According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri saw an increase of 192 positive COVID-19 cases Wednesday and three additional deaths. To date, Missouri has 13,767 positive cases with 786 deaths. The Scott County Health Department reports Scott County had three new positive cases Wednesday, giving Scott County 113 positive cases. ...

ST. LOUIS – Recognizing the ongoing financial hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Ameren Missouri will provide $3.5 million in additional energy assistance funds to customers across the state. The funding is on top of the $1 million of support announced in March and offers a fresh start for families in need...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With concerns about COVID-19 continuing, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces it has extended its cancellation of programs and events at nature centers and other Department locations through June 30. To help continue to connect people with nature, MDC will be offering more of its nature-focused programs through online formats. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - School officials watched as the ballots were tallied Tuesday evening to see if voters would give them the go ahead on “Proposition Safe and Secure Schools.” The voters overwhelmingly did. With an unofficial tally of 814 yes votes to 203 no votes, more than 80 percent of the patrons in the New Madrid County R-1 School District agreed to the district borrowing $8,500,000 with no estimated increase in the district’s tax rate. ...

With few contested races in Mississippi County, voter turnout was low in Tuesday’s election, but races were decided nonetheless. Only 789 ballots were cast in Tuesday’s municipal election as Matthew Morrow, Angela Duenne, and Preston Moore Sr. all earned spots on the Charleston School Board. Duenne received the most votes, with 413. Morrow finished with 393 votes, while Moore Sr. totaled 372. All three beat out Ervin Williams (260 votes), and Alana Mills (289 votes)...

Voters in Ward 1 of Sikeston sign in at Trinity Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. Voters saw a few changes Tuesday, with guards in place and some poll workers with masks or face shields, social distancing requirements, abundant sanitizers and different or fewer polling locations...

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in southeast Missouri continues to rise. The Scott County Health Department is reporting three new cases on Tuesday, giving Scott County 110 positive cases. Of the three new cases, all three were females with one under the age of 19 and two between the ages of 60-69...

SIKESTON — An impromptu demonstration that was mostly subdued was held in Sikeston late Friday afternoon. Sikeston resident and former councilman Michael Harris addressed the demonstration to Sikeston City Council at Monday’s meeting. Harris said the demonstration which went from Lincoln Park to Sikeston DPS was a good thing but it could have been negative because there was little adult supervision. ...