Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Millions of Americans voted early, but each state has different rules on when it's allowed to actually start counting those ballots. That is going to produce results coming in at very different times — perhaps days or even weeks after Election Day...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is not calling the presidential race yet because neither candidate has secured the 270 electoral college votes needed to claim victory. Republican Donald Trump said, “Frankly, we did win this election” over Democrat Joe Biden and said he would take the election to the Supreme Court. His assertion of victory does not match the results and information currently available to the AP...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump has again carried Ohio, historically a must-win state for Republicans. No Republican has reached the White House without carrying Ohio. The last Democrat to do so was John F. Kennedy in 1960, when Richard Nixon won the state. Trump reaps Ohio's 18 electoral votes for a second time, beating Democrat former Vice President Joe Biden after his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. secretary of state...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Two Dexter women were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, on Highway 60 at Highway ZZ, one mile west of Dexter. According to the report, Madeleine Y. Launius, 82, of Dexter was operating a 2013 Nissan Sentra eastbound when she failed to yield to a 2000 Chevrolet pickup being operated by Matthew S. Cook, 28, of Chaffee, and the vehicles collided in the intersection...

Missouri’s youngest deer hunters took 15,591 deer during the first portion of their special season last weekend, but fell short of last year’s harvest. During last year’s first segment of the youth season, hunters took home 18,289 deer. The top counties in the state were Franklin with 336 deer taken, Howell with 324 and Osage with 320...

WAPPAPELLO — The crappie spawn this spring at Wappapello Lake appears to be somewhat smaller than a year ago, but the sheer number of young fish produced last year means there’s no shortage of crappies for anglers to catch. “We were definitely not even close to the amount of production, as far as crappie, as we had last year, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing because there’s plenty of crappie in that lake,” said Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist Dave Knuth, who conducted his annual trapnetting survey on Wappapello last week, setting out 20 nets in various locations along the shoreline.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Williamsville man pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to illegally possessing firearms. Marty Lewis Luke, 57, pleaded guilty as charged Monday afternoon to felon in possession of a firearm, a felony, before U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Connie Lee Pettit, 78, of Doniphan, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pettit was born Oct. 13, 1942 in Doniphan to the late Garrett Decker and Maxine Payne Jones. She had worked as a waitress for 30 plus years as well as a CNA working with Alzheimer’s patients. Connie enjoyed going to casinos, reading, golfing, shopping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Landon Arlen Donnell, 84, of Doniphan, Missouri passed away Nov. 3, 2020 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1936, to the late Lucian Samuel Donnell and Lydia Rose “Harris” Donnell. On Jan. 25, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was married to Mary Long. She survives...

CORNING, Ark. — Greg Brady, 77, of Success, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at home surrounded by loved ones. Mr. Brady was born in Hazel Park, Michigan, April 19, 1943; he proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. He enjoyed fishing, baseball, playing cards, and golfing...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 5:56 p.m. Democrat Joe Biden has carried Michigan and its 16 electoral votes, further dismantling Donald Trump's Rust Belt wall of support that helped deliver him the presidency four years ago...

A Memphis, Tennessee lab has taken over processing of Butler County Health Department COVID tests following the shut down of Gamma HealthCare. AEL Labs in Memphis, Tennessee, will continue the COVID-19 testing done by the Butler County Health Department, said Director Emily Goodin. Butler County reported 39 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,761 people who have tested positive for the virus...

As Americans across the country flocked to polls in record numbers, Neelyville R-IV and Twin Rivers R-X students took to their own polls.

This weekend the Poplar Bluff Christmas Open House will be held to encourage shopping locally.