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A Neelyville man appeared in court Monday on charges alleging he shot at a teen who was collecting animal traps, one of which earlier had caught the man’s dog. James Wiley Young appeared by video before Associate Circuit Judge C. Wade Pierce and was formally arraigned...

A person of interest has been identified as local authorities investigate a homicide, which occurred Tuesday night inside a Poplar Bluff home. The homicide occurred a little after 10:30 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of Begley Street, said Poplar Bluff Police Lt. Josh Stewart...

The search continues for a Poplar Bluff man charged with a recent home invasion that left one dead and another with serious injuries.

One local man is in custody as authorities continue to search for a second person of interest in connection with an apparent homicide and assault that occurred Tuesday night. “During the subsequent investigation, two persons of interest were developed,” said Poplar Bluff Police Lt. Josh Stewart...

Two infant deaths caused by what Butler County officials say were unsafe sleep conditions have promoted a push to raise public information about the issue. “Every county has a child fatality review board, it’s a multidisciplinary panel,” said Dr. Claudia Preuschoff. “ ... We are tasked with reviewing every child’s death in the county...

Hospitals in Southeast Missouri are experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases, both within their own communities and requests from other medical providers which have run out of bed space and need to transfer patients. Butler County health officials also say staffing, as larger cities seek more health care workers, is impacting the response...

A 35-year-old Malden woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, on Highway 51, four miles south of Qulin. According to the report, Holly A. Matthews was operating a 2005 Toyota Scion northbound when she swerved to miss an animal in the road, which caused her car to run off the left side of the road...

Four area residents died on Southeast Missouri roadways over the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The counting period began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports its troopers investigated 321 crashes statewide, with 72 injuries and nine fatalities. There also were 100 DWI and 78 drug arrests statewide...

The Poplar Bluff R-I school district has started the application process for a grant which would move its culinary arts program and Mules Cafe.

ST. LOUIS (Dec. 3, 2020) — To assist families and answer their questions about energy assistance, Spire is hosting interactive webinars to help customers sign up for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federally funded program that assists vulnerable customers with their immediate energy needs. The next LIHEAP webinar is Tuesday, Dec. 8, at noon...