Mike Mohundro

The team is talking with homeowners on Tuesday and assessing the exterior of the homes.

Union County Counseling has two counselors available for the students and staff for three days a week at the Shawnee School District this year.

Homeowners say they welcome the damage assessment team to hopefully get some financial assistance later.

They will be assessing more than 200 homes reported to have water damage in Alexander County.

They had about 45 volunteers working together throughout the day.

According to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department the incident happened on Albert Street just before 4 a.m. on Saturday

Months ago, six loose barges were sucked into the broken portion of the Lens Small Levee near Miller City, Ill. Four out of the six were collected but two remain.

Todd Whitaker speaks to hundreds of thousands of educational leaders around the nation spreading the importance of having confidence.

During this time, three states saw devastating flooding which damaged housing, businesses, roads, farmland and more.

The Illinois Realtors Relief foundation is donating up to $15,000 in relief.

This year, they are welcoming more than 50 kids in their kindergarten classrooms.

Crews are continuing to make progress in several areas including plumbing, drywall, electric and more.

Brown said they are looking for the completion date for May 2020.

Sanders said crews will be pouring concrete for the next two weeks.

The Shawnee School District #84 is supplying school supplies for all grades, Pre-K through 12 this year.

Mountain bike riders took to the 4.5 mile trail through a rocky and rough terrain throughout the park.

Politicians and political candidates took the stage to speak to the crowd.

The Smart Energy Plan is designed to enhance reliability, provide smarter energy infrastructure and offer customers cleaner and renewable energy options.

The Illinois Army National Guard is scheduled to leave East Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, July 30.

Route 3 is open after weeks of flooding. Things are finally getting back to normal for those who live in Thebes.

Rain poured into East Cape Girardeau causing streets to flood in a town that is still dealing with a flooding crisis.

The Illinois Army National Guard were on hand checking on pumps, sandbag walls, cleaning up unused sandbags and assisting the community.

The Heroes for Kids Comic Con in Perryville featured roughly 80 vendors and hundreds of visitors on Saturday.

With the months long floodfight, there have been helping hands along the way to protect and save the homes and businesses.

School officials tell us they are wanting to make sure to help every student with any help they can before walking into their classrooms.

The Perkins Volunteer Fire Department celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday.

Road crews have the road reduced down to one lane with flaggers to allow traffic to travel on the road while work is in progress.

Highway 146 between the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau and East Cape Girardeau is open for residents only.

A Heartland photographer highlighted some children’s personal triumphs during a unique photo shoot recently in Cape Girardeau.

One of the play equipment we measured on Sunday was a slide that measured 151 degrees Fahrenheit.