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Hicks dazzles, Bell City baseball team braves wind in victory over Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/16)
It was the first pitching start of the season Tuesday for Bell City junior Austin Hicks, and the conditions were far from ideal. Gusts of wind up to 35 miles per hour never seemed to slow down, but that didn't prevent the Cubs' ace from making the most of his season debut at Scott City High School...
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School board approves proposal to bring back Doniphan football program
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/16)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- After more than 16 years of attempts to bring the sport he loves back to his alma mater, the third time was the charm for Gary Pennington. The Doniphan school board voted Tuesday night to accept the Doniphan for Football Inc. proposal, which would bring football back to the school after a more than 30-year hiatus in three to four years...
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Huff strikes four times as Cape Central girls soccer downs Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/16)
The Cape Central girls soccer team learned a thing or two about playing in the wind in a season-opening loss on Monday. It put those lessons to good use on Wednesday, injected a little youthful energy and broke open a close game in the second half to defeat visiting Kelly 6-0 on Wednesday at Cape Central High School...
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Cape Central's Al Young adds Gibbs Award to his trophy shelf
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Cape Central standout Al Young added the John Gibbs Award to his trophy collection Wednesday night, while Tyeshia Mitchell became the first Sikeston player in program history to win the Bob Gray Award. Both were honored at the 58th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet at the Black River Coliseum, which started with a keynote address by Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray...
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Judge rules Missouri must name source of execution drug
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri judge has ruled the state must reveal the source of the drug it uses to execute prisoners, finding the state's Department of Corrections "knowingly violated" Missouri's open-records law. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem's ruling late Monday won't take effect until appeals are exhausted. Nanci Gonder, spokeswoman for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, said the ruling is under review and declined to say whether there would be an appeal...
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Developer discusses potential of city hall as senior housing with city
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Cape Girardeau City Hall may become senior-citizen housing if a Jackson developer can find a way to make it economically feasible. Chad Hartle approached city officials about possibly buying the former elementary school and converting it into senior-citizen housing as he did with the former Schultz School...
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Anti-violence group examines ways to intervene for at-risk children
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
The discussion at much of the second meeting of Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please, or SNAP, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau was about reaching children before they began getting into serious trouble. Participants at the meeting, about 25 in total, split into groups assigned to a specific topic -- youth, parents, community and violence -- and were directed to come up with ways to address each one...
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Former Cape resident will appear Monday on 'Jeopardy!'
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Next week, Kent Buxton, formerly of Cape Girardeau, will make his debut as a contestant on the television game show "Jeopardy!" His first, but maybe not his last, episode will air Monday. The outcome of each show is kept tightly under wraps, so no one but the contestants and those involved with the show know the winner of an episode before it airs...
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Teamwork teaching: Jackson school uses Encore concept to weave extras into curriculum
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Although Jackson's East Elementary School has been open only since the fall, it already has found ways to link lessons across the curriculum. Jessica Maxwell, who previously served as principal of South Elementary, brought a concept called Encore to her new job that creates collaboration between music, art, library, physical education and counseling teachers for the 432 students in grades K through 5...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/23/16)
Today is Wednesday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2016. There are 283 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Purim begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"...
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Best wishes to Councilwoman Schneider
(Editorial ~ 03/23/16)
Those who keep up with local politics will notice a face missing at Cape Girardeau City Council meetings after this spring. Longtime Councilwoman Loretta Schneider, elected in 1981 as the first woman to serve on the council, is leaving office due to term limits adopted in 1996...
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Trump and the immigration issue
(Column ~ 03/23/16)
Donald Trump's campaign stump speeches are low on specifics and high on emotion. But for all he's getting wrong, there is one point on which he is correct. It was Trump who brought the issue of illegal immigration to the campaign debate and it is Trump who continues to beat that drum on a daily basis...
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Dee Ponder
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
Delores "Dee" Ponder, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Thursday, June 15, 1939, in St. Louis to Ansel Paul and Evelyn Ruby Higgins Jones. Dee worked at the Oran (Missouri) Hat Factory and Thorngate and Columbia Sportswear, both in Chaffee, Missouri...
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David Erlbacher
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
David William Erlbacher, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. "Peewee" was his nickname, but his personality was anything but small. He could charm a crowd or a mad customer like no other. Peewee, a funny man, will be remembered for his mischievous wit, his sense of style and his ability to fix anything...
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Ruby Clark
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
Ruby May Clark, 81, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1934, in West Terre Haute, Indiana, to James Wesley and Ethel Fay Meneely Webster. She married George Samuel Clark on June 21, 1974. He preceded her in death May 2, 2014...
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Ella Friese
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
Ella Marie Friese, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 2, 1931, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Frank and Leona Goetz Bucher. She and Carlston Eugene "Gene" Friese were married Oct. 1, 1949, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fornfelt. He preceded her in death Jan. 10, 2002...
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Rusby Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
Rusby D. Niswonger, 95, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. One of five children, he was born Sept. 23, 1920, in Millersville to Cornelius and Myrtle Hartle Niswonger. He and Mary "Ilene" Welker were married Feb. 15, 1941, in Millersville. They had been married nearly 74 years when Ilene passed away Dec. 25, 2014...
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Evelyn Robinson
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
BRANSON, Mo. -- Evelyn Robinson, 90, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Morningside of Branson Meadows in Branson. She was born March 22, 1925, in Bernie, Missouri, the daughter of Richard and Effie Jerls McCamish. She and Hansel Robinson were married Jan. 11, 1946, at the Church of God in Dexter, Missouri...
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Out of the past: March 23
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/16)
The Southeast Missouri State University Otahkians are unable to overcome the final hurdle in their quest for an NCAA Division II women's national championship. The Otahkians fall to North Dakota State, 81-74. Republican officeholders turn out in the evening for the annual Lincoln Day dinner at the A.C. ...
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Keith Whitehead
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Keith DeLane Whitehead, 64, peacefully passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at his home in Charleston. He was born May 30, 1951, in Cape Girardeau to the late Herald Eugene Whitehead and Bernece Imogene Revelle Whitehead. He grew up in Advance, Missouri, where he graduated from Advance High School in 1969...
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Carl Roe
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
BRIGHTON, Ill. -- Carl Edward Roe, 74, passed away at 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Hahn, Missouri, on April 22, 1941, to Truman and Ruby (Long) Roe. Carl married Margaret Ross on June 1, 1963, in Meadowbrook, Illinois. She survives...
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Firefighters investigate reports of smoke across St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Firefighters are investigating widespread reports of smoke and haze in the St. Louis area. The fire department tweeted Monday night it was looking into the reports but had not located a source...
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Authorities want charge for mom of 4-year-old who shot her
(National News ~ 03/23/16)
PALATKA, Fla. -- The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot her as they were riding in a pickup truck should face a misdemeanor charge, authorities said Tuesday. The mother, 31-year-old Jamie Gilt, put a loaded .45-caliber handgun underneath the front seat of her pickup March 8, and the weapon slid into the back seat where her son Lane was riding in a child booster seat, Putnam County Sheriff's Capt. Gator DeLoach said...
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In Cuba, Obama calls for burying 'last remnant' of Cold War
(International News ~ 03/23/16)
HAVANA -- Capping his visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the "last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas" and urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future for this communist nation 90 miles from the Florida coast...
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Former Missouri lawmaker, father of Sen. Blunt dies
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former Missouri lawmaker who is the father U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and grandfather of former governor Matt Blunt has died. Roy Blunt said his father, Leroy Blunt, died Monday at the Marshfield Care Center in Marshfield, Missouri...
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Crews use radishes to boost soil at Arch grounds
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
ST. LOUIS -- An effort is underway to provide fertile soil as the groundwork for landscaping at the Gateway Arch grounds in St. Louis. In late September, contractors planted about 400,000 radishes in an effort to soften the compacted soil at the national park, which is largely low-quality clay fill, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Hulk Hogan-Gawker jury awards $25M in punitive damages
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/16)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Moments after a Florida jury hit Gawker Media and its founder with $25 million in punitive damages for publishing a sex tape of Hulk Hogan, the former pro wrestler told a gaggle of reporters he and his legal team "made history."...
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Remains of missing Illinois woman identified in Missouri
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A woman's dismembered body found at an Interstate 70 rest stop nearly 12 years ago in Missouri has been identified, police in Illinois and Missouri said Tuesday. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis identified the victim as Deanna Denise Howland of Alton, Illinois. She also was known as Deanna Denise Barker, Deanna Denise Kinnear and Deanna Denise Froehl. She would have been 35 at the time of her disappearance...
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High court's tie vote upholds loan bias ruling
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued its first tie vote since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, leaving in place a lower court ruling that barred two Missouri women from suing a bank for loan discrimination. The justices divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether the women could bring claims under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act after a bank required them to guarantee their husbands' business loans. The law protects loan applicants from bias based on marital status...
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Islamic State claims deadly bombings in Brussels
(International News ~ 03/23/16)
BRUSSELS -- Islamic extremists struck Tuesday in the heart of Europe, killing at least 34 people and wounding scores of others in back-to-back bombings of the Brussels airport and subway. Bloodied and dazed travelers staggered from the airport after two explosions -- at least one blamed on a suicide attacker and another apparently on a suitcase bomb -- tore through crowds checking in for morning flights...
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Springfield approves deal to house inmates in other counties
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield City Council has approved deals with two counties over housing the city's inmates. The Springfield News- Leader reported nearly a year after Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott essentially closed the county jail to offenders arrested on municipal warrants, the City Council voted Monday to use up to $500,000 in budget carry-over funds on housing those people in Miller and Taney counties...
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Vietnam veteran will receive medals 46 years after his service
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After nearly a half century, a clerical error was corrected, and a Sikeston resident will receive his military honors. Ivory L. Wright will be presented with Vietnam War service medals he was awarded but didn't receive because of a clerical error. ...
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'Blackballed' author to discuss racism on college campuses
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
The author of the book, "Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses," will speak March 29 at Southeast Missouri State University. Lawrence Ross will discuss racism on college campuses, how to have difficult conversations on the topic and solutions moving forward...
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Benton woman detained on suspicion of meth
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Scott County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Benton, Missouri, woman on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Tracy L. Spencer, 50, has been charged with felony intent to distribution a controlled substance, two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Missouri woman exposed to carcinogen awarded $20.6M
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri woman has been awarded $20.6 million in damages after federal jurors found a company exposed her to a toxic chemical that left her with permanent disabilities...
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Clinton, Trump add to delegates with Arizona victories
(National News ~ 03/23/16)
WASHINGTON -- Under a fresh cloud of overseas violence, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton added to their delegate troves Tuesday with victories in Arizona as the 2016 presidential contest turned into a clash of would-be commanders in chief. Long lines and high interest marked primary elections across Arizona, Utah and Idaho that were largely an afterthought for much of the day as the world grappled with a new wave of bloody attacks in Europe. ...
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Man ordered to stand trial on fatal hit-and-run
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was ordered to stand trial Monday for his alleged role in connection with a December hit-and-run accident that killed a Poplar Bluff teenager. Accompanied by his attorney, Steve Lynxwiler with the Public Defender's Office, Randel Craig Sparks was supposed to appear before Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Swindle for a preliminary hearing on the Class D felonies of leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with physical evidence...
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Poplar Bluff murder suspect faces additional charges
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man accused of fatally shooting another man who had given him a ride faces additional weapon and assault charges. Joseph Wade Wisdom, 33, initially was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the March 8 death of Stahl Lee Sturgeon, who was found dead inside his Toyota Camry on the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Poplar Bluff...
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Stoddard County voters to decide on sales tax for 911 services
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Kyle Dare never considered disconnecting from a landline meant he would be part of a growing number of people in Stoddard County who do not pay for 911 communication services. "The fact that I'm not paying for that right now is a little troubling," Dare said...
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High school roundup: Jackson baseball team moves to 4-0
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/16)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Fire destroys family's home on Highway 34
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Four fire departments responded at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to a house fire on Highway 34 east of Marble Hill. The house, owned and occupied by Joseph Ridings and his family, was still standing but is considered a total loss, according to Marble Hill fire chief Jim Bollinger...
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Stickup fails when victim sees gun is a toy
(State News ~ 03/23/16)
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. -- A robbery was foiled when the owner of a business realized the would-be robber was using a water pistol. Amanuel Perkins is charged with first-degree attempted robbery. Police said Perkins demanded money from the owner of Sole Survivor Leather Store in Maplewood, and the store owner feared for his life before realizing a multicolored water pistol, not a real gun, was being pointed at him. The store owner pushed away the gun and told the assailant to leave...
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Jackson police report 3/23/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jessica A. Simmons, 30, of Hillsboro, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. n Joshua D. Moore, 29, 245 S. Union Ave., was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway...
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Florntine Blake
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Florntine Blake, 66, of Cairo died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at her residence. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Ronnie Woods officiating...
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Merlin Hayden
(Obituary ~ 03/23/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Merlin S. "Dub" Hayden, 84, of Perryville died Monday, March 21, 2016, at his residence in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, with a Catholic wake at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with recitation of the rosary at 9 a.m...
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Road work 3/23/16
(Local News ~ 03/23/16)
Jackson intersection to be closed for improvements The intersection of U.S. 61, Route 25 and Route 72/34 in Jackson will be closed to traffic while improvements are made to a railroad crossing. Work is expected to begin at 6 p.m. April 9 and end by the evening of April 10. Motorists will be rerouted to Shawnee Boulevard and Main Street, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Prayer 3/23/16
(Prayer ~ 03/23/16)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that in your nearness we may take shelter. Amen.
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Delta School Board: Meredith Cox-Scherer
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/16)
Age: 39 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau, MO Spouse: Kenneth Scherer. Children: Carter, Jolie, Tanner, and Chloe Scherer. Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologist Employer: Missouri Delta Medical Center Businesses owned, all or part: None Currently Vice-President of the Delta Youth League, previously sought school board member of Delta R-V Schools...
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Scott County Central School Board: Carmen Thomas
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/16)
Age: 41 Place of Birth: Chaffee, Missouri Daughter, Trinity Occupation: Student Accounts Program Specialist Employer: Southeast Missouri State University N/A N/A Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No A VERY involved parent who knows the value of a good education...
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Cape Girardeau School Board: Paul Lett
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/16)
Age: 48 Place of Birth: Cape Girardeau My children are Allen and Selina Lett. Occupation: Retired Employer: N/A Farm owner N/A Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No I am a concerned parent and I have been a former employee and student of Cape Public School districts.I have also attended Missouri state university...
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Village of Blodgett Board of Aldermen: David Russell
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/16)
Age: 59 Place of birth: Sandberdino, California Spouse: Mary Margaret Russell Children: Robert Wayne Russell & Crystal Dawn Russell Occupation: Business Owner/ Entrepreneur Employer: Self Employed Businesses owned, all or part: Own all N/A Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/23/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Brandon Willis Fritsche, 21, of Frohna, Missouri, was arrested at Koch and Bloomfield streets on suspicion of DWI. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of receiving stolen property, making a false report, probation violation, possession of methamphetamine and unlawful use of marijuana...
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