Stories from Saturday, July 8, 2017

Today in History Today is Saturday, July 8, the 189th day of 2017. There are 176 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 8, 1947, a New Mexico newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a "flying saucer" that crashed onto a ranch; officials then said it was actually a weather balloon. (To this day, there are those who believe what fell to Earth was an alien spaceship carrying extra-terrestrial beings.)...

After nearly six months of deliberation, the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board is apparently ready to recommend to the Cape Girardeau City Council how best to spend reserve city tourism funds; without taking formal action, the board yesterday reached a consensus that a sports complex combining the best components of two separate proposals would be the best use of the funds...

2017 Lawless Harley Davidson Freedom Rally Ride over Bill Emerson bridge.