Stories from Wednesday, November 20, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri wildlife officials say the fall deer hunt could still turn out to be normal despite a slower than usual start due to poor weather conditions. The Department of Conservation says hunters killed 61,446 deer on the opening weekend of the November firearms season...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) -- Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put to death Wednesday in Missouri, the state's first execution in nearly three years. Franklin, 63, was executed at the state prison in Bonne Terre for killing Gerald Gordon in a sniper shooting at a suburban St. ...

The National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky. on Wednesday released damage survey results for severe weather that hit Scott County, Mo., over the weekend. The National Weather Service reported that an EF3 tornado touched down Sunday near Vanduser, Mo., and Blodgett, Mo. The tornado produced 140 mph winds and traveled a path of 19 miles...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eight months after the board of aldermen accepted his resignation, former police chief Keith Tarrillion wants one last paycheck. Tarrillion, who was charged Oct. 31 with theft, forgery and making a false report, resigned in March amid allegations of professional misconduct...

Western Kentucky's Alexis Govan was voted the preseason Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in late October. Govan showed the talent that warranted that honor Tuesday night at the Show Me Center. The junior guard netted a game-high 21 points, 17 in the first half, to lead the hot-shooting Hilltoppers (3-1) to a 90-75 victory over Southeast Missouri State (2-2)...

Jaime Zimmerman, animal care supervisor at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, pulls the cord that slides the door for Dixie to let her inside. Morning cleaning of the dog pens has just finished, and water bowls are filled. The female Labrador retriever bounds through the door, lets out an excited bark and attacks a stuffed Garfield toy. ...

The Delta School District has tabled plans to build a safe room/multipurpose room until it finds out whether it can get additional funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Superintendent Nate Crowden said the district received six bids for its facility. All of them came in over budget...

Saint Francis Medical Center on Tuesday announced a program that will reimburse Cape Girardeau Public School District employees up to $500 per family if they choose to include the hospital in their 2014 insurance network, which will cost district employees about $40 a month...

In memory of JFK, here is a picture of the eternal flame that marks his grave in Arlington.

US Bank donated $1500.00 to the Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation to help fund their Great Ideas Teaching Grants program. The program is designed to help put money into projects designed by the teachers themselves to help discover more innovative teaching strategies. ...

The Southeast Missouri Food Bank received a donation from US Bank in the amount of $1200.00 to help feed the community. Pictured left to right: Jim Ham- Vice President, US Bank; Kristen Canter- Development Director; Steve Green- Market President, US Bank...

This is one of the advantages of living in Missouri in autumn. Maple trees lining our driveway.

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2013. There are 41 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey...

Promoting a healthy lifestyle and literacy, the Cape Girardeau County Healthy Communities Coalition is launching Story Book Trail to give families a chance to walk, skip or run -- and read -- at the same time. Teri Wilson, corporate accounts coordinator of corporate communications for SoutheastHEALTH, presented the initiative to the Success By Six leadership team meeting Tuesday at the United Way of Southeast Missouri office...

NEW YORK -- One of the lead producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" says moving the show to Las Vegas makes sense because Sin City has always been a better fit for the splashy musical than the Great White Way. "We can have a more exciting and better show in Las Vegas. ...

CLAYTON, Mo. -- Regional leaders gathered Tuesday near the St. Louis city-county border to promote the latest effort to consider a local government merger that proponents say would save money by streamlining services and provide other benefits...

WASHINGTON -- A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions opponents say have led more than a third of the state's clinics to stop providing abortions. The justices voted 5-4 to leave in effect a provision requiring doctors who perform abortions in clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital...

WASHINGTON -- The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests...

WASHINGTON -- On the eve of new talks, President Barack Obama is plunging ahead in search of a nuclear agreement with Iran despite opposition from American allies in the Middle East and skepticism, if not open hostility, from Congress. Iran is pressing ahead in its own way, trying to make a deal more likely to ease painful economic sanctions without losing hardliners at home...

It did not feel much like winter on Sunday when severe storms ripped through parts of the Midwest. However, weather can be finicky. One day its 70 degrees, the next we're looking at cold temperatures and a chance of snow. This is Winter Weather Awareness Day. The Missouri Department of Public Safety issued a news release last week encouraging Missourians to prepare for winter storms and the potential threats they can present...

I would like to thank the Notre Dame volleyball team for another outstanding winning season. After watching the tournament this last week, I feel that, player for player, you are as good as any player in the state. I am sure you understand that both Perryville and Dexter are very well coached teams, and the two coaches are both outstanding coaches. Girls, congratulations, and again I say, player for player, you're one of the best in the state...

Let's face it -- the past week was less than kind to our president. And the same can be said about the embattled, but still arrogant, Alec Baldwin. But these two kindred spirits of the far political left have similar problems because they made similar mistakes...

SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that was not initially reported to police, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during Zimmerman's first court appearance on domestic violence-related charges...

The Cape Rock Church of God, 907 Broadway, celebrates its 16th anniversary; a dinner is served in the outreach center after the morning worship service; pastor of the church is the Rev. Rick Dotson. Wendy Rust of Cape Girardeau has been named Missouri's Mother of the Year for 1989; she was nominated for the honor by two local organizations, the PEO Chapter GF and the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts...

WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $13 billion in a landmark settlement and acknowledged that it misled investors about the quality of risky mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement announced Tuesday with the Department of Justice is the largest ever between the U.S. government and a corporation. It also included settlements with New York, California and other states...

Son to Andrew and Cara Exler of Sunrise, Fla., Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Fla. 7:59 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Name, Braden Matthew. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Second child, second son. Mrs. Exler is the former Cara Duncan, daughter of Rick and Bonnie Duncan of Chaffee, Mo. She is a physical therapist. Exler is the son of Lee and Pamela Exler of Cape Girardeau. He is the owner of Andy's Sweet Tooth...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item: Theft...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Jerry Unger, 78, of Frohna passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. One of eight children, Jerry was born March 16, 1935, to Bob and Oma Cobble Unger. He and Imogene Meyer were married Aug. 13, 1960, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Linda Kathleen Tucker, 68, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Whitewater Christian Church. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Ray White officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Wilma Imogene Schreiner, 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at the Lutheran Home where she resided the past two years. Born on Nov. 1, 1924, near Grassy, Mo., she was the daughter of Willard V. and Bessie Abernathy Burk. She married Kenneth W. Schreiner on March 6, 1941, in Jackson. He preceded her in death July 10, 2009...

Lydia Kathryn Reeves, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 29, 1923, in Arkansas to Samuel and Eva McKa Nation. She and C. Franklin Reeves were married Aug. 31, 1941, at Milton, Fla. He preceded her in death May 17, 1997...

Betty Ann Meier, 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 11, 1927, in Jackson, daughter of the late Leonard E. and Edna M. Birk Grossheider. She was married to Joe Wilson Smith on Dec. 8, 1945. She later married H. Roy Meier on April 3, 1971. He passed away May 5, 2005...

Albert D. Lunsford, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 2, 1928 in Ester, Mo., to William H. and Louise Grieshaber Lunsford. He and Marian J. Schlegel were married Jan. 13, 1951, in Cape Girardeau...

GRASSY, Mo. -- Paul Dean "Buck" Liley, 72, of Benton, Ark., formerly of Grassy, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. He was born Dec. 14, 1940, at Grassy, son of Jessie and Viola Joslin Liley. Paul worked at various area pallet manufacturing plants and at the Lee Roan Manufacturing Co. in Jackson. He was an avid wild game hunter and especially liked to hunt deer. He also was a follower and fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team...

Eugene "Gene" Haenni, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1939, in Villa Park, Ill., son of Otto and Elizabeth Haenni. He married and is survived by his wife, Patricia Haenni; two sons, Christopher Haenni of Detroit and Patrick Haenni of Springfield, Mo.; and one daughter, Katharine Wright of Washington, Mo. He also is survived by two sisters, Carol Orchard of Glendale, Mo., and Mary Ann Hayden of Florissant, Mo...

Anne Goodin Brown, 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 1, 1921, in Charleston to the late Albert Vernon and Fannie Cox Goodin II. She left Charleston in 1950, living in Akron, Ohio, and St. Louis before returning to Charleston in 1980 and then moved to Cape Girardeau in 1991...

John Melvin Adams, 91, of Leavenworth, Kan., passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Twin Oaks Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Facility. He was born April 18, 1922, in Jackson, the son of Archie and Elsie Moore Adams. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1941 and moved to San Diego. ...

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- One of the men accused of murdering a Cape Girardeau tattoo artist had his case continued Tuesday while his attorneys address federal drug charges against him. Brent Bouren, 42, of St. Louis faces state charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, witness tampering, second-degree assault and felonious restraint in connection with the death of Samuel Francis, whose body was found July 25 in a septic tank near Bonne Terre, Mo...

Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger will meet a familiar challenger in April as he seeks a second term, while last-minute filings Tuesday will prompt races for two of three Cape Girardeau city council seats...

The trash-collection schedule for the city of Jackson will be altered in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. According to a news release issued by Rodney Bollinger, director of Pubic Works, the sanitation department will not be in operation Nov. ...

The Eagle Ridge boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season at Rivers of Life Christian School in Granite City, Ill. Junior Josh King scored 26 points to lead the Eagles (1-2) to the road win. Junior Jordan Cliff added 13 points and senior Josh Friedrich contributed 10...

The Rams anticipate their No. 1 QB being ready for next year's season opener

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Coming off a poor performance, St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak gave up a goal 10 seconds into Tuesday night's game against the Buffalo Sabres. After that he was flawless, making 23 saves for the Blues in a 4-1 win. "I was hoping to get a few shots early in the game, but not the way it was," Halak said. "I started feeling more comfortable as the game went on, especially in the second I made some saves that got my confidence back and I started feeling better."...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Three Dexter High School students have been referred to Juvenile Services after an alleged incident involving illegal narcotics. According to Mike Davis, chief juvenile officer of the 35th Judicial Circuit, school officials contacted law enforcement Nov. 13 regarding the incident...

A Senath, Mo., mother-and-son storm-chasing team found themselves a little too close to the tornado outbreak Sunday that hit the Midwest. Skyler Lancaster and his mother, Donna Jo Temple, were in Brookport, Ill., when a twister touched down there. Three people are confirmed dead and at least 100 homes damaged in Brookport...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Thousands gathered at a central Pennsylvania battlefield park Tuesday to honor a speech given 150 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln predicted would not be long remembered. The inspirational and famously short Gettysburg Address was praised for reinvigorating national ideals of freedom, liberty and justice amid a Civil War that had torn the country to pieces...

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals hope to purchase their minor-league affiliate in Memphis as city leaders there consider a plan to save the financially strapped Class AAA Redbirds. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that general manager John Mozeliak and chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. were scheduled to meet with Memphis business leaders Tuesday to pitch the plan...

O Father God, may we choose our words in love and kindness, pointing others to you. Amen.

Maxine Zickfield, 99, of Cape Girardeau peacefully entered her heavenly home Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. She was born Nov. 11, 1914, at Newton, Ill., to the Rev. Orville Elmer and Maud Trimble Isley. In 1926, she moved to Cape Girardeau after her father accepted a call to minister at Sargents Chapel Lutheran Church in Sedgewickville, Mo. She attended College High School and Southeast Missouri State University on an academic scholarship and participated in glee, drama and debate...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO The third annual "Nativities Around the World" event is scheduled for December 6-8th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau. This free event is the only of it's kind and size in the area and a great way to kick off the holiday season...

For Immediate Release SCC Expands Community Education Courses for 2014 November 20, 2013 Shawnee Community College is expanding their Community Education courses for 2014. The upcoming Spring semester will be packed full of great opportunities for those whom are interested in learning something new and meeting new people...

Cape Central Middle School sixth grade Students of the Month for October are, from left: (front row) Maria Seidu-Sofo, , Brionna Lamburth, Caedan Knepp and Jowairia Khalid; (second row) Grayson Davis, Anna Wilke, Eli Arnn and Archna Sobti; (third row) Brittney Trapp, Ben Hoots, Yeniah Jackson and Alisha Bloom. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Central Middle School...

Cape Central Middle School fifth grade Students of the Month for October are, from left: (front row) Sarah McKinley Davis, Elsie Harris, Bronson Lively and Colton Emmons; (second row) Taliya Watson, Calvin Brunkhorst, Walker Daum and Rian King; (third row) Reeanna Foster, Jeremy Mayhall, Emma Ford, Amari Martin and Abby Green. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Central Middle School...