News

Local

• Purcell suing county commission over Sunshine Law
• Police apprehend two suspects in Scott City robbery
• 'The dog bought its own car': County officials OK vehicle for K-9 unit
• Southeast working on $490,000 project with lush greens and waterfall
• Chaffee taps $1.6 million fund for scholarships
• DNR says quarry approval could take years; opponents set another meeting
• Obama: Choice in November will be clear
• Steelman calls for tax cuts, tax study during Cape visit
• Seniors and Lawmen Together to hold memorial service for fallen officers
• Jackson School Board approves agenda items

State/Regional

• Mo. gov. candidate Steelman calls senators 'cowards'
• Protesters demand honorary degree for Schlafly be rescinded
• Adair Co. jail administrator suspended after shooting
• Convicted church burglar pleads to more charges
• Marion woman dies weeks after being pinned by her husband's body
• Wettest spring ever in St. Louis
• POW/MIA monument to be dedicated at Bloomfield
• Sheryl Crow does PSA aimed at teen drivers
• Missouri town's police chief, 2 officers suspended
• Murders in St. Louis up from same period last year

National

• Bernanke: Financial turmoil easing
• Anonymous rape tests to be offered nationwide due to federal requirement
• New rules from Bush put limits on lawsuits
• Clinton wins W.Va.; Obama still leads race
• Farm bill does little for food crisis abroad
• Fla. fires destroy 40 homes; arsonists sought
• High gasoline prices spawning songs, signs, symbolic acts

Sports

High School

• ND reaches district final with win over Perryville
• Werner places second in Class 4
• Oran, Bernie to play for title
• Cody Mitchell, Advance golf

College

• Resurgent Redhawk helps in 12-4 win over UCA
• Redhawks' Maxwell to undergo third operation on knee
• Review: Southeast basketball provides too many passes

Professional

• Welch's videos disclose no new rules violations
• Cards expect Molina to be disciplined for antics
• Blues sign top picks from 2005, 2007 drafts
• Sorenstam announces plan to retire
• Pirates down Cards 8-4 in 10 innings

Features

• Taming children's clutter can be easy with creativity
• Recipe Swap: South Carolina traditions meet Missouri tables
• A Harte Appetite: Something to go nuts over

Opinion

• Plenty to do
• Longer tourism hours
• Speak Out 5/14/08

Records

Obituaries

• Lee Chambers
• Francis Clements
• William Pobst
• James Hickman
• George Eudy
• Cheryl Parker
• Ethel McSpadden
• Mae Holt

Miscellaneous

• Correction 5/14/08
• Out of the past
• Police report 5/14/2008