News Staff Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has activated emergency operations after storms and flooding have left five people dead. Flooding has hit Missouri hard on Monday and Tuesday with areas getting 8 inches of rain.Two people were found dead near the South County-South City border after flood waters receded, two election workers were swept away by floodwaters … Read more
51 year old Jacqualine Straughn of Cape Girardeau is in police custody following a hotline call reporting on the safety and well-being of her 17 year old. Officers forced entry into the residence and observed a large amount of dog feces and urine that had been in the residence for an extended amount of time … Read more
Governor Mike Parson has granted seven pardons according to the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Meanwhile in addition to granting seven pardons, Governor Parson denied 25 clemency applications. The Governor’s Office holds fewer than 100 pending clemency applications. When Governor Parson was sworn into office, he inherited a clemency backlog of more than 3,500 … Read more
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.