Charleston News

The search has ended for an inmate from the Missouri Department of Corrections prison in Charleston, Mo., who escaped while participating in a work release program for the Missouri Department of Transportation in Kennett on Monday.

Local officials are still searching for a prisoner from the Southeast Correction Center in Charleston, Mo., who escaped on foot Monday during a work release assignment on Route O, in Kennett.

Shane Stewart, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, remembers many mornings where he returned home from his 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. shift, only to find his wife, Becky, reading a book.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

Despite a law making it harder to buy ingredients to make methamphetamine, lab busts are on the rise in Missouri.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items Wednesday. Arrests do not imply guilt.

Paul Kitchen, a native of Cape Girardeau and a former Cape Girardeau educator, has been hired as principal at Delta High School.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25th - a time for reflection and gratitude to those who paid the greatest price.

Dwayne and LuAnn Abner of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Marie Foster, to Jason Frank Lee Sr., both of Charleston, Mo.

Apex Paving Co. in Cape Girardeau has been awarded a second stimulus-funded project by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission.

Louis indicates Cape Girardeau's multipurpose building should be under construction by next April and completed by the fall of 1986.

"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'." -Dan Rather The first week in May was Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to ensure that teachers get the thanks they deserve.

Louis architectural firm of Hastings and Civetta be hired to design a new civic arena for the community, now that the Missouri General Assembly has approved state funding for the facility.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

Dwayne and LouAnn Abner of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Marie Foster, to Jason Frank Lee Sr., both of Charleston, Mo.

Dr. Mitchell M. Mirbaha and Randa Mirbaha have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 10571 Windswept Dr.

Federal indictments were handed down last week from a July 2008 robbery at Paul's Jewelry and Pawn in downtown Sikeston .

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

Rodney and Teresa Meyr of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Nicole Meyr of Sikeston, Mo., to Quentin Robert Kelley of Carbondale, Ill.

As the economy continues to affect local families, a new food pantry in town steps up to help.