Cape Girardeau News

A dredge pumps water and sand from the bottom of the Mississippi River in an attempt to make the barge channel deeper.

Until two weeks ago, the Cape Girardeau police station was a staple in Officer Cary Dunavan's route no matter where he was patrolling.

Jan 23, 2012 Hermann Jaeger, Ozark Grape Hunter: Saving European Vineyards in the Late 19th Century CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.

River pilots are raising concerns that the addition of more structures to control the Mississippi River will cut into profits for barge companies.

All of us have heard the catch phrase, "Just Say No." It applies to drugs, right? Well, yes and no.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Feb. 16 to discuss a multi-lane roundabout planned for the intersection of Route W and Lexington Ave.

Southeast Missouri State University has announced $178,903 to help people create new businesses in flood-battered areas.

Republican State Senator Scott Rupp, Wentzville, is proposing a measure that would amend the state's constitution to forbid state laws from forcing an individual, employer, or health care provider to cover the costs of birth control.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon stopped in Cape Girardeau to talk about a plan to help southeast Missouri's economy after last spring's flooding.

Jefferson County officers uncovered thousands of dollars of stolen property and want to find the owners.

Cape Girardeau is continuing forward with plans for the Broadway corridor project.

Upon the invitation of Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson , the expected republican winner of today's Missouri Beauty Pageant will be heading to beautiful Cape Girardeau next month.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission has agreed to give up a section of a county road that was the frequent site of drug activity, including methamphetamine labs.

Jennifer Ryan Williams and Christopher Lee McClanahand, of Cape Girardeau, became the parents of a son, Ryder William, born at 7:30 p.m. Jan.

A month long celebration of black history continues on campus in Cape Girardeau.

The impromptu Group Draw session held at the Port's Yacht Club, in Cape Girardeau, MO, attracted more than 160 people to make artwork Friday night.

The farm on which I did some growing in the 1950s occupied 500 acres of Missouri's "boot heel" divided into equal parts by U.S. Highway 61, the main auto traffic artery connecting New Orleans and Chicago.

The Central High School teacher accused of assaulting a student in a downtown Cape Girardeau parking lot plans to enter a not guilty plea.

Police investigated a stabbing early Friday morning on Themis Street in Cape Girardeau.

The trucks were donated by the Wal-Mart Foundation to Feeding America. They are designed to transport fresh fruit, vegetables and other nutritious foods to help provide more food to the 55,000 people suffering from hunger and living in a 16-county service area around Cape Girardeau, Mo.