News Staff Prepare for the cone zone. Route 72 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform concrete repairs.? This section of roadway is located from County Road 345 to County Road 328 near Jackson, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Nov. 1 from 6 … Read more
A Cape Girardeau woman 27 year old Jaylon Strong was arrested for throwing bricks at a vehicle in a parking lot near a Save-A-Lot on Labor Day. A police report also says Strong was yelling racial slurs and making verbal threats. Strong was booked into the Cape Girardeau County Jail on Tuesday and is being … Read more
Want to be the next American Idol? Officials with “American Idol” say there will be open call auditions Friday, Sept. 6, for people in Missouri wanting to sing in front of a judge via Zoom.This is the fifth year for “Idol Across America”, the live virtual nationwide search for the next superstar that features audition … Read more
Enrollment at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has risen for the second year in a row for the first time since 2000. And the freshman class increased for the fifth consecutive year.According to a press release overall enrollment for fall 2024 grew 3.8% to 11,790, or 431 more students than last year.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Camden and Miller counties and at all police stations across Missouri today to honor Osage Beach Police Department Officer Phylicia Carson. On August 31, Officer Carson was responding to assist another officer in a vehicle … Read more
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Cape Girardeau will offer several opportunities for Veterans to obtain drive-thru no-cost flu shots at its 7 facilities this month and next. For all the details of when and where call 573-686-4151.
An emergency fish salvage has been ordered for a lake in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau County. Fisheries Biologist Salvador Mondragon says that a major leak in North County Park Lake is causing water levels to drop… CUT 1 Anglers are still subject to daily limits and must have a valid Missouri Fishing Permit. The order … Read more
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of 69 year old Wesley P. Marler, of Bonne Terre, MO. Marler was arrested just a few days ago in connection to the 1989 death of Jimmie Wade Martin, of Bonne Terre. The investigation which led to Marler’s arrest was conducted … Read more
The City of Perryville is among three Missouri communities in competition to host the 2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference, and residents will have the opportunity to determine whether it is selected. To vote go to extension.missouri.edu through September 16th.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors will meet today. All meetings are held on the main campus in Cape Girardeau and start at 9 a.m.