CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper to 21 months in prison for searching women’s cell phones for nude images during traffic stops. David McKnight, 40, unlawfully searched the cell phones of nine women without a warrant or probable cause from Sept. […]
JEFFERSON CITY — An 11-year-old Farmington boy was airlifted to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries following Ste. Genevieve County crash Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the boy was operating a 2001 Kawasaki Bayou 220 when it overturned on top of him. The accident happened in
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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College is proud to announce that History and Political Science Instructor Rodney Wilson has been named a recipient of the 2026 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award. This national honor recognizes exceptional community college teachers who make a difference in the classroom, demonstrate passion,
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS), one of Missouri’s oldest social service agencies and most trusted advocates for children and families, has named Chris Gearin as its new chief development officer. Gearin joins the LFCS executive team with more than 30 years of leadership experience. As chief development officer,
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SIKESTON, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank is proud to announce that regional Walmart stores have collectively donated $8,500 through the Walmart Spark Good grant program, helping provide critical support for neighbors facing hunger across Southeast Missouri. “We are incredibly grateful to Walmart and their local store teams for their continued partnership and generosity,” said
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Wayne County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted threatening employees of the Social Security Administration twice in 2025. Timothy Wells Stevens, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to two counts of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. On Oct. 1, 2025, Stevens was talking to an
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CAPE GIRARDEAU — National Volunteer Week is being observed from April 19 through April 25, and American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas, would like to honor those who are the heart of the organization ─ the volunteers who contribute their time and talent to make the Red Cross mission possible every day. Generations of American Red
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – A retired educator has announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Eighth District Congressman from Missouri. Gordon Heslop says he spent most of the last 20 years on the Accounting faculty at East Texas A&M University. He has degrees: Doctor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Master of
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ST. LOUIS – April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s (GSEM) largest community service program, begins this Friday, April 17 when Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, and families help people in need by going door-to-door, distributing sticky notes throughout the community with the request for personal care item donations. The following Saturday, April 25, Girl
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PARK HILLS, MO – Mineral Area College is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation by one of its most distinguished former students, retired Air Force General Glen VanHerck. General VanHerck will speak Tuesday, April 28, at 5:00 pm in the Cardinal Center on the college’s Park Hills campus. The presentation, titled “Today’s Challenging
