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Funeral services set for slain St. Louis-area toddler

AFFTON, Mo. (AP) -- Services are set for early next week for a 13-month-old suburban St. Louis boy who authorities say was fatally beaten by his mother. A St. Louis County judge on Thursday entered a...

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Springfield seeks to stop New Life Evangelistic Center's homeless encampment

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The city of Springfield has filed a petition to stop a homeless advocate from housing homeless people at a property downtown. The city filed the petition Wednesday asking a judge...

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Census: Number of people 90 or over has tripled in 3 decades

WASHINGTON -- Americans are more likely than ever to reach age 90, redefining in a way what it means to be old. People who are 90 or older have nearly tripled in number since 1980, to 1.9 million,...

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Occupy protests mark second month

NEW YORK -- Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite...

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Midwest Dueling Pianos comes to Cape Saturday

As two pianists sat on the stage and played "My Girl," they convinced four grown men up to sing and dance along as part of the Midwest Dueling Pianos show earlier this year. Dueling Pianos makes its...

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Today in History

Today is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2011. There are 30 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1941, Japan's Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United...

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Today in History

Today is Monday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2011. There are 33 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 28, 1961, President John F. Kennedy dedicated the original permanent...

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Out of the past 11/26/11

The Southeast Missourian, in an effort to make the center line of Route K more visible at night, has arranged for reflective pavement markers to be placed along the center line of the highway,...

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ARTifacts 11/25/11

An afternoon and evening of humorous storytelling dubbed "Where the River turns a Thousand Hilarious Tales!" is scheduled for Jan. 20 at the Rose Theatre on Southeast Missouri State University's main...

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Penguin suspends library e-books, citing security

NEW YORK -- One of the country's largest publishers, Penguin Group (USA), has suspended making e-editions of new books available to libraries and won't allow libraries to loan any e-books for...

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'Breaking Dawn' draws out the story

In "Breaking Dawn, Part 1," the swoony romantic silliness of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" franchise plays louder than ever. This movie may delight the "Twilight" fans, the ones who breathlessly...

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Best bet: Parade of Lights

The turkey is done. The shopping is over. It's time for Christmas to roll into town in the form of Old Town Cape's annual Parade of Lights. This marks the 20th year for the mobile display of holiday...

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Saving puchases for Small Business Saturday

Thousands of people braved the darkness of Black Friday this morning, but the shopping likely is not finished. Some save purchases for Cyber Monday, but others -- ahem, me, ahem -- save room for...

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Group brings an array of flavors to this year's dance show at River Campus

Superheroes, light bulbs and love inspired the dance numbers in "Fall for Dance," the annual fall dance concert presented by the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance.

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Science partnership

A strong foundation in science can affect a student's career path in a big way. Thanks to a partnership by Scott City schools and the St. Louis Science Center, more students are being challenged in...

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Speak Out 11/25/11

I understand that the government now, in all of its infinite wisdom, wants to keep pizza in school lunches and take out potatoes. Most of my generation had plenty of potatoes and all of the...

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Buck up, Congress

"We give up." Those three words, capturing the essence of the so-called supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on reducing the federal debt-deficit-spending spree, should have been cause for...

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Prayer 11/25/11

Thank you, O Lord God, for your abundant grace and mercy. Amen

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Egyptian court orders release of U.S. students arrested during protest

PHILADELPHIA -- A court in Egypt has ordered the release of three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo, a lawyer in Philadelphia confirmed Thursday. Derrik Sweeney, Luke Gates and...

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Plane carrying 3 men, 3 children crashes in Ariz.

PHOENIX -- A small airplane with three men and three young children onboard crashed Wednesday evening into mile-high mountains east of Phoenix while going around 200 mph, the Pinal County sheriff...

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