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First Alert: Heavy rain moves out this evening

Much of the Heartland will see 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches of rain, with scattered higher totals possible.

Marsha Heller

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Hamilton County Health Department reports 3 new cases of COVID-19

Rain impacts harvest for Heartland farmers

Reynolds County Health Department announces a total of 138 positive cases of COVID-19

Jackson County Health Department reports 1 new COVID-19 related death, 19 new cases

Zeta batters Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 dead

Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2.6 million homes and businesses without power in Atlanta and beyond after pounding New Orleans with winds and water that splintered homes and were blamed for at least six deaths.

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Right now, there's no FDA-approved vaccine for COVID-19, but researchers are racing to create one.

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Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Cape Girardeau Co. Public Health Center reports 42 new cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death

The health center said the newly reported death on Thursday was an individual over 100 years old.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 5:34 PM

IHSA and Gov. Pritzker not seeing eye-to-eye on winter sports

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced during his daily briefing on Thursday, October 29 that winter sports, including basketball, would be moved to the spring.

Colin Baillie

Published October 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM

Mounds Head Start temporarily closed due to COVID-19

Classes will return on Nov. 9.

Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 4:52 PM

Curbside, absentee voting in Cape Girardeau County

Voters can cast their curbside, absentee ballots on October 30 from 8 am till 4:30 pm.

Isabelle Hanson

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Black leopard mauls Florida man who paid $150 for ‘full-contact experience’

Detectives with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say the savage attack happened in an enclosure at a South Florida home

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Egyptian Health Department reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 29 new cases

Two new cases are in White County, one new case is in Gallatin County, and 27 new cases are in Saline County.

Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Sikeston DPS officers take Crisis Intervention Training

The classes, held at the Sikeston headquarters, are a way to keep area law enforcement up to date on de-escalation techniques.

Jeremy Ford

Published October 29, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Alexander County has 10 new COVID-19 cases, one case is in Hardin County, 10 more cases are in Johnson County, three cases are in Massac County, both Pope and Pulaski Counties have one new case, Union County has two.

Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Independent team to review Missouri Veterans Home, seeking family input

The number, (314) 552-6665, will be open until Nov. 4, families should request to speak to Brian Kaveney.

Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Beshear confirms 3rd-highest day ever of new Ky. virus cases: ‘This virus seeks people out'

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that there were 1,821 new positive cases of the virus Thursday, including 19 more deaths.

Shellie Sylvestri

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:37 PM

SEMO VS. SIU: ‘War for the Wheel’ game to air on KFVS12

KFVS12 is scheduled to broadcast the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks versus the Southern Illinois Salukis football game on October 30.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:34 PM

Click here to check the scores for Week 10 of Heartland Football Friday.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:24 PM

Illinois small businesses, communities to receive $94 million in emergency relief funds

$35 million has been directed to regions currently under mitigations to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, or where mitigations will soon take effect.

Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:24 PM

Florida woman goes into labor, stops to vote before going to hospital

A pregnant woman in Florida was on her way to the hospital to give birth, but she made a detour to cast her vote in the 2020 election.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced during his daily briefing on Thursday, October 29 that winter sports, including basketball, would be moved to the spring.

Colin Baillie

Published October 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM

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Tony La Russa comes out of retirement to manage White Sox

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The IHSA announced on Wednesday, October 28 it plans to move forward with winter sports across the state.

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Ashley Smith

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Busy weekend expected for Haunted Hall of Horrors in Cape Girardeau

If numbers stay on trend, the assistant recreation division manager said this may be their best and busiest year yet.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:14 PM

The positivity rate in Kentucky is currently 6.04 percent.

Marsha Heller

Published October 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Gov. Parson discusses hospital bed, ventilator availability in Mo.

The positivity rate in Missouri is currently 11.6 percent.

Marsha Heller

Published October 29, 2020 at 2:56 PM

Tennessee has more than 26K active cases of COVID-19; 2,660 new cases, 22 more deaths reported Thursday

The Shelby County Health Department has identified 188 new coronavirus cases and one more death within the last 24 hours.

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Largest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases in Ill. with 6,363

Currently, 7,542,098 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the state.

Marsha Heller

Published October 29, 2020 at 2:32 PM

Husband, wife arrested in connection to break-ins at Mt. Vernon storage facility they manage

The assistant police chief called the Bauers suspects in the break-ins.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 2:13 PM

Flash flooding has closed some roads in the Heartland.

Marsha Heller

Published October 29, 2020 at 1:56 PM

Calloway Co., Ky. School Dist. to go all virtual

All extra-curricular activities were also suspended in Calloway County Schools starting on Monday, November 2.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 1:54 PM

Tony La Russa was hired to manage the Chicago White Sox.

Amber Ruch

Published October 29, 2020 at 1:39 PM

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