Joshua Payne
NewsDecember 17, 2009
Woman in Kennett Walmart case to begin serving jail sentence SaturdayKENNETT, Mo. -- Heather Ellis will serve four days in the Dunklin County Jail starting Saturday and ending Dec. 23, in compliance with a plea bargain she entered into with Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle following a three-day trial in Kenn...
NewsDecember 4, 2009
Kennett mayor commends police department for actions during Ellis trialKENNETT, Mo. -- During the Kennett City Council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Roger Wheeler Sr. read a self-written letter commending the Kennett Police Department for their work in recent weeks while being scrutinized by national media. "I want to commend all of you f...NewsNovember 20, 2009
Walmart workers testify in Ellis trial in KennettKENNETT, Mo. -- Prosecution witnesses took the stand Thursday in the trial of Heather Ellis, a 24-year-old Louisiana schoolteacher accused of assaulting police officers at the Kennett Walmart nearly three years ago. Among those to testify was assistant manager Kay ...
NewsNovember 19, 2009
Jury selected, opening statements made, witnesses questioned in Heather Ellis trialKENNETT, Mo. -- The jury was selected and the prosecution and defense gave opening arguments in the trial against Heather Ellis Wednesday. Ellis is charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace in a case that has garnered national media ...NewsOctober 13, 2009
Residents speak out against pit bull ban in Bootheel townSENATH, Mo. -- Several residents of Senath attended the Senath City Council meeting in support of keeping their family pets, which would be taken from the homes as stated in a recently proposed ordinance banning pit bulls from the City of Senath. Mayor Joe Lane ask...NewsOctober 13, 2009
Rabies cases up in MissouriKENNETT, Mo. -- Missouri has seen an increase in animal rabies cases with 55 cases as of September, which is usually the total for the entire year. World Rabies Day, which was recognized on Sept. 28, called attention to the rise in cases that has triggered a warnin...NewsOctober 12, 2009
Missouri set to receive 350,000 doses of H1N1 vaccineMissouri is set to receive an additional 365,000 H1N1 flu vaccine doses over the next two weeks. On Tuesday, approximately 17,000 doses of aerosol mist vaccine arrived in Missouri and was distributed to doctor's offices, clinics and local health departments...
NewsOctober 9, 2009
Mother's boyfriend charged with murder in toddler death caseCARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Pemiscot County man now faces murder charges for allegedly causing the death of his girlfriend's toddler. An amended complaint was recently filed by Pemiscot County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Hazel, on the charges against the Pascola, Mo., m...
NewsOctober 6, 2009
Mother charged in 2-year-old's deathCARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Pemiscot County woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of her 2-year-old daughter. It is expected that County Prosecutor, Mike Hazel, will also be filing a charge of murder in the second degree ag...Advertisement
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