Trimming supersize meals with half-orders and plate colors
WASHINGTON -- Call it the alter-ego of supersizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping...
View ArticleRemote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug
WASHINGTON -- Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day...
View ArticlePlums give a fresh, tangy taste to a classic crisp
When we think of winter desserts, we often think of spiced flavors and butter-laden richness. But while that butter may bring comfort at the end of a chilly winter day, it also adds tons of...
View ArticleMeetings on flood repair, preparedness set at Wappapello Lake
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Public meetings have been scheduled at Wappapello Lake to discuss flood repair, flood preparedness, water control procedures and dam safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will...
View ArticleYouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smart phones than TV remotes. The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of...
View ArticleOut of the past 2/21/12
More than 400 people from throughout the state turned out last night to pay tribute to Gene E. Huckstep, as Saint Francis Medical Center dedicated its newly remodeled and enlarged emergency services...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 2/21/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleGovernment reconsidering rule change on child farm labor
Morgan Bangert started bottle feeding newborn calves when she was 5. By the time she was 8, she was showing a 1,000-pound heifer at the fair. At age 12, she was driving a tractor and raking hay....
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 2/21/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...
View ArticleCape Girardeau City Council agenda 2/21/12
401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Meeting, 7 p.m. today Items for discussion Consent agenda...
View ArticleTeddy Hornback
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Teddy Joe Hornback, 79, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Hospice Family Care Foundation in Gilbert, Ariz. A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m....
View ArticleRuth Coffelt
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Coffelt, 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom...
View ArticleMary Torbet
Mary J. Torbet, 87, of Jackson, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at her home. She was born May 5, 1924, in Peru, Iowa, daughter of Vera Hoover. She and Kenneth Torbet...
View ArticleMelinda McLeod
Melinda Caroline McLeod, 68, of Burfordville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1943, in Memphis, Tenn., to Harold L. and Helen O'Neil Pierce Hinchey. She was...
View ArticleCaleb Kinder
DEXTER, Mo. -- Caleb Trevor Kinder, 29, of Dexter died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in St. James, Mo. He was born May 6, 1982, in Warrensburg, Mo., to Kenneth Wayne and Karen Kay Reinbott Kinder. He and...
View ArticleYvonne Dopp
ELDON, Mo. -- Yvonne Dopp, 76, of Eldon passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Fornfelt, daughter of George Weaver and Bessie Noland Weaver Arnold. She and J.F....
View ArticleThree in Southeast Missouri counterfeiting case stand trial today
Three of the five people authorities say are behind the counterfeiting ring that struck locations throughout Southeast Missouri in October will stand trial in federal court this morning. Jessica...
View ArticleEvelyn Brunkhorst
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn J. "Ace" Brunkhorst, 49, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 1, 1962, in Perryville, daughter of Raymond and Mary Taylor Keith. She and...
View ArticleFormer Cape councilman, police officer announces run for commissioner
A former Cape Girardeau police officer and city council member is eyeing a seat on the county commission. Charlie Herbst, who served as a police officer for 10 years and a councilman for eight,...
View ArticleFacebook polls become former Notre Dame teacher's hobby
Not long after retiring as a teacher of high school social studies in 2010, Steve Mosley started looking for something new to occupy his time. He doesn't play golf, but he spends a few hours each day...
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