This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Winter weather strikes

The big story today is the winter weather that's wracked Southeast Missouri and the surrounding area, dumping inches of ice in the form of sleet and freezing rain across the area.

The bad news is, more is on the way.

Local governments are closing early today, and some events tonight are canceled. Some schools are already reporting Wednesday closings to us, as well.

The inclement weather will affect trash and recycling pickup in Cape Girardeau, the city reported today in a news release.

Head to our local news section to see all of our stories on the winter storm, and check back later for updates.

Cape Girardeau to host Tour of Missouri

We announced this morning that Cape Girardeau would be part of the Tour of Missouri bike race this year, based on a source who wished to remain anonymous.

Early this afternoon we reported official word that indeed, the city will host part of the tour. Click here for more information on what this means to our city.

Submitted storm photos

Several of our online readers have submitted storm photos to seMissourian.com. If you have photos to submit, please send them our way.

Click here to go to our submitted photos form.

Later today and Wednesday on seMissourian.com

Check back later for updates on the winter storm and more on the Tour of Missouri.

Come back Wednesday for more on those stories and information on whether or not our area will have to control ozone levels.

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