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5 hrs ago | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Teacher's upcoming trial causes racial dispute

A high school teacher from Baton Rouge will go on trial Wednesday for an altercation at a Walmart in Missouri where police say she refused to leave and resisted arrest.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Afro American Newspaper

Prosecutor in Wal-Mart Case Steps Down, Trial to Proceed

The prosecutor handling the trial of a young woman facing 15 years in prison for an incident involving her cutting a line at Walmart in Kennett, Miss., has voluntary recused himself.

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Related Topix: Cape Girardeau County, MO

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Jury selected, Ellis trial begins

The first day of the State of Missouri vs. Heather Ellis trial was held on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Cape Girardeau County, MO, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Campbell, MO

CBS 11

Woman Arrested After Cutting Line Claims Racism

Share + Nov 19, 2009 10:15 am US/Central ST. LOUIS 1 of 1 A Missouri woman was arrested after a line-cutting altercation at a Wal-Mart in 2007.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Kennett, MO, Kansas City, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO

CNN

Rift over Wal-Mart checkout scuffle

A verdict could come as early as Thursday. Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Christian Leadership Conference said the case is indicative of racial bias in the town, where 13 percent of the population is African-American. Kennett, the hometown of singer Sheryl Crow in the southeastern corner of Missouri , has struggled ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Sheryl Crow, Missouri

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KFVS12

Trial set to begin in SE Mo. store scuffle case

Jury selection is underway in the trial of a 24-year-old accused of cutting in a store checkout line and not listening to police who tried to remove her from the property.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Rally held in downtown Kennett, charges of racism against city

KENNETT, MO Supporters from across the country converged on the Dunklin County Courthouse Monday to voice public outrage against the Kennett Police Department and Dunklin County Prosecutor's Office.

38 comments

Related Topix: Kennett, MO, Louisiana, MO

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Associated Content

Highway-rail, "Passive Warning" Sign Leads to Mans Death in Dunklin County, Missouri

Scotty Davis was pronounced dead on the scene at 10:26 am, by Dunklin County Deputy Coroner James Towell.

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Newsday.com

Arrest at Wal-Mart leads to charges of racism

In a Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exits the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo., following a pre-trial hearing.

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Related Topix: Bloomfield, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Missouri

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Honoring a humanitarian

Mayor Roger Wheeler, left, congratulates Leonard Younger, right, following the ceremony to rename a portion of Third Street in Kennett to Younger Drive in May 2009.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO, Bragg City, MO, Wedding

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

MIssing Person search ends with discovery of body

The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department recently ended a missing person's search with the discovery of a body on the Varner River ditch bank.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO

Wed Nov 11, 2009

KPLR-11

Special prosecutor appointed in case of woman charged of Wal-Mart peace disturbance

A southeast Missouri county prosecutor has voluntarily removed himself from a 2007 case that began with a woman switching checkout lines at a Wal-Mart in Kennett.

14 comments

Related Topix: Kennett, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Dunklin County Farm Family reflects on award, state fair experience

The 2009 Dunklin County Farm Family, front row, Aaron, Halle, and Jessica Jamerson are presented with a plaque from, back row, from left, Mark Wolfe, Director Missouri State Fair; Charles Kruse, President Missouri Farm Bureau; Ken Keesaman, Missouri State Fair Commissioner; and Samantha Wilkerson, Miss Missouri State Fair 2009.

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Related Topix: Hornersville, MO, Agriculture, Science

Southeast Missourian

Defense asks for prosecutor's removal from racially charged Dunklin County case

A motion filed in a Dunklin County courtroom brings a new twist to the case against Heather Ellis, a case that has garnered national media attention.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Bloomfield, MO

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Belleville News

Scuffle at Mo. Wal-Mart leads to charges of racism

A rally Nov. 16 in Kennett is in support of a woman accused in a racially charged case with assaulting two police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.

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Daily Statesman

Flags to fly at half-staff Nov. 6-12 to honor Malden soldier

Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags on all state buildings in Dunklin County be flown at half-staff from Nov.

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Related Topix: Malden, MO, US Army, US Military, Fort Drum, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Tri-State Defender

Resolved for justice, says SCLC

Rev. Dwight Montgomery and the Memphis chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference continues with its resolve to garner support for Heather Ellis, who is at the center of what increasingly is becoming a high-profile court battle in Kennett, Mo.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Deltafarmpress

Red-banded stink bug: 2010 problem

Research in Louisiana showed that red-banded stink bugs caged on soybean pods for 72 hours damaged up to 41 percent of the seeds and reduced seed weight by about a third.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Entomology, Science, University of Missouri, Agriculture, Pemiscot County, MO

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

SEMO Chapter of American Red Cross hosts Services to the Armed Forces Casework Training

The American Red Cross recently hosted a training in Kennett to provide volunteers with the abilities and knowledge to respond to military calls, verify information, and translate the information to the Service to Armed Forces Center.

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Related Topix: Kennett, MO

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Toys for Tots

Local residents can participate in charitable giving Residents of Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties will have the chance to bring the "joy of Christmas to needy children" around the area by donating to Toys for Tots.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Kennett, MO, Malden, MO, Campbell, MO, Caruthersville, MO

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