-
Republican senators stall debate on Mo. budget
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A group of fiscally conservative Republicans has stalled Senate debate on Missouri's proposed $24 billion budget. After four hours of debate and four more hours of closed-door negotiations, senators went home late Monday night -- just minutes before midnight -- without taking a vote on the budget...
-
Mo. House votes to further study state worker pay
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has voted to give a special committee more time to find ways to boost the salaries of state employees. A resolution approved Monday on a vote of 145-1 would keep the special panel in business and order a study of pay scales for different state jobs. The committee's members include lawmakers, other state appointees and members of the public...
-
Charges dropped in concealed weapon case following gas station altercation
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's office on Tuesday dropped the charges of unlawful weapon use against James H. "Junior" Swift. Swift was facing the charge after being involved in an altercation last November when he was accused of reaching into his car and putting his gun in his waistband following an argument about moving his car at a gas station...
-
Mo. House endorses teen tanning restrictions
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri teens would need their parents' permission to use tanning facilities under legislation endorsed by the state House. The legislation would require annual parental consent for children younger than 17 years old to use tanning salons. The measure was approved Tuesday and needs another vote before moving to the state Senate...
-
Mo. House approves new development incentives
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers are aiming to attract large economic development projects with a new type of incentive modeled on a strategy used elsewhere. A bill given first-round approval Tuesday by the House would let local governments issue special obligation bonds to help pay for a project. The bonds could be paid off by tapping certain state and local taxes as well as local hotel taxes generated by the new development...
-
Endangered beetle to be reintroduced in Missouri
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A colorful beetle last seen in Missouri in the 1970s is about to make a comeback. The St. Louis Zoo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and conservationists announced plans Tuesday to reintroduce around 600 American burying beetles in southwest Missouri. The reintroduction is set for the first week of June in the 4,000-acre Wah'Kon-tah Prairie near El Dorado Springs, in St. Clair and Cedar counties...
-
Pay raise at issue in Mo. Senate budget stalemate
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri state employees rank as the lowest paid in the nation, yet a proposal to give them a raise of a few hundred dollars a year has become a sticking point in a Senate stalemate over state's $24 billion budget plan. A coalition of nine fiscally conservative Republican senators stalled debate for a second day Tuesday on the proposed budget, set to take effect July 1, by pushing for additional spending cuts while decrying a reliance on one-time funding sources to plug holes.. ...
-
Fuel spill shuts down I-55 in St. Louis for hours
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Officials aren't sure what caused a fuel spill on Interstate 55 in St. Louis that closed the northbound lanes for several hours. The Missouri Department of Transportation says about 100 gallons of fuel spilled from a truck Tuesday morning. The interstate was closed near downtown, causing lengthy delays while crews cleaned up the mess...
-
Police chief: No more charges expected in Perryville city worker investigation
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion said by phone Monday that he does not expect further charges will be filed against city workers allegedly involved in misappropriating city property. Among those not yet charged are three city employees fired in the aftermath of an internal investigation...
-
Fruitland incorporation supporters respond to Cape County Commission concerns
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Cape Girardeau County residents hoping to create a village in Fruitland asked that the county reconsider their petition without many of the changes commissioners requested. "We fully believe with the best of our ability that this petition represents the wishes of a significant majority of the residents, is in full compliance with the law, and will result in a progressive, growing community," said a letter to the county signed by six representatives, Timothy Sutterer, William S. ...
-
Prosecutor: Time was right to charge Clay Waller with wife's murder
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Clay Waller has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife Jacque, according to a news release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle. Waller is also charged with two counts of tampering with evidence...
-
Cape Central baseball team falls to Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/12)
Central and Dexter both had one bad defensive inning Monday. Dexter was able to take advantage more than the Tigers, which allowed the visiting Bearcats to rally for a 6-2 victory. The Tigers fell to 4-11, while the Bearcats improved to 12-5. "They capitalized on our mistakes and we capitalized on their mistakes," Dexter coach Brian Becker said. "I'm proud of our boys for getting off the mat. It seemed like we were dead for a while."...
-
Disaster meeting for faith-based organizations set for Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Gov. Jay Nixon will visit Cape Girardeau on Thursday as part of a series of workshops designed to educate and prepare faith-based organizations for disaster response. A state initiative to strengthen response by local agencies and churches or other faith-based organizations is a mission of the governor's Faith-Based and Community Service Partnership for Disaster Recovery, which began under order of Gov. Mel Carnahan following massive flooding in 1993 and is prompting the workshops...
-
Steamboat Classic Triathlon Running Route Change
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/12)
The Steamboat Classic Triathlon running portion course has been re-routed due to the Broadway construction in Cape Girardeau. It is still 5 miles. For more information visit www.cityofcape.org/recreationevents.
-
Cape River Heritage Museum Receives MCH Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/12)
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $1160.38 to the Cape River Heritage Museum in support of the project, "Heartland Heritage Anthology/Writing about the Home Place Event." The MHC is the only state-wide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971...
-
Good Samaritan: Church couple
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/12)
I've run up and down my front steps for 25 years without incident, but on a cold, windy day in January I mis-stepped, falling face down into the yard. A quick trip by ambulance to the emergency room and X-rays showed a broken ankle. I'd be laid up for six to eight weeks. How could I manage that with a son at home to care for and no health or medical insurance? Not to worry -- I made a phone call to my friends at the church and they all took over from there...
-
Good Samaritan: Many Good Samaritans
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/12)
Dear Good Samaritan! There are many of you out there in SEMOland. Do you recognize yourself? No specific names are mentioned, but you are a Good Samaritan if you have done one or more of the following actions. Did you: -- Open the door for me at a restaurant, business, doctor's office when you saw me walking with my "horse" (walker)?...
-
Spring planting ahead of schedule
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Thanks to a warmer and dryer than usual spring, nearly all of Southeast Missouri's corn is planted weeks ahead of schedule. Ninety-three percent of corn in Southeast Missouri has been planted as of Sunday, compared to 42 percent on this date last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service...
-
Clay Waller criminal charges one step toward 'justice for Jacque,' family, friends say
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
The holidays were bad. So were four birthdays, hers and those of her young triplets. For the last 11 months, those little moments of life were spent without the woman who was everything and yet something different to each of them -- a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend...
-
Terrific Tigers recognized at April board meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/12)
Several outstanding students were honored for their leadership, scholarship and service to others by the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education during the April board meeting. Recipients of the Terrific Tiger Award are pictured above with School Board President Stacy Kinder and Superintendent of Schools Dr. ...
-
A timeline of the Jacque Waller disappearance investigation
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
The following items come from court documents and Southeast Missourian reporting of the case since Jacque Waller's June 1, 2011 disappearance. May 29, 2011 Clay pleads guilty to federal Internet threat charge against Brenneke. ...
-
Firefighters respond to Clark St. cooking fire
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Cape Girardeau firefighters helped two residents after a cooking fire in a second-story apartment Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called to an apartment building at 105 N. Clark St. at 1:28 p.m. and found smoke on the first and second floors of the building when they arrived, according to a news release from battalion chief Mark Starnes. ...
-
Broadway and Spanish Street intersection remains closed
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
Work is continuing on the Broadway corridor project this week between the Main and Lorimier street intersections. The Broadway and Spanish Street intersection remains closed, according to a blog post by the city of Cape Girardeau. Alliance Water Resources personnel will be working ahead of project contractors Fronabarger Concreters between Lorimier and Fountain streets, relocating some fire hydrants. However, that section of road remains open...
-
Two women arrested on drug charges in Perryville
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two women face drug charges following undercover investigations by the Perry County Sheriff's Department. Probable cause statments released by the county's circuit clerk Monday show Kimberly J. Farmer, 31, and Amber Dawn Verville, 24, of Perryville each face six counts of felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute...
-
Tour of local Civil War sites developed in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- While the nation commemorates the Civil War battles of Appomattox and Gettysburg, and of Bull Run and Shiloh, one of the key battles in the western theater of the War Between the States was fought at New Madrid. Local historians want the public to know there is a lot to learn about the war and those who fought in it in New Madrid...
-
Today in History
(National News ~ 04/24/12)
Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 115th day of 2012. There are 251 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 24, 1962, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal, using NASA's Echo 1 balloon satellite to bounce a video image of the letters "M.I.T." transmitted from Camp Parks, Calif., to Westford, Mass...
-
FDA: Gulf seafood safe despite oil spill concerns
(Community ~ 04/24/12)
WASHINGTON -- Photos of fish with sores may raise concern about long-term environmental effects of the massive BP oil spill -- but federal health officials say the Gulf seafood that's on the market is safe to eat. After all, diseased fish aren't allowed to be sold, said Dr. Robert W. Dickey, who heads the Food and Drug Administration's Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory...
-
Health Beat: Outdoor preparations
(Community ~ 04/24/12)
Though the act of mowing one's lawn is rigorous, it is a great form of exercise, which exposes one to fresh, outdoor air and sunshine. However, precautions need be taken against the inhalation of airborne irritants and pollutants, as well as against the suns powerful rays by appropriately applying sunscreen to exposed skin...
-
Ted Nugent set for court date in illegal kill case
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/12)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Rocker Ted Nugent is scheduled for a court hearing in Alaska today, when he is expected to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed. The conservative activist and gun rights advocate signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that was filed Friday in U.S. District Court. Nugent was set to participate by telephone in today's U.S. District Court proceeding in the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan, his attorney said...
-
Ex-Missouri gov. Roger Wilson discloses campaign donations
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson told the state Ethics Commission last week that he wanted to report the origins of campaign contributions that landed him in legal trouble but was asked by federal authorities not to contact state officials...
-
Out of the past 4/24/12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/24/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Marble Hill City Council and the Bollinger County Ambulance Board have agreed to provide funding for two dispatchers at the county sheriff's department; Presiding Commissioner Charles Hawn had warned that unless the two entities shared in the costs, 24-hour dispatching services would have to be discontinued; that would also have resulted in the county jail being closed...
-
Private company delays first space station visit
(National News ~ 04/24/12)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private U.S. company has delayed launching a cargo ship to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, was scheduled to launch the supply ship next Monday. But company officials said that the spaceship needs more testing. The delay will probably be about one week...
-
Botanical institutions to catalog world's plants
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Four of the world's leading botanical institutions have started a catalog of every plant on the globe, with plans to make the inventory of at least 400,000 species available for free online by 2020. Plans for the catalog, called the World Flora, were announced Monday by the St. Louis-based Missouri Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden and two British institutions, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew...
-
Mo. county jail to allow Muslim headscarves
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- The St. Louis County jail has adopted a new policy that will let spare Muslim women from having religious headscarves removed in front of male inmates and staff. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the policy emerged from a meeting Monday of jail officials and members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations...
-
Brunner gets U.S. Chamber endorsement for Mo. Senate
(State News ~ 04/24/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is wading into Missouri's Republican Senate primary by endorsing St. Louis businessman John Brunner. The chamber said it's backing Brunner because his private-sector experience in cutting spending and balancing a budget could provide the greatest contrast with Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill...
-
Aviation partnership
(Editorial ~ 04/24/12)
Picture this. You're a 17- or 18-year-old high school student, but instead of spending the whole day in a classroom, you get to "go to school" in the sky. That's exactly what 10 students in the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's aviation program have been doing...
-
New paradigm for health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/24/12)
If current trends continue, by 2013 the United States will spend an unsustainable 20 percent of its gross national product on health care. To reverse this trend an entirely new paradigm is needed. The concept of health "insurance" is fundamentally flawed. ...
-
Speak Out 4/24/12
(Speak Out ~ 04/24/12)
Well, self-described middle class Speak Out caller, if you're going to be that way about it, you leave me no choice other than to counter it by saying that I am also a middle class person and, in direct opposition to what you said, I agree with everything said and done by President Obama...
-
Paid Election Letter policy expanded
(Column ~ 04/24/12)
Regarding letters about candidates: All letters of endorsement of or in opposition to candidates, as well as letters from or about candidates, will be published as Paid Election Letters and are subject to a fee of $25 for up to 100 words, plus an additional 50 cents per word beyond 100. ...
-
Scott City baseball routs Woodland
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/12)
The Scott City baseball team used a pair of six-run rallies to defeat visiting Woodland 12-0 in five innings Monday. "We put a lot of balls in play, made them make plays and our pitcher threw strikes," Scott City coach Lance Amick said. "Something we haven't done consistently is throw strikes and make plays in the field. We've been hit or miss with the bats, but consistently we've had eight or nine hits in games...
-
Southeast Missouri State's Lynn earns OVC pitcher of week
(College Sports ~ 04/24/12)
Southeast will visit regional rival Salukis in nonconference action today
-
Former Southeast Missouri State track coach to be inducted into Drake Relays HOF
(College Sports ~ 04/24/12)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field program will get a look into its storied past when it travels to the prestigious Drake Relays. Former Southeast coach Joey Haines will be among four inductees into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame this weekend. This year marks the 103rd edition of the Drake Relays...
-
Cardinals fail to close out win against Cubs, lose 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 04/24/12)
CHICAGO -- Joe Mather was just happy to help the Cubs get a win. Beating his former teammates was pretty sweet, too. Mather's two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning rallied Chicago to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night...
-
Blues will open Kings series without Halak
(Professional Sports ~ 04/24/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The talk in the St. Louis Blues locker room was this tongue-in-cheek prediction of a final score for the opener of their second-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings: Zero to minus-1. Goals would seem to be at a premium for the teams after their opening-round wins, and the Blues are confident they've got a goalie that's just as stingy as Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick. Two of them, in fact...
-
Prayer 4-24
(Prayer ~ 04/24/12)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that through you we are reconciled. Amen.
-
High school roundup: Jackson soccer avenges loss to Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
-
Take care of your smile
(Community ~ 04/24/12)
There's a lot more that goes into a great smile than just keeping the pearly whites, well, white. Protecting tooth enamel plays an important role in having a beautiful and healthy smile. What is tooth enamel? Enamel is the thin outer covering of the tooth. ...
-
Wright leaves Scott County Central after winning three state basketball titles
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/12)
Kenyon Wright has accepted a job at his alma mater, Bell City
-
Births 4/24/12
(Births ~ 04/24/12)
Daughter to Drs. Timothy T. Duke and Cheree D. Wheeler-Duke of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 6:29 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012. Name, Brielle Nicole. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Dr. Wheeler-Duke is the daughter of Marc and Dana Wheeler of Chehalis, Wash. She is a physician at Southeast Plaza Primary Care West. Duke is the son of Paul and Marcia Duke of Galesburg, Ill. He is a physician at Southeast Plaza Primary Care...
-
Vyron Yount
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Vyron Glynn Yount, 86, of Chaffee died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 27, 1925, in Chaffee, to Marshall Leslie and Bulah Margaret Huffman Yount. He married Dixie Jewell Brock on Sept. 3, 1943...
-
Martin VanderMierden
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Martin Henry VanderMierden, 86, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 23, 2012, at his home. He was born March 14, 1926, in Glennon, Mo., son of Henry Francis and Sophia Masea Laurentius VanderMierden. He married Marietta Catherine "Mattie" Bucher on Aug. 26, 1950. She died June 3, 2009...
-
Carl Murray
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
Carl Murray, 45, of Jackson died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 22, 1966, in DeKalb, Miss., to Robert and Isbell Grady Murray. He and Ladonna Ragle were married July 28, 1989. Carl was a member of Cape First Church. He owned and operated a cleaning business in Cape Girardeau...
-
Kenneth Mills
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Kenneth Dwayne Mills, 69, of Piedmont died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his wife, daughter and mother. He was born Feb. 6, 1943, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Georgia Ritchie Mills of Sikeston, and the late Kenneth Mills...
-
Nina Heise
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
Nina Alene Heise, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kevin Olson officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery at Egypt Mills...
-
Violet Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
ORAN, Mo. -- Violet Glastetter, 89, of Oran died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the family home. She was born Aug. 22, 1922, in Oran, to Adam and Anna Eftink Hooker. She married Lester Glastetter on July 26, 1941. Violet was a retired machine operator from International Hat Factory in Oran. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church, St. Ann Sodality, Morley VFW Auxiliary, Chaffee American Legion Auxiliary 389 and Ladies K.C. Ettes Council 4311...
-
Ralph Fadler
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ralph R. Fadler, 91, of Perryville died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Yount Community Cemetery, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Military Honors will be provided by American Legion and the Delta Team...
-
Elbert Cook
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Elbert Earl Cook, 71, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 22, 1940, at Bessville, Mo., son of Marion Amon and Grace Mae Angle Cook. He and Verla M. Cook were married June 26, 1960. She passed away April 18, 2011...
-
Mary Conrad
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
PATTON, Mo. -- Mary Louise Whitener Conrad, 61, of Patton passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, after a valiant fight with cancer. She was born Aug. 4, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Wendell "Jack" and Wilma J. Wallis Whitener. She married her high school sweetheart, Terry Conrad, on June 22, 1969...
-
Loretta Bom
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- Loretta Jean Bom, 71, of Benton died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Tulare, Calif., to Andrew and Vera Davis Shively. She married Robert D. Bom on Feb. 14, 1959, in East Prairie, Mo...
-
Estelle Blasiney
(Obituary ~ 04/24/12)
Estelle C. Blasiney, 87, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 25, 1924, at River aux Vases, Mo., to Phillip James and Carrie A. Jogerst Baumann. She married Gilbert Blasiney on Oct. 16, 1954, at River aux Vases. He preceded her in death...
-
Jackson police and fire report 4/24/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
-
Cape Girardeau fire report 4/24/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
-
Cape Girardeau police report 4/24/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
-
Poor economy worsens Social Security's finances
(National News ~ 04/24/12)
WASHINGTON -- High energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security's finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support program by three years, the government said Monday. Those trust funds will now run dry in 2033, according to a report issued by the trustees that oversee the massive retirement and disability program...
-
Obama pushes low-rate student loans, wooing young
(National News ~ 04/24/12)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- President Barack Obama went after the college vote Tuesday, pitching cheaper student loans as he courted the one age group where he has a decided advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney. The twist? Romney, too, has endorsed the idea, though it's unclear whether deficit-leery Republicans in Congress will go along...
-
2011 Flood: A year later, April 24
(Local News ~ 04/24/12)
On this day, April 24 Cape river level: 38.1 feet Cape flood stage: 32 feet Cairo river level: 52.45 feet Cairo flood stage: 40 feet Rainfall: 3.6 inches Additional personnel were assigned to field offices in Cape Girardeau and Dyersburg, Tenn., as more U.S. ...
Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Browse other days