SemoCrime

08/11/2023

Scott City murder suspect Mary Ruble allegedly admitted to multiple Scott City police officers she shot and killed Montez Moss on July 24. A probable-cause statement, authored by Scott City Sgt. Brooks Brockmire and obtained by the Southeast Missourian, describes alleged confessions made as to how a...

07/29/2023

Wes Blair, one of the longest-tenured chiefs of police in the history of the city of Cape Girardeau, began his second decade Saturday as the municipality's top law enforcement official. The native of the Dallas metroplex took over the job July 29, 2013, succeeding the late Roger W. Fields...

07/28/2023

Cape Girardeau police broke up a fight in the early morning hours Sunday, July 23, that was drawing a large crowd. As police say they were attempting to clear a gas station parking lot in the 1100 block of North Sprigg Street, a woman was pulled out of a vehicle, wrestled to the ground and tased. A....

07/22/2023

A federal prosecutor announced the indictment of 19 members of a Charleston, Missouri gang.

CHARLESTON, MO. -- A federal prosecutor announced the indictment of 19 members of a Charleston, Missouri gang accused of being the main suppliers of methamphetamine, co***ne and fentanyl into Southeast Missouri.

07/08/2023

A special prosecutor has been appointed to review evidence in the 1992 murder case of Angela "Mischelle" Lawless, according to documents obtained by the Southeast Missourian through a public records request. The move is the most significant procedural decision in the case since Scott County Prosecut...

06/10/2023

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Christopher Cohen and his wife, Abigail, were planning their honeymoon at Disney World. Instead, Christopher had to attend Abby's funeral. A jury ruled Friday that former Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety Capt. Andrew Cooper Sr. was responsible for her death. ...

06/07/2023

The trial of a former captain with Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety who was involved in a fatal crash in February 2020 began Tuesday, June 6, in a Butler County, Missouri, courtroom. Andrew Cooper is facing several felony charges -- driving while intoxicated with the death of another....

05/24/2023

Auto Zone and Dirt Cheap were among the businesses affected, as a glass door had been broken at each.

A Cape Girardeau man is a suspect in multiple commercial burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 20, in Cape Girardeau. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said merchandise worth several thousand dollars was taken during the burglaries. Auto Zone, 2327 Bloomf...

04/20/2023

Authorities confiscated a loaded gun at Ames High School in Iowa.

A gun reported stolen from Cape Girardeau was discovered in a high school in Iowa. Authorities confiscated a loaded gun Friday, April 14, at Ames High School in Iowa. The 9 mm handgun was found in a backpack. The school district announced Tuesday, April 18, it had increased security within its build...