Sikeston

SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) — A Sikeston man was arrested after officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert recovered a stolen firearm, according to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Malcolm during the late evening hours of July 4 after ShotSpotter detected gunfire near the driveway of a residence. When officers arrived, they saw...

SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) — The Missouri and Illinois departments of transportation will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, July 11, to celebrate the opening of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on the new bridge, which spans the Mississippi River and connects Perryville, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois, via Missouri Route 51 and Illinois Route 150....

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — Southeast Missouri Food Bank has appointed two new members to its board of directors. The organization announced Kailen Trowbridge of Procter & Gamble and Jim Gadberry of Nationwide Insurance have joined the board. Trowbridge serves as site IRA leader and technician for Procter & Gamble in Cape Girardeau, where she oversees inventory and product reconciliation for...

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — First State Community Bank, First State Insurance Agency and First State Financial Management are sponsoring Veterans Night at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo on Aug. 7. As part of the event, the organizations are inviting the public to nominate deserving veterans to receive a VIP experience during the rodeo. The event is designed to recognize and...

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — Healthcare professionals, service providers and community leaders from across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and northern Arkansas will gather in Sikeston next week to discuss ways to improve maternal health and birth outcomes in rural communities. Bootheel Babies & Families will host its third annual ELEVATE! Conference on June 25 at the Miner Convention Center. This year’s...

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — Crews with the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities are investigating an intermittent service issue reported Thursday. According to the utility, crews have been dispatched to identify the source of the problem. Officials said the issue appears to be occurring intermittently and that windy conditions may be contributing to the disruptions. The utility has not released additional...

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety has requested an independent investigation into an incident that occurred while officers were attempting to take an individual into custody on the evening of June 10. According to a department news release, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is leading the investigation. Department officials said...