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Derailment, blast near Baltimore rattles homes
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) -- A CSX freight train crashed into a trash truck and derailed Tuesday in a Baltimore suburb and the explosion that followed rattled homes at least a half-mile away, sending a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles, officials and witnesses said.
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Oran baseball team waits out weather in Class 1 title quest
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/13)
Monday's scheduled semifinal baseball game against Sturgeon was pushed back to today due to rain
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Hotel magnate, Mo. philanthropist John Hammons dies at age 94
(State News ~ 05/28/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prominent hotel developer and Missouri philanthropist John Q. Hammons has died. He was 94. His company said Hammons died Sunday at the Springfield nursing home where he'd lived after stepping away from the company he led well into his 80s...
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1 killed, 1 hurt in ATV crash
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
A California man was killed Sunday and a New Madrid, Mo., man was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Perry County, Mo. Devin J. Scholl, 24, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., was traveling east on Perry County Road 444 west of Riverview Lane about 7:25 p.m. Sunday when the Honda Rancher ATV he was driving traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned, ejecting him and his passenger, Derek J. Hayes, 24, of New Madrid, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported...
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Sikeston man dies in boating accident
(State News ~ 05/28/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 64-year-old man died after falling from a boat in a Bootheel fishing lake. Sikeston, Mo., resident Oscar Shannon was pronounced dead at about 2 p.m. Monday by the Mississippi County coroner...
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Mississippi County code officer told to not trespass
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County's code enforcement officer may need to write up violations from the street. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore said during Thursday's county commission meeting he has received several calls from county residents asking if Ken Stevenson, county code enforcement officer, is allowed to come onto their property...
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Scott City School District to build safe room
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
The powerful tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., last week left scenes of devastation and sorrow in its wake. More than 1,200 homes were reported as damaged or destroyed, and the monetary damage caused by the tornado is estimated to be at least $2 billion...
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Repaired beach at Trail of Tears opens
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
Families were swimming, sunbathing and building sand castles during Memorial Day weekend at Lake Boutin beach's opening days in Trail of Tears State Park. The beach has been closed off-and-on since 2008 after major flooding damaged its man-made dam. The beach is a free place to swim, and the state government, which maintains it, says the beach has been a popular local attraction...
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Ceremonies honor fallen veterans
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
Every folded flag tells a story. The significance of the stories became clearer to Lt. Col. Glenn T. Schneider the day a "slightly eccentric but very crusty Vietnam War veteran" colonel called him in to tell him four Marine security guards had been murdered by leftist guerrillas in El Salvador...
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Mr. Bluebird
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/28/13)
The Missouri state bird posing for a picture.
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Rocky at the juice bar!
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/28/13)
Raccoon drinking hummingbird juice
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Excelsior DeMolay Competes at Conclave
(Submitted Story ~ 05/28/13)
Excelsior Chapter, Order Of DeMolay recently competed at Missouri DeMolay Conclave held in Jefferson City over Memorial Day Weekend. The Chapter won 32 trophies for ritualistic proficiency and athletics. Pictured are Jacob Scholl, Drew Hinkle, Nic Skidmore, Anthony Thurman, Brent Werner, Austin Thurman, Ben Underwood, Caleb Wooden, Alfous Johnson, Warren Kelley, Kellen Chiles, Aaron Statler, Jake Thompson, Tyler Brott, Jackson, Rushin, John McFarland, Mitch Graham, Willie McFarland, Colin Schumer, Matt Graham, Ethan Geary, Josh Marshall, Micheal Edens, Dustin Wright, Alex mayes, Sam Nix, Justin Conklin, Alex Wright, Jon Schoenburg and Levi Tarpley. ...
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Workers scramble to clean up after two trains collide
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- The site of the Route M overpass in Scott County was a beehive of activity Monday as more than two dozen workers cleared rail cars, damaged automobiles and tons of mangled metal from the site of a cargo train collision. Seven people were hurt -- none seriously -- in the crash, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. Saturday...
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Port authority to expand infrastructure, protect wetlands
(Local News ~ 05/28/13)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority is planning to expand its infrastructure and, working with the Missouri Department of Conservation, to make sure its growth doesn't hurt surrounding wetlands, which contain the rare spring cavefish. Dan Overbey, executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority, said bids are being accepted until 11 a.m. ...
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Cardinals hand ninth straight home loss to Royals
(Professional Sports ~ 05/28/13)
\KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Yadier Molina looked perfectly comfortable in the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Batting second for only the third time in his career, Molina homered and drove in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Monday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
Today is Tuesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2013. There are 217 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 28, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War...
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Out of the past 5/28/13
(Out of the Past ~ 05/28/13)
Robert E. Empie, production planning manager of the Procter & Gamble plant in Cape Girardeau for the last four years, is returning to Cincinnati as a division manager with the firm; Philip W. Larson has been named new manager in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau Central baseball Tigers outlast the visiting Lafayette, Mo., Lancers 7-6, to earn a trip to next weekend's Final Four in Columbia, Mo.; Central, now 23-2 on the year, will play Springfield Hillcrest next Friday in a 4A semifinal game at Simmons Field.. ...
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Summer signals the start of another Capahas season
(Sports Column ~ 05/28/13)
One of Cape Girardeau's most enduring summer sports traditions is just about upon us. The Plaza Tire Capahas, among the nation's oldest amateur baseball teams, begin their 2013 schedule Friday when Valmeyer, Ill., visits Capaha Field for an 8 p.m. first pitch...
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Cardinals beat ace Kershaw to take series with Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 05/28/13)
LOS ANGELES -- The St. Louis Cardinals didn't exactly sting the ball against Clayton Kershaw. They just went to the plate with the purpose of putting it in play. The plan worked. Matt Carpenter drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and Pete Kozma hit a three-run double, leading the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in the rubber game of their series...
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Births 5/28/13
(Births ~ 05/28/13)
Son to Corey Matthew Thurman and Kalyn Elizabeth Keilbach of Marble Hill, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 10:55 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013. Name, Jaxon Layne. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Ms. Keilbach is the daughter of Ken and Deb Keilbach of Breese, Ill. She is a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. Thurman is the son of Chuck and Debbie Thurman of Marble Hill. He is a line operator at Mondi...
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Cape Legion drops pair to Charleston
(Community Sports ~ 05/28/13)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion Post 63 baseball team dropped a pair of games to visiting Charleston Senior Babe Ruth on Monday at Capaha Field. Charleston claimed the opener 13-3 in five innings, then won 6-0 behind the two-hit pitching of Doug Still...
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Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
(Entertainment ~ 05/28/13)
MINNEAPOLIS -- It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota...
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Fireworks
(Editorial ~ 05/28/13)
The fireworks show is back on in Cape Girardeau. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride in the city during the last several years. In 2009, the city stopped funding the show for financial reasons, then the responsibilities were picked up by a veterans group, which announced in February it would not be able to fund fireworks this year...
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Talking Shop with Dr. James Stapleton of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Business ~ 05/28/13)
Dr. James Stapleton is executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of management at Southeast Missouri State University. He researches business dynamics, including the factors associated with job creation, rural innovation and entrepreneurial development. He sat down with the Southeast Missourian to talk about how local communities can encourage a healthy "entrepreneurial ecosystem."...
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Speak Out 5/28/13
(Speak Out ~ 05/28/13)
It's that time of year when our high schools hold their carwashes and allow their students to dress in next to nothing so that more men will stop to have their cars washed. Even schools use sex to sell, but they are using your kids to do it. What a shame...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/28/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/28/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglaries...
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David Stokely
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David C. Stokely, 50, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 25, 1962, in Perryville, son of Russell and Caralyn Gisi Stokely. David was a longtime criminal defense attorney practicing in the St. Louis area. He was a member of the Missouri Bar Association. He was of the Catholic faith...
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Ruth McClellan
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Ina Ruth McClellan, 87, of Mounds passed away at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill., where she resided for the last six days. Ruth was born Feb. 15, 1926, at Grand Chain, Ill., daughter of the late John Clark and Myrtle Glenn Clark...
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Harvey Krauss
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harvey William Krauss, 90, of Perryville died Monday, May 27, 2013, at his daughter's home in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Bennie Kimbel
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
Bennie H. "Sonny" Kimbel, 79, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 3, 1934, in Cape Girardeau to Benjamin Henry and Syble Marie Carmack Kimbel. He and Pauline M. Newell were married June 13, 1959, in Jackson...
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Kevin Collier
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
Kevin D. Collier, 52, of Jackson died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at his mothers's home in Jackson surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home, 2704 S. Park Ave., Herrin, Ill...
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Lilly Betts
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lilly E. Betts, 92, of Tamms died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Jonesboro Rehab and Health Care Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rob Grief officiating. Interment will follow at St. John's Cemetery...
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Thurman Skaggs Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/28/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Thurman Lee Skaggs Jr., 66, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the family home. He was born Nov. 17, 1946, in Zalma, Mo., son of Thurman Lee and Evelyn Huff Skaggs Sr. Thurman served in the United States Army, and was a military police officer for 20 years...
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Business Notebook 5/28/13
(Business ~ 05/28/13)
Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals awarded Court Appointed Special Advocates and the SEMO Area Agency on Aging the $160,000 Advertising for a Cause grant established to provide advertising assistance, production and media placement for regional public service organizations. ...
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U.K. police arrest 10th suspect in soldier's slaying
(International News ~ 05/28/13)
LONDON -- British police arrested a 10th suspect Monday in connection with the vicious street killing of a soldier in London, an apparent Islamic extremist attack that has horrified the country and heightened racial tensions. The 50-year-old man was detained in Welling, east of London, on suspicion of conspiring to murder 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby, Scotland Yard said. Police gave no further information about the suspect's identity...
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Moore, Okla., mayor familiar with tornadoes
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
MOORE, Okla. -- Glenn Lewis looks out at a pile of twisted metal, broken wood, smashed vehicles and torn school books. This is what is left of one of the two schools in his Oklahoma town that were obliterated by a massive tornado that killed seven children in the building...
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Gunman in Texas shooting rampage was wanted Marine
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
EDEN, Texas -- A man suspected in a West Texas shooting rampage that left one woman dead and five others wounded was a Marine who was wanted for questioning in a slaying in North Carolina, officials said Monday. The rampage Sunday morning ended when Esteban J. Smith, 23, of the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, N.C., died in a gunfight with an agency trooper and a state game warden, said Tom Vinger, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety...
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Border entry fee study sparks northern states opposition
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
SEATTLE -- By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more expensive than in the United States. But that's not the only product that Canadians seek in visits to Washington state: Beer, wine and milk are significantly cheaper -- beer and wine alone are roughly half the price in the U.S...
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Americans honor fallen soldiers
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindle...
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People on the move 5/28/13
(Business ~ 05/28/13)
Tracey Glenn was hired as president of GlennView Strategies. Her responsibilities include governmental affairs, project development and leadership training. Glenn previously worked with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, has contracted with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and served as public relations director for the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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EU ends arms embargo with Syria
(International News ~ 05/28/13)
The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria's outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad's regime ahead of planned peace talks mediated by the United States and Russia. Though no EU country has plans now to send arms, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the decision "sends a very strong message from Europe to the Assad regime." He spoke after an all-day meeting of foreign ministers Monday that laid bare EU hesitation on feeding arms in a foreign conflict only months after the 27-member bloc won the Nobel Peace Prize.. ...
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Republicans see 'Obamacare' success or failure as key to 2014
(National News ~ 05/28/13)
WASHINGTON -- If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year's congressional elections, the working title might be "2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare." The plot: The rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law turns into such a disaster that enraged voters rebuke him by rewarding the GOP with undisputed control of Congress...
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Prayer 5/28/13
(Prayer ~ 05/28/13)
O Lord Jesus, grant us wisdom that we may honor you in all things. Amen.
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