WMOK News Check – Friday, September 30, 2022
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Today – Sunny, with a high near 74°.
Tonight – Clear, with a low around 44°.
Saturday – Sunny, with a high near 76°. With gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night – Clear, with a low around 48°.
Sunday – Sunny, with a high near 78°. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night – Clear, with a low around 49°.
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An arrest has been made in a Saturday night shooting in Metropolis
59 year old Anita C Prater of Metropolis was taken into custody on Thursday morning in Kentucky following her release from the hospital due to an overdose as Saturday’s events unfolded. She has now been extradited and is lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
A Massac County judge has set the bond at one million dollars and Massac County State’s Attorney Josh Stratemeyer authorized charges of Aggravated Battery with a firearm, Aggravated Reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful restraint.
Metropolis Police Detectives advised that the investigation revealed that the victim stated that he had gone to the residence to purchase a play station at approximately 9:00 pm on Saturday evening at which time he was held against his will and until he was able to get out of the residence around 11:00 pm.
As he attempted to exit the location – Prater allegedly shot him using a shotgun.
The victim from Wickliffe, KY sustained injuries to his upper arm as well as his face from the buckshot. He was initially taken to Massac Memorial Hospital by a good samaritan who happened to pass through the area on the way to Sonic on Saturday.
The victim was then flown to a hospital in Nashville, TN.
The offender retreated into the residence. Around 8am on Sunday morning entry was made and the offender was found to be suffering a drug overdose. She was hospitalized until Thursday morning when she was released upon her arrest.
WMOK began covering the story on Sunday morning – the Massac County Sheriff’s Department arrived quickly at the scene and assisted the Metropolis Police Department in securing the scene and parameter while awaiting the Illinois State Police District 22, Illinois State Police SWAT and a negotiator.
Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse joined WMOK on Wednesday morning for his regularly scheduled Coffee Break. Hear our discussion regarding Saturday’s incident below.
The Good Samaritan, Gage Hornback was on his way to Sonic on Saturday evening when he saw a commotion ahead during which a truck drove through a yard. He slowed his own vehicle in an attempt to navigate the situation at which time the victim approached his vehicle covered in blood and advised that he had just been shot. The victim told Hornback he needed to get to the hospital and he needed to contact his wife.
Hornback instructed the man to get in the vehicle and with flashers on rushed the victim to the hospital.
Hornback told WMOK that it was a very intense situation as the man was begging him not to let him die and telling him things to tell his wife and family in case he didn’t make it.
Hornback got the victim to the Massac County Emergency Room where the staff began to care for the victim.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement for our area. Today and Tonight Fire danger will again be elevated this afternoon in southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, and much of west Kentucky. Breezy and dry conditions will combine with moderate drought to raise the fire danger.
Saturday through Thursday Through Monday, the potential for elevated wildfire danger will continue each afternoon due to gusty northeast winds and low relative humidity. The lowest humidity is expected Saturday. Elevated fire danger is possible again Thursday behind a dry cold front.
Today is International Thunderbirds Day! Today we celebrate Thunderbirds, the British television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, which ran for two seasons with 32 hour-long episodes in 1965 and 1966, and which inspired cinematic adaptations and another television series. Popular with both adults and children, it is set in 2065 (or possibly in 2026) and focuses on characters who are part of a rescue organization, International Rescue, that protects and helps those around the world who are in need. The head of the organization is Jeff Tracy, a millionaire and former astronaut, and the other main members are his sons Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon, and Alan. The sons were named after some of the Mercury Seven astronauts, such as John Glenn and Alan Shepard. The sons travel by land, sea, air, and space using vehicles—or “crafts”—called Thunderbirds, which are almost like characters in their own right: Thunderbird 1 is a rocket-like plane, Thunderbird 2 is a large cargo plane, Thunderbird 3 is a space rocket, Thunderbird 4 is similar to a submarine, and Thunderbird 5 is a space station.
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Herd the news? Wild boar piglet adopted by cows
BERLIN (AP) — A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet.
Farmer Friedrich Stapel told the dpa news agency that he spotted the piglet among the herd in the central German community of Brevoerde about three weeks ago. It had likely lost its group when they crossed a nearby river.
Stapel said while he knows what extensive damage wild boars can cause, he can’t bring himself to chase the animal away, dpa reported Thursday.
The local hunter has been told not to shoot the piglet — nicknamed Frieda — and in winter Stapel plans to put it in the shed with the mother cows.
“To leave it alone now would be unfair,” he told dpa.
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Today – Friday, September 30
9-3P – Cope Food Pantry – Metropolis Distribution – Call (618)524-3635
5-7PM – the Metropolis Public Library presents Carnival of Reading Live Carnival! Pre-register now for Carnival of Reading Challenge on your Beanstack app. Come one, come all to the Carnival of Reading! Step right up and join this September only challenge to earn tickets, and win real prizes to be given away at their LIVE CARNIVAL SEPTEMBER 30th, 5p,-7pm at the Metropolis Public library – 317 Metropolis St, Metropolis. For more information call (618) 524-4312
Hear more about the Beanstack app below from Director Rosemary Baxter of the Metropolis Public Library:
7P Football – Join us on Friday night as your Massac County Patriots go on the road to take on Herrin at 7pm.
Join WMOK at 6:30 on Friday as we get things started with Kim Comer and Super Country Favorites – followed by WMOK’s Sawyer and Prevallet with coverage of the game!
Saturday, October 1 –
Village of Goreville – City Wide Yard Sales – Yard sale list and map may be picked up at Village Hall today, Ministerial Alliance on Saturday and Goreville Post Office lobby today and tomorrow
8 – 12P Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot
In 2 Weeks – Fort Massac Encampment
Education Day Is Returning in 2022!
History lessons will leap off the pages of the History Books and Come to Life as education day returns on October 14th, 2022. Bring your students to experience life during the times of the French and Indian War to the early 1800’s. Volunteer re-enactors give presentations and demonstrations making history class a little more exciting than sitting in the classroom.
For more information or to reserve your class’ space, please email Sheryl Durham or Johnnie Owens by clicking on their names or call Fort Massac State Park at 618-524-4712.
Local School and Sports News
Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District 38
Joppa Maple Grove 7th & 8th grade Jr Beta members were fortunate enough to attend the Leadership Summit at SEMO in Cape Girardeau this week. The students were able to obtain “National Qualifier” status on the projects that were attempted. During this event they were also fortunate enough to obtain the “National Beta Outstanding Leadership School” status.
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Join WMOK at 6:30 on Friday as we get things started with Kim Comer and Super Country Favorites – followed by WMOK’s Sawyer and Prevallet with coverage of the game!
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