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Earthquake near Matthews, Mo. upgraded
NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A small earthquake recorded in southeast Missouri on Sunday morning, April 21 has been upgraded. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 2.4 earthquake registered just after 10:30 a.m., approximately 2.9 miles southeast of Matthews, Mo. The depth of the quake...
Man arrested after lengthy chase in stolen car
MINER, MO (KBSI) — On Friday, April 19th officers with the Miner Police Department assisted the Scott County Sheriff’s Office with a pursuit of a stolen car. The driver of the stolen car, later identified as Terry Davis of Bloomfield, refused to stop for the deputy who was trying to pull him over. Davis instead led the deputy on a high-speed chase.
East Prairie needs typical strong play from Wallace during tough stretch
The East Prairie High School varsity baseball team is having to recover following a 9-7 loss to Class 2 No. 3-ranked Portageville on Monday, but unfortunately for the Eagles (11-9), they don’t have much time or upcoming opponents to ease their minds. The Eagles are in the midst of...
Caruthersville High School increases police presence on campus following weekend shooting in Ark.
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - A deadly shooting in Arkansas led to increased security at a school in southeast Missouri. The shooting happened earlier Sunday morning, April 21 in Blytheville, Ark. Two people were shot, including 18-year-old Kohnali Hunt who later died. Hunt used to be a student at the Caruthersville...
Lady Hornets cage Tigers for championship title
CLARKTON, Mo. - Two inside-the-park home runs, a double play and RBI after RBI aided in the Holcomb Lady Hornets (21-1) 17-6 championship victory over Risco's Lady Tigers (8-6-1) Tuesday here at the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Although the game lasted just four full innings, the Lady Tigers drew first blood...
Bertrand man arrested after 1 injured in Cape Girardeau shooting
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – One man faces charges a shooting in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning. Jacob Sipp, 22, of Bertrand is charged with Class A felony of assault in the first degree and felony armed criminal action. Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the 1000-block of N. Spanish...
Missing dog found more than 200 miles from home in Sikeston, Mo.
SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - A missing dog was found three months later in southeast Missouri, more than 200 miles from home. According to a release from the city of Sikeston, Bree Keeran was reunited with her dog, Roxy, on April 13. However, that’s only part of the story. It...
Police Chief: Victim in weekend shooting has died
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - An 18-year-old Caruthersville man shot early Sunday morning in Blytheville has died of his injuries. Caruthersville Police Chief Jerry Hudgens said Monday that 18-year-old Kohnali Hunt died at a Memphis hospital. According to a news release from the Blytheville Police Department, officers were called to the...
Man accused of hitting female in face with asphalt chunk
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - A man accused of assaulting a female was arrested in Caruthersville. According to Caruthersville Police, 44-year-old Kelvin T. Foster, of Caruthersville, was arrested on Sunday, April 21 on a warrant for assault first-degree and unlawful use of a weapon. Foster was booked into the Pemiscot County...
Gov. Parson stops in the Heartland for book signings
SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - Governor Mike Parson made two stops in the Heartland on Tuesday, April 23. His first stop was at Three Rivers College where he took a tour and then held an on-campus book signing of his memoir No Turnin’ Back. The book signing took place at...
New Madrid SB on cusp of history following rout of Bulldogs
This week certainly won’t be an easy one for the New Madrid County Central High School varsity softball squad. The Eagles will have difficult tests against Oran (today at 4:30 p.m.), followed by home games against Bloomfield (Thursday, 4:30 p.m.), and Bernie (Friday, 4:30 p.m.). However, if the Eagles (11-6) can grab a victory from just one of those formidable foes, that 12th win will mark a high point for the program over the past seven seasons.
Bernie SB clicking offensively and defensively as postseason nears
You can study the history of Bernie High School softball and what you’ll find are two things: The Mules will win games and they’ll do it by producing offensively, and this spring has been no different. Bernie (14-9-1) is cruising as it nears the postseason next week, and...
Camels blow by Bulldogs on the road
GIDEON, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball squad took to the road Wednesday and grabbed a win in six innings here against the Bulldogs, 19-8. The Bulldogs fought troubles on the mound all afternoon with four relievers stepping in for starter Landon Weaver and hitting eight Camels batters. Weaver had...
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