Stories from Thursday, June 6, 2024

A round of storms May 26 that produced tornadoes in Butler, Ripley and Stoddard counties has shattered records, according to the National Weather Service. Assistance is also becoming available to residents in these areas as damage assessments are completed by state and federal officials...

Two Butler County teens were seriously injured in an ATV accident Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred just after 2 p.m. in the 900 section of County Road 661 in Broseley, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A male and a female, both 16 of Qulin, were southbound on a 2001 Yamaha Big Bear when the ATV traveled off the right side of the road and struck a tree, ejecting the male...

BLOOMFIELD — A large class-action suit was filed Wednesday against Tyson Foods in the Stoddard County 35th Judicial Circuit Court, and 45 plaintiffs are hoping a jury will eventually give them some relief.

Lorene Sally Vickery, age 100, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff.

Although it has started to gain attention and popularity in recent years, Kathern Harris remembers when little to nothing was ever said about the Juneteenth holiday.

A round of storms May 26 that produced tornadoes in Butler, Ripley and Stoddard counties has shattered records, according to the National Weather Service.