This fall, Southeast Missouri State University is inviting future Redhawks to experience campus firsthand at Show Me Day on October 11 and November 8.Show Me Day is SEMO’s signature visit experience, providing high school students, transfer students and their families a full picture of life at SEMO. Visitors can explore campus, connect with professors, learn … Read more
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Patrol Troop 10 and Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 8 are investigating a fatal crash in Saline County. On August 8 overnight., ISP Troopers responded to IL-34 about one mile west of Harco Road, near Galatia, in Saline County. A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound on IL-34 … Read more
A 42-year-old man Ishmael Blackmon was arrested after law enforcement raided his Cape Girardeau home in connection with a drug investigation.
The Second State Of The Community address for Cape Girardeau is Wednesday Sep 3rd from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. It’ll be held at the Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. Organizers say the event will provide valuable insight into the priorities and plans for the coming year, as shared by the region’s … Read more
An accident at a quarry in Scott City turned deadly on Monday morning. According to Scott City Police Chief Chris Griggs, an employee at the Colt Rock & Lime quarry was killed in an accident on the property involving a piece of equipment.The employee was a Perryville man. Scott County Coroner Cody Caudle reports the … Read more
A 62-year-old Cape Girardeau man John Knoch is accused of hitting another man with a metal baseball bat. Knoch’s been arrested on assault second-degree and armed criminal action charges in connection with an assault investigation in Cape Girardeau.He is being held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail on $50,000 cash bond.According to police, officers were … Read more
Governor Kehoe recently made quite a few appointments to a variety of boards ond commissions including Ashley Showalter, of Cape Girardeau, was appointed to the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council. Ms. Showalter, is a clinical coordinator for Southeastern Missouri AHEC. She previously served as an executive assistant for Blue Sky Community Services. She previously served as … Read more
A ribbon cutting will celebrate the Cape Girardeau Police Department’s new substation. The snip with the giant scissors ceremony will be at 629 Good Hope Street on Wednesday, September 3.
A Scott County judge sentenced a Charleston man 20 year old Courtez McGee to 25 years in prison for his role in a 2022 murder in Sikeston.According to Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Don Cobb, McGee was a juvenile at the time, but certified and charged as an adult.Cobb called the crime a gang-related shooting that … Read more
A Marble Hill man charged with child crimes has waived his preliminary hearing.According to online court documents, Joshua A. Webb requested to transfer the case from Bollinger County to Cape Girardeau County, which was approved on August 22. He also waived his right to a preliminary hearing.In April 2025, the Bollinger Co. Sheriff’s Office began … Read more