Police investigating report of possible cougar sighting in Cape

Cape Girardeau police received a second-hand report Wednesday of a possible cougar sighting near Blanchard Elementary School at 1829 N. Sprigg St.

Sgt. Barry Hovis said a parent reported the sighting to the school Tuesday evening, saying the animal was in a wooded area near the school but not on school property.

A school resource officer and a health officer investigated the area Wednesday after learning about the report but found nothing, Hovis said.