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News in Cape Girardeau · 10 sources

Cape Girardeau in the news, from 10 sources

23 stories about Cape Girardeau in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website. Latest: “Zero citations issued under Cape Girardeau’s aggressive panhandling ordinance, nonprofit credits outreach” from KFVS12, Oct 2.

Latest about Cape Girardeau

The newest stories with Cape Girardeau in the headline, one per story.

Straight from the source

From Town Hall, the schools and the library

5 notices in the past month, read every morning from Cape Girardeau’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

Town Hall page →
Town hallCape Girardeau town website
cityofcapegirardeau.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. Public Meetings Rescheduled for Tourism Tax Oct 26-27

    Two public input meetings will be held: • Monday, October 26 | 5-7 p.m. | Osage Centre • Tuesday, October 27 | 5-7 p.m. | Shawnee Park Center Both sessions are open house format, allowing residents to drop in at any time between 5 and 7 p.m. to share project ideas, ask questions, and review

    Oct 20
  2. Join the Riverfront Fall Festival Scarecrow Stroll

    Something’s Popping Up in Downtown Cape Girardeau! Join the Riverfront Fall Festival Scarecrow Stroll NEWS RELEASE (PDF) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Oct. 16, 2026 – Something’s popping up in Downtown Cape Girardeau! Keep your eyes peeled as you stroll through downtown. Our local businesses are getting crea…

    Oct 16
  3. City Manager Briefing October 9, 2026

    Police Department September 27-October 3 **** PLEASE NOTE POLICE INFORMATION IS REPORTED RETROACTIVELY INCLUDING INCIDENTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, and CALLS FOR SERVICE INFORMATION. **** Calls For Service: 540 Nuisance: 93 Traffic Stops: 136 Citations: 33 Arrests: 44 Shots Fired Cases: 2 Publ…

    Oct 9
5 more from cityofcapegirardeau.org
  1. Pitch in for Parks!Oct 8
  2. 5th Annual Riverfront Fall Festival returns to DowntownOct 6
  3. CANCELED – City (Not Hosting) Public Input Meetings on Next Tourism ProjectsSep 22
  4. City Manager Briefing September 4, 2026Sep 4
  5. City Manager Briefing September 4, 2026Sep 4
Read every morning from cityofcapegirardeau.org’s news.
SchoolsCape Girardeau 63 School District
capetigers.com ↗
Latest notices
  1. CORDELIA AVENUE CLOSED WEEK OF OCTOBER 5TH Heads-up

    Dear Families, Staff, and Community Members, Please be advised that Cordelia Avenue will be closed starting October 5th, to allow for sewer connection work at the new Ascent Hig...

    Oct 1
  2. NEED HELP WITH ROOMS? LET US KNOW!

    We want to keep communication flowing smoothly between our schools, teachers, and families. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with Rooms, please complete our Rooms T...

    Sep 23
  3. Tax Rate Hearing Notice

    A hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m., August 24, 2026 at 301 North Clark, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rates proposed to be set...

    Aug 17
1 more from capetigers.com
  1. CAPE GIRARDEAU PUBLIC SCHOOLS NAMES DR. BRICE BECK NEXT SUPERINTENDENTAug 11
Read every morning from capetigers.com’s news.
SchoolsScott City R-I School District
scr1.org ↗
Visit scr1.org for notices and events.
LibraryMunicipal Library District of the City of Cape Girardeau
capelibrary.org ↗
Visit capelibrary.org for notices and events.
Cape Girardeau’s news, by source

Who’s covering Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau was in the news from 5 outlets in the past 90 days, led by KFVS12 with 9 stories about Cape Girardeau. Stories with Cape Girardeau in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.

KFVS12News outlet
Covers Cape Girardeau the most9 about Cape Girardeau · 3 more mentioning it
  1. Zero citations issued under Cape Girardeau’s aggressive panhandling ordinance, nonprofit credits outreachOct 2
  2. Guns, cash, various drugs seized in Cape Girardeau raid; suspect held on $75K bondOct 2
  3. More officers to patrol downtown Cape Girardeau in coming weeks, police sayOct 1
9 more from KFVS12
  1. Man charged in deadly downtown Cape Girardeau shooting requests bond reductionOct 1
  2. Cape Girardeau man faces 2nd-degree murder, several other charges in deadly weekend shootingSep 29
  3. Man charged in connection with investigation into deadly Cape Girardeau shootingSep 28
  4. Major case squad disbands, no further arrests expected in deadly downtown Cape Girardeau shootingSep 27
  5. Decoy operation targets child predators, leads to four arrests in Cape GirardeauAug 17
  6. Fire Station 1 in Cape Girardeau temporarily closed, city officials sayAug 17
  7. Former SEMO football player faces rape, domestic assault chargesSep 29 · Mentions Cape Girardeau
  8. Driver airlifted, train derailed following collision in Cape County, fire chief saysSep 27 · Mentions Cape Girardeau
  9. City of Cape warns public to stay clear of downtown sinkholeAug 19 · Mentions Cape Girardeau
wpsdlocal6.comNews outlet
6 about Cape Girardeau
  1. Cape Girardeau man accused of having sex with dogOct 2
  2. Cape Girardeau PD: One charged with murder, assault after shooting kills teen, injures three adultsSep 29
  3. Juvenile killed, three others wounded in Cape Girardeau shootingSep 27
3 more from wpsdlocal6.com
  1. St. Louis man reportedly armed with hatchet arrested in Cape GirardeauSep 21
  2. Cape Girardeau FD: One airlifted to regional burn center following explosion, fireSep 2
  3. Cape Girardeau PD: One arrested after officer-involved shootingAug 13
kbsi23.comNews outlet
6 about Cape Girardeau
  1. Cape Girardeau man charged with animal sex offense, promoting obscenityOct 2
  2. Cape Girardeau police address downtown patrols, plan additional officersOct 1
  3. Police say all suspects in custody in deadly downtown Cape Girardeau shootingSep 30
3 more from kbsi23.com
  1. Cape Girardeau man charged with murder in downtown shooting that killed Parma teenSep 29
  2. Man accused of hiding gun near scene of deadly downtown Cape Girardeau shootingSep 28
  3. Juvenile killed, 3 adults injured in Cape Girardeau shootingSep 27

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News outlets26
Town, schools & library5
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Cape Girardeau sports

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On the market

Homes listed in Cape Girardeau

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

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In memoriam

Remembering neighbors

Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.

From neighbors

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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Cape Girardeau, found through Google News; stories with Cape Girardeau in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Cape Girardeau, MO are left out (2 this time). Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.