Alma Schrader Elementary School
Alma Schrader Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Eli Arnn, T.K. Ayers, Trenton Berck, Kelandria Campbell, Cameron Cox, Grayson Davis, Lydia Dillow, Luke Eftink, Madison Gaddis, Cody Henson,...
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Oran Elementary School Third grade: Ashlyn Akin, Rhett Davis, Mackenzy Glueck, Ty Johnson, Bryce Krapf, Taylor Layton, Mallory Lowes, Kara Phillips, Waylon Shaffer, Dane Shands, Drew Smith, Alyssa...
View ArticleMissouri proposal would expand Conservation Commission
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri senators are proposing a state constitutional amendment that would double the size of the Conservation Commission and make it geographically diverse. The...
View ArticleFinal defendant sentenced in Cape house party stabbing case
The last man found guilty in connection to a May stabbing incident at a Cape Girardeau house party was sentenced to five years supervised probation Tuesday. Kemond Hollis, 23, of Ullin, Ill., was...
View ArticleSpence raises nearly $2.4M for Mo. gov. bid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- St. Louis businessman Dave Spence has supplied most of the money raised so far in his Republican bid to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Figures released Tuesday by...
View ArticleFisher ready for challenge of rebuilding Rams
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jeff Fisher says he is ready for the challenge in St. Louis. Fisher was formally introduced as the new coach of the Rams on Tuesday. He also interviewed for the head coaching job at...
View ArticleNixon expected to outline more budget cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to propose more cuts to government services as he outlines a budget during his State of the State address. Nixon is to deliver his...
View ArticleObama honors baseball champs St. Louis Cardinals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday dubbed the St. Louis Cardinals the "greatest comeback team in the history of baseball" thanks to their thrilling late-season charge into the...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court rejects warrantless DWI blood test in Cape County case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out the results of a blood test on an unwilling suspect in a routine drunken-driving stop, ruling the officer should have obtained a...
View ArticleProposal seeks to end Missouri teacher tenure
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A proposed state constitutional amendment would bar tenure for Missouri's school teachers. The proposed initiative petition was filed Tuesday with the secretary of state's...
View ArticleLocal caretaker charged with manslaughter released from jail
The Patton, Mo., caregiver charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of an elderly woman she was paid to look after bonded out of jail Friday. Sherrie Gail Coomer, 53, was...
View ArticleFiling ends for local school board elections
Area school boards have several new candidates for April's elections and filing is closed. Filing for April school board elections across the state ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
View ArticleSeveral file on last day in Southeast Missouri cities
Last minute filings for several municipal government positions helped bulk up the ballot in some Southeast Missouri cities. Steven Keller filed for Ward 2 alderman in Perryville on Tuesday, according...
View ArticleCommander hearing again continued
A judge in Texas again continued a bankruptcy hearing on Tuesday to give more time to Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. to find a buyer to help make the company solvent. Judge Bill Parker of the U.S....
View ArticleText of Mo. gov's State of the State address
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Here is the text of Gov. Jay Nixon's State of the State speech as prepared for delivery Tuesday evening and provided by the governor's office:n Thank you. Legislative leaders,...
View ArticleGOP response to Mo. gov's State of the State address
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Here is the prepared text of the Republican response Tuesday night to Gov. Jay Nixon's State of the State address, from Sen. Kurt Schaefer, of Columbia, and Rep. Tim Jones, of...
View ArticleMo. court sides with redistricting challengers; Wallingford remains committed...
The Missouri Supreme Court's decision to strike down new state Senate districts Tuesday created uncertainty across Missouri, but Rep. Wayne Wallingford said that it didn't shake his campaign plans....
View ArticleNixon proposes $89 million higher-ed cut
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon again proposed drastic cuts to the state's higher education system Tuesday, a move that was lambasted by area legislators as the last place to seek savings. Before delivering...
View ArticleCape parks will be hosting a Valentine dance for sixth through eighth grade...
Fun, dancing and maybe even a few sparks of young love or new friendships are coming with a Valentine's Day-themed event planned for Feb. 3 at the Shawnee Park Center. The Cape Girardeau Parks and...
View ArticleSlow international response to E. Africa famine ‘cost lives'
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Thousands of people died needlessly and millions of dollars were wasted because the international community did not respond fast enough to early signs of famine in East Africa, aid...
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