CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – An organization with the mission to create space and opportunities to unite the city through resources, relationships, and community development held its 1st Annual Christmas at the City Saturday. One City hosted the first gala of its kind in the area where 15 beautifully decorated Christmas trees were auctioned to the highest bidder. There was also…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Stylist Alejandra Humphrey held a fashion show Thursday, Nov. 11 in downtown Cape Girardeau. Several models showed off Humphrey’s fashion choices for the holiday season. This is the second fashion show Humphrey held at Le Bistro at The Bar this year. Jamie Davis, owner of Aesthete Luxury Resale, provided the clothing. Aesthete Luxury Resale is…
(KBSI) – Veterans Day is a federal holiday on November 11 established to honor military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Take a look at some Veterans Day events around the area. Know of a Veterans Day event not listed? Email news@kbsi23.com. Jackson, MO Veterans are invited to join an assembly at the Jackson Senior High…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Three Tennessee men face several charges after two traffic stops in Calloway County on Highway 80 over the weekend. It happened around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6 when Calloway County Sheriff’s Deputy T. Clere stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation. During the stop, various drugs and weapons were located. The driver, George A….
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Six people are in custody after Paducah police found a Louisville man shot and killed on Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Paducah police received information that a man had been beaten, kidnapped, shot and killed several hours earlier. Officers determined that the assault and kidnapping occurred about 2 a.m. at a home on Farley…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Police arrested two Paducah men on drug and gun charges Monday. Martin C. Gossett, 38, of Paducah faces charges of possession of methamphetamine 3rd or > offense, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of handgun by convicted felon and failure to notify D.O.T. of address change. Joshua C. Goheen, 39, of Paducah faces charges of trafficking methamphetamine…
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Williamson County Sheriff Bennie Vick asks for the public’s help identifying a man suspected in a theft of a credit card. The theft happened on Oct. 19 in Williamson County. The man was seen using the stolen credit card at three difference locations, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information is asked…
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KBSI) – Ameren will turn off power to the city of Fredericktown around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26 to make repairs to the substation that was damaged by an EF-3 tornado Sunday night. The substation feeds the City of Fredericktown. The outage should last around one hour. Madison County has opened a resource center at the old…
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KBSI) – The National Weather Service St. Louis upgraded the category of storm that caused damage near Fredericktown Sunday night. The NWS now says an EF-3 tornado ripped through the area. Update: This tornado near Fredericktown, MO has now been upgraded to an EF-3. Here is some damage that was recently rated EF-3. The survey continues and updates…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (KBSI) – The Dyersburg Police Department is looking for a shooter who shot and injured a man. Police say it happened Saturday, Oct. 23 around 3:45 p.m. Officers arrived at the scene on St. Joseph Avenue to find a 24-year-old Dyersburg man had been shot. He was airlifted to a Memphis hospital. His condition is unknown. Police found multiple…
CAPE GIRARARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (CCSOMO) held a groundbreaking Wednesday for a new crisis maternity home in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau main office is currently located at 231 Main Street. The new crisis maternity home will also be located on Main Street. Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox, Bishop Edward Rice, Executive Director of Catholic…
IRON COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – The escaped inmate from the Iron County Jail is back in custody and the jailer who was on duty at the time of the escape was fired. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office was looking for Riley J. Sherrill. He escaped from the Iron County Jail at 12:27 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14, according to the…
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – The names of three suspects in a gruesome missing person/homicide investigation have been released by the Bollinger County sheriff. The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing woman from Illinois on Thursday, Oct. 14 around 11:01 a.m. Family members of Brianna Roberts, 21, of Illinois reported her missing. Police say Kaitlyn Morgan and…
DEXTER, Mo. (KBSI) – The Dexter Police Department asks for the public’s help finding a missing 61-year-old man. Robert Watts, 61, was reported missing to Dexter police on Monday, Oct. 11. Watts was last seen in the Chicago area at a friend’s funeral. He was reported to have checked out of Ashland Hotel in Chicago at 2 a.m. on Monday….
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (KBSI) – Dyersburg police arrested a robbery suspect after a five-hour standoff in Evansville on Monday. Luis Martinez, 26, of Dyersburg faces charges of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. He is being held pending Dyersburg City Court action. Detectives were investigating the September 24 armed robbery of Advance America on Lake Road and had information that…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Notre Dame Regional High School raised nearly quarter of a million dollars during the school’s Annual Activity Week. The high school held Activity Week from Friday, September 24 through Saturday, October 2 to involved students, staff, parents and the community in raising funds to reduce the operating budget of the school. The school raised $239,216.15. The…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – City leaders and representatives from Newbridge Properties broke ground for a new senior living facility in Cape Girardeau on Thursday. The Newbridge Retirement Community will be a 75,000 square foot facility located at 1205 S. Mount Auburn and Kingshighway. It will provide independent living, assisted living and memory care for those 65 and older. This…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two people face trespassing and drug charges in Calloway County. Calloway County deputies responded to a home on Rolling Acres Lane for a report of people trespassing in a home. Deputies found two people inside the home and numerous items of drugs and paraphernalia. James M. Horner, 59, of Dyer, Tennessee was arrested. He faces…
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Williamson County Sheriff Bennie Vick asks for the public’s help identifying a male in surveillance photos accused of using stolen credit cards. The man is a suspect in two burglaries that happened on September 27 and 29 in rural northwestern Williamson County. The suspect was seen using stolen credit cards from the two burglaries at two…
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help identifying a man suspected in a theft investigation. The man along with the vehicle was involved in a felony theft in the early morning hours on Wednesday, September 29 in rural Williamson County south east of Marion. Anyone with information about the suspect and/or vehicle…
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Design an “I Voted” sticker design and your design could be chosen as the official “I Voted” sticker distributed at the polls during the 2022-2023 election years. The Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s Office announced the third “I Voted” Sticker Design Contest that has been held in Cape Girardeau County. The first contest was held…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A Paducah man and Paris, Tenn. woman face drug charges after Paducah police say they found them with multiple types of drugs. Two people were arrested when police found suspected cocaine and fentanyl after a routine traffic stop Wednesday at 10:12 p.m. on the 5300 block of Cairo Road in Paducah. Officer Logan Barrow stopped a…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – A third suspect in a Cape Girardeau shooting was arrested Wednesday. Officers arrested Mylik J. Starnes, 18, of Cape Girardeau on Sept. 29 in connection with the shooting death of 39-year-old David Flores. Flores was shot and killed inside his home near Giboney and Hickory Street on Sept. 23, according to the Cape Girardeau Police…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A routine traffic stop landed a Paducah man in jail on weapons and drug charges. Johnny Bernard Harmon, 29, of Park Avenue was arrested on charges of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and possession of marijuana on Sept. 25. Police stopped him for a routine traffic stop after an officer saw a car…