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Nixon to discuss Mo. higher education budget
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon plans to discuss college affordability and funding for higher education. The governor told higher education officials in October he would propose a significant funding boost for colleges and universities but did not specify the amount he would recommend for next year's budget...
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Missouri appeals Nicklasson stay to U.S. Supreme Court
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The fate of Missouri death row inmate Allen Nicklasson is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster late Tuesday appealed a stay of execution granted by a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over concerns about Nicklasson's legal representation at trial and sentencing. The full appeals court declined to take up the case Tuesday, prompting Koster's appeal to the Supreme Court...
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Southeast, high schools praise dual-credit course program
(Local News ~ 12/11/13)
Southeast Missouri State University and area high school officials are touting the success of a growing and much-demanded program aimed at increasing the access to dual-credit courses to high school students in the region, particularly rural schools...
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Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- Shedding gridlock, key members of Congress reached a modest budget agreement Tuesday to restore about $63 billion in automatic spending cuts from programs ranging from parks to the Pentagon. The increases would be offset by a variety of spending reductions and increased fees elsewhere in the budget totaling about $85 billion over a decade, leaving enough for a largely symbolic cut of more than $20 billion in the nation's $17 trillion debt...
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Big Move for Tiny Patients at Saint Francis
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/13)
Big changes were in the air for the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Saint Francis Medical Center on Tuesday as staff moved tiny patients into a new, larger space. The new Level III NICU is one of the first areas completed as part of the Medical Center's Building on Excellence expansion and renovation project...
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Olive Branch family loses home to fire
(Local News ~ 12/11/13)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- A family in rural Olive Branch has been left without a home after their trailer was rendered a total loss by a Monday afternoon fire. "Everything's gone," said Christal Henderson, who lived in the trailer with her husband Clinton, their four children and her mother-in-law, Marie...
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Murder suspect changed story about wife's death, officer says
(Local News ~ 12/11/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Under questioning, Chauncey Hughes Jr. changed his story about how his wife died, an Illinois State Police investigator said Tuesday during a preliminary hearing at the Alexander County Courthouse. Hughes, 30, faces felony murder charges in connection with the Nov. 1 shooting death of Heather Davis, a 22-year-old restaurant owner whose aunt described her as a hard worker and a "great mama."...
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SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Gives $175,000 to Cancer Fund
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/13)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation presented a check for $175,000 to the Southeast Cancer Patient Experience Fund on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Southeast Cancer Center. Foundation officials and board members presented the check to Chief Nursing Officer and Southeast Cancer Center Executive Director Judy Aslin. ...
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Sledding
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/13)
My daughter, Aaliyah Brown, enjoying the snow and sled ride at her Granna's, Susan Huber house.
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Giving in honor of their mother during the Holidays
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/13)
What a great way to honor a great woman, Helen Winkler. Her daughters, from left, Pam, Debbie and Angie raised $205 in cash and collected more than 450 lbs of food in honor of their mother during the Holidays. Thank you to everyone who contributed...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2013. There are 20 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17's lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; during three extravehicular activities (EVAs), they became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface...
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Chicago endangered by pension shortfall
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
CHICAGO -- It's not the vision of a world-class city Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel typically likes to portray. More teachers losing their jobs, thousands fewer police and firefighters on duty, less frequent trash collection and miles of potholed roads going unrepaired -- all as property taxes soar...
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Julie Andrews missed NBC's ‘Sound of Music'
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/13)
BURBANK, Calif. -- More than 18 million television viewers watched Carrie Underwood perform the role of Maria last week in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!" But Julie Andrews wasn't among them. Andrews, who starred in the 1965 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, explained, "Alas, I did not [see it]. I had a speaking engagement and I couldn't. But my kids did record it. I'll get around to it."...
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Obama: Make Mandela's life work your own
(International News ~ 12/11/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- Celebrating one of his heroes, President Barack Obama praised Nelson Mandela as the last great liberator of the 20th century, urging the world to carry on his legacy by fighting inequality, poverty and discrimination. At a memorial service in Johannesburg, Obama compared the former South African President to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln...
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Obama shakes hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro
(International News ~ 12/11/13)
HAVANA -- It was just seconds, two presidents shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries amid a gaggle of world leaders together to honor the late Nelson Mandela. It would hardly have been noteworthy, except the men locking hands in Johannesburg were Barack Obama and Raul Castro, whose nations have been mired in Cold War antagonism for more than five decades...
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Pay gains for young women but inequality still is seen
(Community ~ 12/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- Young American women are increasingly likely to receive pay nearly equal to their male counterparts, with earnings at 93 percent of men, a new study finds. Still, those women remain as pessimistic as their mothers and grandmothers regarding gender equality...
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Mississippi River low again; corps begins removing rocks
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The up-and-down Mississippi River is down again, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began rock removal efforts Tuesday in an attempt to ensure the river remains open to barge traffic through the winter. The corps said Tuesday that contractors will remove about 2,800 cubic yards of rock over the next several months from the bottom of the river. ...
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Woman pleads guilty in starvation of Joplin child
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A Joplin woman has pleaded guilty for her role in the starvation of a girl who weighed only 12 pounds when she was hospitalized at age 3. Christina Haidle, 28, pleaded guilty Monday to felony child abuse in a plea deal that drops two other charges. Haidle lived with Beth Williams, 28, the girl's mother, who pleaded guilty last month to the same charge under a similar plea deal...
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Congress, Kerry spar over Iran nuclear deal
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration and Congress clashed Tuesday over the historic nuclear deal with Iran, exposing deep rifts over a U.S. pledge to refrain from any new sanctions over the next six months in exchange for concessions on enriching uranium...
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U.S. ban on high-risk bank trades approved
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. banks will be barred in most cases from trading for their own profit under a federal rule approved Tuesday. The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. each unanimously voted to adopt the so-called Volcker Rule, taking a major step toward preventing extreme risk-taking on Wall Street that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis. Three other regulators were expected to follow suit...
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Former Advance mayor demonstrated a life of service
(Editorial ~ 12/11/13)
James Harnes Sr., a 17-year mayor of Advance and businessman, died Dec. 2. The Southeast Missourian Spirit of America recipient in 2007, Harnes' obituary included an impressive list of public service and civic and community involvement. This included: auditor for the Missouri Department of Insurance; mayor of advance from 1992 to 2009; member of Advance First Baptist Church, Gideons and Lakewood Masonic Lodge 489 AF&AM; and board member for the Veterans Home Foundation and Cross Trails Medical Center. ...
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Mo. gov. signs $1.7B Boeing tax incentive package
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon chose a monument to the space race manufacturing boon of a half-century ago as a backdrop Tuesday to sign into law a $1.7 billion tax incentive package created in a bid to lure aerospace giant Boeing to the state...
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Lambert TSA agent confiscates pistol from woman's sock monkey
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
SEATTLE -- A cowboy sock monkey's tiny toy pistol was no laughing matter for the Transportation Security Administration. A Redmond, Wash., woman says a TSA agent seized the replica weapon as she passed through the Lambert-International Airport in St. ...
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Mo. court upholds student transfer law in K.C. case
(State News ~ 12/11/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For the second time this year, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring unaccredited schools to pay for students to attend class elsewhere. The court's unanimous decision Tuesday applied to the Kansas City School District and its suburban neighbors. A similar ruling earlier this year dealt with St. Louis-area schools, and since then, a couple thousand students have exited the struggling Normandy and Riverview Gardens districts...
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Births 12/11/13
(Births ~ 12/11/13)
Son to Daniel Arthur and Katie Amber Statler of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Name, William August. Weight, 8 pounds. First child. Mrs. Statler is the former Katie Prihoda, daughter of Bernie and Sue Prihoda of Owatonna, Minn. She is office manager at Riverview Counseling. Statler is the son of Judge Pete Statler and Judy Statler of Jackson. He is a lawyer with Statler Lawyers...
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Speak Out 12/11/13
(Speak Out ~ 12/11/13)
I would like to thank the three very kind men who helped me Sunday morning when my vehicle was stuck on the hill at Tanglewood Estates. I appreciate your kindness so much and don't know what I would have done if you hadn't come to my aid. You are angels, and if I come across a situation where I can help, I will pass your kindness along. Thank you!...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/11/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Giardeau police report 12/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/11/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Sherman Woods
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
Ules Sherman Woods, 88, of Burfordville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Dean Riley
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Rolley Dean Riley of Blodgett forged an 82-year-old trail of laughter, compassion and legacy before he passed away at his home Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The world lost a man who loved hunting, loved his friends and family more, and loved his wife (the late Doris Jane Riley) most of all. Every morning he would ride his bicycle to Blodgett Cemetery to have coffee with his late wife, just as he always had done...
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Joe McGhee
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Joe Reed McGhee, 90, of Kennett departed this life Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett. He was born July 7, 1923, in Braggadocio, Mo., son of Joseph Albert and Odessa Reed McGhee. He and Bessalea Clingingsmith were married Aug. 6, 1952, in San Diego...
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Cambree Litterst
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Cambree Lynn Litterst, daughter of Corey J. and Cindy Rhyne Litterst, was born and died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Carol Estes
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
Carol Estes, 67, met her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. She passed away at her home in Perryville, Mo., after a valiant nine-year battle with cancer. She was born May 8, 1946, at Glenallen, Mo., to Ernest and Esther Slinkard Walker. She and the Rev. Don Estes of Jackson were married June 22, 1973, at Trinity Baptist Church in St. Mary, Mo...
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Pauline Choate
(Obituary ~ 12/11/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pauline Choate, 91, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Marble Hill, Mo., to Charles and Dell Snider Schultz. She married Freeman H. Choate on Nov. 21, 1941. He preceded her in death May 28, 1996...
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Once-frothy Nasdaq tries to reach dot-com peak
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
NEW YORK -- It takes a long time to recover from a bad hangover, especially when you party like it's 1999. The Nasdaq Composite is up 35 percent this year, but while other major indexes like the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 have celebrated all-time highs again and again, the Nasdaq remains 20 percent below its dot-com peak of 5,048.62...
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Southeast women suffer lopsided loss to Saint Louis
(College Sports ~ 12/11/13)
The Redhawks socred just nine points in the first half of a 52-34 loss
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Blues beat Winnipeg with third-period goal
(Professional Sports ~ 12/11/13)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Kevin Shattenkirk scored a power-play goal at 16:58 of the third period to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Bryan Little scored early in the third for the Jets, who outshot the Blues by an 8-2 margin in the first period...
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Jones, Hobeck gain all-state distinction
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/13)
Players from three local teams attracted all-state football honors after their teams posted memorable football seasons in 2013. Central senior running back Mikey Jones and Jackson junior defensive lineman Preston Hobeck led the honors with first-team selections after helping their squads capture district titles and rankings in the final state poll by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association...
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Notre Dame bests Charleston in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Thirty-two minutes of basketball weren't enough to decide a winner between the Notre Dame and Charleston boys basketball teams Tuesday in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Fieldhouse. The players and fans deserved -- and got -- more...
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Indians beat Mules, reach semis
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/13)
SIKESTON -- The casual observer would view Tuesday night's SEMO Conference Tournament game between second-seeded Jackson and seventh-seeded Poplar Bluff as an easy win for the Indians. It was anything but. Jackson had to scratch and claw all night before finally holding off the pesky Mules 55-50 and earn a berth in Thursday's final four against the winner of today's Central-Kennett contest...
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Students make gifted-program presentation to Jackson School Board
(Local News ~ 12/11/13)
Games, stories and the coding behind them were part of a Tuesday presentation to the Jackson School Board by five middle-school students enrolled in ALERT, or the Advanced Learning and Enrichment through Research and Technology program...
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Missing group found alive in Nevada
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
RENO, Nev. -- A desperate search for a couple and four children missing for two days in the below-zero cold of Nevada's rugged mountains turned jubilant Tuesday when rescuers guided in part by cellphone signals and footprints in the snow found them alive and well near their overturned Jeep...
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GM exec to be first woman to lead major car company
(National News ~ 12/11/13)
DETROIT -- Mary Barra has spent the past three years as General Motors' product chief, making cars that drive better, last longer and look good in showrooms. Now she will take on an even bigger job. On Tuesday, the board tapped the 33-year company veteran to be the next CEO, making her the first woman to lead a major car company...
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Death toll up to 500 in Cent. African Republic
(International News ~ 12/11/13)
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- More than 500 people have been killed in the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic, aid officials said Tuesday, as France reported gunmen fatally shot two of its soldiers who were part of the intervention to disarm thousands of rebels accused of attacking civilians...
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High school roundup: Jackson girls top Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/13)
Sophomore Cassidi Tomsu scored 25 points to lead the Jackson girls basketball team to a 60-32 victory over host Kennett on Tuesday. Jackson built a 10-point lead by the close of the first quarter and Tomsu quickly added to it with a rare four-point play. Tomsu was fouled while hitting one of her two 3-pointers and sank the ensuing free throw. The Indians led 31-18 at halftime and 44-22 after three quarters...
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Out of the past 12/11/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/11/13)
The Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" is presented in the afternoon at First Presbyterian Church; the choirs of First Presbyterian and St. Mark Lutheran churches form a 37-voice chorus, supported by an 11-piece orchestra; all are under the direction of John Egbert, choir director at First Presbyterian...
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Prayer 12/11/13
(Prayer ~ 12/11/13)
O Father God, we lift up praises to you, our King of kings. Amen.
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