Poplar Bluff firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 1408 Grove St. They were called around noon Wednesday, by a Poplar Bluff police officer already on scene. Members of Municipal Utilities were also called. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available...

About 20 teenagers from across Southeast Missouri are participating in a pilot program designed to boost their interest in law enforcement careers. The teens are members of an Explorer Post established in Troop E by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2017...

VAN BUREN — A community’s faith and willingness to work together with government agencies continues to improve the lives of Van Buren residents after the 2017 flood. Pastor Dave Truncone of the First Assembly of God Church in Van Buren and his congregation, like many others in the area, pray for ways to help in the continued recovery...

A Poplar Bluff facility hopes to receive state approval to transition to memory care assisted living units and a separate assisted living senior community, part of a $10 million investment. Owners of RiverMist Assisted Living are applying for approval of a certificate of need, explained Heather Westenhaver, development assistant with Americare Senior Living. The Sikeston-based Americare operates the Poplar Bluff location...

BROSELEY — The Twin Rivers R-X board agreed Tuesday on a relationship with Dille Traxel Architecture Firm to move forward with pursuing funding for three shelters.

Bond was set at $100,000 for a Doniphan man charged with the brutal assault of a woman early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Oak Tree Village. Jeffrey Trey Payne, 25, remained in the Wayne County Jail on Tuesday morning on charges of Class A felony first-degree assault and an unclassified felony charge of first-degree rape or attempted rape...

A partnership between the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library and the State Historical Society of Missouri will put more than 60 years of local newspapers online, dating back to 1878. A guest speaker will discuss the project at 1:30 p.m. Thursday during an event at the library...

BLOOMFIELD — The dissemination of a photograph of an alleged robber inside the Southern Bank branch at Essex has led to a Poplar Bluff couple facing charges. Glenn Hamilton and Jamie Y. White were charged Tuesday with the Class A felony of first-degree robbery by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...