Sikeston News

Organizers have been busy the past three weeks prepping the rodeo grounds in Sikeston for their 57th annual Bootheel Rodeo in early August.

Downtown Sikeston is a treasure trove of historic gems. Back in 1860, a man named John Sikes thought the area would make a great spot for his new store.

Five people face drug charges in Scott County. Sikeston police responded to a tip regarding a meth lab on Monday night.

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

When it comes to attracting business in Scott County, commissioners and city of Sikeston, Mo., officials agree a united front is needed.

No arrowhead or pottery -- these are ceremonial rattles, smoking pipes, and beautiful beaded works.

Forty-one-year-old Michael "Flip" Harris of Sikeston was arrested Tuesday for selling crack cocaine.

An agreement between the city's government and representatives of the city's African-American community will improve communications and community relations, according to city officials.

The Wayne County Sheriffs Department is looking for a man that wandered from a campsite.

Over the years, and long before my time, we have seen many a rocker come and go.

A former Sikeston, Mo., resident serving a 10-year sentence for assault in the Missouri Department of Corrections died Saturday in his prison cell, according to department spokeswoman Jacqueline Lapine.

The Tradewater Pirates have given the Sikeston Bulls problems all season long in the KIT League.

The guest list for today's benefit concert hosted by Kenny Rogers and Neal E. Boyd has become a bit more prominent.

Family, friends, former patients -- an entire community -- are mourning the loss while celebrating the life of Dr.

The actions of a Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities employee led to the quick arrest of a robbery suspect Friday afternoon.

After more than a year on the run for allegedly shooting and killing her estranged husband's lover, Tambra Turner appeared via video feed in a Cape Girardeau County courtroom Thursday morning.

Amber McCommons sighed as she thought back to the work she and some of her peers did their first day at Mission Missouri.

The city of Sikeston will spend just over $1 million in reserve funds to make ends meet in the next fiscal year.

After almost 16 months on the run for a Cape Girardeau killing, Tambra T. Turner gave up without resistance when she was approached by Chicago police, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said Friday.

Two suspects are awaiting their arraignment for charges of trafficking narcotics and recovering cocaine and marijuana.