CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Longbranch Cafe celebrates its 25th year anniversary on Wednesday, September 27 in Carbondale. They’re notable for not only serving food and beverages, but also donating to children’s causes and doing community service. They’ll also have a ribbon cutting Thursday. The cafe has given platforms to famous painters, musicians, and comedians before they all became famous. Categories:…
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – “I remember that day perfectly, I remember that moment perfectly, why was I saved? It was in that moment, sitting in my garage, completely dark, that I decided, I’m going to start sharing my story.” Says, Elizabeth Gibbar a Perryville native and Ms. World America 2023, her previous title being Ms. Missouri. She is sharing…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Sikeston will receive a grant. The Missouri Department of Agriculture approved more than $50,000 to put back into urban communities. The Missouri Department of Agriculture provided a food insecure cost grant to 17 different projects in Missouri. The Sikeston food bank is the only project from southeast Missouri to receive…
(KBSI) – Three Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association linemen won two first place titles at the annual Lineworker’s Safety Rodeo. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) proudly announces its lineworkers’ exceptional performance at The annual Lineworker’s Safety Rodeo is organized by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC). Eighteen teams including 14 electric co-ops and two municipalities gathered in Springfield, Illinois. The…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The annual unclaimed property auction for the state of Missouri will be Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28 in Cape Girardeau. It will be at the Cape Girardeau Convention Center in the Drury Plaza Hotel. The auction begins at 9 a.m. each day. Those interested to view the items to be auctioned can attend…
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KBSI) – Union City Elementary School students have a new playground. “They (students) have been eyeballing the area since we first began work on it,” said UCES Principal Allison Palmer. “They were just waiting for the finishing touches and couldn’t wait to get out there to explore and play.” Playing options include a couple of gaga ball…
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after a five hour manhunt on Monday. Eric F. Gibbs faces charges of violation of order of protection, armed robbery, interference with the reporting of domestic violence, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine 5-15 grams and resisting/obstructing…
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI)- The diving team for the Cape Girardeau Fire Department is freshening up on their swimming skills. Fire Department Captain Andy Matthews says their diving team trains every month. The training prepares them for difficult weather conditions during an emergency and timing during rescues. Matthews says, “It also allows us we have a portable radar that…
SYMSONIA, Ky. (KBSI) – A man faces drug charges after the Graves County Sheriff’s Office received information about possible illegal drug activity at a home in the Symsonia community. Graves County Deputy Zac Smith and Detective Sergeant Snapper Seaton responded to a home on McGuire Road in Symsonia around 9:30 a.m. on September 23. The Sheriff’s Office had received information…
ULLIN, Ill. (KBSI) – A new special education services building is opening in southern Illinois. JAMP River to River Education Center is holding a grand opening on September 25. The building will have special education programs and cover five counties in Illinois. JAMP was created in 1965 and provides special education and diagnostic services to children with disabilities in Southern Illinois….
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – People Organize to Revitalize Community Healing, also known as P.O.R.C.H., celebrated beginning the rehab of a home Friday morning. PORCH is an initiative for first-time home buyers. “We believe these goals are attainable, and we will strive to build productive partnerships with our local government, businesses, existing community organizations, schools and institutions to return the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Two friends from Cape Girardeau have been writing children’s books together. Barbara Baily and Aaron Horrell write and illustrate colorful books for younger ages, and they’ve been pretty successful! They’ve published about 16 different books together. Together they were first place winners of the 2017 All Write Now Conference and their books are sold on…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Dozens of employers spoke with hundreds of students at the Southern Illinois University Job and Internship Fair in Carbondale on Tuesday. The job fair was held at the SIU Student Center Ballrooms from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Business leaders from many different sectors spoke with students about available career opportunities. Categories: News Tags: Carbondale, job…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – Three Rivers College held a ribbon cutting for its new Manufacturing Tech Lab at its Sikeston location on Tuesday. The Manufacturing Tech Lab will host all Manufacturing Tech programming and workforce customized training on the second floor of the Three Rivers – Sikeston location at 1400 S. Main Street in Sikeston. This includes Robotics, AC/DC training,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – More than 100 runners laced up their shoes and ran the City of Roses Half Marathon & 5K on September 16 and 17. Chris Herren, 40, won overall winner age 40 with a time of 1 hour 18 minutes and 17 seconds. Emilee Hargis, 32, won overall female winner with a time of 1 hour…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – McCracken County ASAP (Agency For Substance Abuse Policy) announced a partnership with Beautiful Paducah to work toward substance abuse prevention and recovery support for all. Together they will host the BBQ on the River Festival. The events is September 21-23 in Paducah. QR codes will be provided for resources to get home for those who choose…
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a train derailment in Scott County that happened early Friday morning. At 1:40 a.m. Friday, September 15, the Scott City Fire Department was dispatched to a mutual aid request with Perkins Fire Department for a train derailment with possible hazardous materials onboard. Chief 2800 and Ladder 2841 responded….
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KBSI) – Union City Elementary School held Grandparents Day with several gatherings across the campus this past Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 2,000 grandparents attended the event with their grandchildren, according to Principal Allison Palmer. Attendants received lemonade and cookies after students sang songs lead by music teacher Katie Tohn. Afterwards, time was available for visits and…
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash at the intersection of Highway 25 and Route K in Cape Girardeau County Thursday morning. Traffic was backed up, but moving through the intersection around 7:30 a.m. No one was injured in the crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Categories: News Tags: #gordonville,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau is getting a new grocery and kitchen. Greens Garden located on 2 N Main Street recently held a soft opening on Thursday, September 7. The store is an urban market with a butcher counter, and kitchen with locally grown and fresh produce and ingredients. The market features in house butchering, grass fed cow’s…
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KBSI) – When students walked through the doors of the Poplar Bluff Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year, they saw more than a dozen new murals. Administrators spent their free time over the summer adding words of inspiration and color to the long hallways of the Victory Lane campus in an effort to offer encouragement to…
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KBSI) – Two Union City Elementary School Pre-K classes learned how hot the inside of a vehicle can get by bakies cookies in a car. Teachers Halle Lively and Kursten Osborne and students in two Union City Elementary School Pre-K classes completed a project after studying the weather. The group began each day during the study learning…
Community Counseling Center Foundation is charged with the goal of supporting Community Counseling Center and through our support of Community Counseling Center we can help possibly prevent others from losing their battle to mental illness and taking their lives. Across the world, suicide rates have risen. The month of September is chosen to recognize suicide prevention and raise awareness. “We…
GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two people face drug and other charges after Graves County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic checkpoint Saturday night. Harmon Brown, 55, of Mayfield faces charges of DUI 1st offense, operating on a suspended license, failure to produce an insurance card, two counts of possession of controlled substance 1st degree, methamphetamine and opiates (Hydrocodone pills), possession…