Stories from Saturday, April 4, 2020

A Bernie Police Officer was injured in a two vehicle accident Friday evening. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, who handled the investigation at the request of the Bernie Police Department, the accident occurred at 6:15 p.m. Bernie Officer Edward R. Champion, age 40, was driving North on Allen Street. The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Champion had both the lights and siren were reportedly activated...

Thursday afternoon the Poplar Bluff Police Department responded to an assault complaint at the grocery entrance to the Wal-Mart Supercenter. "A female customer reported that she wore an N95 face mask due to a compromised respiratory system," Capt. Dave Sutton said in a news release. "She complained a male customer confronted her about the mask, then stood in front of her and intentionally coughed in her face."...