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One southern Illinois ambulance company is sporting a much needed new vehicle to their fleet. A Mental Healthcare provider in Cape Girardeau says he's disappointed by Missouri's two new laws impacting members of the trans community. Sikeston Chamber to renovate former post office. Updated: 9 hours ago. |. The former...

Authorities are continuing the search for a young man involved in a recent shooting out of Bollinger County. The search continues for a man wanted in McCracken County. Man arrested, accused of threatening to stab another man. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. A man is accused of threatening to stab...

Earlier this week the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office responded to a gunshot. wound at a home on Missouri Highway 34 East in Bollinger Co. 18-year-old Christian Knotts, of Jackson, Mo., is the suspect. Knotts’ picture is on the KZIMKSIM website. Daily Headlines Newsletter. Sign up for local daily...

STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Some drivers in Stoddard County came across wildlife crossing a busy highway on Wednesday, June 7. “I was looking up at the highway and I seen something that I thought was a big ole dog,” Elisa Hobbs said. Hobbs and Jett Featherston both had...

An Endangered Person Advisory out of Advance for an 11-month-old baby boy has been canceled. Authorities are reporting Jackson Cole Morgan of Advance, has been located safe with his mother, Gretchen Mollie Boston. Police said the boy’s caregiver left for a short period of time to retrieve an item, leaving Morgan in the care of Boston. Upon the current guardian’s return, both Boston and Morgan were gone. Authorities said the mother is the legal guardian of the child.

STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Three people were injured in a crash at intersection of Highway 25 and Highway 114 Tuesday morning, June 6. According to the traffic report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2017 Jeep Liberty was going northbound on Highway 25 at Highway 114 around 11:35 a.m. when it failed to yield to a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe going southbound and entered the intersection.

STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Dexter woman is facing assault and gun charges. According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, 27-year-old Bianca Moe Shon Drummond was arrested on Monday, June 5 on three counts of second degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of shooting a firearm from a vehicle/shooting at a person, another vehicle or building-persistent offender charges.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has confirmed the capture of a second northern snakehead fish in the state. The fish was caught by an angler at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Wayne County while seining for bait.

Kelly Waller and Karissa Waller take a selfie as they continue on their one-hour morning walk throughout Jackson. Submitted Photo. There is a sincere love that many share as Jackson residents. Whether it’s attending the Jackson football games on Friday nights or serving on committees for various civic organizations, Jackson locals love to dedicate their time to the town.

June 8, 2023 – Dexter Community Schools is pleased to announce the selection of Grace Wolfe to lead the DHS Band Program. Ms. Wolfe earned a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from Northwestern University and bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Trombone Performance from the University of Michigan. She also has extensive experience working with marching bands. In addition to several other civic music groups, she performed with the Dexter Community Orchestra for three years.

MISSOURI, USA — The Missouri Department of Conservation is letting residents know they are not sending buffaloes to their property, despite what a hoax letter claims. A letter purporting to be from MDC was recently sent to some residents in Franklin and Wayne counties claiming the department was sending "550 buffaloes" to the homeowner's property, according to the department's Facebook post.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Two teachers from Southeast Missouri were recently awarded grants through WGU Missouri’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. Kimber Parks, a third-grade teacher from Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson, and Michaella Gantz, a fourth-grade teacher at Kelso C-7 Elementary in Benton, both received grants that will go to their classrooms. Parks received a $2,360 grant to create a classroom news channel, while Gantz received a $300 grant to obtain new sets of guided reading chapter books for her classroom.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – A Marble Hill man faces charges after a stabbing in Cape Girardeau on Sunday. The Cape Girardeau Police Department was called to the 2100 block of William at 4 p.m. on June 4 for a report of a stabbing. The victim had non-life threatening...

One man has been sent to the hospital for serious injuries following a crash that occurred in Stoddard County yesterday afternoon. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E responded to a crash on County Road 442, one mile north of Dexter. The crash occurred as the vehicle, a 2007 Ford Focus, ran off the right side of the road and overturned. The driver of the vehicle was 52-year-old Joseph Gilmore from Mississippi. Gilmore was heading eastbound when the overturn happened. Gilmore was taken by ambulance to Southeast Health in Dexter for serious injuries, and his vehicle is probably totaled.

The Kelso Klassic fast-pitch softball tournament is once again returning for its 36th annual event. The three-day event begins on Friday, June 9, and will conclude on Sunday, June 11. Rick Heuring founded the tournament in 1985 and he said his vision was to just get the teams a chance...

Rehabilitation work on Broadway Theatre in Cape Girardeau, Mo. is underway. Cape Girardeau PD investigating mult. crimes over the weekend. Multiple crimes under investigation in Cape Girardeau, Mo. over the weekend. 2 people detained after shootout in Williamson Co., Ill. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Two people were detained after...

DEXTER, Mo. (KFVS) - One man has been sent to the hospital for serious injuries following a crash that occurred in Stoddard County, Mo. On June 4, around 12:24 p.m., Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E responded to a crash on County Road 442, one mile north of Dexter. According to an online traffic crash report, the crash occurred as the vehicle, a 2007 Ford Focus, ran off the right side of the road and overturned.

While still nearly half a year removed from tipping off the 2023-24 season, the work continued for a handful of local boys’ basketball teams as Chaffee hosted its annual Chaffee Varsity Summer Shootout this week. From Monday through Wednesday, Chaffee hosted the varsity squads of East Prairie, St. Vincent,...

Construction has begun on buildings in the Chaffee School District, with work expected to be completed before classes start in the fall. Superintendent Shawn Nix said the elementary and high school are undergoing renovations to become more secure. The funding is from the K.I.D.S. bond issue that passed in 2022. With this bond, both buildings will be getting updated offices and entry protocols. The office in the elementary school will be moved to the front of the building and the high school will be adding a recipients office. With these updates, the staffs will be able to control the traffic in the buildings.

The city of Marion is holding a community event for those that have small children and car seats. Gun, drugs seized in Marion, Ill. Drugs, guns and a machine gun conversion device were seized during a traffic stop early Monday morning, June 5. Tasty Tuesday: Mary Jane Burgers & Brew.