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House votes to expand homebuyer tax credit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers -- $6,500 cheaper. First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. ...
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With the housing market hitting rock bottom in parts of the country, some analysts predict the commercial real estate sector could be next. However, those familiar with the local commercial market are optimistic Southeast...
Area farmers are working furiously to complete fall corn harvests before the predicted return of wet weather around the middle of November.
ADVANCE, Mo. -- In a special meeting, the Advance Board of Aldermen chose a new mayor Thursday night. Alderman Keith Kimmel was elevated to the new position after a previously planned Nov. 3 election was found to violate...
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Carson Barnes, left, listens as Ben Krewston, right, attempts to spell the word "illustrating" correctly for first place in the fourth- and fifth-grade bracket of the Lutheran School...
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America performs for 661 people Friday night, November 6, 2009, at the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State...
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Can you find Elmo?
Tuesday is the 40th anniversary of the start of the beloved children's TV program "Sesame Street." "Sesame Street" character Elmo visited Cape Girardeau and found some great hiding places downtown. Can you find him?
More headlines
Late harvest costing corn farmers in crop quality, dollars (11/08/09)
Area farmers are working furiously to complete fall corn harvests before the predicted return of wet weather around the middle of November.
Southeast campus loses power Saturday (11/08/09)
Southeast Missouri State University lost power on its entire Cape Girardeau campus Saturday. According to university spokeswoman Ann Hayes, power went out about 3:45 p.m. The outage resulted in the rescue of a 19-year-old student who was trapped in an elevator. ...
Sowers to challenge Emerson on economy in election (11/08/09)
Tommy Sowers, the Iraq war veteran mounting the first well-funded challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson in more than a decade said Saturday that he plans to make the economy -- and Emerson's record on economic issues -- the centerpiece of his campaign.
H1N1 clinic set for Thursday at Stoddard County Health Center (11/08/09)
Dexter Daily Statesman Another H1N1 vaccination clinic is set for Thursday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1-4 p.m., according to Amy Hector BSN, RN at the Stoddard County Health Center in Bloomfield. "We will continue to vaccinate all those as we've been doing in previous clinics," Hector said, indicating they would serve pregnant women with a physician's order and children 6 months to 18 years old...
Crash injures Perryville man (11/08/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Perryville man sustained moderate injuries in a crash Saturday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 4:10 p.m. on Route E. A 1986 Buick Park Avenue driven by Edward J. Wood, 56, of Perryville was traveling westbound on Route E when the vehicle struck the rear of a Massy Ferguson 235 tractor driven by Leo T. Klaump, 78, of Perryville...
Author Alex Flinn to address area students, conduct workshop (11/06/09)
As teens face increasingly complex issues, the voice of many of those struggles, author Alex Flinn, will be in the area to address students at two schools and the public. Libby Wilson, a librarian at Central Junior High School, said Flinn writes realistic fiction that many students at her school can relate to. This perspective and understanding makes her work popular among adolescents, even those who do not always enjoy reading...
Keith Kimmel chosen as interim mayor of Advance (11/08/09)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- In a special meeting, the Advance Board of Aldermen chose a new mayor Thursday night. Alderman Keith Kimmel was elevated to the new position after a previously planned Nov. 3 election was found to violate state statutes. Kimmel was completing his second term of office as alderman and was scheduled to retire on April 6. He had no plans to run again when his fellow aldermen asked him to take the new position until a permanent mayor could be elected in April...
Area Lutheran schools take part in spelling bee (11/08/09)
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Carson Barnes, left, listens as Ben Krewston, right, attempts to spell the word "illustrating" correctly for first place in the fourth- and fifth-grade bracket of the Lutheran School spelling bee Saturday at St. ...
U.S. Air Force band performs (11/07/09)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America performs for 661 people Friday night, November 6, 2009, at the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University....
Cents and sensibility: Personal finance classes becoming bigger part of high school, college education (11/06/09)
When Natalie King decided to major in communication disorders at Southeast Missouri State University, she considered the prospects for jobs after graduation. King, a sophomore, said more of her peers are thinking more about majoring in a subject that will produce a job, an effect of the economic downturn...
Trash and recycling pickup days won't change for Cape residents (11/06/09)
With the Cape Girardeau City Council's decision to move ahead with automated trash and recycling pickup, the publicity campaign to educate residents about the change is underway. On Monday evening, the council approved spending $2.3 million to buy six trucks and 22,000 new trash bins for distribution to residents. The switch won't require a rate increase to pay the bonds that will finance the program...
More than 70,000 pounds of food raised for Southeast Missouri Food Bank (11/06/09)
Notre Dame student Robby Hinson, left, Food Bank staff member Danny Stotler, student Mollina Stallings, right, and Notre Dame teacher Daniel Strohmeyer unload a portion of the school's donation of more than 5,600 cans of food collected for the Southeast Missouri Food Bank on Thursday at the facility on Nash Road. In all, 70,834 pounds of food were donated, about 30,000 raised by schools and 41,000 donated by Tyson Foods. Notre Dame Regional High School won the Division A contest among schools with more than 250 students. Eagle Ridge Christian School won Division B, schools with 250 or fewer students. Read more about area schools at semissourian.com/schools.
Wednesday apartment fire now considered arson (11/06/09)
A Wednesday morning fire that damaged a Cape Girardeau apartment is now considered arson. Sgt. Jason Selzer of the Cape Girardeau Police Department said an investigation continues into a fire that moderately damaged a fourth floor apartment at 45 S. West End Boulevard around 6:15 a.m. No suspects are in custody...
Combine, truck collide (11/06/09)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A combine and a truck collided near Kennett Thursday night, igniting a fire inside the combine. The Kennett Fire Department received a call at 7:10 p.m. that a tractor had run over a pick-up truck and was on fire on County Road 553. The driver of the pick-up truck, Mike Faught, and the operator of the combine both escaped the incident unharmed, according to officials. ...
Education leaders discuss future of schools (11/06/09)
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) -- The future of education from preschool to beyond graduate school united four state senators and top state educators for a hearing at the University of Central Missouri. About 30 percent of students entering college need remedial education, prompting a question from a west St. Louis County Republican, Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield...
State news
National news
  • Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun
    GALLUP, N.M. (AP) -- A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation was remembered Saturday for her passion for the poor at funeral services.
  • Suspect identified in Seattle police killing
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Police described a suspect in the shooting death of a Seattle policeman as a "lone domestic terrorist" and said he was also suspected of firebombing four police vehicles.
  • House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
  • Landmark health bill passes House on close vote
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.
  • Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
    The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting. Here is a look at the victims.
  • Some predicted trouble from Fort Hood's Maj. Hasan
    FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingly strident views were clouding his ability to serve the U.S. military could not predict the murderous rampage of which he now stands accused.
  • Police: 1 killed, 3 injured in shooting near Vail
    VAIL, Colo. (AP) -- Gunfire erupted inside a bar near the ski town of Vail Saturday night, leaving one man dead and three others wounded, police said. A 63-year-old suspect was quickly arrested.
  • Murder case a glimpse into stresses of caretaking
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- The scenes seared into the minds of those who know Bobby Yurkanin differed only in place: Whether in the pool, around the dinner table or at the bowling alley, he was the 50-something man whose life had long before been handed over to the sickness of his parents. Always his father was by his side.
  • Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.
    SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- With the words "Let's roll" -- the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.
  • Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers
    CLEVELAND (AP) -- Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them -- most by strangulation -- and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.
Weird news
  • Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete
    PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work....
  • Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
    VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge....
  • NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday....
  • Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble....
  • Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va....
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