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Man, woman injured in rural Butler County wreck

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS)- A Poplar Bluff man and woman were seriously injured in a rural Butler County crash Sunday morning.

According to Missouri Highway Patrol, it happened shortly before 4 a.m. on County Road 521, 3/10 of a mile east of US Highway 67.

Troopers say Tommy J. Rucker, 31, was driving an Isuzu Rodeo when it ran off the right side of road and hit a tree.

Rucker and a passenger, Holly Wallace, 31, both received serious injuries. They were taken by ambulance to a Poplar Bluff hospital for treatment.

Troopers say they were both wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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2 day Heartland rainfall totals

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS)- With the latest round of rainfall hitting our area, rivers are on the rise once again. Here is a breakdown of rivers are at risk of flooding and who got the most rainfall amounts.

According to the National Weather Service, here are the unofficial two day rain totals in inches ending at 7 a.m. Saturday:

Missouri

Cape Girardeau Airports 1.69

Poplar Bluff Airport 2.36

Perryville 2.12

Wappapello Dam 2.46

Fisk 2.46

Patterson 2.57

Doniphan 2.69

Van Buren 2.48

Illinois

Carbondale Airport 1.32

Brookport, IL 1.15

Cairo, IL 2.25

Mount Vernon, IL 0.78

Kentucky

Paducah Airport 1.37

Benton, 1.32

According to the National Weather Service of Paducah, as of this Saturday morning river gauges are as follows:

Missouri

Minor Flooding

Poplar Bluff student awarded competitive honors program scholarship

Poplar Bluff student awarded competitive honors program scholarship

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Adrienne Burfield of the Poplar Bluff High School Class of 2013 has been awarded a $15,000 annually renewable scholarship in the University of Alabama - Birmingham Honors Program, where she plans to pursue her professional degree in medicine so she can enter the pediatric care field.

Burfield, 18, will graduate high school with 74 credit hours from Three Rivers College, having maintained a 4.0 GPA at the secondary and higher education institutions, respectively.

In December, she was the first student to complete her associate degree requirements through College Now, a dual credit program between the community college and PBHS.

On top of the necessary 62 credits, Burfield opted to continue to take college courses this spring semester. 

Car crashes into Poplar Bluff business

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS)- A car crashed into building Friday afternoon in Poplar Bluff.

The car crashed into B & H Auto Electric & Radiator around 3:50 p.m. injuring the driver.

Car hit the building, did not travel into the building.

An ambulance took the driver to a local hospital.

Police say the driver was trying to pass a car at the intersection and lost control.

Car crashed into a ditch, the driver lost control and crashed into building.

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Heartland Sports scores 5/2

(KFVS)- Here are your Heartland Sports scores from Thursday 5/2.

H.S. Baseball

Scott City---13
Twin Rivers---10

Chaffee---6
Naylor---4

Woodland---8
Advance---1

Oran---4
NMCC---3

Malden---7
S. Pemiscot---3

H.S. Soccer (Girls)

Notre Dame (Cape)---4
Notre Dame St. Louis---1

Jackson---4
Sikeston---1

MLB

Cardinals---6
Brewers---5

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Suspect arrested in Poplar Bluff shooting

Ryan Harvey (Source: Poplar Bluff Police Department)

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS)- The suspect in a shooting in Poplar Bluff was arrested early Friday morning.

According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, Ryan Harvey, 31, was arrested around 2 a.m. on County Road 481 in Poplar Bluff after being located by the Poplar Bluff Police Department, the Butler County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Harvey was taken to the Butler County Jail and was charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action.

Poplar Bluff police had responded to a report of shots fired Thursday evening on Kinzer Street in Poplar Bluff.

Police say around 4:17 p.m. they arrived at the scene where Jeremy Vaughn, 25, had three gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

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MOMOM to provide dental clinic with free oral healthcare May 3-4

MOMOM to provide dental clinic with free oral healthcare May 3-4

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri Mission of Mercy will host a large-scale dental clinic May 3-4 at the Show Me Center.

The clinic will provide free oral healthcare to patients of all ages who cannot otherwise afford care. Doors open at 5 a.m.

Organizers say you can arrive early as the clinic is first come, first serve until they reach capacity. It is open to both adults and children, but no child care will be available.

MOMOM says to expect a long day. Dental services offered will include cleanings, fillings and extractions. They say they will not provide crowns, bridges or dentures.

For more information, you can click here to visit them online.

The Show Me Center is located at 1334 North Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau, Mo.