Automotive Accidents
Storms rake southern Dunklin County causing little reported damage and no injuries
(05/04/08)
Storms, packing strong winds, blew across southern Dunklin County Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported as a result of the storms, the Dunklin County Sheriff's office said Saturday morning. Although there were reports of funnel clouds being sighted, the only damage reported was a metal building north of Caruth which ended up as a pile of twisted metal...
Hornersville woman injured in crash
(04/22/08)
At approximately 8:07 a.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2008, police were dispatched to an accident that occurred on Highway 164, approximately .2 miles west of Highway KK. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's crash report, the accident occurred as Elizabeth Barrera, 25, of Hornersville attempted to pass Anthony Robinson, 33, of Kennett, striking the front driver's side of Robinson's 2007 Chevrolet...
Malden man faces criminal charges in connection with crash
(04/02/08)
A 20-year-old Malden, Mo., man faces criminal charges in connection with an automobile accident that occured March 26, 2008 on County Road 115, five miles west of Malden. According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1993 Pontiac driven by Daniel T. Wiseman, 20, was being pursued by a Dunklin County deputy when it lost control on the gravel road, ran off the right side of the roadway, and then overturned...
Scout troop hosts safety awareness event
(04/01/08)
Girl Scout Troop 73 of Kennett recently hosted a Community Safety Awareness event at the Kennett Delta Fairgrounds in an attempt to serve the community while raking in points toward earning the troop it's silver award. The public event served as a great opportunity for families to participate in raising awareness of community safety through various presentations and simulations designed to make a big impact...
Society dispatches rapid response team
(03/25/08)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- On Sunday, March 23, 2008, the Humane Society of Missouri dispatched its rapid response team, including its mobile shelter, to Caruthersville to aid in the rescue of animals trapped or displaced from recent flooding. The Humane Society of Missouri has made several trips to the Bootheel area over the past couple of months, most for the removal and rescue of neglected or abused animals, but this time it arrives under very different circumstances...
Caruthersville latest Missouri town readying for flood
(03/25/08)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Dawn Long just returned home from helping her father clean the mud and gunk from his flooded home in another part of the state. She's survived earthquakes, floods and a tornado two years ago that destroyed half of Caruthersville, her hometown...
Residents airlifted from floods
(03/21/08)
Neelyville second-grader Dakota Hall got a unique view of Butler County flooding Thursday afternoon -- from the air after a Coast Guard helicopter rescued him, his mother and his 18 month old brother from high ground at Coon Island General Baptist Church...
Kennett firefighters have busy night
(03/20/08)
According to Assistant Fire Chief David Horton, the Kennett Fire Department had a very busy night Tuesday night, fighting fires and floods. Fire fighters responded to a fire at 11462 State Highway Y to a house that, he said, had apparently been struck by lightening. That call came in at 3:52 a.m. Wednesday...
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