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Malaysia: Missing flight crashed in Indian Ocean
(International News ~ 03/24/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A new analysis of satellite data indicates the missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday. The news is a major breakthrough in the unprecedented two-week struggle to find out what happened to Flight 370, which disappeared shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew aboard on March 8...
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Environmentalists oppose extension for nuclear plant
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
FULTON, Mo. -- A Missouri environmental group is urging federal regulators to hold off on issuing a 20-year extension for a central Missouri nuclear power plant until questions about future storage of fuel rods are answered. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted public meetings in Fulton on Wednesday to discuss the first draft of an environmental-impact statement for Ameren's Callaway Energy Center, the Fulton Sun reported...
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Circus elephants escape, damage parking lot cars
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Authorities say three elephants escaped from their handlers at a circus Saturday near St. Louis and damaged several vehicles in the parking lot before they were recaptured. Television station KMOV reported that the female elephants escaped from the children's ride section of the Moolah Shrine Circus at the Family Arena in St. Charles...
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Mo. Legislature returns after spring break
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
The Missouri Legislature is to return to work today from its weeklong spring break, which marks the traditional midway point of its annual session. Here's a look at where some issues stand:Abortion The House passed legislation tripling the amount of time women have to wait to get an abortion after seeing a doctor. The bill would require women to wait three days before terminating their pregnancy. The Senate is considering similar legislation...
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Analysis: Mo. GOP senators divided on tax cut plan
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republicans in charge of Missouri's Legislature remain committed to cutting income taxes this year. But at the midpoint of their session, senators are still divided about how to do that. There is no consensus about how large of a tax cut to pursue, exactly whose taxes to cut and whether a tax cut should be contingent on other factors...
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McCaskill staff surveying colleges on sexual assaults
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Claire McCaskill said her staff has been surveying colleges nationwide to see what protections against sexual attacks are in place and how the schools support assault victims. McCaskill, a Democrat, said Thursday that making college campuses safer for women could entail tying federal funding for colleges and universities to how well those institutions report rapes and deliver certain services to female students, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Powerball ticket sold in Missouri wins $96.5M
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Lottery officials say one Powerball ticket sold in Missouri matched all six numbers to win the $96.5 million jackpot. The lottery said Sunday in a release that another ticket also matched five white-ball numbers to win $1 million in the drawing Saturday. The winning numbers Saturday were: 13, 28, 31, 55, 58, and the Powerball number was 15...
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Missouri prepares for execution, schedules another for April
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
ST. LOUIS -- As Missouri prepares for its fifth execution in five months, the Missouri Supreme Court on Friday set the date for another, continuing what could be a record year for executions in the state. Jeffrey Ferguson is scheduled to die by injection Wednesday for killing 17-year-old Kelli Hall in St. Charles County in 1989. She was raped and strangled after being abducted from a service station...
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No one injured in motor home fire Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
A 24-foot motor home outside a residence at 1217 N. Water St. was a complete loss after a fire raced through it at 3:07 p.m. Sunday, Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief Mark Starnes said. No one was injured. The motor home was being lived in up until recently while the owners were having their house remodeled, Starnes said. The residents had moved back into the house a couple of months ago, and meanwhile, the motor home's battery died, he said...
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Health law gives some workers freedom to do what they want
(Business ~ 03/24/14)
For uninsured people, the nation's new health care law may offer an escape from worry about unexpected, astronomical medical bills. But for Stephanie Payne of St. Louis, who already had good insurance, the law could offer another kind of escape: the chance to quit her job...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team avoids OVC sweep
(College Sports ~ 03/24/14)
Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser had some concern when Redhawks starting pitcher Travis Hayes "tweaked his side" during the first inning of the series finale against Morehead State on Sunday at Capaha Field. Hayes continuously reassured his coach that he was OK, and his impressive one-run, three-hit performance in seven innings on the mound in Southeast's 7-1 victory proved it...
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Flood insurance increases still a peril
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
JERSEY SHORE, Pa. -- This small, central Pennsylvania river town doesn't have beach homes or boardwalks, but it shares more than a name with the famous stretch of New Jersey coastline 250 miles to the east. Both are among the thousands of places around the U.S. where people could face trouble in the years ahead because of the rising cost of government-mandated flood insurance...
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Mo. residents wary of flood insurance rates
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
ANNADA, Mo. -- Willie Richter has lived in the same house in West Alton, Mo., since he was 10. Now the mayor of that small, blue-collar town nestled behind levees near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, he wonders how much longer he'll be able to stay...
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University plans market, brand research
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
With a view toward offering a more focused approach to attracting students, Southeast Missouri State University plans to hire a firm to conduct market research and brand analysis. Last year, Penson Associates, a Palm Desert, Calif.-based research and consultation firm, was brought in as part of a strategic planning process to look at Southeast's communications and marketing organization and practices...
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Solar power gains popularity among Cape Girardeau businesses
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
Seeing solar panels on roofs of businesses and homes is becoming more commonplace in Cape Girardeau. The latest major installation of solar technology took place on the roof of John's Pharmacy and RX at 2001 Independence St. Abe Funk, a pharmacist at John's Pharmacy, said the business began looking to solar power as an option last fall. Construction began in January and installation of the solar panels finished early last week...
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Former Florsheim employees hold reunion
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
The Cape Girardeau region was a hub of shoe manufacturing in 1907 with the likes of Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe Co., the International Shoe Co. and Florsheim Shoe Co. About 35 to 40 people who worked at Florsheim factories across the region were on hand for a reunion Sunday at Cape Girardeau Eagles Club No. 3775...
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People on the move 3/24/14
(Business ~ 03/24/14)
Shauna Hoffman joined SoutheastHEALTH and was named director of marketing. Hoffman is a retired member of the Army National Guard and has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Mankato State University in Minnesota. She most recently served as director of marketing and health-care consultant for Stamats Communications Inc...
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Former state prison to resume tours in April
(State News ~ 03/24/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Starting in April, Missouri residents will once again have the chance to tour a former state prison. Tours in limited areas of the Missouri State Penitentiary are scheduled to resume on April 21, The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported. The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that full walk-throughs of the facility would begin July 1...
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White Doe
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/24/14)
Found this Doe one early day.
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Saint Francis to Host Women's Heart Health Luncheon
(Submitted Story ~ 03/24/14)
Saint Francis Medical Center and the Heart to Heart Committee are excited to present Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP, "America's nutrition leader," as the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Heart to Heart Luncheon on Friday, April 4. The event, which will feature exhibits and screenings prior to the keynote presentation, starts at 10:30 am at Drury Lodge, 104 S. Vantage Drive...
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Age know's no boundaries...
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/24/14)
This picture is of my step-daughter Lauren who is 6 and her Great-Great Aunt Connie who turned 103 Saturday March 22. They love each other so much, and glad they are a big part of each others lives. :)
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NFL Hall of Famer to speak in Jackson
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/24/14)
Flyer detailing event, "Men United for One Cause" 2014 Men's Conference.
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NFL Hall of Famer Speaking in Jackson
(Submitted Story ~ 03/24/14)
March 24, 2014- (Jackson, MO) --"Men United for One Cause" presents its 7th annual men's conference in Southeast Missouri! This 3 day conference convenes April 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM. The conference will be held at The Rock International Ministries, 502 W. Main Street, Jackson, MO...
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Business Notebook: Employers add jobs; jobless rate increases
(Business ~ 03/24/14)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development recently released data showing Missouri employers added 1,300 jobs in February, though the state's unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was 6.7 percent during the same month, according to a news release from the agency...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
Today is Monday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2014. There are 282 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil...
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The basketball dynasty in Morley, Mo.
(Editorial ~ 03/24/14)
In Missouri, millions of sports fans are enthralled by the success of the St. Louis Cardinals. Fans hold up the number "11" as a matter of pride -- the number of World Series won, the most by any team in the National League. Around the nation, the college basketball championship has gripped fans everywhere. Fans are in awe of UCLA's 11 titles and Kentucky's eight...
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Speak Out 3/24/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/24/14)
This is in regard to the use tax upcoming on the April 8 election. My comment is: Aren't you tired of politicians using your hard-earned dollars? Vote no on the use tax. I read where legislation would require recipients to work and pay a premium to receive benefits for Medicaid. If they'd just use their noggin and do the drug testing, they'd knock out all these drunks and alcoholics and drug addicts who are making a living off Medicaid...
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Out of the past 3/24/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/24/14)
A lawsuit over the 1984 fatal shooting of Rickie Dean Burton, 29, by a Cape Girardeau reserve police officer has been settled out of court, with the plaintiffs to receive $35,000. Workers used a crane yesterday to erect a 130-foot microwave tower at New Life World Outreach Center for a low-power Christian television station that will carry the Trinity Broadcast Network...
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John Lennon's artwork coming to NYC auction
(Entertainment ~ 03/24/14)
NEW YORK -- A collection of John Lennon's drawings and manuscripts is going up for auction. The "You Might Well Arsk" sale of the late Beatles singer's material is scheduled to take place June 4 in New York, Sotheby's said. The items are being put up for sale by Tom Maschler, who had worked with Lennon on "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works." Lennon wrote the books and created the drawings for them in the 1960s...
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Pilots' mental health a concern amid jet mystery
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
DALLAS -- Reinforced doors with keypad entries. Body scanners and pat-downs. Elaborate crew maneuvers when a pilot has to use the restroom. All those tactics are designed to keep dangerous people out of the cockpit. But what if the pilot is the problem?...
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New data expand search for jet debris
(International News ~ 03/24/14)
PERTH, Australia -- Rain was expected to hamper the hunt today for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, as a growing number of planes focus on an expanded area of the south Indian Ocean where a French satellite detected potential debris. Australian Maritime Safety Authority's rescue coordination center said the search area was expanded from 22,800 to 26,400 square miles, including a new separate area because of data provided by France on Sunday...
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Ukraine says top commander held after base stormed
(International News ~ 03/24/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian air force commander is being held after his base in Crimea was stormed by pro-Russian forces, and the acting president called for his release Sunday. Col. Yuliy Mamchur is the commander of the Belbek Air Force base near Sevastopol, which was taken over Saturday by forces who sent armored personnel carriers smashing through the base's walls and fired shots and stun grenades. One Ukrainian serviceman was reported wounded in the clash...
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Health law birth control coverage before Supreme Court on Tuesday
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration and its opponents are renewing the Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's health-care law in a case that pits the religious rights of employers against the rights of women to the birth control of their choice...
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Oil spill cleanup impedes major Texas ship channel
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
TEXAS CITY, Texas -- A barge that once carried some 900,000 gallons of heavy tar-like oil was cleared Sunday of its remaining contents, a day after the vessel collided with a ship in the busy Houston Ship Channel and leaked as much as about a fifth of its cargo into the waterway...
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Washington landslide death toll doubles to 8
(National News ~ 03/24/14)
ARLINGTON, Wash. -- Searchers found five more bodies Sunday in the tangled sludge of a massive landslide in rural Washington state, bringing the death toll to at least eight from the wall of debris that swept through a small riverside neighborhood. Snohomish County sheriff's Lt. Rob Palmer said four more bodies were discovered late Sunday. Earlier in the day, authorities said one body had been found on the debris field. Three people were already confirmed dead on Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/24/14
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Public comments Routine business Action items Appointments and possible action items Discussion and possible action Discussion and possible action: County advisory boards Public comments Executive session...
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Wal-Mart tool gives competitors' prices
(Business ~ 03/24/14)
NEW YORK -- The "Every Day Low Price" king is trying to shake up the world of pricing again. Wal-Mart said it has rolled out an online tool that compares its prices on 80,000 food and household products -- from canned beans to dishwashing soap -- with those of its competitors. If a lower price is found elsewhere, the discounter will refund the difference to shoppers in the form a store credit...
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Just 11 percent of long-term unemployed find jobs
(Business ~ 03/24/14)
WASHINGTON -- A new study documents the bleak plight of Americans who have been unemployed for more than six months: Just 11 percent of them, on average, will ever regain steady full-time work. The findings by three Princeton University economists show the extent to which the long-term unemployed have been shunted to the sidelines of the U.S. economy since the recession. The long-term jobless number 3.8 million, or 37 percent of all unemployed Americans...
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Thanks for attending police department open house
(Column ~ 03/24/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department would like to say thank you to the community for its support in our recent open house event. The event was well-attended by residents, business owners and public officials. Through the tours, officers attempted to give a behind the scenes look at the day-to-day operations of our department by showing offices, cramped quarters, facility decay and lack of storage. ...
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Gladys Stovall
(Obituary ~ 03/24/14)
Gladys B. Stovall, 92, of Crump died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Frances McCullough
(Obituary ~ 03/24/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Frances E. McCullough, 98, of Perryville, formerly of Fairview Heights, Ill., died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Family Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caseyville, Ill. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...
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Cornelius Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 03/24/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cornelius "Corky" Heisserer, 97, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 17, 1917, to the late Frank and Sophia Goetz Heisserer. He married Imogene LeGrand on April 24, 1944. She preceded him in death Dec. 23, 2000...
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Sophia Gonzalez
(Obituary ~ 03/24/14)
Sophia Faith Gonzalez, infant daughter of William Gonzalez and Brittany Nicole Cox, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Richmond Heights, Mo. Survivors include her father, William Gonzalez; mother, Brittany Cox; paternal grandmother, Griselda Lara; paternal grandfather, Sacramento Gonzalez; maternal grandparents, Melvin and Janet Cox; and maternal great-grandmother, Shirley Waterman, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Cheryl Glenzy
(Obituary ~ 03/24/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cheryl Suzanne Glenzy, 44, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the family home. She was born May 15, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to Terry and Pat Dannenmueller Glenzy. Cheryl was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and the St. Ambrose Church choir. She graduated from Parkview State School in Cape in 1990. She attended Columbus Care in Sikeston, Mo., and was an avid Chaffee Red Devil Booster Club member...
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Cardinals name Kelly No. 5 starter after exhibition win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Joe Kelly was told that he will be the Cardinals' No. 5 starter after taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning Sunday in St. Louis' 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Carlos Martinez will go to the bullpen...
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Blues secure playoff spot with 1-0 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/14)
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma wants his high-powered team to get used to playing tight-checking playoff hockey before the postseason begins next month. St. Louis doesn't need the lure of the playoffs as an excuse to get stingy. The space-eating Blues have been doing it all year, and it showed in a taut 1-0 road win on Sunday...
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High school spring softball season incorporates state playoffs
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/14)
MSHSAA changes have local schools seeking state title
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Former Spanish prime minister Suarez dies at 81
(International News ~ 03/24/14)
MADRID -- Adolfo Suarez, Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after decades of right-wing rule under Gen. Francisco Franco, has died aged 81. Suarez died Sunday afternoon in Madrid's Cemtro Clinic hospital, family spokesman Fermin Urbiola said. Suarez had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a decade...
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Southeast Missouri State tennis team sustains first OVC loss
(College Sports ~ 03/24/14)
The Southeast Missouri State tennis team's five-match winning streak and undefeated Ohio Valley Conference record came to an end Sunday. The Redhawks (9-6, 3-1 OVC) suffered a 7-0 shutout at the hands of Eastern Kentucky (8-7, 5-0 OVC) at the Redhawks Tennis Complex...
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Prayer 3/24/14
(Prayer ~ 03/24/14)
O Lord Jesus, we humbly ask that you give us wisdom in all decisions. Amen.
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Relatives sob after announcement on missing plane
(Local News ~ 03/24/14)
BEIJING (AP) -- Women shrieked and sobbed uncontrollably. Men and women held up their loved ones who were nearly collapsing. Their grief came pouring out after 17 days of waiting for some definitive word on the fate of their relatives aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370...
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