Stories from Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Debra M. Wright, the subject of a two-day search of the Black River, is alive and presently in the Butler County jail. Authorities spent Monday afternoon and Tuesday searching by boat for Wright after she was reported missing. Wright was arrested Wednesday morning in the 2000 block of West Henry Street for a probation violation — dangerous drugs. She is being held without bond, said Poplar Bluff Police Lt. Josh Stewart...