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Mississippi County cemetery caretaker could sue owners of adjacent farm
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Now that officials have determined who owns the farmland next to a cemetery, they say they can resolve a conflict by talking things out. Harry Ishmael of Fruitland said during Thursday's regular Mississippi County Commission meeting he is willing to wait for that conversation to happen, but if it doesn't stop the damage to the Pinhook Cemetery, his next step is a lawsuit...
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Man struck, killed by train in eastern Mo.
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
PACIFIC, Mo. -- A man is dead after being struck by a train in eastern Missouri. KTVI-TV reported that the accident happened just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in Pacific, about 25 miles west of St. Louis. The victim was 35, but his name has not been released. An investigation continues...
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Inmate back in custody after week on the run
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- A central Missouri inmate who has been missing for nearly a week is back in custody after being caught while asleep on a couch in a Sedalia home. Pettis County Sheriff's Capt. Dave Keller told the Sedalia Democrat 29-year-old Brandon McGee was captured shortly after 6 a.m. ...
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Obama makes quick stop in K.C. suburb
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
PARKVILLE, Mo. -- Residents of the Kansas City suburb of Parkville got a surprise when President Barack Obama stopped at a coffee shop and paid the tabs for a handful of patrons. Obama and his entourage of security, aides and the press pool filed into Parkville Coffee in the small Missouri River town on their way to the airport Wednesday following the president's speech in Kansas City. ...
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Mo. man charged with abuse in horse's death
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A 40-year-old northwest Missouri man accused of ramming a horse to death with his vehicle has been charged with animal abuse. The St. Joseph News-Press reported Michael Ebrecht of Quitman was charged Tuesday with felony animal abuse in connection with the horse's death Saturday in Nodaway County. ...
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3 people charged in Springfield man's death
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Three people have been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Springfield man. The Springfield News-Leader reported 19-year-old Tyler Allen Keithley, 18-year-old Jeremiah Devaliti and 23-year-old Kearstain Sleeth were charged Wednesday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary. ...
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Youth soccer coach admits to videotaping young girls
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A suburban Kansas City youth soccer coach has pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping young girls while they changed their clothes in his daughter's bedroom. The U.S. attorney's office says 40-year-old Joel D. White, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of attempting to produce child pornography. White remains in federal custody to await sentencing...
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Kansas City nonviolence rally stopped after fights break out
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City rally and parade for nonviolence had to be stopped after fights broke out. The event, "Your Life Counts," included performers and animals from the UniverSoul Circus, which is organizing anti-violence events around the country...
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Murder, other counts severed in southwest Mo. antifreeze deaths
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri woman accused of killing two family members by slipping antifreeze into their drinks could have two trials after a judge approved a motion to sever two murder counts from other charges. Diane Staudte, 52, of Springfield appeared in Greene County court Tuesday with her attorney, Charles Moreland, for a hearing on several motions, including one by Moreland to have the murder charges tried separately from assault and armed criminal action...
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Quarry tightens rules after child drowns
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ROLLA, Mo. -- An abandoned Rolla rock quarry is requiring young children to wear life jackets after a Fenton, Missouri, boy's recent drowning. Six-year-old Noah Cook drowned July 25 at Fugitive Beach while with family members at the private swimming area in Phelps County...
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Low temps hurt attendance at pools
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Summer is typically hot and steamy in St. Louis. Not this summer, and the cooler-than-usual weather is hurting attendance at many St. Louis area pools and water parks. Maplewood Family Aquatic Center manager Robert Perks told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this has been the slowest summer he can remember. Assistant city manager Anthony Traxler said pool attendance is down 7 percent...
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Missouri auditor: At least $12,000 in funds missing in Clark County
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
KAHOKA, Mo. -- A report by the Missouri auditor's office shows that a northeast Missouri county is missing more than $12,000, with a former circuit clerk suspected of taking the money. Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich on Tuesday released a report of Clark County showing that $12,181 in court funds and other money was missing in the years 2001, 2003, and 2011 through 2013. ...
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10,000 sunflowers revitalize St. Louis lot
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A long-abandoned St. Louis lot has been transformed into a flower patch with about 10,000 sunflowers. The flowers are meant to provide environmental and economic benefits for the area, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Organizers said local beautification could spur the revitalization of the neighborhood around the 5100 block of Delmar Boulevard...
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Inmates on cleanup crew find $1 million worth of marijuana
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A northwest Missouri cleanup crew consisting of jail inmates and a sheriff's deputy went into a roadside ravine to clean up trash and instead discovered more than 600 pounds of packaged marijuana. The St. Joseph News-Press reported a crew from Buchanan County Jail was working Monday south of St. Joseph when they discovered 678 1-pound packages of pot and three large sacks of loose marijuana...
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Obama to GOP: 'Stop just hating all the time'
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pointing the finger at Republicans for congressional inaction, President Barack Obama chided lawmakers Wednesday for spending the waning days before their monthlong summer break trying to sue him rather than addressing economic issues that could boost the middle class...
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Missouri reports case of mosquito-borne virus
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri health officials have reported the state's first case of a mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading to the U.S. from the Caribbean. The St. Louis County Health Department announced Tuesday that a 38-year-old resident was infected with chikungunya, which cannot be passed from human to human, while traveling in the Caribbean...
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Two riverboats to dock at Cape riverfront today
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
Two riverboats are scheduled to dock today at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau -- although at different times. The 250-foot-long Queen of the Mississippi paddle-wheeler will pull in from 8 a.m. to noon, while the 418-foot-long, steam-powered American Queen will take the next shift, from noon to 5 p.m...
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Senators propose bill to curb campus sexual assault
(State News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- Colleges and universities could be more accountable to rape victims under legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of senators. Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., led the effort, with lawmakers from both parties saying they have heard too many stories of campus assault and bungled cases. More than a half dozen senators stood with campus sexual assault victims on Capitol Hill as they announced the legislation...
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Sikeston City Council approves starting TIF process for proposed new cinema
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The first step toward a new eight-screen Malco cinema in Sikeston was approved by the Sikeston City Council earlier this week. Council members approved beginning the process of establishing a Tax Increment Financing District during their special meeting Monday...
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Judge candidates call for swift justice
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
In the race for Division III associate circuit judge, efficiency seems to be key. Local lawyer Jeffrey Dix and incumbent Gary Kamp are vying for the position, with the winner to be selected by voters Tuesday. Dix said the question of efficiency was among the factors that persuaded him to run for associate judge. He pointed to the hundreds of disqualifications against Kamp every year and said they "have basically turned Division III into a part-time job."...
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Supporters say ballot item could boost children's services in county
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
A measure that supporters say has been four years in the making will be up for voter approval in next week's election. If approved, Proposition K would levy a one-quarter-cent tax to create a community children's services fund that would support mental-health services for children living in Cape Girardeau County...
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Jackson Junior Legion set for first regional tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/31/14)
The Missouri Junior Legion champion opens play today against South Dakota in Leavenworth, Kansas.
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An Act of Kindness
(Submitted Story ~ 07/31/14)
After a torrential rain that we had this past Wednesday(07-23-2014)one of our local Fire Stations answered a rescue call in a small neighborhood to save a Tabby kitten from what could have been little Tabby's demise. The kitten was lost in an approximate 100 ft. line of sewer pipe & these courageous men of Fire Station N0 4 saved the day. That's right, Tabby was set free & quite possibly saved from one of it's "13" lives!...
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Red Skies at Night
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/31/14)
I almost missed this sunset last night (7/27/14) and our trees blocked some of it, but it was still a beautiful sight.
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Former SEMO Health Network CEO gets 33 months for conspiracy
(Local News ~ 07/31/14)
The former CEO of SEMO Health Network Inc. has been sentenced to 33 months in prison on a conspiracy charge, and three other former employees face criminal charges in connection with the case. In April, Cheryl Ann White, 56, of New Madrid, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to submit false documents...
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Sunset July 30
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/31/14)
This is the sunset from our front door between Cape Girardeau and Fruitland.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
Today is Thursday, July 31, the 212th day of 2014. There are 153 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 31, 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 reached the moon, transmitting pictures back to Earth before impacting the lunar surface...
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Donations to animal shelters are appreciated
(Editorial ~ 07/31/14)
Animals in local shelters need your support, and on Saturday there is an opportunity to help. Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary will hold three stuff-a-truck events sponsored by Engelmann Farms from 9 a.m. to noon. The trucks will be located at Petco Pet Supplies, 266 Siemers Drive, and Kmart, 11 S. Kingshighway, in Cape Girardeau and the Safe Harbor Thrift Store in Jackson, located at 3862 E. Jackson Blvd...
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Prayer 7-31
(Prayer ~ 07/31/14)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for you are the author of our faith. Amen.
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Contract dispute delays 'Big Bang' production
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/14)
NEW YORK -- Production on a new season of "The Big Bang Theory" is being delayed because of a contract dispute with its top actors. The Warner Brothers Television studio, which makes television's most popular comedy, said Wednesday's scheduled first day of work after the summer hiatus was postponed. There's no word on when "The Big Bang Theory" team will be back at work...
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Landslide hits Indian village, killing at least 18
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
NEW DELHI -- Torrential rains triggered a massive landslide that buried a remote village in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people as it swept away scores of houses and possibly trapping many more people under debris, officials said...
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Thousands flee to Tunisia to escape Libya fighting
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Up to 6,000 people a day have fled Libya into neighboring Tunisia this week, the Tunisian foreign minister said Wednesday, the biggest influx since Libya's 2011 civil war in a sign of the spiraling turmoil as rival militias battle over control of the airport in the capital Tripoli...
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Israeli strikes hit U.N. school
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli strikes hit a crowded shopping area in Gaza City on Wednesday, hours after tank shells tore through the walls of a U.N. school crowded with war refugees in the deadliest of a series of air and artillery attacks that pushed the Palestinian death toll above 1,300 in more than three weeks of fighting...
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Sanctions will damage Russia if not lifted quickly
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
MOSCOW -- U.S. and European sanctions against Russia's energy and finance sectors are strong enough to cause deep, long-lasting damage within months unless Moscow persuades the West to repeal them by withdrawing support for Ukrainian insurgents...
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Iraq offers aid to those displaced by militants
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday his government has allocated more than $850 million to assist those displaced by last month's militant takeover of much of the country, and called on Sunnis remaining in those areas to take up arms against the insurgents...
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Blattner very knowledgeable
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
As a former employee of the recorder's office, and having worked for the current recorder, I am writing in support of Drew Blattner for recorder of deeds. Drew puts serving the public first. He is very knowledgeable in his field and has the most experience in proper preservation, storage and management of records. ...
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Gardner has the experience
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
Michael Gardner has the right experience for circuit judge. I strongly encourage you to vote for Michael Gardner as our next circuit judge. He has the right experience for the job. Michael graduated second out of 180 students in his law class at the University of Missouri. ...
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Clark is customer-focused
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
I've seen how Recorder Scott R. Clark has helped people needing access to public records, and I've heard others speak of similar experiences. Scott's focus on customer service and accessibility are obvious. Whether you're recording or searching for a document, Scott and his staff are always pleasant and customer-focused. ...
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Why I'm running and what I stand for
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
I'm a democratic candidate for state representative, and I've been out knocking on doors, talking to people, and handing out fliers almost every day now for about two months. The most common questions I get are: Why are you running? and What do you stand for?...
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Progress made in county records
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
On Aug. 5, Cape County voters will face an important decision in the recorder of deeds election. I believe voters should make that decision based on facts, with knowledge of the progress made within the office in the past three and a half years. My first term as recorder has been dedicated to enhancing access to records. ...
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Victor Gunn: Right man for Ward 3
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
Although I am not a resident of Ward 3, I do have a vested interest in our great city and the Ward 3 City Council position. I am a Victor Gunn fan, and I have been for many years. Victor has a sincere interest in our city, with family roots going back more than 100 years...
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Former county employee supports Blattner
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
Having worked in the recorder of deeds offices for 33 years, including during the current recorder, I strongly support Drew Blattner for recorder of deeds. It was a pleasure to work with Drew in interoffice dealings between the recorder's office and the archive center...
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Clark is enthusiastic leader
(Paid Letter ~ 07/31/14)
I supported Scott Clark four years ago for the office of recorder of deeds because of his dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to the SEMO Pachyderm Club, an organization to inform and develop leaders for our republic. Scott received the Pachyderms' highest award, the Tough Tusk award, this year...
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Reason to support Proposition K
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/14)
For years, there has been a decline in funding for mental health, substance abuse and social services in our county. We have an opportunity on Aug. 5 to ensure that we are caring for children in our county by investing in quality services. We know that there are more than 500 children going without necessary psychiatric services, more than 240 children who are homeless and 1,000 children who are abused or neglected each year. How can we tell these children that we "already have enough?"...
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'No' to tax increases
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/14)
Please, please, please vote "no" on Amendment 7 and Proposition K on Tuesday, because your wallet depends on it. Amendment 7 is asking us for the largest tax increase in Missouri's history! This tax increase would be for the next 10 years (or more). ...
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Keep Cottonwood facility open
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/14)
I could see cutting back on mental illness budgets if we still were getting either no results or little results. But we are finally figuring out options for treatment. If we catch and start treating this at an early age (just as with any disease), although not curable it is highly manageable...
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Hooked on Science: Mystery pipe
(Community ~ 07/31/14)
Different types of pipes have different effects on magnets. STEP 1: Hold the PVC pipe vertically, drop the circular neodymium magnet down the pipe and observe. STEP 2: Hold the copper pipe vertically, drop the circular Neodymium magnet down the pipe and observe...
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Teens love taking selfies on vacation; adults, not so much
(Community ~ 07/31/14)
NEW YORK -- Jacquie Whitt's trip to the Galapagos with a group of teenagers was memorable not just for the scenery and wildlife, but also for the way the kids preserved their memories. It was, said Whitt, a "selfie fest." For this generation, "digital devices are now part of the interpretive experience," said Whitt, co-founder of Adios Adventure Travel...
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Cape Eagle Scout earns national award
(Community ~ 07/31/14)
Reed Dickson of Cape Girardeau is one of only 86 Boy Scouts nationwide to be awarded the National Certificate of Merit. The award was given "in recognition of performance of a significant act of service," said Jim Caldwell, Scoutmaster of Troop 222...
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Valedictorian: Kacie Hampton, 18
(Community ~ 07/31/14)
Leopold High School valedictorian Birthday: Jan. 31, 1996 Birthplace: Cape Girardeau Future plans: I will be attending Southeast Missouri State University starting this fall to get my bachelor's degree in exceptional child education...
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Clashes in Ukraine keep experts from bodies
(International News ~ 07/31/14)
DONETSK, Ukraine -- Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky, the remains of some passengers are feared rotting in the 90-degree midsummer heat, deepening the frustration of relatives desperate to recover the bodies of their loved ones...
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Stocks flatten out after Fed delivers no surprises
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
NEW YORK -- A cheerful report on the U.S. economy, rising profits and no surprises from the Federal Reserve left the stock market nearly where it started Wednesday. The news was nearly all good. The government said the economy grew at 4 percent annual rate this spring. ...
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Processing issue delays bar exam submissions
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
DALLAS -- Law school graduates taking the bar exam in multiple states experienced delays when they tried to submit their answers on the test's first day. The Florida-based testing software provider blamed a processing issue and said it had been fixed as of Wednesday morning...
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More vigorous U.S. economy appears to be emerging
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was the general view of analysts Wednesday after the government estimated that the economy grew at a fast 4 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. Consumers, businesses and governments joined to fuel the second-quarter expansion. The government also said growth was more robust last year than it had previously estimated...
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Immigration leads Arizona gov. race issues
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
PHOENIX -- One candidate called for sending National Guard troops and to build fences on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to stem the tide of immigrants, and forwarding the bill to President Barack Obama. Another candidate suggested deploying satellites to control the border. Still another participated in a demonstration in which protesters hoped to block a rumored busload of child immigrants to a small Arizona town...
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3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new sanctions
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
BRUSSELS -- The European Union targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle for the first time Wednesday for the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine, subjecting three of his longtime associates to EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans. Eight people were added to the EU's sanctions list for allegedly undermining Ukraine's sovereignty or profiting from Moscow's takeover of Crimea, the EU's Official Journal showed. Three companies were also blacklisted...
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Secretary of state may not have been told early about CIA techniques
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/11 attacks concludes that the agency initially kept the secretary of state and some U.S. ambassadors in the dark about harsh techniques and secret prisons, according to a document circulating among White House staff...
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2 women survive ordeal on rail bridge
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A video camera captured the terrifying plight of two women as a freight train bore down on them as they walked along an 80-foot-high railroad bridge in Indiana. The women lay down on the tracks as the train went over them and survived the July 10 incident, which happened just before sunrise on a bridge northeast of Bloomington. Authorities are reviewing the video for potential criminal charges...
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House approves Veterans Affairs health-care overhaul
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- The House overwhelmingly approved a landmark bill Wednesday to help veterans avoid long waits for health care that have plagued the Veterans Affairs Department for years. The $16.3 billion measure also would allow the VA to hire thousands of doctors and nurses and rewrite employment rules to make it easier to fire senior executives judged to be negligent or performing poorly...
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Sex trafficking bust reveals worries over missing children
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- The 168 juveniles recovered last month during an FBI child sex trafficking bust included some children who had never been reported missing, a population that law enforcement encounters often and that child welfare advocates say they're especially concerned about...
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Small businesses experience revenue gains, hire workers
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
NEW YORK -- The long-awaited surge in hiring at small businesses appears to be underway. Owners who resisted hiring after the recession are taking on workers to keep up with rising demand for products and services. Companies began stepping up their hiring pace in the spring...
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Former IRS official called conservatives 'crazies' in emails
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- A former IRS official at the center of the agency's tea party controversy referred to some right-wing Republicans as "crazies" and more in emails released Wednesday. A key GOP lawmaker says the remarks show that Lois Lerner was biased against conservative groups and targeted them for extra scrutiny...
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GOP pushes House toward approving Obama lawsuit
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans pushed a divided Hous one Wednesday toward a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of deliberately exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other Democrats derided the effort as a stunt aimed at tossing political red meat to conservative voters...
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Poll: Americans cool to border-crossing children
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
SAN DIEGO -- Americans are wary of granting refugee status to children crossing the U.S. border to flee strife-torn countries in Central America, and most in an Associated Press-GfK poll say the U.S. does not have a moral obligation to accept asylum seekers generally...
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Century-old pipe break points to national problem
(National News ~ 07/31/14)
LOS ANGELES -- The rupture of a nearly century-old water main that ripped a 15-foot hole through Sunset Boulevard and turned a swath of the University of California, Los Angeles into a mucky swamp points to the risks and expense many cities face with miles of water lines installed decades ago...
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Chiefs QB not focusing on contract
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The moment when Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith will no longer discuss his contract situation is approaching, though he makes it seem as if the deadline has passed. Sure, Smith politely answers every question about his uncertain future, but he makes it clear he would rather not...
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SEC teams have plenty of quarterback questions entering season
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/14)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Quarterback battles and signal-caller questions abound in the Southeastern Conference going into preseason camps around the league. Big names, not so much. Division favorites Alabama and South Carolina will be banking on new starters. Ditto for Texas A&M, Georgia and defending East Division champion Missouri...
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Vin Scully set to return for 66th season in 2015
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Vin Scully poked fun at himself after word came out that he plans to return for his record 66th season in the Los Angeles Dodgers' broadcast booth next year. "I agree with everybody else: It's a long time to be working at one job with no advancement," he said, smiling...
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Indy officials seek ways to attract fans
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles keeps looking for ways to fill seats. He had a full weekend of NASCAR and sports car races leading up to the Brickyard 400. He's kept motorcycles on the summer schedule at Indy and added road races and vintage car races. He's hired headline bands for concerts and camped inside the historic venue. But each year the challenge of keeping racing fans engaged gets a little tougher...
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Cards land starter in trade with Indians
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/14)
Justin Masterson is on the DL but could start for St. Louis this weekend
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Who's neXt 7/31/14
(Community ~ 07/31/14)
* Jerrod Lynn, a 2014 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School, is the recipient of the MFA Foundation Scholarship, Scott County Farm Bureau Scholarship and Arkansas State University Mable Symons Woodside Memorial Scholarship. He is the son of Gary and Cindy Lynn. He plans to attend Arkansas State University in Jonesboro majoring in mechanical engineering.
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Karen Hogg
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Karen Hogg, 70, of Bell City passed away Monday, July 28, 2014, at the family home. She was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Venice, California, to James and Norma Rhodes Yates. She married Clyde M. Hogg on July 12, 1969. He preceded her in death April 29, 2004...
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Bonnie Welty
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bonnie L. Welty, 69, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Robert Wunderlich
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
The funeral for Robert Paul Wunderlich of Cape Girardeau will be at 11 a.m. today at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time today at the church...
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Births 7/31/14
(Births ~ 07/31/14)
Son to David Ray and Dahna Leigh Ehrenberg of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:40 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014. Name, Jacob David. Weight, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Mrs. Ehrenberg is the former Dahna Mott. She is an administrative assistant at Central Junior High School. Ehrenberg is a technician at Procter & Gamble...
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Out of the past 7/31/14
(Out of the Past ~ 07/31/14)
Two missing channel buoys are believed responsible for the grounding north of here last night of a 20-barge tow of the American Commercial Barge Lines towboat, Phoenix; the barges were loaded with coal bound for New Roads, Louisiana. City officials are looking at improving the Capaha Park lagoon with construction of a retaining wall along its banks; such a wall could serve as the foundation for further improvements around the pond, such as construction of a walkway...
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Jackson police report 7/31/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/31/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Miscellaneous...
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Monty Masengill
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Charles Monty "Waldo" Masengill, 64, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1949, in Summersville, Missouri, son of Harbert and Nova Jean Dixon Masengill. He and Terry Lee Shockley were married Oct. 8, 1974...
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Betty Landgraf
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Betty L. Landgraf, 85, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she was affectionately known as "Lady Bird." She was born March 26, 1929, in Jackson to Sewell S. and Daisy J. Macke Wood. She and Harold E. Landgraf Sr. were married April 9, 1948, in Jackson. They had been married 62 years when Harold passed away June 23, 2010...
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Patsy Bankson
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Patsy L. Julen Bankson, 80, of Mounds passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 15, 1934, in Ullin, Illinois, daughter of George and Stella Jameson Julen. Pat was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, Illinois, and served on the Academy School Board of the church. She and her husband, George, were volunteers with Pulaski County Fair many years, and were the 2011 grand marshals of the fair parade...
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Kevin Proffer
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Ora Kevin Proffer, 52, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at his home. He was born July 12, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ora Day "Bud" and Margie Irene Proffer. Kevin was a graduate of Central High School. He had worked many years at Southeast Stone Co. and Strack Stone Co. He was a member of Elks Lodge 639 in Cape Girardeau...
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Lee Flor
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Elwyn Leland "Lee" Flor, 83, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Lee was born Feb. 6, 1931, at Akron, Ohio, son of Dewey M. Flor and Gladys Underwood Flor. He and Joan Schubert were married Jan. 30, 1960. Lee served in the U.S. ...
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