News Staff On Friday afternoon Cape Girardeau Police officers responded to the 700 – Block of Bellevue for a pedestrian accident. A 2002 Ford Escape driven by 30 year old everrett Garrettr killed 85 year old Margarita Fernandez of Cape Girardeau.Fernandez was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. The Cape Girardeau Police … Read more
A levy near Iron Mountain Lake is in danger of failing, according to emergency management officials. According to a Facebook post by Emergency Management evacuations are recommended for the area below the dam and on East and West Lake Shore Drive so clean-up efforts can be conducted.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol will stop posting online the names of people involved in traffic crashes, boating crashes, and drownings in its incident reports. In a statement, the Highway Patrol cites “scam incidents across the state” where con artists targeted people, crash victims or other people associated with them, possibly collecting information on them … Read more
Cape Girardeau City Council will discuss billboard permits, ordinance amendments, and new annexations including infrastructure improvements and various board appointments when the local leaders meet today at 5 pm
Volunteers worked to make the riverfront neat and clean in Cape Girardeau. On Saturday afternoon volunteers took part in a litter pickup at the riverfront along the Mississippi. This was all done to help make the area a cleaner and safer place for animals that live along the river.
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has been felt across the Heartland including in Bootheel. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an M3.7 earthquake registered approximately 1.25 miles east of Steele, Missouri Saturday night.The depth of the quake was 7.2 miles. No one was hurt but over 150 people report feeling the quake.
The Environmental Protection Agency is working with Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources to monitor the air quality in Fredericktown after a major fire at a lithium battery plant broke out Wednesday. An EPA spokesperson says the public will be notified if levels exceed normal limits.
The former Cape Girardeau City councilman 54 year old Rhett Pierce facing federal drug charges is no longer charged in state court and is currently out on bond for federal court charges. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker said the decision came after a review of the federal indictment against Pierce showed he was … Read more
Authorities have arrested a New Madrid County man, David Smith, after investigating the downloading of child pornography. According to the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, on Friday, October 4, investigators assigned to the SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force were contacted by The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about child pornography.
A woman 27-year-old Topanga S. Thompson was killed early Tuesday morning after a car hit her in east Poplar Bluff. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened in the early morning hours. MSHP said a car that was traveling westbound on Highway B ran off the left side of the roadway and was … Read more