Friday, December 12, 2025
WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO GET NEAR ZERO OVERNIGHT THIS WEEKEND
Temperatures are expected to plunge this weekend as we get closer to the official start of winter.
According to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service, a brief period of dangerously cold conditions can be expected Saturday night into Sunday.
Wind chills Saturday night are expected to be near zero with overnight lows approaching single digits possible Saturday and Sunday night.
In Poplar Bluff, highs are expected to be in the low 40s on Saturday and mid 20s on Sunday.
MAN SENTENCED TO THREE DECADES IN PRISON FOR NURSING HOME MURDER
A man is facing multiple decades in prison in connection to a homicide at a Southeast Missouri nursing home.
Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jain tells KWOC News that 30 year old Christian Ault has been sentenced to thirty years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the July 2024 murder of Jeffery Pendergrass in Senath.
According to Jain, on July 13, 2024, Ault struck the victim in the head multiple times with a toilet tank lid at a nursing home where they were both residents.
Pendergrass was airlifted to a Jonesboro hospital where he died the next week.
Jain says Ault pled guilty to a charge of 2nd degree murder and received the maximum possible 30 year sentence.
POPLAR BLUFF BUSINESS TO GIVE AWAY NEW VEHICLE THIS WEEKEND
A Poplar Bluff business will be giving away a new vehicle this weekend.
Heartland Express in Poplar Bluff will be drawing the winner of a new 2025 Jeep Gladiator Saturday afternoon.
In addition to the giveaway, Santa will be at Heartland Express as well to take pictures with families who attend.
Today’s Talk KWOC will be broadcasting live from the event from 11 am to 2 pm.
MAN ARRAIGNED IN CONNECTION TO STABBING
A Kennett man was arraigned this week on multiple charges in connection to a stabbing.
According to a probable cause affidavit, on Monday, Kennett officers were dispatched for a report that a man had been stabbed in the throat and had his car stolen.
The victim told police that he was giving Phillip Holloway a ride when Holloway stabbed him.
The victim was transported to a Paragould hospital for medical treatment.
Holloway was later arrested on charges of felony 1st degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of 1st degree robbery.
His bond was set at $135,000, cash only.
WARMING CENTERS TO OPEN IN BUTLER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SHELTER FROM THE COLD
With temperatures expected to get well below freezing overnight this weekend, area organizations are opening their doors to serve as warming centers.
In Butler County, the Bread Shed will be acting as an overnight warming center from 7 pm to 7 am when the temperatures get below 20 degrees.
The Butler County Health Department and Poplar Bluff Library will serve as warming centers during the daytime hours when those locations are open.
The United Gospel Rescue Mission in Poplar Bluff is also open at night for men who need a place to stay during the cold weather.
To find warming centers in your area, go to Health.Mo.Gov/warmingcenters.
MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE TO PRESENT HOLIDAY MAGIC AT RODGERS THEATRE TONIGHT
Holiday cheer will be in the air tonight at a special event in downtown Poplar Bluff.
Missouri Highlands Health Care will be presenting Holiday Magic at Rodgers Theatre.
The event will begin with outdoor fun at 5 pm, featuring a synthetic snowball fight as well as free hot chocolate for the first 100 guests.
At 6:30, the event will move inside the Rodgers Theater for a free showing of the movie Elf: Buddy’s Sing and Cheer Along Edition.
SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS AT THE PALACE OF PRAISE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND
A Poplar Bluff church’s annual Christmas themed play begins this weekend.
The Palace of Praise is presenting the 15th Annual Sounds of Christmas nightly from December 14th through the 17th beginning at 7 pm each night.
Admission to the show is free, but you can also purchase tickets for a dinner theater experience for the Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday night performances.
Tickets for the dinners are $20 per person and can be purchased online at SoundsOfChristmas.org or at the Palace of Praise, which is located at 1400 Herschel Bess Boulevard in Poplar Bluff.
For more information, call 573-785-4232.
TIPS FOR GOING OUTSIDE IN COLDER WEATHER
With below freezing temperatures coming this weekend, the CDC is reminding people to be safe if they have to go outside.
Officials say that you should try to stay indoors during extremely cold weather and any trips that you do make outside should be as brief as possible.
If you do go outside, you should try to wear several layers of loose-fitting clothing, a hat, a scarf or knit mask to cover your face and mouth, sleeves that are snug at the wrist, and mittens or gloves.
Also do your best to stay dry, as wet clothing chills the body quickly.
Make sure to watch for hypothermia as well. In adults, warning signs of hypothermia include shivering, exhaustion or feeling very tired, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech, and drowsiness. In babies, signs include bright red, cold skin, and very low energy.
More information is available at cdc.gov.