MISSOURI VOTERS REJECT ABORTION AMENDMENT AND NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP

Voters defeated a proposed amendment to Missouri’s constitution that would have reimposed restrictions on most abortions.

The vote Tuesday on Amendment 3 essentially reaffirmed voters' decision from two years ago, when they became the first in the nation to undo an existing abortion ban by approving an abortion-rights amendment.

Voters also rejected Amendment 7, which would have created a state investment fund and Proposition A, which would have implemented a mid decade redistricting map that was passed last year by the Missouri Legislature

Missouri voters approved Amendment 6, which makes it harder for lawmakers to change citizen-led ballot initiatives and Amendment 8, which requires the election of county sheriffs.

MISSOURIANS HEAD TO THE POLLS FOR ELECTION DAY

It is election day in Southeast Missouri.

There are a number of constitutional amendments Southeast Missouri residents will be voting on today, as well as local races and propositions.

You can find your polling location at the Missouri Secretary of State website at sos.mo.gov.

BODY FOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN RIPLEY COUNTY

A dead body was found Thursday in Ripley County.

At around 1:42 pm on Thursday, two hunters were putting up deer blinds in the Briar Creek area when they saw a red car and what appeared to be a body on the driver’s side.

Ripley County Sheriff Rad Talburt says that authorities were contacted and found a male subject deceased inside the vehicle.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS THIS WEEKEND

The sun will begin rising an hour earlier on Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time will come to an end at 2 am Sunday morning. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

This is also a good time to check or change the batteries in your smoke detector.

Daylight Saving Time will start again on Sunday, March 14th, 2027.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WOMAN WANTED IN CONNECTION TO THE DEATH OF HER THREE CHILDREN ARRESTED IN TEXAS

A southeast Missouri woman who was wanted on multiple felony charges in connection to the death of her three children has been arrested in Texas.

According to the United States Marshals Service, US Marshals in Waco, Texas arrested 33 year old Kaia Walls, of Hayti, on October 22nd.

Walls has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, 13 counts of armed criminal action, three counts of DWI-death of a person, two counts of DWI-serious physical injury, and four counts of endangering welfare of a child.

STATE FUNDING SECURED FOR NEW DOPPLER RADAR IN VAN BUREN

A new Doppler weather radar system is coming to Southeast Missouri, bringing improved severe weather detection and earlier warnings to thousands of residents across the region.

State Representative Keith Elliott tells KWOC News that he worked with the Missouri Department of Public Safety to secure $2 million in state funding for a new regional Doppler weather radar system in the Van Buren area.

The project will also receive an additional $396,000 from the Delta Regional Authority, bringing the total funding to nearly $2.4 million.

JUVENILE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AREA SCHOOL GROUNDS WITH A WEAPON

A juvenile has been taken into custody after allegedly attempting to enter an area school while in possession of a weapon.

According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Monday morning a juvenile arrived to Sikeston school property and did not successfully pass through the school’s weapon detection system or comply with morning procedures of the school.

When approached by a School Resource Officer, the juvenile fled from the property.