Cape Girardeau police report 1/23/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Assault Burglary @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Cycle Works, 1407 N. Kingshighway, reported money...
View ArticleRavens' missed FG puts Patriots in Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady got all the help he needed to get the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl. Thank you, Billy Cundiff. The Baltimore Ravens kicker shanked a 32-yard field goal with...
View ArticleBloomfield man jailed after gunpoint robbery
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Bloomfield, Mo., man is in jail following an alleged robbery at gunpoint. Marvin Hugh DeJournett, 32, is charged with one count each of the first-degree assault, first-degree robbery...
View ArticleU.S. talks to insurgent group
ISLAMABAD -- Anxious to accelerate peace moves, top-level U.S. officials have held talks with a representative of an insurgent movement led by a former Afghan prime minister who has been branded a...
View ArticleRedhawks gymnasts drop dual meet
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team suffered its second consecutive dual-meet loss to begin the season, falling at Illinois State 192.200-186.775 on Saturday night. The Redhawks got off on...
View ArticleRep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign this week
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little...
View ArticlePolice search home of man whose head was in park
LOS ANGELES -- Police have removed more evidence from the Los Angeles apartment of a man whose head, hands and feet were found last week in a hillside park near the famed "Hollywood" sign. The Los...
View ArticleArab League extends Syria mission
BEIRUT -- A clash between Syrian forces and army defectors erupted Sunday in a suburb of the tightly held capital of Damascus, adding urgency just as the Arab League was extending an observers'...
View ArticleAnalysis: Nixon's budget depends on new revenue
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When delivering his State of the State address, Gov. Jay Nixon made sure to highlight that his nearly $23 billion proposed budget requires no new taxes. But it does depend on...
View ArticleGiants cash in on 49ers' fumbles, win in OT
SAN FRANCISCO -- The New York Giants have their own Super Bowl formula: in overtime and on the road. And with Lawrence Tynes' foot. Five plays after the 49ers' Kyle Williams fumbled a punt, Tynes...
View ArticleHigh-tech fountain soda machine at Rhodes 101 sites offers scores of flavors
Fountain soda has gone Freestyle. The Coca-Cola Freestyle is the touch-screen soda fountain recently installed at area Rhodes 101 stores, offering a long list of beverage choices. Sprite with Grape,...
View ArticleMo. House to consider state regulation legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House is preparing to take up legislation dealing with state regulations and providing information about schools and county governments on a state website....
View ArticleRiverfront market
Downtown Cape Girardeau is undergoing a number of changes. The owners of some of the area's dilapidated buildings have announced, and begun work on, their properties. Construction on a $3.25 million...
View ArticleA viable solution to uniforms
As we face evolving challenges in public education, teachers and administrators in the Cape Girardeau School District have reached out and asked for support in solving a problem that they...
View ArticleLadies basketball recognition
Girls basketball has been a continuous part of the Cape Girardeau Central High School athletic program since 1976. What you may not know is that the first girls team was formed during the 1911-1912...
View ArticleSpeak Out 1/24/12
A recent letter to the Southeast Missourian said that the Social Security system was like a Ponzi scheme. This is not correct for a number of reasons. First, it has endured for 76 years and has never...
View ArticlePrayer 1/24/11
O Lord Jesus, may we devote ourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Amen.
View ArticleA lighter take on braised chicken
Let's have a quick show of hands among the diet-conscious: Who is craving a plain baked chicken breast right now? Exactly. No one. Chicken breasts au naturel don't ring my bells, either, so I'm...
View ArticleLow risk of heart incidents found for marathoners and half-marathoners
NEW YORK -- It's dramatic news when a marathon runner collapses with no pulse. Now a big study finds such calamities are rare and usually due to a pre-existing heart problem. The study also found...
View ArticleEU imposes oil embargo on Iran, which threatens to close strait
BRUSSELS -- The European Union and Iran raised the stakes Monday in their test of wills over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, with the bloc banning the purchase of Iranian oil and Iran...
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