Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas has disclosed the Board of Governors decided not to renew his contract with the school. But, so far there’s no reason being given. In an interview with the Arrow Vargas announced that his contract with SEMO will expire Monday, June 30, and he will not return for the … Read more
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to forgive student loan debt. Missouri and six other states have been arguing that President Biden and the federal Department of Education are seeking to use a federal statute to mass cancel “hundreds of billions of dollars” in student loan debt and to … Read more
Prepare for the cone zone. Route 72 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform concrete repairs.? This section of roadway is located from County Road 345 to County Road 328 near Jackson, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Nov. 1 from 6 … Read more
A Cape Girardeau woman 27 year old Jaylon Strong was arrested for throwing bricks at a vehicle in a parking lot near a Save-A-Lot on Labor Day. A police report also says Strong was yelling racial slurs and making verbal threats. Strong was booked into the Cape Girardeau County Jail on Tuesday and is being … Read more
Want to be the next American Idol? Officials with “American Idol” say there will be open call auditions Friday, Sept. 6, for people in Missouri wanting to sing in front of a judge via Zoom.This is the fifth year for “Idol Across America”, the live virtual nationwide search for the next superstar that features audition … Read more
Enrollment at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has risen for the second year in a row for the first time since 2000. And the freshman class increased for the fifth consecutive year.According to a press release overall enrollment for fall 2024 grew 3.8% to 11,790, or 431 more students than last year.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Camden and Miller counties and at all police stations across Missouri today to honor Osage Beach Police Department Officer Phylicia Carson. On August 31, Officer Carson was responding to assist another officer in a vehicle … Read more
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Cape Girardeau will offer several opportunities for Veterans to obtain drive-thru no-cost flu shots at its 7 facilities this month and next. For all the details of when and where call 573-686-4151.
An emergency fish salvage has been ordered for a lake in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau County. Fisheries Biologist Salvador Mondragon says that a major leak in North County Park Lake is causing water levels to drop… CUT 1 Anglers are still subject to daily limits and must have a valid Missouri Fishing Permit. The order … Read more
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of 69 year old Wesley P. Marler, of Bonne Terre, MO. Marler was arrested just a few days ago in connection to the 1989 death of Jimmie Wade Martin, of Bonne Terre. The investigation which led to Marler’s arrest was conducted … Read more