All day long we've been following the moving of a home built by Habitat for Humanity from a parking lot on Broadway to its permanent location on North Main Street.So far one half of the house has been moved, and workers will soon try to put the first half on its foundation. You can watch live video of the work on the seMissourian.com home page or by clicking here. We'll have a complete story later on seMissourian.com.
A man in the Bootheel town of Hornersville is wondering what happened to his dog after a veterinarian told him the animal was mauled by a "very large cat," something bigger than a bobcat.In Southeast Missouri, that leads to speculation of mountain lions.Click here to read more of this story from the Daily Dunklin Democrat.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder weighed in today on a political controversy that has caught fire around the state — a state department of public safety report that identifies third parties with extremist militias and domestic terrorists.Kinder has asked for the department head to be placed on administrative leave.Click here to read more of this story, and look for more later from the Associated Press.
Check back later today for more on the Habitat for Humanity house move and Kinder's criticism of the militia report.Thursday morning we'll have a report on the third day of the trial of a man accused of killing a Southeast Missouri highway patrolman, a look at an upcoming county commission meeting that will determine this year's road paving plan and a retrospective on 150 years of the Cape Girardeau Police Department.
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