1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (121+ words) Election season is nearly upon us, and first up on the calendar will be municipal, school and county issue elections Tuesday, April 6. The only municipal race in Cape Girardeau is for mayor, with incumbent Stacy Kinder facing former City Council…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (10+ words) Goldberg: The world may be done bending to Trump's will'seMissourian...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (670+ words) The Speak Out column allows readers to voice their opinions on topics of local importance. Comments are meant to be short in nature. There is no guarantee that a comment will appear in print or online. We encourage positive comments,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (199+ words) Associate Circuit Judge Austin D. Crowe of Jackson has announced his campaign for election to Division IV of the 32nd Judicial Circuit in Cape Girardeau County, pledging to continue delivering what he describes as fair, efficient and independent justice from the bench…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (16+ words) Attorney Charles Weiss argues he should stay on Leon Lamb case, denies any conflict of interest'seMissourian...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (101+ words) York: Should Trump shake up his Cabinet?seMissourian York: Should Trump shake up his Cabinet? With Trump's Cabinet unusually stable in his second year, Byron York asks whether the president should replace under-scrutiny DHS chief Kristi Noem or keep his…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (809+ words) There's a lot of hatred in the world today. For a while, starting from when I was a young girl, it was classless to openly display your bigotry. People would whisper among themselves about "the others", and epithets were spoken…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (462+ words) Rep. Jason Smith touts FFA's role in shaping young farm leaders, backs a National FFA Week resolution, and seeks answers on possible foreign influence in the organization. Smith: I believe in the future of agriculture Rep. Jason Smith touts FFA's…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1125+ words) Missouri lawmakers are weighing a slate of bills aimed at reining in artificial intelligence, from proposals targeting "deepfakes" to limits on the technology's use in political campaigns. At the same time, lawmakers are also considering measures that would limit the…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1626+ words) Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick released a scathing report Wednesday on the state's marijuana program, concluding that missteps in the 2019 licensing process triggered costly litigation and raised persistent questions about whether licenses were awarded fairly. The nearly three-year audit of…...