DMV Closures

If you’ve got a trip to the department of motor vehicles on your to do list Driver Examination Stations will close For November Holidays. The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates:Thursday, November 7, 2024, at noon for … Read more

Fredericktown Fire

Crews were on the scene of a large commercial fire Wednesday afternoon at a lithium ion battery processing plant.Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers were on the scene in Fredericktown to assist with traffic control.No injuries were reported, but area residents were urged to shelter in place indoors because of … Read more

MO Voters

71 percent of Missouri’s 4.3 million registered voters are expected to cast a ballot in this year’s election. That’s according to a spokesperson from the Secretary of State’s office.Those numbers are based on what the office is hearing from the 116 election authorities in the Show Me State. 71 percent is about the same with … Read more

MO Drought Alert

Drought resources are being enacted as Governor Mike Parson signed an Executive Order declaring a drought alert in Missouri until March 31, 2025. Currently, the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that all or portions of at least 88 Missouri counties are experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought conditions. “While the weather did improve this spring, allowing … Read more

MO Inmate Video

A new video’s been released showing the death of a Missouri inmate Othel Moore late last year that led to several guards being fired. The Missouri Department of Corrections has made several changes after Othel Moore’s death, but his family continues their legal battle, filing a new lawsuit just last week.A grand jury indicted four … Read more

CG Sheriff Featured Speaker

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson will be the featured speaker at today’s meeting of the Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri at 5 p.m. at Delmonico’s Steakhouse, 2951 Old Orchard Road, in Jackson. Dickerson has held her office since 2018 and is up for reelection Tuesday, Nov. 5. She will discuss community concerns … Read more

Fishing Season

Grab your fishing pole the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program begins Nov. 1 following the stocking of nearly 10,400 rainbow trout in five southeast Missouri waters – Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, Farmington’s Giessing Lake, Sikeston Recreation Complex Pond, and Cape Girardeau’s Park Pond.

CG Voters To Decide Water Rate Increase

Cape Girardeau city voters face a water rate increase on the Tuesday, Nov. 5, election ballot, and a “yes” or “no” decision could potentially have some longlasting effects. Officials say after years of water system wear and tear the city is facing $120 million in needed upgrades.. Alliance Water Resources, which manages the municipal water … Read more

CG Woman Facing Charges

A Cape Girardeau woman 26 year old Rayshiana Moore is facing charges after police say she hit someone with her vehicle multiple times and caused him to go airborne. Officers were called Saturday night to a hotel parking lot in Cape Girardeau to investigate an assault. The man told police when he got out of … Read more

Minimum Wage

Missouri voters will get to decide November 5th whether the state’s minimum wage should be 15-dollars-an-hour by 2026. Proposition A would also include annual wage increases based upon national economic measures and require employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Kara Corches (cor-chez), the interim president and CEO … Read more