Delta man charged with child abuse
(04/30/09)
A Delta man was charged Thursday with felony child abuse by the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's office. William R. Riegert, 43, is suspected of burning a 2-year-old repeatedly with a cigarette, according to a probable-cause statement by Det. Jamie Malugen on the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department...
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Charges filed in Jackson jewelry burglary
(04/30/09)
Jackson police are seeking a man who was identified by a Robinson, Ill., pawnbroker as the person who sold gold rings stolen in an April 10 burglary. Mark P. Lowery, 46, listed in court papers with a Robinson, Ill., address, faces charges of first-degree burglary and theft. If caught, his bond has been set at $25,000 cash...
Three killed in wreck on Southeast Missouri road
(04/30/09)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Two Illinois men and an Arkansas woman were killed in the early Wednesday morning in a one vehicle accident four miles southeast of Doniphan. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 55-year-old Randy L. Williams of Rockford, Ill., ran off Route E, lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole. Williams, along with his two passengers, were all pronounced dead at the scene...
Sikeston man arrested on suspicion of drug possession, wanted for burglarly of area business
(04/30/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Police have arrested a Sikeston man after he barricaded himself inside a residence Wednesday evening. Sgt. Jim McMillen of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said in a news release that at around 8 p.m. Wednesday Sikeston police received information that a wanted subject, Demetrius Gerome Patterson, 29, was inside a home in the 700 block of Cotton Square St...
Sikeston police resolve suicide attempt with Taser
(04/30/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An apparent suicide attempt in Sikeston Wednesday night was resolved when police Tasered a man who was threatening to shoot himself with a handgun inside his home, according to a Sikeston Department of Public Safety news release. Police received a call around 8:30 a.m. of a man inside a home with a handgun threatening suicide. One officer saw the man inside with a gun to his head... 
Poplar Bluff computers seized after threats to Obama, police, schools
(04/30/09)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Local and federal authorities seized four computers Wednesday as they investigate threats posted on the Internet against the president, local law enforcement officials and a school. Four posts, entitled "Homicide1," "Homicide2," Homicide3" and "Homicide4," were placed on the Internet message board Topix by the screen name "Mel" between 9:10 and 9:20 p.m. Tuesday. The location of the posts was Poplar Bluff...
Cape Girardeau Fire Department to celebrate 100 years Saturday
(04/30/09)
A celebration on Saturday marks a 100th anniversary for Cape Girardeau Fire Department. The party, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape River Heritage Museum, 538 Independence St., will include a host of fire trucks, games for children and light refreshments... 
Aircraft firm thousands of dollars behind on lease payments to Cape Girardeau
(04/30/09)
In 2005, Cape Girardeau was stuck with a multimillion-dollar problem -- the city had borrowed $2.8 million to build an aircraft manufacturing facility at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport but the tenant, Renaissance Aircraft, had closed. Then what appeared to be a blessing arrived. ... 
Man taken to hospital after car, bike collide in Cape Girardeau
(04/30/09)
A Cape Girardeau Police Department officer carries a damaged bicycle as the bicyclist Mark Farmer is helped to a stretcher Wednesday evening. Farmer was injured after being struck by a gold Grand Prix in front of the Rhodes 101 at 1126 N. Sprigg St...
Proposal: Up to 32 drivers could lose jobs at Cape Girardeau ABF Freight System
(04/30/09)
Up to 32 union drivers could lose their jobs at the Cape Girardeau ABF Freight System service center if a proposal by the trucking company is approved. Citing a decision to realign operations because of a declining freight volume, company spokesman Danny Loe said the proposed change in operations will go before the Teamsters union May 13 in Las Vegas...
Fire destroys vacant home near Dutchtown
(04/30/09)
An early morning fire destroyed a home on Highway 25 near Gordonville but no one was living in the residence at the time. Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief Steve Niswonger said his crew arrived at the scene around 12:20 a.m. and joined Delta and Gordonville Fire Protection Districts in the effort to extinguish the blaze at the one-and-a-half story structure...
Cape Girardeau school officials OK 2.29 percent pay increase for teachers
(04/30/09)
The Cape Girardeau School District is taking steps to make starting teacher salaries more comparable with other districts in the area, school officials said Wednesday. The school board set employee salary schedules during a special meeting. Starting pay for teachers will increase by $93 to $29,463 next year. On average teachers will receive a 2.29 percent increase. Last year, beginning salaries increased by $220; the average increase for all teachers was 2 percent...
Southern Illinois spot for migrant workers vigilant about swine flu
(04/30/09)
COBDEN, Ill. -- An emergency services chief in a Southern Illinois county where migrants gather each spring to work the apple and peach orchards said many there are concerned about the possible spread of swine flu linked to Mexico. But Union County's Dana Pearson added that there's no need for anyone around Cobden to feel alarmed. He said the area so far only has a few families of migrants, and they're from Tennessee and Texas. More are expected in coming weeks... 
Morley Swingle to be guest commentator on truTV show
(04/30/09)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle will be appearing on truTV's "Banfield & Ford" show this afternoon. The show, which is slated to air noon to 2 p.m. today on truTV, formerly Court TV, features live trial coverage of high-profile criminal cases...
Appeals court hears arguments in Cape Girardeau County Sunshine Law case
(04/30/09)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Eastern District Court of Appeals judges had a large audience while questioning both parties to the Cape Girardeau County Sunshine lawsuit. The St. Francois County courthouse in Farmington held at least 30 area high school students, people involved in two other appeals cases, Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones, 1st District Commissioner Paul Koeper and 2nd District Commissioner Jay Purcell. ...
Alpha Delta Pi celebrates anniversary at Southeast Missouri State University
(04/30/09)
The 50th anniversary celebration of Alpha Delta Pi's installation on the Southeast Missouri State University campus begins at noon Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church Family Life Center. For more information, call Betty Talbert at 335-2178...
Animal Welfare Alliance to be at Poplar Bluff Animal Shelter every Saturday to help with adoptions
(04/30/09)
Poplar Bluff, Mo. -- Volunteers from the Animal Welfare Alliance will staff the Poplar Bluff Animal Shelter from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday to process dog and cat adoptions. The shelter is on Butler Street, behind Blackwell-Baldwin Ford, off Westwood Boulevard in Poplar Bluff. ...
Advance man pleads guilty to charge of intent to distribute meth
(04/30/09)
An Advance, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Brian Charles Nalley, 42, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., according to the federal prosecutor's office... 
Tickets for Neal Boyd, Kenny Rogers concert go on sale Friday
(04/30/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for the Kenny Rogers/Neal E. Boyd benefit concert set for June 24 at the Sikeston Field House. All proceeds will go toward the expansion of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center. "There has been a strong buzz around this concert, and the committee and I strongly feel these tickets are going to sell out in May," said Tom Nunnelee, co-chair of the concert committee... 
Third-graders learn about soil erosion at Farm Day in Jackson
(04/30/09)
Obama visits Missouri for part of 100th day as president
(04/30/09)
ARNOLD, Mo. -- A crowd of hundreds of Missourians gathered in a school gymnasium where President Obama spent part of his 100th day in office Wednesday. Much of the speech, and many of the questions, focused on the economy. A retired GM worker asked about how the president would protect pensions when American automakers are in trouble; a high school student asked about what young people could expect from Social Security; a school counselor asked about challenges to youth... 
Chrysler will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
(04/30/09)
WASHINGTON -- Chrysler will file for bankruptcy after talks with a small group of creditors crumbled just a day before a government deadline for the automaker to come up with a restructuring plan, President Barack Obama said Thursday. The Obama administration said it had long hoped to stave off bankruptcy for the nation's third largest automaker, but it became clear that a holdout group wouldn't budge on proposals to reduce Chrysler's $6.9 billion in secured debt. ...
Consumers spending more on cars, appliances
(04/30/09)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers are snapping back to life, kindling springtime hopes that the recession is losing steam. Even though the economy shrank again in the first three months of the year -- and by a lot -- Americans stepped up their purchases of cars, furniture and appliances. The surge in consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy, could set the stage for a rebound later this year... 
CDC: Swine flu now in 11 states
(04/30/09)
WASHINGTON -- The swine flu outbreak spread to 11 U.S. states Wednesday, closing schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death. Some 100 schools were closed, and more might need to be shut down temporarily, President Obama said, declaring, "This obviously is a serious situation." The total confirmed cases in the U.S. rose to nearly 100, with many more suspected... 
Procter and Gamble's 3Q profit drops nearly 4 percent
(04/30/09)
CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble Co. says its profit fell nearly 4 percent in the fiscal third quarter as households around the globe cut spending in the recession. The company also trimmed its full-year outlook, expecting slow sales to continue through June... 
AP source: Chrysler lender talks break off
(04/30/09)
DETROIT -- Talks between Chrysler LLC's lenders and the Treasury Department to reduce the automaker's $6.9 billion in secured debt and keep it out of bankruptcy protection have disintegrated, a person familiar with the talks said early Thursday. Chrysler's fate was in the hands of about 40 hedge funds that hold about 30 percent of its debt. Although four banks holding 70 percent of the debt had agreed to erase it for $2 billion, the hedge funds were holding out for a better deal...
Women's group in Kenya tells men: Make war? No love
(04/30/09)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Thousands of Kenyan women vowed Wednesday to begin a weeklong sex strike to try to protest their country's bickering leadership, which they say threatens to revive the bloody chaos that convulsed the African country last year... 
North Korea threatens nuke test if U.N. doesn't apologize
(04/30/09)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea warned Wednesday it will fire an intercontinental ballistic missile -- or even carry out another nuclear test -- unless the U.N. apologizes for condemning the regime's April 5 rocket launch. By flaunting its rogue nuclear and missile programs, Pyongyang has raised the stakes in the escalating diplomatic tit for tat with the outside world. ... 
ND's offense explodes in 10-1 win over Jackson
(04/30/09)
Notre Dame senior Ryan Bass admitted he has been struggling some at the plate, but he made a bold prediction to his teammates before a home game against Jackson on Wednesday. "I used to go to Jackson and so I know pretty much the whole team over there," Bass said. "Before the game I was talking and I was like, 'I'm going to hit one out today.'...
High school roundup: Jackson blanks St. Vincent 4-0 in soccer
(04/30/09)
Hannah Roach and Bobbi Jo Schlick each scored twice as the Jackson girls soccer team (12-3) cruised at home Wednesday. Kasey Crowden added two assists and Morgan Riddick earned the shutout in goal as the Indians beat St. Vincent 4-0. Notre Dame 6, Sikeston 0...
Win streak hits 12
(04/30/09)
Lauren Bradley's official senior day was Sunday. But Bradley put an exclamation point on her final home appearance as a Southeast Missouri State softball player Wednesday. Bradley, Southeast's lone senior, belted two home runs as the red-hot Redhawks won their 12th straight game, 8-3 over Eastern Illinois...
Area calendar 4/30/09
(04/30/09)
Baseball Basketball Football Golf Miscellaneous Running Soccer Swimming Tennis Track and field Volleyball Submit items by mail, fax or e-mail before noon each Wednesday to be included in the calendar.... 
General Quarters' story rivals Seabiscuit's
(04/30/09)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- If you thought Seabiscuit was a tearjerker, load up on tissues and check out a horse named General Quarters. The big gray colt with the distinctive white diamond splashed on his forehead cost $20,000. He was claimed after his first race last May by a 75-year-old retired local high school principal who dabbled in the thoroughbred business for more than a half-century without ever turning up even one very good horse...
A Masters post-mortem at Quail Hollow
(04/30/09)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A tip of the hat and handshakes for Masters champion Angel Cabrera. A pat on the back for Chad Campbell. And for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, reflections of a green jacket that got away from them. Except for Kenny Perry, the leading characters from the Masters return to competition this week at the Quail Hollow Championship, their first time seeing their peers and the media since that memorable Sunday afternoon earlier this month at Augusta National... 
Wainwright delivers on mound, at plate
(04/30/09)
ATLANTA -- Some of the St. Louis Cardinals' six hits in the fifth inning looked like ugly bloopers to the Atlanta Braves. They looked like another win to Adam Wainwright. The right-hander (3-0) overcame five walks and drove in a run during the four-run fifth, and St. Louis beat the weak-hitting Braves 5-3 on Wednesday night...
The beauty of talent
(04/30/09)
Ugly people can sing. It's OK. A singer does not have to have high cheekbones, a small waist, lean legs and perfect hair to hit high notes and pull heartstrings.
Friends to build a patio
(04/30/09)
April 30, 2009 Dear Patty, Many transplants in their 20s staffed the newspaper that drew me from Missouri to the isolated California North Coast at the end of the 1970s. Strangers in a stranger land of mist and soaring trees, where earthquakes rock and the Pacific rolls, we needed each other and became instant friends... 
Creating a mood: Art exhibits take thought, effort behind the scenes
(04/30/09)
Art curators, gallery managers, museum directors, call them what you will, but with each exhibition they install, they all do the same thing: transform a space to create a mood. 
Review: 'Wolverine' is just action and more action
(04/30/09)
LOS ANGELES -- Say you're immortal, and you've served in the battlefields of the Civil War and the trenches of World War I. Wouldn't you eventually want to sit out World War II and Vietnam? Yet Hugh Jackman's mutant Wolverine and his brother (Liev Schreiber) serve in all four wars during a prologue for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."... 
Students get ready to debut projects during Student Film Festival at Southeast Missouri State University
(04/30/09)
Chris Shank knows what it's like to lose a younger sibling. He knows the pain the unexpected death of a loved one can bring, including the painful memories of those last days together. "You never really forget the last time you see your brother alive or hear his voice. It's something that sticks with you," Shank said... 
Peter Nguyen new director at Crisp Museum
(04/30/09)
Peter Cuong Nguyen moved to Cape Girardeau to be a part of something. Nguyen became the new director of the Crisp Museum in March. As part of his interview process, he toured Cape Girardeau and visited the museum in November of 2008. He said that trip showed him a "key element" that made him want to come here...
Dorothy Brown
(04/30/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy Kiefer Brown, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 25, 1919, in Sereno, Mo., daughter of Albert F. and Gertrude Gagnepain Moore. She and Homer "Jim" Kiefer were married Dec. 12, 1942. He preceded her in death March 17, 1966. She married Gilbert Brown Sept. 15, 1972. He preceded her in death Aug. 24, 1976...
Stephen Stewart
(04/30/09)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Stephen Lynn Stewart, 50, of Clarkton died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at his father's residence in Campbell, Mo. He was born July 31, 1958, at Malden, Mo., son of William Stewart of Campbell and Vivian Owens Stewart Barks of Cape Girardeau... 
Wanda Peetz
(04/30/09)
Wanda Lee Peetz, 81, of Scott City died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 10, 1928, in Arkansas, daughter of Silas and Carrie Henson Jones. She and Walter Peetz were married Aug. 4, 1966, at Fredericktown, Mo... 
Wilma Hadler
(04/30/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wilma E. Hadler, 96, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Feb. 26, 1913, in Farrar, Mo., daughter of Herman and Marie Koenig Verseman. She and Arthur J. Hadler were married May 31, 1936. He preceded her in death March 1, 1994... 
Cheryl Wilson
(04/30/09)
Cheryl Ann Wilson, 48, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of James A. and Doris J. Thorne Cooper Sr. Wilson was a cashier at Save-A-Lot...
Fire report 4/30/09
(04/30/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
Police report 4/30/09
(04/30/09)
Cape Girardeau: DWI; Arrests; Summons; Burglaries; Thefts; Assaults; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Jackson: Miscellaneous
Out of the past 4/30/09
(04/30/09)
25 years ago: April 30, 1984 Cape Girardeau has received a $53,481 federal grant to help fund the subsidized taxi program for the 1984-1985 fiscal year; the city will provide $46,760 to the project, with the remaining roughly $73,000 provided by the $1 per coupon fee charged to users of the system...
Newly proposed tax cut leaves Missouri families, economy at risk
(04/30/09)
Missouri politicians have announced a proposal to use $1 billion of the federal economic recovery funding coming into Missouri for a temporary tax cut. Although they have not fully disclosed the details of their plan, based on media reports the average family would receive a "rebate" of $25 per month -- or approximately enough for a fast-food meal for a family of four...
Scammers love chaos
(04/30/09)
Any time there is turmoil and confusion, scam artists are ready to spring into action. That's the case with the current recession, which has generated havoc for individuals trying to decide the best course of action to protect their assets, homes, cars, savings and retirement funds...
Healthier beverages for students
(04/30/09)
The beverage industry understands the unique educational setting of schools and is proud to be part of a comprehensive solution to address childhood obesity. It is why the beverage industry partnered with Alliance for a Healthier Generation in 2006 to voluntarily implement beverage guidelines in schools across Missouri and the nation. ...
Speak Out 4/30/09
(04/30/09)
Jetton's trip; Monitoring citizens; Two-party globalism; Torture penalties; Reason for piracy; Drug task force; Erratic driving; No riverboat 
Crowell Completes Undergraduate Studies
(04/30/09)
Chase L. Crowell of Jackson, MO, is graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering and a minor in Spanish from Missouri University of Science and Technology with annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16 in Rolla, MO. She is the daughter of Joseph and Marlane Crowell formerly of Jackson, MO... 
Cape Central Orchestra performs tonight with internationally noted violinist
(04/30/09)
Rarely does a high school orchestra have the opportunity to perform with a musician of international stature. But that's what's happening tonight when the Cape Central High School Orchestra presents its Spring Concert in the high school Field House at 7:00 pm... 
Southeast Historic Preservation Students Exhibit Opens
(04/30/09)
Southeast Missouri State university Historic preservation /museum students putting the finishing touches on the 70th Anniverary of the Sharecropper DEmonstration. Their design is a unique exhibit that you can walk through the design recreates the people, atmophere, buildings, scenery and is completed with a video documentary of the event. ... 
Immaculate Conception visits Rep. Scott A. Lipke
(04/30/09)
Rep. Scott A. Lipke recently met with 8th graders from Immaculate Conception in Jackson when they visited the Capitol. 
Cloud to Cloud Lightning!!!
(04/30/09)
I was so excited to capture this pic.!!! I took this pic. lastnight around 9pm, as a Thunderstorm approached! Sorry that the pic. is kind of blurry... guess the camera was shaking alittle... (I'm kind of scared of lightning, but I still had to try to get a pic. of it, and I did)!!! *lol*... 
Such A Beautiful Color of Blue!
(04/30/09)
3 little Robin eggs rest in a nest outside our house... I can't wait for them to hatch so I can take pics. of the little babies! |
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