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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... Whitney Quick of Cape Girardeau Chamber chosen for Leadership Missouri 4 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 Missouri Association of United Ways Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri, will lead the 27 Missouri United Ways for the next two years. News Local State Nation Weather Business Newsletters E-Edition 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 Lucas Presson : Why I’m grateful my mom didn’t let me quit piano 5 Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation to operate Visit Cape starting at the end of June 30 2 Current conditions Overcast 67°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 Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 50 Ex-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was ’colossal’ waste, let Putin inflict more damage Harry Dunn, former US Capitol police officer, running in competitive Maryland congressional primary Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users 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 Saxony Lutheran alum wins heptathlon, SEMO women win OVC title The Southeast Missouri State women’s track and field team won the Ohio Valley Conference championship for the second consecutive year by dominating... 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... 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 Missouri Association of United Ways (5/13/24) By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast Missourian Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri, will lead the 27 Missouri United Ways for the next two years. Commerce Bank analyst weighs odds for recession at economic luncheon (5/13/24) By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast Missourian Scott Colbert of Commerce Trust said he thought a recession did not appear likely in the near future due to continued rates of low unemployment....