Stories from November 2015

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Of all the shots and scoring chances Kyle Wood peppered towards the Bishop DuBourg net, the one that went in was the most unlikely. Penalty kicks hadn't been kind to the Perryville senior captain ever since he missed a deciding shot in the Pirates' sectional loss to Windsor as a freshman...

Only one municipality in Cape Girardeau County will have a question on the ballot on election day. Voters of Oak Ridge will have a decision to make Tuesday regarding alcohol sales. The question asks whether the West End Market in the village should be allowed to sell single-serving alcoholic drinks "in accordance with alcoholic drink sales not exceeding 50 percent of food sales." Sales would not be allowed on Sundays...

The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri soon will have a new intensive-care unit, thanks to community donations and construction-management students at Southeast Missouri State University. "Being able to have a separate ICU for the animals that come in that are not healthy, that are sick and sometimes have contagious diseases, is going to make a huge difference for us," said Tracy Poston, director of the Humane Society. "It's definitely going to be a true life-saver."...

In a stretch of 5 minutes, 18 seconds during the third quarter of their 38-17 win against TTU, the Redhawks forced a turnover and scored 17 unanswered points on special teams.

1-Daylight Savings Time ends Nov. 1. What are your thoughts? 2-Nov. 3 is National Sandwich Day. Describe your favorite sandwich. 3-Tell me about your ideal weekend getaway. 4-More roundabouts are planned -- for Jackson and Cape. What's your opinion?

Brandon Shemonia, an SIU student-athlete from Scott City, Missouri, placed third in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Cross Country meet contested at Angel Mounds Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana October 31st. His 3rd place finish led the Salukis to a 5th place team finish. Shemonia completed the 8K course in 24:01. The Saluki team will next compete in the Midwest Regional competition November 13th at Lawrence, Kansas for the opportunity to qualify for the Division 1 Nationals...

Cash Rodgers, son of Adam and Deidre Rodgers of Cape Girardeau, waves at a barge hoping for a honk of recognition. He got it!

Attorneys for Russell Bucklew have filed a fourth amended complaint in U.S. District Court to determine the method of his execution, and the court has ordered the state to respond by Friday. Bucklew, 47, of Cape Girardeau, received a last-minute stay of execution last year because of a medical condition attorneys argued could make lethal injection cruel or bloody...

Local nature photographer Jennifer Davis filmed a rarely seen occurrence early Saturday morning in Cape Girardeau -- about a dozen deer swimming across the Mississippi River. She said she went down to the Cape Rock Drive area as she normally does, hoping for landscape shots...

It's called No-Shave November. But for Paul Graham, it's been no-shave for 37 years. For Steve Mosley, the no-shave thing has been happening since 1970. Chris Wubbena says it's "no-shave every day," a practice of about eight years. Some say No-Shave November started in these parts because this time of year, a guy may spend a lot of time at deer camp, which generally isn't stocked with a razor, hot water and mirror...

Today is Sunday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2015. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists...

Today is a special day for our family, as we are celebrating my mom's birthday. She was born just after Halloween, so, as you can imagine, she has had jokes made about that all of her life. In the past, I have shared many recipes from my mom, so today I wanted to pull in the Halloween theme and give you a few ways to use up some of that leftover candy. ...

In case you didn't realize it, there was an extra hour of sleep last night. Loved by some, bemoaned by others, our clocks have returned to Standard Time. Time is what we always want and never have enough of. Time, though, is so much more than the hands on a clock...

Monday: Chicken and rice or sausage mostaccioli, California blend veggies, pickled beets, whole-grain roll, chilled apricots or ice cream and cookie. Tuesday: English muffin breakfast sandwich with eggs, ham and cheese, hash browns, orange juice, tropical fruit and sweet treat pastry...

A number of people have made the statement, "I'd rather die for something than live for nothing." Martin Luther King Jr. voiced the declaration. It certainly gives one food for thought. I asked myself, "What AM I living for? Am I being selfish and living only for what I want? If so, I am truly living for nothing." To die for something doesn't necessarily mean physical death. It could mean giving up sleep and putting in long hours at a job so your family can have what they need...

I would venture to guess a majority of U.S. households has pets of one kind or another. These pets range in size from little mouselike critters to cattle and horses. Some are kept in the house, some kept outside, and some are inside/outside pets. Some are in fish tanks...

Owner: Christina Weaver About Chandler: He's a happy ex-shelter cat. Love this boy.

NEW YORK -- Take a look at the cover of acclaimed chef Alex Stupak's new cookbook on tacos, and you might note something missing: acclaimed chef Alex Stupak. "They wanted me on the cover, but I wasn't gonna stand there smiling and holding a taco. Not gonna happen," he says. And yes, we've left out a few choice adjectives. But like everything in Stupak's thoughtful, unusual and even fiercely passionate cookbook, there's a reason behind the cover choice of an empty tortilla...

SALT LAKE CITY -- A high-ranking Mormon leader last week reiterated the religion's commitment to promoting families led by married heterosexual couples, but also urged attendees at a conservative conference not to shun those with opposing views. M. Russell Ballard's remarks illustrate the faith's ongoing attempt to delicately balance a softened tone toward LGBT people with a doctrinal belief that God mandated marriage be between a man and a woman...

Dorothy and her companions in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" chanted, "Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my! Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my!" Today, we are all trying to follow the chant of the populace that goes, "Democrats, Republicans and Tea Party. Oh, my!"...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's pooches may now venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining areas to canines. The measure was signed into law late Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. States including California, Florida and Maryland already have similar laws...

Kelly High School honor rolls First quarter Ninth grade A Honor Roll: Kaylee Backfisch, Kamryn Bryant, Sydney Dittlinger, Peyton Eftink, Alondra Figueroa, Anna Goering, Tyler Green, Landon Hahs, Alison Hise, Natalie James-Wyatt, Dakota Jordan, Nathan Kiehl, Kenzi Koepp, Lauren Lambert, Olivia Lofton, Lacey McBride, Mallory Poat, Lynsey Powers, Angela Samples, Allison Seiler, Katherine Wade, Christian Worley...

Immaculate Conception School First quarter Fourth grade A Honor Roll: Macy Bommarito, Russell Coy, Erica DeBrock, Audrey Deken, Lily Huff, Lillie Jenkins, Lauren Marchi, Karley McBride, Annika Welker. B Honor Roll: Liam Kesterson, Benjamin Schnurbusch, Joshua Schnurbusch...

Chaffee High School honor rolls First quarter Seventh grade: Peyton Atkins, Ashlee Bowman, Kaya Carroll, Hailey Cook, Abigail Cowling, Hunter Crader, Connor Davenport, Lacey Dehart, Kayla Foulk, Benjamin Hastings, Landon Henson, Bryce Horrell, Amia Jackson, Mackenzie Jackson, Dylan Jones, Alex Kilburn, Kayla Kiser, Sydney Lewis, Victoria Mallory, Curtlynn Owens, Landon Rains, Casey Sadler, Jagger Sadler, Mattilyn Sadler, Hannah Salinas, Paige Schaefer, Jonathan Seabaugh, Drew Swinford, Ethan Thomason, Savannah Weber. ...

Franklin Elementary School First quarter A Honor Roll: Aaliyah Marshal, Jennifer Morales, Wenni Zhao, Jolie Chaney, Sena Ford, Brieara Whitcomb, Davia Lee, Emerald Scott, Aaliyah Solis, Joseph Coonts, Amaiyah Mackins, Jocelynn Geiser, Amber Gorhman B Honor Roll: Peyton Banks, Jai'Lah Brown, Elijah Brown, Noah Miller, Demarius Tate-Sproles, NaShayla Burton, David Mansfield, Ivan Edwards, Trevor Kneezle, Lataveaun Smith, Zoie Anglin, Taylor Sides, Stenya Flye, Gideon Garrett, Joshua Guyton, Alexis Price, Raquel Lorenzo, Zachery Babers, Paola Gonzalez, Savannah Harmon, Garrett Krech, Anandi Treadwell, Brizaiah Patterson, Marlette Southall. ...

Alma Schrader Elementary honor rolls First quarter Fourth grade A Honor Roll: Emilie Dickson, Kaleb Alford, Kayden Alford, Ky Anderson, Brennan Beard, Lydia Cao, Truman Clubb, Avery Criblez, Johnny Crouch, Gibson Curtis, Adrian Fox, Tyler Gonzolez, Jaden Goodin, Libby Gorman, Vince Gruber, Zack Hodges, Brooke Huggins,Grace King, Cameron MacCubbin, Edyn McAllister, Anne McDougal, Kyliegh Nickell, Lucian Nordin, Madison Phelps, Michael Pyles, Sarah Shaheen, Anshula Vanteddu, Natalie Voshage, Benjamin Wagganer,Lilly Zimmer. ...

Guardian Angel School honor rolls First quarter Super Students Kindergarten: Alliston Estep, Dane Loper, Rylie Priggel, Adisyn Seabaugh, Kasyn Seabaugh, Colton Uhrhan First grade: Jonah Dirnberger, Porter Gadberry, Westyn Keller, Eva LeGrand, Weston Woods...

Clippard Elementary School honor rolls First quarter Third grade A Honor Roll: Micah Barton, Sean Bierbaum, Kayona Cobb, Mason Cottne, Alanah Davie, Hailey Edmundson, Ashlynn Hickey, Caitlin Hill, Ella Hukel, ZaMaury Jackson, Tayshun Jennings, Bailey Johnson, Lincoln Keirsey, Dylan Laiben, Ava LaMar, Aylin Maldonado, Fred Malo, Michaela Mason, Aaliyah Miller, Cooper Reeves, Allison Rivers, Jacob (Alex) Ruebel, Garrett Snider, Keyla Ugarte, Jayma Zerbe...

The Oct. 21 meeting of the John Guild Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was held at the Riverside Regional Library in Jackson. Regent Marti Strickland presided. Member Morgan Lake, State Regent, was recognized with applause as well as member Lorilee Short who is State Corresponding Secretary...

Dentists Patrick and Janet Ruopp will buy Halloween candy of trick-or-treaters for $1 per pound from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at their office at 1818 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The effort is part of Operation Gratitude, which combines contributions to compile individual care packages with goods such as personal hygiene items, letters or cards of thanks, scarves and more that are sent to military personnel. ...

Bella, 1 year old, is spayed. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society (573) 334-5837.

O God, may we be strong through the grace you give us through Christ Jesus. Amen.

One of the key lures to attracting potential residents and businesses to an area is how well it ranks on the live-work-play scale -- as in stable, attractive neighborhoods; an affordable cost of living; plentiful job opportunities; safe, high-achieving schools; decent shopping choices; adequate health care; and, most of all, plenty of things to do...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Week 11 Cape Central Tigers don't want anything to do with the Week 3 Cape Central Tigers. They spent 48 minutes Friday night distancing themselves from a crew that sustained a five-point loss to Sikeston nearly two months earlier on the very same field...

Starting today, consumers who do not have employer-provided health insurance can start shopping the federal or state marketplaces or private plans for coverage. The open enrollment deadline is Jan. 31, but anyone who wants their coverage to begin by Jan. 1 should complete their applications by Dec. 15...

The Republicans blame Obama for extremist partisan politics. However, they have not said one word other than "no" for the past eight years. They have voted 50 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act. I guess it takes them eight years to see that won't work. The money they wasted could have done wonders in other places. All they can do is pass the buck, and put more in their pockets for working less than any man or woman in America...

Question: If human body parts are so valuable to Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, then why is the human person in the form of a baby not important at all? Maybe money is more important than human life? Maybe we have become a society that is so barbaric that we follow the devil's will and do not even know it?...

ST. LOUIS -- Authorities charged A 35-year-old black St. Louis man with arson for two of the seven church fires in a predominantly African-American part of the St. Louis region, and federal investigators said there is no evidence of a hate crime. David Lopez Jackson was charged Friday in St. ...

The U.S. Postal Service is inspecting two Cape Girardeau sites for a regional mail processing center, which is expected to open early in 1991; being considered are the DI Supply Inc. warehouse on Bloomfield Road near Interstate 55 and the Mid-America Distributors building on Highway 74 in the Six-Thirty Industrial Park...

Daughter to John Matthew Kennedy Jr. and Edelmira Patricia Osorio of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Name, Kyna Ann. Weight, 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Osorio is the daughter of Carlos and Patricia Osorio of Thebes, Illinois. She is a cook at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Kennedy is the son of John and Laura Kennedy of Thebes and Stacy Kennedy of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Campbell Mattress Co...

Senior Carli Knott posted a sixth-place finish time of 19 minutes, 23.74 seconds to help lead the Jackson girls cross country team to second place in the team standings and a bid to the state meet at Saturday's Class 4 sectional 1 meet on a muddy course at the West City Park in Festus, Missouri...

Sophomore Alaina Baumgart posted a third-place time of 18 minutes, 56 seconds to help lead the Notre Dame girls cross country team to a second-place finish in the team standings at Saturday's Class 3 District 1 meet in Dexter, Missouri, sending the Bulldogs to the state meet...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Sally B. Winchester, 90, of Charleston died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Charleston Manor. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at First United Methodist Church in Charleston, with the Rev. David Collum officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home of Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

Ruby Marie Statler, 99, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 27, 1916, in Burfordville to the late Lee Sylvester and Anna Elizabeth Kiel Crader. She married Louis William Statler on Dec. 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death Jan. 17, 1995...

Doris Shain, 75, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at the family home in Cape Girardeau following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 27, 1940, at Clifton, Tennessee, the daughter of W.S. and Mary Ellen Northcutt Nance. Doris spent her early childhood in Tennessee, where the family farmed along the Tennessee River in an area known as Nance Bend. The family bought a farm near Sikeston, Missouri, and moved there in 1948. Doris graduated from Matthews (Missouri) High School...

ST. LOUIS -- Once again, the St. Louis Rams seem to have arrived at a crossroads. Beat the San Francisco 49ers, and they've followed an impressive victory over the Browns with more of the same, climbed above .500 and improved to 3-0 against the NFC West for the first time since 2004...

Rose Mary Seyer, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Lillianna Marie Ozment, 3 months, of Scott City died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 17, 2015, in Cape Girardeau to Richard and Elizabeth Laxton Ozment. She is survived by her parents; seven sisters, Krissy, Harlie, Abi, Tosha, Amber, Nikki and Emily; four brothers, Joseph, Ricky, CJ and BJ; her aunts, Rara, Tammy and Connie; her uncles, Leslie "Bub" and Andrew; her Nana and Grandpa; and her godparents, Robert and Chelsea...

Roger Overbeck, 44, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joel Kidwell officiating. Burial will be in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Gordonville...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Eli Jenkins completed 23 of 32 passes for a career-high 324 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Josh Barge to help Jacksonville State beat Eastern Kentucky 34-0 Saturday. Jenkins became the first Jacksonville State player to pass for at least 300 yards since Nov. 3, 2012...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Pauline M. Weis Kopf, 92, of Belleville died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. She was born Sept. 5, 1923, in Millstadt, Illinois, the daughter of Alfred C. and Marie Diefenbach Weis. Pauline moved to Belleville with her parents at the age of 2. She attended Zion Lutheran School and graduated from there in 1937. That same year, she also was confirmed into Zion Lutheran Church, where she remained a lifelong active member...

Larry Lee Cole, 71, of Cape Girardeau entered his heavenly home Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1943, son of Lincoln and Hazel Walker Cole. He graduated in 1961 from Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Kentucky, and attended Murray State University before enlisting in the Navy in 1965, in which he served with honor aboard the USS Ranger during the Vietnam War...

Cherry Sue Birk, 83, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at The Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 20, 1932, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Harry and Eula Mae Seabaugh. She and Joe S. Birk were married June 28, 1952, in Jackson...

Principia ended the Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team's season in a 7-0 Class 1 state quarterfinal knockout Saturday at Cape Central High School. For about the first 10 minutes, the two teams were evenly matched, and most of the action was Saxony maintaining possession in Principia's half with the occasional Principia counter-attack...

JACKSON Firefighters responded to the following calls on Friday: * Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard. * Motor vehicle crash on East Main Street.

NEW YORK -- The Kansas City Royals keep finding new ways to win this October. And now with one more victory in November, they will be World Series champions. Second baseman Daniel Murphy's error on Eric Hosmer's grounder in the eighth inning keyed yet another comeback for the tenacious Royals, and Kansas City startled the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night to take 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Megan C. McCall, 30, of Jackson was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation. n Marco M. Otten, 42, of Jackson was issued a summons for failing to register a motor vehicle. n Theft was reported in the 600 block of Rosamund Street...

* Medical assists at 7:11 a.m. on Albert Street; at 8:36 a.m. on Blattner Street; at 12:56 p.m. on Siemers Street; on 1:07 p.m. on South Louisiana Street; and at 9:19 p.m. on Linden Street. n At 7:13 p.m., motor vehicle accident with injuries on Nash Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Two suspects were in custody pending formal charges of stealing three laptops and a router at Best Buy, 3026 William St. n Benjamin L Hanley, 41, of Carterville, Illinois, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for speeding...

The Southeast Missouri State women's cross country team placed third at the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Murray, Kentucky, while the men's team took seventh. Megan Parks paced the Redhawks with a 12th-place finished in 18 minutes, 1.9 seconds in the 5K race to earn second-team all-conference...

ST. LOUIS -- David Backes scored at 4:26 of overtime for his second goal of the game, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday night. Backes had time to load up on a shot from the high slot, and he drove it past Devan Dubnyk off a setup from Ty Rattie. Backes had no goals and two assists this season coming into the night...

Two work projects have been scheduled for this week along U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County, according to news releases from the Missouri Department of Transportation. U.S. 61 between Silver Springs Road and Southern Expressway will be reduced to a 14-foot width restriction as MoDOT crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily Monday and Tuesday...

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis police officer accidentally shot a woman in the leg as he tried to wound her reportedly charging pit bull, police said. St. Louis police chief Sam Dotson said officers responded to a home Thursday afternoon at the request of social workers who were trying to remove a 1-year-old from that residence...

NORMANDY, Mo. -- A St. Louis County medical examiner has said an 18-year-old who exchanged fire with an officer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Saturday. The medical examiner's autopsy concluded that Amonderez Green died after a single gunshot wound...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Advance School Board on Thursday awarded a contract to Sides Construction of Jackson to begin construction a FEMA safe room on the school grounds this year. Sides Construction had the low base bid of $2,179,342. In addition, Sides had the low bids for five additional bids for two classrooms, a paved parking area for the safe room and wastewater drainage...

A Perryville, Missouri, woman allegedly amassed about $6,500 in unauthorized transactions by stealing her grandmother's identity. Jennifer L. Lohmann, 33, of Perryville faces a charge of identity theft that could carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. A warrant for her arrest was issued Thursday...

The Jackson Civic Center is about one month away from completion and only about two from a grand opening. The committee overseeing the project met Friday to discuss progress and plans for finalization. Barring unforeseen complications, the facility, at 381 E. Deerwood Drive, will be finished Dec. 1...

KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Humane Department is looking for anyone with information about young pit bull that was thrown onto a ditch bank just outside the city limits, where people illegally dump their trash. According to Humane Department officer Tena Petix, a 4-month-old puppy, now known as Eyore, was in poor condition when it was dumped in an area at the end of Ely Street...

WARDELL, Mo. -- A Wardell man is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting there. About 6 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to 202 Back St. in Wardell about a shooting, said Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell. At the scene, officers found Russell E. Gray Jr., 46, wounded in the back. Gray was taken to Hayti Hospital in Hayti, Missouri, and later died of his wounds, Greenwell said...

A Cape Girardeau man faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute after a package of cocaine allegedly fell out of his pocket while he was at work. Felix A. Jones, 45, of Cape Girardeau was standing alone Wednesday in the office of Rent One at 402 S. Kingshighway when a baggie of cocaine fell out of his pocket, according to the probable-cause statement from Cape Girardeau Police patrolman Ryan Droege...

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The passenger of a motorcyclist died after a collision with a truck last week near Campbell. At 6:51 p.m. Wednesday, a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jack D. Anderson rear-ended a 2001 Yamaha Raptor motorcycle driven by 19-year-old Joshua Paxton. Courtney Hausmann, 16, was a passenger on the back of the motorcycle...

A man was arrested on suspicion of threatening a victim with a handgun, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Adam Glueck said. In the early morning hours Thursday, police responded to the call from the victim, who said 20-year old D'Seante Malik Savaughn Hollis of Cape Girardeau pointed a gun at her in the 1500 block of Bloomfield Street, Glueck said...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting his pregnant wife as she held their 3-month-old son. Anthony Thomas, 22, of Cape Girardeau is charged with felony domestic assault and misdemeanor child endangerment. In the 600 block of Boxwood Drive, and the victim said Thomas struck her in the left side of her head several times, according to Cape Girardeau Police Department patrolman Jonathan Ortmann's probable-cause statement. ...

Bollinger County Sheriff's officers Thursday arrested Collin Michale James, 27, of Gipsy, Missouri, on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender. James had been living in a camper in Gipsy for about a month and a half, he told Bollinger County sheriff's deputy Lawrence Atlas...

BOSTON -- The New England Aquarium is putting some fright into its sea life by adding underwater jack-o'-lanterns to celebrate Halloween. Aquarium divers on Friday placed carved pumpkins among the coral reefs of the 225,000-gallon giant ocean tank. The big question: Will the vegetable-loving, 560-pound Myrtle the Turtle decide to snack on the jack-o'-lanterns? Myrtle the green sea turtle has been at the aquarium since 1970 and is the star of the four-story central exhibit...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A man marching down the street shot and killed three people Saturday before being fatally shot in a gunbattle with police, authorities and witnesses said. Officers were responding to a report of shots being fired when they spotted a suspect matching the description of the person they were trying to find, Colorado Springs police Lt. Catherine Buckley said. The suspect opened fire, and police fired back, she said...

HOUSTON -- The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were recovered Saturday after another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlogged state. It was the second day of turbulent weather in Texas, where at least four people died Friday in floodwaters in central Texas. ...

WESTON, Conn. -- The month before his parents disappeared, police say Kyle Navin wrote he had the "perfect plan" to get "$ for life." Then, a few days before they vanished, Navin's mother confided in a friend she and her husband planned to cut him out of their will...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- When the first sparks flew, the lead singer of Goodbye to Gravity joked they weren't part of the heavy-metal band's performance. Moments later, flames spread quickly through the crowded basement club in downtown Bucharest, trapping many and triggering a stampede that would leave at least 27 people dead and 180 injured -- making it the deadliest nightclub blaze in Romanian history...

WASHINGTON -- Medicare said Friday it will pay doctors to help patients plan what kind of care they want at the end of life -- an idea more broadly accepted than six years ago when it touched off a political uproar about "death panels." The policy change was urged by several physician and health groups. Some doctors provide this "advance care planning" to their patients without getting paid for the counseling time, and some private insurers reimburse for it...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says in a statement a search team has found the wreckage of a vessel believed to be the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing with 33 crewmembers Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin. The federal agency says a search team aboard a U.S. Navy ship using sonar believes it found the ship at about 15,000 feet around its last known position...

WASHINGTON -- It's not just black men having difficult relations with police. Black women are having a tough time, too. Consider the schoolgirl who was slammed to the floor in a South Carolina classroom and the mysterious death of Sandra Bland inside a Texas jail cell. Videos showing black women being manhandled by police are bringing such problems to the forefront at a time when the public has focused largely on the relationship between black men and law enforcement...

LIMA, Peru -- A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits. The scandal at the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life, has parallels to other recent cases of charismatic Catholic leaders in Latin America being accused of sex abuse -- as well as the church dragging its feet on investigating claims and trying to keep scandals quiet.. ...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after takeoff from a Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children. The cause of the crash was not known, but two major European airlines announced they would stop flying over the area for safety reasons after an affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed it "brought down" the aircraft. ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A publisher of secular books was hacked to death and three other people were wounded in two attacks Saturday at publishing houses in Bangladesh's capital, police said. The attacks in Dhaka come amid fears about the rise of radical Islam in Bangladesh. At least four atheist bloggers have been slain in the impoverished country this year, while the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three other attacks...

ROLLINSFORD, N.H. -- A school named to the National Register of Historic Places has an unusual feature on its grounds: the grave site of a dog considered to be the father of the American Cocker Spaniel. The marble block at the edge of the Rollinsford Grade School's playground marks the remains of Obo II, who was born in the United States in 1882 and died in 1895. ...

While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Elizabeth Spickelmier. Happy birthday to Mary Ann Kiefer, Angie Ruiz, Bob Tankserley, Harley Davidson, Delores Fehr, Pat Whistler, Sandra Hibdon, Paula Hudson, Bobby Eichhorn, Mark Glastetter, Janet Loucks, Mary Chapman, Rob Abernathy, Michelle Dalton, Matt Trost, Jennifer Vandeven, Olivia Gramlisch, Jeremy Pobst, Carl Odell, Amanda Hooker, Ron Eifert, Ashlee Bowman, Bill Pfefferkorn, Duncan McKinley, Francis Wagoner, Sarah Dooley, Phyllis Chasteen, James Odell and Katie Chasteen.. ...

Jeanette Marie Mouser and Shane Boyd Voshage were united in marriage Oct. 10, 2015, at the farm of Jerry and Patsy Voshage in Jackson. Pastor Timothy Winbourne performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Coleen Hemby of Melbourne, Florida, and Bruce Mouser of Jackson. The groom is the son of Joe and Ruby Voshage of Jackson...

David and Sandra Miller of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Lauren Miller, to Dustin Kyle Farrar. He is the son on Daryl and Linda Farrar of Gordonville. Ashley is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training and pre-physical therapy. She is an athletic trainer covering area high school sports at Health Facilities Rehab Services in Sikeston, Missouri...

Garry Stone Jr. of Jackson and Karlios and Chris Hinkebein of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Angel Christine Stone, to Michael Scott Kinder. He is the son of Stanley and Robin Kinder of Jackson. Angel is a 2010 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School and a cashier at Coad Chevrolet. Michael is a 2006 graduate of Jackson High School. He is an iron worker at Robinson Construction...

Jessica Moyers and Luke Hilgenbrinck were united in marriage on July 31, 2015, at Ironwood's Beach in Maui, Hawaii. Laki Pomakai Kaahumanu performed the sunset ceremony. The bride is the daughter of David and Joleda Moyers of Jackson and the groom is the son of Don and Emy Hilgenbrinck of Quincy, Illinois. Matron of honor was Erica Hindman of Jackson, sister of the bride. The groom chose his new son, Dylan, as his best man. The bride and groom hosted a welcome dinner at Komoa's in Old Lahaina Town, Maui. The groom's parents hosted the reception at The Royal Lahaina Luau. Jessica received a bachelor of science degree in technical graphics from Southeast Missouri State University. She works in investment services at The Bank of Missouri. Luke received a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Quincy University. He is a sales manager at KFVS12. The couple lives in Jackson.

Kansas City posted a 7-2 victory for its first World Championship since 1985.

After weeks of research, interviewing area coffee experts and surveying potential customers, 11th- and 12th-grade students in the Business Technology program at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center have launched their own business. The students last week rolled out their coffee cart into the main entrance of the building for the first time, offering 12-ounce cups of Kaldi's Coffee, with several creamers from which to choose...

Two Jackson teen boys were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night. Jackson police responded to a traffic-accident call at East Jackson Boulevard and Brittany Drive, where officers found two injured boys, according to news release from the city of Jackson...

About 50 special-needs children and their families gathered Sunday afternoon in Kiwanis Park for free portraits and other activities organized by local photographer Laura Schumpert. The event, called "Lyndon's Shining Light," was created to help families with special-needs children and to remember Schumpert's son Lyndon, who died in December. Schumpert said pictures are important to have, but special-needs children might not be comfortable with the process or might not have the time...

Agreements up for approval tonight by the Cape Girardeau City Council will allow the city to move forward on a few highly anticipated projects. One resolution would execute an agreement with a consultant for services for fire-station construction. In August, the city posted a request for qualifications for architectural and engineering design firms for several projects at fire stations 1 and 2. ...

2015 Halloween display my grandma an uncle threw together, usually Kelso residents go all out for halloween, but It seemed Less than usual this year. But grandma went above An beyond an some of the decorations Were so freaky sadly few kids almost decided candy didn't matter,...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri-Cape Girardeau has been awarded $1,100.00 from the U.S. Bancorp Foundation Giving Program and is to be used for their ABCToday Program ensuring the children Attend school, Behave when there and achieve Classroom success in math and reading. Pictured left to right is Jim Ham, Vice President-Commercial Relationship Mgr. of US Bank and Ashley Beggs, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri-Cape Girardeau...

Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation has been awarded $1,500.00 from the U.S. Bancorp Foundation Giving Program. The grant funds will be used to provide Innovative Teaching Grants to classroom teachers and educators for the purpose of extending innovative teaching strategies to students of all ages and backgrounds therefore, enhancing educational opportunities. ...

US Bancorp Foundation Giving Program granted $1,000.00 to the Community Counseling Center Foundation. These proceeds will provide funding to support the treatment of chronic, organic, and situational mental illness through individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions, and an on-site counselor for area schools to educate and counsel students, as well as, to sustain and strengthen the family unit and provide counseling due to job loss. ...

Habitat For Humanity - Cape Area received a check in the amount of $1,100.00 from the U.S. Bancorp Foundation Giving Program. This grant will assist in the operations of Habitat For Humanity who provides affordable housing to low income families within the Cape Girardeau community. ...

We are so excited about the launch of SEMO Rainmakers Youth League for grades K-2 for the Cape Girardeau/Jackson, MO region! If you missed the early registration period you can still register by mail or in person at 2370 N. High Street, Suite 5 in Jackson, MO. ...

US Bancorp Foundation Giving Program Awarded Jackson R-2 School District Foundation a check in the amount of $1,500.00. The grant funds will be used for the Teaching and Learning Grant Program which provides grants to teachers and students to expand educational opportunities in the classroom and beyond. ...

Today is Monday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2015. There are 59 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 2, 1865, the 29th president of the United States, Warren Gamaliel Harding, was born near Marion, Ohio. On this date: In 1795, the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina...

Carolyn Sandgren-Kempf, travel expert and owner of Elite Travel in Cape Girardeau, says hot springs in Costa Rica are a "new, hot destination" for people looking to relax and detoxify their bodies, especially during the upcoming chilly winter months...

Now that cold and flu season has arrived, people often rove pharmacy aisles looking for over-the-counter (OTC) products that will offer relief from symptoms. The decision of which over-the-counter medication to take should be carefully considered, because there is always a chance of dangerous drug interactions for those who take prescription medications on a regular basis...

While lots of grandkids think their grandmothers are special, Caitlyn Persch of Perryville, Missouri, took things a step further. She wrote an essay about her grandmother, Thelma Nations, and entered it in the "Show Me Missouri's 10 Best Grandmothers" contest...

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? November brings a variety of holiday craft fairs, where vendors sell everything from handmade jewelry and blankets to baked goods and all-natural soaps. Dixie Burnett, who books vendors for the annual Crafts, Gifts and Collectibles Show at Notre Dame Regional High School, says last year's show brought close to 170 vendors, and she's expecting nearly 200 this year...

You think this is the happiest day of your life. Before you is a letter, email or text message informing you that you've just won the lottery. You might even receive a check with the letter stating it is part of your winnings. The communication states all you have to do is pay the processing fees or taxes and provide proof of your identity -- and then the money will be yours. It seems too good to be true...

Colder weather is on the way. You might think the seasonal demise of pollen-spewing flora, coupled with more time spent indoors, means allergy and asthma sufferers can expect to breathe easier. Not so -- if the air inside your home or office is polluted...

"Everyone thought we were dead. We were missing for nearly two months; we were 12. What else could they think?" And so begins the story of two unrelated girls who vanish in the middle of the day. They are kidnapped in two different parts of the country and have nothing in common with each other or their abductor. ...

We love the autumn season. The colorful leaves make for beautiful walks and drives as the changing temps provide a briskness not found in any other season. But they don't call it fall for nothing. If there is a downfall to this time of year it is the work that those leaves cause once they fall from our trees and land all over our yards. The good news is that leaf collection has reached a new phase in Cape...

Editor's note: The following essay was submitted to the Southeast Missourian via the Your Stories section on semissourian.com. The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, once said that he who does not thank people, does not properly thank Allah. Allah is the proper Arabic name of the One God of Abrahamic faiths. He was not born, nor was He begotten. It is used primarily by Muslims but Arab Christians also use it...

Rose Mary Seyer, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Cape Girardeau to John Jacob and Christine Rosolia Diebold Hoffman. She and Raymond C. Seyer were married Feb. 26, 1946, at St. Mary Church in Cape Girardeau...

Cherry Sue Birk, 83, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at The Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 20, 1932, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Harry and Eula Mae Seabaugh. She and Joe S. Birk were married June 28, 1952, in Jackson. He preceeded her in death Oct. 2, 2014...

Roger L. Overbeck, 44, of Gordonville passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born July 24, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, son of Howard and Christine Duren Overbeck. Roger attended Jackson High School and worked for Luhr Bros. ...

Sikeston, Missouri, attorney Robert A. Dempster has donated $1 million to Southeast Missouri State University to help pay the local share for a new business building. The new College of Business Administration building will be named the Robert A. Dempster Hall in recognition of the gift...

Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Oct. 29 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...

Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today n No action will be taken during the study session. Items for discussion n Employee health and dental insurance renewal and voluntary vision insurance plan presentation...

Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week. Along with roll call votes, the Senate and House also passed the following legislation by voice vote. The House also elected a new speaker. The Senate also passed the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act (H.R. ...

SCOTT CITY Scott City firefighters responded to the following calls: Oct. 23 n At 4:33 p.m., an EMS call in the 700 block of Fourth Street East. n At 6:23 p.m., a motor vehicle crash at mile marker 81 on Interstate 55. n At 10:10 p.m., an EMS call in the 1000 block of Good Hope Street...

This year marks the largest Greek-life membership at Southeast Missouri State University, with students in fraternities and sororities accounting for 12.1 percent of Southeast's student body. Total fall membership stands at 1,381. Last year, Greek students made up 11 percent of the student body, according to Southeast...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Flashing lights pierced the night, and the big, white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a day-care worker in her 50s headed home after playing dominoes with friends. She felt she had nothing to hide, so when the Oklahoma City officer accused her of erratic driving, she did as directed...

WASHINGTON -- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, installed Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, urged Episcopalians to evangelize by crossing divides of race, education and wealth. Curry used the example of his mother being given Communion at a white Episcopal parish before desegregation and how that act persuaded his father to join the denomination and eventually become a priest...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- The Russian jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from an Egyptian resort city broke up at high altitude, scattering fragments of wreckage over a wide area in the Sinai Peninsula, Russia's top aviation official said Sunday as search teams raced to recover the bodies of the 224 people who died...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri judges received a pay increase this year, even though lawmakers didn't set money aside for the raises. Supreme Court, court of appeals, circuit and associate circuit judges are getting paid about 1 percent more than last fiscal year...

LOS ANGELES -- Akon, a hip-hop star who's collaborated with everyone from Eminem to Andy Samberg, is about to release his first albums in seven years, but you won't find them in stores or on streaming services such as Spotify. Instead, he plans to release four albums through a new app, making him the latest artist to experiment with bypassing big record labels and traditional music distribution altogether...

NEW YORK -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a company that has come under intense scrutiny for its drug prices, has cut ties with Philidor after accusations it was a "phantom pharmacy" used solely to artificially boost sales. Valeant said Friday the mail-order pharmacy has informed the company it will shut down as soon as possible...

TRENTON, N.J. -- Pfizer and Botox maker Allergan are discussing a potential deal that could be the biggest of 2015, a year marked by a rapid-fire pace of megadeals, particularly in health care. A merger could enable Viagra maker Pfizer, the world's second-biggest drugmaker by revenue, to surpass Switzerland's Novartis AG and regain the industry's top spot...

SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the nation's most storied tech companies split in two this past weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology -- and big-company sluggishness in responding. Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo Alto, California, garage, HP long has celebrated for its engineering know-how and laid-back corporate culture. ...

MINER, Mo. -- The Miner Volunteer Fire Department is back on track with a new truck, a new funding source and hope for the future. The city of Miner received delivery Wednesday afternoon of the first new fire engine for the department in about a decade...

Madeline Hendrickson ponders her choice of pottery bowls Sunday during the 10th annual Empty Bowls Banquet at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. The bowls are painted by volunteers, and proceeds from their sales go to the Salvation Army's Meals with Friends program. Bowls also will be available at the Christmas Arts and Crafts Extravaganza on Nov. 21 and 22 at the Osage Centre...

The rookie rushed for 133 yards in St. Louis' 27-6 win over the 49ers.

Since winning the World Cup in July, U.S. women's national team midfielder Carli Lloyd hasn't had a chance to slow down. Lloyd, who capped a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of the 5-2 win in the final against Japan with a 54-yard shot, has remained busy since becoming a World Cup champion and the recipient of the Golden Ball Trophy as the best player of the tournament and the Silver Boot after scoring six goals and recording an assist in the tournament...

Southeast Missouri State sophomore goalkeeper Kindra Lierz dove to her left and knocked away the penalty shot of Jacksonville State's Justin Panchuk before putting her hands on her head in disbelief as the rest of the Redhawks ran out and celebrated their shootout victory to keep the season alive Sunday afternoon...

The Redhawks blasted Oakland City 109-66.

WALKER, Mich. -- A 97-year-old woman received an honorary diploma from a high school. School administrators from Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids presented Margaret Thome Bekema with the diploma at the Yorkshire and Stonebridge Manor senior community in Walker. Bekema would have graduated with the Class of 1936, but she left her junior year to care for her three younger siblings because her mother was ill with cancer...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanians wept, cursed and prayed Sunday as they mourned victims of a fire in a nightclub, while doctors warned the death toll could rise "significantly" because so many of the injured have severe burns. As the nation entered its second day of mourning, thousands paid their respects at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest's 4th district -- the scene of Friday's tragedy that killed 30 people and left dozens badly burned. ...

Southeast football For the second time this season Southeast Missouri State junior running back Tremane McCullough has earned the honor of Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. McCullough, who was named newcomer of the week Oct. 4, received the recognition Sunday after rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown in the Redhawks' 38-17 win vs. Tennessee Tech...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri suspended junior quarterback Maty Mauk for the rest of the season for disciplinary reasons, just six days after reinstating him. The Tigers (4-4) play 24th-ranked Mississippi State (6-2) on Thursday night at home. Freshman Drew Lock has made four starts since Mauk was first suspended...

Herbert Buchheit's wartime photographs bear equal resemblance to his single baby picture, circa 1913, and his current 102-year-old self. More than any one physical characteristic, Buchheit's most apparent and enduring feature is his unaffected air. He smiles as he earnestly tells stories, and laughs often, even though not all of his experiences have been good...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former U.S. senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was 73. At 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, Thompson appeared in at least 20 motion pictures and in the TV series "Law & Order." His film credits include "In the Line of Fire," "The Hunt for Red October," "Die Hard II" and "Cape Fear."...

Saint Francis Medical Center has named a new director of maternal and child health services. Isabel Schmedemann will oversee obstetric care offered by the medical center, including labor and delivery, high-risk prenatal care and specialized neonatal care, according to a news release from Saint Francis...

Son to Alex Bartholomew and Brooke Alyson Reid of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:03 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Name, William Alexander. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Reid is the former Brooke Haywood, daughter of Sherry Menner of St. Louis and Terry Smith of Heath, Texas. She is a Scentsy representative. Reid is the son of Lori Reid of Cape Girardeau and Terry Reid of Florida. He is employed by First Missouri State Bank...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assist calls were made at Independence Street at 1:19 a.m.; South Fountain Street at 12:12 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 1:10 p.m.; South Kingshighway at 1:32 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 5:53 p.m.; Lexington Street at 6:19 p.m.; and Campster Drive at 10:39 p.m...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of stealing and possession of a controlled substance at 315 Shirley Drive. n Michelle E. Cox, 43, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for assault...

JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Joshua D. Crook, 22, 1210 Pawnee Ave., was arrested on suspicion of forgery. Summons n Charles W. Vaughan Jr., 38, of Carmi, Illinois, was issued a summons for stop-sign violation...

O Lord God, may we resist evil, standing firm in our faith in you. Amen.

Agreements approved Monday night by the Cape Girardeau City Council gave the go-ahead for some fire station projects and granted more time for a bridge project. In August, the city began seeking requests for qualifications for architectural and engineering design firms for the fire-station projects...

BENTON, Mo. -- A 7-year-old testified Monday in Scott County Circuit Court she remembered her father tricking her into a sexual act when she was 2 years old. "I'm talking about Travis, yucky stuff," the victim told the prosecutor. Travis Sintell Turner, 34, of Cape Girardeau is on trial, facing three charges of felony statutory sodomy...

Carli Lloyd, a midfielder for the U.S. women's national soccer team, was welcomed to the Show Me Center with a standing ovation Monday evening before giving a presentation as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Lloyd, who plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League, holds the unique distinction of scoring the game-winning goals in the finals at the 2008 Games in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London. ...

Ameren Missouri began work Monday on the initial portion of a subtransmission station off Route K in Cape Girardeau County. "This is just one aspect of a much larger initiative," said Paul Mallmann, supervising engineer of Ameren's Southeast Missouri Division...

Just more than a month after layoffs were announced at MedAssets' Cape Girardeau office, it was announced Pamplona Capital Management will acquire the company for $2.7 billion. On Monday, the companies announced Pamplona will buy MedAssets for $31.35 per share in cash, according to a release from MedAssets...

River City Players Follies will open Thursday, November 5 at Port Cape and run through Sunday, November, 8. There are four options to choose from. Thursday evening is the dessert bar and show for $20. Friday and Saturday are the dinner shows for $35 or the Sunday matinee dessert bar and show is $20. You will enjoy some outstanding community talent and acting with Mark Twain (Lester Goodin) as the MC of the show. This is the last show of our season so call now for reservations at 573-334-0954...

Gordonville Fire Protection District received the Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) Fire Department of the Year for 2015. The district has a membership of 30 firefighters/first responders and has recently started delivering Advanced Life Support services that has lead to several successful patient outcomes. ...

10 y/o Nick W of Jackson. Shot on Saturday in Cape County

Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz was disappointed with his offense and its lack of improvement following its 38-17 win against Tennessee Tech. The second-year coach took matters into his own hands as the Redhawks prepare for a winless Austin Peay team...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2015. There are 58 days left in the year. This is Election Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America...

It's that time of year again -- time for the FIRST Lego League competition hosted by the Department of Polytechnic Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. It's the competition in which fourth-through-eighth-grade students demonstrate their affinity for science in creative ways. That means it's also an opportunity to volunteer to assist at this Nov. 21 event in the University Center...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An ex-deep-sea treasure hunter is violating his plea agreement by giving evasive answers about the fate of 500 missing gold coins pulled from an historic shipwreck, say a group of investors who helped fund the hunt for the ship. Defendant Tommy Thompson went missing three years ago amid demands he appear in court. He and his longtime female companion were apprehended in January at a hotel where he was living near Boca Raton, Florida...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town's main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the cover of night, a slow but steady flow of wandering souls emerges -- addicts, prostitutes, drifters. Sergio Alvarez knew the pickings were easy...

Daughter to Tyler and Alicia Craven of Benton, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Name, Ellis Neta. Weight, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Craven is the daughter of Jason and Kathy Shipman, and Russel and Rebecca Falch of Farmington, Missouri. Craven is the son of Bill and Brenda Craven of Springfield, Illinois...

Virginia G. Parker, daughter of the late Loy Riley "Pat" Patterson and Talitha Ann Aslin Patterson, was born Jan. 18, 1922, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau at the age of 93. Parker was a member of the Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and also a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter for many years...

WASHINGTON -- Tracking calories at chain restaurants is supposed to become easier next year, but new studies raise questions about whether the counts actually make a difference for diners and eateries. Some restaurants already post calorie counts. New York City was first in the country to require it, and six years later, researchers say seeing the caloric consequences didn't automatically lead to leaner choices...

SEATTLE -- Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain's third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people --prompting renewed scrutiny of a company that touts its use of fresh ingredients and farm-sourced fare...

Dr. Robert Foster, executive vice president of Southeast Missouri State University, speaking at the Copper Dome Society Breakfast at the Show Me Center yesterday, announces $16.2 million has been raised so far in the university's $25 million capital fundraising campaign...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its index of factory activity slipped to 50.1 in October from 50.2 in September. The figures barely signal growth, which is any reading above 50...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity's most prominent booster on Monday, donning a hard hat and a worn leather belt stocked with his tools to hammer and saw with other volunteers building a home. "We haven't cut back on my schedule yet," Carter said, seeming invigorated during an interview. "I know it's going to come, particularly if my cancer progresses, but we don't yet know what the result will be from the treatments."...

NEWARK, N.J. -- President Barack Obama toured a drug-rehab center and met with former inmates Monday in the rough-and-tumble city of Newark, calling on the nation to ensure those regaining their freedom get a second chance instead of a return ticket to prison...

WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in real-world driving, according to the U.S. government. The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on VW, Porsche and Audi vehicles with six-cylinder diesel engines, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board said Monday. ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death-row inmate in Georgia who claims prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury that convicted him of killing a white woman. Justice Stephen Breyer likened the chief prosecutor to his excuse-filled grandson. Justice Elena Kagan said the case seemed as clear a violation "as a court is ever going to see" of rules the Supreme Court laid out in 1986 to prevent racial discrimination in the selection of juries...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The push to put California among the states where marijuana can be sold to and legally used by adults for recreation took a major step forward Monday as ballot language backed by Napster co-founder Sean Parker, other wealthy entrepreneurs who support pot legalization and leading advocacy groups was filed with the state...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida on Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what's wrong with Washington: "Jeb Can Fix It."...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The man who fatally shot three people during a rampage through the streets of Colorado Springs was a recovering alcoholic who posted an online video two days earlier expressing displeasure with his father for allegedly falling under the sway of a particular preacher but gave no indication of the violence to come...

LOS ANGELES -- Bill Cosby and his former attorney can be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model's defamation lawsuit against the comedian, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled Cosby and his former lawyer, Martin Singer, must give sworn testimony before Nov. 25...

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 70-year-old man in northern Israel before being shot by officers, police said Monday just hours after another Palestinian knifed several people, including an 80-year-old woman, in a stabbing spree near Tel Aviv...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Mystery and confusion surrounded the final moments of a Russian jetliner that plummeted from high altitude to the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people aboard. The airline Monday ruled out pilot error or a technical fault, but Russian aviation officials dismissed those comments as premature...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican said Monday it had arrested a high-ranking priest and another member of a papal-reform commission on suspicion of leaking confidential documents -- just days before the publication of two books promising damaging revelations about the obstacles Pope Francis faces in cleaning up the Holy See's murky finances...

KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's government cleared the way Monday for dozens of children to join their adoptive families abroad after more than two years of waiting, though another 1,000 will have to remain in orphanages for now. Fourteen of the children are headed to the United States, while other boys and girls are going to start new lives in Italy, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland...

The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday night set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Dec. 21 to consider the city's 2016 budget. The budget will include proposed sewer-rate increases and other utility increases. The board during its short meeting Monday didn't discuss the amount of sewer or utility rate increases that would be sought...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police said a double shooting on the city's north side was a murder-suicide. The shooting happened Sunday night. Police say 24-year-old Chimera Mayo was found dead inside her home. She had been shot in the head. Police said a 24-year-old man shot Mayo before turning the gun on himself. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police are investigating another report of a woman being raped at Missouri State University. An MSU student reported Thursday she was raped in a campus residence hall in late October. That report is the fifth report of an on-campus rape this semester at the Springfield school...

ST. LOUIS -- A former controller at a suburban St. Louis company has been ordered to spend 2 1/2 years in federal prison for her scheme to steal more than $1.2 million from the business. Kelley Baratta, 38, now of Auburn, New York, had pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering...

ST. LOUIS -- Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a St. Louis 18-year-old who was to go on trial this week for a 2013 shooting death. Tyrell Davidson was released from jail after prosecutors chose not to pursue his case. The St. Louis circuit attorney's office isn't discussing the matter...

ST. LOUIS -- A 27-year-old St. Louis woman is accused of playing a role in a box-cutter attack that injured two students on a school bus last month. Brittni Clayton, 27, is charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree child endangerment, third-degree assault and exhibiting a weapon...

St. Louis has not allowed a TD in its last two games as it improved to 4-3.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City erupted in a half-hour flurry of fireworks Monday night after the Royals won the World Series, and the National Weather Service has radar images to prove it. Meteorologist Jared Leighton said smoke from the fireworks showed up better Monday on NWS radar in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, southeast of Kansas City, than it would have during the Fourth of July because the air is cooler and the radar beam stays closer to the ground...

TORONTO -- The company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast has asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the project. TransCanada said Monday a suspension would be appropriate while it works with Nebraska authorities for approval of its preferred route through the state. ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- The leaders of South Korea and Japan resumed formal talks Monday after a 3 1/2-year freeze and agreed to try to resolve the decades-old issue of Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II. The agreement is a step forward but not a breakthrough. ...

A group of devotees to Saint Gonçalo dance in front the Perpetuo Socorro church during Day of the Dead celebrations Monday in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. The Portuguese saint usually is celebrated with a dance that is offered all souls.

NEW YORK -- Pitchers David Price, Johnny Cueto, Jordan Zimmermann, Jeff Samardzija and Scott Kazmir were among 139 players who became free agents Monday. About three dozen more players might go on the market, including Zack Greinke, depending on decisions this week about 2016 options and opt-out clauses...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher said the organization has been in contact with the league for possible solutions after two players slipped on concrete bordering the field the past two weeks. "Player safety is of utmost importance, and we don't want to have any issues," Fisher said Monday. "We're going to do whatever we need to do to make sure we don't have an issue with it."...

This week I would like to highlight our Jackson Police Department and some of its statistics from the last full year. Under the leadership of chief James Humphreys, the police force of 23 officers supported by the communications division of seven, and their administrative assistant, keep our City of Jackson safe...

MARION, Ill. -- Larry Darnell Johnson, 65, of Marion, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo...

Leon L. Stevens Jr., 66, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls. Thursday n At 8:43 a.m., an EMS call on U.S. 61. n At 2:51 p.m., a natural gas leak at East Cherry Street and Fourth Street East. n At 4:07 p.m., an EMS call in the 900 block of West Fifth Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Michelle E. Cox, 43, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for assault. n William D. Foutz, 46, 68 Plaza Way, was arrested on suspicion of DWI and driving without headlights at William Street and Park Avenue...

You fair weather fans might want to consider jumping back on the bandwagon of the St. Louis Rams. Four police officers were injured breaking up a high school fight in Pennsylvania. No way. These children are just as innocent as Michael Brown was. They are not big enough to do any harm -- why, that is why we let 18-year-olds go to war and do the fighting for us...

O God, may we be filled with the joy of the Lord and seek to be a blessing to others. Amen.

A Cape Girardeau woman said she accidentally stabbed her ex-boyfriend while trying to defend herself. Cape Girardeau police responded to the 2800 block of Whitener Street to a call about 4 p.m. Friday about blood in the driveway and hallway of the apartment complex, according to a probable-cause statement from Cape Girardeau police officer R. ...

The River City Players' last production of the season opens Thursday. The variety-style show titled "Follies!" will feature 10 acts, each with different entertainment and different players. The show promises to be different, said director Debbie Barnhouse...

BENTON, Mo. -- After deliberating less than an hour and a half, a Scott County jury on Tuesday found a Cape Girardeau man guilty of felony statutory sodomy. The jury deliberated for one hour and 17 minutes before announcing the verdict against Travis Sintell Turner, 34. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 10...

By a narrow margin, voters in Oak Ridge apparently have rejected a proposal to allow a local business to sell single-serving alcoholic drinks with its meals. A total of 53 votes were cast, with 25 in favor of the measure and 28 against. Results posted Tuesday evening by the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's Office were unofficial. The verification board meets Friday to certify the official results of the election, which will be posted later that day...

A small delegation visiting Washington, D.C., this week to discuss the future of a federal education law will include a local legislator. State Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, will join the five-member group representing the Southern Legislative Conference...

Sunday may have been a long night for Mets fans, but it was even longer for employees of Horizon Screen Printing in Cape Girardeau. The screen printer produced more than 4,000 black "Thanks, Kansas City" women's shirts overnight for the Royals' parade after winning the World Series...

The Redhawks defeated the Lynx 108-59 in their final exhibition game on Wednesday night at the Show Me Center.

The New Salem UMW met November 2, 2015 at 6:00pm for their annual Thanksgiving supper with spouses and visitors present. After the meal Joyce Brewer, President, called the meeting to order with 13 members answering roll call with, "What I'm Thankful For"...

1st Class Travel, a Cape Girardeau based travel agency, recently attended the The Mark Travel Corporation's 2015 Summit at the Moon Palace resort in Cancun, Mexico from October 24th-Oct 28th. During this summit Jennifer Christensen, Travel agent, and Leigh Segraves, Marketing Manager, connected with fellow agents, suppliers and The Mark Travel Corporation. ...

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2015. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1955, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young died in Newcomerstown, Ohio, at age 88. On this date: In 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland was elected to his first term as president, defeating Republican James G. Blaine...

Long before illegal immigration captured the national attention, I voiced strong reservation over the influx of millions of illegals into our country. Back when the focus was on the disaster of Obamacare and the growth of ISIS, the daily avalanche of illegals was garnering much less attention, except in the border states where the impact was immediate...

We love sharing good news that's happening in our area schools. Two schools in particular had news worth sharing last week. Congratulations to the Kelso School District in New Hamburg for receiving a perfect score on its Annual Performance Report from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...

Kentucky voters on Tuesday elected just the second Republican in four decades to hold the governor's office, in a race that hinged largely on President Barack Obama's signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act. The result was a potentially troubling sign for Democrats ahead of next year's presidential election and represented a big win for the GOP as it continues to consolidate political power across the South...

ATHENS, Ala. -- An Alabama teen with a terminal heart condition has not returned to school after a spate of hospitalizations because of what his mother said is a dispute with school officials about how he might die. Alex Hoover's case presents something of a legal loophole: His mother, Rene, has drawn up legal documents known as an advance directive to ensure the 14-year-old is not revived if he goes into cardiac arrest...

WASHINGTON -- Despite a broad budget deal, fights over Planned Parenthood, the environment and other policy issues still threaten a spending bill to keep the government running, reviving the possibility of a holiday season shutdown. The goodwill that emerged from the bipartisan budget-and-debt bill President Barack Obama signed into law Monday could be short-lived. ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Video played Tuesday at a police officer's murder trial showed the 15-year veteran shocking a fleeing suspect with a stun gun, then shooting him twice in the back as he lay face-down in the snow and appeared to reach for something with his hands...

DETROIT -- U.S. auto safety regulators fined Japan's Takata Corp. $70 million Tuesday for concealing evidence for years its air bags are prone to explode with grisly consequences -- a defect linked to eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide...

NEW YORK -- Fresh from "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart has signed on with HBO in an exclusive four-year production pact. HBO said Tuesday the partnership will start with short-form digital content to be showcased on HBO Now, HBO Go and other platforms...

BERLIN -- Germany's Volkswagen, already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen oxide, said Tuesday an internal investigation has revealed "unexplained inconsistencies" in the carbon-dioxide emissions from 800,000 of its vehicles -- a development it said could cost the company another $2.2 billion...

TORONTO -- The head of the Canadian company behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline denied Tuesday political motivation drove its decision to ask the U.S. government to delay consideration of the project. TransCanada's request the State Department suspend its review of the Alberta-to-Texas pipeline could delay any decision until the next U.S. president takes office in 2017, potentially leaving the fate of the controversial project in the hands of a more supportive Republican administration...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. But the discovery doesn't resolve the mystery of why the plane crashed, killing all 224 aboard...

NEW YORK -- Teenagers spend nearly nine hours a day absorbing media, and despite all the new options, music and television remain the favorites. Common Sense Media released a survey Tuesday outlining how young people spend screen time. Two-thirds of teenagers said they listen to music daily, and 58 percent said the same about watching television, the study said...

Thanks to the approval of the city's voters, Perryville, Missouri, will eliminate the position of city collector. It was the only issue on the ballot Tuesday in Perry County and passed with more than 83 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the county clerk's office...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The congregation of First Baptist Church of Marble Hill observes its 150th anniversary with a special morning service, conducted by several former pastors; the church began as Crooked Creek Baptist Church in 1840. Voters across Missouri and the nation will go to the polls Tuesday for the 1990 general election; in Missouri, voters will be electing a state auditor, nine members of Congress, 163 members of the Missouri House, 17 state senators and hundreds of county officials; the only statewide ballot issue -- Proposition A, the Natural Streams Act -- has sparked a lot of debate.. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Republican candidate running for Missouri governor wants to ban abortions that are not medically necessary at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy. Former House speaker and U.S. attorney Catherine Hanaway announced the proposal Tuesday while touring the state...

CLAYTON, Mo. -- A St. Louis man is accused of sexually attacking a girl younger than 12 years old while he was infected with HIV. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 25-year-old Richard Jones III is charged with statutory sodomy and exposing another to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS...

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the execution of a Missouri man convicted of beating three people to death with a claw hammer while a lower court considers an appeal. Ernest Lee Johnson claims the execution drug could cause painful seizures because he still has part of a benign tumor in his brain, and surgery to remove the rest of the tumor in 2008 forced removal of up to 20 percent of his brain tissue...

* Medical assists at 9:15 a.m. on South Ellis Street; at 9:26 a.m. on Normal Ave.; at 10:13 a.m. North Henderson Ave.; at 4:29 p.m. on North Kingshighway; at 7:28 p.m. on William Street; and at 10:11 on South Silver Springs Road. n At 10:04 a.m., electrical wiring/equipment problem on Saint Francis Drive...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Bobby G. Silas Jr., 43, homeless, was arrested on a Dunklin County, Missouri, warrant for larceny n Nigelle J. Bird, 23, 623 S. Ellis St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for driving without a valid license...

Leon L. Stevens Jr., 66, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at home surrounded by his family, after a one-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was born March 14, 1949, in Dutchtown to Leon and Hilda Stueve Stevens. He and Mary Ann Glueck were married June 24, 1972, at Cape Girardeau...

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Frank Snead, 74, of Mound City died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Bibleway Church of God in Christ in Pulaski, Illinois...

Michael David Papendick, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will take place at a later date...

KELSO, Mo. -- Laverne C. Keusenkothen, 73, of Kelso died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels in Scott City.

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. -- William Leo "Bill" Hagan Jr., 78, of Somerville passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, surrounded by his family. Bill was born April 23, 1937, in New Haven, Kentucky, to William Leo Hagan and Mary Margaret Shean Hagan. He was married Oct. 21, 1961, to Mary Ann Landewee...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Iva Jean Grindstaff, 82, of Sedgewickville passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 14, 1933, in Sedgewickville, the daughter of Erby and Esther Probst Kiefer. She and Loyd Edward Grindstaff were united in marriage April 16, 1945, and he passed away April 11, 1995...

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Jean Eaker, 86, of Farmington died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time service Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at noon at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...

Shelia M. Craft-Barks, 47, of White Rock, New Mexico, formerly of Jackson, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Dana M. Correa, 44, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. No formal service will be held. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Mildred Brase, 93, was born Dec. 18, 1921, at Owensville, Missouri, and died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Springfield. She was the fourth of five children of the Rev. Benjamin and Mollie Wulf. Mildred married Herbert A. Brase on June 28, 1942, and he survives...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Myrtle Bollinger, 91, of Sedgewickville died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Bollinger Family Cemetery near Sedgewickville...

During an agricultural-science class at Saxony Lutheran High School, teacher Mark Berry made a point about farm safety by giving students a new pair of jeans and telling them to rip the material by hand. If they succeeded, he said, he would buy them lunch. But the only meal Berry had to buy that day was his own...

DETROIT -- The U.S. is speeding toward what could be a record year for auto sales. Sales of new cars and trucks rose by double-digit percentages at most major automakers in October, and companies are raising their expectations for the rest of the year. Ford now expects total U.S. sales of 17.4 million this year, just topping the record of 17.35 million from 2001...

SEATTLE -- Chipotle's industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people as of Tuesday, nearly all of whom ate recently at one of the chain's restaurants in Washington state or Oregon...

ST. LOUIS -- Herschel Walker says he predicted St. Louis Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley would be a star long before he was tearing up NFL defenses. Watching the Rams practice Tuesday, Walker judged Gurley to be a bit of a throwback in an age of specialization...

Los Angeles has won eight of its last nine games.

About 500,000 fans turned out for Tuesday's victory parade.

KENNETT, Mo. -- The state is seeking the death penalty against a Malden, Missouri, man accused of first-degree murder and other felonies. Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 22, was supposed to appear for a preliminary hearing last week, but won't be back in court until Nov. ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Employees of a company have launched a side business selling underwear featuring a black-and-white drawing of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The underwear, which features the message "Feel the Bern," is available for men and women and costs $15 plus shipping. The three workers with KSE Partners said they created Bernie's Briefs as a fun side business. A tenth of the proceeds will go toward a fund that supports injured soldiers...

Southeast soccer Southeast Missouri State sophomore Kindra Lierz was chosen as the Ohio Valley Conference's goalkeeper of the week following two impressive performances last week. Lierz, who was the conference's freshman of the year and defender of the year last season, made a career-high 16 saves in a scoreless tie in the Redhawks' regular-season finale against UT Martin. The Skyhawks took 42 shots...

Three-hundred-thousand American veterans dying while awaiting health care from the VA has "not been as widespread as it has been made out to be," according to Hillary Clinton. She truly believes the secret wait lists and lack of care are part of a Republican plot...

O God, may couples seek you and strive to have Christ-centered marriages. Amen.

Notre Dame's Morgan Duschell and Christina Scherer each earned first-team Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association all-state honors for the fall season in Class 3, while Saxony Lutheran's Grace Mirly (Class 2) and Chaffee freshmen Bridgette Swinford and Sydney Walker (Class 1) also earned first-team honors...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Elvie Lee Robert, 87, of Marble Hill, formerly of Kelso, Missouri, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1928, in Neelys Landing to Robert E. Lee and Zola Mae Penrod Robison. She married Norval Robert on Oct. 7, 1950. He preceded her in death Sept. 21, 2001...

Aside from a freshman who had a pair of all-state finishes, the Cape Central boys swimming team wasn't satisfied with the outcome at last year's state meet.

Cindy King, head of the performing and visual arts department at Notre Dame Regional High School, said she is picky in terms of presentation when it comes to directing the school's plays and musicals. In other words, she has high expectations for her student actors...

A Perryville, Missouri, man is accused of breaking into a woman's apartment and setting it on fire. Justin Paul Behrle, 31, of Perryville was arrested Saturday on charges of arson, burglary, property damage and resisting arrest. A new judge in the case was requested Tuesday, and Benjamin Lewis was assigned as the new judge Wednesday...

It was Austin Kwikkel's last opportunity to get on stage at "The Price is Right." After being told to "come on down" during the second half of the show, the 26-year-old Cape Girardeau native was competing against three others as they guessed the cost of a diamond pendent...

Locals watching the Tuesday morning weather report from the "Today" show may notice a familiar scene behind forecaster Al Roker. Roker will broadcast the weather live from Cape Girardeau's Riverfront Park from 6 to 6:10 a.m. Tuesday. The NBC morning show is bringing back "Rokerthon" from last year, in which Roker broadcast a record-breaking 34 straight hours of weather coverage...

At 2 p.m. Saturday, Ford and Sons Funeral Home will present the documentary "Lest They Be Forgotten Volume VI: Vietnam Remembered" at Cape First Church, 254 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. The event is free, and all veterans and families are welcome to attend. The afternoon also will include musical selections and the presentation of colors...

A grey heron on foggy day at Cape Girardeau County Park Northside.

The employees of Community Caring Council donated $2,880 to help United Way meet the need.

The employees of PolyOne donated $7,723.35 to help United Way meet the need.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2015. There are 56 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie...

WESTERLY, R.I. -- Any adult who has tried to help a second-grader with homework has noticed math is not what it used to be. Now schools are unlocking the secrets of Common Core math for mystified parents. They're holding special classes or giving out materials designed for adults so they can help children with their math homework...

Weston Livingston, 13, of Jackson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July after previously being misdiagnosed with chronic migraines. His father, Eston Livingston, said Weston was traveling to Florida for a vacation with his grandparents when he became sick, fell and hit his head...

Materials n Turkey baster n Ping-pong balls Instructions STEP 1: Using the turkey baster, engineer a turkey baster ping-pong ball launcher that will shoot a ping-pong ball at least 15 feet. STEP 2: Convey your design through sketches, drawings and a physical model, known as a prototype...

Her grandfather fought in World War II, her father in Vietnam and her college boyfriend in Desert Storm. Her best friend of 30 years was a Navy recruiter. Yet when Vivian Wall's two young children asked why they should care about Veterans Day, she was unsure how to communicate its significance...

n Applebee's: Free meal from special menu n Barnes & Noble: Veterans, active-duty military and their families get 15 percent discount on Barnes & Noble devices on Nov. 11. n Bob Evans: Free all-you-can-eat hot cakes n Chick-fil-A: Free entree with beverage...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The future of marijuana in Ohio faced an uncertain future Wednesday after the resounding defeat of an effort to legalize cannabis for both medical and recreational use in a single vote -- although few believe the fight is over. The proposal rejected by voters Tuesday is expected to be followed in 2016 by a more conventional legalization initiative, one that doesn't give exclusive growing rights to private investors...

Bernie Landewe rakes fallen leaves from his ginkgo tree Wednesday afternoon in Cape Girardeau. Landewe and his wife have two ginkgos in their front yard. The other tree hasn't yet shed its leaves.

TORONTO -- Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada's new Liberal prime minister, and his new cabinet ministers vowed to honor campaign pledges to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year. Trudeau, the son of the late iconic Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, also promised a less controlling style of "government by Cabinet" after almost 10 years of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's government collapsed Wednesday after thousands of people took to the streets to protest a deadly fire at a heavy-metal concert, the final straw after a five-month corruption investigation that has shaken the nation. Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he and his government would resign "to take note of the legitimate grievances which exist in society," adding: "I hope handing in my and my government's mandate will satisfy the demands of protesters."...

Extraordinary courage, camaraderie, dedication, sacrifice: These characteristics epitomize the soldiers defending American freedom in warzones across the world. But those tremendous qualities do not disappear when our brave men and women return to the home front, and there's much for us all to learn from their valor...

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. -- A police officer who was lauded as a hero after his fatal shooting triggered a costly manhunt in fact killed himself because he was about to be exposed as a thief and carefully staged his death to make it seem as if he died in the line of duty, authorities said Wednesday...

WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee launched an investigation Wednesday into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding to public anxiety over rising prices for critical medicines. The Senate's special committee on aging requested documents and information from Turing, Valeant Pharmaceuticals and two other drugmakers under scrutiny for recent price spikes...

MERCED, Calif. -- A sheriff said Wednesday a college student suspected of stabbing four people before he was shot and killed by police has been identified tentatively, but his name is not being released because authorities have been unable to reach his family...

JUBA, South Sudan -- A cargo plane carrying an added load of unregistered people crashed Wednesday morning along the banks of the Nile River after taking off from South Sudan's capital of Juba. The crash killed 36 people and left an infant clinging to life, Sudan authorities said...

LONDON -- British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, and Britain said it was suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula indefinitely...

Southeast Missouri State assistant men's basketball coach Jamie Rosser has been terminated from his position due to a violation of university policies and procedures, the athletics department announced Wednesday afternoon. Rosser coached at Southeast the last six years and was the only assistant that men's basketball coach Rick Ray retained from former coach Dickey Nutt's staff...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis' defense is ranked sixth in the NFL, utilizing a deep rotation to keep the pressure on opponents and keeping production high without two top starters. The Rams dominated the last two games, allowing just four field goals. "We're just raising the bar every week," said tackle Michael Brockers, who had a sack and combined with middle linebacker James Laurinaitis for a safety last week in a 27-6 victory over San Francisco. ...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams backup running back Trey Watts has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. It's the second suspension this fall for Watts, who was out the first four games from a penalty handed down in late May...

CHICAGO -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored at 3:54 of a whistle-free overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Chicago on Wednesday night, handing the defending champion Blackhawks their first home loss this season. Tarasenko, who also had an assist, beat Corey Crawford on the glove side from the slot for his seventh goal after taking a nifty behind-the-back centering pass from Alex Pietrangelo...

The Cape Girardeau City Council defies neighborhood opposition and initially approves a zoning request that would allow Southeast Missouri Hospital to build a three-story parking garage along Sunset Court. A contentious issue is revived by the Cape Girardeau City Council, when member of the True Christian Pentecostal Witnesses Church object to a local businessman wanting to open a tavern at 361 S. ...

ST. LOUIS -- A public interest law firm is suing a St. Louis suburb in federal court over the city's ticketing for such things mismatched curtains, how pedestrians use a crosswalk and where residents stage barbecues on their property. The Arlington, Virginia-based Institute for Justice filed the lawsuit Wednesday in St. Louis, asking a judge to stop the city of Pagedale from enforcing city codes the plaintiffs call for-profit and unconstitutional. The suit seeks class-action status...

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri suspended the execution Wednesday of a man convicted of killing three convenience-store workers in 1994, saying courts didn't have time to quickly resolve questions raised in a last-minute ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Ernest Lee Johnson was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, but it was put on hold when justices ordered the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider Johnson's claim execution drugs would cause painful seizures because of his brain tumor...

1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n Minutes of the Nov. 2 meeting n None at this time n Items listed on the agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Postage report for September n Statement of monthly collections for September n Bank reconciliation for September...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A graduate student is refusing to eat in an effort to oust University of Missouri System president Tim Wolfe for failing to respond to a range of student concerns, such as the use of racial slurs on campus. Graduate student and campus activist Jonathan Butler began the hunger strike Monday, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Joshua A. Canoy, 26, of Scott City was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Levi C.E. Canoy, 28, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant...

* Medical assists at 9:56 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; at 10:07 a.m. on Towers Circle; at 11:03 a.m. on Broadway; at 11:47 a.m. at Doctors' Park; at 3:35 p.m. on William Street; and at 5:20 p.m. on North Kingshighway. n At 9:22 a.m., steam or other gas mistaken for smoke on Sturdivant Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Rheagan E. Butler, 24, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive within a single lane. n Arthur M. Bryant, 31, 59 N. Park Drive, was arrested on Cape Girardeau County warrant for obstruction of justice and failure to stop for an officer...

Hilda B. Renner, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. She was born Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1922, in Perry County, Missouri, to Jesse and Francis Schumer Welker. She and Anton Renner were married Oct. 3, 1942, at Highland, Missouri. He passed away in 1964. She later married Andrew Renner, and he passed away in 1986...

WATERFORD, Mich. -- The Rev. Kermit Avery Patton, 80, of Waterford, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at William Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee...

KELSO, Mo. -- Laverne Cecilia Keusenkothen, 73, of Kelso died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 18, 1941, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Fidelis Martin and Catherine Josephine Heuring Klipfel. She married Eugene Louis Keusenkothen on May 8, 1965...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Myrtle Bollinger, 91, of Sedgewickville passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at her home. She was born May 26, 1924, at Perryville, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore G. and Virgie Colin Weibrecht. Myrtle married Joe H. Bollinger on Dec. 23, 1950, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 6, 2004...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Luke Bryan has won his second Country Music Association Award for entertainer of the year, besting Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and Eric Church. Bryan, who won the honor last year, kissed the trophy several times at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday night...

Cape Girardeau police are investigating a shooting that happened late Tuesday. Police responded to the College Street and Henderson Avenue intersection at 11:46 p.m. to a call that didn't come from the victim. The victim was a man who was shot in the back, and Cape Girardeau public information officer Richard McCall said he continued to move after suffering the wound before he was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center...

The Delta Regional Authority has announced nearly $11 million in awards for Southeast Missouri, including projects in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. During a Wednesday conference call, Delta Regional Authority federal co-chairman Chris Masingill, alternate federal co-chairman Mike Marshall, Delta Regional Authority board designee for Missouri Bill Randsall and state, regional and local leadership announced the local, state and federal wards will be for area business owners and entrepreneurs, workers and their families and communities in an effort to create jobs and grow the region's economy.. ...

NAYLOR, Mo. -- The Naylor School Board recently accepted the resignation of a suspended assistant principal accused of sexually assaulting a female student on campus and directed its attorney to begin the process of revoking the man's teaching credentials. ...

Highway 51 in Bollinger County will be reduced from Highway 72 and Route OO as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. All work is weather permitting. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation is offering to hand over a historic bridge for free. Shannon County Northern Commissioner Dale Counts said MoDOT offered the Sinking Creek Bridge on Highway 19 to the county where it's located, but the county declined. He said MoDOT closed the bridge, which was found in need of replacement, and built a temporary bridge next to it for public use. The state is offering the bridge to anyone who wants it...

When I was in Vietnam, I bought a Zippo cigarette lighter and had it engraved with a popular saying among troops. It says, "Freedom, for those who fought for it, has a taste the protected will never know." Whatever your views about any war, those in a combat zone need to find a rationalization for their involvement. ...

Thank you, O God, that in you we can trade our sorrows for the joy of the Lord. Amen.

The River Campus in Cape Girardeau regularly hosts dazzling theatrical and musical performances. But another area of the facility worth mentioning is Crisp Musuem, which features art and history galleries along with a video that highlights the heritage of Southeast Missouri...

Daughter to Erica Denicia Ann Covington of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:37 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Name, Crystal Diamond. First child. Covington is the daughter of Freddie and Christine Covington of Cape Girardeau. Son to Brandi Nichole Compas of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:22 a.m. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- There's a motto that's been the cornerstone of this year's Perryville boys soccer team. "New team. Same dream." The Pirates lost all but three starters from last year's squad, a team that finished 28-1 and outscored its opponents 25-3 in the postseason en route to claiming the Class 2 state crown...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Police said a man shot and killed by Springfield, Missouri, officers was from the Joplin area and had a long criminal history. Police Chief Paul Williams said in a news release the man shot Wednesday was 30-year-old Joseph Tyndall. According to the release, Tyndall was involved in a hit-and-run accident early Wednesday, and when police tried stop him, he fled on foot. He was driving a stolen car and was wearing a stolen Joplin Fire Department uniform...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City has received three significant gifts to support a proposed campus for the arts. The university's foundation said it recently received $1.5 million from the David Beals Charitable Trust and two $1 million gifts from anonymous donors...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An ex-southwest Missouri business owner has pleaded guilty to allowing his customers' information to be stolen as part of a bank-fraud scheme. James Erin Guerin, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty Thursday to being an accessory after the fact to aggravated identity theft. The scheme occurred while Guerin owned Rogersville Septic Services in Sparta, Missouri...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Concerned residents and groups are joining forces to thwart violence in Charleston. "Nobody in this town should fear being shot," Charleston Department of Public Safety chief Robert Hearnes said. "If you commit a crime with a gun or try to tamper or intimidate a witness, you can expect an aggressive enforcement of the law and prosecution from all the law-enforcement agencies in this county."...

Officers caught a female burglar in the act in broad daylight Wednesday, the Scott County Sheriff's Department reported. Public information officer Dane Stausing of the Scott County Sheriff's Department said the combination of a female burglar active in the middle of the day was very rare...

Just after breakfast Oct. 29, Cape Girardeau County Jail correctional officers broke up a fight involving six inmates. Correctional officers Christopher Eldridge and Zachary Steward were picking up serving trays in one pod at 7:25 a.m. when they saw six inmates fighting in a separate pod. The inmates included Marcquise Taylor, Kareem Wiley, Gabriel Houseman, Cedric Lucious, Derek Reed and Tyler Triplett, according to probable-cause statements from both officers...

Cape Girardeau police arrested a local man Wednesday on suspicion of having two illegal firearms, a bag of methamphetamine and about $3,500. Sherman Combs, 39, of Cape Girardeau was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members and staff must now undergo annual sexual-harassment training following allegations a former lawmaker sexually harassed interns and another exchanged sexual texts with one. A House panel voted 6-1 Thursday to implement the policy change -- the only vote needed to enact the requirement -- and adopted other changes related to the same issue. ...

Perry County School District's staff and the Perryville, Missouri, community soon will have an opportunity to participate in the district's search for its next superintendent. Jerry Waddle, a search consultant for the Missouri School Boards' Association, will be conducting two focus-group discussions with the staff and public to gather input on the superintendent search...

Recent data show the region's unemployment rate dipped in August and September --­ but not enough to bring its average below the U.S. average for the year. The average unemployment rate in the country so far this year is 5.4 percent, according to data from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Missouri's average is 5.7 percent, while Southeast Missouri's sits at 5.8 percent...

The next chapter in the growth of Cape Girardeau's status as a regional hub will come in the form of a conference center. The $11 million project, made possible through a partnership among the city and several hotel owners, makes the city a prime location for large group gatherings that otherwise would have taken place elsewhere in the state...

The Show Me Center will host a rock 'n' roll doubleheader Nov. 15, when Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown take the stage. Breaking Benjamin will open the show after the warm-up band, Sevendust, plays a few tunes. "We elected to play first," said Benjamin Burnley, founder and lead singer. "We don't like to play last."...

FOX LAKE, Ill. -- Months before an Illinois police officer staged his suicide to make it seem as if he died in the line of duty, subjecting his community to an expensive and fruitless manhunt, he apparently sought a hit man to kill a village administrator he feared would expose him as a thief, a detective said Thursday...

Perryville Elementary honors veterans Perryville Elementary School honored local veterans on Thursday with songs, poems and presentations. The annual Veterans Day Assembly was held Nov. 5, with special guest of honor from the Perryville VFW Post 4282, and veterans from the community...

The Bank of Missouri has made a $1,000 donation to Perryville High School to help with travel expenses for the PHS Soccer and Cheer teams heading to state competition on Friday, Nov. 6. Pictured are Paul Gard (left), Community Bank President at The Bank of Missouri in Perryville, and PHS Athletic Director Jeff Steffens. ...

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team will play for its first Ohio Valley Conference tournament title since 2007 after defeating Tennessee Tech in a semifinal on Friday in Murray, Kentucky. The sixth-seeded Redhawks advanced to the championship game with a 2-0 win vs. No. 2 Tennessee Tech...

Austin Peay football coach Kirby Cannon was listening in to the Ohio Valley Conference's media teleconference Tuesday as Southeast Missouri State coach Tom Matukewicz spoke about this week's matchup between the Governors and Redhawks. When it was his turn to talk, Cannon addressed Matukewicz's perception that he's been trying to shorten games so that his team has a shot in the fourth quarter to pick up their first win of the season...

Fourth-seeded Farmington (6-5) will test the two-year reign of the third-seeded Tigers (7-4) at 7 p.m. today at Central High School.

Today is Friday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2015. There are 55 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the presidency: John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas...

Let's be serious, at least for this week. Let's talk about hunger. Let's talk about the belief many well-fed individuals have: There really isn't a hunger problem in Cape Girardeau, and anyone who is hungry ought to find a job. Great. Problem solved...

Cape Girardeau had a treat Monday when a World Cup soccer champion paid a visit to the Show Me Center as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series. Carli Lloyd, who snagged the coveted trophy in July with the historic distinction of scoring three goals in the championship match, is a member of the National Women's Soccer League and plays for the Houston Dash. ...

WASHINGTON -- Former President George W. Bush finally has revealed what he thinks of his son's presidency, faulting George W. Bush for setting an abrasive tone on the world stage and failing to rein in hawkish Vice President Dick Cheney and former defense chief Donald Rumsfeld...

WASHINGTON -- The House overwhelmingly backed a $607 billion defense bill that would bar President Barack Obama from moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons, setting up a showdown with Congress over his 2008 campaign pledge to close the Cuban facility...

WASHINGTON -- Despite years of warnings the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart and will bring nightmarish congestion, the House on Thursday passed a six-year transportation bill that maintains the spending status quo. The bill, approved on a bipartisan vote of 363-64, authorizes $325 billion in spending through the 2021 federal budget year. ...

LONDON -- Five days after a Russian jetliner broke apart high above the Sinai, Russia and Egypt on Thursday dismissed Western suggestions a terrorist bomb may have caused the crash that killed 224 people, saying the speculation was a rush to judgment...

WASHINGTON -- Inside the intensive care unit of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Northern Afghanistan in the early hours of Oct. 3, the situation was as normal as it could be in the middle of an active war zone, the charity said. Doctors were performing surgery. Nurses milled about attending to bed-bound patients, including two children. The surrounding compound was calm and quiet, according to witnesses...

AMMAN, Jordan -- The interiors of two mosques at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site will be exempt from monitoring by security cameras, Jordan's king said in an apparent attempt to allay Palestinian concerns about his plan to install the cameras at the sprawling hilltop compound...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee General Hospital has shut down for two weeks, but a hospital board member said the closing is unrelated to the facility's financial difficulties; Randy Dooley, acting president of the board of directors, said the shutdown is for administrative restructuring...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The largest movement of Judaism in the U.S. passed the most far-reaching resolution in support of transgender rights of any major religious organization, saying Thursday it's a continuation of a tradition of inclusion in the Reform Jewish movement...

COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii -- Scientists at a research center on Hawaii's Coconut Island have embarked on an experiment to grow "super coral" they hope can withstand the hotter and more acidic oceans that are expected with global warming. The quest to grow the hearty coral comes at a time when researchers are warning about the dire health of the world's reefs, which create habitats for marine life, protect shorelines and drive tourist economies...

Curtis D. Sparks, 58, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with a memorial service at 6 p.m., at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson...

Nancy Jane Renfrow, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Mrs. Renfrow was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Crystal City, Missouri, to the late Walter Roy and Letha Mitts Drissell. She and Robert Kelso Renfrow were married June 24, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1987...

Michael "David" Papendick, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 3, 1960, in St. Louis to Charles and Yvonne Sanders Papendick. David graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with degrees in general education, electronics and industrial arts...

Gertrude Jo Little, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Landmark Hospital. There is no visitation or funeral service. She will be buried at Mount Rose Memorial Park in Lebanon, Missouri. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

Carolena A. Galloway, 76, of Jackson passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. She was born June 9, 1939, in Whitewater to Emil and Alma Meier Muster. She and W. Dean Galloway were married Aug. 24, 1957, at St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit. They had been married nearly 56 years when Dean passed away June 7, 2013...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Thurman Phillip Dambach, 83, was called out of this vale of tears Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, 2015, while at home. Born on June 23, 1932, at Oak Ridge, he was the son of Phillip William and Cora Susan Lowes Dambach. He was born again in the washing of holy baptism Dec. 19, 1948, at Zion Lutheran Church of Crosstown, Missouri, pastor A.M. Bruss officiating. At that time, he also was admitted to the Sacrament of Holy Communion through the Rite of Confirmation...

Margaret Elinor Bender Cruce, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Margaret, known as Marge to her family and many friends, was born June 12, 1922, in Cape Girardeau. She attended Central High School and received a degree from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Southeast Missouri State University) in Cape Girardeau. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Raynisha L. Jones, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license was suspended and issued summonses for displaying plates of another vehicle, failure to properly affix plates, failure to register a motor vehicle and failure to maintain insurance...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists at 12:09 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; at 1:51 a.m. on South Kingshighway; at 1:51 a.m. on Patricia Street; at 4:13 a.m. on David Street; at 6:48 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; at 8:54 a.m. ...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. n Vashon L. Bell, 28, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for prohibited acts. n Kyle M. Barks, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for improper display of plates and no insurance...

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. -- An Ohio teenager applying to college discovered some startling things about himself because of a discrepancy in his Social Security number: His real name. And that he allegedly was snatched from his mother in Alabama by his father when he was 5...

MERCED, Calif. -- He attacked with a smile on his face. Faisal Mohammad, 18, burst into an early-morning University of California, Merced, classroom Wednesday with a knife and started stabbing a student, authorities said. Byron Price, the construction worker credited with preventing Mohammad from killing, said the teen looked scared...

PHOENIX -- The baby pygmy goat that vanished from the Arizona State Fair has been found. Fair livestock director Karen Searle said a man walking his dog along a canal in Phoenix found GusGus and took him to a pet store, where an attentive worker called the State Fair. Searle said GusGus is hungry and tired, but not injured. He is being reunited with his mother. The goat quickly became a social media sensation after someone took the tiny animal from a pen Wednesday evening...

The two Redhawks were named to the all-newcomer team and second-team all-OVC.

Mississippi State handed the Tigers a 31-13 loss at home.

Mountain Sprout will perform what it calls "psychobilly, mountaineer, bluegrass-abilly insurgent Americana" at 8 p.m. today at Pitter's Cafe and Lounge, 811 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The Big Idea and Not Carl also will play. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 8 p.m. ...

A reception will be held for artist Gary Lucy. He will display a combination of original pieces and high-quality prints of his original artwork. Lucy is a native of Caruthersville, Missouri, and a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. 32 N. Main St., (573) 334-9233...

Scared scarecrow! #scream #Halloween #costume #bigkids #makeup #wizardofoz #5minutecostume #semoselfie (Photo submitted by @emilysikes) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter -- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!...

The greater variety in college choir voices compared to high-school and middle-school choirs poses a "fun challenge" when programming concerts, said Peter Durow, director of choral activities at Southeast Missouri State University Durow split the University Choir and Chamber Choir combined concert into three divisions to provide an assortment of styles while still controlling a theme...

Students from across the region will have the opportunity to express their creative talents at the sixth annual Fault Line Film Festival next week at Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast students as well as those from throughout Missouri and bordering states are expected to enter films. An awards ceremony is planned for noon Wednesday at the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus, with a gala event at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in Rose Theatre...

David Mann said he was in fourth grade when he first realized he could make people laugh. "I've always liked entertaining people," he said. He learned how to use that skill and has become a big name in comedy, having co-starred with Tyler Perry in his "Madea" movies, playing the role of Deacon Leroy Brown, the father of Madea's daughter...

It should come as no surprise the festival Mountain Sprout, along with Cape Girardeau favorites The Big Idea, are playing this weekend is called No Trad November: A Barely Bluegrass Bash. Mountain Sprout are headlining, and with The Big Idea make up half of the lineup, but before they head to Columbia, Missouri, they're playing together in Cape Girardeau for a night of loud and dirty "barely bluegrass."...

O Lord Jesus, we lift your holy name on high and sing your praises. Amen.

Yukihiro Tsukada, the 2015 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar, will deliver a lecture Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Faulkner Studies focusing on William's Faulkner's Hollywood work. The free lecture -- "William Faulkner, Hollywood and the Gothic South" -- will be at 4 p.m. ...

A change is coming to the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce in 2016. Chamber president John Mehner announced a shift in the organization's membership structure during this month's First Friday Coffee at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. "We were challenged by our board of directors," Mehner said, to find a way for more people to get involved with the chamber while also keeping rates down, especially at entry level...

Emilio Mattingly shattered a scoreless deadlock with a header off a cross from sophomore defender Kwaid Fears with 4 minutes, 41 seconds left in regulation to return the defending state champion Pirates to the title game with a 1-0 victory.

Al Young ran, caught and returned an interception and a punt for a touchdown in the first half, leading the third-seeded Tigers to a 35-15 victory over fourth-seeded Farmington at Tiger Stadium.

Rainbow as seen from Rhodes Hall on SEMO campus facing west.

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Photo taken November 1st, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2015. There are 54 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 1940, Washington state's original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," collapsed into Puget Sound during a windstorm just four months after opening to traffic...

A three-year, quarter-cent sales tax proposal that would have funded construction of a sports complex at Shawnee Park went down to defeat yesterday, as 58 percent of Cape Girardeau voters rejected the tax; residents voted nearly two to one to approve a sewer revenue bond issue that will enable the city to issue $2.5 million in bonds to pay for construction of a trunk sewer-system extension in the northwest part of the city...

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? There are so many out there. Probably, I would really like to fly. Probably flying. It would save on gas money and I could freak people out by grabbing them and flying off with them. Do you name any of your prized possessions, like your car?...

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- After posing for a picture they had only dreamed they would get to take, the Central boys swimming team kept uttering the same phrase as they went to pick up their gear. "Wow." The Tigers had just posed with the third-place trophy they earned with a brilliant two-day performance at the state championships at the Rec-Plex. ...

FENTON, Mo. -- Perryville already was losing Saturday's Class 2 state championship game against O'Hara at World Wide Technology Soccer Park. When the Pirates lost one of their best players, coming back and winning a second straight title was all the more difficult...

Every November, the country takes a day to formally recognize the commitment, courage and sacrifice of its military veterans -- but while veterans are often too humble to say so, they're just as deserving of thanks any other day of the year. Some people take the time to make sure veterans feel appreciated year-round...

Melvin Scherrer was formally arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Scherrer, 51, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, felonious restraint, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, all felonies...

As the Jackson Civic Center's construction edges to within a month of completion, the focus turns toward figuring out what will be the facility's offerings of programs and services. Certain aspects of the building are scheduled to be finished as early as Friday, and staff members are receiving training in facility operations and FEMA safe-room protocols...

The Chaffee High School Varsity Cheerleading Squad competed Sunday in the 2015 MCCA State Championship and was awarded First Place in the Class 1 Small Division. Chaffee competed against 16 squads using a variety of tumbling, stunts, cheer and dance. ...

Senior Levi Krauss finished third and was one of three St. Vincent boys cross country runners who earned all-state honors, helping lead the Indians to a second-place finish in the team standings at Saturday's Class 1 state meet in Jefferson City, Missouri...

Seniors Carli Knott and Chelsea Drum each earned all-state finishes to lead the Jackson girls cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Class 4 state meet Saturday in Jefferson City, Missouri. Knott placed eighth in 19 minutes, 2.89 seconds while Drum took 15th in 19:21.00...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Southeast Missouri State football team didn't have to do anything special. The Redhawks just had to do what was expected. What was expected was a defeat of the winless Austin Peay Governors, and the Redhawks lived up to that expectation with a 44-15 victory Saturday at Governors Stadium...

Today is Sunday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2015. There are 53 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 8, 1965, newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead in her Manhattan home the morning after appearing as a regular panelist on the CBS game show "What's My Line?" The TV soap opera "Days of Our Lives" premiered on NBC...

Ray and Emma Mae Cannon of Cape Girardeau celebrate their 51st anniversary today. Cannon and the former Emma Barks were married Nov. 8, 1964, in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Bill Dickey performed the ceremony. The couple has two children, Mike (Jan) Cannon and Debbie (Bryan) Dunham, all of Cape Girardeau, and two grandchildren...

Jessie Lea Sexton of West Plains, Missouri, and Kody Nelson Thompson of Jackson were married May 30, 2015, at City Church in Cape Girardeau. Matt McDonald performed the ceremony. Jessie is the daughter of Mike and Connie Sexton of West Plains, and Kody is the son of John and Teresa Thompson of Jackson...

Jamie Lynn Popp and Timothy George Maklary, both of Cape Girardeau, were married June 27, 2015, at Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau. Truevon Alford performed the ceremony. Jamie is the daughter of Larry and Tammy Popp of Cape Girardeau. Timothy is the son of Timothy Maklary of Watertown, Tennessee, and Alisa Cottrell of Lebanon, Tennessee...

The American bullfrog is a common sight during summer in Southeast Missouri. It often is seen leaping into the water along streams, ponds and lakes. This frog can grow to about 8 inches in length, measuring from tip of nose to vent at rear of its main body -- not including the length of outstretched legs. It is our largest frog...

As I drove to work the other morning, I saw leaves piled up along the street in residential neighborhoods. The fall leaf-raking season has begun. I have been overhearing conversations between gardeners and homeowners discussing the annual leaf fall and what it means for them. Many complain about the time needed to rake the leaves, pile them up and then have to figure out how to get rid of them...

Many hunters have been pursuing deer with their bows or crossbows for a good while now. Bow season for deer opened Sept. 15, and many have taken their deer, while others still are looking and hunting. In a little over a week, deer hunting will begin in earnest as firearms deer season officially begins and runs from Nov. ...

It isn't too early to start thinking about Thanksgiving and the side dishes you might serve alongside your main entree. Every family has its favorite and traditional side dishes, but once in a while it is nice to try something new or different. I love trying new recipes, and when a big group is gathering, that is the perfect time to put something different on the table...

"When you are going through your life, it's all anarchy and chaos, random and unrelated events crashing into each other. But when you look back on your life, it comes together like a finely crafted novel." Joe Walsh, at age 67, perhaps has earned the right to say the words above. Walsh, a mainstay of the legendary band The Eagles, has attained full Social Security retirement age...

I don't always really know what to say, I don't always understand things. Sometimes I see pieces and not the whole, sometimes I am lost in the middle of parts of something that don't yet make sense. Sometimes I am in the middle of experiencing, and there isn't yet resolution...

VFW Post 3838 is hosting its annual antiques and collectibles show from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today at the VFW, 1049 N Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Admission is $1; earlier-bird admission, from 8 to 9 a.m., is $3. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase. Proceeds will help local veterans. More information is available by calling (573) 587-2424...

The fall 2015 meeting of the Southeast District of Family, Community and Education was held Oct. 13 at the Brazeau Hall in Brazeau, Missouri. It was hosted by Perry County FCE. The theme of the meeting was "Growing and blooming at 79." The meeting was called to order by JoAnn Hahs, director of the Southeast District. ...

While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Chase Daniel. Happy birthday to Wayne Chapman, Judy Pobst, Craig Ressel, Garner Horman, Derek Gaines, Cindy Burnett, Jack Burnett, John Chambers, Mike Razer, Bud Diggs, Linda Kennedy, Brenda Tank, Judy Marshall, Margaret Obermann, Robert Stokes, Laura Estes, Mary Jo Pfefferkorn, Jennifer Teegarden, Charlotte Dirnberger, Shawn Powderly, Jeff Daugherty, Kathy Bishop, Gene Cummins, Mary Chambers, Fred Bollinger, Justin Anderson, Brandy Seabaugh, JoNell Schaefer, Jessica Grojean, Georgia Cox, Rodger Seyer, Hank Golightly, Linda Yarbro, Karin Dumond, Lana Rister, Jim Miller, Sharon Crowden, Armella Glastetter, Carolyn Munyon, Randall Hibdon, Don Reischman, Steve Wall, Reta Mantel, Blake Perry and Jason Harrell.. ...

When I go home, I do not drive my rental car to my parents' house or my grandparents' house. Those places no longer, and in some cases never did, exist. For three decades this Missouri girl has been going home from Arizona and Minnesota and Washington and Iowa and California, and I drive straight from the airport to 104 South Vantage Drive. To the one place I've learned I can count on. To my home on the hill, to the one place that's always had a room for me. I go home to the Drury Lodge...

Political debates have traditionally featured two candidates in front of a diverse audience conducted by a neutral moderator. The Hollywood style productions of today have more in common with a WWE or roller derby event than they do dignified political debate. ...

Outdoors enthusiasts enjoyed a special glimpse of nature recently, after local photographer Jennifer Davis happened on a herd of deer getting ready to take a dip in the Mississippi River. On Saturday, Oct. 31, Davis was out early in the morning attempting to capture some shots of steam rising off the water when the group of about 12 animals approached the bank and, one by one, gracefully launched themselves into the current. ...

You, O Lord Jesus, are our strength in times of trouble. Amen.

Enough of the scare tactics! Regardless of the deluge of Rich Lowry columns and Wall Street Journal reprints in the Southeast Missourian, Obamacare is far from death's door. Admittedly, it is going through some growing pains but is certainly not going over the cliff...

VFW Post 3838 is hosting its annual antiques and collectibles show from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today at the VFW, 1049 N Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Admission is $1; earlier-bird admission, from 8 to 9 a.m., is $3. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase. Proceeds will help local veterans. More information is available by calling (573) 587-2424...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri prosecutor has called out members of a small community for shunning a sexual-abuse victim while publicly supporting a community leader who confessed to molesting her for more than a decade. In a scathing news release last week, Platte County prosecuting attorney Eric Zahnd listed 16 Dearborn residents who had either written letters or testified in court in support of Darren Paden after he admitted the girl's claims were true...

After recommending months ago the city build a new $1.3 million terminal building at the municipal airport in lieu of plans to renovate the existing building, Cape Girardeau's Airport Advisory Board wants to reconsider the proposal; Truman Cole, a board member, believes the planned site for the new terminal, just north of the existing facility, is ill-conceived...

Daughter to Aaron Joseph and Tracey Jean Graviett of Oran, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:04 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Name, AnnaLynn Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Graviett is the former Tracey Floyd, daughter of William Floyd and Caroline Floyd, both of Marble Hill, Missouri. She is a registered nurse with SoutheastHEALTH. Graviett is the son of Dickie Graviett and Debra Graviett, both of Oran. He is an engineer with BNSF Railroad...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Patrick D. McGill, 34, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Jessica L. Natvig, 25, of Jackson was issued a summons for misuse of 911. n Theft reported in the 1400 block of Old Cape Road...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: n At 2:10 a.m., building fire on Themis Street. n At 11:24 a.m., rescue or emergency medical service standby on Mississippi Street. n At 2:47 p.m., false alarm or false call on Independence Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Garrhett D.L. Bays, 21, 2006 Pamela Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n Anthony M. Bure, 39, 2843 Whitener St., was arrested on a Scott County, Missouri, warrant for larceny...

HAYTI, Mo. -- A fifth person was arrested late Friday and faces murder charges in connection with the September murder of a Hayti man. Heather Cummings, 26, of Boonville, Missouri, was arrested Friday night on a warrant from Pemiscot County charging her with the first-degree murder of David L. ...

SINGAPORE -- The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid civil war 66 years ago. Although no concrete agreement resulted, both hailed the meeting as a sign of a new stability in relations...

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Islamic State militants on Saturday released 37 Syrian Christians, mostly women, who were among more than 200 people from the Assyrian minority group abducted in February, activists said. Also Saturday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from an airstrike on an IS-controlled eastern city near the border with Iraq rose to 71. The group initially reported the Thursday attack killed 25 people...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Nine more people died with burn-related injuries Saturday, just over a week after a fire broke out in a Bucharest nightclub, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41. Many in Romania have blamed lax government safety standards for the blaze. Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday after mass protests...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Mary Faith Vowels, 83, of Dexter peacefully passed on to meet the Lord on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau surrounded by loving family and close friends. Mary was born May 9, 1932, in Wycliffe, Kentucky, to Irene and Gene Estes. She married Marshall Lee Vowels of Charleston, Missouri, on Dec. 3, 1950, in Fornfelt. He preceded her in death May 29, 2003...

Curtis Denford Sparks, 58, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 28, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Louis Denford and Wanda Lee Stone Sparks. He and Sherri Lynn Fowler were married Oct. 6, 1990, at First General Baptist Church in Jackson...

Gladys M. Siebert, 87, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Floetta J. Satterfield, 82, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Catholic wake at 7:15 p.m., and from 6:30 to 11:10 a.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 10 a.m., at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

CLEVELAND -- The man accused of taking his 5-year-old son from the Alabama home of the boy's mother in 2002 and creating new identities for both of them knew he'd be caught someday, the man's attorney said Friday. Bobby Hernandez, 53, came to Cleveland and built a new life for himself and his son and began calling himself Jonathan Mangina. His son, now 18, was known as Jay or J.J., a neighbor in Cleveland said...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Ben Carson rose to top the Republican ranks of White House hopefuls as the wise outsider -- a candidate without experience in office, but one who offers a compelling personal narrative, speaks openly of his Christian faith and issues calm-but-tough indictments of the nation's leaders...

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's plan outlining the long-stalled effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, expected this week, includes details suggesting the Centennial Correctional Facility in Colorado is one suitable site to send detainees whom officials believe should never be released, administration officials said...

Kateri Ruch, 54, of Daisy died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

THEBES, Ill. -- Frances Irene Nolan, 78, of Thebes died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 7, 1937, in French Lick, Indiana, to Ernest H. and Clarice Milburn Dotson. She married Thomas Nolan in 1957 at Cane Creek Christian Church...

Ruby Jewel Hitt, 94, of Oak Ridge died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. She was born July 11, 1921, in McClure, Illinois, to William Channing and Nellie Pray Pattengill. Ruby was married to John Van Hitt on Oct. 11, 1941, in Benton, Missouri. He died Jan. 9, 2008...

Shelia M. Craft-Barks, 47, of White Rock, New Mexico, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at her home after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born Nov. 5, 1967, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Junior and Laura Medlock Craft. She and Steven Barks were married June 2, 1994, in Oahu, Hawaii...

George William "G.W." Burgett, 81, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton after chronic health issues. He was born Oct. 6, 1934, in Doniphan, Missouri, to Ralph DeLano Burgett and Osa Ethel Walpole Burgett...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- William Herbert Boyd Jr., 77, of Villa Ridge, formerly of Olmsted, Illinois, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Friends may call from 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge...

William Ray Arnold, 45, of Delta died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. He was born June 5, 1970, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Robert and Betty Hoover Arnold. Survivors include his parents, Robert and Betty Arnold; two daughters, Stephanie and Anita Freeman; three sons, Robert, Steven and Chalon Arnold; a sister, Bobbi Howard; two brothers, Athel John Arnold and Joseph Arnold; five grandchildren; other relatives; and many friends...

CAIRO -- The airport at Egypt's resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has long seen gaps in security, including a key baggage scanning device that often is not functioning and lax searches at an entry gate for food and fuel for the planes, security officials at the airport said...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Now 84, federal appellate court Judge William Canby made the difficult decision a few years ago to mostly stop hearing cases after a 30-year career. He was sharp and healthy, but didn't want to risk mental decline that would lead him to make mistakes, he said...

SAGAMORE, Mass. -- A truck carrying cranberries crashed head-on into another vehicle on a bridge into Cape Cod, spilling berries onto the roadway and snarling morning rush-hour traffic. State police said Friday the Sagamore Bridge was closed in both directions for about 90 minutes because of the crash. Police said one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. There is no word on what caused the crash...

BOSTON -- A legally blind barber was awarded $100,000 by a Massachusetts commission against discrimination after it says he was wrongly fired. Joel Nixon, 29, had been working for Tony's Barber Shop in Norton for a year before his boss discovered his condition...

CLYDE, N.C. -- Part of the Labrador retriever's training was to sense when the demons of war had invaded Wade Baker's dreams. "I woke up with Honor standing on my chest, licking my face," the Gulf War veteran once said. He tried to push his service dog away, but Honor persisted...

NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana investigators are combing through evidence in the shooting death last week of a 6-year-old autistic boy after authorities charged two law-enforcement officers in the shooting. Col. Mike Edmonson, in a late-night news conference Friday, said the two officers were being booked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the Tuesday shooting death of Jeremy Mardis and the wounding of his father, Chris Few, in the central Louisiana town of Marksville.. ...

WASHINGTON -- For years, President Barack Obama chided Republicans and Democrats alike for treating the Keystone XL pipeline as a signal of whether the U.S. would seriously fight global warming. Now that he's killed the project, Obama is holding it up as Exhibit A as he works to lock in his environmental legacy with a powerful international climate accord...

NEW ORLEANS -- Marie picked up the phone and dialed the number the detective gave her 10 days before, on the night she was raped at knifepoint outside a friend's house in New Orleans. It was the first of many calls Marie would make in an 18-year ordeal of shoddy police work and slow prosecution to track down and convict her attacker...

CAIRO -- A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed Oct. 31 in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team said Saturday, bolstering U.S. and British suspicions the plane was brought down by a bomb...

An Advance, Missouri, man was killed in a fatal car accident Thursday while attempting to cross Route N, half a mile north of Delta. William R. Arnold, 45, was walking in the roadway a little after 8 p.m. and was struck by a Chevrolet Silverado driven by Dustin R. Campbell, 29, of Chaffee, Missouri, according to a traffic crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Arnold was pronounced dead by Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton at the scene, the crash report states...

In September, Cape Girardeau residents heard about a downtown sidewalk and place-making plan and offered input based on information shared by city staff and project consultants. Residents soon will be able to see the latest details of the plan, shaped by that input...

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, visited with sixth-graders Friday at Scott City Middle School, where he stressed the importance of staying up-to-date on decisions made by legislators and answered questions from students. At the beginning of his visit, Smith asked the students whether they followed decisions he made during the previous week, and many responded, "No."...

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team will play for its first Ohio Valley Conference tournament title since 2007 after defeating Tennessee Tech in a semifinal on Friday in Murray, Kentucky. The sixth-seeded Redhawks advanced to the championship game with a 2-0 win vs. No. 2 Tennessee Tech...

The Woodland boys cross country team wrapped up its season with a 12th-place finish at the Class 2 state meet Saturday in Jefferson City, Missouri. Thomas Grindstaff led the way for the Cardinals, placing 38th in 18 minutes, 2.26 seconds. Springfield Catholic won the boys state title with 67 points, followed by Herculaneum (81) in second and Strafford (88) in third...

Notre Dame sophomore Alaina Baumgart placed third with a time of 19 minutes, 17.72 seconds, and the Bulldogs girls cross country team finished third in the team standings at Saturday's Class 3 state meet in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ste. Genevieve won the girls' title with 52 points while MICDS took second with 91 points...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was able to shake off a turnover-filled start and defeated Missouri S&T 93-64 on Saturday in an exhibition game at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks turned the ball over 15 times in the first half, allowing 21 points off those turnovers...

Senior Paul McRoberts leapt up behind an Austin Peay defender and snagged a pass from Dante Vandeven with 7 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter of the Southeast Missouri State football team's win over Austin Peay. McRoberts' feet stayed just in bounds as he tumbled out the back of the end zone and extended the Redhawks' lead. The 2-yard touchdown also broke the school's all-time record for career receiving touchdowns...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Comparison games are the low-hanging fruit of NFL analysis and storytelling. Parallels between players can easily be forced. The similarities between Todd Gurley and Adrian Peterson, though, are too striking to ignore. The rookie sensation with St. Louis and the ninth-year star for Minnesota will square off today...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jake Allen made 45 saves and the St. Louis Blues scored three times in the third period to beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 Saturday night for their fifth win in six games. Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo, Scottie Upshall and Alexander Steen scored...

An electric-car battery explosion caused a fire Saturday evening in Cape Girardeau. The fire started about 7 p.m. in the garage of EVTV Motor Verks, 601 Morgan Oak St., which installs lithium batteries and electric motors into motor vehicles. Jack Rickard, owner of EVTV Motor Verks, said the fire department quickly put out the fire...

A storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean has forecasters warning of possible severe weather, including tornadoes, in the nation's midsection Wednesday, with Missouri and Arkansas the most likely targets. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said Sunday the fast-moving storm is expected to collide with moisture and humidity rising from the Gulf of Mexico, creating unstable weather conditions that could lead to tornadoes as strong as EF3, which include winds of 136 to 165 mph capable of severe damage.. ...

Those who receive insurance through the new health-insurance marketplaces have much to consider in this open enrollment period. Changing costs and deciding whether to keep existing plans or switch to new ones likely are top-of-mind issues for consumers across the country...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Student protests over the way leaders of the University of Missouri have responded to racial incidents on campus escalated dramatically over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they will not participate in team activities until the school's president is removed...

Dennis Vinson said it was a humbling experience to learn his business had been chosen as one of the 100 largest black businesses in the nation. Signature Packaging in Jackson was named to Black Enterprise magazine's 2015 list. "I'm honored. ... I've subscribed to that magazine basically all of my professional career," reading about the various companies being honored each year, Vinson said. ...

Mary Lacey grew up in Cape Girardeau and remembers visiting Fairmont Cemetery as a young girl. But back then, she thought black people were buried only in the northeast portion. "I even asked, but until today, I didn't even know there were any blacks buried in this part of the cemetery," she said, standing among the oldest of Fairmont's graves...

Laura Huggins of Cape Girardeau, MO pictured with her dog Duke, bags her first deer. She bagged this doe on private land in Scott County, MO with a bow at 38 yards on Saturday, Nov. 7th.

Matthew Stearns was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Troop 5 Court of Honor held at the VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Matthew is the son of Scott and Kimberly Stearns of Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Cape Girardeau's "Mr. KFVS," Don McNeely, died Sunday at age 88, according to relatives and several former colleagues at the television station. McNeely, who worked for decades as KFVS-TV's weather forecaster, retired in 1993, exactly 50 years after his broadcasting debut...

Today is Monday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2015. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1965, the great Northeast blackout began as a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours left 30 million people in seven states and part of Canada without electricity...

Local photographer Laura Schumpert has a special place in her heart for special-needs children. That place led her to create an event called Lyndon's Shining Light, designed to honor the memory of her son and help families of special-needs children. On Nov. 1, almost 50 of those families took their children to Kiwanis Park for free portraits and other activities especially for them...

Gladys Mae Siebert, 87, of Jackson went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 18, 1928, in Old Appleton to Walter and Edna Ruppel Schreiner. She and Earl L. Siebert were married Nov. 9, 1947, in Uniontown, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 5, 1986...

Speaking last night at the annual transportation banquet of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, John L. Oliver Jr., a member of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, said the recently passed budget-tax agreement wiped out chances of new roads and bridges in the state of Missouri...

Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Nov. 5 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...

Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week. Along with roll call votes, the House also passed the following measures by voice vote. It passed a resolution (H. Res. 293), expressing concern over anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority; and passed the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), to support global anti-poaching efforts and strengthen the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking...

Daughter to Cassondra Nicole Tackett of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Name, Leah Ann. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Tackett is the daughter of Kay E. Pruitt of Cape Girardeau. Daughter to Steven Scott and Sarah J. ...

NEW YORK -- Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!" But the "heckler" was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A company whose name is synonymous with eyeballs on the Internet is turning its attention to hearts. Google Life Sciences, a research group recently spun off from its parent corporation, is teaming with the American Heart Association in a $50 million project to find new ways to fight heart disease...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Megan Halek could be the best unmanned aircraft pilot coming out of the University of North Dakota's highly regarded aviation program this year: She's aced a training program and has enough air experience to fly private jets worldwide...

ST. LOUIS -- Eighteen convicted killers have been executed in Missouri in the last two years -- a pace that is expected to slow, with death sentences on the decline and many of the 28 remaining death-row inmates still filing appeals. Only Texas, with 24, has performed more executions than Missouri since November 2013. But execution appears to be imminent for just one Missouri inmate...

VATICAN CITY -- In his first public comments on the latest scandal rocking the Vatican, Pope Francis told followers in St. Peter's Square on Sunday the theft of documents describing financial malfeasance inside the Holy See was a "crime" but pledged to continue reforms of its administration...

FERGUSON, Mo. -- Police in Ferguson are vowing to walk the streets and talk to residents more often as part of an effort to repair frayed relations with the community more than a year after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. About 130 people turned out Saturday at Greater Grace Church for the inaugural presentation of the neighborhood policing plan, the St. ...

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Sunday he's facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny about the veracity of his life story and questioned whether the issues dogging him over his autobiography are important to the nation's search for the next president...

WASHINGTON -- In the battle against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough against extremism, but many want to run for cover when it comes to voting on new war powers to fight the militants, preferring to let the president own the battle...

HYATTSVILLE, Md. -- Four people, including a child, died and 14 others were injured after a church van caught fire in a crash with a pickup truck in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Marc Bashoor, chief of the Prince George's County Fire Department, said via Twitter three adults and one child were confirmed as fatalities...

CAIRO -- International passengers departing Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh continued to line up for flights Sunday, as the first of three teams of Russian inspectors was dispatched to the country to examine airport security after the Oct. 31 airline disaster...

STOCKHOLM -- Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday. Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit in Paris, the report highlighted how the effect of global warming is borne unevenly, with the world's poor woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts...

CROYDON, N.H. -- Hilary and Shane Lentz were hooked on the idea of a tiny house, but they weren't sure the reality would be so appealing. Their curiosity led them to the hills of New Hampshire, where a business that started at Harvard University rents out tiny houses for $99 a night. The company, Getaway, has drawn visitors from afar who come to sample life in a 160-square-foot house before they dive headlong into the lifestyle...

NEW YORK -- When fear was pumping through the stock market this summer, most retirement savers kept their cool. So say figures from Fidelity, which could see how individual investors in general behaved by looking at its 13.5 million 401(k) and 6 million IRA accounts as stocks tumbled in New York, Shanghai and places in between during the turbulent third quarter...

The Missouri Department of Revenue's Office of Administration is accepting management contract bids for the Marble Hill license office. More than 17,400 transactions were conducted at the office in fiscal 2015, according to a release from the Department of Revenue, generating $58,120 in agent processing fees...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department's next Coffee With Cops event will be Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St. Officers will be at the library from 1 to 3 p.m. Members of the public are encouraged to stop by and talk to officers or voice concerns...

Elk will be the focus of this month's "Nature Center at Night" event from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Naturalist-led programs will begin at 5:30 and 7 p.m., according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, and youth and adult groups are welcome to attend the free event...

A fugitive remains at large after leading Cape Girardeau police on a chase Saturday afternoon. Police Sgt. Joey Hann said the incident began at 3:40 p.m., when police stopped Jason Michael Jungers, 31, for having expired license plates. The plates, from 2004, were found to belong to another vehicle, not the black 1996 Chevrolet Blazer Jungers was driving...

St. Louis fell to 4-4 with a 21-18 loss to Minnesota.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Pima County, Arizona, authorities said four emus that got loose in a neighborhood on Tucson's southwest side were captured. The four large birds were contained Thursday. County sheriff's officials said two of the emus had been returned to their owner and were back in their pen. They said the other two emus were taken back to their owner in a horse trailer. The emu is the largest bird native to Australia and the second-largest bird in the world, behind the ostrich...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Barbara Ruth Connell, 82, of Mounds died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Jones Funeral Home Villa Ridge is in charge of arrangements.

The governing board of directors for the Community Counseling Center has elected David W. Ramsey of Perryville, Missouri, as a board member representing Perry County. He will serve on the board's policy committee. Before retiring this year, Ramsey was a high-school teacher in the Perry County School District from 1977 to 2004 and a college instructor at Mineral Area College from 1995 to 2015. He and his wife became co-owners of Ponderosa Steakhouse in Perryville in 1999...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assist calls were made at 5:32 a.m. on South Henderson Street, 3:51 p.m. on South Pacific Street and 8:02 p.m. on Hazel Street. n at 1:01 a.m., an alarm system activation with no fire at Towers Circle...

JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n an EMS call on Highland Drive. Saturday n A mutual aid call on Sprigg Street. n An EMS call on South Hope Street. Sunday n An EMS call on Hope Street. n An EMS call on South Hope Street...

O Lord Jesus, may we not be anxious about anything but trust in you always. Amen.

The Racers won 1-0 in the championship game of the OVC tournament.

The Cape County Republican Women's Club will host Cape Girardeau County Public Administrator Lisa Reitzel at its monthly meeting Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. The group will gather for the program and lunch at noon...

Ricky Lee Schweain, 55, of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder, admitting he shot and killed his stepdaughter, Melissa Luttrell, 27, on March 26. "I shot her; I can't deny it," he told Judge Benjamin Lewis. Schweain then described the circumstances of the shooting that occurred near Gordonville, saying he pointed a .22-caliber pistol he knew was loaded at Luttrell and pulled the trigger...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school. President Tim Wolfe, a former business executive with no previous experience in academic leadership, took "full responsibility for the frustration" students expressed and said their complaints were "clear" and "real."...

The freight trains that trundle along Scott City's main street throughout the day pass by the Scott City Historical Museum, where a handful of residents for years have worked to curate a collection of area history. To Gail Crader, a retired professor who oversees the museum's records room, the museum represents a microcosm of Scott City's small-town spirit of cooperation...

A downtown historic district in Cape Girardeau is one step closer to expansion. An application was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office in July seeking to add the 600, 700 and 800 blocks of Broadway to the Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District...

Patterson's new journey as the women's basketball coach at Southeast has been in the making since she was a child, and this season is just the next step toward fulfilling her vision of being a successful coach.

Season Change, Southeast Missouri State University

Melanie Lutes will present her series of Rolling Along children's books about trains this weekend at the Crafts, Gifts and Collectibles Show. The event will be held at Notre Dame Regional High School, November 20-21-22. It all began reading stories to her son, who loved Thomas the Tank Engine books. Lutes explains, "I would go to the library and check out the Encyclopedia of Trains, so he could learn more. That was five years ago and I decided to write my own books."...

The Southeast Missouri State University students in the fall 2015 AR 270 Art for the Elementary Teacher course created paper mache sculptures of flying creatures. Following the completion of their sculptures, the students donated and installed their work at the Discovery Playhouse for children of all ages to enjoy...

Steven Earl Trout, 58, of Jackson racked up 13 convictions or guilty pleas of driving while intoxicated since 1986, and on Monday he was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, the maximum allowed. "It's the most I've seen," Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh said of the number of drunken-driving incidents by one person. ...

A theft victim described his 1988 Buick LeSabre as having rust spots on the roof, and the light blue paint was falling off in places. The ignition switch was damaged, and the doors no longer could lock. He valued the car at just $500. That did not stop it from being stolen by a woman who posed as her identical twin...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2015. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 10, 1975, the U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution equating Zionism with racism (the world body repealed the resolution in Dec. 1991). The ore-hauling ship SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank during a storm in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crew members...

Junior and senior high school students enrolled in the Business Technology program at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center have stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. After contemplating what type of business they would undertake, they settled on a coffee cart from which they would serve Kaldi's coffee...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sylvia H. Meyer, 90, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born July 17, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Richter) Weber. She first married Herbert Geringer, and he preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1973. She later married Arnie Meyer. He preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1996...

ANNA, Ill. -- Rich Fabec, 46, of Anna passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Union County Hospital. Rich was born Nov. 11, 1968, in Lickey, Pennsylvania, the son of Richard George and Ann (Boling) Fabec. He married Sonya Clardy on Oct. 5, 1997. He was a professional musician and taught guitar and bass lessons at Shawnee Community College in addition to private lessons and also lessons at Byassee Music in Marion, Illinois. ...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Barbara Connell, 82, of Mounds died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Villa Ridge, Illinois, on Jan. 9, 1933, to Robert and Nina (Palmer) Aldrich. She graduated from Mounds Township High School in 1950. She married her high-school sweetheart, Jim "Head" Connell, on Dec. 27, 1951...

Kateri Ann "Teri" Ruch, 54, of Daisy passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at her home. She was born July 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leo Francis and Anna Marie Wubker Horrell. She and Matthew Ruch were married Nov. 6, 1982. Teri graduated in 1979 from Leopold (Missouri) High School. She attained her certification from Cape Career and Technology Center in 1982 as a licensed practical nurse. Teri worked 33 years as a nurse in geriatric care...

Mercantile Bank has acquired the deposits and loans of the Cape Girardeau office of Colonial Federal Savings and Loan, which was declared insolvent by the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision yesterday. The Resolution Trust Corp. was named as receiver, and just after closing Friday moved in a team of about 50 people to begin the inventory and closing process that will take about one week. Once the inventory is completed, the failed institution will be turned over to Mercantile...

I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge pavement repairs Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. A MoDOT news release indicates the bridges are located between Missouri Route PP and Missouri Route E. The work will be done today from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m...