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.
The event is something like a bar crawl. Donating gets you into all participating downtown bars.
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.
Thomas said especially during the holidays they have people coming in with fake rings from this scam a lot.
Increased family time, traveling across the country to see relatives, cooking for 20+ people, it all takes a toll.
“She had the means to make sure that these cats were healthy, and she just totally neglected every single one of them,” Graves said.
“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.”
Across the Heartland planning and preparation for the eclipse on April 8 is in full swing.
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.
“This is happening in broad daylight, they don’t wait until nighttime now, they do it in broad daylight.”
“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.
The goal is to make sure everything and everyone is ready when the first snow of the season falls.
“This results in the manager typically getting the outcomes they desire, but stifles the employee’s creativity, passion, and confidence.,” Dr. Shannon said.
"During the national anthem we’re going to have a flyover from a B2 Bomber,” Saverino said.
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.
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.
A Cape Girardeau woman is facing a charge, accused of maintaining or keeping a public nuisance.
According to Hayes, the journey since the tornado has been hard and now being here, means the world to her.
Both faculty and students say they are excited to bring their learning outside.
“You have a bigger voice if you act as a region as opposed to individual communities trying to speak for themselves,” Dave Soto said.
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Dr. Shannon talks about suicide prevention for first responders this week.
Anyone with information surrounding Lauren’s disappearance is asked to contact the West Frankfort Police Department.
Officials are not sure when the road will reopen.
”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.
“Every morning that I leave I pray that no one is gonna be hurt in an accident,” Chapman said.
”We’ve dealt with Jay so much we know that Jay wouldn’t bite anyone or attack anyone, not even another dog,” Wilcox said.
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.
September is Suicide Awareness month, and Dr. Shannon says it's important to talk about.
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.
“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.”
Two separate incidents, and two separate threats of violence, have Paducah police reiterating, they’re not taking school safety lightly.
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.
“We have different stations today, we have a play doh station, a car station, coloring station,” Green said.
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.
Dr. Shannon can answer questions about mental illness, dealing with mental illness, working with your children or family members and more.
Making sure every child has what they need for back to school. That’s the goal of an event happening tomorrow in Cape Girardeau.
A woman and her 6-month-old baby are recovering after being accidentally shot at a home in Kennett, Missouri on Tuesday.
Dr. Shannon says it’s important for students to feel physically and emotionally safe.
McCracken County Sheriff Ryan Norman said nowadays, the bullying that used to happen only at school can follow your student home through their phone.
If the rain does continue into the next couple of days and causes more flooding, police say try not to drive through it.
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.
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.
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.
The shop will host a grand opening block party on July 29th.
Dr. Shannon can answer questions about mental illness, dealing with mental illness, working with your children or family members and more.
“Mammograms are reducing disease burden and saving lives,” Dr. Naughton said.
The city of Sikeston is offering a cash reward for anyone with information about whoever is responsible for the vandalism.
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.
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.
The Cape Girardeau Senior Center is taking extra precautions to make sure seniors are taken care of.
