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Authorities looking into new information in Butler County cold case

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 9:00pm

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS)- A grave exhumed, a case re-evaluated.  Authorities now say they are looking for new information that could solve the murder of Carla Austin, a Butler County woman killed in 1999.

Just last month, authorities made a decision to exhume Austin's body, just to see if there was anything they missed the first time around.

"Sometimes I just feel like I'll never get the truth," said Mindy Crafford, Austin's daughter.

Now, Crafford remembers her mother's disappearance through the eyes of a little girl.  She was just eight years old when her mother disappeared, and was later found dead.

"I remember hugging her neck and saying goodbye," said Crafford.  "I remember thinking I was going to see her in a few days." That was August of 1999.

Austin dropped Mindy and her sister Kristi off with an aunt in Butler County before going out for the night near Qulin.  She never came back.

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MoDOT selling several properties in southeast MO

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 5:40pm
MoDOT selling several properties in southeast MO

SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation is selling several properties in southeast Missouri.

According to MoDOT the money from the sale will fund extra road and bridge projects in the state.

Properties are available in Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Butler, Perry, Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties in the department's Realty to Roads campaign.  The latest additions to the campaign include former maintenance facilities in Arbyrd and Brazeau.

According to MoDOT, the Arbyrd maintenance facility is a 3.9-acre parcel located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 25 and County Road 610 in Dunklin County. There are several structures on the property, including a shop building, cold storage building, salt storage building, concrete fuel containment basin and portable sheds. A concrete pad is also located on the site.

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Public safety at Three Rivers receives $40,000 grant for fire training

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 4:19pm
Public safety at Three Rivers receives $40,000 grant for fire training

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The Public Safety Institute at Three Rivers College has been awarded an additional $40,000 in fire training grant funding by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety in Jefferson City.

The current round of funding, announced on March 30, will allow Three Rivers to conduct training in eight categories of firefighting skills:

  • Structural Firefighting
  • Water Rescue Awareness
  • Water Rescue Operations
  • Survive Firefighter Self-Rescue
  • Instructor Level 1
  • Building Construction for Firefighters

The award, in addition to the $60,000 in fire fighting funds the college received in March, brings the total grant money received by the Public Safety Institute to over $140,000 in the last 12 months.

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2nd Annual Art from Animals fundraiser

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 3:59pm
2nd Annual Art from Animals fundraiser

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The second annual Art for Animals exhibit and auction is scheduled to be held April 20 through May 4 at Artfully Framed in the Bluff Estates Shopping Center.

Organizers say participating artists can help a good cause and win one of several prizes.

According to fundraiser organizers, the event generates money for the Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA) and lots of fun for area artists and their friends. “Everybody had such a good time last year, we could hardly wait to do it again,” said AWA President Charlotte W. Craig, of Fairdealing. “We’re delighted that Artfully Framed owner Barbara Pelton felt the same way.”

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MoDOT asks drivers to "rate our work zones"

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 2:18pm
MoDOT asks drivers to "rate our work zones"

(KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking drivers to rate the work zones with news signs that solicit feedback.

MoDOT is looking for the public’s opinion on a variety of work zone details, including clear and understandable signing, channelizers and barrels providing proper guidance, and whether or not the work zone caused motorists any delays.

“We are placing these signs near the beginning of work zones as a way to encourage motorists to tell us what they think,” said Julie Stotlemeyer, traffic liaison engineer. “Once motorists safely reach their destinations, we want their feedback on what it was like to travel through the work zone.”

According to MoDOT, the purpose of the signs, and the work zone surveys, is to maintain an exemplary level of customer service. The department uses those survey results to evaluate work zones, look for ways to improve them and meet customer expectations.

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Boil order issued for Wappapello

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 11:49am
Boil order issued for Wappapello

WAPPAPELLO, MO (KFVS) - The Corner Water Company has issued a boil water notification for customers in Wappapello, Mo. on Wednesday, April 18.

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Poplar Bluff woman injured in rollover crash

Submitted by Christy Hendricks
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 11:03am
Poplar Bluff woman injured in rollover crash

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - A Poplar Bluff woman has moderate injuries after the SUV she was driving overturned and hit a tree.

Dawn M. Dugger, 29, of Poplar Bluff was driving a white 2003 Ford on Route B three miles east of Poplar Bluff when she ran off the road and into a ditch around 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The SUV became airborne, hit two utility poles, overturned and struck a tree.

Dugger was not wearing a seatbelt.

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