Thursday, November 13, 2025
NAME RELEASED OF WOMAN KILLED IN BUTLER COUNTY CRASH
Updating a story we have been following for you, authorities have released the identity of a woman who was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a vehicle ran a stop sign at the intersection of US Highway 160 and Highway C and struck another vehicle.
Butler County Coroner Jim Akers tells KWOC News that a passenger in the second vehicle, identified as 65 year old Pamela Sutton, of Patterson, was killed in the crash.
Each driver received serious injuries and were transported to area hospitals.
ONE DEAD FOLLOWING CRASH INVOLVING DUMP TRUCK IN STODDARD COUNTY
One person has died after a crash involving a dump truck in Stoddard County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 52 year old Dexter woman was driving on US Highway 60 in Stoddard County when she struck the rear of the dump truck.
Officials say the crash occurred Wednesday morning at around 8 am, two miles east of Dexter.
The woman was transported to a Dexter hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS ANNUAL COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
Poplar Bluff Schools and Chartwells will be holding their annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner tonight.
According to officials, the meal will be free for families from 5 to 7 pm.
The event will be held at the Poplar Bluff High School Cafeteria.
DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPENING THIS WEEK IN RIPLEY AND WAYNE COUNTIES
Disaster Recovery Centers will be available this week in Ripley and Wayne Counties.
A center will be available today from 11 am to 3:30 pm at Ripley County Caring Community Partnership, as well as from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Also on Saturday, a center will be open from 11 am to 4:30 pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Piedmont. That center will also be open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday next week.
Missourians who sustained damage to their primary residence or personal property due to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred from March 30th through April 8th of this year can visit the centers for one-on-one help. The counties who are eligible include Butler, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne, among others.
Affected individuals can get help applying for disaster assistance, speak to state or federal representatives, receive updates on their FEMA registration, and more.
FEMA financial assistance may include money for basic home repairs, personal property losses or other underinsured/uninsured disaster-related needs such as childcare, transportation, medical needs, funeral, or dental expenses. The FEMA registration deadline is December 22nd. More information is available at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
Multiple law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest a fugitive this week in Northeast Arkansas.
According to the Rector Police Department, on Tuesday Rector officers assisted the Clay County Sheriff Department, Arkansas State Police, and representatives of the US Marshals in regards to a fugitive from Tennessee hiding in the Greenway area.
Bail enforcement agents from Tennessee had located the subject wanted on a nationwide extradition warrant just outside Greenway and were able to visually identify the subject and maintain visual while law enforcement agencies planned an arrest.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle containing the subject, which led to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department recovering several syringes, many containing methamphetamine, from the vehicle.
Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole says that five individuals have been taken into custody in connection to the investigation. 52 year old Jason Jones of Jackson, Tennessee was taken into custody on the fugitive warrant.
The other four individuals arrested include 50 year old Jason Waddell, 44 year old Renee Carsley, 50 year old Melissa Beraud, and 32 year old Kristen Jewell, all of Rector.
TRIVIA NIGHT SCHEDULED TO BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRC STUDENTS
A Trivia Night will be held in Kennett tonight to help area students.
The Three Rivers Endowment Trust will hold its Kennett Trivia Night fundraiser at Downtown Bistro.
Doors will open for dinner at 5 pm, with trivia starting at 6 pm.
Registration is $120 for a four person team and will include dinner. Proceeds benefit the Kennett Student Success Fund.
To register or sponsor a team, contact Michelle Reynolds at 573-840-9077.
ARKANSAS MAN ARRESTED IN BUTLER COUNTY FOR DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Authorities in Butler County have arrested an Arkansas man on a felony drug charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 43 year old Brandon Thompson, of Paragould, Arkansas, was taken into custody shortly after 9 pm Tuesday night on a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
Following the arrest, Thompson was held in the Butler County Jail.
ROAD CREWS TO WORK ON INTERSTATE 55 IN PEMISCOT COUNTY THIS WEEK
Northbound Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
The section of roadway being reduced is located between mile markers 26 and 28.
Weather permitting, work will take place today and tomorrow, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.