Cape, Jackson, state police plan to boost traffic enforcement during holidays
Local and state officials will make an aggressive effort to ensure roads are safe and clear of impaired drivers this holiday season. The Cape Girardeau Police Department, Jackson Police Department...
View ArticleSounds of the Season benefit concert will be held Dec. 4
Music is a favorite part of the holiday season for many people. Charity and volunteering also seem more prevalent. The 16th annual Sounds of the Season benefit concert combines the two for area...
View ArticleSaturday's Kansas vs. Missouri game likely the final battle in Border War
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Any matchup between Missouri and Kansas is intense. Their rivalry traces back to the Civil War, spawning legendary tales, driving wedges between families and growing more bitter...
View ArticleInjuries worsen road for struggling Rams
ST. LOUIS -- It was tough enough for the St. Louis Rams to be competitive when they all were healthy. Lately, mounting injuries have increased the degree of difficulty for the Rams (2-8), who played...
View ArticleFormer ND goalkeeper Bass enjoys successful season at Rockhurst
Ryan Bass led the nation in goals-against average and tied for the most shutouts in the country as the goalkeeper for Rockhurst University.
View ArticleOut of the past 11/25/11
Cape Girardeau firefighters are receiving some good experience this week, burning a large building in the Cape County Park that was in bad condition and ordered demolished by the county commission;...
View ArticleThanksgiving often a slow day for Cape firefighters
While his friends and family indulged in turkey, football and family bonding on Thanksgiving, Cape Girardeau firefighter Greg Foote could be found at Fire Station No. 1 examining fire engines or...
View ArticleScott County to save on jail inmate health care
BENTON, Mo. -- In a time when many prices are going up, Scott County will get medical services for jail inmates next year for less than the county paid this year. During the regular Scott County...
View ArticleMo. holiday ornament focuses on tornado recovery
EUREKA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's ornament for the 2011 National Christmas Tree display in Washington will honor the state's ongoing recovery from devastating tornadoes like the one that killed 161...
View ArticleCape's Harrison-Huhn house may become coffee shop, apartments
A Cape Girardeau historical landmark is off the housing market and being rehabilitated by a new owner. Kevin and Dominique Priester bought the 106-year-old house at 340 S. Lorimier St. in early...
View ArticleFlags at half-staff Saturday for slain Southeast Missouri soldier
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. and state flags will fly at half-staff across Missouri Saturday to honor a soldier from Wayne County who died in Afghanistan. Gov. Jay Nixon ordered that flags at...
View ArticleBreakfast with Santa event coming Dec. 10
Children will have an opportunity to dine with Santa Claus soon. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation will sponsor the fifth annual...
View ArticleNixon says corps' first responsibility is quick fix of levees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says fixing levees along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers should be job No. 1 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this winter and coming spring. Speaking at...
View ArticleSikeston teenager killed in early morning accident
BLODGETT, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., teen was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported at 12:05 a.m. Dylan T. Simmons, 17, was driving northbound on...
View ArticleCape removes 'quirk' from business, liquor license process
Cape Girardeau officials are changing the way they handle business and liquor licenses, removing what they call a "quirk in the current system" that is sending mixed signals to new business owners....
View ArticleMike Smythe
KFVS12 general manager Mike Smythe, who will retire Nov. 30, has made a significant impact in Cape Girardeau and the greater Southeast Missouri area. The second-longest-serving GM in station history,...
View ArticleSpeak Out 11/28/11
I want to thank the Southeast Missourian for some bang-up reporting. Too often I think that I and others take what you do for granted. Your opinion about Cape Girardeau County officials' salaries was...
View ArticlePrayer 11/28/11
O Lord God, may we choose our words wisely, glorifying you in all we do. Amen.
View ArticleCharges filed against man accused of starting Cape office complex fire
Second-degree arson charges await a man who remained in the hospital Friday after allegedly setting fire last week to an office complex where he worked. Mark K. Carleton, 26, of Thebes, Ill., was...
View ArticleBlack Friday begins Thursday; long night of shopping ensues in Cape
By midnight on Black Friday, Denise Peterson of Sikeston had spent 29 hours waiting in line at Best Buy. Since 7 p.m. Wednesday she'd been patiently waiting outside the Cape Girardeau electronics...
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