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Updated: Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults
Updated: Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults
By EUGENE GARCIA and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS ~ Associated Press
UVALDE, Texas -- An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children, officials said, and the gunman was dead.
The death toll also included three adults, according to state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who said he was briefed by state police on the fatalities. But it was not immediately clear whether that...
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    Updated: 1 dead, 1 injured following Monday night shooting at Cape apartment complex - 4:21 pm2
    One man has been charged in connection with a shooting in Cape Girardeau that has left one dead and another injured. Hezekiah Cain, 29, was charged by the Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney’s...
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    Byron Bonner, known to some as Brother Moonie, was born and raised in Sikeston, Mo. Growing up, his brother and sister thought he was “the weird one,” because he would often retreat to his bedroom...
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    In a solemn, one-hour ceremony Saturday, 52 law enforcement professionals originally from 13 Southeast Missouri counties who died in the line of duty from 1875 to last year were recalled by Seniors...
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    Lt. Jason Ladner received the Timothy J. Ruopp Award from the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office on May 17 as part of its observance of Law Enforcement Memorial Week. Ladner started at the...
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  • Blog: Excelsior Music expands its quarters (Sharon Sanders)
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    Pitching, defense leads East Prairie past Scott City, into Class 3 quarterfinals
    J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast Missourian
    SCOTT CITY — Tuesday's Class 3 sectional matchup between East Prairie and Scott City was a defensive battle. The Eagles plated a run in the first inning and their defense carried it from there en route to a 1-0 victory at Scott City Ball Park and a berth in the Class 3 state quarterfinals...
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