(KFVS) - State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced today he has reached an important milestone, returning Unclaimed Property to more than 500,000 accounts since January 2009.

This is the most returned under any State Treasurer since Unclaimed Property became part of the office in 1993.

“Part of my job is to make Unclaimed Property as easy to return to the people who own it as I possibly can,” Treasurer Zweifel said. “By cutting red tape, reducing bureaucracy and modernizing the process, I have returned more than $155 million to more than 500,000 tax payers and cut wait times in half. This is money I hold in trust for tax payers, money people can use to pay bills, buy groceries or even take an unexpected vacation. I hold more than $750 million in Unclaimed Property for more than 4.4 million account owners and will continue to do all I can to reunite this money with the individuals to whom it belongs.”

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS)- Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said one person died after a crash on LaSalle Street on Tuesday.

According to Clifton, 20-year-old Alex Hodges was taken from the scene to a hospital where he later died.

Clifton said another vehicle was involved in the crash, but there is currently no word on any other possible injuries.

According to Cape Girardeau Police, a Ford F-150 driven by Megan N. Caldwell crashed with the Volkswagen Jetta Hodges was driving.

Caldwell, 18, of Cape Girardeau was cited with speeding, careless, and
imprudent driving, and failure to maintain in single lane.

Three other people were injured. No word on the extent of their injuries.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - When Cape Central Junior High School Athletic Director Terry Kitchen (CHS Class of ’70) put the word out to his class mates that Tiger Fieldhouse needed updating, it didn’t take long for benefactors to line up to help.

Coach Kitchen, at right in the photo, also contacted national and international unions and businesses which benefited from construction projects of the District’s 2010 bond issue. They responded generously by supplying state-of-the-art scoreboards, which can be seen in the photo. 

Lonnie Lusk, Class of ’71 and member of the Cape Noon Optimist Club, at left in the photo, poses with a new Tiger head, painted by local artist Gary West, Class of 1970. It will be hung above the new scoreboard.

“We are so fortunate to have alumni who care about their alma mater and organizations which support us,” Coach Kitchen said.