Stories from Saturday, April 20, 2013

Cape Girardeau police were looking for an armed robbery suspect Saturday morning. Police converged on Jasper's at 407 Morgan Oak St., at about 10:04 a.m., in response to an armed robbery call. A black man in a camouflage hooded sweatshirt, between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 4 inches tall, stole an undisclosed amount of money, police said. No one was injured...

BOSTON -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday -- apparently in no shape to be interrogated -- as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of the plot.

Close up of turkey head in blue

Today is Saturday, April 20, the 110th day of 2013. There are 255 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 20, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation admitting West Virginia to the Union, effective in 60 days (June 20, 1863)...

A plan has been announced to merge Centerre Bancorporation and Mercantile Bancorporation Inc.; based on Dec. 31 total assets and deposits in the six banks in Cape Girardeau, the merger would give the new holding company approximately a 38 percent share of the Cape Girardeau banking market...