CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Missouri prosecutors call a law, expanded in 2009, "fantastic" now that the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime lab reports that law has helped solved 4,396 cases.

"These are cases that would not have been solved otherwise," said Cape County prosecuting attorney, Morley Swingle.

The law was first passed in 1991 and applied only to collecting the DNA of violent and sexual offenders. In 1996 it was modified to include felons in prison and on parole or probation.

In 2004, it was expanded to include defendants convicted of felonies or misdemeanor sexual offenses.

In 2009, lawmakers expanded Missouri's DNA tracking law to require anyone arrested for a felony or misdemeanor sex offense to be put into the state's CODIS system. That system links DNA collected from crime scenes with criminals on file. It's a change that's impacted several cases in Cape Girardeau County.

(KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation announced they were recognized Tuesday by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association for their work to save lives on Missouri highways.

MoDOT received the Peter K.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Southeast Missouri State University announced Tuesday their freshman forward and sophomore goalkeeper were named the Ohio Valley Conference's Offensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Week.

Southeast says Redhawks forward Erin Shulman from Bloomington, Ill. scored three of Southeast's six goals over the weekend, which included two second-half scoring strikes in Friday's 3-1 win at Austin Peay. The freshman leads Southeast with eight goals, 16 points and three game-winning goals this season.

According to the university, goalkeeper Ashton Aubuchon from Florissant, Mo. put together a nearly perfect weekend in goal, turning aside 12 of the 13 shots that came her way in wins at Austin Peay and Murray State.

Shulman earned the OVC's weekly honor for the first time in her young career.