Regional News

SIKESTON – The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety is offering grant funding to local schools that hold student lock-in events for Project Prom or High School graduation. Events must include a presentation or activity educating students on highway safety issues within their night’s agenda. Qualifying schools will receive $200 each to assist with event expenses […]

JEFFERSON CITY — A woman from Louisiana suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 32 in St. Francois County Sunday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Courtney P. Lewis of Playuemine, Louisiana was taken to Mercy Hospital South by a St. Francois County ambulance.   The patrol says Lewis was the

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The all-new tour of BLUE MAN GROUP will play at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis for a limited five performances February 9-12. Tickets for BLUE MAN GROUP at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now at MetroTix.com or by calling 314-534-1111. Ticket prices start at $29. Prices are subject

ST. LOUIS — The term “plant-based diet” has garnered a lot of attention and headlines in recent years and for good reason. Research over many years has linked plant-based diets to lower rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. What better way to start out the New Year than with a new

JEFFERSON CITY — A 46-year-old Jackson man died and another Jackson man suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Route K in Bollinger County Wednesday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Richard E. Keller was pronounced by Bollinger County Coroner Calvin Troxell at 7:55 p.m. A passenger in the pick up, 65-year-old Douglas

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank is a 2022 Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) TORCH Award winner for BBB Serving Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois.   The TORCH Awards honor businesses and charities exemplifying high ethics in their treatment of customers, employees and suppliers. Three businesses and one nonprofit were recognized in

SIKESTON, Mo. – Midwest Sterilization Corporation has contributed $35,000 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s Feed More campaign, supporting the food bank’s expansion with a second location in Jackson.   “Midwest Sterilization Corporation is proud to support the Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s expansion in Jackson in order to increase their much-needed services in our area,” said

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– The Fabulous Fox Theatre is delighted to announce the casting for the Tony Award®-Winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss playing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis for sixteen performances from January 24 to February 5!   The cast features Gerianne Pérez as

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Iron County, Missouri has been indicted on charges that accuse him of starting fires in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and assaulting a law enforcement officer.   Lucas G. Henson, 36, appeared in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.