Breanna Harris
Reporter, KFVS
Cape Girardeau, MO
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Breanna Harris joined the Heartland News Team as a multimedia journalist in March 2021.
She was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and moved to Murray, Kentucky to attend Murray State University.
At Murray State, Breanna worked for "The Murray State News" as a contributing writer.
In her free time, she enjoys painting for fun.
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The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department said Cape Lacroix Trail is the safest trail for children and families because of a lack of vehicle traffic.
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Once completed, the garden should give students a better sense of nature.
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All of the money raised for this event will go to the Special Olympics.
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Dustin Johnson is the owner of Workshop 22 in Benton, Missouri. He said the craft sale will help raise money for all veterans in the area.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is making repairs to sidewalks along U.S. 61 in Perryville.
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The educators came from several districts and communities, including Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Delta and Woodland.
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Right now, Eddleman is working with other birders across Missouri on what they call a Big Year Challenge.
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The exhibit will be open in the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center until July 27.
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Owner Jeff Johnson feels now is the right time to reopen. He’s taking steps that will allow people to come in and enjoy a show.
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Victoria Busch is a mom of two kids, which is no walk in the park, but she’s also a full time college student and a sergeant in the Army National Guard. Busy enough? Not for Victoria.
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Missouri’s Bicentennial Quilt hangs at the Perryville Civic Center alongside quilts made by the Memory Makers Quilt Club.
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Under the measure Governor Mike Parson signed on Wednesday, restaurants can sell alcoholic drinks in sealed containers to customers also buying food.
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Swimming safety is very crucial for small children and even young adults.
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Bringing children and animals together is the mission of a library program in the Heartland.
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When it comes to storing extra fireworks, it’s recommend to place them in a cool, dry area.
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Perryville’s American Tractor Museum will hold a fundraiser to help with the expansion.
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A Heartland agency, SEMO Alliance For Disability Independence (SADI), provides life skills training to the disabled is expanding its services in southeast Missouri.
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A four-year-old Cape Girardeau boy with autism is having a hard time trying to understand why his elephant statues are gone.
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If you live in Missouri and receiving unemployment benefits due to the pandemic, that check is about to get smaller.
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The City of Cape Girardeau is working to address the issue of potholes.
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The Southern Illinois Music Festival will return in July for its 17th year of live music performances.
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Many business in Cape are extending their hours to draw new faces to their stores.
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It was all-hands-on-deck as conservation agents rounded up as many Canada geese as possible at Capaha Park on Thursday afternoon, and they got some help doing it.
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Many of the headstones at Woodlawn cemetery date back 1800s, it’s one of the oldest in the city.
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First 50-K offers 50-thousand dollar grants to tech start-ups from across the country.
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One Scott County teacher has some new tools to help local kids learn thanks to a new grant.
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Southern Illinois and southeast Missouri couldn't see it. The best view of the partial eclipse was in Chicago.
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A Heartland autism service is moving to a new, larger location to serve more children.
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Bicycle enthusiasts from all over the country will be in Missouri next week to ride around the Show-Me-State.
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Crews are working to repair a water main break on Singing Hills Drive in Cape Girardeau.
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Holden said the students will learn the duties of law enforcement such as dispatching, processing a crime scene and the court system.
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Many bed and breakfast hotels are starting to see an increase in travelers now that things are opening back up.
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“It means a lot to me because they fight everyday to keep the world going.”
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol encouraged Missouri residents to take safety precautions during Memorial Day Weekend.
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Whether you leave with an armful of stuff or just an item or two, folks in this crowd all seem happy they’ve found each other after such a long time on lockdown.
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The Cape Girardeau Public School District wants to add more safety equipment for it campuses.
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Most events were canceled, but this July communities in the Heartland are planning the typical celebrations.
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At one Heartland clinic hosted on Friday, May 21 for kids 12 and older, we found families eager to take part.
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He said his students and the community came together to build this outdoor classroom that brings learning to life.
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Organizers with the Missouri Job Center turned a church parking lot into a one-stop shop for people looking for work.
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The six-hour course also trains students to create a safer environment inside homes.
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The additional space at Brehm will allow the nearly 40-year-old campus to help young adults with disabilities to succeed, even after they graduate from High school.
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The Southern Seven Health Department has had only a few days to plan for these vaccinations for teens, but health officials say it’s an important next step in getting more people vaccinated.
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According to the Gibson Recovery Center’s Chief Operations Officer, battling drug abuse on lockdown one of the biggest challenges of the last 14 months.
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As the SEMO food bank continues serving 70,000 people in 16 counties every month, Church hoped this new effort would give more people the ability to better provide for themselves and their families.
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What happens to the donations in need of repair?
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There is a new strain of a parvovirus going around that pet owners need to know about.
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If you are interested in local history, students from Southeast Missouri State University’s Historic Preservation Program will present their research on Cape Girardeau’s past residents.
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This will include improvements to the pickleball facility in Litz Park and development projects at Brookside Park.