Body parts scattered near Hollywood sign in L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- Call it a forgotten paradise, a little brush-covered canyon pushed up against the majestic "Hollywood" sign. Celebrities go there to get away. So do nearby residents, with their dogs...
View ArticlePopular file-sharing website Megaupload shut down
McLEAN, Va. -- One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shuttered Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of...
View ArticleCanada looks at alternatives to nixed U.S. pipeline
TORONTO -- Canada is looking at alternatives for exporting its oil since U.S. President Barack Obama announced he was blocking a pipeline from Alberta to Texas. A pipeline executive said Thursday...
View ArticleMurdoch to pay Jude Law, 36 others for hacking
LONDON -- Rupert Murdoch's media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts Thursday to 37 people -- including a movie star, a soccer player, a top British politician and the son of a serial killer...
View ArticleFewer layoffs, lower inflation lift economy
WASHINGTON -- The economy is off to a fast start in 2012. The outlook for hiring has brightened as applications for unemployment benefits near a four-year low. Adding to the optimism, inflation...
View ArticleDrexton Dannenmueller
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Drexton L. Dannenmueller, 22, of Perryville passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Perryville. He was born Jan. 19, 1990, in Cape Girardeau, to David and Lori Lee Dannenmueller....
View ArticleMary Keenan
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Mary Ann Chapman Keenan, 49, of Bell City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Redfield, Iowa, daughter of Jerry and Mary Jane Pierce...
View ArticleRuth Stuckey
BENTON, Mo. -- Ruth Stuckey, 76, of Ponder, Texas, formerly of the Benton area, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born June 24, 1935, in Blodgett, Mo., to Dennis and Estella Strayhorn...
View ArticleAnna Favier
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Lillian Favier, 80, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Oct. 5, 1931, in St. Mary, Mo., daughter of Henry...
View ArticleMelba Seabaugh
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Melba Seabaugh, 90, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 25, 1921, in Millersville, daughter of Chester...
View ArticleBernard Bremermann
Bernard H. "Pete" Bremermann, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home. He was born July 6, 1921, in St. Louis, to Herman and Norine J. McCain...
View ArticleBilly Warren
Billy Ray Warren, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleGeorgia Meatheany
Georgia L. Meatheany, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at her home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleOut of the past 1/20/12
At a brief but busy city council meeting last night, members authorized work to proceed on repairs to the Arena Building kitchen and made 19 appointments and reappointments to various city advisory...
View ArticleAnn Boxdorfer
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ann T. Boxdorfer, 92, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and 6:30 to 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleJackson fire report 1/20/12
*** Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: * Emergency medical service on West Vale Drive. * Emergency medical service on South Hope Street.
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 1/20/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: * At 1:27 a.m., a medical assist on North Fountain Street...
View ArticleRick Perry ends presidential campaign
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The race for the Republican presidential nomination saw some changes as it headed for South Carolina. Mitt Romney was stripped of his Iowa caucus victory Thursday, then was...
View ArticleLeaders in Joplin OK tornado recovery plan
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Community leaders in Joplin have endorsed a long-term tornado recovery plan they hope will serve as a national example for other disaster-ravaged areas. The Joplin City Council, school...
View ArticleMississippi County road near levee may be closed
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County Commissioners are looking into temporarily closing a road to keep motorists from getting stuck. Commissioners met Wednesday for their regular weekly meeting due...
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