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Man indicted by federal grand jury on 2010 charges
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Charleston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury following a narcotics investigation. Jeffrey C. Riley Jr., 29, was taken into custody earlier this week after a federal grand jury handed down a two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and maliciously burning a building used in an activity affecting interstate commerce, according to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore. ...
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Ex-officer sentenced for coercing driver into sex
(State News ~ 12/24/13)
COUNTRY CLUBS HILLS, Mo. (AP) -- A former suburban St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to one year in jail for coercing a female motorist into sex. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1iccvDd) reports that 50-year-old Timothy Jones, of Troy, was sentenced Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court. The former Country Club Hills police officer suspected the 24-year-old woman of drunken driving when he stopped her three years ago...
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Missing Mo. woman found dead in Ill. car trunk
(State News ~ 12/24/13)
MADISON, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities say the body of a St. Louis woman who went missing last month has been found in a car trunk in southwestern Illinois. Authorities say the body of 50-year-old Sybil Ann Brandon was found Friday in her abandoned car in Madison, just northeast of St. Louis...
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Charges filed in fatal hit-and-run in St. Louis
(State News ~ 12/24/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 47-year-old man has been charged in a weekend hit-and-run crash in St. Louis County that killed a teenager. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1bmpmdz ) that Redmond Harris of St. Louis County was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while revoked. He's being held on 445,000 bond...
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Cape council gives initial OK to use-tax ballot
(State News ~ 12/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Placement of a use tax question on the April 8 ballot received first-round approval from the Cape Girardeau city council Friday, but the council wants more time to look at a related proposal to lower property taxes. Friday's special meeting at city hall was held so the council will have time to vote at a later meeting whether to put the use tax question on the ballot. ...
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Montgomery earns conservation dept. honor
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joel Montgomery Sr. was honored Friday as one of Missouri's Conservation Ambassadors. However, his love for the outdoors began years ago. While growing up, Montgomery would tag along after his older brother, Ray Henley, and together they would catch fish in the ditches around Sikeston or hunt rabbits, squirrels and quail with the assistance of his dog, Curley, said his son, Richard Montgomery...
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Ag Expo slated for January 24-25, 2014
(Community News ~ 12/24/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- One of the largest farm trade shows in the region, Ag Expo 2014, is scheduled for Jan. 24 and 25 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Booths are available to purchase. This is the 28th year of Ag Expo, which is sponsored by Butler County University of Missouri Extension Council and the Ag Club of Three Rivers College...
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Heavy rain pounds Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
Heavy rain pummeled the region Friday into Saturday, causing flooding in many areas. Nearly four inches of rain fell across the area, filling roadway ditches and leaving many residents baling water from basements. No major flooding was reported in the immediate area of Stoddard County. ...
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Mo. lawmaker proposes September to May school year
(State News ~ 12/24/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- School in August. Sound good, kids? A proposal in Missouri would ensure schools don't start until September and end before June. The bill also seeks to require students to spend more time in the classroom and participate in summer school if they do not perform up to snuff...
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2 pedestrians killed near Fisk
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
FISK, Mo. -- Two from Fisk are dead after being struck Saturday evening by a pickup truck on Highway 51, one mile west of Fisk. According to the Highway Patrol, their major crash team is investigating the deaths that occurred when Roger A. Mannon, 56, also of Fisk, was westbound and struck the two. Mannon was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup...
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Commission looks at replacing more bridges
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission Monday discussed adding more bridges to the three already programmed for replacement using Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (BRO) funds. All three commissioners talked to representatives in the various townships to identify bridges that are most in need of replacement...
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A gift from the heart
(Local News ~ 12/24/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man has learned firsthand about the true meaning of giving this holiday season. Forty-two-year-old Robbie Anderson is the recent recipient of a new heart, and for the medical personnel at SoutheastHEALTH Center in Dexter's Cardiac Rehab facility, he has surpassed all expectations and serves as their motivator for a number of other cardiac patients...
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Dexter basketball team cruises to semifinals of Lady Royals Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/24/13)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball program is halfway to its third straight Lady Royals Classic championship. Undefeated Dexter experienced little difficulty advancing to the championship semifinals of four-round 16-team double-elimination tournament...
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Bernie boys down Scott City 75-41, Chaffee beats Advance 92-82
(High School Sports ~ 12/24/13)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. - B.J. Jennings scored a game-high 23 points as the visiting Bernie Mules picked up their seventh consecutive win Saturday night against Scott City. Bubby Schwent added 14 points for Bernie (7-0). Isiah Berry led Scott City (4-3) with 14 points while Trent Pobst recorded 13 points and five rebounds. Braden Cox tallied five assists along with seven points for the Rams...
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