Barlow pleads guilty to murder

Late this morning we received word that a woman accused of a July 2007 murder in Bollinger County pleaded guilty.

Lisa Barlow pleaded guilty today in a St. Louis court to the murder of her boyfriend Michael Strong at his Scopus home. We're pursuing details on this story today.

Click here to see what details we have now, and come back later for more information on this development.

Libertyfest put on hold

Last month we reported that the Cape Girardeau air show was planning to skip 2009 due to a soft economy.

Now Cape Girardeau's summer event lineup may take another blow, as Old Town Cape has suspended plans for the 2009 Libertyfest July 4 celebration, also due to the bad economy.

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Jackson wedding planner appears in court

The Jackson wedding planner who was accused of using others' credit card numbers fraudulently appeared in court today.

Michael J. Erzfeld decided to waive his right to a preliminary hearing and will appear in court Jan. 26.

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Nixon inaugurated

Jay Nixon was inaugurated just before noon today, becoming Missouri's 55th governor.

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Tuesday on seMissourian.com

Look for more on the Barlow story, the Libertyfest developments and Nixon inauguration tomorrow on seMissourian.com, as well as stories about a Scott County meth lab bust and how the unemployed struggle with maintaining their health coverage.

We'll also have updates on the Barlow case, Libertyfest and the meth lab bust later today.