Prayer 12/11/20

Duston Stone owns farmland just outside of Scott City. His property also includes the dirt underneath the farmland, save for where a trio of pipelines diagonally bisects it underground...

Books and stories are the foundation of many childhoods, from classics such as “The Wiza..rd of Oz” to princesses such as “Belle” and “Adventures in Wonderland”.

A Cape Girardeau man has been sentenced to more than a dozen years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine...

Scott City authorities, aided by state Highway Patrol, have located a stolen truck and side-by-side utility vehicle...

One City will be holding its third annual Community Care Day on Wednesday, June 5...

Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County — from mile marker 93 to mile marker 94 near Cape Girardeau — will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance....

Lord God, as your children, may we clothe ourselves with compassion and kindness. Amen.

Today is Wednesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2024. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their historic summit...

Donald Harris Jr., the man charged with first-degree murder in Scott City on Sunday, May 26, had stopped by the police station three times before he was charged with killing his wife’s grandmother...

Akitha Dias and Dulina Dias of Boy Scouts Troop 2 were recognized for their Eagle Scout project Monday, May 27, during the Avenue of Flags ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau.

“It was one of our bigger days,” National Weather Service-Paducah meteorologist Justin Gibbs stated, “It was a major severe weather outbreak.” The NWS tracked five major severe weather systems that struck Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky...

Scott City police have arrested a man in connection with a murder. According to a social media post from Scott City Police Department, Donald Harris has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, possession of a controlled...

Today is Tuesday, May 28, the 149th day of 2024. There are 217 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm...

Two men have been cited for felony driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of another after a Benton man died in a golf cart crash early Sunday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report says the incident occurred shortly at about...

Cape Girardeau Central High School valedictorian Lydia Cao had just finished giving an address at her graduation ceremony May 19 at the Show Me Center when a loud bang rang out. A gun shot. ...

SIKESTON — Severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes pushed through the region early Sunday, May 26. There have been reports of limbs down, structure damage and power outages in Sikeston, Miner and surrounding areas. Here a few images from...

Tree, home and power line damage is being reported across southwest Butler County following a round of severe weather between 6-7 a.m. Sunday. Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Storm Spotters say a possible funnel cloud was spotted around 7 a.m., but no...

Today is Monday, May 27, the 148th day of 2024. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to...

SIKESTON —Powerful storms and possible tornadoes pushed through the area early Sunday, May 26, downing trees, damaging homes and businesses and knocking out power throughout Sikeston and the surrounding area. Early in the day Sikeston Department of...

Today is Sunday, May 26, the 147th day of 2024. There are 219 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date: In...

Today is Saturday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. There are 220 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for...

Memorial Day events in various forms will be happening across Cape Girardeau starting on Friday, May 24, and running through Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. An event that will take place on Memorial Day will be the Memorial Day 5k Remembrance Run. The...

During the evening of May 21, 1949, a large tornado ripped through Cape Girardeau, killing 22 people, hospitalizing 72, injuring hundreds and causing more than $3 million in damage in 10 minutes. Seventy-five years later, memories remain vivid for...

SIKESTON — A Memorial Day service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 27, at Sikeston Veterans Park, will feature a U.S. Army captain. Local veterans from the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee, American Legion and VFW will participate in the service. Honored...

As Jackson prepares to remember military veterans this Memorial Day, the people behind the scenes will touch on at least three senses. Visually, Boy Scouts will join the American Legion Post No. 158 in putting up more than 1,400 flags at deceased...