Cape Girardeau, MO

Sikeston, MO

You might see more orange this weekend and it's all for a good cause. "Wear Orange Weekend" is an effort to raise national awareness of gun violence. Boat crash leaves 1 dead in Murphysboro, Ill. Updated: 41 minutes ago. |. A Desoto man is dead following a boating accident on...

Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The carnival is in town. Crescent City Amusements set up its carnival at West Park Mall for June 2-4. Friday - 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday - 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday - 1 p.m. to 5...

Carnival in the parking lot of West Park Mall

Kentucky State

All of this recent heat is having an impact on the Show-Me State. Gov. Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-05 declaring a drought alert in Missouri. Carbondale Dairy Queen lights up sign for one last time. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. Carbondale is saying goodbye to an iconic ice cream...

Carden Circus at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau

Murphysboro, IL

You might see more orange this weekend and it's all for a good cause. "Wear Orange Weekend" is an effort to raise national awareness of gun violence. Local healthcare leaders call it a gamechanger. It's a new, simple way to screen for cancer. Ameren donates $15K to Woodland Fire Protection...

Boat crash leaves 1 dead in Murphysboro, Ill.

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - A Desoto man is dead following a boating accident that occurred on Wednesday in Kinkaid Lake. On May 31, around 7:07 p.m., the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a boating accident on Kinkaid Lake near the spillway in rural Murphysboro, Ill. The accident involved an 18-foot aluminum Jon boat.

One man dead after boating accident on Kinkaid Lake

Missouri State

Wappapello, MO

WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed that an alligator spotted at Wappapello Lake was killed. They say the animal was seen over Memorial Day weekend and was killed by “an area resource user.”. According to the department, alligators are not native wildlife to Missouri...

MDC: Alligator spotted at Wappapello Lake killed

Crittenden Co. police need your help locating this man involving a stolen vehicle. Officers calls Jay Walker a person of interest involving the theft. Summer school students at Jefferson Elementary school had some special visitors today. Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. Hot air balloons will...

Music in the Park summer concert series kicks off in Sikeston

Florida State

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - June is Pride Month. That means across the nation, celebrations are taking place and people are remembering the history of the LGBTQ+. A way of celebration is captured through a flag originally sewn in Keywest, Florida making its way to Cape Girardeau. This is through...

Florida pride flag comes to Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Summer school students at Jefferson Elementary had some special visitors on Friday, June 2. Four mermaids came to visit them at the Jefferson Community Center Pool to get them ready to watch The Little Mermaid next week. The theme for the week was mermaids, and...

Mermaids visit summer school students at Jefferson Elementary

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - One person was arrested after a short chase in Cape Girardeau on Friday afternoon, June 2. According to Patrolman Bobby Newton with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers received an alert for a stolen vehicle around 8 a.m. from the 300 block of N. Sprigg Street. The reporting officer entered the vehicle into the “FLOCK” camera system.

1 person in custody, 3 wanted after short chase in Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - You might see more orange this weekend, and it’s all for a good cause. “Wear Orange Weekend” is an effort to raise national awareness of gun violence. An event was held on Friday afternoon, June 2 at Peace Park in Cape Girardeau. A...

Wear Orange Weekend raises awareness of gun violence

Crittenden Co. police need your help locating this man involving a stolen vehicle. Officers calls Jay Walker a person of interest involving the theft. Summer school students at Jefferson Elementary school had some special visitors today. Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Hot air balloons will...

One suspect in custody following police chase in Cape Girardeau

Carbondale, IL

All of this recent heat is having an impact on the Show-Me State. Gov. Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-05 declaring a drought alert in Missouri. St. Francis hospital unveiled their Grotto Statue. The Grotto is the original that once stood at St. Francis when it was located on Good Hope Street.

Carbondale Dairy Queen lights up sign for one last time

Illinois State

A new manufacturing company is set to call southern Illinois home. Manner Polymers is investing $54M and creating more than 60 jobs in Mount Vernon. The search ends for a southeast Missouri man wanted by police in western Kentucky. Cape Farmers Market at the West Park Mall. Updated: 4 hours...

Woman for change to hold annual "The Big Event" in Carbondale

Paducah, KY

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A woman is accused of leaving a puppy in a car overnight. Chloe Throgmorton, 19, of Paducah, was arrested on charges of second-degree cruelty to animals, public intoxication, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy...

Paducah woman accused of leaving puppy in car overnight without food, water

Carbondale is saying goodbye to an iconic ice cream spot that has been around since the 60s. St. Francis hospital unveiled their Grotto Statue. The Grotto is the original that once stood at St. Francis when it was located on Good Hope Street. First Alert Forecast @ 9PM on 5/31/23.

Drought alert in Missouri

Ullin, IL

ULLIN, Ill. (KFVS) - A southern Illinois auto parts store was destroyed by a fire Thursday night, June 1. According to Ullin Fire Chief Kenny Wright, they got a call about a fire around 7:30 p.m. He said a car was being worked on in an adjacent building when it...

Auto parts store in Ullin, Ill. destroyed by fire

A piece of hospital history officially returns to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau today. An unusual theft out of Marshall County, Kentucky. This bronze statue of an Elk used to have antlers on it, but as you can see, they are now gone. Carden Circus at Arena Park...

Child dead after crash in Franklin County, Ill.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - United Ways is celebrating the longest day of the year, June 21, as the United Day of Caring. To involve the local community in this global event, United Way of Southeast Missouri is launching its first annual Workplace Wonder Competition. For the first annual competition,...

Food drive launches first annual competition

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A piece of hospital history officially returns to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, May 31. Staff members and supporters gathered in the Saint Francis Garden for the unveiling of this newly refurbished grotto. The Catholic Shrine once stood at the original...

Grotto at Saint Francis Medical Center refurbished

Bloomfield, MO

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KFVS) - Nestle Purina PetCare donated $20,000 to the city of Bloomfield to help replace broken playground equipment. The money will help the park board with their efforts to replace the broken equipment in Bloomfield Park. “Purina is dedicated to making a positive impact in the Bloomfield community,”...

$20K donated to Bloomfield park board to help replace broken playground equipment

East Prairie, MO

A new manufacturing company is set to call southern Illinois home. Manner Polymers is investing $54M and creating more than 60 jobs in Mount Vernon. The search ends for a southeast Missouri man wanted by police in western Kentucky. Cape Farmers Market at the West Park Mall. Updated: 3 hours...

East Prairie man wanted by police

Mccracken County, KY

MELBER, Ky. (KFVS) - Kentucky State Police announce that a man wanted in McCracken County has been located and taken into custody. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, a large law enforcement group from multiple agencies was searching for the man in the Melber area of southern McCracken County.

East Prairie man wanted in McCracken County taken into custody

New York City, NY

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Two men were arrested on multiple charges after police say they refused to pull over and then ran from officers. Kamarion Dorsey, 26, of Elmira, New York, was charged with a class E felony resisting a lawful stop. Eric Dorsey, 42, of Champaign, Ill., was...

2 men accused of refusing to pull over for traffic stop, running from Cape Girardeau police

Bernie, MO

BERNIE, Mo. (KFVS) - The Bernie Police Department has located a suspect after receiving a report of vandalism. On May 31, the Bernie Police Department received a report of several vehicles being vandalized on N. Drake Street in Bernie, Mo. Officers conducted an investigation at that time, and were able to identify a suspect.

Police arrest man accused of breaking into vehicles in Bernie, Mo.

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Fence around pond at Capaha Park removed

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A chain link fence no longer surrounds the pond at Capaha Park...

Fence around pond at Capaha Park removed

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