Perry Davis Jr.

The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education discussed the evaluation of the district’s culture, climate and staff retention for the 2023-24 school year during its meeting Monday night, July 22.

The New Spirit of St. Louis landed earlier this month in Cape Girardeau to receive avionics upgrades from Elite Avionics near Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The New Spirit of St. Louis, or Lancair Columbia 300, was flown across the Atlantic on May...

Ellie Houston, a 10-year-old from Benton, has published her first book, “Leah and the Pumpkin”. This accomplishment marks a significant milestone for the young author. Ellie found inspiration for her book from a pumpkin drawing in her room. With...

Law enforcement officials recently searched a rural Bollinger County property in connection with the case of a girl who disappeared in 1989...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested after allegedly being found to possess a firearm illegally after a Cape Girardeau police officer responded to a possible drug overdose Monday, July 22...

Sidewalk repairs impact SB U.S. 61 in Perry County Southbound U.S. 61 in Perry County — from Lucy Street to Ash Street in Perryville — will be impacted as contractor crews replace various portions of the sidewalk. According to a Missouri Department...

Today is Friday, July 26, the 208th day of 2024. There are 158 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA, prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities....

The City of Cape Girardeau’s first Gun Violence Task Force meeting focused on an introduction to work being done by the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri to prevent gun violence and the Cape Girardeau Police Department’s Gun Crime...

The Transportation Trust Fund 7 (TTF7) committee became familiar with the fund’s history and the projects still in the works while members met for the first time July 7 at Cape Girardeau City Hall. The city rolls out a new TTF plan to voters every...

Scott City Police Department officers arrested four Scott City residents alleged to have stolen 3,000 feet of copper wire valued at $13,000 from the Union Pacific Railroad property in the city. ...

Today is Thursday, July 25, the 207th day of 2024. There are 159 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous...

As the City of Cape Girardeau administration responded to MI2 operating system’s $109 million proposal to include a new water plant, it cited issues with MI2’s estimates for improvements...

United Way of Southeast Missouri is back with its Stuff the Bus campaign and is asking for the community’s help to stuff the bus with school supplies for area students...

Southeast Missouri State University announced Tuesday, July 23, that it has named Richard Flotron III as its new director of Public Safety.

Route N in Cape Girardeau County — from County Road 251 to County Road 254 near Delta — will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 8...

Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 206th day of 2024. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely...

For three generations, members of the Shivelbine family have provided the sound of music to Southeast Missouri and the surrounding states. Shivelbines Music Store in downtown Cape Girardeau, an instrument supplier to hundreds of schools and...

The Jackson School District hosted its sixth annual IgnitED Educational Conference on Thursday, July 18, at Jackson High School. The conference provides Missouri educators with an affordable opportunity for professional development. ...

Prodigy Leadership Academy teacher Jayme Reese was recently recognized by Stanley M. Herzog Foundation as one of 12 Christian Teacher of the Year honorees. ...

Those interested in attending Southeast Missouri State University’s Law Enforcement Academy during the fall semester must apply by Friday, July 26. SEMO’s Law Enforcement Academy offers 600 hours of training, mandated by the Missouri Peace Officer...

An unidentified person allegedly stole cash and damaged property Friday evening, July 19, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 318 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. ...

Route T in Perry County, at South Fork Saline Creek near Silver Lake, will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews make bridge repairs. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work...

Kansas and Missouri delegates for the Democratic National Convention endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris Monday night, helping her secure enough support to become the party’s presumptive nominee for president. The announcement from both states’...

Citizen-led ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri constitution and mandate paid sick leave and an increased minimum wage remain on track to make November’s ballot, with records from Missouri election authorities showing each...

Today is Tuesday, July 23, the 205th day of 2024. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 23, 1967, the first of five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar...