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The search for Sarah Burton continues on her 31st birthday

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin police department is once again asking for the public’s help in finding Sarah Burton. Monday marks her 31st birthday.

Sarah E. Burton went missing on July 16, 2018. She was last seen walking in the area of 10th and Rex. Burton’s described as 5’7, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Police conduct another targeted search for missing Sarah Burton. Detectives with the JPD have conducted interviews and followed up on leads in Joplin, Jasper County, Newton County, Oklahoma and Kansas. There are no known vehicles Burton has access to.

Authorities say they are concerned about he safety and wellbeing. They ask anyone with information contact Detective Sergeant Stahl 417-623-3131 ext 885 or Detective Captain Nick Jimenez at 417-623-3131 ext 676.

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Man killed in wreck with a semi north of Vinita, OK

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CRAIG COUNTY, Okla. – A Claremore, Oklahoma man is dead following a wreck with a semi five miles north of Vinita, Oklahoma.

Police say the collision happened on OK-2 around 11:47 p.m. Sunday night. 35-year-old Patrick Heussmann of Claremore was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi, 68-year-old Raymond Hitchcock of Greeley, Colorado, was taken to a Tulsa hospital in critical condition.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.

News to know (2/22)

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DENVER, Colo. – Federal Investigators say Saturday’s emergency landing of a United Boeing 777 shortly after takeoff from Denver are looking at photos and videos from the harrowing event. United says it’s voluntarily and temporarily removing twenty-four 777’s that have Pratt and Whitney series four thousand engines from its schedule.

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. – The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating a homicide after a body is found in a ditch. Newton Sheriff Chris Jennings says the incident occurred along state line road. Sheriff Jennings says the office received a call about a body in the ditch along the side of the road. The office is investigating it as a homicide and the body has been identified and the office is in the process of notifying next of kin. Sheriff Jennings says the investigation is ongoing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The state of Missouri hit a milestone late last week as it surpassed one million Covid-19 vaccines administered. The state has used 85% of it’s supply. Governor Mike Parson took to social media saying “As supply continues to increase, more and more Missourians will have an opportunity to receive a vaccine, but it’s important to remain patient and understand that demand for vaccines will still far outweigh supply for some time.”

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A report from the Missouri Highway Patrol says the state experienced it’s highest number of traffic fatalities since 2007. 989 lives were lost in traffic crashes in 2020 up from 881 in 2019. That number includes 126 pedestrian deaths, the highest number in state history. All this, despite a lower number of cars on the highway due to the pandemic. The report says there were notable increases in unbuckled and speed related fatalities.

Joplin bar holds biscuits and gravy competition

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JOPLIN,Mo- Rumor’s Cocktail Lounge is always looking for something to spice up their Sunday’s, or “Sunday-fun-day”, as the owner Craig Periman calls it.

“We’re always looking for new and exciting events to bring people in,” says Craig.

 This Sunday is no different, except they had an even bigger reason to get people excited about the upcoming week. 

“We decided what a better way than to do biscuits and gravy, after the horrible weather we’ve had all week,” says Craig.

 It started when the event organizer, Justin Kirk’s wife made a post on Facebook, asking who had the best biscuits and gravy in town. When all of his friends in the area chimed in, he knew he could create an event out of this.

“So I made a hashtag, biscuits and gravy challenge 2021, and my friend Cassie is a bartender here so she said ‘hey let’s do it at Rumor’s.’ So it just got thrown together in a few days and now here we are.” Says Justin.

The event was created for everyone in the area to share their recipes with each other.

The contest worked by having participants bring in their best biscuits and gravy, then everyone who showed up got to try all the recipes and decide on a winner.

Because today’s event was so impromptu, the turnout wasn’t as big as Justin had hoped. He says he hopes he can do this again in the future, just with more people and more recipes to try.

“But for what it is, I think it turned out really well,” he says.

Disturbance in Joplin leads to SWAT Team being called

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JOPLIN, Mo. – Authorities say what was called in as a disturbance with shots fired in Joplin led to the SWAT Team being called and multiple subjects being detained.

Captain Will Davis with the Joplin Police Department says after the disturbance call came in the SWAT Team was called to the scene to assist officers. Captain Davis says multiple subjects were eventually detained and several had warrants for their arrest. No one was found on scene with any gunshot injuries. The case is still being investigated.

KDHE issues boil water advisory for portion of Galena

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GALENA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Galena public water supply system, located in Crawford County. This advisory is in effect for all customers located North of Front Street. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

  • If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
  • Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
  • Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker.
  • Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
  • Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

The advisory took effect on February 21 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system.  Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination

Regardless of whether the public water supplier or KDHE announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage: http://www.kdheks.gov/pws/emergencyresponse/water_disruption.htm

Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at  kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.

Newton County Sheriff’s Office investigating overnight homicide

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NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. – Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings tells us they’re investigating a homicide along State Line Road in the county.

Sheriff Jennings says the office received a call about a body in the ditch along the side of State Line Road. The office is investigating it as a homicide and the body has been identified. The Sheriff says they’re in the process of notifying next of kin and an autopsy is being scheduled.

This is a developing story and we will have more information as it becomes available.