News Staff Meanwhile, the Cape Girardeau Police Department is upgrading its body cameras and car computers. In the name of safety city council approved the purchase at Monday night’s session. The new computers will replace the patrol tablets that were bought in 2019. The laptops will allow officers to move them from patrol vehicles to a docking … Read more
A man 41 year old Chono Montgomery was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a September shooting on North Sprigg Street that left one person injured. He faces a variety of charges including criminal action and serious physical injury. He’s being held on no bond at the Cape Girardeau County Jail. His initial appearance is … Read more
Cape Girardeau Small Business Saturday on November 30th, is when downtown guests are encouraged to register for one of two opportunities to win a $500 Downtown Cape Girardeau shopping spree! The Small Business Saturday event will consist of a bingo card this year. Pick up and return your bingo cards in the Marquette Tower lobby … Read more
What a boost: United for Veterans (UFV) presented Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) with a generous donation of $47,500, raised from their inaugural fundraiser held this past September in Cape Girardeau. This donation, recognizes the community’s dedication to honoring our nation’s heroes, and is earmarked for the expansion of MNVM’s “Laying Down the Burden” project, … Read more
Missouri conservationists are investigating after a mountain lion was killed in southeast Missouri. According to a Facebook post by the Missouri Department of Conservation on Monday a deer hunter killed the mountain lion over the weekend.
Spectrum, the #1 rural internet provider in the nation*, has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 800 homes and small businesses in rural areas of Cape Girardeau County.
Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States, has announced it will establish a new soybean processing facility in New Madrid to meet growing demand and create 17 jobs in the first year.
Cape Girarideau man Euseke Rodgers is facing charges after police found two puppies dead in a bedroom. His bond was set at $5,000, which he posted on Friday according to online court records. His initial court appearance is scheduled for this morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Wesley K. Shatley, 29, of Piedmont, MO. Shatley was arrested for Furnishing Pornographic Materials to a Minor, Harassment, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child at the age of 15. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
A woman from Dunklin County, Missouri 55 year old Sheri Reeves of Kennett pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau for acting as a money mule in the theft of $565,000 from a Bank of America account. Court records indicate she admitted to acting as a money courier or “money mule,” transferring money … Read more