A Republican Senator says she wants tighter restrictions on access to pornographic materials in Missouri charter schools and digital library catalogs. Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman says public schools and libraries are already required to take preventative measures. [mo2lewd1] :10 “school libraries” (as is) “It’s an attempt to make sure that our public tax dollars are … Read more
The legal challenge to redevelopment plans at West Park Mall is in the spotlight in a Cape Girardeau County courtroom today at 9 a.m. Businesses representing the Drury family filed a temporary restraining order to stop River City Centre from blocking or altering access roads to Silver Springs Road on the east end of the … Read more
In its eleventh year Slumberland Furniture working with Cape Girardeau Rotary West donated a hundred mattress sets for kids in Cape Girardeau and Jackson for the “home for the Holidays” event.It provides mattress sets to children who don’t have beds. Volunteers began loading up mattresses at Slumberland Furniture on Saturday morning.
A new law being proposed in Missouri would crack down on the sale of stolen catalytic converters, the part of a vehicle that converts emissions into less harmful gasses. And, because they contain rare minerals, platinum, palladium, and rhodium, catalytic converters are a common target of thieves.
Missouri Department of Conservation agents cleaned up the last of a homeless encampment in Cape Girardeau. That clean-up came after agents warned people camping on Conservation property to move their stuff, or they would be moved for them.This all happened down at the Red Star Access Boat Ramp along the Mississippi River in downtown Cape … Read more
A southeast Missouri man 31 year old Cameron Robinson of Sikeston was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking. According to a news release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. Robinson’s sentencing hearing was held on Thursday at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau.
33 year old Steven Lee Brown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has pled guilty to the offense of Producing Child Pornography. Brown appeared for his guilty plea hearing before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. According to court documents, last May, the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
In health news, Mercy and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri have reached a new multi-year agreement providing Anthem members with continued access to affordable, high-quality care at all Mercy hospitals, outpatient care centers and physician offices across Missouri. With the new contract, Anthem members covered by Anthem employer-based, Medicare Advantage and Affordable … Read more
A lawsuit against the Jackson, MO school district claims a misunderstanding led to a lengthy suspension of a 7th grader. The lawsuit, filed by Freedom Center of Missouri on behalf of the 12-year-old and her mother, is connected to a reported social media threat against Jackson Schools earlier in 2024. The incident caused the Jackson … Read more
The search has ended for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Poplar Bluff. According to police, the suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Austin Davis of Poplar Bluff. Davis was taken into custody without any problems. Davis is taking up residence at the Butler County Justice Center pending the filing … Read more