News Staff Watch out for the cone zone as the contractor works to complete your road improvements on Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeaau. The road closure of Lexington between Sprigg and Big Bend/177 is expected to be lifted and the road opened to traffic by tomorrow morning. Then lane closures and detours will affect your drive with … Read more
A Scott City man, Jason Vermillion is dead after police say he tried to burglarize a home and the homeowner shot him. A press release says the homeowner called 911 and reported someone had kicked in his back door and that he had shot the man.When police arrived, the homeowner took them to the man, … Read more
A former Scott County teacher 39 year old Lindsey Limbaugh accused of having sexual contact with a student in Cape Girardeau County during a field trip in May 2023 appeared in court on Monday. According to online court records, Limbaugh waived her formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty. Her bond was reduced to $5,000 on … Read more
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a canoe that hit a buoy and dumped the two passengers in the Mississippi River on Friday. Good news Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion Chief/fire marshal Drew St. John said after responding with rescue boats and having people staged along the river to spot the passengers and one … Read more
A passionate horticulturist and 79 year old Paul Schnare who affected many lives in Southeast Missouri died last Tuesday. Schnare, along with his wife, Marilyn, owned and operated Sunny Hill Garden and Florist in Cape Girardeau from 1992 to 2022. Affectionately known as “Dr. Grow” – the pseudonym he used for his weekly gardening column … Read more
On Friday a Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a gray and white Chevrolet van heading northbound on Old Orchard Rd in Cape Girardeau, MO. The driver, Quanishia Brooks, was found to have an outstanding no-bond felony warrant from Scott County, Missouri. Brooks was wanted on thirteen counts of 1st-degree assault related to a … Read more
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 to discuss the Exit 93 interchange in Cape Girardeau. The meeting will be held at the Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center, located at 1080 S. Silver Springs Rd., Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Exit 93 interchange connects … Read more
The city of Marble Hill has appointed an interim police chief since all members of the Marble Hill Police Department submitted their resignations to the Marble Hill City Council this week. The city of Marble Hill’s attorny Richard Whiffen the interim chief will take over tonight.In addition, applications for police officer positions are coming in. … Read more
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 39 year old David mcKnight based in southeast Missouri, is behind bars on a felony charge. According to an arrest report on the MSHP website, McKnight is charged with non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images.That report indicates McKnight, from Sikeston, was arrested Wednesday in Scott County. McKnight was assigned … Read more
Cape Girardeau City Manager, Dr. Kenneth Haskin, has appointed JoJo Stuart as the City’s new Airport Manager. Stuart’s resume includes extensive Aviation, Fire Fighting, and Emergency Management experience, with over seven years in Airport Operations Management, sixteen years with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and serving in his most recent role as Fire Captain/Assistant Emergency … Read more