CHARLESTON, Mo (KBSI) – Warren E Hearnes Elementary School is hosting a ‘Patriot Day Luncheon’. Rescue workers who serve the Charleston R-1 School District had lunch with the elementary students to remember the importance of 9/11. The students were all smiles as local firefighters, EMS, police, and even Highway Patrol sat beside them to enjoy lunch. Food services director, Katrina Woodworth…
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KBSI) – Union City High School art students made posters for those who will climb 13 flights of stairs 10 times in full gear tributing those who lost their lives in the New York City terror attack on September 11, 2001. Hilary Webb’s students will have the stairwells lined with artwork at Disco to provide inspiration to…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Chamber hosted First Friday Coffee on Friday, September 8. The event was held at the Century Casino Event Center. Leadership Cape presented a session about Team Project. The team recognized the need to provide a Safe Exchange Zone for residents of Cape Girardeau and surrounding areas. Many times people meet to exchange goods…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Several dozen senior citizens gathered for Cape Girardeau County Senior Information Day. It is held at Eagles Aerie #3775 on N. Spring from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 7. MU Health Care’s Injury Prevention and Outreach presented a program called, “Keep Your Keys.” The day will also have a question-and-answer session with local law…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- The public works department that maintains Capaha Park is having issues controlling the amount of algae in the pond. “What we are going to be doing now is probably manually removing it,” said Kaed Horrell, Parks Division Manager for the City of Cape Girardeau. Horrell says his crew has been working hard to control the algae with…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Two Cairo, Ill. men face several drug charges in Paducah, Ky. after a traffic stop Thursday, Aug. 31. Lenard Duncan, 39, of Cairo, Ill. faces charges of importing carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives, trafficking in a controlled substance (first offense/carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives), first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (first offense/cocaine, four grams or more), first-degree…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – United Way of Southeast Missouri is hosting its annual Kickoff Luncheon in Cape Girardeau on Thursday. The luncheon begins United Way’s 2023-2024 campaign, United in Purpose. Executive Director Elizabeth Shelton spoke on how they are working to help create a better future for those in need within the community. “It has to do with needing…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A man faces drug charges after a traffic stop early Thursday morning in Paducah. Joseph Branch, 38, faces charges of one headlight, failure to notify address change to Department of Transportation, failure to produce insurance card, drug paraphernalia and trafficking in controlled substance first degree, first offense (greater than 2 grams methamphetamine). McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputy…
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two suspects in a case of a stolen wallet at a McCracken County store have been identified. Deputies from the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help after a Graves County resident reported her wallet had been stolen from a store on Friday, August 25. Both suspect have been identified, according to the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau’s Department of Conservation Regional Forester is promoting planting trees and plants from the local area and how you can order them. Jennifer Behnken, Community forester says “If your looking on your landscape thinking about what u want to do with that tree how much sunlight it gets. Is it flat, Is it wet,…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A Murray man faces charges after sheriff’s deputies seized meth, Fentanyl and other drug paraphernalia. Mitchell R. Saddoris, 33, faces charges of trafficking controlled substance 1st degree, 1st offense greater than or equal to two grams (methamphetamine), trafficking controlled substance 1st offense (Carfentanil) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Detectives and deputies with the Calloway County…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau police say an alligator has been reunited with its owner. A small alligator was found in somone’s backyard of a home in the 600 block of Red Bud Circle in Cape Girardeau on Saturday. “It belongs down there; it doesn’t belong in this area,” said Ken Schaefer, a homeowner who found the alligator….
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – SEMO women’s volleyball had its season opener Friday morning. The first game began at 11 a.m. The second game is 7 p.m. Friday. The team plays Saturday at 3 p.m. The Redhawks began the tournament at 11 a.m. against Evansville, the first of two matches on Friday. The Redhawks won with a 3-0 sweep, 26-24,…
(KBSI) – National Dog Day is Saturday, August 26. So, celebrate your favorite pooch. Celebrate your favorite canine and send in a photo to news@kbsi23.com! Don’t forget your dog’s name, your name and hometown. Scooter’s Coffee is giving out free, fall-inspired Pumpkin Spice Pup Cups on Saturday. It is made of all dog-friendly ingredients, including whipped cream, a pumpkin dog…
CREAL SPRING, Ill. (KBSI) – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Saline River Farms joined local leaders and partners Friday morning to break ground on Saline River Farms’ new state-of-the-art USDA meat processing facility. Saline River Farms’ expansion will create more than 400 jobs over the next several years. Governor Pritzker to Break Ground at Saline Farms Expansion Project https://t.co/GDQICuDrVi —…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Newbridge Retirement Community in Cape Girardeau hosted a ribbing cutting Thursday morning and offered a chance to tour the new facility. Community leaders and the public came out to support the newly remodeled facility. The goal is to provide a luxurious experience for residents, as well as for their visiting friends and family. The…
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KBSI) – Union City Schools bus drivers are teaching young student proper bus protocols. With the beginning of another new school year, bus protocols and regulations for the more than 600 students transported to the three UC Schools campuses each day have been a point of emphasis for administrators and teachers at Union City Schools. Nelson Youngblood…
Twin Bridges Campground (Source: FOX23 Multimedia Journalist Shelby Brown)MARBLE HILL, Mo. (KBSI) – People whose homes sustained significant damage from the flooding in Glen Allen, Marble Hill and surrounding communities are asked to go to the Marble Hill Baptist Church to meet with the Red Cross for assistance. American Red Cross disaster responders have been assessing damage to homes in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Baseball teams from around the world are gathering in Cape Girardeau for the 16-18 Year Old Babe Ruth World Series which takes place August 13-20. Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau is hosting the Senior Babe Ruth World Series for the first time in the state of Missouri. It’s proving to be a home run…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Emergency crews put out a car on fire early Wednesday morning in Calloway County. Calloway County Fire-Rescue crews were dispatched at 4:15 a.m. to put out a vehicle on fire near the intersection of Highway 80 West and 641 North. Calloway County Sheriff Office deputies arrived on scene first and found a Dodge Charger off…
MASSAC COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Firefighters fought a fire at a 125-year-old church in Massac County. St. John’s Church suffered heavy damage when a fire broke out after it was struck by lightning around 4:49 a.m. Monday. “At one time this church would have been the center for community,” said St. John’s Church Pastor Jeff Bremer. “People didn’t drive much….
GLENALLEN, Mo. (KBSI) – Multiple emergency crews are responding to Glenallen for to help people with flooded homes after a levee breach Monday morning. Marble Hill Mayor Trey Wiginton says the town is experiencing severe flooding from rainfall Sunday night into Monday morning. That is on top of the rainfall the area received the past week. He says multiple houses…
CHAFFEE, Mo. (KBSI) – Three children and four adults were rescued from a home in Chaffee after water started coming in to their home Monday morning. The Chaffee Fire Department was dispatched for a water rescue at 4:23 a.m. The called said water was coming into his/her home on Highway 77. Firefighters with the assistance of the Chaffee Police Department…
A recent survey done by the National Weather Service in Paducah found damage confirming two EF-1 tornadoes in west Kentucky from Saturday morning. One in the city of Hickman and the other north of Fulton. Based on the estimated peak wind speeds, both were “higher-end” EF-1 tornadoes. Fulton County – City of Hickman This tornado first touched down and did…