The chance for showers and storms takes a day off Tuesday, but the chance comes right back on Wednesday. The chance for more rain will be on and off after that all the way through the weekend. Tuesday will be quiet and relatively mild by August standards. We may see some patchy fog early, but that will eventually burn off…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau police are investigating shots fired and a vehicle that struck a stop sign. Officers with the Cape Girardeau Police Department received a Shot Spotter alert of shots being fired in the area of Bloomfield Road and Sheridan Drive around 2:58 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7. While responding to the original location, another alert…
DEXTER, Mo. (KBSI) – Tyson Foods Inc. is closing a chicken processing plant in Dexter. The company expects to lock the factory doors by October, 13, 2023. This impacts 683 employees as well as a vast network of chicken growers, farmers, truckers and more. The closures are the result of several quarters of a struggling industry, according to Tyson representative…
CHARLESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – Charleston R-I School District joins community leaders for the first-ever “Back to School Bash” in conjunction with “SchoolFest 2023 on Monday. Charleston Public schools are making sure every student has what they need to start the school year. “We have over twenty-five organizations that have come together to supply all the necessary school supplies for every…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – Todd Crumley is in his 20th year as the pastor at Heartland Harvest Church in Sikeston, and for the last 12 years, the church has helped local children from kindergarten through 8th grade by giving away backpacks and school supplies. “Inflation doesn’t stop, taxes don’t stop, surviving doesn’t stop, the gas prices are going up,” Crumley…
FANCY FARM, Ky. (KBSI) – Thousands descended upon Fancy Farm for the 143rd Annual St. Jerome Picnic on Saturday. Among those in attendance at this year’s picnic was Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, his first appearance at the picnic as governor. He concluded his speech with this optimistic prospect: “We have a can’t miss opportunity, a chance to be the generations…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo (KBSI) – A local neighborhood is helping address the food shortage at their local food pantries in a creative way. Several businesses, volunteers and the cape riverfront market in Cape Girardeau have joined together to create a community garden that will put more produce and herbs into the community. The herbs and produce grown will…
(KBSI) – A farmer plants over one million sunflowers for his wife to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Imagine sunflowers as far as the eye can see. One husband is showing his love with a field of flowers planted just for his wife. Farmer Lee Wilson decided to farm a different kind of crop than he usually does this season,…
flooding In Sikeston (Source: Sikeston DPS)(KBSI) – Several roads are closed due to flooding Friday, August 4 after heavy rainfall. Missouri The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office continues to receive reports of blocked and flooded roadways throughout Bollinger County as of Friday, Aug. 4. If you approach a flooded or blocked roadway, do not attempt to pass through the obstruction and…
CALVERT CITY, Ky. (KBSI) – A Marion, Ky. man faces charges after a hit and run that killed an 18-year-old woman on Aug. 1. Raymond E. Jarvis, 45, of Marion, Ky. was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid with death or serious physical injury on Aug. 3. The arrest stems from the investigation…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – As summer break winds down and children prepare to head back to school, shoppers in Missouri will get a break at the register, as they will be able to purchase up to $50 in school supplies, $100 in new clothes, and $3,500 in computers tax-free. And this is the case everywhere in Missouri, as municipalities…
Storm chances continue nearly everyday. Temperatures remain warm in the lower 90s and upper 80s. Another warm day ahead as temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s and lower 90s. As a storm system arrives overnight Thursday into Friday morning we see chances for storm activity. As the system continues to move SE we will see mostly cloudy…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Emergency crews are on scene at a home in Cape Girardeau after storms Thursday morning. A neighbor says light smoke can be seen coming from a home on the 200 block Greenbrier Drive just off of Hwy. K. Several fire trucks responded to the home. The person who lives in the home says the lightning…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – The city of Sikeston will double the number of Flock cameras in the city. The Sikeston City Council approved the addition of four Flock cameras on Monday. That makes the number of cameras in the city to eight. Flock cameras are solar-powered, motion-activated, and infrastructure-free cameras. They can identify and categorize the details of vehicles that pass…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – “We thought it would be better to start to plan for the long term rather than the short term.” This long-term approach is why SoutheastHEALTH President and CEO Ken Bateman said Southeast merged with St. Louis based Mercy. He cited labor challenges and emerging technology as contributing factors to this approach. “In the short run,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- With a growing community, Cape Girardeau is still facing a challenge in getting enough childcare in the area. “I think the process of getting a grant should be a lot easier then what it is,” said Shenique Sparks, owner of Super Kids LLC. She spoke to FOX23 News in early June about the struggles parents were…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau Police Department hosted National Night Out at the downtown parking lot at the corner of Main and Independence on August 1 from 5-9 p.m. Several businesses in the community along with the Cape Girardeau Police Department were there. Several food vendors along with games for the kids and live entertainment from a…
MARION, Ill. (KBSI) – A new air service provider began offering direct flights from Veteran’s Airport in Marion, Illinois to Chicago on Tuesday. Contour Airlines replaced Cape Air, giving passengers a faster flight to Chicago. Contour will fly 12 times per week from Marion to Chicago O’Hare, twice a day Monday through Friday and single round trip on Saturdays and…
Showers and storms will come in waves the next couple of days. We then have more chances on and off through the weekend into next week. Temperatures will be pretty close to average. Rain is likely through Wednesday morning with 1-2″ possible in parts of Missouri. This will set the stage for potential flooding as another wave moves in Wednesday…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – MediCenter Pharmacy presented a check to United Way of Southeast Missouri for the Stuff the Bus school supply drive. The check for $250 will help purchase school supplies for students to start the school year. More families than ever need help with school supplies this year. You can help Stuff the Bus. Your donations can…
The next several days have a chance for showers and storms, some of which may bring with it some heavy rain. Temperatures will be cooler than average, but only for a few days. The best chance for rain on Tuesday will be in central Missouri, but we may see a few showers and storms, too. Stormcast has the bulk of…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – July 31 was the last day for signups for the managed deer hunts in Cape Girardeau. The City of Cape Girardeau managed deer hunt will open their third archery, deer only managed hunting season beginning October 21, 2023 and closing December 22, 2023. There will be five hunting periods that will have a one-week break…
MARION, Ill. (KBSI) – Sam Kuhnert, executive director and co-founder of the Nubability Athletics Foundation, said that for the golfers participating in Sunday’s Tee Off for Nub Kids Golf Scramble at Kokopelli Golf Club, they are making an investment in change. “They’re investing in these kids and investing in these kids’ courage and confidence not only for their time through…
A few storms will be possible on Saturday, otherwise partly cloudy skies will prevail. We’ll be dry on Sunday into early next week. The heat sticks around for quite a while, but does back off a bit in the coming days. We start the day in the upper 70s and top out in the upper 90s. It’s going to be…