Missouri’s latest school report card shows encouraging progress. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says public schools made positive strides in 2025, with more than 91 percent meeting or exceeding state standards.
A $15,000 reward is being offered for information on an elk poaching investigation in the southeast part of the state.According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, an adult bull elk was shot and left as waste at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in late November 2025.Visitors driving through the area first reported the animal to MDC. … Read more
The Cape Girardeau County Commission approved its annual budget Thursday agreeing to nearly $12 million in regular operating costs; about $21 million for the sheriff’s office; about $4.3 million for the road and bridge department; and about $1.3 million for assessments.
The stats are in from Missouri State Highway Patrol for the New Year’s Holiday driving period. The counting period began at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 31 and lasted through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 4. During those dates, authorities say there were 187 traffic crashes across the state.Five people were killed and 87 were injured.Troopers also … Read more
Gray Media has named Kristy Santiago as the next General Manager of KFVS-TV (CBS and CW) in Cape Girardeau.
The Cape Girardeau Police Chief has temporarily suspended his employees from teaching at the SEMO Police Academy since allegations of misconduct during recent exams. According to an email received by the Southeast Missourian, the Chief told those officers the allegations are under investigation. The SEMO Police Academy operates under the umbrella of Southeast Missouri State … Read more
The serial killer responsible for the March 1998 murders of a mother and daughter in Portageville killed another woman in Kentucky that same year. That’s according to authorities in Lexington, who identified Robert Brashers as their killer in a video release posted to social media on Wednesday.In the video, officers say Brashers shot and killed … Read more
A Mississippi County judge sentenced a southeast Missouri man August Porter of Charleston to life in prison after being found guilty on 12 felony counts.Porter will serve two life sentences back-to-back, and consecutive to a prior Missouri Department of Corrections commitment, and another life sentence to run concurrently to those.Following a two-day trial in October, … Read more
The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education will hold a Community Engagement Open House on Saturday, Jan. 17, to discuss plans for rebuilding Perryville High School.The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Robinson Event Center, located at 2411 Walters Ln. Members of the District 32 community are invited to … Read more
On the topic of fire safety city officials in Cape Girardeau have approved the allocation of funds to help the fire department improve a necessary piece of their equipment.At the Monday night city council meeting officials discussed the need for a new pump truck for the department. And although the union members would like more … Read more