Candidate for Cape council twice pleaded guilty to DWI in '03, '04
Cape Girardeau City Council candidate Trent Summers twice pleaded guilty to driving-while-intoxicated charges over an eight-month span in 2003 and 2004 while the then-24-year-old worked as an...
View ArticleDillon's Cape council petition short two signatures
Ellen Dillon's nomination petition to earn her a spot on the Cape Girardeau City Council ballot next year was two signatures short of election requirements, the city clerk's office said Thursday....
View ArticleLawsuit challenges Missouri minimum wage measures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas City restaurant owner has filed suit over two proposed ballot measures to raise Missouri's minimum wage. Victor Allred owns a restaurant called Jazz, A Louisiana...
View ArticleMissouri House disaster response committee delays report
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Members of the House of Representatives' Committee on Disaster Recovery want more time to finish a report on the committee's findings. The committee spent about an...
View ArticleSteel beams of Cape casino going up
Construction crews began raising and installing steel beams earlier this week for the Isle of Capri casino building. The steel building frame construction is expected to be completed sometime in...
View ArticleJudge enters not guilty plea for dead tot's mother
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis County judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Shelby Dasher, the young mother accused of killing her 13-month-old son because he wouldn't stop crying. The...
View ArticlePotent offense awaits Southeast Missouri State football team in season finale
Murray State has the Ohio Valley Conference's top offense.
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State volleyball team prevails in OVC tournament opener
A win over Eastern Kentucky earned the Redhawks a date against No. 1 seed Morehead State.
View ArticleMissouri basketball team routs Niagara
Marcus Denmon scored 22 points to lead five Missouri players in double figures, and the No. 24 Tigers rolled to an easy 83-52 win.
View ArticleJackson football coach Van Hitt says he will comply with request to resign
Van Hitt announced that he will step down as Jackson's football coach at a team banquet Thursday night.
View ArticleRecord-setting run ends for Southeast Missouri State quarterback Matt Scheible
"There's a certain 'it' some people have," Southeast coach Tony Samuel said of quarterback Matt Scheible. "I thought he had that. I was convinced."
View ArticleBackes scores twice in Blues' 4-1 win
Jaroslav Halak stopped 20 shots and the Blues beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Thursday.
View ArticleRecorded History
In further efforts to highlight and preserve area heritage, a local organization has published a small collection of poems, essays and short stories by Southeast Missourians. The Cape River Heritage...
View ArticleMan charged with assassination attempt
BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those...
View ArticlePeople in Southeast mourn loss of relatives, homes after tornadoes
LEXINGTON, N.C. -- A day after deadly tornadoes struck the Southeast, survivors looked for what they could salvage, huddled in loved ones' hospital rooms and shared stories of how they made it...
View ArticleJackson sanitation and recycling to be closed Thanksgiving
Jackson's Sanitation Department and recycling center will not operate Nov. 24 and 25 in observance of Thanksgiving. Garbage that would normally be picked up those days will be collected the following...
View ArticleEpiscopal presiding bishop visiting Cape
Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, will be in Cape Girardeau on Sunday morning at Christ Episcopal Church. Jefferts Schori is in St. Louis for the state's Diocesan...
View ArticleRoute A in Perry County reduced for bridge maintenance
Route A in Perry County, between county roads 422 and 424, will continue to be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine...
View ArticleI-55 in Perry County reduced for shoulder, bridge work
South- and northbound Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane Monday through Wednesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews have equipment on the shoulders to perform...
View ArticlePolice: Jackson man caught in the act of Cape Girardeau burglary
Justin D. Roach, 26, of Jackson was charged with first-degree burglary and felony stealing in connection with a Cape Girardeau burglary. Roach allegedly broke into a home at 1918 Dunklin St. in Cape...
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