Mo. House approves discrimination legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has approved a measure that would change the rules for workplace discrimination cases. The House's 89-68 vote Thursday came after several lawmakers...
View ArticleJackson police and fire reports 2/10/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 2/10/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 2/10/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
View ArticleMcCaskill grills Corps of Engineers nominee about Birds Point
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' intentional breaching of a levee in Southeast Missouri last year was front and center on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as U.S. Sen Claire McCaskill grilled...
View ArticleMexican army finds 15 tons of pure meth
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in...
View ArticleCape County starting to scan court documents for state's online database
Mouse clicks and the mechanical sounds of paper scanners have started to replace the slam of rubber "filed" stamps at the Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk's office. That's because Cape Girardeau...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State women's basketball team will visit Murray State
The Redhawks look to improve their play on the road and qualify for the OVC tournament
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State tennis team opens season this weekend
Southeast Missouri State women's tennis coach Mark Elliott has high hopes for his sixth team with two of the Ohio Valley Conference's top players returning and three talented newcomers joining the...
View ArticleMurray State's perfect run ends with loss to TSU
Tennessee State prevailed 72-68 on the road against the final unbeaten team in Division I
View ArticleBlues' Elliott stops Devils in shootout
NEWARK, N.J. -- Brian Elliott was perfect in long relief as the St. Louis Blues pulled out another victory against an Eastern Conference team. T.J. Oshie scored the only goal in the shootout and...
View ArticleRams assistant McGinnis enthusiastic about rejoining Fisher
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams assistant coach Dave McGinnis had a one-year contract last year with Tennessee, just in case there was a chance he could be reunited with Jeff Fisher. McGinnis, who worked...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State softball team drops season opener at Jackson State
The Southeast Missouri State softball team had a rough season opener Thursday, losing 11-1 in five innings to host Jackson State in Jackson, Miss. Taylor Cowan accounted for Southeast's only run with...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Jackson girls swimming team captures title at Show Me...
All the local high school results reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleWhat is love?: Artists create their ideas of love
Of all the things said about love, one thing is for certain: Each person experiences it differently. SE Live asked artists around town to draw, paint or design an image of love for Valentine's Day....
View ArticleGet the blues
While many people maintain that blues came before jazz, that's not quite how it will work in Cape Girardeau this month. This weekend, the Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival swings into town at...
View ArticleArtifacts 2/10/12
The 14th annual Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival will be held at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University this weekend and will include more than 500 high school and middle...
View ArticleObama releases 10 states from No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON -- It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now...
View ArticleU.S. kills al-Qaida-linked militant in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Thursday, killing five suspected militants, intelligence officials said. The Taliban...
View ArticleBritish man wanted in '93 heist nabbed in Mo.
OZARK, Mo. -- A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and...
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