Stories from Monday, June 10, 2013

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. NSA WHISTLEBLOWER REVEALED A defense contractor's employee, Edward Snowden, says his "sole motive is to inform the public." 2. WHAT A WALK IN THE DESERT MEANS FOR US-CHINA RELATIONS...

Recent high waters on the Mississippi at New Madrid have reminded many residents of the great flood of 2011. However, the worst flood in the town's history was 1927 when the levee broke upriver and the water came into town with little notice for the residents to prepare for it...

BLOOMFIELD -- Glida Gean died June 9, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ORAN -- Morgan Nicole Kinder, 5, died June 8, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- A bloop single just over the diving glove of the Charleston Squirrels second baseman Jared Walker scored two runs for the Festus American Legion Post 253 baseball team. The hit, perfectly placed in no-mans land, also put the Squirrels into a 1-run hole in the...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man was hospitalized after being shot early this morning. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded at about 1:30 a.m. to a call reporting a man shot on the 800 block of Mary Street. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log in to our electronic edition...

jillb@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- There is nothing Kelsoe Foster wouldn't do for his granddaughter. Patio furniture and a new grill. No problem. How about a two-story house, complete with a place for flowers in a flower box at the front window and a mailbox by the front door? Of course...

The IRS and Obamacare should be unfunded. The IRS first, as it will hire 16,000 new enforcers and Obamacare will be more costly with less care than in the past. It expects to expand its cover to 150 languages. Originally American people had to learn English in order to become an American citizen. ...