KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO)

KFVS-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station serving Southeastern Missouri, the Purchase region of Western Kentucky, and Southern Illinois. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, it transmits a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from its transmitter situated northwest of Egypt Mills in unincorporated Cape Girardeau County. The station is owned by Raycom Media and shares ownership with the low-powered CW/MeTV affiliates WQWQ-LP and WQTV-LP. Both stations operate out of the Hirsch Tower, located on Broadway Avenue in Downtown Cape Girardeau. KFVS features a variety of syndicated shows, including The Middle, The Dr. Oz Show, and Live! with Kelly & Michael, among others. Previously, KFVS acted as the main CBS station for the Jonesboro media market on satellite services, but this status may change following the launch of the area's first local CBS affiliate on August 1, 2015, which broadcasts on a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate KJNB-LD.

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English

Television

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#81254

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#15794

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#504

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200 teens break into woman’s home while she was away to throw a house party

1 day ago | kfvs12.com | Molly McBride |Amanda Alvarado

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A homeowner said roughly 200 teenagers broke into her home and threw a party while she was out of town. On Saturday around 10:30 p.m., Jamie Lewis said she got a call from Las Vegas Metro Police asking if she was having a party. “Of course I said no, and to be fair, I really thought it was a fake call,” she said. Lewis said it was not until her husband got a call from neighbors that she realized what was happening in their home.
Report: SEMO generates $1.4B to Missouri economy

2 days ago | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A recent economic impact study found Southeast Missouri State University makes an extensive contribution to Missouri’s economy. According to the university, the report was presented to the SEMO Board of Governors by the international labor market analytics firm, Lightcast. It shows SEMO contributed $1.4 billion to the state’s economy in Fiscal Year 2023-24--equivalent to supporting 14,725 jobs across the state.
Tour, learn about historic Lorimier School building - new home of Kellerman Foundation

2 days ago | kfvs12.com | Amber Ruch

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Historic Preservation Commission is hosting a tour and presentation about a historic school building in honor of Historic Preservation Month. This year, the commission will host an event at the Kellerman Foundation’s new home in the historic Lorimier School building. A free, public walking tour will start at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 12 at 401 Independence.
Volunteers can sign up for tornado recovery, clean-up on May 17 in Delta

2 days ago | kfvs12.com | Amber Ruch

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The county emergency management’s recovery team will hold a volunteer workday for the Delta area following a tornado in early April. According to the Cape Girardeau County Emergency Management Agency, they will be removing debris and helping residents clean up on May 17. You can sign up by clicking here. The agency said it will organize work crews to help residents.
Gov. announces appointments to Mo. School Funding Modernization Task Force

2 days ago | kfvs12.com | Amber Ruch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The members of the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force have been announced. The task force is made up of 16 members. Governor Mike Kehoe appointed the following 10 people:Matt Davis, of Eldon, is a dedicated educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in the Missouri school system, including 17 years as superintendent of Eldon School District.
Cape Girardeau woman accused of shooting another woman in the head

2 days ago | kfvs12.com | Amber Ruch

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A woman is accused of shooting another woman in the head just before midnight on Sunday, May 11. Cacey Bright, 59, of Cape Girardeau, was charged with felony first-degree domestic assault and felony armed criminal action. She is currently being held at the Cape Girardeau City Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond. According to the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office, the victim is a 21-year-old Cape Girardeau resident.
Two facing charges after woman’s cellphone stolen at gas station

3 days ago | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock

LYON COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Two people are facing charges after a woman reported her phone was stolen on Thursday. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said it began investigating the theft, which reportedly occurred at the Huck’s Travel Center in Kuttawa, Kentucky. A customer told investigators she laid her cell phone on a retail counter as she paid for merchandise.
Man charged with reckless homicide, aggravated DUI after allegedly hitting man with truck

3 days ago | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A man died from his injuries early Sunday morning after being hit by a truck in southern Illinois. According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 11000 block of Saraville Road for a report of a 38-year-old male hit by a vehicle just before midnight on May 10. When they arrived, the deputies found the victim lying on the ground in the driveway of a home where a truck drove over him.
Man, teen taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash

3 days ago | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock

CARTER COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Two people were taken to an area hospital following a multi-vehicle crash Saturday night in Carter County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the incident happened at around 9 p.m. on May 10 on County Road 251, just 10 miles north of Grandin. MSHP said an ATV, driven by a 15-year-old boy, was traveling northbound when it side-swiped a southbound motorbike scooter, driven by a 16-year-old boy. This caused the scooter to overturn.
18-year-old seriously injured during single-vehicle crash

3 days ago | kfvs12.com | Olivia Tock

SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - An 18-year-old man from New Madrid, Missouri was seriously injured in a crash Saturday night. According to the Mo. State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving southbound on Interstate 55 in Scott County at around 10:15 p.m. on May 10. That’s when his vehicle went off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and overturned. MSHP said the man was seriously injured and had to be taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for treatment.