Regional News

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Jeremy R. Perrien, 45, of Sikeston, MO, in connection to the June 29, 2025, death of his 31-year-old wife, Shelby K. Perrien. On July 17, 2026, the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney requested DDCC investigate a shooting death incident which […]

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A convicted felon from Poplar Bluff, Missouri who was caught with a gun after selling methamphetamine to investigators was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison.   On Dec. 3, 2025, the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and the Butler County Sheriff’s Department conducted a court-approved search of the home of Dorothy

SIKESTON–The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is inviting the public to join the discussion on high-priority unfunded transportation needs at an upcoming meeting. MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a draft High-Priority Unfunded Needs listing, which identifies $1.3 billion in annual unfunded transportation needs for the system. The list was created to

HILLSBORO, Mo. –  Jefferson College will formally dedicate the former Technology Center as B. Ray Henry Hall on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. on the Hillsboro campus. The public is invited to attend.   Dr. B. Ray Henry, who served as the college’s president from 1970 to 1989 and remains its longest-serving leader,

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced eight gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. Dr. Elizabeth Bowman, of Farmington, was appointed to the Drug Utilization Review Board. Dr. Bowman is a family medicine and addiction medicine physician at Missouri Highland Health Center. She is very involved in the medical community, holding memberships in

MoDOT and Regional Planning Partners Work to Determine Potential Future Work   SIKESTON– The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is inviting the public to join the discussion on high-priority unfunded transportation needs at an upcoming meeting. MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a draft High-Priority Unfunded Needs listing, which identifies $1.3 billion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is announcing an additional in-person local public hearing to receive customer comments on a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) request from Union Electric Company, d/b/a Ameren Missouri to Construct Renewable Generation Facilities and Battery Energy Storage Systems.The additional local public hearing has been scheduled