SEMO uses Flock cameras as an investigative tool as students question privacy

Mounted beside key traffic hotspots in Cape Girardeau, Flock Safety’s license plate reader cameras (ALPRs) use artificial intelligence to capture point-in-time images of vehicles and convert them into searchable information, including license plate numbers, vehicle characteristics, date, time and camera location. This gives law enforcement officials a digital trail across town.

October 2026 Students of the Month East Wayne County Chamber of Commerce - Greenville High School

The East Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and Greenville High School proudly announce Gracyn G. Hill and Eli J. Evans as the October 2026 Students of the Month. These students will receive a gift card to Trail’s End sponsored by the East Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. Gracyn is...

Spoofhounds take down Cardinals in Homecoming match, player crowned king

Classmates voted to crown senior Spoofhound tackle and defensive tackle Tyson Atwell Homecoming king before Maryville High School football (6-0, 3-0 MEC) defeated the Benton High School Cardinals (2-4, 0-2 MEC) 53-29 Oct. 2 in the Hound Pound. Atwell left pregame warmups to join his peers on the MHS Homecoming...

Retired School Personnel Once Again Host Trivia Night

The Madison County Retired School Personnel (MCRSP) will be hosting its annual Trivia Night on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Fredericktown’s KAB Middle School. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the first question will be given at 7 p.m. Once again, Bill Durham will be the moderator for this...

McCracken County Schools Join Social Media Lawsuit

The McCracken County Board of Education has voted to join a lawsuit against several social media companies over their alleged impact on students. Channel 6 reports the board approved the move Thursday after an executive session. The lawsuit involves more than 800 school systems and companies including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,...

Ste. Genevieve Ground Game Dominates in Win over Central

(Park Hills) The Ste. Genevieve Dragons football team ran hard in their 20-7 win over Central Friday night. The Dragons took momentum from the jump, with a 14 play touchdown drive that ate up nearly seven minutes. Wyatt Grein punched in the Dragon touchdown from two yards away to open the scoring.

Jackson football blanks Farmington 47-0 for first shutout

Jackson senior inside linebacker Joah Moore, left, celebrates with safeties senior Brock Reagan, right, and junior Griffin Parsons. Photo by Nick McNeal. For what was one of the most attended games in recent Jackson football history, the Indians simply dominated Farmington via a 47-0 shutout to continue its current perfect season.

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St. Vincent shut out in first loss of season

STE. GENEVIEVE — “This game will not define our season.”. Those were the words of St. Vincent Indians head coach Tim Schumer following the team’s first loss of the season Friday night against Valle Catholic. The Indians fell 48-0 to the perennial favorite Warriors. Touchdowns were scored...

Second Sikeston football player recognized with Rhodes MVP Belt

Kenneth Holcomb has a combination of traits that can make life miserable for a defense. On Wednesday, he was recognized for this as the Rhodes Convenience Stores and Semoball.com Football Team of the Week MVP. The Sikeston High School senior running back broke loose for a pair of 50-yard touchdown...

Marion High School teacher charged after Home Depot theft investigation

MARION, Ill., (KBSI) — A Marion High School building trades teacher was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into reported thefts at Home Depot, according to Marion police. Lester E. James, 59, of Carbondale, faces one count of felony retail theft and two counts of misdemeanor theft by deception. Officers...

SEMO professor receives national lifetime achievement award for historic preservation

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — A Southeast Missouri State University professor has received a national lifetime achievement award for his work in historic preservation education. Dr. Steven Hoffman, a professor of historic preservation at SEMO, received the James Marston Fitch Award for Lifetime Achievement in Preservation Education from the...

GES and WES students make significant gains in reading

Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Greenville Elementary School and Williamsville Elementary School made significant gains in reading last school year, with scores increasing by 51% from the previous year. The growth was reflected in students’ end-of-year MAP scores. Students who had previously been in the “Below Basic” category moved into...

Vienna High School rallies behind student diagnosed with cancer

VIENNA, Ill., (KBSI) — Vienna High School students and staff wore yellow Tuesday to support sophomore Cole Waters, who was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma, according to the school. The Student Council is collecting donations for Waters and his family during advisory periods each day through Friday. Donations can be...

Southeast Mo. State reports decrease in fall enrollment; $10M approved for capital renewal project

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - Southeast Missouri State University released its fall 2026 enrollment report on Monday, September 28. According to the university, overall enrollment decreased 4.5 percent, but it achieved its enrollment goal for undergraduate retention and exceeded the graduate student retention goal by 3.5 percent. The university...

25 years ablaze: SIU's ‘Fire Dawgs' inspires land management careers

More than 1,000 students have completed the program over the past quarter century By JOURNEY SHORT Saluki Local Reporting Lab Photos by Lylee Gibbs, Cooper Wackerlin & Carly Gist On a clear spring morning in southern Illinois, a group of students stands at the edge of the woods near Lake Murphysboro in rural Jackson County. They wear bright yellow fire-resistant shirts, green pants, heavy boots and helmets. Each person carries a tool — a hoe, shovel or drip torch. Everything is calm for now. But that’s about to change. The group walks nearly a mile into the woods before reaching a burn site. Once there, they start clearing sticks and debris from the ground. They listen carefully to the directions called out by their experienced leader, Charles Ruffner, a professor with the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Forestry and Horticulture. Ruffner also oversees the Fire Dawgs, a campus club that provides both hands-on experience and a community service for students interested in land management careers. Soon, students light their drip torches, tools that lay down a strip of fire along the ground. “I’m glad I’m on a small fire today,” one forestry student quips about the 91-acre burn. Smoke

High School Football Preview – Week 5, 2026

Traditional rivalries and big time matchups highlight the Week 5 High School Football slate. A ranked matchup takes center stage in Class 2, as the #2 Valle Catholic Warriors hoat the #7 St. Vincent Indians. Warriors head coach Judd Naegar said the St. Vincent defense is excellent. St. Vincent head...