HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THIS WEEK
A light weekend snowfall is looking like a prelude to a much bigger snow storm this week.
According to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service in Paducah,
Accumulating snowfall with travel impacts is becoming increasingly likely Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
Many areas in the region could see multiple inches of snow accumulation.
A Winter Storm Watch will be in effect from 3 am Tuesday morning until 9 am Wednesday morning
Dangerous cold conditions are also forecast for much of next week. Officials say that morning wind chill values will be near or below zero Wednesday through Friday.
The weekend rain and snow also resulted in slick and in some cases flooded roads.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT CHARGES
A Poplar Bluff man has been taken into custody on kidnapping and assault charges.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, on Thursday, officers responded to a location on Cleveland Street for an assault.
The reporting party alleged that she had been assaulted and held against her will.
30 year old Johnathan Civili, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested and taken to the Butler County Justice Center.
Officials say that charges of kidnapping, assault 3rd degree, and harassment have been sent to the Butler County Prosecutor’s Office.
EAST CARTER, DONIPHAN, AND PUXICO CELEBRATE OFC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Three schools each have claimed an OFC Basketball Championship.
On Friday at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Puxico defeated Twin Rivers 77-36 in the Boys Varsity OFC Finals.
For Girls Varsity, Doniphan picked up a 49-33 victory over Neelyville in the tournament finals.
In the Junior Varsity Bracket, East Carter won 52-49 in an exciting matchup with Neelyville.
All three champions were the number one seeds of their respective brackets.
SUBMERGED VEHICLE RECOVERED IN NORTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY
A submerged vehicle has been recovered in the Missouri Bootheel.
Rescue crews, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol Dive Team, worked to get the vehicle out of Wolf Bayou in northern Pemiscot County on February 7th.
According to the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle was unoccupied and is believed to have been in the bayou for a long time.
According to the New Madrid County Sheriff Joey Higgerson, investigators from his office responded as well due to the vehicle being a possible lead in the Barbara Stoffer missing person case, however the vehicle was not a match to Stoffers.
MAN FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING EARLY MORNING CRASH
An Ellsinore man was badly injured in a single vehicle crash early Friday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 47 year old man was driving on Missouri Highway 21 at Grandin when his vehicle travelled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.
The man suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was flown to a St. Louis hospital.
WESTWOOD BAPTIST ACADEMY FINISHES IN SECOND PLACE AT STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
A Poplar Bluff area school finished in second place in both the girls and boys Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association state basketball championship tournament.
The Westwood Baptist Academy girls team fell to Christian Fellowship School 42-31 on Saturday at the MCSAA finals in Joplin.
The WBA Boys team also faced Christian Fellowship School on Saturday, where they lost a hard fought battle 53-49.
