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Insurers steering sick from enrolling
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
Insurers can no longer reject customers with expensive medical conditions thanks to the health-care overhaul. But consumer advocates warn companies are using wiggle room to discourage the sickest -- and costliest -- patients from enrolling...
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Federal drug case causes delays in state murder case
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
The wheels of justice continue to turn, albeit slowly, in the case against two men accused of killing a Cape Girardeau tattoo artist. The body of Samuel "Tick" Francis, 38, was found in a septic tank northeast of Bonne Terre, Missouri, on July 25, 2013, just a day after federal investigators executed a search warrant on the home of one of the men accused of killing him...
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Matukewicz era officially launches for Southeast Missouri State football team tonight vs. Missouri Baptist
(College Sports ~ 08/28/14)
It will be a game of firsts when the Southeast Missouri State and Missouri Baptist football teams take the field tonight at Houck Stadium for their season openers. The 6 p.m. kickoff will mark Tom Matukewicz's first game in a true head coaching position -- he served as interim head coach at Northern Illinois during the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl -- as well as the beginning of the "Coach Tuke Era" of the Southeast football program...
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Sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/28/14)
sunrise over the river
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Inspire Tomorrow's Leaders, Join Girl Scouts
(Submitted Story ~ 08/28/14)
A question I'm often asked is "What do girls gain through their participation in Girl Scouts?" This question brings back memories of when I was a young Girl Scout. I've been a Girl Scout since I was seven years old. Every Tuesday afternoon, I couldn't wait until school was over and I could go to my Girl Scout meeting to see what fun thing we were trying next. ...
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Youths get animals ready for SEMO District Fair
(Community ~ 08/28/14)
Kids throughout Southeast Missouri are getting their livestock in trim for the SEMO District Fair, set for Sept. 6 through 13 at the fairgrounds at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Entry clerk Patty Turner said about 100 youngsters from a 23-county area are expected to show their animals. Gabe Ruehling of Perryville, Missouri, and twins Andrew and Nathan Aufdenberg of Gordonville are among them...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
Today is Thursday, August 28, the 240th day of 2014. There are 125 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 28, 1964, two days of race-related rioting erupted in North Philadelphia over a false rumor that white police officers had beaten to death a pregnant black woman...
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Early to bed, early to rise
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/28/14)
We were delighted to see Laura Simon's lovely photographs of our home and business, Bellevue Bed and Breakfast. It was also a joy to meet Savanna Maue, a young, up-and-coming journalist who already has an Associated Press article under her belt. We were truly honored to receive recognition by the Keep Cape Beautiful Beautification Committee and appreciate the work that they and the parks and recreation department tirelessly do for our city. ...
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Speak Out 8/28/14
(Speak Out ~ 08/28/14)
Recently, I've been reading and hearing a lot about the price of gas being $1.87 when President Bush left office. I think people need to be reminded, at that time our country was in a recession. Everything was cheap, especially real estate at that time. That's nice to say, but you need to take everything into the same context...
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Southeast football begins a new era
(Editorial ~ 08/28/14)
There's a new excitement about the Southeast Missouri State University football program. The Redhawks have a new head coach, Tom Matukewicz, whose leadership to this point has brought energy and a new team culture. Last week Southeast Missourian and semoball.com sports editor Rachel Crader highlighted how success should, or should not, be measured in coach Tuke's first season. ...
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Fatal shooting by 9-year-old girl stirs debate over guns
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
PHOENIX -- "All right, full auto," the firing-range instructor tells a 9-year-old girl. She braces the Uzi submachine gun and opens fire at a black-silhouette target. But the recoil wrenches the fully automatic weapon upward, and the instructor is shot in the head and killed...
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Landmarks lighted for cancer telethon
(Entertainment ~ 08/28/14)
NEW YORK -- More than a dozen landmarks across the U.S. and Canada will light up to promote next week's "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon. Buildings that will be illuminated starting today include Rockefeller Center in New York, Toronto's CN tower and the Wrigley Building in Chicago...
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U.S. mulling new Iraq relief mission
(International News ~ 08/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering a humanitarian relief operation for Shiite Turkmen in northern Iraq who have been under siege for weeks by Islamic State militants, U.S. defense officials said Wednesday. And as the administration weighed its options for targeting the Islamic State group's strongholds in neighboring Syria, the U.S. ...
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Battles over Ukraine's southeast coast heat up
(International News ~ 08/28/14)
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine -- Pushing west in a new offensive along Ukraine's strategic coastline, heavily armed Russian-backed separatist forces captured new territory Wednesday far from their previous battles with government troops. The offensive along a new southeastern front raised the prospect the separatists are seeking a land link between Russia and Crimea, which would give them control over the Azov Sea...
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Obama crafts legal rationale for immigration steps
(International News ~ 08/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is crafting a blame-it-on-Congress legal justification to back President Barack Obama's impending executive actions on immigration. Facing an expected onslaught of opposition, the administration plans to argue Congress failed to provide enough resources to enforce U.S. laws, thereby ceding wide latitude to White House to prioritize deportations of the 11.5 million people who are in the country illegally, administration officials and legal experts said...
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Blunt seeks federal help for Ferguson costs
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is asking the Justice Department to help reimburse state and St. Louis-area law enforcement agencies for costs incurred while providing security in Ferguson this month. Blunt said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday many of the police agencies do not have the resources to respond to the level of unrest that occurred in the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer Aug. ...
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National Guard completes departure from Ferguson
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- The Missouri National Guard has completed its departure from Ferguson, Missouri, where the citizen-soldiers were summoned to help quell unrest after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson announced the move Wednesday afternoon at a news conference. He was joined by St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson and County Chief Jon Belmar...
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King's daughter: Legacy on the line
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. -- The youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. says her father's legacy is on the line in the wake of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Bernice King spoke Tuesday to students at Riverview Gardens High School, just a few miles from where a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer shot and killed Brown on Aug. 9. The case remains under investigation by a grand jury and the Justice Department...
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North Korea raps human rights in U.S. in wake of Ferguson
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's government said Wednesday the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is evidence the United States is a "graveyard of human rights." The comments by a Foreign Ministry spokesman fit a pattern by North Korea of seizing any opportunity to turn the table on Washington's long-standing criticism of the North as one of the world's worst human rights abusers...
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Donors give nearly $700K after police shooting of teen
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Donors have given nearly $700,000 to online fundraising sites set up to collect money for the family of a black 18-year-old and the white police officer who fatally shot him in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Michael Brown Memorial Fund has raised almost $280,000 from more than 9,300 people in 13 days. ...
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Sikeston City Council discusses Scott County Jail policy change
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Scott County Jail policy change was presented to the Sikeston City Council during their briefing session Monday. "It doesn't really affect our operations, but I wanted council to be aware since they are changing," Sikeston Department of Public Safety director Drew Juden said...
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Sikeston electrical rate increase approved
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A more than 14 percent increase in electrical rates and a new restriction on mobile homes being brought into or moved to another location in the city are now official. Council members approved the two ordinances after second readings during their monthly briefing session Monday...
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Rocky Kingree seeks dismissal of candidate residency dispute filing
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Rocky Kingree filed a motion to dismiss the petition filed earlier this month challenging his qualifications to become Division II associate circuit judge in Butler County. Kingree filed a motion to dismiss for lack of standing, or in the alternative, a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted...
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Cash just keeps washing in from ALS challenge
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
In the couple of hours it took an official from the ALS Association to return a reporter's call for comment, the group's ubiquitous "ice bucket challenge" had brought in a few million more dollars. Approaching $100 million, the viral fundraising campaign for the ailment better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease has put the ALS group into the top ranks for medical charity donations. ...
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FBI probing JPMorgan hack, reports say
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
NEW YORK -- The FBI is investigating a hacking attack on JPMorgan Chase and at least one other bank, according to reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. A report on Bloomberg.com said Wednesday that the FBI is investigating an incident in which Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system earlier this month in possible retaliation against U.S. government-sponsored sanctions aimed at Russia...
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'Cops' TV crew member killed in police shooting
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Police officers who opened fire while disrupting a robbery at a fast-food restaurant in Omaha killed a crew member with the TV show "Cops" as well as the suspect, who was armed with a pellet gun they thought was a real handgun, authorities said Wednesday...
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Utah approves winery in town with polygamous sect
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A town on the Utah-Arizona border largely controlled by Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect moved closer to opening its first commercial winery, a new venture and a signal of yet another lifestyle choice that separates the sect from mainstream Mormon teachings...
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Soldier who shot herself at Virginia base had earned medals
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
RICHMOND, Va. -- A soldier who barricaded herself in a building at a Virginia base and then fatally shot herself in the head earlier this week was a 33-year-old human resources specialist who had earned Army commendation and Good Conduct medals in the past, the Army said Wednesday...
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Hurricane Marie sends big waves to Southern California
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Thundering surf spawned by a Pacific hurricane pounded the Southern California coast Wednesday, causing minor flooding in a low-lying beach town while drawing daredevil surfers and bodyboarders into churning, 20-foot waves as crowds of spectators lined the shore...
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Dad acquitted in slaying of driver who killed sons
(National News ~ 08/28/14)
ANGLETON, Texas -- A southeast Texas man says that despite his acquittal Wednesday for the shooting death of the drunken driver who caused a crash that killed his two sons, there are no winners. "This was a loss for everybody," said a visibly relieved David Barajas, who cried and hugged his wife, Cindy, after the verdict was read...
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126 dogs, cats removed from Lebanon shelter
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
LEBANON, Mo. -- The Humane Society of Missouri is taking 126 dogs and cats from the Lebanon Humane Society in southern Missouri, at the request of that facility's newly elected board of directors. Lebanon Humane Society board president Judith Koch says the new board was shocked at overcrowding and appalled by filthy conditions at the shelter. ...
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Appeals court: Course syllabi not public records
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Course syllabi are the intellectual property of their creators and not considered public records under Missouri's Sunshine Law, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The National Council on Teacher Quality filed a motion in late 2012 seeking to force the University of Missouri system to release copies of the documents college faculty members prepare for their students to outline topics to be covered and expectations for their classes. ...
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Woman pleads guilty to theater embezzlement
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman has admitted she embezzled thousands of dollars from the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, where she worked from 1992 to 2009. The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that Dawn Cleveringa, 59, of Kirksville, Missouri, pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false tax return while working as controller at the theater...
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Former Springfield police officer pleads guilty in shooting
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former Springfield police officer who said he accidentally shot a panhandler in the back is offering to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in a deal that would require him to give up his law enforcement career. Greene County prosecutors announced the deal Tuesday to charge Jason Shuck, 35, with misdemeanor third-degree assault for the shooting of Eric David Butts, 27, on May 9. ...
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Man escapes with Kansas City police officer's cruiser
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A manhunt continued Wednesday morning for a northwest Missouri man suspected of overpowering a Kansas City police officer and stealing his patrol car, which was found abandoned along Interstate 35. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jake Angle said Joshua Boyd, 30, of Liberty, is considered armed and dangerous because a shotgun was missing from the police cruiser, which was found after 4 a.m. near Pattonsburg, about an hour's drive north of Kansas City...
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Thousands comment on future Army reductions
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- A regional economic development group says thousands of people have commented on possible future cuts at Fort Leonard Wood. The Army estimates the southern Missouri installation could lose more than 5,000 civilian and military positions by 2020 after a round of much smaller cuts last year. The Army anticipates trimming its overall forces by more than 140,000 in that time period after 13 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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Out of the past 8/28/14
(Out of the Past ~ 08/28/14)
Summer vacation ends for school children in Cape Girardeau as classes resume; however, the high temperatures have caused all three Catholic schools here to announce they will dismiss early for the rest of the week. Mohorc Tower Service in Cape Girardeau will erect a 180-foot self-supporting radio tower this week at the police station; the new tower will increase the range of communications for the department and replace several receivers currently in use...
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Southeast regents to meet in closed session
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will meet at 8:30 a.m. todayin the Board of Regents Room 102 at Dempster Hall. The panel will consider a motion to go into a closed session on legal matters and personnel items. No announcement of actions will be made following the meeting, a news release said...
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Jackson fire report 8/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/28/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday...
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Jackson police report 8/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/28/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/28/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Carmelita Raglin
(Obituary ~ 08/28/14)
Carmelita M. Raglin, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at her home surrounded by family. She was born June 30, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles E. and Ruby Scheper Stone. She and Charles Raglin were married Friday, April 14, 1944, in Blytheville, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Nov. 17, 2006...
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Louanna Kutscher
(Obituary ~ 08/28/14)
Louanna Mae Kutscher, 79, of Jefferson City, Missouri, formerly of Neelys Landing, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at her home. The funeral will be today at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City, with the Revs. Russ Bowder and Samuel Powell officiating. Burial will be in Ozark Hills Memorial Garden Cemetery at Rolla, Missouri...
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Hooked on Science: Garden in a sandwich bag
(Community ~ 08/28/14)
Observe the life cycle of seeds by starting them off in a sandwich bag. STEP 1: Add enough water to the paper towel so it is damp. STEP 2: Fold the paper towel so it fits inside of the zip-top sandwich bag. STEP 3: Place the paper towel inside the sandwich bag....
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Dogs can get blues when kids head back to school
(Community ~ 08/28/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Young people aren't the only ones who get back-to-school blues. Pooches used to months of constant playtime can get upset when their best buddies disappear with the dog days of summer. Many dogs whine and wait eagerly at the front door but eventually adjust to the absence of their young owners when they are in class. But millions of dogs can feel abandoned, sad and unable to cope -- and they look for ways to lash out...
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Central Junior High cheerleaders attend NCA camp
(Community ~ 08/28/14)
The Central Junior High School cheerleaders attended National Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp from July 21 to 24. Bringing home several awards, the cheerleaders were awarded two red and two blue ribbons for cheers and chant performances, a bid to the NCA national competition, a certificate for safe stunting, the only certificate for technical excellence in tumbling, spirit stick, NCA Top Team trophy and all 19 cheerleaders were nominated for NCA All-American cheerleader...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/28/14
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Appointments and possible action item Action item Discussion and possible action Discussion and possible action, county advisory boards...
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Tax preparer accused of falsifying documents to lighten sentence
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
A Jackson woman who pleaded guilty last year to federal fraud charges now faces allegations she falsified documents in an effort to obtain a lighter sentence. Cynthia Raymond pleaded guilty in September to five counts of filing false income tax returns and one count of aggravated identity theft...
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Notre Dame soccer team debuts with win over Wildcats
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Bulldogs senior Ben Parsons netted two goals in the 3-1 victory
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Wainwright struggles in Cardinals' loss to Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 08/28/14)
PITTSBURGH -- St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright won't be sad to see September arrive. A loss Wednesday to Pittsburgh was his second straight and fourth in August -- a month he started by giving up seven runs to Milwaukee. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Wainwright's subpar pitching is showing how the grind of a long season is taking its toll...
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Man suspected of attempted kidnapping
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man is facing kidnapping and assault charges after police say he took his estranged wife against her will, the Standard Democrat reported. Harold Duff told his estranged wife to call a man and break up with him Aug. 14, according to reports. The woman instead called a friend and asked her to call police...
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Bloomfield mayor pro tem has been chosen
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The gavel has been passed from one Donna to another. As of Monday night, Donna Medlin is officially no longer mayor of Bloomfield, and Mayor Pro Tem Donna Deardorff is, the Daily Statesman reported. Technically, Deardorff will continue to serve as Mayor Pro Tem until April, which would be the end of Medlin's mayoral term. ...
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Pharmacist sentenced for health-care fraud
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett pharmacist was sentenced in U.S. District Court Wednesday after pleading guilty to health-care fraud, the Daily Dunklin Democrat reported. Brian Keith Mitchell, 51, was sentenced to six months in prison and six additional months of home confinement, and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution. ...
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Police investigate crash site from above
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Police Department officials used a bucket truck Tuesday to take aerial photographs of the scene of a hit-and-run accident that occurred Saturday night on Compress Road, according to the Daily Dunklin Democrat. Two Kennett pedestrians were struck around 9:30 p.m. ...
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Missouri man wins 2nd sizable Lottery prize
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
DOE RUN, Mo. -- Lottery luck has struck twice for an eastern Missouri man. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri, reported 65-year-old Doe Run resident Ronald Stotler won $5,000 on a scratch-off ticket in May. On Aug. 11, he won $20,000 playing the Missouri Lottery's "$500 Frenzy." Stotler says he has no plans to stop playing lottery games...
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Governor names new public safety director
(State News ~ 08/28/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday appointed a new state public safety director, giving his administration its only black Cabinet member nearly three weeks after the shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer led to violent protests in a St. Louis suburb...
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Images show ISIS seizure of Syrian base
(International News ~ 08/28/14)
BEIRUT -- The mother of a hostage American journalist pleaded for his release Wednesday in a video directed at the Islamic State group, while new images emerged of mass killings, including masked militants shooting kneeling men after the capture of a strategic air base in Syria...
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Official warns Ebola outbreak will get worse
(International News ~ 08/28/14)
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- A third top doctor has died from Ebola in Sierra Leone, a government official said Wednesday, as a leading American health official warned the outbreak sweeping West Africa would get worse. The disease has killed more than 1,400 people in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, and Doctors Without Borders warned the tremendous influx of patients in Liberia in particular is overwhelming their treatment centers there...
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High school roundup: Central softball team tops Perryville
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
All the local high school events reported Wednesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Prayer 8/28/14
(Prayer ~ 08/28/14)
O Lord Jesus, in all we do may we always honor you. Amen.
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Skate park action
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
Jeremy Cooley 180's a stair set during a game with friends Isaac Chapman and Brayden La, Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 27, 2014, at a skate park in Jackson. (Glenn Landberg)
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