Activists say Syrian authorities bar group from delivering aid
GAZIANTEP, Turkey -- Syrian authorities on Thursday barred hundreds of activists from crossing into the country to deliver aid to victims of President Bashar Assad's deadly crackdown on...
View ArticleRussian space junk to crash to Earth soon
MOSCOW -- A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation's faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars' moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of space junk ever. It will...
View ArticleDefense secretary assures Afghans of video probe
WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses -- an act that appears to violate international...
View ArticleRate on 30-year mortgage drops to record 3.89 percent
WASHINGTON -- Fixed mortgage rates fell once again to a record low, offering a great opportunity for those who can afford to buy or refinance homes. But few are able to take advantage of the historic...
View ArticleLora Gramlisch
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lora Mae Gramlisch, 83, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 5, 1928, at Scopus, Mo., daughter of Roy and Hazel...
View ArticlePaul Endres
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Paul J. Endres, 85, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 15, 1926, in Perry County, to James and...
View ArticleWinifred Dokes
Winifred Katherine Dokes, 66, of Milledgeville, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at Downtown VA Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was born Dec. 6, 1945, in St. Louis, to Clyde A. and Jewel Mae McLain...
View ArticleMichael Matney
Michael Shai Matney, 54, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at his home. He was born July 18, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lawrence and Evelyn Habada Matney. He and Camille...
View ArticleRobert Jones Jr.
ANNA, Ill. — Robert Joseph Jones Jr., 59, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleArwin Koch
Arwin G. Koch, 79, of Gordonville died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleBirths 1/13/12
Son to Kyle Dewayne and Jessica Ann Stone of Benton, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:17 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Name, Dalton Daniel. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Mrs. Stone is the former...
View ArticleOut of the past 1/13/12
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Dr. Edward Spicer, assistant to the president of Southeast Missouri State University, has been named to the Missouri Commission on Human Rights by Gov. John Ashcroft. Officials...
View ArticleBody of Mo. trooper discovered as crews fill hole
BIG LAKE, Mo. -- The body of a Missouri highway patrolman who disappeared while watching over flooded areas last summer was found Thursday not far from the original search area, authorities said....
View ArticleTwo in Perryville face drug charges
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two Perryville residents are in custody after police seized just over a pound of marijuana at their residence, authorities said. The Perry County Sheriff's Department, SEMO Drug...
View ArticleSEMO expanding online course offerings, may expand degrees
Southeast Missouri State University is offering more online courses than ever for the spring semester while marketing its current online degree programs and brainstorming choices for future online...
View ArticleMissouri high court considers redistricting challenges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in three cases challenging the new boundaries for state Senate and U.S. House districts. One lawsuit objects to the newly...
View ArticleAmeren given permission to raise natural gas rates in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois regulators have given Ameren Corp. permission to raise natural gas rates by about $32 million but a watchdog group says it will appeal the decision. The Illinois...
View ArticleMissouri secretary of state approves tobacco tax increase petition
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The heat is on to increase Missouri's relatively low tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. On Thursday, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan approved a ballot referendum...
View ArticleCape Girardeau County Clerk considering proposals for electronic polling...
The Cape Girardeau County Clerk is reviewing proposals for new electronic polling equipment in hopes of getting a test site running with the new devices by the presidential primary Feb. 7. The county...
View ArticleCape voting precincts consolidated to save money
Ten Cape Girardeau polling locations have been consolidated into five, a decision elections officials say will save taxpayers more than $38,000 in new voting equipment. The move will mean about 8,323...
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