Stories from Wednesday, January 13, 2021

A Dexter man has been arrested on drug charges after fleeing from officers on Monday. Matthew A. Taylor, 37, was arrested and charged with the Class D felony of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid...

A 26-year-old Dexter man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, on U.S. 60, four miles east of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Nicholas A. Becker was operating a 2016 Kia Soul westbound when he failed to yield, and his car struck the rear of a 2003 Freightliner being driven by Jimmy D. Calder, 69, of Poplar Bluff...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Authorities are continuing to search for a Mississippi County woman who has been missing for over two weeks. On Sunday, the Mississippi County and Scott County Sheriff’s offices, along with SEMO Search and Rescue, conducted a joint operation in an area bordering both counties, searching for Madisson Lambert, 24, who was last seen at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 26, 2020...

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 and 7 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,819 confirmed cases with 109 active, 2,650 recovered and 60 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 386 cases, 20 to 29 – 368 cases, 30 to 39 – 375 cases, 40 to 49 – 430 cases, 50 to 59 – 374 cases, 60 to 69 – 388 cases, 70 to 79 – 291 cases and 80-plus – 207 cases. ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A local man will soon be returned to Butler County where he faces charges in connection with a recent fatal home invasion. Stacy Andrew Gipson appeared Wednesday morning before a judge in Kanawha County, West Virginia, for a hearing and waived extradition back to Missouri, according to the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...