Southeast Missourian print subscribers get unlimited digital access
Subscriptions to the printed Southeast Missourian will now include unlimited access to content across digital platforms, publisher Jon K. Rust announced today. Rust details the business decision in a...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State's Schnurbusch finishes first in pole vault at indoor...
Jill Schnurbusch continued her strong indoor season for the Southeast Missouri State track and field team over the weekend. Schnurbusch, a junior from Notre Dame Regional High School, earned her...
View ArticleFuel tanker arrives at iced-in Alaska town
NOME, Alaska -- Crews worked to build a path Sunday over a half-mile of Bering Sea ice for the final leg of a Russian tanker's mission to deliver fuel to a town isolated amid one of the most severe...
View ArticleResearchers, tribes clash over American Indian bones
BERKELEY, Calif. -- On a bluff overlooking a sweep of Southern California beach, scientists in 1976 unearthed what were among the oldest skeletal remains ever found in the Western Hemisphere....
View ArticleCardinals optimistic about life after Pujols
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols is long gone, and the St. Louis Cardinals seem just fine about defending their World Series title without him. Their fans, too. General manager John Mozeliak got a...
View ArticleCaptain's conduct blasted as divers find more dead in Italy
GIGLIO, Italy -- The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast faced accusations Sunday from authorities and passengers that he abandoned ship before everyone was...
View ArticleYear after Egyptian uprising, not much talk of democracy
CAIRO -- Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy with less than six months left for the ruling...
View ArticleExpanding charter schools in Missouri considered
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri lawmakers are seeking to allow charter schools throughout the state and tighten the oversight for them, hoping to improve the quality of education while boosting...
View ArticleAnalysis: Missouri lawmakers may target judiciary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An agitated state Sen. Kevin Engler pulled a reporter into his Capitol office, laid out a large color-coded map of the new House districts in eastern Missouri, and directed a...
View ArticleButler County presiding commissioner intends to run for sheriff
The Butler County presiding commissioner wants to try his hand at law enforcement. Ed Strenfel announced in a news release that he intends to file for sheriff in the upcoming Republican primary. "As...
View ArticleNew signs mark water route of Trail of Tears
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- New signs placed along New Madrid's riverfront now mark the Trail of Tears' water route of the Cherokee Indian tribes. The National Park Service signs were erected by the New...
View ArticleNew policy: Print subscribers to receive unlimited access to semissourian.com
When the Southeast Missourian launched a metered pay system for our website last summer, the major criticism was that print subscribers were asked to pay an additional $2.95 per month to maintain...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State women's basketball team to host SIUE tonight
The Redhawks will attempt to shake off Saturday's 27-point loss
View ArticleWallingford to run for Missouri Senate
In a move some see as politically risky, Rep. Wayne Wallingford officially announced his candidacy for the Missouri Senate on Monday. The first-term Missouri House Republican made his announcement at...
View ArticleTalking Shop with Gina Jansen, owner of the Andrew Jackson Bridal & Tuxedo
Gina Jansen has been helping brides and grooms plan for that special day for more than 20 years as owner of The Andrew Jackson Bridal & Tuxedo. She worked at the store for several years before...
View ArticleNearly 100 attend evening King tribute at St. James
The crowd at St. James AME Church clapped, danced, sang and stomped to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Sunday evening. Nearly 100 people attended the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther...
View ArticleMissouri bill would post grant, budget cut info online
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri senators are pushing legislation that could make more information available to the public about federal grants and state budget cuts. The legislation would...
View ArticleHuntsman quits GOP presidential race
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack...
View ArticleMissouri hunters kill 239,000 deer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Conservation Department says hunters took nearly 239,000 deer during the 2011-2012 firearms hunting season. Conservation officials said the season's total was...
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