Homeowners refinancing loans as rates keep falling, Cape-area bankers say
As interest rates hit record lows this month, local bankers say customers are clamoring to refinance. "I never dreamed in a million years a 30-year loan would be under 4 percent," said Janet Esicar,...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers seek term limits for all
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Calling it an oversight in Missouri government's current term limit requirements, a pair of state senators offered up legislation that would impose term limits on all statewide...
View ArticleAlabama hit again by tornadoes; 2 dead, 100 hurt
OAK GROVE, Ala. -- Knowing this community's history of tornadoes, Jhan Powers gets nervous anytime violent weather rolls in. While her house was spared this time, a tornado demolished nearby mobile...
View ArticleScott City girls basketball team nips Ste. Genevieve
It wasn't pretty, even downright ugly at times, but the Scott City girls basketball team didn't mind. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Monday night that meant a sixth consecutive win for the...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Central girls nip Charleston 64-61
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleFisher gives official word on Rams' new coordinators
Brian Schottenheimer will direct the Rams' offense and Gregg Williams will oversee the defense
View ArticleMissouri trails only Kentucky in latest AP basketball poll
Kentucky, the only team in last week's top four not to lose over the weekend, is back on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll. The Wildcats, who were ranked No. 1 for two weeks...
View ArticleI-55 in Perry County reduced for pavement repairs
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Southbound Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane today and Wednesday with a 12-foot restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Warrant needed for GPS tracking
WASHINGTON -- In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's...
View ArticleWings drop Blues in showdown
DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings are good enough to beat teams at home even if they don't get help from their opponents. St. Louis took two costly penalties retaliating for hard hits, and the Red...
View ArticleCape to re-evaluate Broadway project because of business owners' parking...
Cape Girardeau officials will re-evaluate the $3.25 million Broadway corridor project in light of a backlash from business owners who say that the removal of 60 to 70 parking spaces is too...
View ArticlePurported Bonnie and Clyde guns sell for $210K
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Two guns thought to have been used by bank-robbing fugitives Bonnie and Clyde have snatched $210,000 at a Kansas City auction. The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/A9BRHg)...
View ArticleToday in History
Today is Saturday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2012. There are 331 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 4, 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was founded in Memphis,...
View ArticleToday in History
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2012. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 1862, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was...
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Today is Monday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2012. There are 336 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1962, two members of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act were killed...
View ArticleCape School Board keeps option to change dress code proposal
The Cape Girardeau School Board will look at the dress code proposal as a policy, allowing it to amend the proposal before a vote next month. The board voted unanimously Monday night to incorporate...
View ArticleMissouri House considers shorter week to save money
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House is considering a shorter work week to save some money. Missouri lawmakers generally hold floor sessions Monday through Thursday. But this week,...
View ArticleObama to take on economy in State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is ready to reclaim the spotlight with a plea for economic fairness in a State of Union address that opposition Republicans panned in advance as a rehash of...
View ArticleMissouri police department apologizes for graphic Facebook post
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) -- Carthage police have apologized for a fleeting, accidental posting of a crude photograph on the department's Facebook page. Police Chief Greg Dagnan told the Joplin Globe that...
View ArticleJefferson Elementary principal Cook retires
Jefferson Elementary principal Mark Cook will retire at the end of this school year. The Cape Girardeau School Board approved Cook's retirement during a closed session meeting Monday night. Cook has...
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