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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when doing business with Taylor Tots, a discount online children’s clothes retailer based in Scott City, Missouri...

A Charleston woman was killed in an accident involving a Sikeston Department of Public Safety fire truck Wednesday afternoon.

MARSTON, Mo. — A New Madrid, Mo., man is charged with murder following a fatal shooting early Sunday morning. Jeremy Damon Guest, 36, is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action and first degree robbery in connection with the death of Datrae Hicks, 27...

It has been one month since Michele Bell has been home. Outpourings of interest from media outlets and members of the public in the days after her disappearance have since trickled to a halt. Law enforcement search efforts have spanned two states and a web of jurisdictions, and all trails seem to go cold at Interstate 55 southbound exit 34, near Joiner, Arkansas...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - A building boom is underway for the East Prairie R-2 School District. Superintendent Lesli Jones describes the construction as not only an investment for the 1,100 students currently attending school at East Prairie but for the future...

SIKESTON — In some communities, downtown not only is the historic part of the city but also the heartbeat. That is Jason Davis’s goal for Sikeston. Davis took over as the new executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston on Jan. 1, replacing Lynn Lancaster, who retired at the end of last year...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Sikeston woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Kristin M. Burney, 37, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment for a felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. She appeared before US District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr...

SIKESTON — Sikeston will have a new food option beginning Monday. At 10 a.m. Monday, Rally’s will open at 533 N. Main, next to Rhodes. “The Sikeston community has been a staple community in Southeast Missouri for many years,” said Brent Anderson, vice president of operations at PAJCO Inc. “The continued growth and development of the market and community made it an easy decision to open this exciting new brand in a town known for it’s hospitality.”...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Dr. Sam Duncan, superintendent of the New Madrid County R-1 School District, carefully emphasizes the words: no tax increase. A bond proposal to fund building improvements and to enhance security for students and staff can be accomplished without raising taxes, he states again. It is a message he and others are working to get across to voters throughout the district...

SIKESTON — Hidden just off of Malone Avenue, tucked between the Sikeston Recreation Complex and Fox Haven Country Club, sits one of Sikeston’s most unknown gems, the Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport. “The airport is something a lot of people don’t even know is here. And it’s a blessing to have,” said Jay Lancaster, Sikeston Director of Public Works...

Anyone who has been to Perryville has almost certainly been downtown and visited what is called the Square. It often serves as the center of activity for a block party or race or home brew contest, drawing residents to numerous downtown shops and restaurants...