CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The 2023 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Cape Girardeau kicks off Saturday, October 21 at Cape County North Park at 8 a.m. More than 150 walkers will be decked out in purple and fifty teams honoring a loved one either living with or who has died from Alzheimer’s.Glen Campbell is the President of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KBSI) – The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is holding its annual winter operations drill Thursday, October 19. Drivers may see numerous MoDOT vehicles on state routes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. With turnover rates and many positions still open, driver training on this day is critical, according to MoDOT. MoDOT has 3,000 employees across the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- Cape Girardeau Fire Department and SERVPRO of Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties offer safety tips when it comes to space heaters in your homes. Captain and Fire Inspector for the City of Cape Fire Department Randy Sander explains that covering cords with materials or plugging them into extension cords is unsafe. “You never want to cover…
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – The 10th annual Craft Beer Festival will be returning to Arena Park on Saturday, October 21. The festival, dedicated to beer enthusiasts, will have approximately 80 samples to choose from. General admission is $30 and attendees will be given their own tasting glass upon entry. Michelle Ramsey is the director of the Community Counseling Center…
Our average high for the middle of October is in the lower 70s. We’ll be close to that high each day, but we’ll fall short just about each day with highs in the middle and upper 60s. We’ll have a few rain chances late Wednesday, into Thursday and Friday. The Community Counseling Center Foundation Take a Walk Forecast is a…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo (KBSI) – Deer are on the move as hunting season approaches. Deer are on the move as its deer ‘rutting’ season, male deer are on the lookout for female deer right as we approach deer season. Deer like to move around dusk when it starts to get dark, and this can make roadways dangerous. The Missouri Department of…
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – Two local businesses have come together to host a workshop in Cape Girardeau on October 15. Magnolia Soap and Bath Co. and Rosie’s Bake Shop joined forces to present the workshop for community engagement. The event is dedicated to gathering the community for holiday fun while creating Halloween-themed bath bombs and sugar cookies. Andrea Dienstbach,…
JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – Beekeeper Carmen McNeely delivered a presentation on beekeeping at the Cape Girardeau County History Center on Sunday “I learned so much. I feel like a bee expert now,” Cape Girardeau County Historical Society Director Carla Jordan said. “I think the whole hive thing is kind of a cool way to live life, you know. You feed…
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – The Show Me Reptile Show brought quality and variety to the Osage Center on October 14 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. 20-25 vendors set up shop to showcase and educate the community on exotic animals. Some of those vendors include; Hypnotic Exotics, Kanoa’s Ark, SEMO Balls, and Tarantula Cribs. Christian Rippe, who is owner…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Southeast Missouri State football team’s struggles in one-score games have been well documented, but they had a chance to exercise some demons today on homecoming as they hosted Eastern Illinois. It was a packed house at Houck Field as SEMO found itself in yet another close game. Early in the 4th quarter with the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Southeast Missouri State University continued its homecoming celebration with a block party Friday night. SEMO freshman cheerleaders Sophie Volding and Mackenzie Martinez share their impressions of their first ever college homecoming. “Overwhelmed, but excited,” Volding said. “Go Redhawks!” “It is definitely different from anything I have ever experienced before,” Martinez said. “It’s shown me that…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – Vaping has trickled down to underage children. Sikeston Department of Public Safety School Resource Officer Tyler Rowe spoke about how vaping is affecting schools every where. Children as young as third grade are being caught with vapes. FOX23 Multimedia Journalist Shelby Brown will have more from Officer Rowe on FOX23 News at 9 p.m. Friday about…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – The Paducah City Commission voted unanimously in support of installing a Safe Haven Baby Box in Paducah. The goal is to save babies’ lives. Kentucky law allows for a parent to leave a newborn with an emergency medical service provider, police officer or firefighter. Safe Haven Baby Boxes allow parents to remain anonymous. The box is…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Southeast Missouri State Director of Alumni Relations George Gasser says roughly 8,000 people attend some sort of homecoming event, but he expects this year’s homecoming to be one of the biggest yet. “The 150th year of the university, there are just so many pieces all building up to make this really big and really special…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined state and local officials to ceremonially open the new, four-lane section of U.S. Highway 641 in southern Calloway County. The new roadway covers 5.6 miles from Murray to Hazel, on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. It will complete Kentucky’s section of a corridor from Interstate Highway 69 at Benton to Paris, Tennessee,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Parking in certain parts of Cape Girardeau will be restricted due to the SEMO Homecoming Parade scheduled Saturday morning. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on October 14. Beginning at 5 a.m. on October 14, parking will be prohibited on both sides of Broadway from North West End Boulevard to Main Street;…
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – The candidates for Kentucky governor participated in a forum in Paducah Thursday afternoon. The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a gubernatorial candidate forum between Governor Andy Beshear (D) and Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R). The forum focused primarily on business and economy issues that Kentucky is facing right now. Brent Houseman with the Paducah Chamber…
SIKESTON Mo. (KBSI) – The Department of Public Safety Special Operations Group will host their 2nd annual Kid’s S.W.A.T. Challenge at the Sikeston Sports Complex on October 14. According to DPS Public Information Officer Tyler Rowe, the first event received such a great turnout, that the team opted to keep the tradition. “We’re always trying to find way to reach…
Two kids dressed up as skeletons trick-or-treating. (Source: Pexels/Charles Parker)CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Carbondale Police Department is looking for volunteers for a Halloween safety patrol on Halloween. It is Tuesday, October 31 from 4-8 p.m. The event is known as Pumpkin Patrol and and has been sponsored by the department since 1992. Assistant to the Chief, Randy Mathis says, the…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Southeast Missouri State University football team will look to end a three-game losing streak when they host Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Wide receiver Ryan Flournoy said through the Redhawks’ recent struggles closing out games, head coach Tom Matukewicz has likened the team’s mentality to: “Going through the storm. Being the buffalo, and not the…
WEST CITY, Ill. (KBSI) – Several people gathered for a groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art police department in West City on October 9. Construction will begin next week at the intersection of West Webster Street at South Central Street. This new building will replace the current department that was once a school built in the 1950s. The police force thanked…
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – Friends and loved ones gathered to celebrate the life and dedication of the late Parks and Recreation Director Julia Thompson Jones on Tuesday morning at Capaha Park. Jones started her employment as Parks and Recreation Director with the City of Cape Girardeau in July of 2011, and exactly 10 years and one day later she…
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI)- A big concern in Missouri and in Cape Girardeau County is the desperate need for childcare. A recently proposed bill allowing the funding of three new childcare tax credit programs for providers and businesses didn’t pass in Missouri. Elizabeth Shelton, the Executive Director for the United Way of Southeast Missouri, says those that run childcare…
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – Katy O’Ferrell’s Un-Happy tour will be enlightening the community about Irish history and folklore on October 9. The Un-Happy Hour event will include a journey within the 200-year-old building. Christy Mershon, who is the tour guide, will be leading participants to the Opera House and downstairs into the grotto. Mershon says, “This may be the…