MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATED AHEAD OF PLANNED PROTESTS

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has activated the Missouri National Guard.

In a statement on Thursday, Governor Kehoe stated that the activation is in response to immigration enforcement protests planned across the state.

An executive order issued as a part of the activation declared that a State of Emergency exists in Missouri due to civil unrest.

SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

Skeletal remains were found Tuesday afternoon in Northeast Arkansas.

According to Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder, a detective and civilian search party member were searching an area southwest of Lake Ashbaugh at approximately 1:45 pm when they located skeletal remains in a very advanced state of decomposition.

Snyder says that identification will have to be determined by the Arkansas State Crime Lab due to the state of the remains.

MOTORCYCLE CRASH LEAVES ONE INJURED IN BUTLER COUNTY

One man was injured in a crash Monday night outside of Poplar Bluff.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a truck failed to yield to a motorcycle on Route B and was hit by the motorcycle.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 23 year old man from the Fisk area, was flown to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries. No injuries were reported for the driver of the truck.