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Boy remembers grandfather at Bloomfield Memorial Day ceremony each year
BLOOMFIELD, MO (KFVS) – Original Post Each year in Bloomfield hundreds come to pay their respects to who are no longer with us on Memorial Day. One of them is a boy from Jackson, Missouri. For 11-year-old Cayden Myers one veteran stands out above the rest. His grandfather, Albert Jordan. “He was a nice, caring, giving…
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Wappapello Lake open in time for the summer rush
LAKE WAPPAPELLO, MO (KFVS) – Original Post After dealing with record flooding, Wappapello Lake is getting ready for the summer rush. The Redman Creek Recreation Area and Boat Ramp are open, as of Tuesday, May 23, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. But some, like Andrew E. Jefferson Sr., Ranger for the Army Corps of Engineers, wonder…
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Cooter, MO girl makes it to the second round of the National Spelling Bee
COOTER, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A sixth grade student from Pemiscot County spelled her way all the way to Washington, D.C. She competed in the National Spelling Bee Championship that started on May 29. Emily King made it to the second round. She was knocked out when asked to spell the French word ‘toile.’…
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Van Buren, MO family displaced by flood, impending tourism
VAN BUREN, MO (KFVS) – Original Post With more than 100 homes in Van Buren, Missouri destroyed in the spring flood, it put many families in hotels. But now, with Memorial Day on the way, some are having to make room for tourists. Rachel Huff has a place to call home for the first time…
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Hutcheson supporters speak out, show support
CHARLESTON, MO (KFVS) – Original Post Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson is facing 18 federal charges, and next month – he faces the possibility of going to jail until he goes to trial. However, if you go to that community, there are may who still support him . Above all, they say, they want him…
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Doniphan PD: Riverfront Park closed due to unsafe E.coli levels
DONIPHAN, MO (KFVS) – Original Post The Doniphan Police Department reports Riverfront Park is closed due to unsafe E.coli levels. The police department posted on Facebook that after the recent flooding, soil samples were taken from the park that show the E.coli count may not be safe. The park is closed until further notice. It’s a pretty…
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Behind bars: man accused in crime spree at Cape Girardeau airport in custody
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A Cape Girardeau man is out of the hospital and behind bars after an alleged crime spree that ended at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Charles Benedict Coker, of Cape Girardeau, was charged in Scott County with tampering first degree, stealing, and property damage. His bond was set at…
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Motion denied: judge rules AG’s order to strip Mississippi Co. sheriff of his duties stands
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A judge has denied a motion filed by Cory Hutcheson to dismiss an order by the Missouri Attorney General to strip him of his duties as Mississippi County Sheriff. During a hearing on Friday, May 26, Hutcheson’s attorney and a representative from the Attorney General’s office presented their arguments…
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Family of man who died in Mississippi County jail ask for justice, NAACP reacts
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – Original Post The decision to remove Hutcheson late Tuesday, May 9 by the Attorney General hinged on the death of a Tennessee man. Tory Sanders’ family told Jessica Jaglois of WKRN that he took a drive trying to clear his head, but somehow ended up in Missouri dead in a jail cell. Chief Robert…
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CAPE PD: Man shoots into woman’s house during attempted break-in
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A Cape Girardeau, Missouri woman is shaken after a knock on her door led to a bullet through her wall. Break-ins happen from time to time in every community, but Sargent Rick Schmidt with The Cape Girardeau Police Department said this one is pretty unusual. The attempted break-in…
