Cape Girardeau County News

Though Cape Girardeau police will investigate illegal immigrant reports, the majority of immigration arrests and detainers begin as an investigation into another type of complaint, police have said.

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's deputies escort Tambra Turner into the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Jackson.

In the wake of a handful of arrests at a Cape Girardeau restaurant for identity theft and forgery allegedly committed by illegal immigrants, six men were arrested at Flickerwood Farms in Jackson this week on similar charges.

Robert Harris tends to weeds Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 2009, in one of the flower beds at Red Star Community Garden in Cape Girardeau.

The latest flood maps for Cape Girardeau County show a lower water level could become the new standard for rating risk along the Mississippi River.

Fireworks over the Cape Girardeau County courthouse in Jackson, shot from the roof of The Andrew Jackson in uptown.

This July 4 weekend capped off a strong season for fireworks sales, though police reported fewer violations than they normally see over the holiday.

Cape Girardeau's growth since 2000 makes it the 17th-largest city in Missouri, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Roy Jones, left, gets a demonstration of a solar panel from James Chapman along with the Rev.

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

The President declared Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties a federal disaster area qualifying for individual assistance on May 8, 2009 .

Missouri Department of Agriculture director Jon Hagler speaks at a news conference Monday with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster about Prosecution Bark Alert.

A man faces charges for allegedly threatening to blow up the Cape Girardeau Police Department and the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr.

Old McKendree Chapel near Jackson and the Oliver House in Jackson are among 35 historic sites to be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places at a June 28 meeting of the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in Jefferson City.

Eight people have been charged with possession of false Social Security cards they used to work at a Cape Girardeau restaurant.

Today Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle sent letters to 23 sex offenders not currently registered on the published sex offenders list.

The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously passed a motion for a safety initiative Monday to offer first aid, CPR and automatic external defibrillator training to county employees.

CAPE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, SOUTHEAST AREA PACHYDERM CLUB, AND CAPE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB SPONSORING 1ST ANNUAL GOP PIG ROAST Cape Girardeau County- The Cape County GOP Pig Roast will be held on June 27th, 2009, at the Cape County Park South, Pavilion # 21 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

State Rep. Fred E. "Gene" Copeland of New Madrid, Mo., who assisted in obtaining state funding for the Cape Girardeau multipurpose building, says the $13 million facility should be near Interstate 55.

Operating Cape Girardeau Regional Airport requires $500,000 or more a year from the city general fund, an expense that can be seen either as the cost of having a prime economic development tool or as a perpetual drain on an already stretched budget.