RIVER RADIO BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
Reservations are now being accepted for the next River Radio Blood Drive in Poplar Bluff.
The Blood Drive has been scheduled for noon to 5 pm on Friday, July 5th, at Larry Hillis Dodge on North Westwood Boulevard.
Anyone wanting to donate can call 1-800 Red Cross or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter the code CARDS to schedule an appointment.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING FIRE IN KENNETT
Authorities in Kennett are investigating a fire that was believed to have been intentionally set over the weekend.
According to the Kennett Fire Department, Sunday morning crews were dispatched to a fire at a vacant structure.
Firefighters entered the structure and quickly controlled the fire. Damage to the structure was limited and there were no injuries.
During the investigation, the cause of the fire was ruled to have been intentionally set.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Kennett Police Department investigator Jeremy Yates at 573-888-4622.
INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF POPLAR BLUFF MAN FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
An investigation last week in Poplar Bluff led to the arrest of a local man.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, 57 year old Eligia Carl, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested on Friday and held in the Butler County Jail on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender.
According to the Missouri Sex Offender Registry, Carl was convicted of sexual abuse in 1986.
TRACTOR AND TRUCK PULL COMING THIS WEEK TO POPLAR BLUFF
A Tractor and Truck Pull is coming this Saturday to Poplar Bluff.
The USA Pullers Tractor and Truck Pull is scheduled for Saturday, July 6th at Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park.
The event will begin at 7 pm and admission is $15, with children five and under getting in for free.
More information is available at USAPullers.org.
SIX INJURED DURING SHOOTING IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Numerous people were injured during a shooting early Monday morning in Southeast Missouri.
Robert Hearnes, Director of the Charleston Department of Public Safety, tells KWOC News, that officers investigated a shooting reported near the intersection of Vine and Sy Williams Streets at approximately 12:30 AM Monday.
It was determined that six people had been shot. None of the victims suffered life threatening injuries.
Hearnes says that the initial investigation indicates several of the victims might have been caught in the crossfire of other people shooting.
Anyone with information concerning this shooting is asked to contact the Charleston DPS at 573-683-3737.
WOMAN FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CRASH IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
A woman was flown to a regional hospital Monday morning following a crash in Southeast Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 26 year old Jada Luers, of Bois De Arc, was driving on Highway 49 in Reynolds County when her vehicle traveled off the side of the roadway and overturned.
Luers suffered serious injuries and was transported to Ellington before being flown to a St. Louis hospital.
