Stories from Thursday, June 28, 2018

The elk auto tours at the Peck Ranch Conservation Area and nearby Current River Conservation Area have reopened, and now is a good time to get out and see the animals, which were brought back to the Show-Me State beginning in 2011. If you're lucky, you may even spot a young calf of the year...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS My column a fortnight ago, titled "Diversity and Inclusion Harm," focused on the dumbing down of science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula to achieve a more pleasing mixture of participants in terms of race and sex. ...

Genetic engineering, the search for dark matter, quantum computing and communications, artificial intelligence, brain science - the list of potentially disruptive research goes on. Each has significant implications for future industries, defense technologies and ethical understandings of what it means to be human...

With summer in full swing, the days have become hotter and longer. The heat this time of year may keep many sportsmen indoors, but there are still several activities that can be done. One activity that is most enjoyable this time of year is bowfishing. This sport has gained popularity over the years with the rise in numbers of Asian carp...

Stanley P. Holder, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his home after a brief battle with cancer. Stan, the son of the late Elmer and Clara Ballard Holder, was born Dec. 30, 1944 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Timothy Carpenter's interest in smartphones has had two unintended consequences. It has drawn the Supreme Court deeper into ongoing debates about applying the Constitution's Fourth Amendment to uses of digital technologies that have swiftly -- the first iPhone was sold in 2007; today there are 396 million American cellphone service accounts -- become integral to daily life. ...

GREENVILLE,Mo. -- Leo Andrew Jennewein, 82, of Silva, Mo., died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. also at the Greenville chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Pisgah cemetery in Silva,...

William "Bill" D. King, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, June 25, 2018, at his residence. He was born Feb. 1, 1957, at Lutesville, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion. His hobbies were fishing and reading...

A local union representative believes contracts with Poplar Bluff city employees will not be impacted following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday. The court ruled government workers who choose not to join unions may not be required to help pay for collective bargaining...

PIEDMONT -- A traveling World War II memorial wall will make its first visit to Missouri next week. The wall will be delivered Tuesday to Piedmont by an escort of approximately 100 motorcycles, including Patriot Guard riders, said Carol Starner, of the Piedmont Area Chamber of Commerce...

Three Doniphan residents may face charges after they allegedly stole a dozen tires from ultra-terrain vehicles for sale on the lot of Bluff Powersports on Highway 67 North. Butler County authorities learned of the theft Tuesday morning when Michael Mueller reported several back tires on the business' UTVs had been stolen over the prior weekend...