SAM A. BAKER STATE PARK TO HOST 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Sam A. Baker State Park will be hosting a celebration for its 100th anniversary this weekend.

According to officials, the celebration on Saturday will feature a variety of activities relating to the park’s natural and cultural history.

The CCC Lodge will be open for self-guided tours, and van tours will take visitors up to the Mudlick Mountain Fire Tower. There will also be exhibits and demonstrations, old-time games, bluegrass music, and more from 9 am to 3 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

HIGH HEAT INDEX EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWED BY CHANCES OF STORMS TONIGHT

Another day of high heat in Southeast Missouri will be followed by chances of storms tonight.

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, heat index values are expected to reach around 100 degrees today in the Poplar Bluff area.

Tonight a cold front will sweep across the region, which may bring a slight chance of severe storms. There is a higher risk of severe weather for our northern and western counties.

RIBBON CUTTING HELD FOR NEW MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE AND AETNA MOBILE HEALTH UNIT

A coalition of businesses is working to expand access to maternal care in rural Southeast Missouri.

Aetna Better Health of Missouri is collaborating with the GMHRC, a nonprofit organization supported by Mission Mobile Medical, and Missouri Highlands Health Care to launch and operate a mobile health unit.

The clinic will deliver women’s care services and connection to prenatal, postpartum, primary care and maternal mental health services to communities facing barriers to care. The clinic will be staffed by a health care provider and deliver services to all members of the community, regardless of insurance status.

ARRESTS MADE IN CONNECTION TO FATAL SHOOTING IN BUTLER COUNTY

Authorities in Butler County have made arrests in connection to a fatal shooting from May.

Butler County Coroner Jim Akers says that 37 year old Earnest Luellen was found dead at the scene of a shooting on Sturgeon Lane on May 19th.

Butler County Investigator Eddie Holloway tells KWOC News that Melina Obarr, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested on Friday on charges of murder 2nd degree, robbery 1st degree, and two counts of armed criminal action.

SAM A. BAKER STATE PARK TO HOST 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Sam A. Baker State Park will be hosting a celebration for its 100th anniversary this weekend.

According to officials, the celebration on Saturday will feature a variety of activities relating to the park’s natural and cultural history.

The CCC Lodge will be open for self-guided tours, and van tours will take visitors up to the Mudlick Mountain Fire Tower. There will also be exhibits and demonstrations, old-time games, bluegrass music, and more from 9 am to 3 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

BERNIE MAN KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING

A Bernie man was pronounced dead early Sunday morning following a single vehicle crash.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 41 year old man was driving on Missouri Highway 25 at around 1 am Sunday when his vehicle ran off the side of the road, hit a fence, and overturned.

The driver was pronounced dead by Stoddard County Coroner Brent Stidham shortly before 2 am.

BLUFF’S ALL-AMERICAN WEEKEND BEGINS TODAY

Poplar Bluff will be celebrating America’s 250th Birthday at a special event this weekend.

Bluff’s All American Weekend has been scheduled for today and Saturday at Ray Clinton Park.

Tickets for today are $5 and will include a family friendly demolition derby, monster trucks, a drone show and more. Gates open at 5 pm.

Saturday will be a free family day at the event, with bounce houses, food trucks, a hot dog eating contest, and more. The dog show at the Downtown Dog Park will begin at 9 am, with the gates opening at Ray Clinton Park at 11 am.