CAPE GIRARDEAU – As food and other costs continue to rise, many families in Southeast Missouri cannot afford basic school supplies for their students. To help each student begin the year with dignity, United Way of Southeast Missouri hosts an annual school supply drive, Stuff the Bus, intentionally held each year during Missouri’s tax-free weekend. […]
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man who threatened employees of the Social Security Administration twice in 2025 was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison. After his release from prison, Timothy Wells Stevens, 57, will be on supervised release for two years. On Oct. 1, 2025, Stevens was told in a phone
ST. LOUIS — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood
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O’FALLON, IL – More than 20 high school students spent the week of July 20-24, 2026, exploring rewarding careers in the construction trades during the Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) Skilled Trades Summer Camp. The immersive, five-day program gave students the opportunity to visit union apprenticeship training centers and experience the work of skilled trades
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.- As Missouri families head outdoors to enjoy the beauty of summer, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding everyone to appreciate wildlife from a distance and keep wild animals wild. With warmer weather, you may encounter young wildlife such as foxes, raccoons, baby birds, rabbits, and other animals that may
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Black bears have returned to the Missouri landscape, especially in the southern parts of the state. But sightings have become a regular occurrence even in the St. Louis region. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering a chance to learn all about these charismatic creatures through an online event. Missouri Black Bears is
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Dexter, Missouri man on Monday admitted trying to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife. Matthew R. Alsup, 52, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to a murder-for-hire charge. He admitted traveling to Mississippi on two occasions in early August of 2025 to try to recruit a former
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TEMPLE, Texas — The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation has announced that 16-year-old Gabbriana Boyster of Jefferson County, Missouri, will be memorialized through the Foundation’s Trees for Peace initiative following her death. The Foundation plans to dedicate a memorial tree in Gabbriana’s honor within Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest as a lasting tribute
PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday for an executive session at 1 p.m. and open session at 2 p.m. Special Board of Trustees Meeting Mineral Area College Tuesday, July 21, 2026 VanHerck Board Room Executive Session 1:00 p.m. Open Session 2:00 p.m. Agenda Call
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PARK HILLS, MO – Mineral Area College has named Lynne Wisdom, CPA, CPFO, as its new Vice President of Finance and Administration. Wisdom officially transitioned into the role on July 1, after serving as the college’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the past 18 months. Wisdom brings nine years of banking experience to the position, as well
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