The prosecutor handling the trial of a young woman facing 15 years in prison for an incident involving her cutting a line at Walmart in Kennett, Miss., has voluntary recused himself.

A Cape Girardeau County group is one step closer to building a playground children of all abilities can enjoy.

Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved $150,000 Thursday to fund an all-accessible playground.

Heather Ellis speaks with members of the media following day one of her trial. Photo provided The second day of the State of Missouri vs.

Jim DeBoe drills out holes Nov. 3 as Fronabarger Concretes Inc. redesigns the southeast corner sidewalks of Spanish and Independence streets in downtown Cape Girardeau.

When William Piercey Sr. of Cape Girardeau submitted a guest column to the Southeast Missourian he wanted to voice his frustration with what government-run health care may resemble.

By Heartland News CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo -- The battle between Jay Purcell and the Cape Girardeau county commission is heading the Missouri Supreme Court.

It took two years of negotiations and a $70,000 analysis, but a new agreement would provide community college access in Cape Girardeau County.

Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years.

The building that has set empty since Jackson Bakery closed will soon have a new tenant.

It's that time of year, you've probably received that property tax bill in the mail.

A screen shot of the website theheatherelliscase.com. An Internet site that advocates for the defendant in a racially charged case out of Kennett, Mo., is implying the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney may be a racist based on the cover of a book he authored.

Prosecutors will push for a prison sentence rather than probation for Michael J. Erzfeld, the Jackson wedding planner who pleaded guilty Tuesday to using customer credit cards to purchase expensive wine, home furnishings and art.

Law enforcement officials and Gov. Jay Nixon shared ideas Wednesday on how to deter drunken driving and reduce alcohol-related accidents.

Kindergartener Graci Roberts tries to keep from crying while Amy Smith, left, administers an H1N1 swine flu vaccination shot Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2009, at Mary Maud Hosea Elementary School in Delta.

Possible changes ahead for DWI laws could keep more drunk drivers off the roads.

In April of 2008, the taxpayers of Cape Girardeau County approved a half cent sales tax that went to the Parks and Recreation Department.

Emergency workers douse the remains of a barn Wednesday afternoon, November 4, 2009, behind the home of Jay and Tammy Maloney on County Road 335 in Jackson.

Consent ordinances * An ordinance vacating the city's interest in a water-line easement on property owned by Midamerica Hotels west of Cape Girardeau County Park North and east of Limbaugh Lane.

Some area law enforcement agencies are stepping up efforts to watch sex offenders this Halloween.