Judith Mangels

The Cape Girardeau City Council approved two ordinances concerning the West Park Mall redevelopment Tuesday, Sept. 3, with one of the ordinances dating back to nearly a year ago...

Southeast Missouri State University announced a partnership Monday, Sept. 2, with Niche to provide “no-application” admissions...

Following the unexpected cancellation of a “comedy-style baseball game” scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31, at Capaha Field, the team’s president issued a statement apologizing for the decision...

From left, Emme Hill, Linley Wallis and Brynlee Hill ride the Super Shot ride Friday, Aug. 30, at the 55th annual Benton Neighbor Day festival in Benton.

If you or someone you know has been wanting to have the chance to try and make “American Idol” history, you will get your chance later this week...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested for alleged burglary and domestic assault as well as resisting arrest Monday, Sept. 2...

The Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center, 711 S. Mount Auburn Rd., will offer drive-thru flu vaccinations from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, as part of its annual Fall Freedom Festival, according to a news release...

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2024. There are 118 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, as an...

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 3, the 247th day of 2024. There are 119 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 3, 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War and...

Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas and Jackson School District superintendent Scott Smith signed an agreement Friday, Aug. 30, at Jackson High School’s Ignite Center to increase access for district employees to SEMO’s...

Today is Monday, Sept. 2, the 246th day of 2024. There are 120 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. Also on this date: In 1666,...

Today is Sunday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2024. There are 121 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 1, 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off the coast...

Cape Girardeau faces scrutiny after settling two excessive force cases for nearly $200,000, with a third trial pending. Allegations involve officer Joseph Whistler. A 2021 state law complicates transparency and accountability.

Today is Saturday, Aug. 31, the 244th day of 2024. There are 122 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed as the car she was riding in crashed on the Pont de l’Alma bridge in Paris; her partner...

Marble Hill Mayor Trey Wiginton, who has spent some time in a local hospital of late, gave an update on his condition Thursday, Aug. 29. In the six-paragraph statement, he thanked the community for the prayers, love and support over the past several...

Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2024. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 30, 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his...

This year's Riverfront Fall Festival in Cape Girardeau will be Saturday, Oct. 19. It is the third year Visit Cape will be holding this festival, which will start at 11 a.m. and go until 6 p.m., with activities taking place in the Kellerman...

Cape Girardeau native Judith Farris has embarked on an unexpected journey for more than 50 years. From starting college at Southeast Missouri State University as a music education major to becoming an opera singer and well-known vocal coach across...

Southeast Missouri State University announced Wednesday, Aug. 28, that president Carlos Vargas will leave his position at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Vargas’ final day is set for Monday, June 30. According to a news release from the...

Two Cape Girardeau residents, Brock Freeman and the Rev. Geneva Allen-Patterson, represented Missouri’s 8th Congressional District at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. ...

Eighteen months after moving from its original location in Pacific Hall, the State Historical Society of Missouri’s (SHSMO) Cape Girardeau Research Center has a new home on the third floor of Kent Library on Southeast Missouri State University's...

Several area organizations are holding events beginning Saturday, Aug. 31, to bring awareness to substance abuse and recovery heading into September, which is National Recovery Month. A ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ivers Square...

The St. Louis Clydesdales’ Backyard Baseball Showdown event scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, has been canceled, the team announced via Facebook on Wednesday morning, Aug. 28. ...

During a rare Wednesday regular meeting Aug. 28, the Cape Girardeau County Commission approved a certificate of substantial completion for the Cape Girardeau County Emergency Operations Center. ...