11+ min ago  (111+ words) seMissourian July 10 - July 16, 2026 Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom: Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients Rubio gathers countries on…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (226+ words) seMissourian Mercy Golf Classic in September to aid Southeast Missouri patients facing financial hardship Mercy Golf Classic is set for Sept. 14 at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, raising funds to help Southeast Missouri patients in financial hardship access needed…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (763+ words) ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage multiple chronic illnesses. Now she worries the cost of…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (845+ words) Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy to hazardous levels, meaning it's unhealthy for anyone, regardless of health conditions. “It’s scary,” Omar Mitchell, 50, said as he looked he looked…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (531+ words) Sen. Thom Tillis' had indicated during Blanche's confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he was leaning toward backing the acting attorney general's nomination. But after an Epstein accuser testified a day later, Tillis said he expects a meeting to occur before…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (319+ words) We know how to throw parties here in the United States — St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Fourth of July. Often, an event is the star of the show, and that's true around the country and here at home — Southeast…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (338+ words) The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20. The policy was first implemented in February 2020 as one of President Donald Trump’s moves to limit legal immigration during his…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago  (495+ words) An early period of World War II was known as "the phony war". What we may be witnessing now in the U.S.-Iran war is the end of a "phony peace". The nearly five-month-long conflict has featured a couple of sham…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (621+ 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,…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (940+ words) President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as…...