A man 37 year old Mark Bell was arrested in connection with a fight that led to a stabbing in Cape Girardeau this past Saturday morning. Bell of Cape Girardeau, was charged with felony first-degree assault, felony armed criminal action and felony unlawful use of a weapon.He is currently being held on a $100,000 cash-only … Read more
Nathan Anderson of Festus and Sophie Martin of Perryville were crowned SEMO’s 2025 Man and Woman of the Year at halftime of the Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 18.
Beginning tomorrow paving operations could begin on South Sprigg Street between Giboney and Linden streets on the south end of the project. Once weather permits, the area will close to all traffic for a day or more including the intersection of S. Sprigg and Southern Expressway.The entire project from that area north toward Shawnee Parkway … Read more
Missouri has made progress in recent years at reducing roadway fatalities. Statewide statistics show that these tragic deaths have declined in each of the past two years. With highway fatalities now occurring at a rate that may surpass 2024 levels, MoDOT and its traffic safety partners are issuing an urgent call for Missourians to use … Read more
A 23 year old Sikeston man was taken to the hospital following a crash early Sunday morning.According to the state patrol he was driving a pick-up on U.S. 60 eastbound near Dexter.
The Cape Girardeau Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring the roughly 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still serving … Read more
Southeast Missouri Food Bank is expanding the ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser by adding a lunch session.During past events, participants were invited to enjoy a bowl of soup and take home a beautiful hand-crafted bowl at Riverside Potter Studio in Cape Girardeau as a reminder about local hunger.On Friday, November 7, supporters can participate in the lunch … Read more
This week the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on Dunklin Street in Cape Girardeau as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.During the search, deputies located a variety of illegal drugs including fentanyl.Sola N. Depree was taken into custody and … Read more
Governor Kehoe has announced a judicial appointment to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. Bryan Nickell, of Sikeston, was appointed as Judge. Nickell is an attorney and partner at the Law Offices of Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas, Hanschen, and Peters LLC, specializing in the areas of litigation, including medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, banking … Read more
In observance of the Veterans Day holiday, the City of Jackson Sanitation Department will not operate on Tuesday, November 11. Residents whose garbage is normally collected on Tuesday will have their trash picked up on Wednesday, November 12. All other collection routes for the week will remain on their regular schedules. In addition, the Jackson … Read more