CG Fire Dept Employee Of The Year

Congratulations going out to Jeremiah Shaw on being named Cape Girardeau Fire Department’s Employee of the Year for 2024! Jeremiah is recognized for a can do attitude, is always willing to pitch in and helps new firefighters learn the ropes. He is currently working as a Driver/Operator at Station 4. Jeremiah is a Paramedic and … Read more

MO Man Indicted

A Federal Grand Jury found probable cause to indict David L Wilburn of Mathews, Missouri on an assortment of drug related charges following an investigation at his home on September. Wilburn turned himself into the US Marshals. An investigative team from New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office, New Madrid Police Department, Matthews Police Department, and the … Read more

Gift Card Stealer Caught

A former postal worker Joseph S. Wilkins, 56, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau admitting to stealing approximately 10 to 12 gift cards from customers’ mail between December 2023 and April 2024. Wilkins even spent the value of the cards totaling 500-dollars.

Small Earthquakes

A series of small earthquakes wasrecorded in southeast Mo. on Monday morning ranging from 2.0 to 2.7 by the U.S. Geological Survey. No one was hurt and there weren’t any damage reports.

Child Predator Caught

According to SEMO Department of Public Safety Paul Bixler age 55 of East Prairie was arrested Tuesday by SEMO Department of Public Safety Officers on charges of- Enticement of A Child who Bixler thought was a minor on the SEMO campus he’d been messaging. Turns out he met a student who was posing as a … Read more

CG Robbers Caught

Officers with the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the 600-Block of S. Spring for a report of an armed robbery the end of October. The victim told officers a dark color Chrysler 300 pulled up to him while he was walking, pointed a gun at him and took his backpack containing 200-dollars in cash. … Read more

CG Road Work

Two sections of Route N in Cape Girardeau County will be closed for the next several days as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace culverts under the roadway, according to a MoDOT news release. Route N between County Roads 252 and 257 near Delta will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. In … Read more

Red Cross Training Event

The Red Cross will host a training event in Cape Girardeau for those interested in volunteering for disaster response. To become a disaster action team member you will need to attend the event on Saturday, December 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Red Cross chapter office on 20 South Mount Auburn Road.The … Read more

CG Water

All City of Cape Girardeau water customers you can continue drinking and using your water normally. The precautionary boil water advisory from Dec. 9 has been lifted. Test results show that City of Cape Girardeau water is clean and safe.“We are very glad that the crews got the water main repaired quickly,” said Mayor Stacy … Read more

CG Transportation To Warming Center

Transportation is available to the Scott City warming center for those in Cape Girardeau who may need a lift. According to Senior Pastor Bob Lenz with the Restoration Community Church, someone is offering transportation from the Cape Girardeau Salvation Army parking lot to the church’s warming center in Scott City.Organizers say the Salvation Army’s warming … Read more