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U.S. veteran detained in North Korea returns home

By HAVEN DALEY ~ Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO -- A tired but smiling 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained in North Korea for several weeks returned home Saturday to applause from supporters, yellow ribbons tied to trees outside his home and the warm embrace... >>
Pearl Harbor marks anniversary

By AUDREY McAVOY ~ Associated Press

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- About 50 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor paused Saturday at the site to honor those killed and remember the moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II. Alvis Taylor, 90, was... >>
Snow is over, but it will stick around

By Emily Priddy ~ Southeast Missourian

The ice and snow deposited by the winter-storm system that slammed into Southeast Missouri on Thursday and Friday won't leave anytime soon, a meteorologist said. "It could be that we'll keep having below-freezing... >>

See also: Runners organize impromptu marathon (12/06/13)
Missouri lawmakers pass $1.7B incentive plan for Boeing

By DAVID A. LIEB ~ Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a plan offering up to $1.7 billion in incentives over more than two decades if Boeing agrees to assemble a highly sought-after passenger plane in the... >> 10

See also: Missouri House roll call on Boeing incentives (12/06/13)
Group files petition for a taxing district downtown

By Amity Shedd ~ Southeast Missourian

In an effort more than three years in the making, representatives of a proposed Downtown Cape Girardeau Community Improvement District on Thursday morning filed a petition with the city clerk requesting the city council form... >> 14

See also: Cape Girardeau Downtown CID Petition and Map.pdf (12/05/13)

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Feed My Starving Children requesting volunteers (Updated 3:52 pm)
Road crews take advantage of sunshine (Updated 2:51 pm)
Snow is over, but it will stick around (Updated 2:49 pm)
Cape trash, recycling resumes today (Updated 10:14 am)
Road crews struggle to keep up with snow
Firefighters urge caution with onset of winter
Winter weather brings accidents, cancellations 8

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St. Jude Frostbite Half-Marathon

The impromptu St. Jude Frostbite Half-Marathon organized by Missouri Running Co. in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Dec. 7 provides an alternative to the weather-canceled Memphis event.

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