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Exhibit evolves into Levi's Children's Charity (05/22/13)
SIKESTON -- A Scott County family's desire to remember 3-year-old Levi Collom while coping with his death has helped the hundreds of people who've reached out to them over the past year -- and will continue to do so through a newly formed charity. Levi's Children's Charity, a nonprofit corporation, recently established following a year of fundraising efforts to support the construction of Levi's Adventure Trail, an outdoor Discovery Playhouse exhibit comprised of things the preschooler enjoyed doing.. ...
SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team gets call to help survivors in Oklahoma (05/22/13)
NEW MADRID --Today, members of the Moore, Okla., community are struggling to find bits of their past in the rubble left by Monday's devastating tornado. On Friday, when the members of the SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team arrive, they hope to help survivors to rebuild for their future...
Miner will keep volunteer fire dept. (05/22/13)
MINER -- Miner will keep its volunteer fire department. The Miner Board of Alderman voted during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday to not enter a contract with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety for fire protection services. Mayor Frank Tatum opened the discussion by inviting DPS Director Drew Juden to make a proposal...
Decorated Marine will speak at Memorial Day service (05/22/13)
SIKESTON - A decorated Marine commanding officer will speak during Sikeston's annual Memorial Day observance. Colonel Mitchell E. Cassell, a native of Charleston, is the featured speaker for the Memorial Day service set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Park. Also participating will be veterans from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars along with members of the Sikeston National Guard...
Roofers to start early on courthouse if weather cooperates (05/22/13)
BENTON -- Scott County commissioners are fine with the roofer starting early. Now if the weather will only cooperate. Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner, said during the regular Scott County Commission meeting Tuesday that the Commission has given Drury Company the OK to start today on the reconstruction of the roof over the south wing of the Scott County Courthouse...
  • Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said....
  • Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant....
  • UK officials: Radical Islam drives London attack
    LONDON (AP) -- Two U.K. government officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a London military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam....
  • Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS....
  • Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating
    PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences....
Israel releases Palestinian cleric (05/08/13)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say they have released the top Muslim cleric in the holy land after several hours of questioning over disturbances at a disputed Jerusalem holy site. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Hussein, was released on Wednesday afternoon...
Italy cargo ship slams into Genoa port, kills 7 (05/08/13)
ROME (AP) -- Rescue workers in diving gear found seven bodies Wednesday in the wreckage after a cargo ship slammed into the dock at Genoa, toppling the busy Italian port's control tower into the harbor. Four people were hospitalized and two others remained unaccounted for, Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue teams at the scene, told The Associated Press...
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    PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors in Jodi Arias case say they're unable to reach decision; judge sends them back....
  • Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase....
  • Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
    BANGKOK (AP) -- Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating....
  • Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
    CHICAGO (AP) -- A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite....
  • Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
    MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine....
  • Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
    EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle....
  • Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
    GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) -- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived....
  • Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant....
  • Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic
    SYDNEY (AP) -- An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself....
  • Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
    KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) -- A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works....
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Administration fails to give us the truth
A White House senior advisor said Sunday that it was "irrelevant" where the President was during the raid on the Benghazi compound where four Americans were killed. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked with great indignation "What difference, at this point, does it matter," when questioned about the "talking points" of the Benghazi raid...
In the race to get news wrong
Like many, I spent the last week glued to my television and smart phone watching the happenings in Boston. But as one news outlet after another made misstep after misstep, I became increasingly embarrassed to say I was a member of the media, no matter how far removed...
To Tell the Truth
Back in the 1950s and '60s there were several popular game shows revolving around telling the truth or telling a lie. "To Tell the Truth" with Bud Cullyer and the panel of Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean and Kitty Carlisle was my favorite, but we also watched "I've Got a Secret" and "What's My Line."...
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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. DIGGING OUT FROM OKLAHOMA TORNADO

Rescuers are nearly finished searching for victims, but most Moore residents are just starting to find out whether their homes were destroyed.

2. STAR WITNESS IN IRS HEARINGS NOT TALKING

Lois Lerner, who revealed the agency's targeting of conservative groups, has said she will invoke the Fifth Amendment when called to testify before Congress today.

3. IMMIGRATION CLEARS ITS FIRST HURDLE

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to pass a key priority for Obama's second term, creating a pathway to citizenship for millions.

4. WHAT JODI ARIAS SAID FROM PRISON

After begging a jury to let her live, Arias tells the AP that she didn't get a fair trial and her lawyers should have called witnesses to support her claims that her boyfriend abused her.

5. BREAKTHROUGH IN BENGHAZI PROBE

The U.S. says it has ID'd five suspects in the deadly attack in Libya, though it doesn't yet have enough evidence to try them.

6. ANTHONY WEINER LAUNCHES COMEBACK CAMPAIGN

The ex-congressman whose career imploded over raunchy tweets two years ago announced in a video that he's running for New York City mayor.

7. NORTH KOREA SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY TO CHINA

The trip is the highest-profile visit by a North Korean official to China this year as Beijing is showing more frustration with Pyongyang over nuclear threats.

8. SUICIDE AT NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL

A 78-year-old historian put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old French monument, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head.

9. WHAT THE NEW XBOX CAN DO

The console seamlessly switches back and forth between watching live TV, listening to music, watching a movie and browsing the Internet.

10. WHO WON'DANCING WITH THE STARS'

Country singer Kellie Pickler edged out Disney Channel star Zendaya and football pro Jacoby Jones.

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