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FISK — Missouri State Highway Patrol dive team members removed a body from a passenger car found submerged in the St. Francis River, just south of the U.S. 60 bridge, Tuesday morning. Authorities are not releasing information concerning the identity of the victim at this time...

BENTON, Mo. — The Benton Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a photography exhibit and competition from Aug. 29-31 at the annual Benton Neighbor Days. There are three divisions: 12-and-under, 13-and-over non professional and 13-and-over professional. There is six categories: landscapes, people, objects, animals, plants and images of Scott County or Benton...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Tennessee man pled guilty to a firearm charge after being arrested in Mississippi County. According to a release from the United States Attorney's Office, Demarcus M. Fleming, 25, of Memphis, pled guilty to one felony count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He appeared before United States District Judge Ronnie L. White...

SIKESTON — In a move he called “shocking,” Sikeston DPS Director Mike Williams was relieved of his duties Friday evening. According to statement from Sikeston City Manager Jon Douglass, "Effective (Friday) Mike Williams is no longer serving as Director of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. James McMillen has been named Acting Director by City Manager Jonathan Douglass."...

MORLEY, Mo. — A Morley man was injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Donald J. Ray, 68, was driving eastbound on Route C, one mile east of Morley, when his motorcycle travelled off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned...

VAN BUREN — About seven hours after allegedly shooting and wounding two members of law enforcement as they attempted to serve him with an eviction notice, a Van Buren man “gave up peacefully without incident.”

Sikeston DPS Director Mike Williams was relieved of his duties Friday evening.

VAN BUREN, Mo. — A state trooper and sheriff’s deputy were injured after being struck by gunfire early Friday in rural Carter County. According to Sgt. Jeff Kinder with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 9:51 a.m. Friday, officers from Patrol were assisting the Carter County Sheriff’s Department at a residence in near Van Buren. After attempting to contact the occupant, a male suspect began firing from inside the residence...

SIKESTON — Moore Avenue between Wakefield Avenue and College Avenue in Sikeston is closed to through traffic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16 due to a water main break. Sikeston's Board of Municipal Utilities will perform the work. All motorists and residents in the area are asked to use alternative routes to avoid this site and are encourage to use caution when in the construction areas, according to the City of Sikeston...

PORTAGEVILLE - “With recent shootings that have occurred, all the more reason to have these type of trainings in the school,” said Portageville Superintendent Michael Allred. The training referred to by Allred was an active shooter training in the Portageville School District conducted Tuesday at the Portageville Middle School...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. —Southeast Missouri State University is one of the best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review. The education services company lists Southeast in the Best in the Midwest section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature posted at https://www.princetonreview.com/bestMWcolleges. Southeast is one of 159 schools and one of only six public institutions in Missouri named a “Best in the Midwest” school...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — The Mississippi River Commission has scheduled its annual low-water inspection trip for Monday on the Mississippi River in Missouri. The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in Caruthersville, Mo., at the City Front. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues...

“I always had an affinity for animals,” observes Brenda Collier of Dexter. “I guess I got it from my dad because he was forever bringing in squirrels, racoons, rabbits — whatever he found that needed help.” On her mother’s farm in rural Dexter, Collier, with help from her husband Kevin, cares for a variety of animals. Some were purchased, but many have been rescued — saved from dire situations of neglect or imminent death. Others have simply appeared...

ST. LOUIS – Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when purchasing tickets for an upcoming “Trap Music Wine Tasting” event to be held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. An event listing on social media says proceeds will benefit domestic abuse and violence programs, but BBB can find no evidence that the organization holding the event is a registered charity organization...

A Dexter man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to recklessly causing the death of a local teenager who was killed in a June 2018 boat collision on Black River. Accompanied by his attorney, Dan Moore, Braden Parker Bollinger appeared before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett for a plea/trial setting in his case...

BLOOMFIELD — A Dexter father appeared in court Thursday on child endangerment and abuse charges after his two young children recently tested positive for methamphetamine. Raymond Edward Hoppe, 55, was formally arraigned by Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield on two Class D felonies of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two Class D felonies of abuse or neglect of a child...

Passersby may notice the fragrance of barbecue Friday and Saturday wafting from Arena Park in Cape Girardeau — and it’s all for a good cause. The 27th annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest will highlight the char-grilled loyalty of nearly 45 local and traveling teams of pit masters...

SIKESTON — Three Rivers College in Sikeston is taking part in an educational initiative growing industrial hemp in an effort to help local farmers who intend on growing the crop in the spring.  “It is a really exciting time to be part of this project,” Three Rivers College President Dr. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - It is a dangerous job. Everyday firefighters risk their lives to help others. Now a community is coming together to help a firefighter who has dedicated years of services to keeping them safe. From 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church’s recreation hall, the United Methodist Men will host a ham and bean benefit dinner for Jimmy Harris. Harris, the town’s fire chief, is now battling cancer...