CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Republican candidate for the Eighth Congressional District in Missouri, Gordon Heslop, is urging the immediate deportation of a Canadian-Egyptian scholar: Mohamed Abdou. Heslop notes that Abdou was a visiting scholar at Columbia University for the Spring 2024 semester. He was fired for his comments on the October 7 Hamas attack […]
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ST. LOUIS – May is Women’s Health Month — a time to highlight the important role nutrition plays in supporting women at every stage of life. From the teenage years through menopause and beyond, nutrient needs shift, but one thing remains consistent: Building and maintaining strong bones, muscles and overall health require a steady foundation
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – As communities in our region continue to face seasonal flood and severe weather risks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Island Drainage & Levee District, will launch the Love Your Levee campaign in April 2026 to increase public understanding of levees and flood
SIKESTON – The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety is offering a grant opportunity to local law enforcement agencies beginning May 1. Regional funding will be used to cover the cost of requested equipment that supports efforts to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Missouri’s roadways. Agencies must demonstrate how the requested equipment will improve roadway
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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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