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A rose bush thicket and persistent investigation by the Butler County Sheriff’s Department helped end a crime spree early Wednesday morning involving two stolen vehicles, three high speed chases — one involving a private citizen — and a daylight home invasion, in which the residents were home...

To the Editor: You may recall the recent letter to the editor in which I urged the city council to buy only the four acres needed for a new police station and not the entire 60-some-odd acres of marginal land offered by First Missouri State Bank. With council members Ed DeGaris and Robert Smith voting “no,” the other five members – Ron Black, Steve Davis, Shane Cornman, Barbara Horton and Lisa Parson – bought the farm, so to speak...

Well, it has been talked about, argued about, discussed about and the people of Poplar Bluff spoke their piece about the purchase of 58 acres of land on Shelby Lane for the location of the new Poplar Bluff Police Department. I never personally attended one meeting regarding this, rather I chose to sit at home and watch the unfolding on YouTube...

Two separate accidents Tuesday resulted in serious injuries for three area teenagers, the first involving a head on crash and the second a rollover accident. A Bernie teen was injured at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday in the first accident, which occurred on County Road 237 in Stoddard County...

Seven were arrested Wednesday morning as local, state and federal officers began serving arrest warrants on nearly 20 who had been indicted for such offenses as drug distribution and trafficking. “We have been working with our federal partners and the SEMO Drug Task Force in covert operations for the past 24 months,” Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley said. “(Wednesday), we culminated all of those cases with a round up.”...

An enthusiastic crowd cheered on their favorite mice Saturday night as they raised money to support the Poplar Bluff Rotary Club’s Good Habit Store at Lake Road Elementary. For the 10th year, the Rotary Club hosted its annual casino night and mouse races at the Holiday Inn...

The following information is included in the Butler County Health Department food establishment inspection reports for November. Priority items are those that contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction to an acceptable level, hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury, according to inspection documentation. These must receive immediate action within 72 hours or as stated...

The Missouri Attorney General’s office is investigating what has been described as possible criminal activity related to the operation of a nonprofit that obtained state low-income housing tax credits to complete a facility this year in Poplar Bluff...

Temperatures across the region are expected to plummet over the next few days with lows expected in the teens. A wintry mix is also forecasted to blanket the middle of the country. The onset of cold weather could possibly mean life or death to some financially unstable utility customers.