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Elbacher Homecoming Crank-In comes to Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Erlbacher Homecoming Crank-In brings people together from across the country, and they have one thing in common. They use Erlbacher knitting machines, which are made in Cape Girardeau. The annual Homecoming Crank-In celebrates the machines and the company that makes them. “We do training,...
Short police chase ends in Cape Girardeau restaurant parking lot with 1 arrest
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - One person was arrested after a short police chase in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday evening, May 1. According to the Ptlm. Bobby Newton with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, a traffic violation led to the chase on Perry and Broadway. Video shows police stop the...
Cape Girardeau man sentenced for first-degree murder
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - A Cape Girardeau man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of his wife was sentenced on Thursday, May 2. According to Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez, 30-year-old Gregory Hopkins was sentenced to 42 years in prison after a contested sentencing hearing. In a...
‘Music on the River’ returns for second year
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A local public radio station will host a fundraising event with live music and a buffet. Music on the River takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at River Campus Park in Cape Girardeau. The evening includes live performances by Sam...
Hwy. 51 South in Perry County, Mo. reopened after semi crash
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Highway 51 South in Perry County, Missouri reopened on Wednesday afternoon, May 1 after a crash involving a semi truck. The crash happened Wednesday morning at Perry County Road 706. Photos posted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office on their Facebook page showed an overturned...
Floodgate at Themis St. closed in Cape Girardeau as Mississippi River rises
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Rising river levels leads to the closing of one of the floodgates in Cape Girardeau. On Thursday, May 2, the City of Cape Girardeau said crews opened both pump stations and closed the floodgate on Themis Street. Recent rainfall has caused the Mississippi River to...
Olympic-winning swimmer to attend grand opening of Cape Aquatic Center
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - An Olympic-winning swimmer will attend the reopening of the Cape Aquatic Center in May. Special guest, three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, will join the River City Aquatics coaching staff on Saturday, May 11 for the grand opening. Gaines will present a special clinic for...
Concerns raised regarding lawyer who serves as city of Cape Girardeau prosecutor
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Concerns have been raised regarding the lawyer who serves as city prosecutor. They involve him serving as a criminal defense attorney in two cases brought by Cape Girardeau police. He later withdrew his representation on both. Scott Horman told Heartland News he handled the conflict...
Cape Riverfront Market to begin May 4
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Riverfront Market will open for the season on Saturday, May 4. It will run every Saturday morning between May and October from 8 a.m. to noon. The Cape Riverfront Market is in the lot at 35 S. Spanish Street in downtown Cape...
Hillcrest subdivision of Cape Girardeau asked to conserve water
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Confluence Rivers is asking residents in the Hillcrests subdivision of Cape Girardeau to conserve their water Tuesday. An email sent to customers Tuesday afternoon asked customers to conserve water as technicians replaced a water pump as unscheduled repair work. We are asking that you...
Oak Ridge softball’s Kinsley Bogenpohl doing it all as just a sophomore
Oak Ridge softball sophomore Kinsley Bogenpohl has a pitching record of 11-3 on the mound with 141 strikeouts and a 1.91 earned run average. At the plate, Bogenpohl currently has a .596 batting average, 28 hits, one home run, 14 runs batted in, 27 runs scored and eight stolen bases. Photo by Nick McNeal.
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