FOUR POPLAR BLUFF POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S MEDAL DURING CEREMONY IN JEFFERSON CITY

Four Poplar Bluff Police Officers have received Missouri’s highest public safety honor for their heroic life saving efforts. 

According to Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, Poplar Bluff Police Lieutenant Dusty Johnson, along with officers Kenneth Carpenter Jr., Adam Miles, and Sami Tscherning, were awarded the Governor’s Medal Tuesday for rescuing and transporting a woman that was trapped in a collapsed house following the EF-3 tornado that struck the city in March of 2025.

The Governor’s Medal is bestowed for heroic acts performed by a team of first responders. 

ONE IN CUSTODY, ANOTHER AT LARGE, FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING SHOOTING IN POPLAR BLUFF

One person is in custody in connection to a shooting in Poplar Bluff.

Poplar Bluff Police Chief J.R. Keirsey tells KWOC News that the shooting occurred on Abbott Street between 10:30 and 10:45 Monday morning.

The victim was alert and has been transported to an area hospital for treatment.

Keirsey says that one person has been taken into custody while another is at large.

He added that the individuals involved knew each other and there is no threat to the public at this time.

MULTIPLE SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED FRIDAY IN CONNECTION TO ILLEGAL GAMBLING OPERATIONS IN BUTLER COUNTY

Authorities executed multiple search warrants Friday in Butler County in connection to illegal gambling operations.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs tells KWOC News that the Butler County Sheriff’s Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted searches at four businesses within Butler County, including in the City of Poplar Bluff.

9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY TO BE HELD TODAY AT LARRY HILLIS DODGE IN POPLAR BLUFF

A special ceremony will be held today in Poplar Bluff to commemorate 25 years since the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.

The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 9 am at Larry Hillis Dodge.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs will serve as the keynote speaker and State Representatives Hardy Billington and Cameron Parker Bunting are also expected to be in attendance.

BODY RECOVERED OF PERSON WHO WENT MISSING AFTER JUMPING INTO SWIMMING AREA TO HELP CHILD

Authorities in Northeast Arkansas have recovered the body of an adult who went missing in the swimming area of Crowley’s Ridge State Park.

According to Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder, shortly before 8 pm Monday, a state park life guard was doing a final check after the swimming area shut down, when they heard a young person scream for help.

The juvenile, who was in the water, was able to be retrieved by the state park lifeguard. The juvenile said that they were struggling to stay above water, and that an adult had come to help get them onto one of the inflatables and to safety. During that attempt, the person in question went under and never resurfaced.

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY

Heat index values could reach up to 108 degrees today in Southeast Missouri.

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, a heat advisory will be in effect from 11 am through 8 pm today.

Officials say that real temperatures will reach the upper 90’s to lower 100’s today.

If you have to be outside for work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments.

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF MARK DOBBS TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY IN POPLAR BLUFF

A special ceremony will be held in Poplar Bluff to commemorate 25 years since the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.

The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 9 am on Friday, September 11th at Larry Hillis Dodge in Poplar Bluff.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs will serve as the keynote speaker and State Representatives Hardy Billington and Cameron Parker Bunting are also expected to be in attendance.