News Staff The City of Cape Girardeau has agreed to pay nearly $200,000 to settle two lawsuits involving alleged excessive force by police department officers involving officer Joseph Whistler, a four-year veteran and others and is facing a third trial after mediation efforts failed. The most recent settlement, reached in July, was for $95,000 and was brought … Read more
Eighteen months after moving from its original location in Pacific Hall, the State Historical Society of Missouri’s (SHSMO) Cape Girardeau Research Center has a new home on the third floor of Kent Library on Southeast Missouri State University’s campus. According to the Southeast Missourian a recent open house welcomed guests since the center was located … Read more
Three major pharmaceutical companies and their national lobbying organization are suing Missouri to block enforcement of a new state law requiring them to give medical providers unlimited access to discounted drugs for their pharmacies according to the Missouri Independent.
A district court judge has sentenced two Ohio men to federal prison for burglarizing Southern Illinois pharmacies of controlled substances. 42 year old George Cunningham was sentenced to 100 months and 43 year old Tarvin Hamler III was sentenced to 96 months.According to court documents, the pair targeted and entered pharmacies in McLeansboro, Illinois; Irvington, … Read more
After nearly 10 years as President of Southeast Missouri State University, Carlos Vargas, Ph.D., announced he will leave the University as President. According to a release from SEMO, Dr. Vargas will leave as President effective June 30, 2025, the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. The Board of Governors will begin a national search soon … Read more
Southbound I-55 in Scott County, near Miner, will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews repair the guardrails. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Thursday, Sept. 12.
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education approved the tax and tuition rates for the 2024-25 school year during its recent regularly scheduled meeting.The district is keeping the property tax rate at $4.1567 per $100 of assessed valuation as it has for several years. During the meeting, chief financial officer Lindsey Dudek said the … Read more
A summit held Tuesday at John A. Logan College is working to end food insecurity. Statistics from Feeding America show food insecurity affects approximately 13,000 children across southern Illinois. Jennifer Paulson of the non-profit Food Works is working to change that by supplying food and teaching sustainable farming methods such as workshops for farmers, farmers … Read more
A father Zackery Murphy has been charged in connection with the death of a 3-month-old child in New Madrid County. His bond was set at $50,000.
U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a Cape Girardeau man 57 year old Dewayne Clark who sold pounds of methamphetamine to confidential informants to 12 years in prison. In the plea, Clark admitted selling two pounds of meth and 20 fentanyl pills on March 23, 2023, to confidential informants working for … Read more