Alan Langston
Alan W. Langston, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert G. and Bertha M. "Lipps" Langston....
View ArticleIrene Johnson
Irene Johnson, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Utica, Ohio, to Steve and Grace Honaker Bartok. She and Richard Johnson were married March...
View ArticleMiner business destroyed by fire
MINER, Mo. -- A fire early Monday morning in Miner destroyed a new business and remains under investigation. According to Miner assistant fire chief Randall Briggs, firefighters were called to the...
View ArticleIsle of Capri selling Miss. casino-hotel for about $45M
ST. LOUIS -- Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is selling a Biloxi, Miss., casino-hotel to Golden Nugget Biloxi Inc. for about $45 million. The transaction for the Isle Casino Hotel is subject to regulatory...
View ArticleEleanor Degenhardt
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eleanor Degenhardt, 88, of Perryville died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons...
View ArticleErwin Buchanan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Erwin J. Buchanan, 94, of Jefferson City died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Adams Street Place. He was born March 28, 1917, in Merriam, Kan., son of William Floyd and Elsie Garst...
View ArticleThe elementary challenge: New principal looking forward to work at Cape's...
In 14 years at Jefferson Elementary, principal Mark Cook has never been "some guy back off in the office." Leading a school with Jefferson's academic and demographic challenges takes building and...
View ArticleCape improvement program receives zero public input
A public hearing set aside for input drew not a single comment about Cape Girardeau's capital improvements program Monday night. The city council is required by charter to seek public input on the...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues fire warning for Southeast Missouri
A combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a "Red Flag Warning" for much of Missouri. Conditions are conducive for the rapid...
View ArticleFuneral procession in Cape for slain soldier
Patriot Guard Riders lead the funeral procession of Army Sgt. Joshua Born Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012 along West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau en route to Mound City National Cemetery.
View ArticleSheriff: Crime committed in Chaffee dog shooting
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter believes there is a criminal element to the case of the dog that was shot in Chaffee by city officials last month. The Scott County Sheriff's...
View ArticleWoman assaulted on Cape LaCroix Trail on Sunday
Cape Girardeau police are asking people using Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail in Cape Girardeau to use caution after a woman was assaulted Sunday afternoon. Police spokesman Darin Hickey said a...
View ArticleMo. Senate endorses open meetings on redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- New redistricting efforts for the Missouri Legislature would be conducted in public under a proposal endorsed by senators. Officials responsible for drawing the districts...
View ArticleAutopsy indicates no foul play in missing Cape Girardeau man's death
There was no indication of foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in the Diversion Channel Monday, an autopsy revealed Tuesday. Bobby Hennecke, 59, had been missing since Jan. 15, and a...
View ArticleFormer sheriff's deputy files in Missouri House race
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A second candidate filed for Missouri House District 151 last Friday, and is the only new candidate to file since opening day. Dennis Fowler, an Advance Republican, officially...
View ArticleWeather Service confirms tornado hit Cape Girardeau County
Results of a National Weather Service damage survey show the storm that hit Cape Girardeau County Feb. 29 contained an EF2 tornado. The NWS reports the tornado's 32-mile path stretched from Oak Ridge...
View ArticleAssault suspect shoots self in public view after Cape Girardeau police chase
An intense police chase Tuesday afternoon ended with the man suspected of assaulting a woman along a Cape Girardeau trail shooting
View ArticleRecord number of students compete in regional science fair
Students from area junior and senior high schools went in droves to the Show Me Center Tuesday to bring their ideas about science in front of the region and a panel of judges for the 56th Annual...
View ArticleCape Girardeau deer committee recommends urban hunting
A Cape Girardeau city committee appointed to study controlling the urban deer population voted to recommend an urban hunting program to the city council. The committee voted 4-1 to encourage the city...
View ArticleCounty Road 589 in Stoddard County closed for pipe replacement
SIKESTON, Mo. -- County Road 589 at the intersection of U.S. 60 in Stoddard County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe under the roadway....
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