Regional News

United Way of Southeast Missouri has new home!

CAPE GIRARDEAU – United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) announces its purchase of a downtown Cape Girardeau building located at 16 N. Spanish Street. The acquisition comes during the organization’s 70th year of serving Southeast Missouri. Although the purchase is final, UWSEMO will not occupy the space until April.   To commemorate their new location, UWSEMO will […]

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Zonta 5K, 10K, and 1-Mile Fun Run return with exciting updates and Cape Road Runners Partnership

CAPE GIRARDEAU— The Zonta 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run is back and better than ever, set to take place on Saturday June 14, 2025. This year, Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is proud to announce they are excited to be chosen as one of the Cape Road Runner’s Grand Prix Events for 2025. Joining forces

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Oklahoma man caught with a machine gun and methamphetamine in Missouri sentenced to 10 years in prison

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Stephen n. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday sentenced a man caught with a fully automatic handgun and methamphetamine to 10 years in prison.   On August 16, 2022, officers with the United States Marshals Service, the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force located Darius R. Clark

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With Amendment 3’s passage, Abortion Action Missouri introduces new board leadership

ST. LOUIS – To start a year of exciting and unprecedented horizons following the passage of Amendment 3, which enshrined abortion access and the broad right to reproductive freedom in Missouri’s Constitution, Abortion Action Missouri introduces new board leadership: Karissa Anderson-Whitted as AAM Board President and Hon. Alisha Sonnier as AAM Board Vice President. Karissa

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Bismarck man arrested for possession and promoting child pornography

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of 31-year-old Michael A. Driemeier of Bismarck, MO.   Driemeier was arrested on January 9, 2025, for two counts of possession of child pornography, two counts of promoting child pornography, and one count of failing to register as

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Man admits staging auto accidents to commit insurance fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man on Monday admitted staging a series of vehicle accidents and injuries to defraud insurance companies. Adrian Peebles, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. Peebles admitted that from September of 2021 to January of 2023, he staged auto accidents,

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St. Louis County man admits defrauding online sellers with prop money

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis County on Tuesday admitted using movie prop money to defraud at least 13 online sellers of vehicles and other property, costing them $229,200. Aaron Montgomery, 41, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and four

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It’s time for the Polar Plunge! Cape Girardeau’s 19th annual party of winter is Saturday, Feb. 8

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The 19th Annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Brave men and women from around the area will don costumes and swimwear and take “polar” dips into the lake at Cape County Park North. Their Reason for Freezin’ is the athletes of Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO)! All

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