Man charged in plot to assassinate Utah governor
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah man who police say threatened to assassinate Gov. Gary Herbert is now facing felony charges. Brian Biff Baker was charged Friday in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court with...
View ArticleInduced labor allows dying Texas man to see daughter
DALLAS -- Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. Diane...
View ArticleInvestigators seek answers to Whitney Houston's death
LOS ANGELES -- Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names prepared for a Grammy Awards show that will undoubtedly feel as much...
View ArticleBernice Danz
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bernice A. Danz, 93, of Perryville died Feb. 11, 2012, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home, continuing Tuesday...
View ArticleSandra Ehlers
BIEHLE, Mo. -- Sandra K. Ehlers, 59, of Biehle died Feb. 11, 2012, at her home. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The...
View ArticleJoe Biri
Joe "J.W." Biri, 68, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
View ArticleOut of the past 2/13/12
Planning for a veterans nursing home in Cape Girardeau County continues, with an announcement coming from Gov. John Ashcroft that the design of the $8.5 million facility is underway; those plans...
View ArticleCathy Klasner
ANNA, Ill. -- Cathy "Dabbs" Klasner, 50, of Anna died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Union County Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Funeral will...
View ArticlePeople on the move 2/13/12
Kristen Martin has joined the staff of designers at the Wright Group, a brand development and advertising agency. Before joining the Wright Group in Perryville, Mo., she completed two internships,...
View Article2 arrested in Dexter for allegedly making meth
DEXTER, Mo. -- Two Dexter residents remain behind bars following a drug bust Wednesday that netted local police two methamphetamine labs, along with several ingredients associated with the...
View ArticlePoplar Bluff vs. semo.net trial scheduled for April
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 4 in Butler County Circuit Court for the counterclaim filed by the city of Poplar Bluff against semo.net for failure to pay its bills....
View ArticleAl-Qaida supports Syrian uprising
BEIRUT -- Al-Qaida's leader has called for the ouster of Syria's "pernicious, cancerous regime," raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 2/13/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 2/13/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 2/13/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
View ArticleLoving their jobs ... and each other
These sweethearts are building their relationships at the same time they're building their businesses. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, there are currently more than 1...
View ArticleRe-enactor portrays Lincoln conspirator at Cape library
About 50 people came out to the Cape Girardeau Public Library on Sunday afternoon, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, to see Dianne Moran in "The Unquiet Death of Mary Surratt." Moran performed the...
View ArticleMo. high court to consider redistricting challenge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court plans to take another look at the state's newly redrawn congressional districts. Two separate legal challenges have sought to block the new U.S....
View ArticleAdele, Foo Fighters win big at Grammys
LOS ANGELES -- Adele, who captured the world's heart with an album about a broken romance, emerged as the top winner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta...
View ArticleObama sends FY2013 budget proposals to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan on Monday for 2013 that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade but does little to...
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