News Staff The City of Cape Girardeau honored former mayor Harry Rediger at the city council meeting Monday night with the renaming of the Century Casino roadway entrance at Main and Spanish Streets.The new name, Rediger Parkway, honors the former mayor, who brought the casino to downtown Cape in 2012.. Rediger died in September at the age … Read more
The newly elected county officials for Cape Girardeau County will be sworn in during a ceremony on Monday, December 23. The following officials will be sworn in at 9:30 a.m. at the County Commission Chambers, on the third floor of the courthouse, 101 Court Street in Jackson. Associate Commissioner-Elect Dist. 1 Associate Commissioner-Elect Dist 2 … Read more
James P. Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau, Missouri was elected president of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors, and Lloyd F. Smith of Sikeston, Missouri was elected Board vice president following an election during the Board of Governors work session recently.Limbaugh currently serves as the Board vice president and succeeds Tina L. Klocke of … Read more
Students could soon be earning a bachelor’s degree in video game development at Southeast Missouri State University. The approval to add the new BS degree was just one of many academic program changes the Board approved during its December meeting. This moves the proposals forward to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) for … Read more
Unfortunately the Grinch has gotten to the weathr forecast causing the cancellation of the Uptown Jackson Christmas Parade this weekend. While we were all looking forward to celebrating the holiday season together, the safety of our participants and spectators is our top priority. Organizers say the Country Christmas theme will remain the same for next … Read more
Congratulations going out to Jeremiah Shaw on being named Cape Girardeau Fire Department’s Employee of the Year for 2024! Jeremiah is recognized for a can do attitude, is always willing to pitch in and helps new firefighters learn the ropes. He is currently working as a Driver/Operator at Station 4. Jeremiah is a Paramedic and … Read more
A Federal Grand Jury found probable cause to indict David L Wilburn of Mathews, Missouri on an assortment of drug related charges following an investigation at his home on September. Wilburn turned himself into the US Marshals. An investigative team from New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office, New Madrid Police Department, Matthews Police Department, and the … Read more
A former postal worker Joseph S. Wilkins, 56, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau admitting to stealing approximately 10 to 12 gift cards from customers’ mail between December 2023 and April 2024. Wilkins even spent the value of the cards totaling 500-dollars.
A series of small earthquakes wasrecorded in southeast Mo. on Monday morning ranging from 2.0 to 2.7 by the U.S. Geological Survey. No one was hurt and there weren’t any damage reports.
According to SEMO Department of Public Safety Paul Bixler age 55 of East Prairie was arrested Tuesday by SEMO Department of Public Safety Officers on charges of- Enticement of A Child who Bixler thought was a minor on the SEMO campus he’d been messaging. Turns out he met a student who was posing as a … Read more