ONE INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK IN WAYNE COUNTY

A Piedmont man has been taken to an area hospital following a single vehicle wreck. 

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 50 year old Raymond Mason was driving on Missouri Highway 49 in Wayne County, Wednesday evening, when his vehicle ran off the side of the road, overturned, and struck a tree. 

ONE ARRESTED ON WEAPON CHARGE FOLLOWING INCIDENT IN KENNETT 

A Kennett resident has been taken into custody in connection to an incident on Monday.  

Officials with the Kennett Police Department tell KWOC News that at around 8:30 pm Monday night, officers were dispatched to an area residence in reference to a fight in progress with one party being armed with a firearm.  

Following an investigation, officers arrested 40 year old Mickey Halford for domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. 

Halford was held in the Dunklin County Justice Center pending the filing of formal charges by the Dunklin County Prosecutor’s office.

MISSOURI STATE SENATOR APPOINTED AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has appointed state Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe to be the new Lieutenant Governor.

Kehoe is a businessman who has represented parts of central Missouri in the state Senate since 2011.