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1 airlifted, 2 seriously injured in crash on I-55
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Three people from Sikeston were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday night in Scott County, Missouri. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. on May 18. According to the Mo. State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred near the 69.6-mile marker in the southbound lanes of...
Memphis woman taken into custody following police chase in Portageville
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - A woman from Memphis is in custody following a police chase in Portageville Saturday night, May 18. According to Portageville Police, officers were called around 10:44 p.m. to a theft report a the Dollar General. Officers said they found the suspect’s vehicle at a nearby gas...
City of Sikeston sells 2 lots of land to build recovery campus
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – A faith-based social services agency purchased two lots of land from the city of Sikeston to build a dedicated recovery campus. During Monday’s Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority meeting, Mission Missouri purchased two lots. Mission Missouri is a drug and alcohol treatment and recovery center....
First Alert Wednesday Morning Outlook
An active, unsettled pattern for the next several days as weak disturbances move through southwest flow aloft. Some storms may approach severe limits at times as well. In the short term, we are outlooked with a level 2/slight risk of severe for today and tonight. Periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely today and tonight….backing off a bit on Thursday, but ramping up again by Friday morning. Heavy downpours may eventually cause problems as well.
3 suspects wanted in connection with theft from Puxico ATM
STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Three suspects are wanted in connection with a theft from a Puxico ATM. According to a release from Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, they were notified of an alarm call around 4:51 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at First Midwest Bank in Puxico. When they...
Missed opportunities haunt East Prairie in 6-5 Class 3 quarterfinal defeat
PARK HILLS, Mo. — A single run proved to be the difference in East Prairie’s heartbreaking 6-5 loss to West County in a MSHSAA Class 3 Quarterfinal on Thursday, May 23. Despite erasing an early deficit, the tenacious Eagles (20-10) couldn’t quite surmount the Bulldogs’ (18-5) relentless offense, culminating in a gut-wrenching season finale.
Class 2 State Tournament: Portageville edges Van Buren in final inning
VAN BUREN — Defense was the game plan for both teams in the first round of the Class 2 State Baseball Tournament, but a late rally in the final inning would give a team the edge to sneak to the next round. The Van Buren Bulldogs went head-to-head against...
McKinnie plays pitch count, punches Chaffee’s final four ticket in thriller
One-hundred-and-five: The number that every starting pitcher dreads when tearing through an opposing lineup. Entering the seventh inning with a pitch count of 98, Levi McKinnie’s home quarterfinal outing against Portageville appeared to be waning, and coach Aaron Horrell knew it. The senior got six scoreless innings against one...
Holcomb Lady Hornets athletes tapped for prestigious teams, coach honored
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Lady Hornets and their coach are on a post-season roll. The Holcomb High School softball team's successful 2024 spring season not only found the hard-hitting, scrappy squad placing third in the Show-Me State at the MSHSAA Class 1 Finals at Springfield, but a number of team members also were chosen Class 1 District 1 All-District players and for both the Class 1 Division 1 All-Region team and the Tri-County All-Conference team.
Class 3 Sectional: Kelly vs. East Prairie
Junior Noah Johnson threw a complete game shutout allowing three hits and a walk with 13 strikeouts to lead the Eagles past the Hawks 1-0 in the sectional round of the Class 3 state tournament on Tuesday, May 21, in Benton, Mo.
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