Stories from Saturday, April 7, 2012

Today is Saturday, April 7, the 98th day of 2012. There are 268 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 7, 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal had its beginnings as Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S. Navy petroleum reserves to his friends, oilmen Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny...

In an effort to come up with mutually acceptable annexation boundaries for Cape Girardeau and Jackson, the Cape Girardeau City Council last night called for establishment of a committee of officials from both communities to tackle the issue. The Jackson Board of Aldermen voted unanimously last night to proceed with plans for the proposed annexation of disputed land east of the city; the measure was approved while the Cape Girardeau City Council was busy laying plans for a committee to solve the annexation dispute between the two towns.. ...