Meth labs discovered

Anonymous tip leads to house on Tanner

SIKESTON -- Two are in custody following a methamphetamine lab bust in Sikeston on Monday.

Around 11:20 p.m., the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received an anonymous tip a subject was manufacturing meth on Tanner Street.

Woman charged with child endangerment

BENTON - A child endangerment investigation led to the discovery of a methamphetamine laboratory by Scott County sheriff deputies.

Heather M. Siars, 26, of Sikeston is charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and two counts of first degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter in a news release.

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