KENNETT, MO (KAIT) – Jury selection got underway Wednesday at the Dunklin County Courthouse in the Heather Ellis case. Ellis, an African American, is accused of hitting two white police officers at ...

KENNETT, MO (KAIT) – The woman accused of cutting line at a Kennett Wal-Mart, is heading to jail as part of her plea agreement with prosecutors. Ellis will serve four days in the Dunklin County Jail ...

KENNETT, MO (AP) - Testimony in the trial of Heather Ellis has concluded with Ellis, her cousin and aunt telling the jury it was police who were abusive to her. The 24-year-old school teacher from ...

When hundreds of people rallied outside a Wal-Mart in Kennett, Missouri Monday, they did so to protest the treatment by police and local prosecutors of Heather Ellis, the now infamous 24-year-old ...

KENNETT, MO (KFVS) - A plea bargain has been reached in the trial of Heather Ellis. In a deal reached late Friday, prosecutors agreed to drop two felony counts of assault on a law officer, while Ellis ...

KENNETT, Mo. -- Following Heather Ellis' plea deal in her trial for assaulting police, resisting arrest and peace disturbance at a local Walmart, Kennett Police Chief Barry Tate said that he was glad ...

This week, for the first time, I had the chance to speak with Heather Ellis. Heather was not previously allowed to speak, since her attorney told her to remain silent. I can tell you that after ...

When hundreds of people rallied outside a Wal-Mart in Kennett, Missouri Monday, they did so to protest the treatment by police and local prosecutors of Heather Ellis, the now infamous 24-year-old ...