Dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi proposed
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a massive engineering project to separate the lakes from the...
View ArticleLandowners fight eminent domain in Pa. gas field
LAPORTE, Pa. -- A pipeline operator assured federal regulators it would minimize using eminent domain against private landowners if given approval to lay a 39-mile natural gas pipeline in northern...
View ArticleNRC inspecting stalled Illinois reactor
CHICAGO -- A failed electrical insulator blamed for a power loss to a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois was replaced Tuesday, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection...
View ArticleLos Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23 children
LOS ANGELES -- Detectives say the elementary school teacher told the children it was a game. Once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them and set cockroaches crawling on...
View ArticleFacebook might deliver an IPO surprise
NEW YORK -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year...
View ArticleMitt Romney wins big in Florida, routing Newt Gingrich
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination....
View ArticleCity manager: Improvements program should lead to more planning
A proposed $221.1 million capital improvements program for Cape Girardeau should culminate in master plans being developed for area's such as facilities, the vehicle fleet and information technology,...
View ArticleStill no sign of missing Cape Girardeau man
Weekend searches produced no new leads concerning the whereabouts of a Cape Girardeau man who went missing Jan. 15, his family says.
View ArticleJackson eighth-graders attend elective course fair
Jackson Junior High School held an elective course fair for eighth-graders Tuesday to help them plan their schedules for next year -- but there is a little more to the event that students might not...
View ArticleNotre Dame boys basketball team wins 55-53 thriller against Central
The reactions after Tuesday night's boys basketball game between Notre Dame and Central were as varied as one would expect given what happened in the final seconds. The scoreboard declared Notre Dame...
View ArticlePolice in Poplar Bluff warn of 2 scams
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) - Police in Poplar Bluff are warning residents about two scams in the Southeast Missouri town. Authorities say several residents have received calls from scammers claiming that...
View ArticleCourt hearing set in suit over Mo. House districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A judge plans to hear a challenge this week to a new map of Missouri's 163 House districts. Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce has scheduled a hearing Friday on a lawsuit...
View ArticleU.N. team did not visit Iran nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Iran -- Visiting U.N. inspectors did not visit any of the country's nuclear sites, Iran's official news agency reported Tuesday, concentrating instead on talks with officials. IRNA quoted an...
View ArticleRecipes to share in the middle of basketball season
I have had a couple of people share recipes with me this week, which is great. I enjoy getting recipes from readers because I think it makes it interesting to see who submitted recipes and where they...
View ArticleTwo bills would remove limits on nurses' ability to practice
Nurse practitioners say existing Missouri laws are preventing them from providing the best possible care to their patients, and lawmakers seem to agree. Comprehensive reform bills revising the...
View ArticleSoutheast Missourian athlete of the week: Perryville's Allison Moldenhauer
Perryville sophomore Allison Moldenhauer helped the Pirates girls basketball team earn a pair of victories last week. Moldenhauer came up with three steals in the fourth quarter to help the Pirates...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Leopold, Oak Ridge reach Mississippi Valley Conference...
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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