Stories from Thursday, April 30, 2020

According to a Stoddard County order announced Wednesday, businesses and churches may reopen but social distancing guidelines must be followed. Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington said that the order is based on Gov. Mike Parson’s “Show Me Strong Recovery” plan...

ADVANCE — A nearly six-hour standoff ended Wednesday night with the arrest of a Wayne County man after authorities deployed tear gas into his mother’s Advance home. At about 6 p.m., authorities received a 911 call from an Advance woman, who reported she had been assaulted inside her home by her son, said Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, who indicated the man’s name is not being released at this time...

ADVANCE — An approximate five-hour standoff ended Wednesday night with the arrest of an Advance man after authorities deployed tear gas into a home. “At approximately 11:50 p.m., after the suspect stopped negotiations, Sikeston SWAT deployed tear gas and made a tactical entry,” said Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott. “The suspect was taken into custody without incident.”...

ADVANCE — An Advance man was charged Thursday afternoon with multiple felonies after he allegedly assaulted his mother and then barricaded himself inside her home for more than five hours. Preston Wade Simpson was arrested after tear gas was deployed into his mother’s Benton Street home at about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday...