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An incident on the campus of Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau last month resulted in emergency medical treatment for a teacher suffering from what authorities described as a "self-inflicted" wound to the neck. According to archived emergency communications transmissions, the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. ...

Pilot House Restaurant, which has operated for more than six decades at 3532 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau, will be expanding to a second location at city-owned Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in northern Scott County on a five-year premises and equipment lease agreement...

After attempting to repaint a 50-year-old mural on Second Street in Scott City, it is about to be covered from view. The mural simply states, "Jesus died for you too," on a wall at 506 Second St. The Rev. Ken Strong of Father's Arms Fellowship in Scott City said former pastor Ardle Page left $500 from his estate to go toward restoring the mural since he was influential in painting the original sign with the youth group...

Robin King and her husband, Jamie King, had two sons: Andrew and Parker. According to Robin, Andrew King, the older of the two, was the life of the party. Known for being friends with everybody and having “the most distinctive laugh” in his high school graduating class of 2018, Andrew lived life to the fullest. ...

John Mehner, who will retire at year's end after 28 years as president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, was recognized Thursday with the chamber's top honor. Mehner, a Cape Girardeau native and Southeast Missouri State University graduate, received the Rush H. Limbaugh Award at CGACOC's annual dinner before a crowd of more than 600 at the Show Me Center...

The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees heard from the public at its monthly meeting Tuesday under a new protocol aimed at minimizing audience disruptions seen at PHC's monthly meetings in July and August. Under a policy guideline adopted at the September meeting, which was held virtually, speakers were limited to three minutes and their remarks were timed by a countdown clock visible to all present...

Three people are in custody after a social media “threat” made against "Central High School," which prompted Cape Girardeau authorities to investigate the matter.

A fire that caused extensive damage to a house early Sunday in Cape Girardeau is being investigated as suspicious. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a report at 4:42 a.m. of flames coming from the garage area of the house at 50 Centennial Drive, according to an incident report by Fire Chief Randy Morris...

Authorities have arrested three people in connection with an alleged murder in Bollinger County. Sheriff Casey Graham posted on social media late Friday afternoon that the trio had been arrested on various warrants, including first-degree murder, in connection with the death of Brianna Roberts, 21, of Illinois...

Authorities took into custody two Southeast Missouri residents for alleged failure to appear infractions. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Timothy Cobb, 58, of Bernie was arrested at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in Stoddard County for alleged felony failure to appear on a New Madrid County, Missouri, charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was taken to the county jail and held without bond...

The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees heard from the public at its monthly meeting Tuesday under a new protocol aimed at minimizing audience disruptions seen at PHC's monthly meetings in July and August. Under a policy guideline adopted at the September meeting, which was held virtually, speakers were limited to three minutes and their remarks were timed by a countdown clock visible to all present...

It's not until you leave the United States that you realize how angry Americans are. Earlier this month, my wife the travel agent and I took a cruise in the Mediterranean from Athens to Barcelona by way of stops on the Greek island of Santorini and in Sicily...

Area health officials reported three new COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday. Scott County officials reported two virus-related deaths, bringing to 109 the total number of county residents who have died because of the virus. Officials with the county health department also reported 70 new viruses cases (59 confirmed and 11 probable) since Friday, bringing to 6,928 (5,961 confirmed and 967 probable) the county's pandemic total number of cases. ...

The municipalities of Cape Girardeau, Delta, Jackson and Scott City are all asking voters two weeks from now to pass a use tax — informally, a levy on internet online sales — on the upcoming November ballot. Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Brian Gerau have been speaking, nearly on a daily basis, to groups and individuals — pleading with them to give approval to a referendum authorizing a 2.5% tax on internet sales — the same rate as the city's current sales tax.. ...

An incident on the campus of Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau last month resulted in emergency medical treatment for a teacher suffering from what authorities described as a "self-inflicted" wound to the neck. According to archived emergency communications transmissions, the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. ...