Four years have passed since Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl Dewayne Graham Jr. was found shot to death in the driveway of his rural Carter County home.Now the case is finally closed. A Howell County, Mo., jury found Lance Shockley guilty of murdering Graham today.Click here for more details, and check back later to read more on this story.
A Jackson gas station owned by a New York company has been accused of gouging customers in the wake of Hurricane Ike. A complaint filed with the Missouri Attorney General's Office alleges the station's prices spiked following the hurricane, greatly increasing its profit margins on gas.The owner said he was just following the principle of supply and demand.Click here for more on this story, and check back later for more.
President Obama pledged a renewed commitment to stopping extremists in Afghanistan today, announcing the U.S. will send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan to disrupt al-Qaida and the Taliban.Click here for more details.
Check seMissourian.com later today for more details on the Shockley trial and the complaint against Jackson Bait & Tackle. We'll also post a story on a Southeast Missouri jail escape this afternoon, as well as details on the attempt to sell the building that houses the Royal N'Orleans restaurant. This weekend we'll post stories on an increase in sales at West Park Mall, an event organized by the local NAACP and an update to the Sunshine Law suit between Jay Purcell and the Cape Girardeau County Commission. Monday we'll have an update on the investigaiton into a body found on the Cape Girardeau riverfront in February and the expansion of a local organic pet food business.
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