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
The City of Perryville is among three Missouri communities in competition to host the 2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference, and residents will have the opportunity to determine whether it is selected. To vote go to extension.missouri.edu through September 16th.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors will meet today. All meetings are held on the main campus in Cape Girardeau and start at 9 a.m.
The City of Cape Girardeau has agreed to pay nearly $200,000 to settle two lawsuits involving alleged excessive force by police department officers involving officer Joseph Whistler, a four-year veteran and others and is facing a third trial after mediation efforts failed. The most recent settlement, reached in July, was for $95,000 and was brought … Read more
Eighteen months after moving from its original location in Pacific Hall, the State Historical Society of Missouri’s (SHSMO) Cape Girardeau Research Center has a new home on the third floor of Kent Library on Southeast Missouri State University’s campus. According to the Southeast Missourian a recent open house welcomed guests since the center was located … Read more
Three major pharmaceutical companies and their national lobbying organization are suing Missouri to block enforcement of a new state law requiring them to give medical providers unlimited access to discounted drugs for their pharmacies according to the Missouri Independent.