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Meteorologist: 'Southeast Missouri lucked out'
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
Snow is steadily falling, but at nowhere near the "catastrophic" level predicted by meteorologists Monday. With temperatures hovering at or above the freezing mark, roads are mostly wet, not icy, and the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., predicts little or no ice accumulation this afternoon...
- Winning Redhawks (Editorial ~ 03/05/08)
- Israeli forces enter southern Gaza, clash with militants; infant killed (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Jackson asks for help with park debris (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Palestinian president rebuffs Rice's request for renewed peace talks (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Brazilian beef company to buy fourth-largest U.S. beef processor (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Russia deepens Ukrainian gas cuts; European supply not yet in danger (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Oil prices won't prompt OPEC to intervene, key officials say (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Congress to subpoena slaughterhouse owner (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Calif. Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage ban (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Europe's capacity to act in Africa tested by Darfur mission (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Northern Ireland leader to give up government, party posts (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Obama must face the reality (Column ~ 03/05/08)
- Congressman pleads not guilty to charges (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- CDC official: We reacted too slowly to formaldehyde concerns in FEMA trailers (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Venezuela moves hundreds of troops to Colombian border (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Regional Science fair set for Thursday (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Boeing wants reason it lost tanker contract (Business ~ 03/05/08)
- Hundreds protest against U.S. after airstrike in Somalia (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Iran plans to continue uranium enrichment (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Bird-watching town adopts compromise on feral cat program (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Memphis police spin wheels in probe of slayings of six (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Jackson police complete alcohol compliance checks (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Judge makes Anna Nicole's toddler daughter her sole heir (Entertainment ~ 03/05/08)
- Storm dumps up to 9 inches of snow on St. Louis area (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Foiled suicide bomber to work for peace (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Mo. Senate bill would let drug convicts get food stamps (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Two Fla. women convicted of keeping teen as slave (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69 at his home (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Federal Reserve chief says more mortgage relief needed (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Crackdown targets shakedown artists who pose as activists (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Kenyan president, opposition meet (International News ~ 03/05/08)
- Despite bacteria, eating snow still safe (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Passenger accused of threatening to blow up plane (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- McCain clinches GOP race; Clinton, Obama split wins (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- LaVerne Van Weelden (Obituary ~ 03/05/08)
- Marion Foli (Obituary ~ 03/05/08)
- Barbara Johnson (Obituary ~ 03/05/08)
- Virginia McConnell (Obituary ~ 03/05/08)
- Police report 3/5/08 (Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/08)
- Fire report 3/5/08 (Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/08)
- Redhawks netters capture OVC opener vs. Austin Peay (College Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Niemczyk's prep career ends quietly (High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Delta girls avenge last year's painful sectional loss to SCC (High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Giant cheese cave gives small cheesemakers new opportunities (Community ~ 03/05/08)
- Creativity key to making lower-fat fondues (Community ~ 03/05/08)
- Philadelphia makes its case as nation's best beer-drinking city (Community ~ 03/05/08)
- Buck will not broadcast Cards games this year (Professional Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Tigers play final home game tonight (High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Redbirds' spring skid reaches four games (College Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- St. Louis Blues ends six-game slide against Kings (Professional Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Out of the past (Out of the Past ~ 03/05/08)
- Luckily low-fat cakes (Column ~ 03/05/08)
- Strong plants from small seeds (Column ~ 03/05/08)
- Armed thieves take Meals on Wheels van (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Man run over while trying to stop thieves dies (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- St. Louis police reconsider practice on fugitives after newspaper series (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Man convicted of 2001 slaying wins new trial (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Speak Out 3/5/08 (Speak Out ~ 03/05/08)
- Fee changes at Shawnee National Forest draw concerns (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- KC Power & Light resists scrutiny into decision to delay Kansas wind farm (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Keathley dies at home in Dexter (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Mo. court hears appeal of ruling striking down midwives law (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Polish priest says he will transfer to another bishop (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Clinton scores 3 wins; McCain clinches (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Himmelberg, ND set sights on Class 4 title (High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- Obama regains ground in Texas caucuses (National News ~ 03/05/08)
- Storm weaker than forecast (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Missouri Guard sending soldiers to Kosovo (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- House approves legislation to track Missourians' prescriptions (State News ~ 03/05/08)
- Getting ready for the next disaster (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Snow could fall on area starting Thursday (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
- Scott County Central thumps Bell City 80-58 in Class 1 sectional (High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
- 30-foot replica of dinosaur to be unveiled next week (Local News ~ 03/05/08)
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House approves legislation to track Missourians' prescriptions
(State News ~ 03/05/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state would track the type and amounts of prescription drugs given to Missourians in a bill given first-round approval by the House. It's designed to cut down on doctor-shopping by making it easier to track a patient's prescriptions...
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Himmelberg, ND set sights on Class 4 title
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
Notre Dame senior Mark Himmelberg drew inspiration from a movie he went to see Friday night. After watching the latest Will Ferrell movie, "Semi-Pro," he felt an added boost as he and his Notre Dame teammates prepare to play in the Class 4 state final four basketball tournament...
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Storm weaker than forecast
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
Jeremy Pierce joked Tuesday he thought he might have to head into his "apocalypse shelter" after hearing the Cape Girardeau forecast for the day. In addition to 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet, meteorologists with the National Weather Service warned of the possibility of "catastrophic icing," issuing a flood watch and winter storm warning. Schools canceled class, and utility and public works crews prepared for the worst...
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Snow could fall on area starting Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
More snow could be dumped on Southern illinois and parts of Southeast Missouri as soon as Thursday night. A storm system is expected to take shape across the Gulf Coast Thursday and move east by late Friday, dropping snow throughout the Ohio Valley region and mid south Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky...
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Missouri Guard sending soldiers to Kosovo
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
Everything Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Busby of Cape Girardeau knows about Kosovo is information he garnered from news media, he said. As one of around 1,000 soldiers training with the Missouri National Guard for deployment to Kosovo as part of a peacekeeping mission, Busby will soon have firsthand experience about the region...
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Getting ready for the next disaster
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
City and county officials in Southeast Missouri are tweaking emergency plans after February's ice storms. Regardless of how airtight they become, people still need to be prepared, according to Jamie Koehler, emergency services director for the Cape Girardeau chapter of the American Red Cross...
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Scott County Central thumps Bell City 80-58 in Class 1 sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The frustration has finally ended for Scott County Central. After losing to rival Bell City in a Class 1 sectional game for four straight years, the Braves finally ended the Cubs' domination in the fifth meeting, beating them 80-58 on Tuesday night at Poplar Bluff High School...
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Obama regains ground in Texas caucuses
(National News ~ 03/05/08)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama regained lost ground in the fierce competition for Democratic convention delegates on Wednesday based on results from the Texas caucuses, partially negating the impact of Hillary Rodham Clinton's string of comeback primary victories...
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Clinton scores 3 wins; McCain clinches
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton scored three victories in a night of revival that denied Barack Obama a ripe opportunity to drive her from the Democratic presidential race. Clarity came only to the Republican side, where John McCain made the nomination his own...
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New Missourian Web site working out the glitches
(Column ~ 03/05/08)
I want to thank everyone who's working their way through the redesigned Web site. With almost any technology transfer of this scale, some hiccups are expected. Literally, thousands of stories have transferred from the old system into the new. Unfortunately, some show up in our internal database, but are not showing on the Web site. We're working on that...
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