US 67 IN BUTLER COUNTY WAS TEMPORARY BLOCKED YESTERDAY FOLLOWING WRECKA tractor trailer wreck in Butler County caused the temporary closure of part of US 67 yesterday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, southbound US 67 was blocked due to an overturned tractor trailer with hazardous material.
The incident was located north of US 60. The Highway Patrol has not released if there were any injuries in connection to the wreck.
ENDANGERED ST. LOUIS COUNTY MAN NOW BE HEADED TOWARDS BOSTON AREA Updating a story we brought to you yesterday, a missing man from St. Louis County could be heading towards Massachusetts.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, information has been received that 49 year old William Kunes Jr. may be en route to an unknown location in Boston.
An Endangered Person Advisory was issued for Kunes after he went missing from Winchester on May 27th.
Authorities previously stated that Kunes may be in Southeast Missouri.
ROUTE 49 IN WAYNE COUNTY TO BE REDUCED THROUGH EARLY OCTOBER Road crews will be in Wayne County through early October for a bridge replacement on Route 49.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the bridge is located south of Route CC over McKenzie Creek.
Shoulder work began earlier this week and once a temporary bypass is built, the road will be reduced to one lane with signals.
Officials say that work will continue until Sunday, October 1st.
DONIPHAN WOMAN WINS $100,000 FROM SCRATCHERS TICKET A Doniphan woman has her friends to thank for winning one hundred thousand dollars.
According to the Missouri Lottery, on May 11th, Pamela McKinney was visiting with a couple of friends while one friend was working at a Doniphan business. While talking, her friends noticed there was only one ticket left in the “$100,000 Jackpot” Scratchers game, and they told her she should premier-pharmacy.com buy it.
The ticket ended up being worth the top prize of $100,000.
McKinney said she and her husband plan to use the prize money to pay bills. She said she isn’t sure what they will do with the remainder of the prize.
TWO MEN BEING QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION TO AMBER ALERT More information has come in about the abduction of a teenage girl in the Dent County area.
An Amber Alert was issued yesterday morning for 13 year old Trinity Lewis who was reportedly abducted from a location in Salem. She was found safe Wednesday morning.
Two males have also been located and are being questioned according to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office.
PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT IS UNDERWAY IN STODDARD AND NEW MADRID COUNTIES Route W in New Madrid and Stoddard County will be closed through late this month so Missouri Department of Transportation crews can perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway is located from Route 62 to Route Z.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 6 am to 6 pm daily through Thursday, June 22nd.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STUDENT ELIMINATED IN SECOND ROUND OF SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE A Southeast Missouri girl has been eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Emily King, of Cooter, was eliminated in the second round of the spelling bee after spelling Toile (twal) incorrectly.
King was one 32 spellers eliminated in the second round, which included a total 291 contestants.
Only forty students remain for the finals which are scheduled to begin this morning.
