POPLAR BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS WIN BACK TO BACK MCCA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Poplar Bluff is celebrating another championship.

The Poplar Bluff Junior High School cheerleaders completed the sweep of the 2026 Missouri Regionals in the Junior High Large division on Saturday in Kansas City.

According to the Poplar Bluff Cheerleaders Facebook page, the sweep makes them back to back Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association Champions.

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SERVES SEARCH WARRANT AT INTERNET CAFE

A search was conducted over the weekend at a Butler County business.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs tells KWOC News that shortly after noon on Saturday, officers with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the Boomtown 2 Internet Café, located near the intersection of Highways 142 and 53 in Butler County.

Dobbs says the investigation at Boomtown 2 is not connected to the other businesses involved in previous cases, but is part of the Sheriff’s Office’s overall operation targeting alleged illegal gambling activity.

BONESTOCK RETURNS THIS WEEKEND IN POPLAR BLUFF

A beloved music festival returns this weekend in Poplar Bluff.

The gates will open for Bonestock at 11 am this Saturday at Ray Clinton Park.

Ten bands will be performing throughout the day, including Fallen Within, Kain’s Alibi, Stay the Sane, Judah Dean, and headchange.

Tickets are available for $20 at Z95theBone.net. Tickets will also be available for $20 cash at the gate on Saturday.

DONIPHAN WOMAN ARRESTED ON STATUTORY RAPE AND CHILD MOLESTATION WARRANT

Authorities in Ripley County say that a Doniphan woman is in custody on multiple charges.

According to the Ripley County Sheriff's Office, 34 year old Tasha Buckhanan was booked earlier this week on a warrant for statutory rape, stautory sodomy, and child molestation.

Buckhanan is accused of having inappropriate contact with a juvenile.

She is being held in the Ripley County Jail on a $75,000 bond.

TRAFFIC SHIFT UNDERWAY ON US HIGHWAY 67 IN BUTLER COUNTY

The traffic shift for US Route 67 in Butler County is underway.

The Missouri Department of Transportation says there will be new traffic patterns along U.S. Route 67 between U.S. 160 and Route MM in Butler County.

During the transition, construction crews will shift traffic from the existing U.S. 67 roadway to the newly constructed four-lane facility.

TWO MONTH INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF DEXTER MAN ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGE

A man has been taken into custody following an investigation into child sexual abuse material in Stoddard County.

Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout tells KWOC News that in August his department was contacted by the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, regarding a tip of suspicious internet activity.

During the approximately two month investigation, a warrant was obtained to search the suspects social media applications and electronic devices, which yielded a significant amount of child sexual abuse material.

BONESTOCK RETURNS THIS WEEKEND IN POPLAR BLUFF

A beloved music festival returns this weekend in Poplar Bluff.

The gates will open for Bonestock at 11 am this Saturday at Ray Clinton Park.

Ten bands will be performing throughout the day, including Fallen Within, Kain’s Alibi, Stay the Sane, Judah Dean, and headchange.

Tickets are available for $20 at Z95theBone.net. Tickets will also be available for $20 cash at the gate on Saturday.