Nicki Clark
Reporter, KFVS
Cape Girardeau, MO

Nicki joined Heartland News in May 2022 as a multi-media journalist.
Originally from St. Louis, Mo., she is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis.
While at college, Nicki was a multimedia reporter at the Butler Collegian. She assigned and edited the multi-media content for the publication.
She also worked a semester as a news reporting intern at WISH-TV in Indianapolis.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 6:22 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
The event is something like a bar crawl. Donating gets you into all participating downtown bars.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 12:21 PM CST
|By Marsha Heller and Nicki Clark
Charges against a woman accused of running over a man outside of a private club in Cape Girardeau have been amended to involuntary manslaughter after the man dies.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
Thomas said especially during the holidays they have people coming in with fake rings from this scam a lot.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
Increased family time, traveling across the country to see relatives, cooking for 20+ people, it all takes a toll.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
USPS, FedEx and UPS all have different deadlines for holiday shipping.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
“She had the means to make sure that these cats were healthy, and she just totally neglected every single one of them,” Graves said.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
“And she made herself vulnerable to her and she felt safe with her,” Beshears said. “And for this to happen that safety is ripped away.”
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Nicki Clark
Across the Heartland planning and preparation for the eclipse on April 8 is in full swing.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Teaching your children how to navigate the internet is a lot like teaching them to drive. You would never just hand them the keys and say go.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“This is happening in broad daylight, they don’t wait until nighttime now, they do it in broad daylight.”
Updated: Oct. 22, 2023 at 8:40 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“The psychological symptoms may be largely invisible to others, but they are serious and have the ability to derail someone’s life,” Dr. Shannon said.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The goal is to make sure everything and everyone is ready when the first snow of the season falls.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2023 at 10:25 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“This results in the manager typically getting the outcomes they desire, but stifles the employee’s creativity, passion, and confidence.,” Dr. Shannon said.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2023 at 9:22 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
"During the national anthem we’re going to have a flyover from a B2 Bomber,” Saverino said.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The Community Counseling Center, in partnership with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, first introduced the co-responder unit back in March as they began working in the community.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The woman accused of allowing her tenants to buy and sell drugs at her property in Cape Girardeau denies the allegations against her and said she’s trying to offer a last chance to people often shunned by society.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 5:29 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller and Nicki Clark
A Cape Girardeau woman is facing a charge, accused of maintaining or keeping a public nuisance.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
According to Hayes, the journey since the tornado has been hard and now being here, means the world to her.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Both faculty and students say they are excited to bring their learning outside.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“You have a bigger voice if you act as a region as opposed to individual communities trying to speak for themselves,” Dave Soto said.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 9:05 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Dr. Shannon talks about suicide prevention for first responders this week.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Anyone with information surrounding Lauren’s disappearance is asked to contact the West Frankfort Police Department.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Officials are not sure when the road will reopen.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
”They’re less judgmental and kids don’t have to worry about being a struggling reader they just get to enjoy reading to the dog,” Smotherman said.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“Every morning that I leave I pray that no one is gonna be hurt in an accident,” Chapman said.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
”We’ve dealt with Jay so much we know that Jay wouldn’t bite anyone or attack anyone, not even another dog,” Wilcox said.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2023 at 8:15 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
According to Dr. Shannon, loneliness can happen for many reasons including changing schools or jobs, working from home, moving to a new city, ending a relationship, or if you’re living alone for the first time. Often, it’s a lack of meaningful connections and interactions.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 8:41 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
September is Suicide Awareness month, and Dr. Shannon says it's important to talk about.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Charlie Birger is a name that might ring a bell, he’s the last man publicly hanged in the state of Illinois. Now, almost 100 years later, documents uncovered in Benton show the paper trail that led to his death.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“Why is this person lifeless,” Mitchell said. “This person isn’t ill, this is not a heart attack, this is not a stroke, there’s no injury here.”
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Two separate incidents, and two separate threats of violence, have Paducah police reiterating, they’re not taking school safety lightly.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States and even the Heartland Heat Wave isn’t stopping people from getting on the court.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“We have different stations today, we have a play doh station, a car station, coloring station,” Green said.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
And if your pet is showing signs of heat stroke including drowsiness, hard panting and breathing, drooling, or struggling to hold themselves up, their doctor wants to see them.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 8:23 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Dr. Shannon can answer questions about mental illness, dealing with mental illness, working with your children or family members and more.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark and Makenzie Williams
Making sure every child has what they need for back to school. That’s the goal of an event happening tomorrow in Cape Girardeau.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
A woman and her 6-month-old baby are recovering after being accidentally shot at a home in Kennett, Missouri on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 8:11 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Dr. Shannon says it’s important for students to feel physically and emotionally safe.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
McCracken County Sheriff Ryan Norman said nowadays, the bullying that used to happen only at school can follow your student home through their phone.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
If the rain does continue into the next couple of days and causes more flooding, police say try not to drive through it.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 8:10 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Firefighters in the Carter County community say they left over safety issues, city leaders point to the growing costs of running the department. Either way, residents are caught in the middle.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Director Katie Earnhart said the new system will save the library about $9,000 per year that they can put towards other things like buying new books.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2023 at 8:11 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Dr. Shannon’s goal is to work together with people and create a safe space to talk about mental health in a way that truly matters.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The shop will host a grand opening block party on July 29th.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 9:43 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Dr. Shannon can answer questions about mental illness, dealing with mental illness, working with your children or family members and more.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
“Mammograms are reducing disease burden and saving lives,” Dr. Naughton said.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The city of Sikeston is offering a cash reward for anyone with information about whoever is responsible for the vandalism.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Same Duncan, superintendent of the New Madrid R-1 School District, said it’s more than just a summer construction project, it’s part of a five-year plan to improve school safety.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
But that only helps so much. By 11 a.m. temperatures were already in the upper 90s. So, Rees’ crew is being careful in the heat.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The Cape Girardeau Senior Center is taking extra precautions to make sure seniors are taken care of.