Stories from Saturday, April 28, 2012

Sixty-one Bashin' Trash participants picked up 67 bags of trash along the Mississippi River floodwall on Saturday, April 28.

Heading Cape Girardeau, a group of high school students sees first hand how city government operates; 18 juniors, nine each from Notre Dame and Cape Central high schools, are spending the day with city officials and department heads during the fourth annual Optimist Youth City Government Day...

Today is Saturday, April 28, the 119th day of 2012. There are 247 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 28, 1789, there was a mutiny on the Bounty as rebelling crew members of the British ship led by Fletcher Christian set Capt. William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most of the men with him managed to reach Timor in 47 days.)...