MAN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE IN CONNECTION TO DEATH OF HIS SISTER
A man has been taken into custody in the Missouri Bootheel on a murder charge.
Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell tells KWOC News that shortly before 7 pm Wednesday night, Pemiscot County 911 received a call of a shooting at a residence on County Highway 415.
At the scene, officers found 38 year old Lorinda Branch, who had been fatally shot.
Greenwell says that Branch’s brother, 32 year old Arsenio Jones was arrested on charges of 2nd degree murder and armed criminal action.
Jones is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail.
An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, and the Caruthersville Police Department.
TRACTOR TRAILER CATCHES FIRE IN POPLAR BLUFF
The Butler County Fire Department, the Poplar Bluff Fire Department, and the Poplar Bluff Police Department were all at the scene of a tractor trailer fire on Thursday at Business 67 and Highway W.
Officials with the Poplar Bluff Fire Department say that the brakes overheated on the truck and caught on fire, causing a few things in the box trailer to catch on fire as well.
No one was injured in the incident
The entrance to Highway W was closed for a period of time due to the fire but has since reopened.
SOME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI RESIDENTS WILL SOON BE PAYING MORE FOR NATURAL GAS
Some Southeast Missouri residents will be paying more for natural gas starting next week.
Ameren Missouri has announced that natural gas customers will see a rate increase from 77 cents per hundred cubic feet to approximately 93 cents per hundred cubic feet beginning on July 1st.
The reason given for the increase was to reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas.
Ameren Missouri serves approximately 133,600 natural gas customers in the state, including in Butler, Scott, and Stoddard Counties in Southeast Missouri.
ANNUAL SUMMER SAFETY FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND AT WAPPAPELLO LAKE
An annual summer tradition returns this weekend at Wappapello Lake.
Ranger Willie’s Wet and Wild Water Safety Festival is scheduled for 11 am to 3 pm this Saturday at the Redman Creek Beach.
According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, activities will include sand sculpting, tug of war, a personal flotation device fashion show, inner tube races, cardboard boat races, and more.
There will also be free swimming available at the Redman Creek Beach on Saturday.
For more information, visit the Wappapello Lake US Army Corps of Engineers Facebook page.
2ND ANNUAL CURRENT RIVER FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL SET FOR SATURDAY
Food trucks are on their way to Van Buren for the 2nd Annual Current River Food Truck Festival.
The Carter County University of Missouri Extension is hosting the event on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at the historic Carter County Courthouse Square.
The festival will include around 16 food trucks and over 30 craft vendors.
There will also be kids’ activities, live music, and more.
For more information, contact the Carter County University of Missouri Extension at 573-323-4418.
WOMAN ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGES IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
A Northeast Arkansas woman is facing a fraud charge in connection to a report of a stolen vehicle.
According to the Paragould Police Department, Shonda Wilson, of Paragould, recently reported to police that her 2009 Dodge Challenger had been stolen from her residence. Wilson had also filed an insurance claim on her vehicle the same day.
During an investigation into the report, it was learned that Wilson knew her vehicle had been wrecked prior to reporting it stolen and that she knew the whereabouts of the vehicle at the time she made the report.
Wilson was arrested on charges of fraudulent insurance acts and filing a false report with a law enforcement agency.
