INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO SHOOTING IN THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL

Updating a story we brought to you yesterday, a total of three people were shot during an incident over the weekend in the Missouri bootheel.

Steele Police Chief Billy Joe Stanfield tells KWOC News that an officer responded to an area on West Main Street on Sunday in reference to gunshots.

At the scene, the officer observed a large group of approximately 100 people fleeing the area on foot and in vehicles.

Stanfield says that it was later learned three people had been shot and sent to area hospitals by private vehicles.

Two of the victims were treated and released, however a third remains in critical but stable condition.

Stanfield has requested assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control and Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department for the investigation.

Anybody who has information about the incident is asked to call the Pemiscot County Sheriff Department at 573-333-4101.

POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS SING NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE CARDINALS GAME

Poplar Bluff students were in St. Louis Monday to sing the national anthem

Students from the Poplar Bluff Middle School honor choir performed the anthem before the Cardinals game against the Kansas City Royals.

The Cardinals only needed the PBMS performance, along with Paul Goldschmidt’s solo home run in the first inning, to get the victory, 1-0 over the Royals.

MULTIPLE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COMMUNITIES NOMINATED FOR 2023 SMALL TOWN SHOWCASE

Multiple Southeast Missouri communities have been nominated to be featured by the Missouri Humanities Council.

Nominees for the 2023 Small Town Showcase Featured Five include over 40 locations from across the state, including Charleston, Doniphan, and Piedmont

Voting is open through July 1st at MOHumanities.org/2023-featured-five. Winners will be announced by August 1st.

The Missouri Humanities Council was founded by Congress in 1971 and is one of the fifty-six state and territorial humanities councils that receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

CWD FOUND IN DEER IN TWO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES

Conservation officials say that chronic wasting disease was found in deer in 18 counties across the state, including two in southeast Missouri.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, more than 32,000 deer were sampled and tested for CWD between July 2021 and April 2022. Of the deer sampled, 86 tested positive for CWD.

Six of the deer that tested positive were in Oregon County. One was located in Howell County, which was the first detection of the disease in that county.

CWD is a deadly illness in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family. The MDC is working with conservation partners to find cases of CWD and limit its spread. You can learn more about the disease from the MDC website at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.

BLUNT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE NOMINATION TO SERVICE ACADEMIES

Young adults in Missouri have an opportunity to apply to attend one of the United States Service Academies.

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt announced yesterday that he is accepting applications from Missourians interested in attending the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy.

Applicants must be between 17 and 23 years of age, U. S. citizens, and legal residents of Missouri. A committee of Missouri residents will review applicants’ files and present their recommendations to Blunt for a formal nomination in January.

Nominees will be evaluated using the “equal and competitive” method for selection and on the basis of personal merit, including: evidence of character, leadership, scholarship, and motivation.

The link to the application can be found on the Academy Application Process page of www.blunt.senate.gov. All application materials must be received on or before September 2nd, 2022.

CULVERT REPLACEMENT SET FOR TODAY IN STODDARD COUNTY

Route F in Stoddard County will be reduced this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. 

The section of roadway to be reduced is located from U.S. 60 to County Road 462.

Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. both today and tomorrow.