NO INJURIES REPORTED IN RIPLEY COUNTY PLANE CRASH
No one was injured when a plane crashed last night in Ripley County.
According to Ripley County Sheriff Mike Barton, at around 8:20 pm Thursday evening officials received information that a small plane with just the pilot inside was approaching the Doniphan Air Port and was going down after running out of fuel.
Barton says that the plane touched down in a field behind a house and could not get stopped before crashing into a two car garage.
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation.
TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING PURSUIT IN BUTLER COUNTY
Two women have been arrested in connection to a high speed pursuit in Poplar Bluff on Wednesday.
Lieutenant Josh Stewart with the Poplar Bluff Police Department tells KWOC News that the incident started with a reported shoplifting.
"On Wednesday evening at approximately 9:53 pm, officers of the Poplar Bluff Police Department were advised of a shoplifting complaint at Walmart. While in route, officers learned that two female suspects, who were accompanied by two children, ages 4 and 6, had left the business travelling north on Business 67 in a maroon Dodge Challenger.
Officers subsequently located the vehicle as it traveled north on Business 67. A traffic stop was initiated near the intersection of Business 67 and Barron Road. The driver, later identified as Kayla Gaines, 25, of St. Louis, pulled the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. Prior to the officer contacting the occupants of the vehicle, Ms. Gaines accelerated and began to flee north on Highway 67.
Throughout the pursuit, Gaines traveled in excess of 100 miles per hour and passed several vehicles, showing little regard for public safety.
After the pursuit entered into Wayne County, spike strips were deployed in an attempt to slow the vehicle. Upon deployment, Ms. Gaines noticed the strips and stopped the vehicle. Ms. Gaines and her passenger, identified as Alexis Moore, 24, also of St. Louis were taken into custody and over $500 in stolen merchandise was recovered.
Gaines was later lodged at the Butler County Justice Center on charges of stealing, driving while revoked or suspended, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, speeding, and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
Moore was also lodged at the Butler County Justice Center on charges of stealing, possession of marijuana, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
The Poplar Bluff Police Department would like to thank members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol for their assistance during this investigation."
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY CAUSING CHANCES OF HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
Portions of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas are under a flash flood watch as the remnants of Tropical Depression Cindy bring heavy rains to the region.
According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood watch is ongoing through this evening for Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties in Southeast Missouri, along with multiple counties in Northeast Arkansas, including Clay, Greene, and Mississippi.
Moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible across those areas and additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are expected with localized higher amounts possible.
According to a Hazardous Weather Outlook, there remains a marginal to slight risk that isolated thunderstorms may become severe, with a very isolated possibility for a weak tornado.
PEOPLES CREEK BOAT RAMP AT LAKE WAPPAPELLO NOW OPEN
Area residents can now resume using the Peoples Creek Boat Ramp at Wappapello Lake.
According to the US Army of Engineers, the Peoples Creek Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier have been reopened.
However, officials say that the beach is still closed. The beach should open as soon as water recedes and the area is cleaned.
APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR POPLAR BLUFF HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
The Poplar Bluff Head Start and Early Head Start are accepting applications for the upcoming school year.
Full day classes are available at the early head start for children up to three years old and expectant mothers. For more information or to register call 573-778-0083.
Full and Part day classes are also available for the Poplar Bluff Head Start for children who are three or four years old. For more information, call 573-785-2372.
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CONDUCTING PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY
A public survey is scheduled for next month concerning the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Colonel Sandra Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, tells KWOC News that the public is being invited to take part in a public opinion survey regarding safety and security, officers' attitudes and competency, overall agency performance, and concerns regarding crime and social issues.
The survey will be available for the entire month of July on the Highway Patrol’s website at www.mshp.dps.mo.gov.
