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Body identified, autopsy reveals shot multiple times (9/18/20)

The body of a local woman found Thursday morning along a rural Butler County road had been shot. The woman has been identified as Jessica Holland of Poplar Bluff, according to Butler County Coroner Andy Moore. An autopsy performed Friday morning by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Farmington found the 29-year-old had been “shot multiple times,” said Moore...
Former PB church official faces porn charge (9/17/20)

BENTON — A former worship leader at a Poplar Bluff church faces a child pornography charge in Scott County after sexually-explicit videos of young girls were found on his cellphone. Zachary Lee Moore, 24, of Sikeston is free on bond after being charged with the Class B felony of first-degree promoting child pornography...
Death being investigated as homicide in Butler County (9/17/20)

The Butler County/Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad was activated Thursday to investigate the death of an individual found deceased along a county road. “At around 10 o’clock a.m., Butler County deputies responded to the area of County Road 612 in reference to a deceased individual that was discovered by a passing individual,” said Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs. County Road 612 in located in eastern Butler County...
R-I to mandate staff wear masks (9/17/20)

The Poplar Bluff R-I school board supported the idea of increasing regulations for staff in a six-to-one vote after 13 bus drivers needed to quarantined for COVID-19 exposure.
Sikeston man seriously injured in Butler County crash (9/21/20)

A 30-year-old Sikeston man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 3 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on U.S. 60, five miles east of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Julius Tobias was operating a 2010 Dodge Challenger westbound when it ran off the road and struck a concrete barrier and tree...
Sale of Briggs & Stratton set through bankruptcy court (9/15/20)

The sale of Briggs & Stratton Corp. through Chapter 11 bankruptcy could occur by Sept. 25, a date company officials say is important if larger payments are to be made to creditors. The Milwaukee Business Journal reported Monday that a sale to the New York City private equity firm KPS Capital Partners has to be completed by Sept. 27 or a deal between Briggs, KPS and creditors would become void...
Blaich family to host event Haven House Trail Ride Saturday (9/16/20)

By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer Saddle your horses or dust off your hiking boots and step back in history at the 31st annual benefit Trail Ride for Haven House Saturday, Sept. 19, at Black River Ranch in Poplar Bluff, which is about 10 minutes from downtown...
13 R-I bus drivers self-isolating, delays expected (9/15/20)

The Poplar Bluff R-I school district will delay bus routes for at least two days after it identified about a third of available drivers through contact tracing from COVID-19.
PB woman, foster daughter stabbed (9/14/20)

A Cape Girardeau man faces multiple felonies in connection with the Saturday stabbing of woman and her foster daughter. Rosemary Durbin, 48, and her 13-year-old foster daughter were treated at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for injuries, “which were deemed serious, non-life threatening injuries,” Investigator Randle Huddleston wrote in his probable-cause statement...
Council opts against sending PD location to voters (9/21/20)

Poplar Bluff City Council members voted 4-3 Monday against seeking a vote of the people concerning the next location of the police department. Mayor Robert Smith asked for the discussion item to be raised again during the meeting, which also included discussion of financing for the project. Smith and council members Ed DeGaris and Chris Taylor voted for the measure, while Steve Davis, Shane Cornman, Lisa Parson and Barbara Horton were against the measure...