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Ride of the Week: 1965 Ford Mustang
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/14)
Make and model: 1965 Ford Mustang Owner(s): Bruce Penrod Owner's hometown: Jackson MO Motor is 289 Automatic. April 17 is the 50 year anniversary of Mustangs presented at the World's Fair. I had one like this at 18...
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Nutt adds three to Southeast men's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 04/17/14)
Two players signed letters of intent while Sikeston's JT Jones was invited to walk on
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Doctor inducted into Capitol's Hall of Famous Missourians
(State News ~ 04/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Regarded as the father of osteopathic medicine, Andrew Taylor Still was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians during a ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol. The physician founded the American School of Osteopathy, now called A.T. ...
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Fingerprint required for Six Flags season tickets
(State News ~ 04/17/14)
EUREKA, Mo. -- A fingerprint is now required for season pass holders at Six Flags St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a measurement of the fingerprint will be attached to a bar code on the plastic card to get into the park. Pass holders at the entrance will have to scan both the card and his or her finger to get in. Six Flags began the system more than a week ago when the park reopened for the 2014 season...
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Missouri House endorses early voting measures
(State News ~ 04/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Republican-controlled Missouri House endorsed a pair of measures Wednesday that would expand early voting, though Democratic critics called it a "sham" that could circumvent a separate voting initiative that would go further...
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Missouri lawmakers pass tax cut; veto possible
(State News ~ 04/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Setting up a likely veto showdown, the Republican-led Missouri Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to an income-tax cut for millions of individuals and thousands of business owners that Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon warned could imperil funding for public schools and services...
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Three teenagers charged after fight
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
Three Cape Girardeau teenagers face felony charges after a Tuesday afternoon disturbance at Benton and Themis streets, police reported Wednesday. About 4 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a call about a fight during which a firearm might have been displayed, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Robber never told to report to prison in 2000 case
(State News ~ 04/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- After he was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, Cornealious Anderson was sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison. But those instructions never came. So Anderson didn't report. ...
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Scott City district joins appeal with tax commission
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
Scott City School Board members Wednesday voted to join an appeal process with the State Tax Appeal Commission over Ameren Missouri's 2013 taxes. According to a news release from Scott County prosecuting attorney Paul Boyd, Ameren is refusing to pay taxes for the 2013 tax year. ...
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Saxony Lutheran students to perform 'Oklahoma!'
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Saxony Lutheran High School students will be belting out "Oh What a Beautiful Morning," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "I Cain't Say No," and other favorites as part of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" The musical, which originally opened on Broadway in 1943, takes place at the turn of the 20th century and features the romance of Curly McClaine, a cowboy, and Laurey Williams, a farm girl, against the backdrop of Oklahoma before it becomes a state...
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Leadership gathering promotes STEM opportunities for local youths
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
About 25 leaders from the worlds of business, technology, education, health care, not-for-profit, politics and Boy Scouts met at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau on Wednesday to discuss the importance of more students getting interested in science, technology, engineering and math -- otherwise known as STEM...
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NPR host Diane Rehm rounds out Speakers Series
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
National Public Radio talk show host Diane Rehm visited Cape Girardeau for the first time on Wednesday for the final event of Southeast Missouri State University's 2013-2014 Speakers Series. Rehm, host of "The Diane Rehm Show," presented "A Conversation With Diane Rehm" in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus...
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Modern technology might have helped find Scherer
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
A small white car stops at a small-town gas station on an April morning. The station attendant, a young woman with long, bright red hair, stands just outside the office door. Two men get out of the car; another remains inside. Minutes later, the woman vanishes...
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Bird
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/17/14)
Seen this guy sneaking away.
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Trivia Night
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/14)
TEAM UP FOR TRIVIA Proceeds benefit: Missouri Rush Soccer Club-SEMO Gather a group of friends and family and join us for a night of FUNdraising to support the Missouri Rush Soccer Club- SEMO! ATTENDANCE PRIZES 50/50 DRAWINGSILENT AUCTION Friday May 2nd, 2014...
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Hornet says "HELLO !!!!"
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/17/14)
The rumbling you may have heard today around 1:45 wasn't an earthquake...it was this FA-18 Hornet, making laps around Runway 10 here at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The two-seat fighter shot three approaches before blasting up and out to the North...
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Total lunar eclipse 4/15/2014
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/17/14)
Clear skies over Jackson, MO, provided a spectacular view of the total lunar eclipse on 4/15/2014 from 2am-3am. This rare event was the first of four expected to occur through September 2015, with the next one predicted for October 8 of this year.
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Mountain Man Living History
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/14)
Jim Long will be at the Bollinger County Museum from 11am-2pm on Saturday, April 26 with Mountain Man Living History. Mr. Long's presentation features flint lock rifles and a demonstration of flint and steel fire starting, plus other living history showing what a mountain man carried with him to survive the Rocky Mountains in the 1830s and 1840s. You'll see different styles and types of clothing, various powder horns, knives, food, bedrolls, and shelter...
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Ortho Surgeon to Hold Seminar on Thumb Joint Replacement
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/14)
Arthritis of the thumb joint, as well as tendon tears and other injuries, can be extremely painful and keep you from performing everyday tasks such as gripping objects, typing and even driving. Thumb joint replacement at SoutheastHEALTH offers an effective solution...
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Scott City softball team blasts Woodland 18-3 in four innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
A single and a stolen base. A run-scoring base hit. Another single putting runners at the corners, followed by a two-run triple. It was that kind of day for Scott City. The Rams pounded out 15 hits on their way to an 18-3 victory over Woodland on Wednesday in a softball game halted in the bottom of the fourth by the mercy rule...
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Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
EVANSTON, Ill. -- They're called leggings -- popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others. Younger girls often wear them as pants with little fuss. But as those same girls approach middle school, leggings have become a clothing accessory that's increasingly controversial -- and seemingly, the favorite new target of the school dress code...
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Southeast women's basketball team adds to roster as signing period begins
(College Sports ~ 04/17/14)
Guard Hannah Noe and post player Deja Jones signed to join the Redhawks.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
Today is Thursday, April 17, the 107th day of 2014. There are 258 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 17, 1964, Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock became the first woman to complete a solo airplane trip around the world, returning to Columbus, Ohio, after 29 1/2 days and 21 stopovers in her Cessna 180. ...
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What a difference a day (trip) makes: Ideas for outings with friends, family or by yourself
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Our family has a patented day trip: the St. Louis Zoo followed by dinner at Fitz's Soda Bar and Grill. We spend the day looking at the animals and then we look at the bottlers while we wait for our burgers to arrive. By 7 p.m., we are headed south again on Interstate 55, full, tired and happy. Many Southeast Missouri families may have a similar formula. If you're looking to break out of your routine, get away with your significant other, enjoy some girl time or take a day just for yourself, here are some trips that are big on rest or recreation with little driving.
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Explore Missouri's 'alphabet soup' back roads
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Visitors to Missouri often wonder about the highways that are named with letters instead of numbers. Only one other state (Wisconsin) has a system like it. Missouri's lettered roads lead to plenty of jokes, especially involving the roads named Route PP found in Jackson, Kelso, Poplar Bluff and elsewhere. A game of "Road Sign Scrabble" can be played at certain intersections, such as the junction of Routes N, U and T in Cape Girardeau County...
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Communities of Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Bollinger County A great place to ... settle down Sue and Gary Brewer made Bollinger County their home almost 20 years ago after retiring from the military. Both originally from Northern Illinois, they had no ties to Southeast Missouri but quickly made connections in the area...
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Volunteer opportunities abound in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Whatever the reason or the stage of life you're in, many communities in Southeast Missouri offer countless volunteer opportunities. Here's a look at some options in your community. __The Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross__ has a variety of volunteer positions in its direct services, external services and support services division...
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A musical summer in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
You don't have to travel far this summer to hear a variety of great music, all performed by local community music groups. Below is a sampling of what you will find right here in Southeast Missouri to keep your toes tapping and your fingers snapping right through the dog days of summer!...
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Local libraries offer much more than books
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
These days, there's much more to do at the library than sit quietly and read or study. Public libraries throughout Southeast Missouri offer all sorts of educational programs, test preparation, meeting spaces, reading groups, guest speakers, access to computers and e-readers, and much more...
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New exhibits coming to area museums this summer
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Cape River Heritage Museum: New exhibits for 2014 include "Girardeau Presidential Connections"; "Steamboat Era"; "Louis Lorimier, Founder of Cape Girardeau"; and a 5-foot by 10-foot 1944 Ary Marbain mural Metropolis donated by the Southeast Missourian newspaper and restored by local artist Craig Thomas. In Cape Girardeau...
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Retirees find quiet living, plenty to do in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Southeast Missouri, particularly the Cape Girardeau/Jackson area, has been lauded multiple times as a great place to settle down with a low cost of living. Most recently, in 2013, the Wall Street Cheat Sheet ranked the Cape Girardeau/Jackson area No. ...
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How to form a disaster plan, stock an emergency kit for your home or business
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Does your family have a safe meeting place in case of a house fire? Does everyone know where to seek shelter from a tornado or earthquake? Most Americans say disaster preparedness is important to them, but only about 17 percent say they are actually prepared for such a situation, according to an Ad Council survey...
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Revisiting Highway 61 on a spring weekend
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
As winter finally gives way to spring, roads clearing and icicles melting away to reveal the soft green glow of buds on branches, two words come to mind: Road trip. For my money, the most satisfying road trips bypass the fast-but-featureless interstates in favor of their ancestors, the two-lane highways that roll gently over the land, demanding a lighter touch on the gas pedal and a little more respect for the topography...
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Color Me Cape brings big crowd to area
(Editorial ~ 04/17/14)
You might say Cape Girardeau's downtown has color -- especially on Saturday when the Color Me Cape 5K made its way to the area. More than 2,000 people participated in the race, which was not about time but about the experience and raising money for good organizations...
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Speak Out 4/17/14
(Speak Out ~ 04/17/14)
Fred Horrell wowed the crowd at his sold-out-out show on April 12 at the casino with his harmonica playing. Off the charts. Go, Fred. Don't rush meal When I go to a restaurant for a meal, it is as much or more about the relaxation and socializing as it is about the food. ...
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Hitchcock: Blues' chances hinge on their goalie
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Just as last spring, the St. Louis Blues have the higher seed but the unenviable task of facing the defending Stanley Cup champion in the first round of the playoffs. For the Blues to prevail against the Chicago Blackhawks in a matchup of 100-point teams and longtime rivals with Game 1 tonight, coach Ken Hitchcock says they'll need standout play from goalie Ryan Miller...
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Police say Utah woman gave birth 7 times at home
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah woman accused of concealing seven pregnancies before strangling or suffocating her newborns gave birth each time in her home, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators have determined that Megan Huntsman, 39, did not go to a hospital to have the babies, Pleasant Grove police Capt. Mike Roberts said. He didn't say if anybody helped her give birth...
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Classes resume at high school rocked by stabbings
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. -- Classes resumed Wednesday at a Pittsburgh-area high school where authorities said a student stabbed or slashed 21 others and a security guard a week ago while rampaging through a hallway with two kitchen knives. Before school began, some students gathered at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the football field behind Franklin Regional High School to pray and to support one another...
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If filed, plane lawsuits might not get heard in U.S.
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
BEIJING -- Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, some lawyers have claimed they can get several millions of dollars in damages for each lost passenger by taking the cases to the United States. But past lawsuits show U.S. federal courts are more likely to throw such cases out if the crashes happened overseas...
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Diplomat apologizes for U.N. refusal to stop Rwanda genocide
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
UNITED NATIONS -- The diplomat who was president of the U.N. Security Council in April 1994 apologized Wednesday for the council's refusal to recognize that genocide was taking place in Rwanda and for doing nothing to halt the slaughter of more than 1 million people...
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Pro-Russian gunmen make inroads in eastern Ukraine
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine -- The well-armed, Moscow-backed insurgency sowing chaos in eastern Ukraine scored a new victory Wednesday, seizing armored vehicles and weapons from underequipped government forces, then rolling through two cities to a hero's welcome...
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Robot sub makes first complete search for plane
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
PERTH, Australia -- A robotic submarine has completed its first full 16-hour mission scanning the floor of the Indian Ocean for wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner after two previous missions were cut short by technical problems and deep water, authorities said today...
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Pakistan Taliban says truce over but talks ongoing
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani Taliban said Wednesday they will not renew a ceasefire they called over a month ago to facilitate peace negotiations but said they will still continue talks with the government. The announcement, which comes just days after the country's interior minister said comprehensive talks with the militants would start this week, throws into doubt the future of a peace process pushed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as the best way to end years of fighting in the northwest that has killed thousands of people.. ...
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Israel police disperse riot at holy site in Jerusalem
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police stormed a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem on Wednesday, firing tear gas to disperse a protest by Palestinian Muslim worshippers, officials said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the crowd hurled stones and firecrackers from atop the compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. Rosenfeld said police then entered the site and dispersed the group with tear gas and other nonlethal means...
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Venezuelan crisis talks show signs of progress
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Negotiators from Venezuela's government and the opposition agreed to broaden membership in a truth commission tasked with investigating who's to blame for 41 deaths tied to weeks of political unrest. The compromise was announced after hours of negotiations that took place Tuesday night behind closed doors in what both sides described as a much-needed if torturous attempt at dialogue in a nation polarized by 15 years of socialist rule...
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New SAT questions aim for real-world application, analysis
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Calculate the foreign exchange rate a vacationing American would pay in India. Estimate from a random sample the number of 18- to 34-year-olds who voted for a candidate. These are sample questions from the newly redesigned SAT, which aims for more real-world applications and analysis from students...
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N.J. German shepherd called to jury duty
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
BRIDGETON, N.J. -- Could this prospective juror take a bite out of crime? Cumberland County, N.J., has summoned IV Griner to jury duty. The only problem is that IV is a 5-year-old German shepherd. Her owner tells KYW-TV in Philadelphia he sorted out the confusion soon after the summons arrived at his Bridgeton home...
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B.B. King apologizes for St. Louis concert gone bad
(Entertainment ~ 04/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Blues guitarist B.B. King wants his St. Louis fans to give him another chance after an erratic performance led to a stream of audience catcalls and early departures. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer issued a public apology Tuesday for what his publicists called "a bad night for one of America's living blues legends."...
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Camry gets a top-to-bottom makeover
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
NEW YORK -- Shaken by the advances of newer, sportier rivals, the Toyota Camry is trying to shed its vanilla reputation. The redesigned 2015 Camry, unveiled Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show, is longer and wider, with a large, aggressive grille and chiseled sides. Toyota says it changed every exterior piece but the roof...
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Stocks close higher for third day in a row
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
Investors drove stock prices to their highest level in a week Wednesday, encouraged by a crop of corporate earnings and reassuring U.S. and Chinese economic data. Major U.S. stock indexes notched their third day of gains in a row. Yahoo and Delta Air Lines were among the companies posting big gains. The gains were broad; for every stock that declined, nearly four rose...
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China's growth slows to 7.4 percent
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
BEIJING -- China's economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter but appeared strong enough to satisfy Chinese leaders who are trying to put the country on a more sustainable path without politically dangerous job losses. The world's second-largest economy grew 7.4 percent from a year earlier in the January-March quarter, down from the previous quarter's 7.7 percent, government data showed Wednesday. ...
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Police say five dead in Calgary stabbings Tuesday
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
CALGARY, Alberta -- The son of a Calgary police officer was charged in the fatal stabbing of five people at a house party that the law enforcement officials called the worst mass slaying in the western Canadian city's history. Matthew Douglas de Grood, a recent graduate of the University of Calgary, picked up a large knife shortly after arriving at the party and stabbed the victims one by one shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, said police chief Rick Hanson...
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Births 4/17/14
(Births ~ 04/17/14)
Son to Brandon and Wendy Becerra of Farmington, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 11:48 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2014. Name, Bentley Marcello. Weight, 10 pounds. Third child, second son. Mrs. Becerra is the former Wendy Shoemake, daughter of Rich and Mary Shoemake of Patton, Mo. Becerra is the son of Cheryl and Donnie Gallaher of Farmington...
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Out of the past 4/17/14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/17/14)
Armed with a battering ram, explosives, tear gas and semi-automatic weapons, members of Cape Girardeau's SWAT unit storm a building in South Cape to rescue a hostage; it is a training scenario for the city's five-member Special Response Team. Five of the 45 water fountains in Cape Girardeau School District buildings are believed to contain unsafe lead levels; water from the coolers, which bear model numbers of those which may contain the toxic metal, is being tested; all five coolers have been disconnected.. ...
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Hooked on Science: Easter egg geode
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Using a few ingredients from around the house, you can to turn an ordinary egg into a geode. STEP 1: Crack each egg near the narrow end. Remove the shell near the top of each egg and then pour the contents into the trash. STEP 2: Add two cups of water into a saucepan, add food coloring, and then mix...
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Who's neXt 4/17/14
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
Graduates Scholarship The Southeast Missouri District Fair Foundation will award a $1,000 annual nonrenewable educational scholarship in fall 2014. Applications are available at semo.fair.com or by calling 243-5856. The application deadline is May 31, and applications may be mailed to Edwin Peetz, 1033 County Road 332, Jackson, MO 63775...
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Some workers exempted from minimum wage, increased or not
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Some low-paid workers won't benefit even if a long-shot Democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage becomes law. More than a dozen categories of jobs are exempt from the minimum, $7.25 an hour. Those exclusions, rooted in labor law history, run from some workers with disabilities to crews on fishing ships to casual baby sitters...
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High oil prices good for airlines
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
NEW YORK -- Airline executives frequently complain about fuel costs. But the truth is higher prices actually have been good for business. In the past six years, airlines have overhauled the way they operate to adjust to this new reality. They've shown more discipline by offering fewer seats, which ensures airfares are high enough to cover costs. Unprofitable routes have been eliminated. And every expense has been scrutinized...
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Jackson police report 4/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department release the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Phyllis Scheper
(Obituary ~ 04/17/14)
Phyllis Scheper, 82, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Doniphan, Mo., daughter of Carl John and Dorothy Timmons Stiber. Phyllis was one of the earliest employees at the former LeeRowan Co., now Rubbermaid, in Jackson. After she retired, she enjoyed traveling. She was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church and Eastern Star...
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Race organizers confident of safety
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
BOSTON -- The arrest of a man with a rice cooker in his backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line led police to step up patrols Wednesday, while organizers sought to assure the city and runners of a safe race next week. The actions of the man, whose mother said he had a mental disorder, rattled nerves as Boston prepared for the annual race, but authorities said they did not consider it a security breach. ...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Notre Dame's Jordan Barber
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
Barber ramped up his senior season by winning the 400 meters in a pair of 16-team track meets last week.
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NATO ups military presence amid Russian threat
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
BRUSSELS -- NATO is strengthening its military footprint along its eastern border immediately in response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, the alliance's chief said Wednesday. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO's air policing aircraft will fly more sorties over the Baltic region west of Ukraine, far from the tensions in the eastern part of the country. He said allied warships will also deploy to the Baltic Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and elsewhere if needed...
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High court weighing challenge to ban on lies in campaigns
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- As political campaigns begin to heat up, the Supreme Court is deciding whether false accusations and mudslinging made during an election can be punished as a crime. Addressing an issue of negative campaigning that now may be a fact of life in American politics, justices will consider a challenge to an Ohio law that bars false statements about political candidates. The case being heard next week has attracted national attention, with least 15 other states having similar laws...
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Detroit still needs $350 million from Michigan lawmakers
(National News ~ 04/17/14)
DETROIT -- Pressure was building Wednesday for Michigan lawmakers to commit $350 million to Detroit pensions, a day after the city reached tentative agreements with pension funds and a retiree group to reduce payouts. The city has an $816 million pledge from foundations, philanthropists and Gov. Rick Snyder to shore up pension funds and prevent the sale of city-owned art as part of Detroit's strategy for exiting the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history...
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Kelly exits early during Cards' loss to Brewers
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
MILWAUKEE -- The St. Louis Cardinals' 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday may prove more costly than one defeat in the NL Central standings. Cardinals starter Joe Kelly left in the middle of the fourth inning with left hamstring tightness after trying to reach base on a bunt...
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High school roundup: Priggel delivers again in Oran baseball team's victory
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
Oran's Jacob Priggel marked the one-week anniversary of his walk-off hit against Scott City with another against Cooter on Wednesday afternoon. Priggel drove home Preston Hahn and Seth Ressell following Ben Heuring's sacrifice in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Eagles to a 4-3 victory at home...
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Prayer 4/17/14
(Prayer ~ 04/17/14)
O Father God, thank you for sending your Son Jesus into the world to save us. Amen.
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Nearly 300 still missing as South Korean ferry sinks
(International News ~ 04/17/14)
MOKPO, South Korea -- Koo Bon-hee could see the exit. For half an hour, as the doomed ferry filled with water and listed severely on its side, the crew told passengers to wait for rescuers. With their breathing room disappearing, the 36-year-old businessman and some of the other passengers floated to an exit and swam to a nearby fishing boat. ...
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Places to take your pets for some outdoor fun
(Community ~ 04/17/14)
If you're an animal-lover, you know that most things in life are better enjoyed with "man's best friend" by your side. We asked local pet-owners where they like to hang out with their pets and compiled a few ideas for summer outings with your furry friend...
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