The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams' innocence claim, with ...

Paul D. Schnare, 79, of Cape Girardeau was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. He was born May 21, 1945, in Marshall to Martin G. and Lois V. Brockmeier Schnare. He was ...

A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole. But the ...

Scott A. Burger of Scott City passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Springfield. He was born April 10, 1965, in Cape Girardeau. Scott's life was a testament to the values of hard work, ...

Jackie Ray Hamm, 80, of Scott City died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 16, 1944, in Commerce to William Avery and Dorothy Elizabeth Walter ...

Lauren Nicole Stagner, 34, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 6, 1990, in Hampton, Virginia, to Timothy Klein and Laura ...

The best thing about Kamala Harris' policy debut last week was the backlash. I don't mean the political backlash; Harris' attack on " price-gouging" was probably smart politics. It amplified her ...

In his first words to a jury, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official declared Wednesday that he didn't kill an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him and his workplace ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the joy" to an ...

More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched Wednesday past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier and toward the arena hosting the third night of the Democratic National ...

Bethany Anna Tucker, 68, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at her home. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

At his first outdoor rally since last month's attempted assassination, Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass Wednesday in North Carolina at an event focused on national security. On ...