Stories from Tuesday, November 5, 2013

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Schnucks supermarkets already have pharmacies, floral shops and cooking classes. The suburban St. Louis chain is now branching into health care, opening its first Schnucks Infusion Solutions facility to treat acute and chronic conditions...

  Parents will learn the details of Cape Public School District's 1:1 laptop computer rollout at a meeting set for 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today in the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall on the Central High School campus. The district ordered 1,300 ASUS devices were ordered -- about 1,200 for students and 100 for teachers for an estimated $520,000...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state auditor says thousands of dollars collected by two southeast Missouri sheriffs' departments are missing. Auditor Tom Schweich released reports Tuesday on audits of the New Madrid and Stoddard county sheriffs' departments...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure asking them to change the way Perryville elects its police chief. Only 117 of the 1,330 people who voted on the measure -- 8.8 percent -- supported it, with 1,213, or 91.2 percent, voting against it, according to unofficial results from the Perryville county clerk's office...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri budget officials say the state's tax revenue has increased 2.5 percent through the first four months of the current fiscal year. The state Office of Administration on Monday reported net general revenue through October. The state's current budget took effect July 1 and runs through June...

BENTON, Mo. -- Two more suspects are in custody in Ohio in connection with an October bank robbery in Morley, Mo., Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter announced Monday. Candice L. Wright, aka Candice L. Brittman, 26, of Chicago and Joshua L. Thompson, 25, of Sikeston, Mo., face charges of first-degree robbery, Walter said in a news release...

LEXINGTON, Mo. -- Former longtime Missouri congressman Ike Skelton was remembered Monday as one of the military's "most trusted civilians" and one of the nation's most civil statesmen as hundreds gathered to mourn his death. The crowd at Skelton's funeral in his rural Missouri hometown included numerous military leaders and elected officials from both Missouri and Washington, highlighting the mark he left both on the nation's armed forces and the people he represented...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is giving state employees an extra day off around Thanksgiving. State offices are closed by law on Thanksgiving. Nixon has issued an executive order also closing state offices the Friday after Thanksgiving...

BENTON, Ill. -- A federal judge has sentenced a Cape Girardeau man to 30 months in prison for making and passing counterfeit $20 bills. Tyrone A. Jones, 24, pleaded guilty July 25 to two counts of passing counterfeit currency in Alexander County, Ill., court records show...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Sealed bids will be accepted through Nov. 22 on tax-delinquent real estate and mobile home properties in Alexander County, Ill. Alexander County has completed tax deed proceedings on 289 real estate properties that were delinquent for 2009 and 58 mobile home properties that were delinquent for 2010, according to a news release issued from Joseph E. ...

ULLIN, Ill. -- A Cairo, Ill., murder suspect turned himself in to Illinois State Police on Saturday. Chauncy M. Hughes, 30, faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife, Heather M. Davis, 22, Illinois State Police reported...

The River Heritage Apartments at Walker and Woodlawn streets and Silver Springs Apartments at North Silver Springs Road and Spruce Street in Cape Girardeau are among dozens of housing projects in the state competing for tax credits from the Missouri Housing Development Commission...

A resolution that confirmed the city of Jackson's opposition to an annexation request by group of Fruitland residents was unanimously approved at Monday's board of aldermen meeting. "The resolution is unfavorable to the annexation petition," said Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr...

A computer glitch brought the judicial process to a screeching halt Monday morning as the software system that serves courts across Missouri went down. In Judge William Syler's courtroom in Jackson, defendants and their families fidgeted and whispered as attorneys tried to explain the problem...

The Senate pushed a major anti-bias gay rights bill past a first, big hurdle Monday, a clear sign of Americans' greater acceptance of homosexuality nearly two decades after the law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

The shelves at the Salvation Army's food pantry are nearly bare and supplies are needed. The organization distributes an average of 450 to 515 food boxes a month for families ranging in size from an individual to 10 or 12, give or take, Capt. Ronnie Amick said. In September, the Salvation Army gave out 586 boxes...

Cape Girardeau's city council heard several detailed options for possible future upgrades or replacement of the city's police station Monday, though as presented all were higher than an $11 million desired budget. Ray Lee and Louise Kowalczyk of FGM Architects Inc. ...

The Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday night unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance approving the petition to include property at 2103 William St. in the Town Plaza Community Improvement District and to extend the duration of the district's sale and use tax...

Cape Public School District's initiative to put one laptop computer in the hands of each one of its students, known as "One-to-One" (1:1) will move a step closer to reality this evening as parents assemble at Cape Central High School to learn the details of the program's roll-out...

New McKendree at Lake Girardeau will be feeding the hunters on Sunday November 17th and 24th from 9:30 a.m. til 1 p.m. Need to warm up with a bowl of soup or chili? Come to eat, worship, sing, and fellowship around the table. New McKendree at Lake Girardeau is located at the corner of Hwy 34 and Hwy U, just past Burfordville. Only 7 miles from Jackson, 10 Miles from Marble Hill. Hope to see some of you hunters! We welcome you with food and smiles...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2013. There are 56 days left in the year. This is Election Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected president, defeating Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt, incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and Socialist Eugene V. Debs...

The St. Louis Cardinals had a disappointing end to an otherwise wonderful season when the team lost to the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night. The Redbirds offense had its struggles during the Fall Classic while the bearded-Sox capitalized to win a World Series championship for the third time since 2004...

NEW YORK -- There will be a strong helping of duck at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -- "Duck Dynasty," that is. The reality show sensations will be among the celebrities appearing at the annual event in New York City. They'll join Ariana Grande, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, Florida Georgia Line, Cirque du Soliel and several other acts on the famous parade floats...

WASHINGTON -- Debating whether to seek a strep test for that sore throat? One day there could be an app for that: Researchers are developing a home scorecard that aims to prevent thousands of unnecessary trips to the doctor for this common complaint...

NEW YORK -- Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest. In monkeys, that strategy sharply reduced blood levels of a cousin of HIV. The results also gave tantalizing hints that someday the tactic might help destroy the AIDS virus in its hiding places in the body, something current drugs cannot do...

Each year, about 200,000 people in the United States are told they have lung cancer and more than 150,000 people die from this disease. Deaths from lung cancer represent about one out of every six deaths from cancer in the U.S. Risk factors Research has found several causes and risk factors for lung cancer. A risk factor is anything that changes the chance of getting a disease. Lung cancer risk factors include:...

An Internet security firm says a limousine software company has been hacked, exposing credit card numbers and potentially embarrassing details about close to 1 million customers, including politicians, star athletes and corporate executives. Alex Holden, chief information security officer of Milwaukee-based Hold Security, says he discovered the breach at Corporatecaronline more than a month ago. ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily halted plans by companies in New Mexico and Missouri to begin slaughtering horses, continuing on-again, off-again efforts to resume domestic equine slaughter two years after Congress lifted a ban on the practice...

CHICAGO -- Across the middle of the country, organized labor has taken one hit after another in places that were once union strongholds: Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Indiana, where workers lost bargaining power and saw their ranks shrink, leaving them weaker than almost any time in the past century...

The case against a Dexter, Mo., murder suspect has been passed to Nov. 21. Glen Scott Evans, 45, faces two counts of armed criminal action and one count each of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the shooting death of Sean Crow, 34, whose body was found Feb. 20 in a truck outside a fast-food restaurant in Advance, Mo...

It is announced at a news conference that officials with Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center have initiated formal discussions about a possible merger of the two institutions. Change of command ceremonies are held by Headquarters Company Personnel of the 135th Engineer Group of the National Guard, based in Cape Girardeau; First Lt. Roger F. East, formerly of Cape Girardeau, assumes command of the company from Capt. Leslie Spradling Jr., of De Soto, Mo...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter has built a digital town square that's teeming with activity but riddled with financial potholes. Seven years after co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet through the online messaging service, more than 500 million posts are shared each day by everyone from the Dalai Lama to Justin Bieber...

LOS ANGELES -- The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport, shooting employees and terrorizing travelers, accomplished two of his goals, according to authorities: killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and showing how easy it is to get a gun into an airport...

TEHRAN, Iran -- In Tehran's largest anti-U.S. rally in years, tens of thousands of demonstrators joined Monday in chants of "death to America" as hard-liners directed a major show of resolve against President Hassan Rouhani's outreach to Washington more than a generation after crowds on the same streets stormed and occupied the U.S. Embassy...

CAIRO -- Ousted President Mohammed Morsi refused to wear a prison jumpsuit, entering the caged dock in a dark business suit as his co-defendants applauded. He defiantly questioned the legitimacy of the court and proclaimed himself still Egypt's leader. His fellow Muslim Brotherhood members chanted, "Down with military rule!"...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Supporters of a proposed half-cent sales tax to pay for medical research say today's election is a unique opportunity for Jackson County voters to invest in an innovative future that will make Kansas City synonymous with something other than barbecue...

NEWARK, N.J. -- From rural Iowa to urban New York, voters across America will render judgment in a slate of political contests today, including in New Jersey and Virginia where gubernatorial race outcomes could highlight the Republican Party division between pragmatists and ideologues...

WASHINGTON -- Space is vast, but it may not be so lonely after all: A study finds the Milky Way is teeming with billions of planets that are about the size of Earth, orbit stars just like our sun, and exist in the Goldilocks zone -- not too hot and not too cold for life...

For more than 30 years, the business world was my home. I was fortunate enough to have a seat at the leadership table for large, complex organizations such as IBM, leading thousands of employees through times of significant change and revolutionary business practices...

October was a busy month filled with a variety of activities, including Oktoberfest, Customer Appreciation Day at the Recycling Center, and many "pink up" activities for National Breast Cancer Awareness month. As a fitting conclusion to our activities, the Pink Moon Run/Walk for breast cancer research was around the Courthouse Square on Oct. 26. The pink is now put away for this year, and we are ready to move on to many November activities...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Property damage...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Charles W. Roberts, 78, of Olive Branch, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

Ruth M. Richardson, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at Heartland Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 14, 1920, in Glen-allen, Mo., daughter of William Harrison and Ella Carolyn Patton Jaques. She and Oscar Wilburn Richardson were married Feb. 16, 1940. He passed away July 20, 1997...

Sherry Lynne Jacobs, 48, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill, Mo., after a long illness. She will be sadly missed by many family and friends. She was born Oct. 17, 1965, in Cape Girardeau to Herman Asbury and Lavana "Faye" Ziegler Jacobs...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Heather Nicole Davis, 22, of Cairo passed away Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Heather was born Aug. 10, 1991, in Carbondale, Ill., daughter of Ronald H. Davis Jr. and Kimberly Harrell Davis...

David M. Ackman, 57, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at his home. He was born March 12, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas E. and Mary Lucille Horrell Ackman. He and Janet Marie Mungle were married Feb. 12, 1977, in Cape Girardeau. David and Janet moved to Jackson in 1985 from Blytheville, Ark., and together established Delmonicos Steakhouse in the former Schaper Shopping Center. ...

Sikeston knew it. Central knew it. Every fan in the stands at Tiger Stadium knew it. Whoever scored the first goal between the fourth-seeded Bulldogs and fifth-seeded Tigers on Monday night in the opening round of the Class 2 District 1 boys soccer tournament was going to not only have momentum, but a massive advantage playing in wet, cold conditions...

The veteran is reportedly seeking a multi-year contract

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox will join holdovers George Steinbrenner and Marvin Miller on the Hall of Fame expansion era committee ballot next month. Dave Concepcion, Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Billy Martin and Ted Simmons also are held over from the 2010 ballot, while Dave Parker and Dan Quisenberry have been added. ...

ST. LOUIS -- A week after stuffing the Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch, the St. Louis Rams' defense chased the Titans' Chris Johnson all day. Coach Jeff Fisher tried his best to ease the burden Monday, a day after the Rams (3-6) were victimized by Johnson's best game of the season and allowed 198 yards rushing overall in a 28-21 loss to Tennessee...

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) -- Multiple shots were fired inside a northern New Jersey mall shortly before closing time, and the search was on early Tuesday for the suspected shooter, a Bergen County official said. There was no report of injuries. Bergen County spokeswoman Jeanne Baratta told The Associated Press that authorities believe the suspected shooter is still in the Garden State Plaza Mall early Tuesday. ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Assault rifles at the ready, police in a speedboat scan the coastline as they slice through the slate-gray water, aware that the rocky shorelines and fishing villages that line parts of southern Jamaica are not always sleepy these days...

Route T in Perry County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge maintenance. The bridge is between Route CC and Woodridge Lane. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 through 21...

O Father God, may we act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with you, our King. Amen.

Junior Kyle Snyder and sophomore Scott Lathrop has each had plenty of opportunities to get a grip on Southeast Missouri State's starting quarterback position this year. While both have had their moments, neither has exactly taken the job and run with it...

Kara Wright had one of the better freshman seasons by a Southeast Missouri State women's basketball player in quite some time last year. And that was with a bum knee. Wright, now healthy after offseason knee surgery, believes she's ready to take her game to another level while also helping continue the program's resurgence...

ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The Sterling family, Emilei, 4, left, Blayne, 5, Kaylei, 10, Ashlei, McKinlei, 2, John and JaShawn, 9, watch as Donna York weighs the Halloween candy they are donating to be sent to troops overseas at Ruopp and Ruopp Dentistry, 1818 Broadway, on Monday in Cape Girardeau. ...