This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Brown Bag killer sentenced

It was July 31, 2007 when Michael Fencel of Mounds, Ill., walked into the Brown Bag Video II adult video store in McClure, Ill., and shot two people. In the aftermath, a customer was left dead and the store clerk injured.

Last month Fencel pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated battery. Today he was sentenced to 70 years in prison.

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Morning rains lead to car accident, lightning strike

Most people in Southeast Missouri woke up this morning to downpours of rain, and a few rumbles of thunder. While the rain wasn't enough to cause major flash flooding in Cape Girardeau, it did lead to at least one morning car accident, and a rather odd case of lightning striking a home.

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Thorngate closes factory outlet store

It's the final chapter in clothing manufacturer Thorngate's relationship with Cape Girardeau — the company announced today that it will close its factory outlet store. The soon-to-be-defunct Thorngate factory on Independence Street will close next month.

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Test your college bowl game knowledge

Think you know a lot about college football?

Now you can test your knowledge of NCAA football's bowl games against a national audience on seMissourian.com by playing our college bowl game contest.

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Wednesday on seMissourian.com

Check back Wednesday morning to see if the rain expected overnight caused any major travel trouble. And check to read about the SEMO Regional Planning Commission and what it does for you, a report card on the Jackson school system and a court ruling in a local arson case.