Special Election set for Emerson's 8th District Seat
Southeast Missouri Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday to Governor Jay Nixon and US House speaker John Boehner.The Cape Girardeau Republican announced last month...
View ArticleSE Missouri GOP Nominate 8th Dist Candidate
Republicans in southeastern Missouri have selected their nominee to try and replace Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson.
View ArticleEscapees Caught Near Poplar Bluff
The manhunt is over in southern Missouri for three prisoners who escaped from the Butler County Jail shortly before midnight Monday night. Authorities say the three escapees were apprehended Tuesday...
View ArticleSEMO Provost Recalls Boston Marathon Explosions
Southeast Missouri State University Provost Dr. Ron Rosati was one of at least five Cape Girardeau-area runners who raced in Monday’s Boston Marathon. Tragedy struck the race when two explosive devices...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Rules in Missouri DUI Case
The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a Missouri case that police cannot take a blood test from a drunk driving suspect without a warrant during a routine drunk driving arrest.
View ArticleMO 8th Candidates Debate
With only a week to go before next Tuesday's special election, candidates for the 8th District Congressional seat debated again last night in Cape Girardeau.
View ArticleMO 8th Election is Tuesday
Jason Smith and Steve Hodges are sprinting to the finish line of a relatively short campaign for Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District. A special election will be held on Tuesday. The winner will...
View ArticleWaller Pleads Guilty
Clay Waller pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife, Jacque Waller, in Cape Girardeau Court on Thursday, bringing a bittersweet end to one of the most high-profile murder cases in recent Cape...
View ArticleRare B-25 Bomber Stops At Cape Girardeau Airport
One of the last remaining B-25 bombers is at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport this week. The B-25 known as “The Maid in the Shade” is on hand for this weekend’s air festival. The Maid in the Shade...
View ArticleMovie "Gone Girl" May Film in Cape Girardeau
A little bit of Hollywood may be coming to Cape Girardeau to film 20th Century Fox's adaptation of the best-selling novel Gone Girl.
View ArticleIDOT Holds I-66 Planning Meeting
Illinois Department of Transportation officials began collecting public information about a new interstate in southern Illinois at Shawnee Community College on Wednesday.
View ArticleAmerica's Got Talent to Feature Southeast Missouri Dance Team
Twenty-six young women from Farmington, Missouri will return to Radio City Music Hall later this month to perform on NBC’s America’s Got Talent.
View ArticleHundreds Show for "Gone Girl" Casting Call
About 1,400 people turned up for a weekend casting call in Cape Girardeau for a feature movie.
View ArticleFracking Opponents Voice Concerns at IDNR Hearing
About 175 people showed up for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' public hearing on hydraulic fracturing public hearing Tuesday night at Rend Lake College in Ina.
View ArticleFracking Goes To The Ballot Box In Johnson County, Ill.
Voters in Johnson County, Illinois will have a chance to voice their opinions about hydraulic fracturing at the ballot box. A group of Johnson County citizens submitted 1,001 signature to county...
View ArticleSEMO Names New Football Coach
Southeast Missouri State University announced Tom Matukewicz as its new head football coach on Thursday.
View ArticleFracking Debate Ignites In Johnson County
The debate over hydraulic fracturing is heating up again in rural Johnson County, Illinois.
View ArticleFrack Ban Fails In Johnson County, Ill.
A contentious non-binding referendum to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Johnson County, Ill. failed at the ballot box Tuesday night. Fifty-eight percent voted NO to the proposition which...
View ArticleCairo Residents To Erect Memorial For Bank Murder Victims
Citizens of Cairo are planning to establish a memorial for the victims of a botched bank robbery.Anita Grace and Nita Jo Smith were both murdered in May. A surviving bank employee was seriously...
View ArticleSmall Parties Could Have Big Influence In Illinois Elections
Third parties could attract just enough support to sway the outcome of two races in Illinois.Democratic governor Pat Quinn is running neck-and-neck with Republican rival Bruce Rauner.
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