The Jackson Police Department arrested 30 year old Nicholas Daniels for allegedly violating a protection order and fleeing police Saturday. According to the Southeast Missourian Daniels of Jackson is being held at the Cape Girardeau County jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond. According to a probable-cause statement, police responded to a violation. The probable … Read more
The USS LST Ship Memorial will visit Cape Girardeau’s Riverfront Park from September 25-29. The ship is a WWII-era ship designed to deliver tanks, troops and supplies directly on enemy beaches.LST 325 was first used in World War II. Now the ship’s mission is to preserve the memory of similar ships and the servicemembers that … Read more
A Cape Girardeau man 18 year old A’Davion Viverette was booked into the Cape Girardeau County jail Friday after an arrest warrant was issued June 30. Viverette was arrested by an out-of-county or state agency and is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond. According to Viverette’s court docket, he was issued an arrest warrant … Read more
A New Madrid County man could face additional charges after reportedly threatening to kill a New Madrid County deputy.According to the Southeast Missourian following a tip that Timothy Gibson was in possession of illegal drugs, a search warrant was served at his Canalou residence around midnight Aug. 8 and he was taken into custody. Meanwhile, … Read more
According to the Southeast Missourian theCape Girardeau County Commission heard an update on the Federal Emergency Management Agency using the Emergency Operations Center for disaster response and approved new employee benefits and supply contracts at its latest meeting.
You’re invited to give input on the homestead property tax freeze passed by the state legislature.According to the Cape Girardeau County Commission, the public hearing will be Thursday, August 14 at 9 a.m. in the third-floor commission chambers at 100 Court Street.Written input from Cape Girardeau County residents will be accepted before the public hearing … Read more
The Perryville School District has been hard at work preparing to open its doors to students and families in less than two weeks, on August 20th, the first day of school.“A lot of work around the clock–seven days a week–are going on to make this happen before school starts,” said Superintendent Dr. Fara Jones. Five … Read more
Cape Girardeau residents voted “yes,” allowing for annual water rate increases from 5 percent to up to 15 percent in this week’s special election. So now higher water bills are coming. According to Cape Girardeau’s Public Works Director Strictly what you’re paying now versus what a 15% increase would be would be $4.71 a month. … Read more
The mayor of Scott City, Norman Brant, is charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with an incident reported after a city council meeting in July. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney filed the fourth-degree assault charge against Norman Brant Wednesday. According to court records, Brant is accused of grabbing and pushing a man identified as a … Read more
The US 60/62 Mississippi River Bridge at Cairo is scheduled to be closed to all traffic for an annual safety inspection.The bridge over the Mississippi River connects Alexander County, Illinois, to Mississippi County. Weather permitting, the bridge will be closed daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 11, through Friday, Aug. 15.