This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Joshua Kezer exonerated

After 15 years in prison for murder, Joshua C. Kezer today learned that he might soon be a free man.Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan issued an opinion today overturning Kezer's 1994 conviction for the murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless. The state now has 10 days to decide whether or not to try Kezer again.Click here for more details on the judge's ruling. You can read our past coverage of the Kezer case, watch testimony from the December hearing and more on our page devoted to Kezer's case. And stick with seMissourian.com today, tonight, tomorrow and beyond for more on this case.

Power restored to most

Weeks after the devastating ice storm hit our area, nearly all homes in Southeast Missouri have electricity once again, according to reports from electric cooperatives.Click here for more from the Daily American Republic newspaper.

City golf course renovation miscalculation

The Jaycee Municipal Golf Course renovation project has run into an early snag. Bids are in for work on the course, and the lowest one is $264,000 higher than the city had estimated.The city council will meet tonight to discuss the bids. We'll have the story from the meeting on seMissourian.com following the discussion tonight.

Later today and Wednesday on seMissourian.com

Come back to seMissourian.com later today and tonight for more on the Kezer and golf course stories plus a look at which local projects MoDOT is looking to spend stimulus money on.Check back Wednesday morning for extensive stories on the Kezer case, how it got to this point and what happens next, and a report from a Cape Girardeau rape trial.

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