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Retired Lt. Colonel David Richardson recently shared his thoughts on the need for a strong military, his career, and patriotism in America. Richardson reflected on the start of his military career. “I got a call from my father while attending the University of Missouri.” said Richardson. “It was one of those hard semesters.”...

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - Three area internet providers were awarded more than $40M in state grants to furnish or upgrade internet access to rural areas of Southeast Missouri. Conexon Connect, PD Fiber LLC and SEMO Electric Co-op all will benefit from the monies, which in turn serves to benefit rural customers...

Here is the complete candidate list for the Dunklin County 2023 April Election: CITY ELECTIONS Kennett Mayor: Jake Crafton, Adam Squires, Juan Toscano; Ward 1 Council Member: Michael Harbrueger, Lisa Dry; Ward 2 Council Member: Mark Bryant, Beverly Thomas (Alford); Ward 3 Council Member: Gary S. French, Harry Gaddis; Ward 4 Council Member: Dennis Pelts, Roger Wheeler, Sr.; Ward 5 Council Member: Bill Palmer Samantha Sebastian...

The City of Malden passed an ordinance at its most recent city council meeting, making it official that the City of Malden will be a Primary Seatbelt City. What this means is that police officers can now conduct traffic stops with seatbelt violations being the primary reason for the initial stop...

Some cows remained loose Thursday after the semi-truck trailer they were being hauled in caught fire late Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Scott County. Shortly after 7 p.m., Sikeston Department of Public Safety’s fire and public safety divisions responded to the report of a livestock trailer on fire at exit 1B at the Interstate 57 and 55 interchange in Sikeston, according to Capt. Derick Wheetley, fire division commander for Sikeston DPS...

Motorists are encouraged to use extreme caution whenever roadwork is present. Signs have been placed along Highway 25 from Kennett to Malden, alerting drivers of the approaching work zones as a way to keep motorists aware of stops, reduced lanes, and delays, but most importantly, so that motorists can use extreme caution to not only protect themselves and their family members/passengers but to allow the construction crew members to safely return home to their loved ones as well...

Requiring business owners to install electric vehicle chargers is an infringement on their freedoms and a mandate they can’t afford, members of a Missouri House committee argued Wednesday.  Primarily Republican lawmakers voiced support during a committee hearing on legislation that would require cities and counties to pay for electric vehicle chargers in order to mandate businesses install them. Even then, they could only mandate five spots, regardless of the size of the lot...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Litigation over Roundup —  the main ingredient of which, glyphosate, likely causes cancer — has had a long tail. And the latest lawsuit involving the once ubiquitous household weed killer dropped Thursday...

MINER , Mo. — It had been more than 4 months since Army Veteran Terry Nelson had been able to hold his wife Trudy’s hand and tell her he loved her in person, but a little help from his caretakers at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center made his wish, and hers, a reality...

Kennett native, Sydni Darnell, utilized a grant opportunity to pursue her dream of owning a business. Darnell’s journey to business ownership started with the Kennett Chamber of Commerce, where she worked as an administrative assistance. “I was working at the Chamber and the Caring Council came in and they were discussing the need for child care in the area,” said Darnell. “They told me about a grant that nobody had applied for yet.”...

June 23, 2022 Dale Brian Shearer, Misdemeanor Info Request – Operate Motor Vehicle With Vision Reducing Material Applied to Windshield or Excessive Vision Reducing Material Applied to Side Window, dismissed; Dynasty Nicole Sills, Exceed Posted Speed Limit (16-19mph), Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail to Wear Properly Adjusted/Fastened Safety Belt, dismissed;...

Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously at their meeting Monday, Jan. 23, to approve multiple changes to the city’s code of ordinances in the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Missouri. It’s been more than two months since around 53% of Show Me State voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana by voting “yes” on Amendment 3. The new state law took effect Dec. 8...

The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from the state’s attorney general opposing yet another local prosecutor’s attempt to argue the innocence of a man convicted of murder. This time the case was for Michael Politte, a man who was charged with murdering his mother in 1999 when he was 15. ...

During the January session of the Kennett School Board a variety of topics were discussed, including enrollment numbers. The December 2022 total enrollment for the district was 1,769 students. This is a slight decrease of three students from last month and 76 students from December 2021...

The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.09 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 17 cents more compared to this day last week and is 11 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year...

The City of Malden kicked off the its first gathering of 2023 with a very lengthy meeting where they passed several ordinances and was commended by a representative with MIRMA for their grant reimbursements, after announcing the wonderful job by both the Electric Department and the Board of Public Works...

Butler County Sheriff’s Department is seeking second-degree murder charges against a suspect arrested at 5 a.m. Tuesday in the death of a Wayne County woman. Sheriff Mark Dobbs said Willie “Eddie” Sipes, 43, of the Poplar Bluff is being held in the Butler County jail. Sipes was arrested at the jail, and was booked on additional charges of possession of a controlled substance...

Floridians go to the beaches. Coloradans hit the slopes. Folks in Perry County, Missouri? They go caving. This makes sense since about 10% of Missouri caves are located in or around Perryville. Among them are the longest in the state — Crevice Cave, more than 30 miles long — and Berome Moore Cave, more than 25 miles long...

JONESBORO – A-State Vets for Arkansas was the message from Chancellor Todd Shields as Arkansas State University provided an update on its plans to open its College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The university would be the sole operator of its new CVM, deciding after a careful period of study to not partner with any outside groups. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. — The identities of a husband and wife who were shot and killed early Sunday, Jan. 22, in Sikeston have been released. Kiara D. Haynes, a 33-year-old man, and Breana C. Conner, a 27-year-old woman, were found with gunshot wounds at about 3 a.m. Sunday outside apartments in the 800 block of South West Street, according to Sgt. Tyler Rowe, public information officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety...

Southern Bank now operates 65 facilities across Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arkansas with the completion Friday of another merger. The combined entity will hold assets of approximately $4.4 billion, including loans, net, of $3.4 billion, and deposits of $3.8 billion, officials said in a press release. Completion of the merger was said in September to make it the eighth-largest bank headquartered in Missouri...

Tracy Ellis has assumed the role of Board member with the Kennett Chamber of Commerce. Ellis had a 23 year career with the hospital in Kennett, before taking on her most recent job as Chief Compliance Officer with FCC Behavioral Health. The Kennett native recently shared on her career and her vision for Kennett...

The Kennett City Council was approached last week by Jamie Chitester, CEO with City Light, Gas & Water, after Chitester met the week prior with Mayor Chancellor Wayne and a few Councilmen to discuss trash issues and how CLGW would like the Council’s help in moving forward with waterline replacement, which has been a major sore spot for some locals who have watched neighboring homes burn down due to lack of water flow in those areas...

The Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, reminds Missouri landowners who get no-cost or reduced-cost deer and turkey landowner hunting permits through its Landowner Permit Application process that it may be time to reaffirm or update the property information they submitted to MDC...