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Judge allows evidence over objections of Brown's attorney
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Attorneys for murder suspect Sacha Brown lost their bid to have some evidence excluded from her trial Tuesday after a judge overruled objections involving investigators' record-keeping practices. Brown, 32, faces charges of murder, aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 and concealing a homicide in connection with the Dec. 11, 2011, death of 4-year-old Justin Hepburn...
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Tracy re-elected as presiding commissioner in Cape County
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Cape Girardeau County's roster of elected officials will remain solidly Republican, voters decided Tuesday. Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy took 76 percent of the vote, easily defeating Pat Wissman, a Democrat. Wissman, who received 23 percent of the vote, was the only Democrat to file for any Cape Girardeau County office this year, and the race for presiding commissioner was the only county-level race on the ballot in Tuesday's election. ...
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Bond extension passes for Scott City schools
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Scott City school district's bond extension was approved by a wide margin in Tuesday's election. Superintendent Diann Ulmer said 692 people voted for the extension and 258 voted against it. Unofficial results show the percentages at 72.84 percent for what was dubbed Proposition Kids and 27.16 percent against...
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Elfrink elected to second term in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Bollinger County Presiding Commissioner Travis Elfrink won re-election to a second term Tuesday by a vote of 1,652 to 1,347 votes for Democratic challenger Ronald Davis. Only the presiding commissioner had a race; other offices were unopposed. Soon after Davis congratulated Elfrink on his victory, Elfrink said he was grateful to those who supported him...
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Republicans surge to control of Senate
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House on Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama's final two years in office...
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Swan sweeps into another term in District 147
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
On Tuesday, Republican Kathy Swan defeated Democrat Gary Gaines and Libertarian Greg Tlapek in her run for re-election in the 147th House District. "[I'm feeling] thankful, so thankful for the voters sending me back to Jefferson City and for them having the confidence in me to continue representing them," Swan said...
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Smith wins race for 8th District seat
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
For the second year in a row, Republican Jason Smith came out victorious over multiple opponents to represent Missouri's 8th Congressional District. Smith assumed the seat in June 2013 by winning a special election to complete the unexpired term of Jo Ann Emerson, who resigned earlier that year. He was up for re-election this year...
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Burger elected to third term as Scott County commissioner
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger will serve a third term after defeating Will Yates in Tuesday's election. Burger, a Democrat, took 56 percent of the vote, with 4,312 to Republican Yates' 3,269. Leading up to the election, Burger said he was confident he could retain his position because of headway the county has made on infrastructure, such as expanding the water district into more rural areas, construction of bridges and other improvements to roads and drainage systems. ...
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Schweich retained by wide margin in auditor race
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Missouri voters re-elected Republican Tom Schweich as State Auditor by more than 76 percent with 2,014 of 3,331 precincts reporting Tuesday evening. "I'd like to thank Missourians for entrusting me once again to be their State Auditor," Schweich said. "It's a tremendous honor. I've tried to be an aggressive but nonpartisan auditor and my focus has been rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, wherever they rear their heads in Missouri government."...
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Brewer defeats Tilley in Perry County judicial race
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Craig Brewer, running as an independent, defeated Republican Jason Tilley on Tuesday to win the Perry County judicial seat being vacated by Associate Circuit Judge Michael Bullerdieck, who is retiring. Unofficial election results showed Brewer won with 2,731 votes to Tilley's 2,307...
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Turnout low despite strong showing early in day
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Local election authority predictions for low voter turnout came true Tuesday night. The Missouri ballot was lacking any major races, such as governor or U.S. Senate, which was expected to play a role in the low turnout. Unofficial election results show slightly more than 33 percent of Cape Girardeau County voters cast ballots, meaning only 17,410 of the county's 52,485 registered voters went to the polls. ...
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Perryville boys soccer team reaches Class 2 quarterfinals with win over Bayless
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/14)
Perryville's Eann Bergman and Luke Schlichting have been working well together all season long. So much so that Perryville coach Jerry Fulton called them "the best duo he had ever coached."
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Cape voters easily pass fire tax extension
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Cape Girardeau voters gave new life to the fire sales tax as they voted Tuesday night to approve a 21-year extension. The quarter-cent tax -- which was divided into an ongoing portion and a renewable portion -- initially was approved by voters in June 2004 by nearly 81 percent. The one-eighth-cent renewable portion hit its 10-year sunset this year, and nearly 60 percent of voters approved its renewal, according to unofficial results released by the Cape Girardeau County clerk's office...
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Teacher evaluation proposal fails resoundingly during election
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
Amendment 3, a proposal to base teacher evaluations on student performance data and limit future teacher contracts to three years, was overwhelmingly rejected in Tuesday's general election. With 2,760 of 3,329 precincts reporting, 926,753 people, or nearly 77 percent, voted against the proposal and 277,763, or 23 percent, voted for it...
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Scouting for Food
(Submitted Story ~ 11/05/14)
For Immediate Release Greater St. Louis Area Council, BSA November 3, 2014 Contact: Christine Dieckmann, Director of Marketing and Communications O: 314-256-3030, C: 314-660-9042 Scouts To Deliver 30th Annual Scouting For Food Bags Saturday ST. LOUIS, Mo. ...
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Cape Girardeau County 4-Her's Compete in State Public Speaking Contest
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/05/14)
Four Cape Girardeau County 4-Her's participated in the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest on October 4, 2014 at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. Those participating include Anthony Kobak, Joshua Koenig, Samuel Koenig, and Renee Peters, all are members of the Tilsit 4-H Club...
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Early morning sun
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/05/14)
Taken outside of Advance Mo
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Carolina Colors
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/05/14)
Last week of October, 2014, North Myrtle Beach Sunrise. Taken from the 8th floor balcony of the Beach House.
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Halloween at Capaha baseball diamond
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/05/14)
Final fall practice for SEMO Univ. baseball team.
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Halloween baseball at Capaha Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/05/14)
Final fall practice for the SEMO Univ. baseball team.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2014. There are 56 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 1914, Britain and France declared war against the Ottoman Empire; Britain also annexed Cyprus. On this date: In 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament...
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Paulette Bell
(Obituary ~ 11/05/14)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Paulette Bell, 68, of Bell City passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 19, 1946, at Marquand, Missouri, daughter of Charlie and Iona Skaggs Cureton. She and Bobby Bell were married Aug. 22, 1964, at Hunter Gin. He preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1993...
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Marjorie Rister
(Obituary ~ 11/05/14)
Marjorie Kaiser Rister, 96, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Brooks Rehabilitation in St. Augustine. She was born June 28, 1918, in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include a daughter, Candace Rister; and grandchildren Max and John Antelo...
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Willie Cohen
(Obituary ~ 11/05/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- Willie Jo Ann Cohen, 42, of Thebes passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 20, 1971, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late Lester Ray and Donna Johnson Cohen. Survivors include a daughter, Jessica M. Kelley; a sister, Sheila Acup; and three grandchildren, all of Thebes...
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Jackson police report 11/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/05/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Desiree S. Abbott, 36, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and endangering the welfare of a child...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/05/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n At 12:38 a.m., an unintentional smoke detector activation at Towers. n At 12:48 a.m., a call to Dearmont dormitory. n At 1:11 a.m., a call on South Benton Street...
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Stocks slip as oil slump hits energy companies
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
NEW YORK -- The ongoing slump in oil prices weighed on stocks again Tuesday, pushing energy companies to another day of big losses. Disappointing earnings outlooks from a range of companies, including Priceline and Michael Kors, also dragged down the market...
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Births 11/5/14
(Births ~ 11/05/14)
Son to William Charles and Christa Ann Andersen of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:42 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Name, Tristan Allen. Weight, 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Andersen is the former Christa Ward, daughter of Karen Ward of Cape Girardeau. Andersen is the son of Tom and Tina Andersen of Jackson. He is employed by Exel Logistics...
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Southeast Missouri State QB Snyder unable to receive another year of eligibility
(College Sports ~ 11/05/14)
Since Southeast Missouri State quarterback Kyle Snyder missed the 2012 season with a torn ACL, the option for him to apply to gain an extra year of eligibility has been looming. Snyder, who had already used a redshirt year two years prior to that as a freshman at Ohio University, tore his ACL during preseason camp as a redshirt sophomore in his first season at Southeast...
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Blues win sixth straight, beat Devils 1-0
(Professional Sports ~ 11/05/14)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Red-hot Vladimir Tarasenko scored a power-play goal early in the third period and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to six games with a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Jake Allen stopped 26 shots in earning his second straight shutout and ending the Devils' two-game winning streak...
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William Kurre
(Obituary ~ 11/05/14)
William "Bill" Kurre, 74, of Friedheim died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Poll: Party leaders a drag on both sides
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Republican and Democratic candidates alike had to overcome voters' displeasure with their party leaders Tuesday as glum Americans expressed little faith that either side could get the U.S. back on course. More than a third of those who voted for a Republican House candidate were dissatisfied or even angry with GOP leaders in Congress, according to preliminary exit polls. A quarter of Democratic voters were similarly upset with President Barack Obama...
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Rare baby hippo
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
A mother hippopotamus, Mara, and her newborn calf relax in their enclosure Saturday at the Los Angeles Zoo. Mara went into labor Friday and gave birth to a healthy calf over the weekend. This is the first hippopotamus calf the zoo has had in 26 years...
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Taliban member brought to U.S. for trial
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Russian member of the Taliban made his first appearance in a federal court Tuesday, marking the first time a military detainee from Afghanistan has been brought to the U.S. for trial. Irek Hamidullin's appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Novak represents the Obama administration's latest attempt to show it can use the criminal court system to deal with terror suspects. ...
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Abducted woman's ATM card used in Maryland
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
PHILADELPHIA -- A bank card belonging to a woman abducted Sunday night from a Philadelphia street was used Tuesday morning in Maryland, police said as relatives tearfully pleaded for her return. Detectives said security images showed a man using Carlesha Freeland-Gaither's card at 6 a.m. at an ATM off a highway exit for Aberdeen, about 75 miles from Philadelphia...
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Al-Qaida push into in northern Syria
(International News ~ 11/05/14)
BEIRUT -- Al-Qaida-linked militants pressed an offensive Monday against Western-backed rebels in northern Syria, closing in on a vital border crossing with Turkey and exposing the weakness of mainstream opposition groups the U.S. hopes to forge into a fighting force to take on Islamic extremists...
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Appeals court takes on NSA surveillance case
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Three federal appeals court judges struggled Tuesday over whether the National Security Agency's phone data surveillance program is an intelligence-gathering tool that makes the nation safer or an intrusive threat that endangers privacy...
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Man arrested for trying to eat DWI test
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A man faces charges after state police say he tried to eat his DWI test results. Troopers say Kenneth Desormes, 40, of Greenwich, Connecticut, was stopped for speeding on Interstate 95. The troopers determined he was intoxicated. Troopers say when his breathalyzer tests results were printing, Desormes grabbed the paperwork and tried to eat it. He is charged with driving while intoxicated, obstructing governmental administration and criminal tampering...
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Shy-bladder group protests DirecTV ad
(Entertainment ~ 11/05/14)
NEW YORK -- Shy bladder sufferers want DirecTV to stop airing a television ad where a "painfully awkward" actor Rob Lowe says he can't urinate in public. The satellite TV company suggests its critics should be able to take a joke. Part of a campaign to encourage people to switch from cable, the ad features two Lowes: a handsome one in a slick suit who claims to be a DirecTV customer, and a goofy-looking Lowe wearing a fanny pack with his hair parted in the middle. ...
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Mexican mayor, wife detained in case of 43 missing
(International News ~ 11/05/14)
MEXICO CITY -- The hunt for a fugitive ex-mayor and his wife accused of running their Mexican town as a narco-fiefdom and ordering an attack that killed six people and left 43 college students missing ended Tuesday in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood of Mexico City where they were hiding...
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Oil prices tumble on Saudi discount move
(International News ~ 11/05/14)
LONDON -- Oil prices slumped to multiyear lows Tuesday after Saudi Arabia cut the price of oil sold to the U.S., a move that is shaking an already volatile market but will likely give the world economy an unexpected stimulus. The 25 percent or so slide in oil prices since summer could boost consumer spending and business investment in many economies around the world as fuel bills fall...
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Ebola weakens health-care access for other diseases
(International News ~ 11/05/14)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- The Ebola outbreak has spawned a "silent killer," experts say: hidden cases of malaria, pneumonia, typhoid and the like that are going untreated because people in the countries hardest hit by the virus cannot find an open clinic or are too afraid to go to one...
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House fire third call at same address
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
KENNTT, Mo. -- Kennett firefighters were called to a house fire at 1113 Peach St. early Monday morning -- the third such report since early October. Firefighters arrived at 3:37 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from all openings of the house and flames shooting from the roof and through the rear of the building. Kennett Fire Department Capt. Paul Swain said 12 firefighters remained on the scene for approximately two hours, battling the blaze...
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Group threatens developer with lawsuit over arena
(State News ~ 11/05/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A developer withdrew plans to renovate Kemper Arena after the American Royal Association threatened a lawsuit, a letter obtained by The Kansas City Star shows. An attorney for American Royal, which hosts livestock exhibitions and professional rodeos, told Foutch Brothers in the Oct. ...
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Puxico man found dead after apparent wreck
(Local News ~ 11/05/14)
PUXICO, Mo. -- A 35-year-old Puxico man was discovered dead Friday morning in a wrecked pickup truck he was driving along Route J in Stoddard County. It is believed the accident took place about 8:40 p.m. Thursday. A 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck driven by Jacob G. Hemby reportedly ran off the roadway and struck a ditch on Route J, five miles from Puxico, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope...
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Missouri firearms hunters take 5,700 turkeys
(State News ~ 11/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri conservation officials say hunters took nearly 5,700 turkeys during fall firearms season, down about 200 from last year. The season ran Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. The Conservation Department said Monday that Greene County had the highest number of turkeys checked at 165, followed closely by Franklin and St. Clair counties...
- Christmas comes early (Local News ~ 11/05/14)
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Charity boxing event postponed over Ferguson
(State News ~ 11/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- An annual charity boxing and mixed martial arts event that pits police officers against firefighters to raise money for fallen first responders has been postponed amid concerns of further Ferguson unrest. KTVI-TV reported that The Backstoppers organization has postponed the Guns 'N Hoses event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The charity bouts drew about 17,000 people last year and were scheduled for Nov. 26 this year, the night before Thanksgiving...
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Air Force fires 2 nuclear missile corps commanders
(National News ~ 11/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Adding to signs of distress in the nuclear force, the Air Force fired two commanders and disciplined a third in response to internal investigations of leadership lapses and misbehavior at two of its three intercontinental ballistic missile bases...
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KC trio, Cards' Molina honored with Gold Gloves
(Professional Sports ~ 11/05/14)
NEW YORK -- All those snazzy plays by Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez earned them more than tips of the hat from their Kansas City teammates. The Royals trio wound up snagging Gold Gloves, too. "It was something that was pretty special to watch," Gordon said...
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Southeast women's basketball team opens exhibition play today
(College Sports ~ 11/05/14)
The Redhawks face Missouri Valley at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Show Me Center.
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Southeast soccer team begins quest for OVC tournament title
(College Sports ~ 11/05/14)
The top-seeded Redhawks face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between UT-Martin and Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. Friday at Houck Stadium
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Southeast soccer players earn OVC honors at banquet
(College Sports ~ 11/05/14)
Freshman goalkeeper Kindra Lierz headlined a group of five Southeast Missouri State soccer players to earn All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, which were announced at the OVC soccer championship banquet Wednesday night. Lierz was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, which marks the first time the awards have been won by the same player in the same season. She was also a first-team all-conference and all-newcomer selection...
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Quinn gets first 5 sacks last 3 games
(Professional Sports ~ 11/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Robert Quinn is back to harassing quarterbacks. This week, he'll try to keep the Cardinals' Carson Palmer from sitting in the pocket. The St. Louis Rams mustered just one sack, by rookie Aaron Donald, in the first five games. In the last three games, they've piled up 14 and Quinn has six of them along with three forced fumbles...
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Out of the past 11/5/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/05/14)
Cape Rock Church of God has named John Stephens of Scott City as Man of the Year; Stephens, a single parent with five children, serves as administrator of Caring Hands Food Pantry. The addition of a fourth anchor store is being considered at West Park Mall; the 65,000-square-foot store would be built between Famous Barr and Venture...
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Judge overturns Missouri ban on gay marriage
(State News ~ 11/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A state judge overturned Missouri's constitutional ban on gay marriage Wednesday in a ruling that immediately set off a rush among some same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison said in a written ruling that Missouri's measure recognizing marriage only between a man and woman violates the due process and equal protection rights of the U.S. Constitution. The decision mirrored ones handed down recently in several other states...
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