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Website ranks Cape Girardeau as one of best for starting small businesses

A website now says that Cape Girardeau is the 36th best small city for starting a small business. The website WalletHub has said Cape Girardeau is the 36th best out of 1200. Cape Girardeau also received 4th in the “Cheapest office spaces” special ranking It ranked 8th best in business costs.

McCracken County charged with misdemeanor

A McCracken County jailer has been indicted on a new misdemeanor charge. In March, there was controversy at the jail when jailer Tonya Ray fired internal affairs investigator David Knight after he was investigating a deputy who tasered an inmate. Ray was charged with a violation Kentucky’s whistleblowers laws when she fired Knight after he […]

The boil advisory issued Monday for the 1300-1400 blocks of North Water Street has been lifted

New principal named at Cape Central High School

There’s been a new principal named at Cape Central High School. Nancy Sheller will be taking over the position beginning July 1st. Sheller currently works as the director of Central Academy, and has formerly been an assistant principal at the school. She began working at Central High School last July. She’ll […]

Man falls through roof of warehouse at Hutson’s Furniture in Cape Girardeau

The Cape Girardeau Police Department tells KZIM KSIM a man was critically injured this morning when he fell through the roof of a building on 43rd South Main Street in Cape Girardeau. It happened about 2:07 this morning, and the man was alone when he fell through the roof of the warehouse at Hutson […]

Poplar Bluff seek sex offender who did not report new address

Police in Poplar Bluff are looking for a sex offender who did not report his new address to the Butler County’s Sheriff’s office. 48 year old John Bryeans has changed residence without notifying authorities, and now they are trying to find out where he is. He’s believed to have left his former home […]

Jackson Police Department to hold Drug Take Back program

The Jackson Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be working to fight pill abuse and theft by giving you the chance to dispose of your expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs in a drug take back program. They’ll be holding the event at the police and fire complex on South Hope street […]

Cape Girardeau sues contractor over incomplete work

The city of Cape Girardeau is suing a contractor, and the contractor is asking the judge will dismiss the lawsuit. The contractor, R.L. Persons Construction Company of Poplar Bluff, has filed a suit in return for $1.5 million. The Southeast Missourian reports the city is seeking $596,000 after the company didn’t finish street work in […]