MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KBSI) – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) held a public meeting earlier Tuesday for proposed improvements to the I-57/64 interchange in Mount Vernon. IDOT presented multiple displays, videos and conversations about the topic. According to Carrie Nelsen, Program Development Engineer for IDOT, the bridge is more than 50 years old and needs improvement. The current design…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two Murray men face charges after a cow was shot and found dead. Austin Hester, 23, and Beau Hester, 21, both of Murray were arrested and charged with 1st degree criminal mischief and 2nd degree cruelty to animals. Calloway County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Highway 1124 in the northwestern part of the county on Monday,…
MARION, Ill. (KBSI) – The suspect in a March 1 bank robbery in Marion was shot by police officers in Fontana, California during a bank robbery on April 7. Travis S. Tarrants, 45, was suspected in the robbery at People’s National Bank in Marion on March 1. The then unidentified suspect left the area in a tan Chevrolet Colorado pickup…
OMAHA, Neb. (KLKN) – The FBI is warning parents and caregivers about an increase in predatory behavior involving young children. Numerous reports have been filed claiming adults posing as young girls, have been coercing young boys on social media to produce sexual images or videos and then extorting them for money. Reports of this scheme, as well as other types…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Sgt. Clark Parrott, Missouri State Highway Patrol Public Information Officer, could not emphasize one point enough during a personal safety presentation on Wednesday. “The number one thing I want people to take away from this is to always be aware of your surroundings at all times,” he said. “Anytime we walk out of a convenience store,…
CHAFFEE, Mo. (KBSI) – Police in Chaffee are looking for two suspect after a convenience story was robbed at gunpoint just before midnight on Monday, April 11. It happened at the Rhodes 101 Convenience Store located at 12135 State Highway 77 in Chaffee. Two males wearing hoodies, with their faces covered entered the store at the east entrance. The two…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – First responders in the city of Carbondale, Carbondale Office Emergency Management and Carbondale Police Department participated in a training exercise in downtown Carbondale from 9 a.m. to noon in downtown Carbondale Tuesday. The exercise simulates a hazardous material train derailment and train/vehicle collision at the grade crossing with East College Street. This gives the officers and…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A Hickory man faces a drug charges after police say he sold fentanyl. Burl Wayne Morris Jr., 30, of Hickory faces a charge of importing carfentanil, fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives. Paducah police drug detectives seized more than 100 capsules containing suspected fentanyl Friday afternoon. Morris Jr. was selling fentanyl in Paducah and McCracken County, and obtained…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Several runners competed in the sixth City2City Run and Relay Sunday, April 10 from Jackson to Cape Girardeau. Runners could choose between the full distance individually, approximately 9.2 miles, or compete as a two or three-person relay. The 9.2 mile course started at HealthPoint Fitness in Jackson and ended at the Osage Centre in Cape. There…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – The Sikeston Jaycee’s will announce the entertainment lineup for the 70th Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. The announcement will be made at noon at the Art Saunders Arena. Tap here to watch the announcement live. August 10 Jordan Davis August 11 Elvie Shane August 12 Lil Jon August 13 Koe Wetzel The annual four day event will…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – A three time Major League Baseball All Star player will host a fitness sports clinic in Cape Girardeau. Curtis Granderson will host the clinic in Cape Girardeau at Capaha Field on May 21. It is for school-aged youth from 7 to 17 years of age with priority given to those who live in South Cape….
ST. LOUIS (KBSI) – The St. Louis Cardinals kick off the 2022 baseball season with the season opener on Thursday, April 7. The game day ball was placed on the pitcher’s mound by Jackson native Jimmy Williams. Williams is a heart transplant recipient. He received a new heart in 2020. Veteran Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright battled Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher JT…
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KBSI)- Perryville’s Higher Education Center, formally known as the school for American Vincentians is now home to a couple locations honoring Perry County history: the Perry County Genealogical Research Library & Archives Center and the Perry County Military History Museum. Bill Hart, Director of the Genealogical Research Center, says the center houses around 1,500 volumes mostly dealing with…
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KBSI) – The mayor elect of Perryville, Larry Riney is happy to serve his first term. “I’m very honored that the citizens of Perryville have chosen me to represent them as their next mayor. I make no promises, I just want to do the best job possible for their concerns. Ken Baer was a very good mayor and…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau Police said a car wreck caused a power line to fall on the northbound side of Mt. Auburn Road late Wednesday night. The northbound side was shut down between Themis Street and Independence Street. Crews put up detour signs directing drivers around the scene. Ameren crews are working to repair the line. According…
CALVERT CITY, Ky. (KBSI) – Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden in Calvert City is a unique place to visit. The garden was founded in 1928. The garden started as an apple vineyard selling apples and apple cider. Although Keith Holt, owner of the vineyard, wanted it to become something more. Apple Valley was created as an art gallery for people to…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The SEMO Bomb Squad cleared the scene at Wink’s convenience store off Lexington Ave. in Cape Girardeau just after noon on Monday. Officers had been at the gas station all morning after a suspicious device was found in the parking lot. The Cape Girardeau Police Department evacuated the scene for several hours. The area had…
(KBSI) – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Department of Social Services (DSS) Children’s Division asks you to join in raising awareness about child abuse and neglect prevention in your community. This year’s theme is “Thriving Children & Families: Prevention with Purpose.” “Members of the community play a vital role in helping our agency keep Missouri’s children safe,”…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Two teenagers were rescued after a car crashed into Cape La Croix Creek on Hwy. W at Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau County north of Cape Girardeau Wednesday evening. A 17-year-old driver from Jackson sustained serious injuries, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau….
STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Severe weather rolled through the Fox 23 viewing area Wednesday. Flooding rains and isolated tornadoes were expected to occur for the southeast region Missouri. The winds were around 40-50 miles per hour. Local areas have also taken a major impact from the storms. In Cape Girardeau, the heavy rains cause major flooding in low lying areas….
GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two people face charges after Graves County Sheriff’s deputies investigated catalytic converter thefts. Two McCracken County residents, Maddie N. Hill, 34, of Paducah and Austin K. Hawes, 28, of Melber were arrested at noon Monday, accused of stealing catalytic converters from a business near US Hwy. 45 South by the Pryorsburg community. Employees told sheriff’s…
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KBSI) – Two men and one teenager face charges after police investigated a report of two suspicious men walking around vehicles in under carports in Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon Police Department received a report of two suspicious men in the area of Westbrook Drive on Thursday, March 17 at around 4:31 a.m. The caller reported the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau Park & Recreation Department held a Mother Son Game Night on Friday, March 18 at the Sportsplex. The game night consisted of games, inflatables, archery, batting cages, nerf wars and more. There was a limit of 750 participants, but the limit was increased to 900 due to the popularity of the event….
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Interstate 57 is open after a multi-vehicle crash that killed several people Thursday morning. I-57 reopened about 5 a.m. on Friday after it was closed for about 20 hours. Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri Highway Patrol says there are multiple deaths and several vehicles caught on fire around the 13.4 mile marker. The crash…