SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MAN FACING OVER FOURTEEN YEARS IN PRISON ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE
An area man has been sentenced on a child pornography charge.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, 40 year old Justin Wade Welker, of Bollinger County, pled guilty in August to one count of child pornography. Welker was sentenced Tuesday to 179 months in federal prison.
The investigation began after officials were alerted that Welker was uploading images and videos of child pornography to his phone.
Officials say that after serving his 179-month sentence, Welker will be placed on supervised release for a period of 20 years. Welker will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
STATE OFFICIALS URGE NATURE GOERS TO WATCH FOR CERTAIN ANIMALS
If you will be spending some time outdoors this fall, Missouri state officials are asking you to be on the lookout for certain animals.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking hunters and others to report sightings of key animal species they see when outdoors.
The animals to look out for include elk, black bears, mountain lions, invasive feral hogs, and rare furbearers such as badgers, least weasels, long-tailed weasels, and spotted skunks.
Anyone who sees one of these animals is asked to report it online at mdc.mo.gov.
REGISTRATION FOR WINTER AND SPRING CLASSES IS UNDERWAY AT THREE RIVERS COLLEGE
There is still time to get registered for Winter and Spring classes at Three Rivers College.
Registration is open for Winter classes through December 13th and for Spring classes through January 10th.
TRC is also accepting applications for their Sikeston RN Bridge program, Behavioral Health Support program, and new Surgical Technology program through December 1st.
More information is available at trcc.edu or by calling 573-840-9605.
ONE INJURED IN MULTI VEHICLE CRASH NEAR CARUTHERSVILLE
A Hayti woman was seriously injured in a multi vehicle crash on Tuesday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle driven by a 75 year old female was driving on Route D, two miles west of Caruthersville Tuesday morning pulled into the path of another vehicle. Officials have not released any names at this time.
The driver of the first vehicle received serious injuries in the wreck and was flown to a Memphis hospital. No injuries were listed for the driver of the second vehicle.
DEER HUNTERS REMINDED OF MANDATORY CWD SAMPLING
With firearm deer season coming up, the Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory chronic wasting disease sampling during the opening weekend.
Hunters who harvest deer from designated counties in the CWD Management Zone on November 16th or 17th are required to take their harvested deer, or the head, on the day of harvest to one of MDC’s numerous CWD mandatory sampling stations located throughout the zone.
Southeast Missouri counties included in the CWD Management Zone include Shannon, Bollinger, and Oregon.
Hunters must present their deer to a CWD mandatory sampling station within the county of harvest, with a few exceptions. Sampling and test results are free.
You can find the sampling locations as well as all counties that are in the CWD Management Zone at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
2024 JINGLE BELL JOG 5K SET FOR DECEMBER 7TH
Registration is underway for the 2024 Jingle Bell Jog 5k in Poplar Bluff.
The race will begin at 10 am on Saturday, December 7th at McLane Park. Registration will start at 9:30 am.
Entry into the 5k is $10. For more information, contact Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation at 573-686-8645.
You can also register online at pbparks.org.
