Regional News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in August with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs!   Nature Center at Night: Birds of the Confluence | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center | Registration not required.   Join photographer Paul Moffett in exploring the birds […]

ST. LOUIS – Ameren Missouri announced today an additional $200,000 to help active-duty military, veterans and their families when they face challenges paying their energy bills. These funds are available through United Way 211.   “Through our long-standing partnership with Ameren Missouri, United Way 211 has been able to help even more military families and

O’FALLON, Mo. — SINC Thermal, a leading manufacturer of industrial melting furnaces and ovens, announced today that it will expand in O’Fallon, investing $4 million and creating 25 new jobs. The company’s expansion includes the relocation of its sales, administrative, and manufacturing operations to a new facility.   “Our state continues to stand out as a

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a convicted felon from Rolla who was caught in someone’s back yard with a silenced pistol to 70 months in prison.    On Oct. 13, 2022, the St. Charles Police Department responded to a call about

POTOSI, Mo. — Purcell Tire & Rubber Company, a leading provider of tire and rubber products, announced Thursday that it will expand in Potosi, investing more than $5.3 million and creating 10 new jobs. The company’s expansion includes the acquisition of an 8-acre site in the Washington County Industrial Park for a more than 44,000-square-foot warehouse,

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing seed from the public for a variety of tree and shrub species within southeast Missouri.   “The nursery conducts seed collections annually, and collected seeds are grown into bare root seedlings,” said MDC Community Forester Jennifer

SIKESTON, Mo. – Full registration opened July 15 for the 13th annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic.   This year’s event will be Monday, Sept. 23, at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. The four-person scramble has a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. All proceeds benefit the food bank’s mission to end hunger in southeast Missouri.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS –A man who orchestrated a conspiracy that stole checks from the U.S. mail and then committed bank fraud was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison.   U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp also ordered Dareon Graham to repay $46,434 to victims.   In 2022, Graham