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Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:45 AM CST
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker, Jordan Vilines and Tayler Davis
Damage is set at $1M, fire officials say
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis, Rachael Thomas and Jordan Gartner
A family in Louisiana is back together again.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 6:04 AM CST
|By Collin Maxwell, Tayler Davis, Curtis Heyen and Gray News staff
Authorities said the child’s father accidentally shot her with a high-powered rifle on a hunting lease.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado and Tayler Davis
A family is mourning after a mother and her daughter died of COVID-19 just one day apart.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 5:29 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
A high school student at Cape Central High used the quarantine lockdown back in March to start her own business. And it’s something that can help keep you organized.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:04 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Christmas came early for some children in the heartland. Santa and some of his helpers were in Cape Girardeau tonight delivering donated toys. This is a part of the Cape Jaycee’s annual toybox drive.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
A key weapon to battle the virus has now been administered in the heartland. Health care workers in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois rolled up their sleeves today to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. 5 employees at Southeast Health were among the first in our area to receive a COVID-19 vaccination
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 1:21 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
A highway construction project 20 years in the making in Sikeston is moving forward.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 5:27 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau on December 21.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Many holiday traditions are looking different this year, and that includes an Annual Holiday Home Tour in Cape Girardeau.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Aggressive driving, and spReports of speeding and aggressive driving has surged, a 2019 AAA survey suggests that men are more likely to speed and drive aggressively than women.eding are the top two things Triple A says have surged this year.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 5:58 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Ballard County Superintendent Casey Allen said his only concern is if people will take the vaccine.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
A vaccine for the Coronavirus could be approved by federal regulators next week.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
While COVID-19 cases are up nationwide, college admissions are down and the pandemic may be to blame.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The Southeast Missouri State Men’s Basketball team played their home opener tonight against SIU. Because of the pandemic, things will be a little different this season at the Show Me Center.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 10:26 AM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Director of Spread Hope Now Mari Ann Moyers said their doors will open at the Sikeston Warming center on December 1. She anticipated more people will need a place to stay.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Health Departments in the Heartland are gearing up for a potential increase in COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 3:31 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Lieutenant Matt DeGonia said the Salvation Army Thanksgiving meals were pick -up only due to Covid-19, but it didn’t stop people from coming out.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
There’s an increase in the need for food during the pandemic, A heartland church is setting the table for many local families.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 9:42 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
A local food pantry says Thanksgiving will be different this year, but it’s still doing every thing it can to make sure people have a meal for the holiday.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The new restrictions in Illinois and Kentucky could lead to more visitors in Cape Girardeau where the rules are more relaxed.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
What makes this church so unique is they are helping others without a permanent church location.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:07 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The goal of this organization is to provide services to help improve the lives of people in southeast Missouri.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 5:59 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Missouri conservation officers are asking hunters to help them identify Chronic Wasting Disease.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 9:32 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
City leaders are pleading for everyone in the Heartland to play their part and wear a mask.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 9:10 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The ongoing pSoutheast Missouri State University Nursing Chair Gloria Green said typically all 36 nursing students learn and practice their skills togethandemic is not just a challenge for front line healthcare workers. It’s also a challenge for the next generation of nurses in training right now. .
Updated: Nov. 10, 2020 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Missouri lawmakers are working in Jefferson City to access more COVID-19 relief money.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Scott County Clerk Rita Milam said more work is just starting for them.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 11:57 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
In response to the rise in Covid-19 cases Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health are adding new guidelines.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 10:05 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
The Missouri office of workforce development has a creative way to help place some of those unemployed Missourian’s find the right job for them.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 10:07 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers said the voter turnout this year is record breaking. There are over 55,000 registered voters and over 40,000 took part in voting.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 2:47 PM CST
|By Tayler Davis
Gamma Healthcare to close its lab and radiology businesses starting on Wednesday, November 4.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
With the help of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the apartment complex is shifting its focus to safety.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2020 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
It’s an interactive display with pictures, touchscreens , and fun facts about water.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
A simple class project morphed into something bigger at Central Academy.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
SEMO's Rare Book Room
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 9:13 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerick says by the looks of their sales tax receipts; It’s been some good months.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 5:45 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Both the FBI and the Better Business Bureau warn a simple click on a political advertisement through email or text could lead to you being scammed.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:38 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
After 5 years of planning, Cape Sewage board president Joe Tousignant said it’s time to break ground for a new wastewater system here in Fruitland.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Central Academy student Khamani Rutherford wanted to do more than just talk about Covid. “I’m painting a mural about Covid,” he said.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Sikeston Junior High Counselor Andrea Baker said making sure teachers know how to identify trauma in students is important, especially during Covid.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Former Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder said the overpopulation of deer in Cape Girardeau is an ongoing problem.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
SIU doctoral student, Mirian Pimentel, has a new tool to help combat sudden death syndrome, a fungus disease impacting the roots of soybeans causing leaves to turn yellow and die.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2020 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
The saying is, “a lady never tells her age,” but staff at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau say turning 100 is a milestone worth bragging about.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Dr. James West teaches debate at Southeast Missouri University, and he offers this advice to viewers watching tonight’s Vice Presidential debate.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is teaming up with the SEMO football team for a car wash to raise money for a diversity scholarship.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
Heartland airports reach to the furloughs at American Airlines and United Airlines.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
A march is taking place in Washington on Saturday to pray for the United States in what organizers call a year of crisis. The event is sparking a church in Sikeston to do the same.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center is fielding questions from people with concerns following the announcement that Missouri Governor Mike Parson tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Tayler Davis
The National Golf Foundation reports a 20 percent increase in golf rounds across the country in the month of July.
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