This afternoon on seMissourian.com

A ban on texting while driving?

A recent study conducted by AAA found that many people in our state are against texting while driving, saying it's too dangerous to be legal.That may mean there's support for a bill proposed to make the practice illegal in Missouri. Click here for the story, and look for more details later on seMissourian.com.

Name and cause released in fatal Jackson fire

Cape Girardeau County and Jackson authorities released today the name of a woman killed in an apartment fire Monday, as well as the cause of the fire. Fire personnel say the blaze that killed the woman by smoke inhalation before burning out was caused by careless smoking.Click here for more on this story.

Two dead in Bootheel counties

Two women died in unnatural ways in two Bootheel counties over the weekend.A Butler County woman appears to have drowned in a drainage ditch leading into the Black River after a late night walk, according to a report in the Daily American Republic newspaper.In Pemiscot County a woman died after she left her vehicle on foot when it was stranded during a weekend snowstorm, the Daily Dunklin Democrat reported today.

Later today and Wednesday on seMissourian.com

Check back later today for more on efforts to ban texting while driving and information on a Missouri House resolution against housing Guantanamo Bay prisoners in the state.Come back Wednesday morning to read about where the investigation into last year's string of arson fires stands and to read more local, state and national news stories.

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