News Staff In health news, Mercy and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri have reached a new multi-year agreement providing Anthem members with continued access to affordable, high-quality care at all Mercy hospitals, outpatient care centers and physician offices across Missouri. With the new contract, Anthem members covered by Anthem employer-based, Medicare Advantage and Affordable … Read more
A lawsuit against the Jackson, MO school district claims a misunderstanding led to a lengthy suspension of a 7th grader. The lawsuit, filed by Freedom Center of Missouri on behalf of the 12-year-old and her mother, is connected to a reported social media threat against Jackson Schools earlier in 2024. The incident caused the Jackson … Read more
The search has ended for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Poplar Bluff. According to police, the suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Austin Davis of Poplar Bluff. Davis was taken into custody without any problems. Davis is taking up residence at the Butler County Justice Center pending the filing … Read more
The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) is hosting a Public Open House event for the Regional Trail Connection Study, focusing on draft recommendations and gathering public input to enhance the trail network between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Among the topics will be an overview of the regional connection study and draft alingment recommendations. The Open … Read more
Christopher Collings, 49, was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre, the Missouri Department of Corrections said in a statement. Collings died by lethal injection for the heinous killing of a nine year old gilr in 2007 that he confessed to.
Two men both age 25 have been charged in connection with a fight Monday night in Cape Girardeau. According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers were called around 7:45 p.m. to the 2800 block of Whitener Street for a report of several people fighting. Formal charges are pending.
Cape Central Academy iin Cape Girardeau is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting tonight at 6 pm on Main Street.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–between Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1. There were no boating crashes or drownings.There were approximately 362 crashes and 106 DWI arrests. No one died in a traffic crash on Thanksgiving Day in MO.
MO Governor Mike Parson has confirmed that the State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of executing 49 year old Chis Collings by lethal injection today as ordered by the Supreme Court of Missouri.”Mr. Collings has received every protection afforded by the Missouri and United States Constitutions, and Mr. Collings’ conviction and sentence remain … Read more
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has cleared the scene of a deadly crash on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau that happened near the 114 mile marker Monday night. Sgt Clark Parrott says two people were trapped and one person was killed on the ice-slickened roadway.