VEHICLE CRASHES INTO POPLAR BLUFF BUSINESS
One person was transported to an area hospital after a vehicle crashed into a Poplar Bluff business Wednesday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Business 67 when a vehicle driven by 63 year old Tammy Webb, of Doniphan, struck the rear of a freightliner before crashing into Sunset Pool and Spa.
Webb suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
No one inside the business was injured.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON
Another round of severe weather could be entering the area today.
According to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are possible across the region this afternoon into tonight.
Damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes are all possible as a part of this storm system.
According to the National Weather Service, many counties in Southeast Missouri are under an enhanced risk of severe weather today.
MAN SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON ON SATUTORY RAPE AND INVASION OF PRIVACY CHARGES
A Dunklin County man will spend the next five decades behind bars.
According to Dunklin County Prosecutor Nicholas Jain, 43 year old Matthew Prewett, of Kennett, has pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape in the first degree and eight counts of invasion of privacy.
Jain says that no further information will be released about the charges to protect the victims due to the nature of the charges.
On Wednesday, Prewett was sentenced to 34 years on the statutory rape charge and two years each on the invasion of privacy charges resulting in a 50-year sentence.
Prewett had already been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the United States District Court in Cape Girardeau.
NEW STATE TROOPER ASSIGNED TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
One new State Trooper will soon be working in Southeast Missouri.
Colonel Eric Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, tells KWOC News that five troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Accelerated Law Enforcement Academy on Wednesday, April 17th.
Trooper Trevor Sutton, of Poplar Bluff, was assigned to Butler and Ripley Counties. Prior to joining the Patrol, he served as a patrolman with the Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas.
Trooper Sutton will report to duty in Troop E on Monday, April 29th.
FEED AND SEED EVENT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
New Day Ministry in Poplar Bluff will be hosting a feed and seed event today.
The event is from 3 to 5 pm and is first come, first serve, with packs limited to one per household.
New Day Ministry is located at 703 Franklin Street in Poplar Bluff. For more information, call 573-718-4578.
GUARDRAIL IMPROVEMENTS TO CAUSE DELAYS ON ROUTE 162
Route 153 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform guardrail repairs.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from Main Street to Marsh Road in the White Oak area.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through 4:30 p.m.
