Region digest 04/30/05

Man guilty of taking bear across state lines

A Kennett, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court in Cape Girardeau Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of illegally transporting a black bear. Mark William Wiseman, 33, admitted to illegally shooting a black bear with a bow in Howell County in October 2003 and transporting it to Arkansas to be checked because Missouri doesn't have a bear season. He then took the animal back to his home and later to a taxidermist in Arkansas. The federal Lacy Act prohibits the interstate transfer of any animal taken in violation of any statute. Wiseman agreed to pay a $2,500 fine and to forfeit the bear skin and the bow used to shoot the bear.

Search at Jackson Food Lockers yields arrest

Jackson police arrested a suspect believed to be distributing drugs near Jackson High School on Friday. Members of the Jackson Police Department, Bollinger County Sheriff's Department and the SEMO Drug Task Force served a search warrant at Jackson Food Lockers, 400 S. High St. Craig Meyer, 47, was arrested on suspicion of felony distribution of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Jackson city jail.

State shifting to taking resumes only online

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Starting Monday, Missouri will begin accepting applications for thousands of state jobs online, and once the system is phased in, paper resumes are out. The online application system will be available Monday for most types of jobs under the merit system, from clerical staff to cooks and social service workers. Other types of jobs will be phased in over the next year, the Office of Administration said Friday.