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Prosecutor: No charges against trooper in drowning
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper will not face criminal charges for the death of an Iowa man who drowned while in the trooper's custody on the Lake of the Ozarks, a special prosecutor said Monday. The prosecutor's decision followed last week's conclusion by the jury in a coroner's inquest that the May 31 death of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson was accidental. ...
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Missouri, Texas plan Wednesday executions
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Two of the nation's most active death penalty states are planning executions Wednesday, even as attorneys for the condemned men continue efforts to save them. Earl Ringo Jr. is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. for killing two people during a robbery at a Columbia, Missouri, restaurant in 1998. Hours later, Texas plans to execute Willie Trottie for fatally shooting his common-law wife and her brother in Houston in 1993...
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Legislators poised to vote on 72-hour abortion wait
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Already among the leaders in abortion restrictions, Missouri could be poised to enact one of the nation's longest mandatory waiting periods for women wanting to terminate a pregnancy. Missouri legislators are to convene Wednesday for a session devoted to veto overrides, and Republican leaders say they are confident they will overrule Democratic Gov. ...
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West Nile virus reported in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A 59-year-old man from St. Louis County has been hospitalized with West Nile virus in the area's first case of 2014. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the county health department announced the presence of the mosquito-borne illness Monday. The man has been released from the hospital...
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Wappapello man charged with drug trafficking
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
PISO POINT, Mo. -- A Wappapello, Missouri, man was charged Thursday with attempted drug trafficking after authorities seized nearly 1 1/2 pounds of what was described as pure methamphetamine and nearly $24,000 in cash from his Piso Point home. Thurman Ray Wallace Jr. was charged with felony attempted first-degree trafficking by Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Ramshur, who charged the 53-year-old as a prior and persistent offender...
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Sikeston man charged with domestic assault, weapon offense
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
A rural Sikeston, Missouri, man who allegedly assaulted a person with a box of tools is facing felony charges. Robin Dale Natvig, 52, is charged with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. At approximately noon Friday, senior Scott County Sheriff's deputy Matt Scroggins and deputy Danny Finley responded to a disturbance call at a home...
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Inmates charged with concealing contraband
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two Mississippi County residents were charged after allegedly being caught concealing contraband in the booking area of the Mississippi County Detention Center. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore stated the items were found during the intake of several municipal inmates during Labor Day weekend...
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Woman arrested for tampering with vehicle
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A woman has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle after it was recovered in Cape Girardeau. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter stated in a news release that at approximately 8:20 a.m. Saturday, senior deputy Matt Scroggins responded a residence in Benton in reference to a stolen vehicle...
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Man charged with setting structure fire
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A man suspected of arson is in custody. At 3 p.m. Friday, the Charleston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a structure fire at 605 Helena St. Department director Robert Hearnes reported the fire was determined to be suspicious and the state fire marshal was requested to assist...
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Authorities search for missing Tenn. man
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Members of several law enforcement agencies have been searching for a man reportedly missing since the early morning hours of Aug. 30. Robert A. Roberson, 48, of Newbern, Tennessee, was last seen off Holly Springs Cemetery Road in Dyer County, Tennessee, where his 1995 Red Dodge Dakota truck was stuck in a field...
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Food banks approved for tax-credit program
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved five Missouri food banks, including Southeast Missouri Food Bank, for $1,090,747 in tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program. The money will be divided among them. The program helps not-for-profit groups raise private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that contribute to approved community improvement projects. ...
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Look, up in the sky ... it's a supermoon
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Eric Davis, 5, and his mother, Janet, gaze at Monday's harvest moon though a telescope on the river walk in Cape Girardeau. This was also the summer's third supermoon. ...
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Annual VintageNOW fashion show set for mid-October
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Tickets are available online and in person for the fifth annual Vintage NOW Fashion Show. This year's event will be Oct. 17 at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau with a theme of the Fabulous Fifties. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Vintage NOW is hosted by Pastimes Antiques, and net proceeds benefit the Safe House for Women...
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Effort afoot to remove Poplar Bluff councilman
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Leaders of the African-American community are considering the possibility of having a special election to remove Poplar Bluff Ward 5 Councilman Peter Tinsley from office. Since Tinsley refused to resign at a council meeting last week, the black leaders have been researching the recall process as outlined in the Missouri Revised Statutes...
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Four charged with assault after child taken from home
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Four people are facing charges after an incident involving a toddler being taken from a home. Megan Kaempher, 25, Caleb Koeppel, 26, and Justin Statler, 31, all of Jackson, and Kylie Koeppel, 30, of Oak Ridge are charged with one count each of felony first-degree burglary and one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault for allegedly striking the child's father with their hands and feet and spraying him with pepper spray...
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Local school lunches skew more healthful
(Community ~ 09/09/14)
What schoolchildren eat and drink not only helps determine their health and success in school, but it also influences their long-term well-being. So it's no mystery why the topic gets the attention of everyone from Congress to schools and parents. Supervisors at the Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City school districts say the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 wrought some changes for the better, taking sodas and candy out of vending machines and putting healthier menus in cafeterias...
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Columnist Limbaugh releases Christian book
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
David Limbaugh's new book, "Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel," is a departure from his more political work. "The nature of the subject matter is so positive, as opposed to politics, which are necessarily negative," Limbaugh said in an interview Friday, in advance of the book's release Monday. "This book is about Christianity. I'm looking forward to a change of pace, a change of perspective, a change of focus. I think the whole thing will be more fun and gratifying."...
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No injuries in Monday night garage fire in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
A fire broke out at 9:36 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of South Park Avenue. Firefighters from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City responded to the call, and within 10 minutes of arriving the fire was extinguished, said Capt. Jeff Crites of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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Southeast Missouri State president Dobbins to retire in 2015
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Dr. Kenneth Dobbins, who has been president of Southeast Missouri State University since 1999, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2015, during his State of the University Address Monday. Dobbins has guided the institution through milestones in enrollment, academic partnerships, programs and construction. ...
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Perryville boys soccer team blasts Sikeston 9-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, MO. -- While the goals poured in for Perryville, two seniors and a junior anchored a defense that made life easy for goalkeeper Luke Dobbelare.
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Council approves amended speed limits
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council at its Monday night meeting approved an ordinance first considered at the Aug. 18 meeting that amends speed limits along Kingshighway. The changes were suggested by the Missouri Department of Transportation, which conducted a traffic study to look at "hot spots" identified by local business owners...
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Kelly Middle School Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/09/14)
Kelly Middle School September Students of the Month. From left, 8th grade Lynsey Powers, 7th grade Samantha Coffee, and 6th grade Katelynn Ward. Go Hawks!!
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Cannonball Run to rumble into Cape Girardeau today
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
If you hear a deep rumbling coming from the east today, don't worry. It's not a storm. More than 100 vintage motorcycles will cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge into Cape Girardeau this afternoon as part of the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run. The coast-to-coast race started Friday in Daytona Beach, Florida, and riders will reach the finish line at Tacoma, Washington, on Sept. 21...
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Sunroof Hello
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/09/14)
Madison says hello while popping out of her Daddy's sunroof!
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Notre Dame tennis team learns in loss to Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
The Indians cruised to a 7-2 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday at Notre Dame High School, winning the second meeting between the teams this season by an identical score.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
Today is Tuesday, September 9, the 252nd day of 2014. There are 113 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 9, 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."...
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Cannonball Run makes stop in Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 09/09/14)
Today will be a busy day for many in the area. It's fair week, and Christian singer Jeremy Camp will perform at the Arena Park grandstand. The Crader Lecture also is on for this evening, and Baylor faculty member Dr. Thomas Kidd will deliver a speech on Patrick Henry at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Theatre...
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Twitter tests shopping service with ‘Buy' button
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Twitter is taking its users shopping. The short messaging service began testing a "Buy" button Monday that lets some of its users make purchases or donate money to charities without leaving Twitter. Initial partners include music stars Eminem and Brad Paisley, retailers Home Depot and Burberry and not-for profits The Nature Conservancy and GLAAD...
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Pound sinks as Scottish independence race tightens
(International News ~ 09/09/14)
LONDON -- Britain's main political leaders scrambled Monday to offer Scotland greater autonomy in a last-minute bid to stave off independence, as the pound sank on opinion polls suggesting separatists are gaining ground -- and may even be in the lead...
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Catherine Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Catherine Pulliam, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab, where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born Sept. 19, 1925, in Scott City, to Walter and Flora Fox Reed. She and J.C. Pulliam were married Jan. 15, 1947, in Arkansas...
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Bob Fronabarger
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Robert P. "Bob" Fronabarger, 76, of Wickliffe, Kentucky, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Baptist Health Paducah in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born at home Sept. 1, 1938, at Daisy, son of Paul Willett and Della Mae Hahs Fronabarger. He and Sandra K. Erdos were married Feb. 3, 1962, in Oak Ridge...
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Virginia Kies
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Virginia Lee Kies, 86, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at Monticello House. One of five children, she was born Nov. 29, 1927, in Jackson, to Adolph and Grace Vinyard Kies. She was a 1945 graduate of Jackson High School, where she was active in the band and choir programs. She then attended Southeast Missouri State University, where she sang in the a cappella choir and was active in the Sorosis Society. She was a charter member of the former Jackson City Choral Club...
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Allan Parker
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Allan H. "Gambler" Parker, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Juanita Phillips
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Juanita L. Phillips, 88, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Search resumes for mountain lion that attacked boy
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities in northern California will resume searching for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Lt. Patrick Foy said a new team of tracking dogs was taking over Monday evening after the search was halted earlier because a previous team of dogs became exhausted while scouring rugged terrain in humid conditions for the big cat...
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Out of the past 9/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/09/14)
Last preparations are being made for tomorrow's opening of the 134th annual SEMO District Fair; Sunday's Sneak a Peek at the fair offers free admission, a horse show beginning at 2 p.m., and midway rides from 1 to 6 p.m. Lightning knocks down a primary electric-distribution line at Independence and Broadview streets in the afternoon, causing a widespread power outage; power is interrupted in most of Cape Girardeau west of Kingshighway, along Route K between here and Gordonville, in Gordonville, between Gordonville and Jackson, and west of Jackson to the Lakeview Subdivision.. ...
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Ind. couple charged with holding woman captive
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana couple accused of holding a woman captive for two months, often locking her in a small wooden cage, was charged Monday with rape, criminal confinement, kidnapping and other felonies in a case one officer likened to "modernized slavery."...
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Speak Out 9/9/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/09/14)
I don't know how many people are watching Channel 12 tonight, but they're talking about a generic drug, which is a drug which I as a pharmaceutical salesman sold from the time it was approved by the FDA until I retired. And this is a generic drug. Now, people may try to tell you how good they are. ...
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CBS names James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/14)
NEW YORK -- British actor James Corden will replace Craig Ferguson as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS next year, part of a complete overhaul of the network's late-night talk show lineup put in motion by the impending retirement of David Letterman...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Thefts...
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Respiratory illness hits hundreds of children
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of children in more than 10 states have been sickened by a severe respiratory illness that public health officials say may be caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. Nearly 500 children have been treated at one hospital alone -- Children's Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri -- and some required intensive care, according to authorities...
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Highway 51 in Perry, Bollinger counties reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Highway 51 in Perry and Bollinger counties will be reduced to one lane, with a 10 1/2-foot width restriction, as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 22 through 25, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Cars engulfed as rain sets record for Phoenix
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
PHOENIX -- The remnants of Hurricane Norbert pushed into the desert Southwest and swamped Phoenix with record rainfall for a single day, turning freeways into small lakes and sending rescuers scrambling to get drivers out of inundated cars. At least two people died in the flooding, including a woman who was swept away in her car by rushing water and became trapped against a bridge. In addition, a 76-year-old woman drowned in floodwaters...
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Obama to broaden U.S. effort to combat militants
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will go on the offensive against the Islamic State group with a broader counterterror mission than he previously has been willing to embrace, U.S. officials said Monday. The new plan, however, still won't commit U.S. troops to a ground war against the brutal insurgency and will rely heavily for now on allies to pitch in for what could be an extended campaign...
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4th American with Ebola to be flown to U.S. for medical care
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
ATLANTA -- A fourth American who contracted Ebola in West Africa was expected to arrive in the U.S. for care today and will be treated at an Atlanta hospital where two other aid workers successfully recovered from the disease, the hospital said Monday...
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Ukraine's leader rallies for unity in key city
(International News ~ 09/09/14)
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted for days by Russian-backed separatists and declared the city would remain a part of Ukraine. After a series of military defeats to increasingly confident rebel forces in the country's eastern regions, Ukraine signed a cease-fire deal Friday that has been widely viewed at home as an act of capitulation. ...
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High school roundup: Host Red Devils clip Oran 2-1 in softball
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cardinals' surge continues in Cincinnati
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/14)
Miller, Neshek and Freeman combined to blank the Reds 5-0
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Fisher: Hill was not benched in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/14)
~The Rams coach said his QB was removed from Sunday's loss because of a muscle strain ST. LOUIS -- Rams coach Jeff Fisher emphasized Monday that quarterback Shaun Hill remains his starter, dismissing speculation about why he yanked him at halftime of the St. Louis Rams' opening blowout loss to Minnesota...
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Prayer 9/9/14
(Prayer ~ 09/09/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our salvation and Prince of Peace. Amen.
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