BODY FOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN RIPLEY COUNTY

A dead body was found Thursday in Ripley County.

At around 1:42 pm on Thursday, two hunters were putting up deer blinds in the Briar Creek area when they saw a red car and what appeared to be a body on the driver’s side.

Ripley County Sheriff Rad Talburt says that authorities were contacted and found a male subject deceased inside the vehicle.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS THIS WEEKEND

The sun will begin rising an hour earlier on Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time will come to an end at 2 am Sunday morning. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

This is also a good time to check or change the batteries in your smoke detector.

Daylight Saving Time will start again on Sunday, March 14th, 2027.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WOMAN WANTED IN CONNECTION TO THE DEATH OF HER THREE CHILDREN ARRESTED IN TEXAS

A southeast Missouri woman who was wanted on multiple felony charges in connection to the death of her three children has been arrested in Texas.

According to the United States Marshals Service, US Marshals in Waco, Texas arrested 33 year old Kaia Walls, of Hayti, on October 22nd.

Walls has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, 13 counts of armed criminal action, three counts of DWI-death of a person, two counts of DWI-serious physical injury, and four counts of endangering welfare of a child.

STATE FUNDING SECURED FOR NEW DOPPLER RADAR IN VAN BUREN

A new Doppler weather radar system is coming to Southeast Missouri, bringing improved severe weather detection and earlier warnings to thousands of residents across the region.

State Representative Keith Elliott tells KWOC News that he worked with the Missouri Department of Public Safety to secure $2 million in state funding for a new regional Doppler weather radar system in the Van Buren area.

The project will also receive an additional $396,000 from the Delta Regional Authority, bringing the total funding to nearly $2.4 million.

JUVENILE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AREA SCHOOL GROUNDS WITH A WEAPON

A juvenile has been taken into custody after allegedly attempting to enter an area school while in possession of a weapon.

According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Monday morning a juvenile arrived to Sikeston school property and did not successfully pass through the school’s weapon detection system or comply with morning procedures of the school.

When approached by a School Resource Officer, the juvenile fled from the property.

SUSPECT GRAZED BY BULLET DURING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BUTLER COUNTY

A man was hospitalized late Friday night after being shot by a Butler County Sheriff's Deputy during an armed disturbance.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs tells KWOC News that deputies received a call around 11:30 pm Friday, from a homeowner in the 9000 block of State Highway 51, reporting that an intoxicated male neighbor was refusing to leave the property and was armed with a rifle.

According to Sheriff Dobbs, the homeowner reported that the man had threatened to "shoot up their residence" and made several other threats of violence.

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN PUXICO

A 43 year old Puxico man was flown to a regional hospital Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred shortly after 7 pm Wednesday night on Highway PP in Puxico.

A vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a stationary vehicle, causing the second vehicle to then strike the pedestrian.