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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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A winter storm warning issued early this afternoon predicts that the Cape Girardeau area should receive about 3-1/2 to 4 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. The warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday. The snow will be...
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...
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.

AP video
your stories: news
CASA Informational Meetings to be held (02/08/10)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will be holding Informational Meetings once a month for prospective CASA volunteers. A CASA volunteer has to complete 30 hours of special training and background screenings before they are sworn in as a volunteer child advocate. ...
Sasha (02/08/10)
My GSD Sasha in snow of 2010
Visiting the geese at Capaha Park
Misty Snell ~ 02/08/10
My son Aidan LOVES to go to Capaha Park and feed the geese and ducks...but he doesnt like it when they get too close!
Your Photos: schools
Kelso C-7 Students Searching for Careers (02/08/10)
During the third quarter of 2009-2010 school year, students are exploring the six career paths via missouriconnections.org. Here, in these pictures, students are exploring different careers over the internet and learning about qualifications, education, and experience needed to enter their chosen career path. Career education is an integral part of Kelso C-7's guidance curriculum...
Valentine's Day Fundraiser
Semo Alliance for Disability Independence ~ 02/08/10
SADI's First Annual Valentine's Day Fundraiser was a success. SADI stopped taking orders for the candy bouquets on Friday, February 5, 2010 and was able to take over 220 orders. These candy bouquets were made available for a $15 donation and for an extra $1 more could be delivered in the Cape and Jackson areas. ...
Your stories: Promotional items
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....
  • Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform....
  • Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The head of the Iran's atomic agency said Iran would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor....
  • Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city....
  • Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply....
  • Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officially released Feb. 2....
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 for Cape Girardeau and other counties
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9:00 AM 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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