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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CO-PILOT HIJACKS PLANE BOUND FOR ROME Boeing 767 with 202 passengers and crew is diverted to Geneva by a man seeking asylum in Switzerland...
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Kezer to testify before Mo. Senate today
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY (AP)-- A state Senate panel is scheduled to hear testimony from a Missouri man who spent 15 years of his life behind bars for a wrongful conviction. The judiciary committee is planning to consider legislation Monday that would alter how eyewitness statements are used in court...
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Charter to switch to all-digital services
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Change is in store for local Charter Communications customers. Charter -- the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States -- is upgrading to an all-digital network, which it said will open up bandwidth for 200 HD channels and faster Internet speeds...
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Fowler retires after appointment fails to gain confirmation
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
DEXTER -- Former state representative Dennis Fowler, R-District 151, is officially retired. Fowler was appointed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole in December but his appointment was never confirmed by the Missouri Senate. The last day for the Senate committee to approve the appointment and send it on to the full membership was Feb. 6. That day passed with no action by the Senate committee...
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Your local weather forecast
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
Washington's Birthday will be cloudy with showers likely, mainly between noon and 3 p.m. then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 48. There will be an east southeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon with gusts as high as 24 mph. ...
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Barbara Wilmoth
(Obituary ~ 02/17/14)
BLOOMFIELD - Barbara Wilmoth, 71, died Feb. 14, 2014, at her home in Bloomfield. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Wednesday until time for services at 1 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Mike Williams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Essex Cemetery...
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Coming up on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
SIKESTON -- Rotary Chili Day will be from 11-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Wesley United Methodist Church on Pine Street. Tickets are $7.50 each fro all you can eat chili, hotdogs and drink. NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Health Department has scheduled WIC satellite clinics for Feb. 18. They will be from 9-11 a.m. Feb. 18 at the Community Center in Gideon and from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Community Center in Risco. For more information, call toll-free 1-800-870-5581...
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River ferry reopens
(Local News ~ 02/17/14)
EAST PRAIRIE - The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is open and operating on the normal winter schedule. The ferry had closed Sunday due to ice coming down the river. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry connects Kentucky Route 1354 at HIckman, Ky., with Missouri Route A and Route 77 near Dorena...
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