Stories from Saturday, June 26, 2021

It’s rare that we see politicians cross the aisles this day, so when they do, it has to make you look a little more closely at the importance of what they’re working on. In this case, Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., have introduced the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (H.R. 3940) for the 117th Congress, a bipartisan bill that seeks to help local newspapers sustain financial viability through a series of three tax credits...

It is no secret that violent crime is going up across our country. Last year, major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides. In St. Louis, there were 263 killings, giving the city its highest homicide rate in 50 years. This is not just big cities. We have seen in our own communities the destructive effects of this wave of lawlessness. Unfortunately, there is no sign that the trend is letting up in 2021...

A breakout of property damage cases as well as an incident of second degree tampering with a motor vehicle kept Poplar Bluff police busy recently. On Wednesday, June 23, officers took a report from a resident in the 700 block of Mill Street. The individual reported hearing a popping sound around 1 a.m. ...