rolled down, along with several...

Kennett murder suspect released on bond

June 8, 2015

Kennett murder suspect released on bond

KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man accused in the murder of his wife is out on bond, said Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff McCormick. Bond was set Thursday by Circuit Judge Robert Mayer at $1 million for Allan Branum, charged with first-degree murder and armed c...

May 16, 2015

Three Rivers College cuts tuition for veterans

Three Rivers College is reducing the cost for many veterans and their family members to attend the college. The college's board of trustees recently approved altering the college's tuition policy to charge "in-district" tuition to all veterans, their spouses and ch...

May 4, 2015

Free hospice volunteer training planned

Hospice volunteers are needed in all areas of the VNA Hospice service region, which consists of fourteen southeastern Missouri counties. Trainings are currently being planned for Wednesday in Kennett and June 24 in Dexter from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Additional trainings a...

May 3, 2015

4-year-old boy treated for gunshot wound

KENNETT, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting of a 4-year-old boy that occurred Saturday afternoon. According to Sheriff Bob Holder, it happened at a residence on Highway C in the south part of Dunklin County. Earlier reports s...

April 22, 2015

Kennett police search for witnesses to homicide

KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett police and the Dunklin County Major Case Squad are looking for those responsible for the shooting death of William Thomas Jr. He was slain, and Taneka Parker of Kennett was wounded about 1 a.m. April 11 near Mason's Cafe at Commercial and No...

April 13, 2015

Kennett shooting death still under investigation

Candles were still burning Monday morning at an impromptu memorial put together by family and friends at the sight where William Thomas Jr. was shot to death. The shooting that killed Thomas and wounded Taneka Parker occurred early Saturday in Kennett near Mason's ...

April 13, 2015

Kennett shooting death remains under investigation

KENNETT, Mo. -- Candles were burning Monday morning at an impromptu memorial put together by family and friends at the sight where William Thomas Jr. was shot to death. The shooting that killed Thomas and wounded Taneka Parker occurred early Saturday in Kennett nea...

March 30, 2015

Two teens killed in weekend traffic accident

SENATH, Mo. -- A Saturday traffic accident on Route V, three miles south of Senath, killed two teenagers. A 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 17-year-old Corey Lee of Paragould, Arkansas, ran off the roadway and overturned, according to a Troop E report from the ...

March 24, 2015

Final figures in for Kennett Crossroads

KENNETT, Mo. -- The final figures are in on the money raised during Kennett Crossroads. The two-night concert event in January that brought together Sheryl Crow, David Nail, Trent Tomlinson and Noll Billings netted a $190,267.18 profit, Kennett School superintenden...

March 14, 2015

Attorney general's office to prosecute murder case

The Missouri Attorney General's office is prosecuting the case against a Kennett, Missouri, man accused of murder. The case against Jeremy Corcoran will be handled by assistant attorney general G. Brad Crowell, said Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff McCormic...

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