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Cosmic 1st: European spacecraft lands on comet
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) -- The European Space Agency celebrated a cosmic touchdown Wednesday by successfully landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history. The agency said it has received a signal at 1603 GMT (11:03 a.m. EST) from the 100-kilogram (220-pound) Philae lander after it touched down on the icy surface of the comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko...
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Eastern Missouri FIRST Lego League event set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
Robots galore are in store during the Eastern Missouri FIRST Lego League event Saturday at the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University. Volunteer coordinator Brad Deken, who also is chairman of Polytechnic Studies at Southeast, said 23 teams of eight to 10 students will be participating from Southeast Missouri and the St. Louis area, up from 16 last year. Participants range from 9 to 14 years old...
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Missouri governor outlines Ferguson preparations
(State News ~ 11/12/14)
WELDON SPRING, Mo. -- Police will work to protect peaceful protesters after a grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown shooting case is announced, but those who cross the line into violence will face consequences, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon warned Tuesday...
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Tax preparer gets 51 months for fraudulent tax-refund scheme
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
A former Jackson tax preparer was sentenced this week to four years and three months in federal prison in connection with a scheme in which she admitted to filing false income tax returns under clients' names, claiming excessive refunds and pocketing some of the money...
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Brad Pitt's brother makes pitch for an area Care to Learn program
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
More than 50 community leaders gathered in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday evening to consider bringing the Care to Learn program to Cape Girardeau County. Doug Pitt, a Springfield, Missouri, businessman, founder of Care to Learn and the younger brother of actor Brad Pitt, explained how his organization helps facilitate education for poverty-stricken children by establishing emergency funds that schools can use to address health, hunger and hygiene needs...
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Fatal fire remains under investigation
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
Authorities are investigating a fire that took the life of a Cape Girardeau man on Big Bend Road. James Stuart Weber was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire about 5:45 p.m. Monday, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton reported. He said the fire was in a detached garage next to a single-family residence in the 1300 block of Big Bend Road, but investigators still are trying to determine when and how it started...
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Limbaugh threatens to sue Democratic group for defamation
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
While Rush Limbaugh and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee butting heads is nothing new, the most recent clash has generated attention because of its potential of a lawsuit. The conservative talk-radio host and Cape Girardeau native is threatening to sue the DCCC for defamation after he claims they took comments he made on his show regarding sexual consent out of context...
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Southeast Pediatrics wants to begin Reach Out and Read program
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
Southeast Pediatrics is hoping to make reading part of life from the beginning for children through a program called Reach Out and Read. If all goes well, Dr. Kali Francis said the program could start early next year. Books would go to parents with children from 6 months to 5 years old as part of their well-child visits, Francis told a meeting Tuesday of the Success By 6 Leadership Team...
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Codefi shows a new form of entrepreneurship
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
A concept known as coworking -- popular in urban centers for creating new businesses, fostering entrepreneurial growth and bringing independent workers into a community -- has begun in downtown Cape Girardeau. Codefi, a new coworking center and business community, is offering memberships at a state-of-the-art office inside the former federal building at 339 Broadway. ...
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Perryville coach Jerry Fulton, soccer program grow together
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/14)
For the first time in his career, Fulton is leading a team to the final four. The Pirates will play in a Class 2 semifinal against St. Pius X of Kansas City on Friday in Blue Springs, Missouri.
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Jackson Junior High FCCLA Donates to Dig for Life
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/12/14)
Jackson Junior High FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) raised $300 for Dig for Life, Saint Francis Medical Center's program that provides free mammograms and other cancer support services for local women who otherwise could not afford them. ...
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Southeast Missouri State basketball teams add players on signing day
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's basketball programs filled some needs for the future with signings on the opening day of the NCAA's week-long early signing period Wednesday. Marion, Illinois, senior guard Robby Dosier signed a national letter of intent to play for Redhawks coach Dickey Nutt...
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Lifetime of soccer together will come to end at the final four for Perryville seniors
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/14)
The seniors, who have been playing together since kindergarten, have helped lead Perryville to its first final four appearance. The Pirates will play in a Class 2 semifinal against St. Pius X of Kansas City on Friday.
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FIELD OF WHITE GOLD
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/12/14)
I took this picture of a cotton field down by Miner, as Carl were driving back from Sikeston.
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Springfield allows some deer hunting inside city
(State News ~ 11/12/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield residents will be able to hunt deer inside city limits, with several restrictions. The city council voted Monday night to allow hunting with bows and arrows on private property at least two acres in size, with consent of the property owners...
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Man arrested after second domestic violence call
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Missouri, man was arrested after he failed to follow a Scott County Sheriff deputy's advice. Matthew Wayne Carmack, 23, is charged with second-degree domestic assault after an incident that began at 4 a.m. Monday when Sgt. ...
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Man arrested after drugs, stolen items found
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- What began as a report of a naked man at a Scott County business led to the discovery of stolen items and illegal drugs. Tyler Levron, 44, of Denison, Louisiana, is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property and a misdemeanor count of driving while suspended...
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Warrants issued for Midwest Public Auction officials
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The office of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is seeking the arrests of two Midwest Public Auction executives in Poplar Bluff, alleging each of five counts of felony deceptive business practices. The 36th Judicial Court has issued arrest warrants for MWPA owner Donnie Smotherman, 49, of Henderson, Tennessee, and sales manager Leon B. McGregor, 35, whose last known address was in Lebanon, Tennessee...
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Choices, costs rise in Missouri for insurance site
(State News ~ 11/12/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Some Missouri residents could have more choices but also see higher prices when the annual enrollment period begins for health insurance plans offered through a federally run website. Open enrollment starts Saturday for people who want to purchase insurance for 2015 through HealthCare.gov, which offers subsidized coverage under the federal health care law...
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Jackson School Board approves filing dates
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
The Jackson School Board on Tuesday approved filing dates and times for candidates in the 2015 election in which two positions, currently held by Paul Stoner and Brent Wills, will be up. Election day is April 7, and filing at the Board of Education Office will run from Dec. 16 through Jan. 20 during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26, and Jan. 1 and 2...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2014. There are 49 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1984, space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering satellite in history's first space salvage; the Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery's cargo bay for return to Earth...
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Births 11/12/14
(Births ~ 11/12/14)
Son to Robert John and Sarah Lynn Shanahan of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:09 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Name, Tobias Jace. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Mrs. Shanahan is the former Sarah Corson, daughter of John Corson and Doris Corson of Ferguson, Missouri. She is employed by Acclaim Press. Shanahan is the son of Richard Shanahan and Debbie Shanahan of O'Fallon, Missouri. He is employed by Southeast Missouri State University...
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Justices review racial makeup of Alabama districts
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- In last week's elections, Alabama Republicans shrank their once-powerful Democratic opponents to eight seats in the state Senate, all of them from districts in which African-Americans are a majority. Black Democrats say the GOP did it by misusing a landmark voting-rights law, intended to ensure the right to vote for Southern blacks, to instead limit their voting strength. Republicans, they argue, relied too heavily on race to draw new electoral maps following the 2010 census...
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Army trauma expert quit after admitting PhD fraud
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- An Army statistician obtained a security clearance and worked for years on sensitive battlefield trauma research while lying about holding advanced degrees, the Army has acknowledged. The statistician, Amy N. Apodaca, was quietly forced to resign in January after admitting she did not earn the doctoral degree she had been claiming...
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Bush father, son want Jeb run for White House
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Former President George W. Bush said he and his father believe Jeb Bush should run for president but ultimately the former Florida governor must make a decision regardless of pressure from the family. "I can tell you I can speak for 41," Bush said, referring to the 41st President George H.W. ...
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Truce deal one of few ideas left for Syria peace
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
BEIRUT -- Traction is growing for one of the few ideas left for peace in Syria's civil war: Work out a series of local cease-fires to try to quiet the bloodiest fronts around the country, without tackling the core issues of the conflict between President Bashar Assad's government and the rebels...
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Sterilization surgeries kill at least 8 women
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
NEW DELHI -- Eight Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country's population growth. A total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of Chhattisgarh. All 83 surgeries were conducted within six hours, said the state's chief medical officer, Dr. S.K. Mandal...
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Snow buries parts of Rockies, Upper Midwest
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
PIERRE, S.D. -- People in the Upper Midwest and Rockies woke up to frigid temperatures Tuesday, with heavy snow blanketing some areas. Other parts of the country are expecting a dose of the icy weather later this week from a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds over the weekend...
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Iraqi forces retake most of strategic oil town
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State group recaptured most of the town of Beiji, home to the country's largest oil refinery, state television and a provincial governor said Tuesday. The strategic town, 155 miles north of Baghdad, will likely be a base for a push to take back Saddam Hussein's hometown just to the south, one of the main prizes overrun by the extremists last summer. ...
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Obama makes bid for new China ties
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
BEIJING -- When Xi Jinping took the reins of a booming China two years ago, President Barack Obama saw an opportunity to remake America's relationship with the Asian power. But even after Obama's unusually robust efforts to forge personal ties with Xi, the two leaders are meeting in Beijing amid significant tensions, both old and new...
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Europe ready to land probe on streaking comet
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
BERLIN -- How do you land a spacecraft on a comet that is streaking by at 41,000 mph? That's a problem scientists have been grappling with for more than a decade as they prepare for one of the most audacious space adventures -- the European Space Agency's attempt to land a scientific probe on the giant ball of ice and dust known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko...
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Nicki Minaj apologizes for video that offended
(Entertainment ~ 11/12/14)
NEW YORK -- Nicki Minaj is apologizing for a video that some feel uses Nazi imagery. The rapper posted on Twitter on Tuesday she didn't create the concept for the lyric video for her song "Only." She wrote: "(I) take full responsibility if it has offended anyone. I'd never condone Nazism in my art."...
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No charges in fatal Pine Lawn police shooting
(State News ~ 11/12/14)
PINE LAWN, Mo. -- St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch has ruled a man's fatal shooting by a Pine Lawn police officer appeared to be justified and "not excessive under the circumstances." Officer Nicholas Stone shot Christopher Maurice Jones, 30, of Bel-Ridge, Missouri, after Jones fled from an early morning Interstate 70 traffic stop in July. ...
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A makeover that helps build confidence for women
(Editorial ~ 11/12/14)
November is a month we often think of the people and things we're thankful for. For some, things to be thankful for are basic like overcoming substance abuse. At the Gibson Recovery Center Inc.'s Vision House program, women can stay for 21 to 90 days to rise above these challenges and look for employment. About 11 women received a nice treat recently when they received a makeover that included hair styling, makeup and having eyebrows done for free by local businesses...
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Businesses cash in as women want bigger behinds
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
NEW YORK -- Gym classes that promise a plump posterior are in high demand. A surgery that pumps fat into the buttocks is gaining popularity. And padded panties that give the appearance of a rounder rump are selling out. The U.S. booty business is getting a big bump. Companies are cashing in on growing demand from women seeking the more curvaceous figures of their favorite stars, who flaunt their fuller rear ends...
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Out of the past 11/12/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/12/14)
In observance of the 17th anniversary of the church, special services are held at Cape Rock Church of God; guest speaker is the Rev. J. Patrick Wright, state yough director of Missouri; following the morning services, a homecoming dinner is held in the church's Outreach Center...
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Cape Girardeu fire report 11/12/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n At 2:24 a.m., medical assist on Big Bend Road. n At 9:59 a.m., motor vehicle accident with no injuries on South Kingshighway. n At 10:01 a.m., medical assist on Woodbine Place...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/12/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests n A juvenile was cited to juvenile court for being beyond parental control. n Bradley Wilbert Pulliam, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to obey judge's order...
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James Weber
(Obituary ~ 11/12/14)
James Stuart Weber, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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Florence Morrow
(Obituary ~ 11/12/14)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Florence Mildred "Betty" Eck Morrow, 87, of Fredericktown passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Stockhoff Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Madison County, Missouri, daughter of Roy and Celia Pinkley Means. She and William Morrow were married Jan. 26, 2003, at Fredericktown...
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Mayme Larmie
(Obituary ~ 11/12/14)
Mayme Ellen Larmie, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Rueben Hotop
(Obituary ~ 11/12/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rueben B. Hotop, 80, of Perryville, well-loved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in Perryville, surrounded by his family. He was born March 29, 1934, in Perry County, Missouri, son of Alphonse and Rose Welker Hotop...
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Ebola finds new hotspots outside Liberian capital
(International News ~ 11/12/14)
JENEWONDE, Liberia -- A schoolteacher brought his sick daughter from Liberia's capital to this small town of 300 people. Soon he and his entire family were dead and buried in the forest nearby, along with an increasing number of residents. The community of Jenewonde has become a new hotspot for the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. With cases on the decline in the capital, officials must now turn their attention to hard-to-reach places where the disease is flaring...
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Stocks eke out small gain to close at record
(National News ~ 11/12/14)
NEW YORK -- The stock market eked out another all-time high Tuesday, but the gains were slight as investors awaited more news to give them an indication about the strength of the economy. Homebuilders got a lift after D.R. Horton reported a surge in net orders for the fourth quarter, the second encouraging report from the sector in as many days after Toll Brother reported strong revenue growth Monday. Juniper Networks slumped after the sudden departure of its CEO...
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Southeast athletic department announces Hall of Fame class
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
Four former athletes, a team that went unbeaten in Ohio Valley Conference play and a family known for its longtime support were announced Tuesday as the 2014 Hall of Fame class at Southeast Missouri State University. The individual athletes are former gymnast Kate Farrington (1994-97), baseball and basketball player Donald Metz (1967-70), football player Angel Rubio (1993-97) and basketball player Derek Winans (2001-05). ...
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Lehtera nets first three goals in 6-1 win over Sabres
(Professional Sports ~ 11/12/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Two-thirds of the St. Louis Blues' top line has lived up to high expectations. They're starting to find out Jori Lehtera isn't just a third wheel. After Lehtera scored the franchise's first natural hat trick since 1998, coach Ken Hitchcock wondered what took the left wing so long to leave the KHL...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team sweeps UT-Martin
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team sits in eighth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings following a Tuesday night sweep of UT-Martin. The Redhawks won 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 in their final home game and eliminated the Skyhawks (11-18, 4-11 OVC) from a spot in the conference tournament...
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Banged-up Southeast Missouri State football team taps into freshman class
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
Seven freshman from first-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz's first recruiting class have played a considerable amount of time for the Redhawks this season.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team places focus on steady improvement
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler has taken a different approach to his fourth season, which officially begins with the Redhawks' first game Friday.
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Prayer 11/12/14
(Prayer ~ 11/12/14)
Father God, thank you for your wonderful grace and mercy through your son Jesus. Amen.
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No room for lawlessness
(Column ~ 11/12/14)
The Michael Brown Coalition, apparently a self-appointed spokes-group for protestors in Ferguson, Missouri, has issued a list of 19 demands on law enforcement to follow once the grand jury decision is announced. Yes, you read that right. The group wants law enforcement to agree to a laundry list including -- but not limited to -- ignoring "minor" lawbreaking, abandoning police riot gear and giving the future looters advanced notice of the grand jury announcement...
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Wendell Gerlach
(Obituary ~ 11/12/14)
Wendell Edward Gerlach, 80, of Hillsboro, Missouri, entered into rest Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at Mercy Jefferson Hospital in Crystal City, Missouri. He was born May 18, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, to Edward and Louise Kirchhoff Gerlach. Wendell retired as a salesman with Jewel Tea Co. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team hoping to take next step this season
(College Sports ~ 11/12/14)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt has brought the Redhawks program back to respectability in his first five seasons. But can he push the program one step further to where the team is held in high esteem and is a serious contender for an Ohio Valley Conference championship?...
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