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Do you have some paddle experience under your belt? Then you’re asked to join in paddling the 13 river miles tying Trail of Tears State Park to Red Star Access on the Mississippi River on Aug. 24! Registration is by phone and space is limited; just call (573) 290-5218 to sign up.

Managed deer hunts in Cape Girardeau are moving forward since this week’s city council meeting. The first vote of the city council put into play an ordinance that will allow private homeowners with more than two acres to bow hunt on their own property. Ty Metzger is the Nuisance Officer with the Cape Girardeau Police … Read more

A joint Disaster Recovery Center is now open in Dexter to give storm survivors an opportunity to talk face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists. The center is located at the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission Building at 105 E. North Main Street in Dexter and it’ll be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, … Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court has shut down a long-shot push from Missouri’s attorney general to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. Attorney General Andrew Bailey went to the high court with the request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad … Read more

A Cape Girardeau man 36 year old Joshua Patton is accused of turning a police taser on the officer trying to arrest him over the weekend because Patton didn’t come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Patton faces a total of nine charges including assault, disarming a police officer and resisting arrest.The incident … Read more

Southeast Missouri State University has announced new safety protocols just as the 2024-2025 academic year gets underway. Additional security cameras are being installed at locations throughout campus. As equipment is received, locations will be prioritized and cameras installed. Portable weapons detection systems (metal detectors) will be utilized at the Show Me Center, Houck Field, the … Read more