Regional News

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a man caught with methamphetamine and other drugs just weeks after his release from prison to 12 ½ more years in prison.   On May 19, 2023, officers with the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and the Kennett Police Department conducted a court-approved

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP), the Missouri Community Forestry Council, and Forest ReLeaf of Missouri have teamed up to offer you a new native tree for cutting down your invasive Callery pear tree during a special “buyback” event from 3 to 6 p.m. on April 23

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Cirque du Soleil and Universal Music Group Nashville are excited to present Songblazers, an innovative country-themed show written and directed by Amy Tinkham. This dynamic theatrical production pays tribute to the legendary and modern trailblazers of country music. Charting the journey of two main characters as they forge their own path

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – If your plans for viewing the celestial alignment on April 8 include visiting the southeast region of the state, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding you to respect nature’s natural beauty, and to always practice safe habits while traveling. Suitable viewing locations include:   Seventy-Six Conservation Area Perry County Community

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross and Southeast Missouri State University are encouraging everyone to step up to the challenge by donating blood at the annual Spring Greek Week Blood Drive, March 24-27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center, 750 New Madrid, in Cape Girardeau.     The university is inviting all

CAPE GIRARDEAU — In partnership with the State of Missouri and the Missouri Association of United Ways, United Way of Southeast Missouri will assist to distribute a $5 million statewide grant given as TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds.   This one-time grant will help support the immediate basic needs of at-risk families in

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office has announced that 47-year-old Jimmy L. Hudson, Jr. of Cape Girardeau, Mo. has been sentenced to serve 175 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl.   Hudson appeared for a sentencing hearing last week before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal