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Jeff Long
Finally, a movie for believers
"Eli's coming ... get down on your knees." I played the song, "Eli's Coming," by Three Dog Night, over and over on my stereo as a teenager. Even now, I can remember turning it up loud in the basement and hearing my mother stomp on the upstairs floor...
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The southeast side of West Park Mall took another shot recently. Even before The Pasta House Co. left after 24 years for a more central location in the city, the nearby anchor store that once housed Steve & Barry's has been...
The science laboratories on Southeast Missouri State University's campus reflect two different worlds. Some rooms have corroded sinks and hanging power cords while others gleam with new equipment and open space. Walls of the...
It was cold and snowing outside, but Neal E. Boyd was welcomed with warm applause when he appeared with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra on Friday evening to a sold-out crowd of 940 concertgoers at the Bedell...
One hundred ninety hardy souls costumed as goldfish crackers, ninjas, princesses, polar bears and bananas -- and a multitude of colorful T-shirts and swimming attire -- all braved the 28-degree temperature, a wind chill of...
Scott City vs. Delta girls basketball

Scott City beats Delta 53-42 in girls basketball Feb. 8, 2010 at Scott City.

Polar Plunge

The Polar Plunge took place Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at Trail of Tears State Park to raise money for the Special Olympics of Missouri.

Fourth annual Penguin Party

The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation holds the fourth annual Penguin Party Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

SEMO vs. Eastern Illinois men's and women's basketball

Eastern Illinois beats Southeast Missouri State in women's basketball 71-41, and Eastern Illinois beats Southeast Missouri State in men's basketball 75-49 Feb. 6, 2010 at the Show Me Center.

Central vs. Rosati-Kain girls basketball

Central beats Rosati-Kain 49-42 in girls basketball Feb. 6, 2010 at Central.

Notre Dame vs. Bernie basketball

Notre Dame defeats Bernie 72-47 Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at Notre Dame Regional High School.

Jackson vs. Farmington boys basketball

Jackson beats Farmington in boys basketball at Jackson 53-50, Feb. 5, 2010.

Mississippi Valley Conference semi-finals

Leopold beats Zalma 61-55, and Oak Ridge beats Meadow Heights 80-67 in boys basketball during the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament Feb. 4, 2010 at Chaffee.

SEMO vs. SIUE men's and women's basketball

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beats Southeast Missouri State in women's basketball 59-57. Southeast Missouri State men beat SIUE 68-49 Feb. 2, 2010 at the Show Me Center.

Trout fishing at Jackson Rotary Lake

Trout anglers turn out Feb. 1, 2010 on the first day of the Catch and Keep program at Jackson Rotary Lake.

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your stories: news
Pachyderms To Host Panel Honoring Local GOP Leaders (02/08/10)
The SEMO Pachyderm Club will be hosting a panel honoring local GOP Leaders on Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Dexter BBQ in Cape. The panel will feature long-time, local party leaders discussing the Party's local past, present and future. Attendees confirmed include: David Limbaugh, Donna Lichtenegger, Weldon Macke, Tom Schulte, and David Schwab. Tentative guests include: JoAnn Emerson and Gary Rust...
Stretch & Yawn (02/07/10)
Katie wakes up from an afternoon nap with a good stretch and a yawn!
Polar Bear Plunge
Stephanie Westrich ~ 02/08/10
Jessica Westrich gave high five to a fireman in 32 degree water during the polar bear plunge as her dad Larry Westrich watches.
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Amazing Daisies (02/08/10)
Daisy Girl Scouts from St. Mary School in Cape Girardeau made blankets and donated them to the Building Blocks of Missouri Program. They completed this service project because of their love for babies. The girls used money they earned from their Fall product sales to purchase the fleece for these blankets. ...
Pachyderms To Host Panel Honoring Local GOP Leaders
Holly M. Lintner ~ 02/08/10
The SEMO Pachyderm Club will be hosting a panel honoring local GOP Leaders on Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Dexter BBQ in Cape. The panel will feature long-time, local party leaders discussing the Party's local past, present and future. Attendees confirmed include: David Limbaugh, Donna Lichtenegger, Weldon Macke, Tom Schulte, and David Schwab. Tentative guests include: JoAnn Emerson and Gary Rust...
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Free HDTV From BestBuy (02/03/10)
Perryville Discount Furniture has teamed up with BestBuy to give away free HDTV's with the purchase of select 6 pc livingroom sets from Ashley Furniture. Sets starting at $1399 with a free HDTV. or a bedroom package for $1799 that includes a nice queen Mattress and boxspring from campbell mattress a Queen bed, Dressor, Mirror, a nightstand, and comforter set, and recieve a free HDTV from bestbuy. visit our website a www.perryvillediscountfurniture.com for details or call us at 573-547-1835...
Today's News
State news
  • Mo. man among 5 dead in Connecticut explosion
    ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Fran Walters had a bad feeling something was terribly wrong when she couldn't reach her husband after learning of Sunday's explosion at a Connecticut power plant....
  • McCaskill: Mo. politicians posturing on stimulus
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Claire McCaskill accused Missouri officials of political dishonesty Monday for bashing big spending by Washington while using federal stimulus money to help balance the state budget....
  • Mo. bill lets cities publish information online
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lawmakers considered a bill on Monday that would give small Missouri cities the authority to publish government information only online instead of in print newspapers....
  • Defense seeks new trial in abortion shooting death
    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a high-profile abortion provider have asked a judge for a new trial or their client's acquittal, arguing the judge was wrong when he failed to instruct jurors that they could consider the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter....
  • 4 people killed in St. Joseph duplex fire
    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- The bodies of two infants have been recovered from the scene of a duplex fire that also killed two other people in northwest Missouri....
  • Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama....
  • Seats at a premium on planes, trains out of DC
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic....
  • AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied....
  • Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
    FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen....
  • Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect
    JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer testified Monday....
Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Cape Girardeau, Missouri:

Tonight
Snow
Low: 26
Tomorrow
Chance Snow
High: 28
Low: 21
Wednesday
Partly Sunny
High: 32
Low: 15
Thursday
Partly Sunny
High: 33
Low: 17
Friday
Slight Chance Snow
High: 34
Low: 19
Saturday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 37
Low: 22
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 38
Low: 22
Presidents
Mostly Cloudy
High: 39

Warnings
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 9:00 AM on Tuesday for Cape Girardeau and other counties
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9:00 AM on Tuesday for Perry County

Advisories for Missouri · All advisories nationwide
Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.902/07 21:157 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.302/07 20:547 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 20:457 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 06:227 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.202/06 20:521 mi NNE of Gladstone, NJ
1.202/05 05:211 mi SE of South Cleveland, TN
1.502/05 04:501 mi NE of Peapack, NJ
1.402/04 05:185 mi W of Parma, MO
3.302/04 03:4112 mi NNE of Vega, TX
1.502/03 06:186 mi NNW of Tiptonville, TN
1.502/03 04:063 mi SSW of Dell, AR
2.502/01 17:4310 mi SSE of Arcadia, OK

Poll
Does smoking affect where you go to eat?
 Yes, if it's too smokey, I won't go there.
 Yes, I won't eat anywhere that smoking is allowed.
 Yes, I enjoy smoking. If I can't smoke there, I won't eat there.
 No, if the food is good enough, I'm there.
 No, I really don't think about that at all.

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