This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Squirrel causes major outage

Many of you may have been without power Sunday morning if you live in Cape Girardeau. The reason for the outage was a furry critter, according to AmerenUE.Click here to read more about the Sunday morning outage.

Sunday brush fire burns over 100 acres

Firefighters in Millersville were asked to battle quite a blaze Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night, when somewhere between 125 and 150 acres of field went up in flame in the dry, windy conditions.Click here to read more.

Stem cell poll, economic recovery plan

We just posted a new poll question to seMissourian.com on Sunday. This time we want to know what you think about President Obama's plan to lift restrictions on funding for stem cell research.To vote, look for the poll on the right-hand side of the seMissourian.com home page (under the weather forecast) or on the left-hand side of the news page. You can also leave a comment on the issue.The latest Obama administration news involves the administration's plan to buy up toxic assets, which may cost about $1 trillion. Click here to read the latest on this issue from the Associated Press.

Later today and Tuesday on seMissourian.com

Check back later today for a story on the new organization of staff under Rep. Jo Ann Emerson in the wake of chief of staff Lloyd Smith's departure; a report from the trial of a man accused of killing a Southeast Missouri highway patrolman in 2005; and a recap of tonight's Jackson school board forum.Tuesday morning you can read about the county's paving plan, get a look inside Nordenia USA and more. We'll also be streaming video of the Habitat for Humanity house as it's moved down Broadway on our homepage starting around 9 a.m.

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