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Judges orders back pay for central Mo. treasurer
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The Morgan County treasurer has been awarded more than $93,000 after a judge found that she had wrongly been paid less than other officials in the central Missouri county for eight years. The Lake News Online reported the recent judgment for Treasurer Louella Pryor came in a back-pay lawsuit she filed in April 2012...
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Mother accused of allowing sex with daughter
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
STEELVILLE, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri woman is facing charges for allegedly taking nude pictures of her middle school-aged daughter, posting them on the Internet and allowing men to have sex with the child. The Washington Missourian reports that the woman from Steelville was charged Wednesday with endangering the welfare of a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child. She is jailed on $50,000 bond...
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US gas prices drop 14 cents during last 2 weeks
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped 14 cents during the last two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday said the price of a gallon of regular is $3.38. Midgrade costs an average of $3.58 a gallon, and premium is $3.71...
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Police: Man faked death to keep ex quiet
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Authorities say a suburban St. Louis man faked his own suicide after giving his home, car and boat to his ex-girlfriend in order to keep her from reporting allegations that he sexually abused a 6-year-old girl. Raymond David Avett, 45, and his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer L. Callaway, 34, both were charged Wednesday with concealing a felony. They remained jailed Friday -- Avett on $250,000 bond and Callaway on $200,000 bond...
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Mold closes tours at former Missouri prison in Jefferson City
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Mold found in buildings of a former state prison forced an end to tours at the Missouri State Penitentiary for the remainder of the year and the cancellation of a couple thousand tickets. The Jefferson City News Tribune reported the closure comes after tests performed by the state. Officials had noticed a "heightened musty smell" during the summer...
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ACLU sues Missouri for records on drug used in executions
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Friday against the Missouri Department of Corrections, alleging that the agency failed to comply with open records requests related to its planned use of the anesthetic propofol in two upcoming executions...
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Midwest lawmakers: Don't blame me for federal government shutdown
(State News ~ 10/07/13)
LANSING, Mich. -- Republicans in the Midwest would like you to know something about the government shutdown that closed the national parks and put 800,000 workers on the street: They had nothing to do with it. Please don't blame them. That message spilled out of the offices of state legislators, and even governors, in public statements, tweets and interviews as politicians outside Washington scrambled to insulate themselves from the partisan turmoil that sent repercussions across the country.. ...
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Protesters enter Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Although they were told by federal employees they would be cited for trespassing, several in a 20-person group that gathered Sunday afternoon outside Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Missouri crossed onto closed federal lands to protest the government shutdown...
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Mississippi County sheriff warns of telephone scam
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department is warning area residents of a phone scam in which a caller poses as law enforcement and solicits money. The caller identifies himself as a deputy sheriff or a paralegal from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a news release from the sheriff's department...
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Youth pastor receives 'hand up' from Habitat
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
Paul Aydelott has come a great distance in three years, and says every mile was indispensable to reaching the better place he and his family are in. Weighing 650 pounds, the Apostolic Promise Church youth pastor's life was in jeopardy. With burdensome debts and never having lived anywhere but in public or church housing, Aydelott resolved to turn his life around...
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Bids taken on server for Jackson police equipment
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
The Jackson Police Department soon may join other area law-enforcement agencies in using stepped-up technology in patrol cars. Chief James Humphreys said the department is waiting only on a server that needs to be purchased by the county in order for in-vehicle laptops to work and for officers to finish training on mobile systems...
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Pirates put Cards on brink of elimination
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/13)
PITTSBURGH -- Carlos Beltran's latest postseason homer gave the St. Louis Cardinals a chance to win Sunday. Just as quickly, the resilient Pittsburgh Pirates took that opportunity away. Pedro Alvarez hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning minutes after Beltran's solo shot tied the game, and the Pirates beat the Cardinals 5-3 for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five division series...
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Former federal building may have buyer after 'Gone Girl' filming
(Business ~ 10/07/13)
The former federal building at 339 Broadway has been brought back into the spotlight -- literally -- as actors Ben Affleck and Tyler Perry walk in and out of its doors during the shooting of the feature film "Gone Girl." Thomas M. Meyer of Exit Realty, the building's real estate broker, may soon be taking the building's for-sale sign down for good...
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Filming fuels local sales of 'Gone Girl' novel
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
The excitement created by the filming of 20th Century Fox's "Gone Girl" is a major reason for the "Gone Girl" novel being gone from the shelves of some local bookstores. Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl," the best-selling 2012 thriller novel and the basis for the motion picture, is experiencing a slew of new sales locally, and booksellers couldn't be happier...
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Cape council to discuss nuisance ordinance changes Monday
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
Input from the public taken by the city of Cape Girardeau may influence proposed ordinances expected to take care of problems such as graffiti, illegal vehicles, junk-covered yards and porches, and properties afflicted by chronic crime. The city council is set to discuss proposed new ordinances and changes to existing ordinances relating to nuisance abatement today during the 5 p.m. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2012. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, one of the main figures of the Teapot Dome scandal, went on trial in Washington, D.C., charged with accepting a bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. ...
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CASA volunteers
(Editorial ~ 10/07/13)
Have you ever stopped to think about children who are in foster care, who have parents in prison or unable to care for them? How must these children feel to oftentimes have no one in their corner? How must they feel to get hauled into court to face situations that are not of their doing? Who represents them when their parents have infused violence or crime into their lives?...
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Speak Out 10/7/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/07/13)
Without naming names, I think there is a relatively small number of members of Congress who have spent far too much time watching and been far too influenced by the TV series "Sons of Anarchy." The flowers and plants along Broadway look like weeds and do nothing to make the appearance of Broadway look better. ...
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Fox News' Megyn Kelly heading to prime time
(Entertainment ~ 10/07/13)
NEW YORK -- Ask Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly how her new prime-time program will differ from the edgy news show she had been hosting in the afternoon and she said that "it's going to be dark out." The joke has a serious point. Don't expect Kelly to turn into a fire-breathing partisan because she has more exclusive real estate...
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P&G goes into homes to make product people like
(Business ~ 10/07/13)
NEW YORK -- Procter & Gamble executives say it was striking the first time they witnessed a man shave while sitting barefoot on the floor in a tiny hut in India. He had no electricity, no running water and no mirror. The 20 U.S.-based executives observed the man in 2008 during one of 300 visits they made to homes in rural India. The goal? To gain insights they could use to develop a new razor for India...
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Births 10/7/13
(Births ~ 10/07/13)
Son to Hunter Cole Kincaid and Jessie Beth Jaisaree of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Name, Jaxon Cole. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Ms. Jaisaree is the daughter of Ashley Jennings of Cape Girardeau and Julio Jaisaree of Wentzville, Mo. Kincaid is the son of Darlene Kincaid of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Exel...
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Out of the past 10/7/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/07/13)
U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson and Democratic challenger Wayne Cryts will square off Saturday at a Paducah, Ky., television station in the first of three debates; the debate will be broadcast that evening. Six issues that will be on the Nov. 8 general election ballot are discussed at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee; voters will consider four statewide issues and two local issues; the latter two provide for a 10-year quarter-cent capital improvement sales tax for flood control and the establishment of sewer connection fees for new users.. ...
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Betty Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/07/13)
Betty L. Smith, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 15 at the chapel, with the Rev. Lewis Todd officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Modean Lingle
(Obituary ~ 10/07/13)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Modean Belle Lingle, 90, of Zalma passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at the Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Mo. Modean was born Feb. 28, 1923, in Gipsy, Mo., daughter of Elbert and Ruth Clubb Schrader. She and Loy Lingle were united in marriage in March 1946 at Advance. He preceded her in death Jan. 23, 1973...
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Elmer Heise
(Obituary ~ 10/07/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmer P. Heise, 90, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at his sister's home. He was born April 8, 1923, at McClure, Ill., son of Paul A. and Edna Stueve Heise. He and Leona V. Verseman were married Dec. 6, 1952. She preceded him in death March 27, 1998...
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Cape Girardeau Count Commission agenda 10/7/13
(Local News ~ 10/07/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Experts begin dismantling Syrian chemical program
(International News ~ 10/07/13)
BEIRUT -- International disarmament experts on Sunday began dismantling and destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal and the equipment used to produce it, taking the first concrete step in their colossal task of eliminating the country's chemical stockpile by mid-2014, an official said...
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Egypt: Street violence leaves 51 dead
(International News ~ 10/07/13)
CAIRO -- Security forces and Islamist protesters clashed around the country Sunday, leaving 51 killed, as a national holiday celebrating the military turned to mayhem. Crowds from Egypt's two rival camps -- supporters of the ousted Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, and backers of the military that deposed him -- poured into the streets and turned on each other...
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Libya bristles at U.S. forces' 'kidnapping'
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
A suspected Libyan al-Qaida figure nabbed by U.S. special forces in a dramatic operation in Tripoli was living freely in his homeland for the past two years, after a trajectory that took him to Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, where he had been detained for years, his family said Sunday. The Libyan government bristled at the raid, asking Washington to explain the "kidnapping."...
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Failed adoptions stir outrage; reforms to system are elusive
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
Half a world away from her birthplace in Ethiopia, teenager Hana Williams died on a rainy night in the backyard of what a prosecutor called a "house of horrors" -- the rural home of her adoptive family in Washington state. The official causes of her death, after being forced outside as punishment, were malnutrition and hypothermia. Authorities said Hana, during three years of adoption, had been beaten repeatedly with switches, starved and made to sleep in a locked closet...
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Families hoard cash five years after financial crisis
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
NEW YORK -- Five years after U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, triggering a global financial crisis and shattering confidence worldwide, families in major countries around the world are still hunkered down, too spooked and distrustful to take chances with their money...
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Supreme Court term begins with contentious topics
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with controversial issues that offer the court's conservative majority the chance to move aggressively to undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims of discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, and allow for more government-sanctioned prayer...
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U.S. housing rebound likely to withstand spike in rates
(National News ~ 10/07/13)
LOS ANGELES -- When mortgage rates began climbing in May from rock-bottom lows, Kevin Williams worried he might miss out on an opportunity. So he listed his home in Orange County, Calif., and planned to buy a bigger house in San Diego after it sold. The process took all summer. Last week, he and his wife locked in a mortgage...
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Jackson police report 10/7/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assaults Burglaries Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/7/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Arrests Summonses Thefts CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Friendly confines of Houck could help rally Redhawks
(Sports Column ~ 10/07/13)
The bad news for the Southeast Missouri State football team was the Redhawks' latest loss, Saturday night's 40-16 beatdown at Tennessee State. But, even though it might not be clear for Southeast fans to see, maybe there is a bit of good news on the horizon for the Redhawks...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team stays unbeaten in OVC
(College Sports ~ 10/07/13)
Southeast topped Jacksonville State 2-0
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Rams snap three-game skid vs. Jaguars
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/13)
The Rams dropped Jacksonville to 0-5 with a 34-20 victory
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People on the move 10/7/13
(Business ~ 10/07/13)
First Midwest Bank of Dexter has announced that Heather Short has been named assistant vice president and branch manager at First Midwest's Cape Girardeau location at 1820 N. Kingshighway. Short brings almost eight years of banking experience. First Midwest's Cape Girardeau branch is a temporary full-service modular bank that opened Sept. 24 with groundbreaking for a new facility planned for the fall...
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Business Notebook: Sloan + Themis to hold fall trunk show to benefit Old Town Cape
(Business ~ 10/07/13)
Sloan + Themis on Thursday will host an evening of "pearls, crystals, cupcakes and glamour" as part of its fall trunk show, with 10 percent of sales benefitting Old Town Cape, a not-for-profit organization that works toward revitalizing downtown Cape Girardeau, according to an email from Claire Bruce, owner of Sloan + Themis...
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Prayer 10/7/13
(Prayer ~ 10/07/13)
O Lord God, may the words we say be pleasing to you. Amen.
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