JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, is expanding its telecom and advanced cloud solutions to Jackson. This $2.3 million project is a self-funded investment that will benefit schools and businesses in the Jackson community. Ritter Communications CEO Alan Morse said this is part of a $300 million, 5-year expansion…
BENTON, Ky. (KBSI) – It has been five years since January 23, 2018. That winter day is a day no student, staff or faculty member who were at Marshall County High School will ever forget. When students were gathering in the common area of Marshall County High School, before the start of the school day. Gabriel Parker, 15, opened fire…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Scott Gilbert, associate professor of economics at Southern Illinois University, said the 2.9 percent increase in real gross domestic product from quarter 3 to quarter 4 of 2022 is a positive sign. “In terms of its total output, the growth of the economy was pretty robust, pretty healthy, pretty strong,” he said. “For an economist,…
Temperatures are going to be at or above average through the weekend, but it’s going to be a little windy, especially Friday. We will also see a chance for rain late Saturday into early Sunday. After that, things get a little messy next week. Friday will start off chilly with temperatures in the middle 20s around sunrise, but we’ll warm…
JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, is expanding its telecom and advanced cloud solutions to Jackson, Missouri. This $2.3 million project is a self-funded investment to benefit businesses and schools in the Jackson community. This is Ritter Communications’ second expansion project in Missouri. The company previously announced its first…
BENTON, Ky. (KBSI) – A Benton, Ky. producer of GPS and sonar mounting systems will expand in Marshall County with a nearly $2.2 million investment and create 12 jobs. Precision Sonar & Outdoors LLC, a producer of GPS and sonar mounting systems, announced an expansion of operations in Benton. “The economic momentum we are seeing throughout Kentucky is the result…
(before and after example of a Road Diet. Source: FHWA)CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – The City of Carbondale will receive $1.8M in federal grant funding to resurface South Wall Street from Park Street to Walnut Street. The funding comes from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) The project will also include a “Road Diet” reconfiguration to lower the potential for crashes…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Judy Scherer and the community of New Hamburg are coming together to host a fundraiser benefit dinner for Darryl Westrich. This past October, Westrich was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “Cancer of the fatty tissue, which is a huge tumor setting on his kidney pressing against his abdomen, that’s why he can’t eat much,” said…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The labor market in Missouri remains strong, with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealing a 2.8 percent unemployment rate for the month of December, significantly lower than the national average of 3.5 percent. Though the unemployment rate has gone up in Missouri each of the last three months, Southeast Missouri professor David Yaskewich reminds…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- Southeast Missouri Pets has a new executive director calling the shots. Jenn Farmer envisions a community where every animal has a safe and loving home. “It’s only been about three to four weeks but we’re looking at having our website recreated. We hired a new volunteer coordinator, which has been outstanding, and a new development director…
The snow has come to an end and we saw quite a bit of it in spots! Below are some of the totals from late last night into early this morning. Now that we’re past that winter storm, we look forward to the rest of the week. Highs will struggle a little bit tomorrow. A few flurries will be possible…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau Fire Department will hold a Car Seat Check Event on Friday, January 27. It will be at Cape Fire Department’s Station #3 (1975 N. Sprigg Street) from 10 a.m. to noon. Forty-six percent of car seats are improperly installed, according to the Cape Girardeau Fire Depaertment. A new class of Child Passenger…
As the winter storm churns through our area, you can check the radar in this link as well as see the latest forecast discussion: Weather Page Winter Weather Advisories (purple) and Winter Storm Warnings (pink) are in place from 6:00pm this evening through noon Wednesday. The latest weather model runs have less than an inch for Murray, Union City, and…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The storm is a brewin’! With another winter storm system on track to rip through the Midwest again – most notably southeast Missouri – the Missouri Department of Transportation cautions to plan ahead if you have to leave your residence Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning. “It is going to hit overnight,” said Craig Compas,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- A proposal for a three percent sales tax on recreational marijuana will be voted on April 4th following the final approval from Cape Girardeau City Council, which addressed the issue and Monday’s council meeting. “What the council is wanting to stipulate with the tax is that up to a quarter of that is going to come…
snow routes (Source: City of Jackson)JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – City officials in Jackson issued a Snow Route Proclamation Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of this week’s winter weather event. Residents who have vehicles parked on designated snow routes in Jackson have 12 hours to move those vehicles off the street or to a nondesignated snow route to allow city crews to…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – In 1933, singing telegrams became a way of the future, formerly known for reporting deaths, singing telegrams became a happier way of sending a message. Flash forward to 2023 and the trend is popping up again. With over 20 million views Joy Brooker, known on TikTok as #TheJoyBrookerShow, has brought the side gig of singing…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Mentorship is important, and the right mentor can change a person’s trajectory – no matter the age. Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the local organizations that offer volunteering for adults to mentor the youth and fill various, vital needs. Becky Simpher with Big Brothers Big Sisters says they have been seeing a decline in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Inflation has negatively affected nearly all walks of life. And the auto insurance industry has not deviated from the norm, as policies may reach a 7 percent increase in 2023. “There are a number of factors that goes into ultimately what somebody pays for their premium,” said AAA Public Affairs Specialist Nick Chabarria. The first…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – There are new developments being made in Cape Girardeau. But not all parties involved are excited for the future, and Monday’s city council meeting shows the proof in the pudding. “It’s just brutal; traffic is already backing up. It’s already bad,” said one concerned citizen. A little more than one year ago, city council acknowledged…
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is investigating a double homicide that left a man and woman dead early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. at the 800 block of Southwest Street Sunday morning. The caller reported gunshots in the vicinity. Officers responded and found a married couple with gunshot wounds. The first victim is…
Above is the video forecast for the potential winter storm Tuesday into Wednesday. There is a Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory in place for much of Missouri, western Illinois and NW Arkansas. Rain and snow will all be possible Tuesday night into Wednesday and Wednesday night. In addition to the Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories,…
(KBSI) – Trout may be harvested from Rotary Lake in Jackson, Giessing Lake in Farmington, Legion Lake in Perryville, and Recreation Complex Pond in Sikeston starting Feb. 1. Cooler than average temperatures caused a reduction in fishing activity in November and December, said MDC Fisheries Management Biologist Salvador Mondragon. MDC stocked trout in November at the start of the catch-and-release season….
BENTON, Ky. (KBSI) – Monday, January 23 marks five years since the deadly school shooting at Marshall County High School. Two students were killed. Fifteen people suffered gunshot wounds, including the two students killed. Bailey Nicole Holt, 15, and Preston Ryan Cope, 15, were killed in the shooting. Marshall County Schools posted on its Facebook page that the school is…