Cape Girardeau County

Clay Waller Pleads Guilty To Killing Estranged Wife Jacque Sue Waller; New Details Emerge

Last week, the long search for Jacque Sue Waller, the missing Missouri mother of three, came to a tragic end when police located her remains. And now the man responsible for her death, her estranged husband Clay Waller, has officially pleaded guilty to the horrific crime. The Jackson man entered a ... More >>

Jacque Sue Waller's Remains Found Two Years After Her Disappearance, Husband In Jail

Two years ago this Saturday, Jacque Sue Waller disappeared after visiting with her estranged husband. The long search for the mother of three came to a sad conclusion this week. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced yesterday that law enforcement agents recovered the bod ... More >>

Missouri Preservation: State's Most Endangered Historic Sites in 2013 (PHOTOS)

What historic properties in Missouri are most likely to face demolition? The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the state's most endangered sites, which this year includes the Book House, a beloved store in Rock Hill that recently got its eviction notice as ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh's Inexperienced Cousin Named Cape Girardeau Prosecutor

If, for some reason, you don't think the name Limbaugh carries any juice in Cape Girardeau, consider the following news blip. On Christmas Eve, Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Christopher Limbaugh the prosecutor for Cape Girardeau County. The 28-year-old Limbaugh, who'll become the county's top law enfor ... More >>

Probable Cause: Clay Waller Killed Wife, Jacque Sue Waller, Hid Body and Blood

Following a ten-month investigation, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutors this morning filed first-degree murder charges against Clay Waller, the man long suspected of murdering his estranged wife, Jacque Sue Waller. The probable cause statement issued today is the most complete telling ever of the ... More >>

Meth Busts Less Frequent in Southeast Missouri

The meth-law debate continues to boil. In Southeast Missouri, long known as a hotbed of meth labs, crimes related to the illicit stimulant have dropped since many cities began requiring a prescription to purchase pseudoephedrine, a primary ingredient in meth, the Southeast Missourian reports toda ... More >>

GOP consultant David Barklage owes the Feds big bucks

Top Missouri GOP Consultant Hasn't Paid His Taxes

courtesy of Fired Up! MissouriDavid Barklage (right) with Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder​As the main political consultant to Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- and a key strategist for the Missouri Republican Party -- David Barklage preaches the gospel of financial responsibility and ac ... More >>

Missouri Preservation Announces Most Endangered Historic Places

image courtesy of Missouri PreservationSave the Oak Grove Mausoleum!​Yesterday Missouri Preservation released its annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Missouri. The list now contains fifteen structures, nine held over from last year and six that are new additions. Among them a ... More >>

Clay Waller: "Person of Interest" in Disappearance of Wife, Jacque Sue Waller

Southeast MissourianClay Waller was last person to see his estranged wife.​Police in southeast Missouri confirmed yesterday that the husband of a woman missing since last Wednesday is a "person of interest" in her disappearance. That said, police stopped short of calling Clay Waller a "suspect" in ... More >>

Jacque Sue Waller: Mother Goes Missing; Estranged Husband Investigated

Police HandoutJacque Sue Waller; mother of triplets missing since Wednesday.​She's been missing since last Wednesday. Her car, a blue Honda Pilot, was later discovered abandoned along Interstate 55 near Jackson, Missouri. Jacque Sue Waller, is the 39-year-old mother of triplets who friends say wou ... More >>

Missouri Drunk Escapes DUI; Drank Brandy to Keep Warm Until Help Arrived

Man's best friend (the brandy not the dog).​Note to self: Always keep brandy in the car. A jury last week sided with a man found drunk behind the wheel of his car following an early morning accident last February. As the Southeast Missourian reports, Thomas Drummond has always maintained that he w ... More >>

Missouri Poised to Lead Nation in Meth Lab Busts For Fourth Straight Year

Courtesy of the Missouri State Highway PatrolMissouri busted 1,776 meth labs last year and we're on pace for more than 1,800 in 2010.​Missouri has already done the three-peat -- leading the nation in meth lab seizures for three consecutive years, including a whopping 1,774 busts last year, nearly ... More >>