FEMA has posted a final public notice online announcing its intent to provide financial assistance to the Commonwealth of Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the May 16-17 severe storms,straight-line winds and tornadoes.This notice applies to the individual Assistance, Public Assistance and potential Hazard Mitigation grants programs implemented under the authority of … Read more
It’s the return of our reserve ladder truck to front line service in Cape Girardeau after three weeks. And the City of Cape Girardeau reports next week, the annual ladder test is set to be completed.
On Halloween night the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a ShotSpotter alert. The alert advised officers of gunshots detected in the 800 block of W. Gladys. As officers investigated and searched for the crime scene, a second victim with gunshot wounds had been located inside an apartment on W. Gladys. Kyle Hill was arrested … Read more
For Dane Stausing, law enforcement has always been a calling. After nearly three decades of police work, the Missouri-native and Southeast Missouri State University alumnus has officially joined SEMO as the director of the University Police Academy, training the next generation of officers.
According to the Southeast Missourian Scott County property tax statements are in the mail and should arrive earlier than in previous years.Scott County Collector Mark Hensley said statements are typically mailed around Veterans Day, which is Nov. 11, but this year they were placed in the mail by Nov. 1. The change comes as Hensley’s … Read more
31 year old Robriquez Jones of Sikeston is facing felony charges after being accused of sexually abusing and harassing a child after law enforcement found Jones sitting in a car outside of the victim’s home.Authorities learned Jones had been messaging the victim for more than a year and began sexually abusing the child within that … Read more
A Cape Girardeau man is facing multiple felony charges after an incident last Wednesday. According to online court records, a victim filed a report with the Cape Girardeau Police Department claiming 41-year-old Theon Mackins hit them in the face while they were asleep in bed.The victim also said Mackins threatened to burn down the residence … Read more
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 2 and the American Red Cross encourages you to test your smoke alarms as you turn your clocks back to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to … Read more
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that the Missouri Cold Weather Rule, designed to help customers maintain heat-related utility service during cold temperatures, begins on November 1 through March 31, 2026. The rule means Disconnection of heat-related service is now prohibited on any day temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees during … Read more
A sanitary sewer main collapse on Hawthorne Road near Shadow Wood Lane has Hawthorne Road is closed until further notice.