This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Cape Girardeau man sentenced for child molestation

A Cape Girardeau man received significant prison time on Monday when he was sentenced to 8 years in prison in connection with the molestation of a 5-year-old girl.Micheal Brian Hinman, 29, of 224 F Fort St., was sentenced in a county court Monday. Click here for some details on this case, and check back later at seMissourian.com to read more.

Science fair

Our education reporter Alaina Busch has been at the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair today, and she'll be filing a story about the event later on seMissourian.com, including a list of winners.

MoDOT to hold public hearing on stimulus projects

MoDOT has a lot of money coming from the federal government ($525 million to be exact). Now the state transportation agency just has to figure out how to spend the cash. MoDOT is holding public hearings around the state to talk with the public about priority projects, including one tonight in Sikeston.Click here for more details on the meeting, and check back tonight or Wednesday morning for a story from the public hearing.

Later today and Wednesday on seMissourian.com

Check back later today for more on the child molestation case and the MoDOT public hearing, as well as a story on the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair.Check back on Wednesday morning for more on these stories plus a look at what local churches are doing to protect congregations and pastors in light of the recent church shooting.

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