The city of Marble Hill has appointed an interim police chief since all members of the Marble Hill Police Department submitted their resignations to the Marble Hill City Council this week. The city of Marble Hill’s attorny Richard Whiffen the interim chief will take over tonight.In addition, applications for police officer positions are coming in. … Read more
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 39 year old David mcKnight based in southeast Missouri, is behind bars on a felony charge. According to an arrest report on the MSHP website, McKnight is charged with non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images.That report indicates McKnight, from Sikeston, was arrested Wednesday in Scott County. McKnight was assigned … Read more
Cape Girardeau City Manager, Dr. Kenneth Haskin, has appointed JoJo Stuart as the City’s new Airport Manager. Stuart’s resume includes extensive Aviation, Fire Fighting, and Emergency Management experience, with over seven years in Airport Operations Management, sixteen years with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and serving in his most recent role as Fire Captain/Assistant Emergency … Read more
In Cape Girardeau U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp this week sentenced a man who fatally shot someone in Butler County, Missouri to protect a heroin conspiracy to 20 years in prison. James Odell Johnson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau. He admitted shooting a man in Poplar Bluff. The victim’s body … Read more
This is drastic! On Monday the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office was informed by officials with the City of Marble Hill, Missouri, that all members of the Marble Hill Police Department submitted their resignations to the Marble Hill City Council. According to the information provided, the resignations will be effective as of tomorrow. The Bollinger County … Read more
The Benton City Hall is temporarily closed and services are available at other locations in the city according to a sign posted on the city hall building. It states theri departments can be visited at other locations for now. To know more call 618-439-6131.
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced 22 year old Dylan McMikle who sold fentanyl to someone who later suffered a fatal overdose to 10 years in prison.It’s reported McMikle provided several lines of powdered fentanyl that the 25-year-old victim snorted early on the morning of Dec. 16, 2022. The victim, who had … Read more
A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier 34 year old Robert Gafford of Jackson Missouri, who both stole and failed to deliver customers’ mail was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay a 5-thousand dollar fine. Gafford worked out of the Cape Girardeau Post Office annex and was responsible for delivering … Read more
Meanwhile, Missouri’s social services agency announced Monday that it is officially launching a federal food program that could provide aid to over 400,000 kids in the state.Each eligible child will receive a one-time benefit of $120, loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to buy groceries. It’s all part of … Read more
Missouri Assessment Program scores for the 2023-2024 school year showed small improvements, according to the report from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. While math scores are moving past pre-pandemic achievements, English and language arts are still suffering, showing a decline. In adddition Data from a University of Southern California study shows that … Read more