Very, very warm temperatures are expected on Wednesday with highs only a few degrees away from record highs. We do cool down a bit on Thursday, and then really cool off on Friday. We’re all going to be very warm on Wednesday. Highs will in the upper 50s to the north and middle 60s for just about everybody else. We’ll…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- The homeless community is now facing another challenge in the new year. A new Missouri law signed last June went into effect on January 1. The law makes it illegal for displaced persons to sleep or camp on state owned land, including bridges and over passes. “Creating more laws is not addressing what is causing this…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI)- The dredging project in Capaha Park is coming to an end in Cape Girardeau. The park’s pond has been undergoing renovations since 2022, and with the last rainfall has started rebuilding its water supply. “Things are going pretty good, weather has been actually pretty decent for us. We’re on schedule everything’s going pretty well. The only…
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. (KBSI) – The city of East Prairie lifted its boil water order on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Those who live in the city limits of East Prairie were without water Tuesday, Jan. 3 after a pipe busted. The busted pipe flooded the East Prairie Water Plant early Tuesday morning, according to East Prairie City Administrator Brett Bradley. City…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KBSI) – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was sworn into office Monday for his second term. The democratic politician won his second term after defeating Illinois state Senator Darren Bailey in the general election on November 8, 2022. After he was sworn-in, Pritzker thanked his fellow Illinois legislators and family. He also took a look back at his accomplishments…
GORDONVILLE, Mo. (KBSI) – The Gordonville Fire Protection District has received a grant from one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers. FM Global representatives presented the award of $1,998 to Fire Chief Micheal Gentry at Fire Station 1. The award will be used to assist with fire prevention activities in the community and to help educate the community and…
It is going to be very mild the next few days. The average high for early January is in the lower 40s and we’ll be in the middle 50s Tuesday, 60s Wednesday, and the lower 50s Thursday! We do have a chance for storms Wednesday into Thursday. Tuesday will be a very mild and dry day. Highs will be in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Fitness is at the top of many people’s minds at the top of the new year. “January 1st everyone expects four weeks to see big differences, and it takes, you know, sometimes it takes six before you can really see much difference,” said Tamatha Crowson, 180 Fitness trainer. “The key is really to make the process…
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KBSI) – Nearly two years ago, voters approved a capital improvements sales tax of half of 1 percent for 20 years to fund the construction of the Perry County Joint Justice Center. After 20 years the tax will continue at one-eighth of 1 percent to provide the funds necessary to maintain the facility. “Certainly, the largest project the…
JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – Authorities responded to a crash involving a Jackson school bus Monday morning. It happened on Jackson Blvd. about 11:30 a.m. Assistant Chief Alex Broch with the Jackson Police Department says there were students on the bus, but couldn’t confirm the number during the preliminary stage. He says no one on the bus was injured. A school…
ULLIN, Ill. (KBSI) – For some people in southern Illinois, it could take 30 minutes or longer to get to a doctor’s office. However, the Wellness on Wheels van, which the Southern Seven Health Department takes to various locations in the region, helps those folks get the care they need. Southern 7 Community Outreach Coordinator Shawnna Rhine says there typically…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Tax season is approaching, and many will be rushing to fill them out to get their refund, but the Better Business Bureau warns people to take some time and get prepared and watch out for scammers. Whitney Quick, regional director of the better business bureau reminds consumers to gather everything they need. “While you may…
BENTON, Mo. (KBSI) – A semi tuned on its side into a ditch off Interstate 55 just before the Benton exit headed south. It happened at the 82.4 mile marker two miles north of Benton. Jerry L. Oliver 66, of Houston, Texas was driving a 2022 Freightline Cascadia when he ran off of I-55 and struck a ditch, according to…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Basketball Classics showcase some of the best high school talent the state has to offer. Its latest stop was at Cape Central High School on Saturday, as six boys teams and four girls teams provided about eight hours of hoops highlights. Byron Shive, who took over as Hall of…
Light rain did not amount to much moisture for most of us through Saturday afternoon. Most of the rain fell south of SEMO and the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Even then, just a tenth of an inch was seen in select spots. After the rain moved on, clouds have hung around for a dreary day that will lead into an overcast night….
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The winter garage sale at the Osage Centre is a great opportunity for vendors to sell off items they don’t need any more and for people in the community to find hidden treasures. “This one they specialized a lot of them in selling all of the extra Christmas decorations and stuff that they have or…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Burfordville Baptist church opened its doors today for its free clothing closet event. The church does this on the first Sunday of every month. they allow the community to come and get free clothing of all sizes. “We are offering a free clothes closet which means you can come in and get as many clothes…
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KBSI) – One person was shot and the suspect has been located in Carterville Friday morning. Carterville Police, Fire and EMS responded to a report of shots fired at Integrated Health located at 310 West Plaza Drive in Carterville at 10:15 a.m. Michelle Aumiller, 32, was shot and taken by ambulance to a local hospital where she later…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Multiple reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were published this week. And the result…at least for one report… is just what the Federal Reserve had envisioned. “So this is the report that the federal reserve wanted to see,” said Dr. Kevin Sylwester, economics professor at Southern Illinois University. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports…
Heading into the overnight hours, rain chances will be picking up after midnight. There are small, scattered chances throughout Saturday, too, but showers are most likely in the early morning hours. Looking at a capture of Stormcast around 4 a.m., showers look to spread across our coverage area with some locally heavier pockets of rain possible at times. The passage…
BENTON, Mo. (KBSI) – The hearing between the Scott County Commission and the Scott County Sheriff’s Department took place Friday at 9 a.m. Sheriff Wes Drury and his legal counsel Daniel Moore arrived nearly 25 minutes after the scheduled time. The motion for the trial was filed on result of the Scott County Commission to have the Sheriff’s Department evacuated…
JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) – As Brent Eckley responded to hundreds of texts wishing him well upon his retirement from teaching and accepting a head coaching job at Har-Ber High School in Arkansas, he could not help but look back fondly on his 11 years at Jackson. “This is the best place to be a football coach in the state of…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Drivers in the Show-Me State rang in the new year with higher prices at the pumps. “We have seen fuel prices in Missouri and around the country really increase over the last couple of weeks,” said AAA Public Affairs Specialist Nick Chabarria. The fluctuations, unfortunately, is something in which Americans have come to expect as…
After a somewhat breezy day with highs in the lower 50s, we’ll cool down plenty heading into the overnight hours. In fact, overnight lows in the upper 20s will be pretty standard for what we normally expect this time of year. Some cloud cover rolled in this afternoon, but we’ll be mostly clear tonight for some good weather as we…