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  • 1 week ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

    CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - “Construction is very frustrating,” said Jake Garrard, Cape Girardeau city engineer. City Engineer Jake Garrad and his crew say drivers express their frustration each day. And that frustration can create reckless driving, especially around construction sites. “That gets very dangerous for our construction workers. It gets very dangerous for the residents who live in that work zone and have to be there, who have to try to maneuver through,” he said.

  • 1 week ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

    KENNETT, Mo. (KFVS) - “Basically got some individuals that are purchasing what’s called novelty money,” said Kennett Police Chief Kenny Wilson. Wilson is talking about recent reports of counterfeit money being used around town. On social media, the police department sounded the alarm on the crime to make the community aware. Wilson said local businesses are being impacted.

  • 1 week ago | kait8.com | Ahmad Lathan

    KENNETT, Mo. (KFVS) - “Basically got some individuals that are purchasing what’s called novelty money,” said Kennett Police Chief Kenny Wilson. Wilson is talking about recent reports of counterfeit money being used around town. On social media, the police department sounded the alarm on the crime to make the community aware. Wilson said local businesses are being impacted.

  • 1 week ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

    SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - “It’s almost like they don’t want to lose their dignity to come to a shelter,” said Tonya Woodard, shelter manager. The organization is utilizing the Sikeston YMCA to provide a place for tornado victims to shower, sleep and more. Woodard said only 10 people have registered within the last 24 hours. “They want to go to their properties. They want to try to at least stay there. We had a woman come in this morning.

  • 1 week ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

    SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Here at the Command Post on Sloanville Drive, Governor Mike Kehoe gets his first look at the destruction left by the May 16 tornado in Scott County. “Yeah, it’s devastating. The damage is almost unbelievable until you see it firsthand,” he said. For the last sixty days, Gov. Kehoe has been visiting areas across Missouri that have been affected by severe weather this spring. “It’s just the scale of what we’ve had to deal with here in southeast Missouri.

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