Carly O'Keefe

May 13, 2024 | kfvs12.com | Carly O'Keefe

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - Yellowed police reports and fading crime scene photos cover Poplar Bluff Detective Lt. Josh Stewart’s desk. This is as he works to apply modern investigative techniques to one of the city’s oldest cold cases. “One of our biggest challenges is going to be time - the time that has passed,” said Det. Lt. Josh Stewart.

Feb 20, 2024 | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock |Carly O'Keefe

ALEXANDER COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A burn ban has been issued for parts of Alexander County, Illinois following multiple brush fires in the area this week. Horseshoe Lake Fire District Chief Josh McKee is putting a burn ban in place due to dry conditions and rash of brush fires. He said Horseshoe Lake Firefighters have responded to two brush fires in two days. The most recent was during the evening hours on Tuesday, February 20, which burned 50 to 60 acres.

Feb 12, 2024 | kfvs12.com | Carly O'Keefe

TAMMS, Ill. (KFVS) - It began with a fire, a missing person, and a body found two states away. Now, more than four years later, the question remains: who killed Larry McNelly? It’s a question that’s haunted folks in Alexander County since it happened in 2019. “I can’t imagine the people who were involved in this having any peace whatsoever having done something like this to my brother,” said McNelly’s sister, Debbie Goins.

Oct 6, 2023 | kfvs12.com | Carly O'Keefe

KENNETT, Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a use-of-force death in Kennett. According to MSHP Sergeant Clark Parrott, Kennett Police Department called in the Highway Patrol Tuesday night (10/3) to conduct a use-of-force incident which resulted in the death of a man. Parrott says the incident involved a taser, not a firearm, and that the victim was rushed to a Pemiscot County hospital and later died.

Sep 28, 2023 | kfvs12.com | Carly O'Keefe

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - Two women, strangers from different states, are singing social media’s praises after Facebook helped to return a cherished possession to its rightful place. In fact, a surprising number of hands have played a role in putting the three-stone diamond ring on Jamie Hawkins’ finger. The first happened more than 20 years ago when Josh Hawkins proposed to his Murray State University college sweetheart. “We just we hit it off,” said Hawkins.