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Daughter to Chris R. and Jacquaisha L. Carter of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:04 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2021. Name, Malia Dana. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Carter is the former Jacquaisha Lane, daughter of Jackie and Eddie Lane of Sikeston. She works at Rally's. Carter is the son of Dana and Wesley Carter of Sikeston. He is employed by Unilever...

Son to Austen Rey and Brittany Michelle Smith of Catron, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:29 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021. Name, Jace Tyler. Weight, 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Smith is the former Brittany Yagle, daughter of Stephanie and Jason Yagle of New Madrid, Missouri. She works for Orgill. Smith is the son of Connie and Chilo Velazquez of Sikeston, Missouri, and Christi Lyn Smith of Sikeston. He is employed by Yagle's Construction...

Daughter to Angela Williams of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 3:49 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021. Name, Everly Nova-Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces. Second daughter. Williams is the daughter of Sarah and Mike Sowa of Jackson and the late Scott Williams...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Aggravated assault was reported in the 3100 block of Mimosa Drive. Thefts n Larceny was reported in the 500 block of South Kingshighway. n Theft was reported in the 3400 block of William Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DUI n Driving under the influence was reported at the intersection of North Main Street and North Spanish Street. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 2000 block of North Sprigg Street...

Russell E. Bucklew is believed to have spent the last of his 64 hours of freedom seeking revenge; he was captured Wednesday at 4:26 p.m. on Highway 177 south of Egypt Mills in a stolen truck after allegedly assaulting Barbara Pruitt and her friend Ed Frenzel; he had escaped via the jail trash Monday with the aid of a jail trusty; although Bucklew reportedly attacked Pruitt and Frenzel with a hammer, neither was seriously injured; Pruitt is the mother of the woman Bucklew is accused of kidnapping on March 21 after he allegedly killed her ex-husband.. ...

Russell E. Bucklew went out with the trash; Bucklew, 28, was in the Cape Girardeau County Jail awaiting his day in court on 15 criminal charges, including first-degree murder, kidnapping, forcible rape and armed criminal action; at about 8:15 p.m. Monday, with the help of a prisoner trusty, Bucklew, who weighs 90 pounds, slid into a trash bag and had it tied over his head; then, with Bucklew inside, the bag was placed into a 50-gallon trash can amidst other refuse bags; another trusty, who may or may not have known that Bucklew was inside, took the trash to a large trash container outside the jail and dumped it while an unsuspecting jailer watched; after waiting an undetermined amount of time, Bucklew disappeared into the night.. ...

Elizabeth Dole, wife of GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole, will visit Cape Girardeau tomorrow as part of a Republican campaign rally; the Victory '96 rally will be held in the Holiday Inn Oak Room from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; it won't be Elizabeth Dole's first visit to Cape Girardeau: The former labor secretary campaigned for her husband in Cape Girardeau in March 1988 during his failed primary bid for president...