Stories from Sunday, March 2, 2014

All Stoddard County schools will be closed Monday, March 3.

MIKE MCCOY -- mmccoy@dailystatesman.com The Dexter Police Department worked an accident around noon Friday at the intersection of Vine and S. Elm Streets. James Robinson, 83, of Dexter was driving a 1972 Ford pickup eastbound on Vine Street and turned left onto S. Elm Street in front of a Mercury driven by Judy Harris Hester, 52, of Dexter. Cpl. Rick Cook is shown talking with Hester. Robinson is shown at left...

Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- The legal interpretation of a three-letter word could sink the results of countless alcohol breath tests in drunken driving cases across Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that several St. Charles County defense lawyers have successfully challenged blood-alcohol level test results over a linguistic error that remained in state regulations for 14 months before it was fixed in late January...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball team suffered a season-ending 66-44 loss to the Kennett Indians in the opening round of the Class 4, District 1, basketball tournament at Cape Central Saturday. A complete story on the game and photos will be available in the next print edition of Dexter Daily Statesman Tuesday afternoon...