Regional News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has named southeast Missouri native Ty Garrison as the new Conservation Agent for Cape Girardeau County. Garrison previously served as one of the St. Francois County Conservation Agents since 2023.  Garrison graduated high school from Malden in 2017 and received a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from […]

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A woman from Dunklin County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted acting as a money mule in the theft of $565,000 from a Bank of America account.   Sheri L. Reeves, 55, of Kennett, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of aiding and abetting bank fraud, one count

From a news release from the Freedom From Religion Foundation MADISON, WI – In response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter, the Bolivar R-1 School District in Missouri won’t impose prayer on its staff during official meetings. A concerned employee informed the national state/church watchdog that official prayer started the district’s Aug. 13 all-staff assembly. A

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A 39-year-old former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was indicted Tuesday and accused of unlawfully searching women’s cell phones during traffic stops to find nude pictures.     David McKnight was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau with one count of destroying records in a federal

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a man who admitted possessing child pornography and participating in online discussions about the rape of children to 75 months in prison.   Stephen E.R. Marez, 32, of St. Francois County, was also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.   Marez pleaded guilty

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old southeast Missouri man to 179 months in prison for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material.   Justin Wade Welker was caught after the FBI office in Detroit learned that two people were discussing engaging in sex acts with a minor

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, – Testing by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has determined the city of Fredericktown’s and Madison County Public Water Service District #1’s public drinking water systems show no contamination related to the fire last week at Critical Minerals Recovery, the lithium-ion battery recycling company located in the city. MoDNR has analyzed samples

ST. LOUIS – As the holiday season approaches, kitchens across the country will be buzzing with activity and filled with festive meals and delicious treats. One ingredient that consistently plays a starring role in holiday cooking is heavy whipping cream. Whether you’re blending velvety sauces, creating fluffy toppings, or crafting rich desserts, heavy whipping cream

PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2024, in the VanHerck Board Room on the Park Hills campus.   Open Session begins at 11:00 am.   The tentative agenda:   MAC AGENDA    

ST. LOUIS – In keeping with our standard election day protocol, FBI St. Louis has stood up an Election Command Post in preparation for the election on November 5th. The command post is staffed 24 hours a day to provide a centralized location for assessing election-related threats in our area of responsibility. The FBI has