Cape Girardeau News

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Republican Tom Schweich announces his 2010 candidacy for Missouri State Auditor Wednesday afternoon from the old Federal Building steps in Cape Girardeau.

Robert Harris tends to weeds Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 2009, in one of the flower beds at Red Star Community Garden in Cape Girardeau.

The latest flood maps for Cape Girardeau County show a lower water level could become the new standard for rating risk along the Mississippi River.

Cape Girardeau now officially has a DREAM and, next year, an aquatic center will open.

Fireworks over the Cape Girardeau County courthouse in Jackson, shot from the roof of The Andrew Jackson in uptown.

This July 4 weekend capped off a strong season for fireworks sales, though police reported fewer violations than they normally see over the holiday.

Roy Jones, left, gets a demonstration of a solar panel from James Chapman along with the Rev.

Friends and family surround Anita Meinz, center, during a reception Tuesday for her retirement from the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, where she has worked since its inception.

Saturday is Independence Day, and celebrations are scheduled in Cape Girardeau and Jackson.

Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation giving Missouri veterans a tax break.Nixon signed several bills on veterans' issues Thursday during a ceremony at a veterans' home in Cape Girardeau.One measure phases in a deduction of military pensions from state income taxes.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will sign SCR2, which officially makes October 3rd Science Day of each year in Missouri on Thursday at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau.

After last week's Facilities Steering Committee meeting, Cape Girardeau Schools are on their way to renovating and possibly even rebuilding Franklin Elementary.

Two Missouri universities are hoping plans for a new medical school program will provide trained professionals to relieve the physician shortage in the southern half of the state.

Tracy Lee is an unsung hero that we don't often see, who spends most of his time at a place many of us have never visited, the KFVS12 transmitter site located on a remote and isolated hill 8.5 miles north of Cape Girardeau near Oriole, Missouri.

Three workers' compensation law judges appointed by former Republican governor Matt Blunt sued Wednesday to prevent their dismissal by Democratic Gov.

A 23-year-old man faces charges and possible deportation for allegedly threatening to blow up the police station and a federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Representatives from state and federal agencies came to Cape Girardeau on Monday to share tips on grant writing and economic development.

Another illegal alien wanted by Cape Girardeau Police has been taken into custody.

From dawn July 4 to sundown July 5, the Rev. Larry Rice and supporters will occupy Indian Park at the intersection of William and Lorimier streets to demonstrate the need for homeless services in Cape Girardeau.