Mississippi County News

A Heartland pastor's quick thinking saves him from being from a lot of trouble in what authorities call a huge scam.

The cleanout of Yellow Dog Ditch and its lateral will begin Monday. Mississippi County commissioners awarded the contract for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program ditch cleanout to the low bidder, Benson and Thomure of East Prairie, during a special 8 a.m. meeting today.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law barring intoxicated people from having guns.

Public agencies and community organizations in Missouri are getting $1.5 million in federal funds to reduce juvenile crime.

Rich in history, Charleston boasts many antebellum and Victorian homes, including the Moore House, an 1899 home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It seems like Almost Yesterday that Warren Eastman Hearnes became governor of Missouri.

Leonna Heuring, Staff Licensed practical nurse Victoria Cade, family support worker for Mississippi County Health Department's Tiny Touch program, goes over literature with new mother, Brittany Helms of East Prairie.

The H1N1 vaccine maybe in short supply, but it's still in high demand at prisons across Missouri.

Mike McCoy photo The cut in bridge repair funding leaves some Stoddard County bridges that are in disrepair without any hope for replacement in the near future.

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

According to the missouri highway patrol, two men are in custody following an early morning high speed chase.

This morning we have late breaking news in Mississippi County. A police chase ends on a county road south of Bertrand.

A Tuesday shooting that injured a Cape Girardeau man is under investigation in Charleston.

Charleston police are looking into a shooting that sent a man to the hospital. Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened but say someone shot a man in Charleston, according to the Mississippi County Sheriff.

Missouri is starting to get a reputation for gun goofiness. Earlier this year, the General Assembly seriously considered allowing concealed firearms on college campuses.

It's safe to say that guns and alcohol don't mix. To that effect, there is a law on the books that specifically prohibits possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

A late night crash in Mississippi County sends a Sikeston woman and a teenager to the hospital.

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

Thursday, October 01, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. Missouri is taking its case to the state Supreme Court regarding a statute banning intoxicated people from carrying guns.

Missouri wants the state Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a state law banning intoxicated people from possessing guns.A Mississippi County judge ruled in 2008 that it was unconstitutional to bar intoxicated people from possessing a gun in their own homes.