Out of the past 1/30/12
Southeast Hospital's board of directors has voted to name its new obstetrics ward after a man who delivered more than 5,000 babies; it will known as the Dr. Dennis B. Elrod Obstetrics and Gynecology...
View ArticleRita Kiefer
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rita A. Kiefer, 91, of Perryville died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville. Rita was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Belgique, Mo., to...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 1/30/12
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * Emergency medical services on West Independence Street. * A brush fire of North High Street.
View ArticleU.N. nuclear inspection gets underway in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's foreign minister expressed optimism Sunday that a visit by U.N. inspectors to Iran's nuclear facilities would produce an understanding, despite world concerns that Iran is...
View ArticleCanadian jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings
KINGSTON, Ontario -- A jury Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders"...
View ArticleCars circle central Moscow in protest
MOSCOW -- Thousands of cars flying white ribbons or balloons circled central Moscow on Sunday in a show of protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The cars -- ranging from luxury...
View ArticleFlorida highway pileup kills at least 10 people
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10...
View ArticleAfter lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. -- For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing...
View ArticleThousands take polar bear plunge in Chesapeake Bay
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Thousands of people clad in bathing trunks, bikinis and even some woolly winter hats have taken the Polar Bear Plunge into the Chesapeake Bay for charity. The bathers whooped and...
View ArticleACLU lawsuit against Poplar Bluff dismissed
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A lawsuit filed by Barbara Rexroat and Katherine Carda against the city of Poplar Bluff and City Clerk Pamela Kearbey was dismissed Friday by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh...
View ArticleMissouri senator calls for legislative session to end earlier to save money
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers scrounging for ways to save money in a tight budget may have hit upon a personal solution -- work less. The state Legislature could save more than $400,000...
View ArticleFive arrested on drug charges in Charleston
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Five area residents are in the county jail on drug-related charges following a traffic stop by a Mississippi County deputy. Deputy Marc Tragesser attempted to conduct a traffic...
View ArticleThree arrested on drug charges in Advance
ADVANCE, Mo. -- A traffic stop Thursday led to the arrest of three men, each charged with possessing precursors to the manufacture of meth. A clerk at the Advance Dollar General Store notified...
View ArticleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers keeping watch on levees
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Daily inspections of the reconstructed levees have begun as the Mississippi River continues to rise. Major Jon E. Korneliussen with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis...
View ArticleRedhawks get chance to hand first loss to Racers
The vastly improved Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will have an opportunity to make national sports headlines Thursday night in Murray, Ky. Southeast gets a crack at the country's...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball team visits Eastern Illinois today
By MARTY MISHOW Southeast Missourian The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is rolling while Eastern Illinois is reeling. But senior forward Leon Powell vows that the Redhawks won't...
View ArticleLynn Abrams is getting men to shave with a straight razor
Lynn Abrams is telling men to kick the can, ditch that safety razor and shave like you mean it. For the past 12 years he's moderated an online forum, straightrazorplace.com, for straight razor and...
View ArticleCape Girardeau man's trial for killing infant begins Tuesday
The Cape Girardeau man accused of killing his infant son will stand trial Tuesday. Allen R. Walker is charged with second-degree murder and child endangerment in connection with the death of his...
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