The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) is hosting a Public Open House event for the Regional Trail Connection Study, focusing on draft recommendations and gathering public input to enhance the trail network between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Among the topics will be an overview of the regional connection study and draft alingment recommendations. The Open … Read more
Christopher Collings, 49, was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre, the Missouri Department of Corrections said in a statement. Collings died by lethal injection for the heinous killing of a nine year old gilr in 2007 that he confessed to.
Two men both age 25 have been charged in connection with a fight Monday night in Cape Girardeau. According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers were called around 7:45 p.m. to the 2800 block of Whitener Street for a report of several people fighting. Formal charges are pending.
Cape Central Academy iin Cape Girardeau is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting tonight at 6 pm on Main Street.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–between Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1. There were no boating crashes or drownings.There were approximately 362 crashes and 106 DWI arrests. No one died in a traffic crash on Thanksgiving Day in MO.
MO Governor Mike Parson has confirmed that the State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of executing 49 year old Chis Collings by lethal injection today as ordered by the Supreme Court of Missouri.”Mr. Collings has received every protection afforded by the Missouri and United States Constitutions, and Mr. Collings’ conviction and sentence remain … Read more
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has cleared the scene of a deadly crash on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau that happened near the 114 mile marker Monday night. Sgt Clark Parrott says two people were trapped and one person was killed on the ice-slickened roadway.
Missouri’s Christmas tree farms are getting into the holiday spirit. Teresa Meier (MY-er) of Meier Horse Shoe Pines in southeast Missouri’s Jackson has been providing the Cape Girardeau region with a unique holly jolly holiday experience since 1988. [mo2shoepines2] :20 “take it home” “We have guides in the field that will cut your tree down. … Read more
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Blackhawk Area Task Force (BATF) arrested 27-year-old Vanshpreet Singh from Ontario, Canada, and 36-year-old Manpreet Singh from Ontario, Canada, for Possession of Cocaine (Class X Felony) and related charges.
Downtown businesses Athena Property Group,Shiloh, and Remedy Capital, today announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the City of Cape Girardeau, alleging the City converted a public alleyway into a private restaurant drive-through lane without proper legal procedures. According to the lawsuit, theCity of Cape Girardeau’s actions undermine the rights of residents and property … Read more