Stories from Saturday, December 12, 2015

The departure of at least one Southeast Missouri State men's basketball player from the program was not by choice, according to the player's family. Marcus Wallace, one of three sophomores whose exit from the program were announced late Friday night, was alerted in the days following Tuesday's 79-52 loss to Bowling Green that he would no longer be part of the team, according to his father, Marcus Wallace Sr., who said the departure was not due to any misconduct or violations...

Today in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2015. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 12, 1915, singer-actor Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey. On this date: In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution...

The final two phases of cleanup at the Kem-Pest Superfund site near Cape Girardeau may begin next summer and, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, will cost nearly $770,000; the EPA has recommended decontamination and off-site incineration of a building that was used to produce pesticides...

The visiting Rebels defeated the Redhawks 75-64.

Five Southeast athletes opened their senior indoor track & field seasons with first-place finishes at the EIU Early Bird Invitational hosted by Eastern Illinois over the weekend in Charleston, Illinois. On the women's side, Ayonna Cartwright placed first in the 60-meter dash in 7.63 seconds, while Kayla Gutierrez won the weight throw competition with a toss of 65 feet, 6.75 inches...