Stories from Friday, December 25, 2015

Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 25, the 359th day of 2015. There are six days left in the year. This is Christmas Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 25, 1818, "Silent Night (Stille Nacht)" was publicly performed for the first time during the Christmas Midnight Mass at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria...

Frigid temperatures do little to melt the two inches of snow and ice received Sunday, giving Cape Girardeau and the area a white Christmas; the high for the day barely tops the freezing mark, and the low is just 14 degrees, up from yesterday's low of 8...