CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS)- A recent study found couples that met online are more likely to have their marriages last longer.

"I got interested in him because he had a quote from a movie that a lot of people aren't really familiar with and I thought this guy must have a great sense of humor because he likes the same things I do," said Chrissie Shay, who met her husband online 3 years ago. "I used to be a waitress and he used to be one of my regular customers and he said he was always too shy to ask me out on a date because he didn't know how you did that when the girl was working. He thought it was rude."

So online gave Shay's husband that outlet and they have been married for two years now.

"A lot of people who wind up dating online are committed in the first place," said Tammy Hargis with New Vision Counseling.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Organizers across the country hope they were able to get 25,000 people to take swimming lessons at the same time.

Several dozen children tried to be part of that record Tuesday morning at Cape Splash.

There will not be word if the record was broken for awhile. The paperwork has to be sent in and the numbers verified.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Classes scheduled in the central area of campus at Southeast Missouri State University have been canceled for June 18 due to electrical and HVAC outages.

Classes scheduled in Crisp Hall, the Art Building and Carnahan Hall have been canceled June 18.

In addition, Southeast faculty and staff employed in the following buildings should not report to work June 18: Crisp Hall, Art Building, Brandt Hall of Music, Carnahan Hall and Parker Hall

Storms and heavy rain that moved through Cape Girardeau Monday are believed to have caused the outage.

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