FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING NEAR DOWNTOWN POPLAR BLUFF
An abandoned commercial building was destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning in Poplar Bluff.
The fire was located at a building on Bartlett Street between South B Street and South Riverview drive.
Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Mike Moffitt tells KWOC News that crews responded at around 3 am and the fire was advanced when the crews arrived on scene.
A cause for the fire is undetermined and no injuries have been reported.
The Poplar Bluff Street Department worked on the site until shortly after 2 pm before reopening Bartlett Street for motorists.
AGRICULTURE, ART, AND MUSIC TEACHERS NAMED TWIN RIVERS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
Three teachers have been selected as the Twin Rivers School District teachers of the year.
According to Twin Rivers R-X officials, agriculture teacher Charlie Barker was chosen as the 2024-2025 Twin Rivers High School Teacher of the Year.
At Twin Rivers - Fisk, the award was given to music teacher Alicia Anderle while for Twin Rivers - Qulin, art teacher Roger McCaghren was selected for the honor.
FISK MAN IN CUSTODY FOR ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT CHARGE
A Fisk man has been taken into custody for multiple felony charges.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 35 year old Daniel Brown was arrested in Wayne County shortly before 7 pm Monday for felony charges of resisting arrest and assault on law enforcement.
He is also facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
Following the arrest, Brown was held at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office on no bond.
MODOT CREWS TO BE WORKING ON ROUTE 142 IN THE NEELYVILLE AREA TODAY
Route 142 in Butler County will be closed today so crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation can replace a culvert under the roadway.
The section of roadway being closed is located from Route HH to County Road 265 near Neelyville
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MAN WANTED ON OUTSTANDING FELONY WARRANT ARRESTED FOLLOWING STANDOFF
A wanted man was taken into custody Monday following a standoff in Southeast Missouri.
According to the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and a Missouri State Trooper arrived at a residence in Gideon to attempt to arrest 45 year old Jeremy Southard for outstanding felony warrants.
Southard retreated into the residence and became noncommunicative. After multiple attempts to communicate and receiving no response from Southard, combined with information that he may be armed, officials requested the assistance of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety's SOG (SWAT) team.
A short time after the SOG team arrived on scene Southard exited the residence and turned himself in without further incident.
Southard is charged through the State of Arkansas with felony Probation Violation and through Dunklin County, Missouri with felony Resisting Arrest and Assault in the Fourth Degree.
The Gideon school system was briefly locked down due to proximity to the incident.
CULVERT REPLACEMENT TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF ROAD IN MALDEN AREA
Route H in Dunklin County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
The closure will be located from County Road 108 to Oak Tree Lane near Malden.
Work is scheduled to take place today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
