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Fireworks show back on in Cape Girardeau

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:04 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - The Fourth of July fireworks show is back on in Cape Girardeau.

Man gets 12 years for striking SE Mo. joggers

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:36 -0400

JACKSON, Missouri - An Arkansas man who admitted driving into a group of joggers in southeast Missouri has been given a 12-year prison term.

Mo. lawmakers miss votes while vying for Congress

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:16 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Republican congressional candidate Jason Smith missed three-fifths of the Missouri House's votes before the final day of this year's legislative session, while his Democratic opponent, Steve Hodges, missed about one-fifth of the votes.

Big fight under investigation in Cape Girardeau

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:43 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau are investigating after a massive brawl broke out after closing time at downtown bars.

Appellate judges to hear cases in SE Missouri

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:05:58 -0400

JACKSON, Missouri - Four judges from the Missouri Court of Appeals are going on the road to hear arguments in eight cases this week.

SE Missouri drainage project delayed by bat survey

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:41:22 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Federal funding has been approved to restore nearly 81 miles of flood-damaged drainage channels in southeast Missouri, but the project is on hold for a bat habitat survey.

Missouri prosecutors gain new legal protections

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:16 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - Missouri prosecutors advising police on undercover investigations or overseeing such stings now have greater legal protection that their conduct won't violate ethical rules.

When owner goes to jail, pets still cared for

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:06:42 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Dog owners know that their canines will stand by them, no matter what they do.

Rising river again causing concern in SE Missouri

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:47:02 -0400

ST. LOUIS - The rising Mississippi River is again raising concerns in some southeast Missouri communities, with another storm system in the forecast later this week.

Police technology has ups and downs

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:45:21 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - New technology being used by police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau is being called a great crime-fighting aid. But others think it's an invasion of privacy.

Charges dropped in fatal Missouri bar shooting

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:32:14 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - A southeast Missouri prosecutor has dropped murder charges stemming from a bar fight, saying there isn't enough evidence to take the case to trial.

Free dental care to be offered this week in SE Mo.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:03:30 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - About 2,000 people are expected to show up for a free dental clinic in southeast Missouri.

Body of drowning victim found in river in SE Mo.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:25:11 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Southeast Missouri authorities were trying to confirm the identity of a body that was found in the Mississippi River amid debris around a barge south of the Missouri dry docks.