Jerry Ramsey

Charles A. "Drew" Juden III, former director of the state Department of Public Safety, announced Friday he will seek the Cape Girardeau County sheriff's office in 2020. He plans to run as a Republican, which means he would face incumbent Sheriff...

When TJ Jackson heard his raffle ticket called, he hollered as instructed. "Yahoo!" he said, speculating with the friends at his table what he might do with the body butter package he'd just won during the annual Seniors and Lawmen Together...

The Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau aims to raise $341,000 during the annual Tree of Lights Campaign, but has so far raised only $77,332, according to a news release. "The money raised during our Tree of Lights Campaign is how we operate our...

A new, online project aims to foster connections and empathy in Cape Girardeau. Darren Burgfeld, self-styled "chief human," manages the project, called Humans of Cape Girardeau. At its core, HOCG is collecting stories, Burgfeld said. He oversees a...

"Take what you need. Leave what you can." So says the door of a blue blessing box, newly installed near the Juvenile Office in Cape Girardeau. The office's location at 2137 Rust Ave. in Cape Girardeau is historically interesting, said chief juvenile...

Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas sent a message to the university community Friday addressing racist flyers found on the school's main campus and River Campus earlier in the week. The flyers, purportedly from Church of...

The Scott City Council has named city clerk Mike Dudek to be the town’s new administrator, succeeding Mark O’Dell who left the position in May. And although Dudek’s title is new, his duties are not because he’s been the “unofficial” city...

Hunter Platz of Coast to Coast Signs grinds a threaded rod before hanging the final pieces of polished aluminum lettering on the recently renamed Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High School on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. ...

After a local principal’s social media account was compromised this week, he sent out an email to school staff warning them not to open any Facebook messages from his account. Carroll Williams, principal of Cape Christian Community School in Cape...

Saturday kicks off two cornerstone holiday performance events at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus: the Percussion Ensemble’s Family Holiday Concert, and the Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker.” ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A former deputy clerk has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Stoddard County for nearly $95,000. Ginger McCoy had sued Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks individually and in his official capacity, as well as...

The Missouri Gaming Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved transfer of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau’s gaming license from Eldorado Resorts of Reno, Nevada, to Century Casinos of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The license transfer clears the way for...

After charges against the former suspect in her murder investigation were dropped by prosecutors last month, family and friends of 15-year-old Madison Robinson now plan to march for justice Saturday in Cape Girardeau. The demonstration is scheduled...

Two men stood on the stage. One would soon have his life forever changed. “And first runner-up ... Trevor Shannahan.” With those words, Michael Steinmeyer of Jackson had won this year’s Wings Over the Prairie Festival World’s Championship Duck...

Organizers are busy setting up in Benton, Missouri, for this weekend’s 20th annual Winter Wonderland of Treasures craft fair. About 50 vendors will be set up in the St. Denis Parish Center on U.S. 61 in Benton, and include several familiar...

Keith Woodfin of Cape Girardeau tends to a burn pile near his home Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. "We're doin' a few piles at a time," he said of the leaves in his yard.

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Construction is underway at the site of a new behavioral health hospital in Cape Girardeau, which, when it opens late next year, will offer the most extensive inpatient psychiatric services between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee. “We’ve started...

Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy L. Metheny, an Army leader from Southeast Missouri, was among those visited by President Donald Trump last week in Afghanistan. ...

A special-use permit was approved Monday night by the Cape Girardeau City Council for construction of an electrical substation near the intersection of West Cape Rock Drive and Lexington Avenue. According to construction plans presented to council...

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Jeff Earl will assume the role of legislative director for Gov. Mike Parson’s office, effective next Tuesday, according to a news release. Since 2017, Earl has served as deputy legislative director, the...

The Environmental Protection Agency says a Jackson company once cited for allegedly exposing employees to excessive levels of a hazardous chemical is now in complete compliance with state and federal environmental guidelines and is looking to find...

Dave Pfanstiel of Cape Girardeau, left, and Wayne Shockley of Jackson haul a Christmas tree from Pollock Landscaping on Tuesday at a parking lot along South Kingshighway near Schnucks Market in Cape Girardeau.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate Christian M. Montgomery, 23, a Caucasian male known to frequent the Morley, Missouri, area, according to a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Montgomery has two active...