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Local pharmacists, schools react to Plan B change

Benjamin Tally owns Medicap Pharmacy

CAPE GIRARDEAU (KFVS)- If you're 15 and have a valid id, you can get the morning after pill without a prescription. It was 17, but the food and drug administration dropped the age Tuesday.

Plan B does not end a pregnancy. It prevents ovulation if taken within 72-hours of having unprotected sex.

Benjamin Tally owns Medicap Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau and refuses to sell the pill.

"Until I'm mandated by law to have to carry it, I have chosen not to carry it," Tally said.

He cities his religious beliefs and moral conscience for reasons he doesn't have it in his store.

Different school leaders across the Heartland say told no changes have been made to the sexual education curriculum. They say that doesn't mean it won't happen and it doesn't mean it will.

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Southeast theatre and dance students to hold Senior Showcase at River Campus

Southeast theatre and dance students to hold Senior Showcase at River Campus

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold its annual Senior Showcase.

According to the university, it's a cabaret for graduating seniors, at 7:30 p.m. May 4 and 2 p.m. May 5 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus.

“We are thrilled to be presenting our 4th Annual Cape Girardeau Showcase and our 3rd Annual New York City Showcase,” said Dr. Kenneth Stilson, professor of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast. “We have such a talented group of seniors this year. We’re so proud of their accomplishments, and we hope to see all our community supporters at the terrific show these students have put together.”

A reception will follow both performances in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center.

Cape Girardeau police looking for 'underwear bandit'

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS)- Cape Girardeau police say someone stole items from a home last weekend, including women's underwear.

According to Officer Darin Hickey, on Monday around 6:30 p.m. officers responded to the 300 block of North Pacific to a reported burglary.

The four women told police that three of them had gone out of town on Saturday.

One of the residents said she would leave for work in the morning and return in the evening.  Police say she did not notice anything missing until the other three roommates returned a couple of days later.

Cape Riverfront Market to open May 4

Cape Riverfront Market to open May 4

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Cape Riverfront Market will run on Saturday mornings from May 4 through October 26 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish.

The lot will be closed every Saturday from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate the event.

The market will include over 30 vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables, cheeses, nuts, honey, maple syrup, jams, breads, baked goods, coffee and a variety of arts and crafts.

For more information, visit caperiverfrontmarket.com.

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Camel spends morning running loose in neighborhood

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS)-

Imagine waking up to a camel on your deck?

"Dot" the camel spent Wednesday morning walking free in Cape Girardeau's Whispering Oaks subdivision.

"Dot" got loose from the 5-H ranch on County Road 618 early Wednesday morning.

Vicki Lantz owns the nearby Lazy-L Safari Park.

Lantz says "Dot" belongs to either her brother or mother.

She is not sure how "Dot" got free, but she didn't stay on the run too long. They raise camels and other exotic animals at the 5-H ranch.

But unlike Lazy L Safari Park, the 5-H is not open to the public.

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5 Southeast alumni to receive merit award

5 Southeast alumni to receive merit award

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association has selected five alumni to receive the university's 2013 Young Alumni Merit Awards.

According to the university, they will be honored at a commencement luncheon at noon on May 11 in the Student Recreation Center-North. They will also be recognized during spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 11 in the Show Me Center.

Alumni to receive the awards are: Eugene Amano of San Diego, Calif., Dr. Kelly Bender of Carbondale, Ill., Shana Kight of Marble Hill, Mo., Dr. Emily Machen of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Mogens Madsen of Stockholm, Sweden.

The Young Alumni Merit Award is given annually to honor those alumni 37 years or younger who have brought distinction to the University through professional growth, service and individual character, according to the school..