James Salzman

The Cape Girardeau Police Department revealed during the Gun Violence Task Force meeting Thursday, Aug. 1, at City Hall, it is acquiring a new K-9 that can find firearms...

Southeast Missouri State University’s successful cybersecurity program is receiving a major upgrade with its new cyber command center, which is expected to be completed in the coming weeks...

The St. Louis Clydesdales First Responder baseball team will be bringing its brand of “backyard baseball” to Cape Girardeau’s Capaha Field at the end of this month...

CHAFFEE — Chaffee German Days, a Chaffee local tradition, returns Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10, at Frisco Park...

Southeast Missouri State University assistant professor of Leadership, Middle and Secondary Education Brooke Clubbs was recently selected to participate in a four-week program with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Institute on the...

Adults who are interested in earning a college degree can take advantage of Missouri’s Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant to help pay for classes at Southeast Missouri State University. ...

Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County — from mile marker 84.2 to mile marker 84.4 near Benton — will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform guardrail repairs. According to a Missouri Department of...

Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,”...

The Cape Girardeau Public School District will begin implementing weapon detectors at Cape Central High School and Terry W. Kitchen Jr. High School this school year...

We all know the sibling bands of the Jackson Five, the Jonas Brothers and Alvin and the Chipmunks, but get ready to meet a local twin band, Double Take, which has started making waves in the local music scene...

Emanuel United Church of Christ, located at 304 E Adams St. in Jackson, welcomes Joshua W. Rau as its new pastor...

The Cape Girardeau County commissioners discussed a memorandum of understanding they had with the City of Jackson at their Monday, July 29, regular meeting...

A man allegedly fired at a shop, striking a truck near an apartment complex, Friday, July 26...

Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 213th day of 2024. There are 153 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of...

A Scott City man was arrested after he allegedly “dumped” gasoline on the floor of his father’s house and claimed “I’m burning the demons out of the house,” on Thursday, July 25. ...

Commercial flights from Cape Girardeau directly to Chicago will soon return. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order approving a request made by Contour Airlines to replace Cape Girardeau Regional Airport’s service from the current...

SIKESTON — A new recovery community center in Sikeston called We Do Recover Community Center has opened as part of the Gibson Center for Behavioral Change. Ryan Essex, chief operating officer of the Gibson Center for Behavioral Change, a behavioral...

The Hillcrest Animal Hospital in Poplar Bluff partnered with Dr. Peggy Fisher of the University of Missouri-College of Veterinary Medicine to study the prevalence of treatment-resistant heartworms in Southeast Missouri. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County voters have several candidates to choose from in the race for the First District Commissioner in the Aug. 6 Primary Election. On the Republican ballot, voters will choose between five candidates: David F. Hough, John...

BENTON, Mo. — Seven candidates — six on the Republican ballot and one on the Democratic ballot — are competing for the position of the Scott County Second District Commissioner in the Aug. 6 primary election. On the Republican ballot, voters will...

BENTON, Mo. — Several local races in Scott County are contested in the upcoming Aug. 6 Primary Election. Among those is the race for coroner. On the Republican ballot, voters will choose between incumbent Scott Branam and challenger John Cody...

Today is Tuesday, July 30, the 212th day of 2024. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon...

District 146 Rep. Barry Hovis is seeking to once again become the Republican nominee for the seat and enter his final term, while first-time candidate Lucas Green is opposing the the incumbent during the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election. Hovis of...

Three Republican candidates are facing off for the party's nomination for Missouri’s District 27 Senate seat currently held by Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder who is running for lieutenant governor. District 148 Rep. Jamie Burger, of Benton is leaving...

Six candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for the Cape Girardeau County coroner position during the upcoming primary election. In addition to incumbent Wavis Jordan — who was removed from the office following felony charges accusing him...