Contract for I-55 work in Ste. Gen County awarded
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract for improvements to Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County. The $21,671,867 contract was awarded to Chester...
View ArticleBids rejected for Highway 34 improvements
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission rejected bids for the contract to improve Highway 34 in Bollinger County during its regular meeting Dec. 7. Bids received for the...
View ArticleSmall St. Charles County town recovers from April tornado
NEW MELLE, Mo. -- The same Good Friday tornado that slammed into Lambert Airport and damaged hundreds of homes in St. Louis County made its first stop in the St. Charles County town of New Melle....
View ArticleGas drilling surges in Ohio, brings jobs and worries
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After a childhood spent moving around, Patti Gorcheff vowed that she'd never uproot her daughter. But she says wastewater disposal in her area from an oil and gas drilling frenzy...
View ArticleU.S. to leave Mexican border crossing to rangers
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas -- The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. This hardly seems a...
View ArticleSyrian troops clash with army defectors
BEIRUT -- Syrian troops battled army defectors Sunday in clashes that set several military vehicles ablaze. The fighting and other violence around the nation killed at least eight people, activists...
View ArticleU.K.'s free health care under threat
LONDON -- When David Evans needed a hernia operation, the 69-year-old farmer became so alarmed by the long wait that he used an ultrasound machine for pregnant sheep on himself to make sure he wasn't...
View ArticleNRC panel: Nuclear chief damages agency
WASHINGTON -- Four Nuclear Regulatory commissioners from both parties say they have "grave concerns" about the panel's chairman, charging that the actions of Gregory Jaczko are "causing serious...
View ArticlePassenger advocate sought to handle complaints at U.S. airports
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state...
View ArticleArab uprisings reshape map of U.S. influence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- About 18 months before the Egyptian uprising that would doom Hosni Mubarak, a U.S. diplomatic cable was sent from Cairo. It described Mubarak as the likely...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 12/12/11
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Theft Property damage...
View ArticleDennis Blessing
Dennis A. Blessing, 44, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
View ArticleRoger Diamond
Roger D. Diamond, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape...
View ArticleOut of the past 12/12/11
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents has accepted the resignation of Dr. August R. "Gus" Meyer, a top administrator at the university for 26 years; he will retire Dec. 31. The...
View ArticleHelen McCarty
Helen M. McCarty, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
View ArticleJoshua Burden
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Joshua Russel Burden, 21, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, as a result of a traffic accident in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 12/12/11
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: Firefighters responded...
View ArticlePlane lands on Mo. road after running out of gas
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An Indiana pilot headed to Springfield for a weekend excursion was forced to make an emergency landing on a Greene County highway when his plane ran out of gas. The Springfield...
View ArticleMen in fatal accident near Jackson were thrown from vehicle
The two men in a fatal car accident outside Jackson on Saturday had been thrown from the vehicle as it flipped, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Dennis Blessing, 44, of Jackson...
View ArticleTalking shop Stacy Busch-Heisserer, owner of Busch Pet Products
As the daughter of kennel owners and dog handlers, it's no surprise Stacy Busch-Heisserer ended up in the pet care industry. Her business, Busch Pet Products, got its start strictly with online...
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