THREE POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED INCLUDING FIRST CASE IN CLAY COUNTY ARKANSAS; TOTAL CASES REACH OVER 2700 IN MISSOURI
Three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported, and the total positive cases of the virus in Missouri has reached over 2,700.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Butler County has reported its fourth confirmed case, Dunklin County its eighth, and Clay County Arkansas has reported its first positive case.
As of Monday, the total number of cases in Missouri has reached 2,722, and 39 deaths have been directly linked to the disease.
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN CARUTHERSVILLE
There is an ongoing investigation in Caruthersville regarding three shooting incidents.
According to the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department, authorities received a call about shots fired on a vehicle just outside city limits on Sunday, and another call an hour later, where a home on 11th and Jefferson Streets had been shot at while the residents were inside, with a vehicle also receiving damage from the gunfire.
Authorities received yet another call about shots fired early morning on Monday, where a vehicle was found with multiple bullet holes in the passenger door. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were found later between 8th Street and Highland Avenue.
The passenger was found with a gunshot wound in his leg, and the driver reported that they were shot at from three males on West 7th Street.
The three suspects in the reported shootings have been located and taken into custody, and formal charges are pending following the investigation into the shootings.
PERMITS AND POLICE DEPARTMENT APPROVED BY POPLAR BLUFF COUNCIL
The Poplar Bluff City Council approved permits for businesses and the funding for a new police station on Monday.
According to the council, drive-thru locations for four businesses, including two new restaurants on Tucker and Shelby Roads, were approved, which includes a new location for the Lemonade House and a secondary location for Foxtrot Coffee.
Additionally, reimbursement to the city’s funds has been issued for expenses involving the new police station being built on Shelby Road, and city manager Mark Massingham reported during a meeting on Monday that the city’s 2020 budget is expected to be cut, due to the businesses that have closed because of the COVID-19 virus spread.
INJURIES REPORTED FROM VEHICLE CRASH IN STODDARD COUNTY
Injuries were reported from a vehicle crash in Stoddard County on Monday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Two Mile Road, south of Dexter, where a vehicle ran off the left side of the road and overturned, ejecting the driver.
She received moderate injuries from the crash, and was transported to a hospital in Cape Girardeau.
MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN POPLAR BLUFF ON ASSAULT AND DISTURBING THE PEACE
An area resident was arrested in Poplar Bluff on suspicion of assault and disturbing the peace.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, 50 year old Andre Matlock, of Poplar Bluff, was taken into custody on Sunday after he allegedly purposefully coughed on a woman wearing a health mask at Walmart on Thursday.
The woman reportedly has a compromised respiratory system, and when confronted about her mask by Matlock, he supposedly intentionally coughed in her face.
He was booked in the Butler County Jail following his arrest on suspicion of 4th degree assault, and peace disturbance.
BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW IN POPLAR BLUFF
There will be an opportunity two straight days to give blood and help save lives.
A Blood Drive has been scheduled for noon to 6 pm, both today and tomorrow, at the Black River Coliseum, in Poplar Bluff.
According to the Red Cross, blood donations are in critical need, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment for today’s blood drive.
LAKE WAPPAPELLO CLOSES FACILITIES AND GROUNDS DUE TO COVID-19
There are several grounds and facilities at Wappapello Lake that will be closed due to concerns over the spreading coronavirus.
According to the Wappapello Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project office, visitor center, all campgrounds, fish cleaning stations, swim beaches, and playgrounds at Wappapello Lake will be closed until further notice, and all reservations through April 30th have been canceled.
Rockwood Point, Sundowner, Peoples, and Redman Creek boat ramps, as well as the Redman Creek, Eagle Point, Greenville, and Spillway day use areas will remain open, however events and sites in the areas will be put on hold until further notice.
MAN ARRESTED IN CARUTHERSVILLE ON ASSAULT CHARGES
A man was taken into custody in Caruthersville on assault related charges.
According to the Caruthersville Police Department, officers received a call about an assault on 12th Street, where a woman at the home reported to authorities that a 35 year old man struck his father in the head with a pot, then struck him and the woman in the head with a shovel when told to leave.
The suspect ran from the house after the assault, and was taken into custody when he was found on the 400 block of West 11th Street.
He is currently being held at the Pemiscot County Jail, and is waiting two charges on assault, 1st degree, two charges of armed criminal action, and possession of a controlled substance.
DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED FOLLOWING VEHICLE CRASH IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
A driver was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that took place in Pemiscot County on Monday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells KWOC News that a vehicle ran off the left side of Route C, north of Deering, which caused the vehicle to strike a ditch.
Following the crash, the driver was transported to a hospital in Blytheville.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN RANDOLPH COUNTY
An earthquake was reported in Randolph County on Monday.
According to the US Geographical Survey, the earthquake was recorded west of northwest of Jonesboro and Paragould, close to the Missouri/Arkansas State border.
It had a reported magnitude of 2.6, with a depth of around 9 miles.
