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The suspect was taken into custody around half an hour after the shooting took place.

A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday, April 22, to the 2019 killing of a 15-year-old girl. A release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker says Isaiah Lane, 33, pleaded guilty in circuit court to second-degree murder and...

A new $5 million facility in Jackson called Trussworks Jackson LLC is estimated to bring 50 to 70 jobs to the city. ...

Jackson High School speech teacher Bob Clubbs was honored over the weekend with an award from the National Federation of State High School Associations. During the Missouri State High School Activities Association state speech, debate and theater...

The Show Me Strong Kids Regional ECHO Program will host virtual meeting sessions over Zoom for local child-serving professionals starting Tuesday, April 30. ECHO stands for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes and uses teleconference sessions...

Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers has announced candidate filing for the public administrator position would reopen following the April 13 death of Public Administrator Lisa Reitzel. ...

Connection Point Church will host its “Conquering the Beast Men’s Event” on Saturday, May 4. The event, at 358 E. Deerwood Drive in Jackson, will feature guest speaker Scott Mendes, who is a professional bull-riding champion. According to a news...

While the United States Drug Enforcement Agency’s annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is coming up on Saturday, April 27, medicine disposal is considered a "year-round need." According to a news release from the Pharmaceutical Product...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A narcotics investigation in Mississippi County resulted in the arrest of two Bertrand, Missouri, residents and a Sikeston, Missouri, man. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, on Saturday, April 20, Detective...

BENTON, Mo. — A Benton man was arrested on murder and armed criminal action charges following a deadly stabbing early Monday, April 22 in Scott County. Brian Thomas Morrell, 39, of Benton is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal...

Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 114th day of 2024. There are 252 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 23, 2005, the recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip, “Me at the Zoo,” which showed...

BENTON — A death investigation is underway in Scott County. Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury confirmed one person is custody following an incident early Monday, April 22 in rural Scott County. Further information will be available later Monday, the...

For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the Community Counseling Center Foundation hopes to see as many towns lit up with the color green as possible across the five counties the center serves. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949...

Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau will host a breakfast event Monday, May 6, that is open to all men and promotes unity toward efforts to end sexual assault and violence. The event, titled "Men of Courage: Together We End Sexual Assault", is the first...

Today is Monday, April 22, the 113th day of 2024. There are 253 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 22, 2000, in a dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy at the...

Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 2024. There are 254 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 21, 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in...

A Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) 7 committee is taking shape as the City of Cape Girardeau accepts applications until Monday, May 13...

Lexington Avenue between Chesapeake Avenue and Perryville Road will be closed for two to three weeks starting around Wednesday, April 24...

A groundbreaking for Trussworks Jackson LLC is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, April 22, at 2860 Trussworks Blvd. in Jackson, just south of Cane Creek Road and Liberty Utilities on U.S. Route 61...

Congressman Jason Smith visited S&W Cabinets on Friday, April 19, in Chaffee. Smith answered questions from employees and took a tour of one of the facilities...

Today is Saturday, April 20, the 111th day of 2024. There are 255 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 20, 1999, the Columbine High School massacre took place in Colorado as two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one...

The organization Becca’s Closet, which helps young girls get access to formal dresses for dances and proms, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Cape Girardeau is the home to one of two Missouri chapters, and one of 51 in the U.S...

Sara Edgerton, professor of cello and string bass and artistic director and conductor of the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra at Southeast Missouri State University, is set to retire after 33 years...

T. Robin Cole III is president and chief executive officer of The Rite Group, a Jackson-based company specializing in business technology and information technology solutions...

Southeast Missouri State University has named Dr. Gerald Shields as the new vice president for finance and administration following the resignation of Ronald Dorn...