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.

SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PUXICO LEAVES ONE DEAD 

An incident on Friday in the Puxico area has left one woman dead.  

According to authorities, the 55 year old woman died after receiving a gunshot wound. The name of the woman was not released.  

An investigation into the shooting is ongoing and an autopsy has been scheduled for today.

MISSING POPLAR BLUFF MAN FOUND DEAD IN BLACK RIVER 

Authorities in Butler County have found the body of a missing Poplar Bluff man.   

KWOC News spoke with Detective Joey Woodruff, with the Poplar Bluff Police Department, who says the investigation began on Monday evening.  

DETECTIVE JOEY WOODRUFF: 

On Monday evening, around 900 pm, 48 year old Shawn Burkett was reported as a missing person to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Burkett’s scooter was located under the Vine Street Bridge on the east Side of Poplar Bluff near the levy of the Black River. Officers checked the scooter and found Burkett’s belongings. Officers began to walk the river bank in search of Burkett. Around 945 pm, the SEMO Search and Rescue team was deployed. Around 1am the search for Burkett was terminated until daylight hours. On Tuesday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Water Patrol Division began assisting with the search for Burkett and officers learned that Burkett was believed to have been fishing the day of his disappearance. On Wednesday morning, at 930 am, the Poplar Bluff Police Department was notified the body of Mr. Burkett had been located in Black River just southeast of South Riverview Road in Poplar Bluff. A preliminary check of Mr. Burkett revealed no signs to suggest foul play. 

Burkett was pronounced dead at the scene by Butler County Coroner Andy Moore.