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Saxony Lutheran alum and SEMO sophomore Anna Thompson won the heptathlon by amassing 4815 total points and placing in the top... Community Cookbook: Fried Chicken Wings by Leni Santoro from Brooklyn, New York - 11:15 pm Fried chicken wings remind Leni Santoro of childhood and the three years her family spent living in a barn in upstate New York. She says the house they planned to live in burned down six months after... The Best Books Club: "Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff" You’ve probably seen the meme showing a beaming parent standing in front of an open garage filled to the brim with stuff, exclaiming to his or her obviously-dismayed offspring, Just think — someday... Notre Dame creating ’servant leaders’ through partnership with Chick-fil-A Notre Dame Regional High School partnered with Chick-fil-A during the 2023-24 school year to teach students the importance of "servant leadership" through the company’s Leader Academy program. On... Ex-Sikeston cop receives 20-year sentence for child sexual abuse charges A former Sikeston, Missouri, police officer was sentenced to 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after his conviction of statutory rape of a child younger than than 14 years old. Brian... County commissioners updated on renovations for Melaina’s Magical Playland Melaina’s Magical Playland will be undergoing some renovations in the near future. During the Monday, May 13, meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Commission, the county’s park superintendent, Bryan... News Local State Nation Weather Business Newsletters E-Edition Whitney Quick of Cape Girardeau Chamber chosen for Leadership Missouri 4 UWSEMO’s Elizabeth Shelton elected chair of Missouri Association of United Ways Commerce Bank analyst weighs odds for recession at economic luncheon 4 Child care tax credits, a top priority for Missouri governor, face uphill battle in the Senate - 11:19 pm Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere 3 Sponsored: Plans to further expand Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on the horizon Cape Girardeau County election officials, public view voting machine demonstrations 7 Missouri lawmakers pass budget boosting funding for education and infrastructure Blog: Piasa or Bald Eagle? (Sharon Sanders) Current conditions Overcast 66°F Weather page Forecast for Cape Girardeau Tonight Chance Showers & T-storms then Showers And Thunderstorms Low: 62 Tuesday Chance Showers & T-storms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely High: 74 Low: 60 Wednesday Partly Sunny High: 76 Low: 59 Thursday Slight Chance Showers & T-storms High: 79 Low: 61 Friday Chance Showers & T-storms High: 79 Low: 60 Last week’s most read Farmers market bakery among new businesses Kiss in gas station parking lot leads to felony weapons charge, documents say Armed robbery reported in Jackson Deceased Cape teacher serves as motivation for Tough Mudder competitor Mediation fails in Cape Girardeau excessive force lawsuit Jackson aldermen approve annexation, rezoning for Trussworks property amid resident concerns City of Cape signs lease agreement for police substation on Good Hope Latest State & Nation News Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools Super Bowl champion Chiefs will open regular season at home against Ravens in AFC title game rematch Nazi flag-bearing man who crashed a truck into barriers near the White House pleads guilty to felony Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison Curfew is imposed in New Caledonia after unrest wracks French island territory in south Pacific An Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to prison Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 50 Weird News Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes Scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules Colorado woman tried to steal a pickup, but couldn’t handle the stick shift, police said Australian woman denies murdering her former husband’s relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants Sports High School College Community Cardinals Semoball.com Forck’s big bat sets up C3D2 final matchup vs. Scott City By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast Missourian The Kelly Hawks defied the odds as the low seed and advanced to the Class 3 District 2 title game after a come-from-behind 10-7 victory over Notre Dame on Monday, May 13, in Scott City, Mo. The Hawks haven’t scored 10 runs in a game since beating St. Pius X 11-1 in the Wood Bat Classic on April 12 at Fredericktown, Mo. ... SEMO softball headed to NCAA Regional New Cape Aquatic Center makes a splash with renowned Olympian Battlehawks come up short in game of the year The battle between the St. Louis Battlehawks and Birmingham Stallions lived up to the billing as the UFL game of the season. Unfortunately for the... Notre Dame girls poised in DeSoto rout, blast into district semifinal In a battle between the first-and-worst-seeded teams in the district, Notre Dame girls soccer put the hurt on DeSoto in the opening round of Class 3... Leopold wins long elusive district championship For the first time in a decade, the Leopold baseball team has won a district championship after defeating Delta 13-7 in the Class 1 District 3 final... Jackson baseball claims SEMO Conference title The Jackson Indians baseball team defeated the Poplar Bluff Mules 9-4 on Friday at Jackson Stadium. With the win, Jackson finishes the regular season... Cape Central and St. Vincent to meet in district semifinal On Saturday afternoon, the Cape Central and St. Vincent girls soccer teams defeated their round opponents in the Class 3 District 1 Tournament at... C2D3: Chaffee downs St. Vincent in semis An offensive outburst in the fifth inning led the Chaffee Red Devils to an 8-5 win over the St. Vincent Indians on Saturday in the Class 2 District 3... More sports Photo Galleries · Sports / Semoball.com Cape Aquatic Center reopening (5/13/24) SEMO Track at OVC Championships (5/13/24) Baseball: Chaffee vs St. Vincent (5/11/24) More galleries Business B Magazine Newsmakers Whitney Quick of Cape Girardeau Chamber chosen for Leadership Missouri (5/13/24) By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast Missourian Whitney Quick will be one of 26 Missouri leaders participating in the Leadership Missouri event for the next seven months. UWSEMO’s Elizabeth Shelton elected chair of...