One person was killed and nine others were injured in a crash that involved a church van in Pemiscot County, Missouri Wednesday evening. The crash happened on Route J near Hayti around 7 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 32-year-old David W. Pennington of St. Louis was trying to pass a truck driven by 24-year-old Franklin Casteel of Cooter, Missouri.
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1 killed, 9 injured in Pemiscot Co. crash
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Ice causes slick roads, power outages
IDOT road conditions map as of 10 p.m. Yellow means patches of ice and snow and red means snow or ice covered. MoDOT road conditions map as of 10 p.m. Purple means covered and dark blue means partly covered.
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MSHP investigating Caruthersville city employee
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO - A Caruthersville city employee is on administrative leave while she is under investigation, according to the city's lawyer. City police clerk Christi Watkins was placed on paid leave on Feb. 3 following a closed session vote by city council according to city counselor Lawrence Dorroh.
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I-55 NB backed up near Hayti after crashes involving semi trucks
Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell recommends you stay at home if at all possible. "Most roads are impassable," said Sheriff Greenwell.
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Portageville man pleads guilty to murder, burglary
Attorney General Chris Koster says a Portageville, Missouri man has pleaded guilty to first degree murder and first degree burglary in the death of a former police officer and Marine. Gunner L. Pind, 29, was sentenced in Pemiscot County Circuit Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Sheriff: Family rescued from flood waters
Crews rescued a family from the roof of their car on Monday, March 16 on Black Island in Pemiscot County. According to Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, Pemiscot County 911 received a call around 2:08 p.m. of a family on the roof of their vehicle on County Road 338., northeast of Hayti.
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Illinois man killed after I-55 semi crash near Hayti
Missouri Highway Patrol crash team officers were on scene of a deadly wreck involving a semi truck on Sunday in Pemiscot County. It happened shortly before 2 p.m. at the I-55 southbound 22.8 mile marker, two miles from Hayti, Missouri.
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Caruthersville native remembers devastating tornado 9 years ago
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO - An EF 3 tornado ripped through parts of Pemiscot County 9 years ago Thursday, damaging businesses, homes, and schools. Caruthersville native, David Simpson was living in Kennett at the time of the storm and said it was devastating to come to his hometown after the storm and see it in shambles.
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Three Missouri animal shelters win Isle of Capri social media contest
Early in March, Isle of Capri Casinos Community Aces program offered a contest for non profits based solely on popularity. Hundreds of non profits applied to enter but only a small fraction was accepted to participate in this particular contest.
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Community protests after chokehold allegations at high school
PEMISCOT COUNTY, MO - Members of the Caruthersville community hosted a peaceful protest Friday afternoon in front of Caruthersville High School. According to Caruthersville police, a student said a teacher put him in a chokehold.
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28-year-old woman killed in crash on I-55 in Pemiscot Co.
A St. Louis woman was killed and a Sikeston woman injured in a crash Sunday on Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County. The crash happened on the southbound lanes of I-55 three miles south of Portageville at 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Google balloon malfunctions, lands near Bragg City, MO
According to the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office, they were contacted by the FAA who said that the balloon had malfunctioned and landed near Bragg City.
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Device known as 'Google Loon' lands in Missouri
The mystery of the balloon that crash-landed into a southeast Missouri field has been solved - it was a Google Loon. The Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat reports that the balloon hovering at 70,000 feet lost its signal Thursday afternoon and ended up in a field near Bragg City, Missouri.
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Police arrest man for assaulting officer, possessing meth
STEELE, MO - Steele police arrested a man this weekend on drug charges and assaulting an officer. Chief Billy Joe Stanfield said on Sunday officers responded to a domestic disturbance on North First Street.
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Humane society looking for cat lost after crash
The Caruthersville Humane Society-Pemiscot Animal Welfare Society is asking for help finding a cat that went missing from a crash scene on Interstate 55 on Monday, May 4. Faerie is a white, spayed female cat that hasn't been seen since a crash at mile marker 3 in Pemiscot County. CHS-PAWS says Faerie's owners are hoping the public can help them find her.
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Suspect arrested in death of Missouri clerk
PARMA, Mo. a Authorities say they've arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a southeast Missouri store clerk.
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Missouri man arrested for attempted kidnapping
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO - A Missouri man was arrested in connection to an attempted kidnapping. According to Caruthersville police, officers were called Thursday evening to a possible kidnapping of a juvenile.
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Thankful parents talk about daughter escaping alleged abductor
Police and family now call Haley Prater a hero because she and witnesses were able to think quickly, and give police the clues they needed to catch up with the person of interest. He is now behind bars in Pemiscot County.
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Caruthersville woman charged with arson
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO - Caruthersville police make arrests in an arson investigation. According to a police news release Thursday, officers arrested two females Wednesday in reference to an arson investigation.
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Traffic Alert: Major project beginning on Interstate 55
A major repaving project for I-55 near the Missouri/Arkansas state line starts Friday June 12, and will run all summer into the fall. Here are the details: Southbound I-55 will be closed near the Missouri/Arkansas state line.
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