Suspect arrested after fire at Cape Girardeau church

April 19, 2021 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A Cape Girardeau man was charged Monday with a hate crime after a fire destroyed a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church in the city, officials said...

Police: 2 dead after train hits truck in southern Illinois

April 12, 2021 GMT

ULLIN, Ill. (AP) — Two people were killed when a pickup truck pulled directly into the path of a train in far southern Illinois, police said...

Rain-spiked rivers cause minor flooding in eastern Missouri

By JIM SALTERMarch 21, 2021 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Heavy rain over the past week has caused the Mississippi River and its tributaries to rise, resulting in minor flooding in parts of eastern Missouri...

‘Unicorn puppy’ will stay with Missouri rescue mission

December 3, 2019 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A dog who was dubbed the unicorn puppy because of a tail-like growth between his eyes will remain with the founder of a Missouri rescue group, despite more than 300 offers to adopt him...

Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution

By JIM SALTERSeptember 13, 2019 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, despite concluding the Roman Catholic Church was involved in "long, sustained and far-reaching cover-up...

Teen donates birthday money to veterans home for 11 years

By KASSI JACKSONApril 5, 2019 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — At age 6, Caleb Craft, now 17 and a junior at Jackson High School, made his first donation to the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau...

With political future on line, Trump makes last midterm push

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLERNovember 6, 2018 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump, his shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, used his final pitch Monday to ask voters to help preserve "fragile" GOP victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in Congress...