EARLY MORNING PURSUIT LEADS TO ARREST OF FAIRDEALING MAN ON ASSAULT WARRANT

An early morning pursuit in Northeast Arkansas has resulted in the arrest of a Southeast Missouri man.

According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, at around 3 am on Wednesday, a deputy observed a vehicle driving erratically on County Road 111. The vehicle then ran a stop sign and sped up as the deputy attempted to make a traffic stop.

Cole says that the vehicle reached speeds of around 100 miles per hour.

WOMAN COLLIDES WITH DEPUTY’S VEHICLE IN CLAY COUNTY

A woman was taken into custody following a pursuit late Monday night in Clay County.

Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole tells KWOC News that at around 11 pm, two deputies were conducting a traffic stop when they saw a vehicle go through a red light at a high rate of speed in Corning.

The deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but it did not yield.

The vehicle jumped a ditch and later swerved and came into contact with a deputy’s vehicle before going into a ditch.

SCHOOL BUS CRASHES INTO A TREE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Emergency crews responded to the scene of a school bus crash Monday afternoon in Southeast Missouri.

KWOC News has confirmed that a Greenville R-2 school district bus ran off Route PP near Highway 172 in Wayne County and then struck a tree.

Sergeant Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tells us that there were 16 students and the driver on the bus at the time of the crash. Some of the students were released to their parents at the scene.

SPRING SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS NIGHT SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AT RODGERS THEATRE

Butler County residents will have the opportunity to learn more about staying safe during severe weather at a special upcoming event in Poplar Bluff.

The Butler County Emergency Management Agency and Missouri Highlands Healthcare will be hosting a Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Night tonight at Rodgers Theatre in Downtown Poplar Bluff. The event will be free and open to the public.

Starting at 5 pm, attendees will get to meet members of the SEMO Safety Network and visit with volunteers from the Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response Team along with Today Talk KWOC’s Frankie Casteel.