MO State News

  • Man charged with financial exploitation of the elderly

    Updated: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:46 PM

    A Cape Girardeau man faces financial exploitation and forgery crimes. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter charged 52-year-old Keith Lars Monia with two counts of financial exploitation of the elderly and two counts of forgery.

  • Sikeston man faces charges after allegedly pushing girlfriend, setting home on fire

    Updated: Tue Apr 9, 2013 3:34 PM

    A Sikeston man faces charges after police say he pushed his girlfriend multiple times and set an apartment on fire.

  • Mississippi River Commission holds public meeting

    Updated: Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:32 PM

    We all remember how rapidly the floodwaters of 2011 rose, and the Army Corps of Engineers worries it could happen again. That's one of the reasons they want to hear from you. Monday, the Mississippi River Commission traveled to the Local 6 area to do just that.

  • Troubling ranking for some of our states for house fire deaths

    Updated: Fri Apr 5, 2013 7:52 PM

    The state of Kentucky is holding a roundtable discussion on how to prevent the high number of deaths associated with house fires.

  • Earthquakes rattle nerves in local area

    Updated: Fri Apr 5, 2013 6:33 PM

    On shaky ground. Two tremors in the New Madrid Seismic Zone this week have people wondering if a big earthquake could be coming.

  • 1 killed in fiery tractor-trailer/box truck crash

    Updated: Fri Apr 5, 2013 5:09 PM

    A fiery crash in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri killed one person Friday. The wreckage has two people trapped.

  • 2.7 magnitude earthquake reported in southeast Missouri

    Updated: Fri Apr 5, 2013 6:36 AM

    A minor earthquake struck southeast Missouri near Caruthersville on Thursday night, making it the second earthquake this week to hit the Local 6 area.

  • AT&T to add an additional 15 jobs in Cape Girardeau

    Updated: Fri Apr 5, 2013 5:29 AM

    AT&T recently hired 56 people at its call center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Now, the company is hiring 15 more U-Verse Solutions service representatives.

  • Tax credits to off-set health insurance costs for some Americans

    Updated: Thu Apr 4, 2013 10:20 PM

    Starting in 2014, every American will be required to purchase health insurance. For low and middle income families already struggling to make ends meet, that may sound like an impossibile task, but that's where tax credits will soon come in.

  • McCaskill pushes for crackdown on military assault

    Updated: Wed Apr 3, 2013 4:41 PM

    U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill returned to Missouri to push for tougher punishments of military sexual assaults.

  • Earthquake rumbles part of Local 6 region

    Updated: Tue Apr 2, 2013 11:09 PM

    Residents in southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee and western Kentucky felt a bit of a rumble late Tuesday night. The United State Geological Survey reports a magnitude 2.7 earthquake happened around 10:20 p.m.

  • Cape Girardeau, Missouri voters repeal urban deer hunting ordinance

    Updated: Tue Apr 2, 2013 9:31 PM

    Voters in one Missouri city repealed Cape Girardeau, Missouri's urban deer hunting ordinance. 1,485 voted to repeal the ordinance, while 1,279 voted to keep the ordinance.

  • Mo. House endorses naming bridge after Musial

    Updated: Tue Apr 2, 2013 7:17 PM

    The Missouri House has approved legislation seeking to honor the late St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and deceased construction worker Andy Gammon by naming a bridge and road after each.

  • Election Day begins in Missouri

    Updated: Tue Apr 2, 2013 5:14 AM

    School board seats, City Council and alderman races are up for grabs today. It's Election Day in Missouri.

  • Man arrested after allegedly punching Missouri sheriff's deputy

    Updated: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:46 PM

    Investigators accuse him of punching a sheriff's deputy. Now, he is in jail. Glen Hartwick Junior faces several charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, resisting arrest and assault on a law enforcement officer.

  • Illinois fracking bill watched closely in Missouri

    Updated: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:09 AM

    It isn't just Illinoisans who are closely watching a bill in the Illinois House that would regulate fracking. Missouri mining organizations have a keen interest, too.

  • Doctor charged with sexual misconduct

    Updated: Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:19 PM

    Sikeston physician, 45 year-old Rajesh Malhotra has been charged with deviate sexual assault, and three counts of first degree sexual misconduct.

  • U.S. 60/62 bridge to close four days next week

    Updated: Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:44 PM

    Those that use the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River should make other travel arrangements. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the bridge will close at noon on Monday, March 25th. It will reopen at noon on Thursday, March 28th.

  • Nationwide campaign aims to bridge the digital divide

    Updated: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:47 PM

    Which side of the digital divide are you on? Still, in this age of the Internet, 62 million Americans don't go online at all. That's one out of every five people.

  • Man in U.S. illegally accused of sex crimes

    Updated: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:11 PM

    A man living in Sikeston, Missouri man faces sex crime charges. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said the charges against 28-year-old Bibiano Sarmiento-Merino include 1st degree sexual misconduct and 2nd degree child molestation.

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