DONIPHAN MAN SENTENCED ON MURDER CHARGES
A Doniphan man has been sentenced on four counts of 1st degree murder.
In February, 26 year old Keith Boyles, of Doniphan, was found guilty on four counts each of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action.
The charges stem from the deaths of Edgar Atkinson, Bonnie Chase, Gladys Piatt, and Loyd Piatt in 2010.
According to Missouri Case Net, Boyles was given life without parole on each of the four murder charges and 30 years’ incarceration on each of the four armed criminal action charges.
TWO WOMEN INJURED DURING SHOOTING IN POPLAR BLUFF
A man is in custody after two women were injured in a shooting incident Tuesday night in Poplar Bluff.
According to authorities, shortly after 8 pm Tuesday an officer was dispatched to a residence on Plum Street in reference to two females that had been shot.
At the scene the officer found two females laying face down on the ground in front of the residence. The victims were both taken to a Poplar Bluff hospital for treatment and later flown to a hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Witnesses at the scene say that they and the victims were approached by a black male that they knew who rushed them and began shooting.
The witnesses described it as four to five gunshots with a hand gun. The male then fled the scene.
Authorities say that 25 year old Chantwan Watkins, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and two counts of Assault 1st degree.
Officials say there is no known motive for the shooting at this time.
ALLEY SPRING CAMPGROUND EVACUATED DUE TO EXPECTED FLOODING
Visitors to a southeast Missouri campground are being evacuated.
According to Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the Alley Spring Campground is being evacuated due to expected flooding. Visitors in back-country campgrounds on the Jacks Fork are also being asked to evacuate because of rising water.
Officials say that all sections of the Jacks Fork River and Current River are closed to non-motorized vessels, with the exception of Tan Vat to Akers on the upper Current River.
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
A line of strong storms entered Southeast Missouri early this morning and weather officials say that chances of severe weather could persist throughout today.
KWOC News spoke with National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Rick Shanklin, about today’s weather.
Rick Shanklin:
Yeah we're looking at a chance of severe thunderstorms for today, in fact we have a level two of level five risk for severe thunderstorms for this part of Missouri. And just a reminder, anytime we talk about severe thunderstorms we’re talking about storms that produce winds of at least 60 miles an hour or hail one inch in diameter or tornadoes. So again that possibility exists for today, a level two of level five. We’ll have to watch the course of the morning how much shower and thunderstorm activity we have how much cloud cover, because that would come into play as far as kind of putting a lid on any thunderstorm activity or at least severe thunderstorm activity, if we have enough of that. If not, as we become more unstable this afternoon and into this evening, we could see thunderstorms develop again and some of those possibly become severe.
PUXICO MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK
A Puxico man was transported to an area hospital Wednesday following a single vehicle wreck in Stoddard County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 36 year old man was driving on Missouri Highway 51 when his vehicle ran off the side of the road and struck a ditch.
The driver suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was taken by ambulance to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
HIGH WATER FORCES CLOSURES TO MULTIPLE FACILITIES AT WAPPAPELLO LAKE
High water levels have forced the closure of multiple facilities at Wappapello Lake.
According to the United States Corps of Engineers, as of 1 pm on Wednesday the lake level was at 368.5 feet with a predicted crest at or below 372 feet on Saturday.
Officials say that numerous facilities have been closed due to the high water including the Chaonia South, Greenville, Possum Creek, and Pisos Point Boat Ramps, Snow Creek Campground, Redman Beach, Rockwood Beach and Restroom, Peoples Creek Recreation Area, and Peoples Creek Lower Campground.
For additional information contact the Management Office at 573- 222-8562.
