By Michelle Felter ~ Standard Democrat ~ 11/22/08
SIKESTON, Mo. — Despite salt shortages and high prices, those who are in charge of keeping Scott County roads clear promise the same level of service they have provided in previous years.
Daily Dunklin Democrat ~ 11/22/08
KENNETT, Mo. — Dunklin County authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a drainage ditch near Kennett. The man has been identified as Mike Chandler, 52, of the Caruthersville, Mo., area.
By Rudi Keller
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 11/22/08
A pay raise plan for Cape Girardeau police officers that sets them apart from all other city workers is creating friction among some employees.Lagging tax collections forced the city to send a memo out Nov. 4 announcing city workers would receive a $600 one-time payment Dec.
By Lindy Bavolek
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 11/22/08
In his YouTube video, Taylor Hartwell makes a bowl, ear muffs and a jump rope out of duct tape. "Check this out!" he loudly pants as he bounces in a dorm room, swishing through the silvery jump rope.
Southeast Missourian ~ 11/22/08
A grandchild of former Southeast Missouri State University agriculture professor and former Department of Agriculture chairman John Henry Gehrs intends to set up a lecture in his name. He is soliciting information from people who knew Gehrs.
By BETSY TAYLOR ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis residents for years have gotten on the train from a no-frills building known locally as the "Am-shack."
By MARCIA DUNN ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's revolutionary new space water recycling system is having serious hiccups.
By RASHA MADKOUR ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
The young man's family was infuriated no one acted sooner to save him
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
WASILLA, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.
By BEN FELLER ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
LIMA, Peru — In a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament.
By ALEXANDRA OLSON ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
MEXICO CITY — Mexico accused its former drug czar Friday of taking $450,000 from a cartel he was supposed to destroy, going public with a scandal that deals a serious blow to the country's U.S.-backed drug war.
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday.
By MOHAMED SHEIKH NOR ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
Somalia's pirates have seized eight vessels in the last two weeks, including a Saudi supertanker
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
The government holds more than 2,100 political prisoners, up from nearly 1,200 in June 2007
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news.
By JIM ABRAMS ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
WASHINGTON — With no end in sight to economic bad news, President Bush on Friday ensured millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unexpectedly announced Friday its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division.
By NATE JENKINS ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
The law was meant to prevent newborns from being dumped in trash bins or worse
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Newly proposed requirements for lawyers' TV, radio and direct mail ads drew opposition Friday from lawyers who rely on the solicitations.
The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new federal study of the New Madrid Seismic Zone predicts Tennessee would see the highest level of damage if there is a magnitude-7.7 earthquake.
By SAMANTHA GROSS ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
NEW YORK — Stocks are down, down, down. But student interest in economics appears to be trending upward.
By JAMES HANNAH ~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
The research seeks to miniaturize drones used in Iraq and Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance
By JIM SALTER
~ The Associated Press ~ 11/22/08
ST. LOUIS — The cumbersome task of getting through the airport checkpoint is getting a little easier at Lambert Airport in St. Louis and around the country.
By Brian Blackwell
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 11/22/08
Despite new auto sales being down by as much as 45 percent for some car labels in the U.S., area car dealerships are bucking the national trend, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Revenue.
By Donna Farley
~ Daily American Republic ~ 11/21/08
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — When gas prices dropped 20 cents overnight last week, area residents lined up at the pumps to take advantage of a fuel price many thought they would never see again — $1.79 a gallon.
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