Stories from Saturday, July 4, 2015

We found this fawn resting in our flower bed while it was waiting for its mother to come back from grazing.

Today is Saturday, July 4, the 185th day of 2015. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day. Today's Highlight in History: On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia...

Thousands of people turn out for area Independence Day festivities, despite dangerously hot weather that sees the heat index climb to a scorching 116 degrees in Cape Girardeau; it marks the first time this year that temperatures at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport hit the 100-degree mark; around 10,000 people attend the Jackson Jaycees Fourth of July celebration in the Jackson City Park, and about 5,000 attend the Knights of Columbus-sponsored Oran (Missouri) Picnic; another 1,100 participate in the first God and Country Celebration at Arena Park.. ...