WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK NEAR DONIPHANA Fairdealing woman was taken to an area hospital Tuesday morning following a single vehicle wreck in Ripley County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 56 year old Tammy Jones was driving on US 160, around 4 miles east of Doniphan, when she ran off the side of the road, struck a tree, and overturned.
Jones suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was transported to a Doniphan hospital.
BERNIE MAN ARRESTED ON METH AND MARIJUANA CHARGES Authorities in New Madrid County have arrested a Bernie man on multiple drug related charges.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that 37 year old Michael Winstead was taken into custody Monday morning in New Madrid County on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Winstead is also facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance – marijuana.
POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS PREPARING FOR FOUR DAY WEEKEND Even though the new school year is less than two weeks old students in Poplar Bluff are already preparing for their first four day weekend.
Poplar Bluff R-I Superintendent Scott Dill tells KWOC News that R-1 schools will be dismissed on Friday for a teacher collaboration day, and next Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
The regular class schedule will resume on Tuesday, September 5th.
The Poplar Bluff Early Childhood Center will also have its first day of school on September 5th.
EROSION WORK TO CAUSE DELAYS ON ROUTE 67 IN WAYNE AND MADISON COUNTIES Southbound Route 67 in Wayne and Madison Counties is being reduced with a 16-foot width restriction through mid September while contractor crews perform erosion work.
MoDOT officials tell KWOC News that the work zone is located from the Route E to Route F.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 am to 6 pm daily through Friday, September 15th.
BICYCLIST STRUCK AND KILLED BY A VEHICLE, WOMAN IN CUSTODY A woman has been taken into custody in connection to the death of a bicyclist over the weekend in Sikeston.
Sergeant Jon Broom with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety tells KWOC News that on Saturday, a bicyclist, identified as 56 year old Donnell Johnson, of Sikeston, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, 27 year old Alonda Harris, also of Sikeston, had allegedly been smoking synthetic marijuana prior to the crash.
She has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and her bond was set at $10,000, cash or surety.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact Sikeston DPS at 573-471- 4711.
WAYNE COUNTY WRECK LEAVES TWO INJURED Two people were ejected from a vehicle in a wreck early this morning in Wayne County.
According to the Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred at around midnight on Route D, south of Shook.
A vehicle, driven 40 year old Johnny Hagy, of Wappapello, reportedly ran off the roadway and overturned.
Officials say that a passenger in the vehicle, 33 year old Alisha Hagy, also of Wappapello, was seriously injured in the wreck while Johnny Hagy suffered moderate injuries. Both were transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
GRANTS AND DONATIONS ALLOW POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL TO GET 3D PROJECTOR The Poplar Bluff Middle School has a new piece of technology to help bring lessons to life.
A 3DAV rover, valued at over $14,000, was delivered this month to the Poplar Bluff Middle after a string of grants and donations were secured by the STEM department.
School officials say that the rover is a portable 3D projector and theater system built inside a wheeled AV cart. The holoprojected images are transmitted into the classroom through active glasses students are supplied.
STEM teacher Cody Young says that the rover comes with over 3,000 lessons broken down by grade level and he believes it will help improve MAP test scores.
At the end of the last school year, Young landed a 50/50 grant through Tek4Teachers. His former colleague Keri Jameson also wrote a successful grant for $1,500 through the Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation.
The remaining funds came from a business donation, the Parent Teacher Organization, and individual solicitations collected by the Student Council.
MODOT CREWS IN PEMISCOT COUNTY FOR PAVEMENT REPAIRS The East Outer Road of Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County has been partially closed so Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
According to officials, work is scheduled to be done from 6 am to 6 pm daily through Thursday, September 7th.
The work zone is located from Route 84 to Route A.
