Sikeston Shooting

Authorities in Sikeston are investigating a shooting that injured one person Wednesday night. According to Sikeston DPS, officers were called to Ruth Street and Clayton Avenue for a report of gunshots in the area. When they arrived, the officers learned someone was shot and EMS was directed to help.According to police, the victim had non-life-threatening … Read more

CG Murder Case

Teresa Baumgartner pleaded guilty to two counts in a case involving the murder of Jessi Wilfong on Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. Lawrence Schanda was found guilty by a jury for the first-degree murder of his niece, Wilfong, on Jan. 9. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole Feb. … Read more

MO Utility Rates

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a bill into law that will change the way utility rates are set. It will give utility companies the authority to use a so-called “future test year” model for setting rates based on projected costs. It had both bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition. Republican Senator Joe Nicola of Jackson … Read more

CG Silo Fire

Within 20 minutes crews extinguished a reported silo fire in Cape Girardeau Wedensday mid-morning. According to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department crews responded to a report of a silo fire at Buzzi Unicem Alternate Fuels facility in the 2500 block of South Sprigg Street.It was decalred accidental.

CG Silo Fire

Within 20 minutes crews extinguished a reported silo fire in Cape Girardeau Wedensday mid-morning. According to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department crews responded to a report of a silo fire at Buzzi Unicem Alternate Fuels facility in the 2500 block of South Sprigg Street.It was decalred accidental.

Butler County Man Sentenced

A Butler County man Travis Vincent of Quilin has received a 20-year prison sentence for causing the 2023 crash that claimed the lives of a motorcycle rider and his passenger in Mississippi County. A Scott County Judge sentenced Vincent Wednesday on the change-of-venue case.Vincent pleaded guilty to three felonies back in February and received sentences … Read more

MO Historic Preservation

The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places during its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m this Friday. The meeting will be held at the Hall of Waters, located at 201 E. Broadway Ave., Excelsior Springs. The council will consider the following nominations at the meeting:Joseph’s Hill … Read more

Ripley County Barricaded Man

On Monday the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance with a barricaded man at a home seven miles west of Doniphan. Arriving officers determined that the man was armed with a knife who moved toward a Ripley County Deputy and a Missouri State Trooper. Verbal commands were given to the man to drop the knife, … Read more

CG Drug Arrest

A drug investigation by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Cape Girardeau man. According to court documents, 20-year-old Keylynn-Lee Curneal had more than eight grams of raw fentanyl when he was arrested last Thursday.

CG Arrest

Cape Girardeau police arrested Jimmy Norfleet, 38, after an alleged burglary and shooting. Norfleet faces charges including unlawful weapon use and first-degree burglary, with bond set at $50,000 according to the Southeast Missourian.