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Four by Four 3/8/15
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
One of my favorite hobbies is knitting. I can knit hats and scarves and things like that. Arts and crafts. Making things beautiful and unique. I like to exercise and read my Bible. It would be dual enrollment in high school so I could graduate college sooner...
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Man arrested after fleeing from police
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
A man was in jail Sunday after fleeing from officers after a traffic stop, the Scott County Sheriff's Department reported. Gary Ellison Kyle, 36, fled on foot after Scott City police officer Brooks Brockmire stopped a pickup truck in which he was a passenger about 11 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Bridge and Daugherty streets in Scott City, according to a news release from the sheriff's department...
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Fire damages embroidery business in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
PATTON, Mo. -- A embroidery company in business in Bollinger County since 1988 burned early Friday. About 25 firefighters from seven departments responded just after 2 a.m. to Stitch It International on Highway 72 near Patton, Marble Hill fire chief James Bollinger said...
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Cape Girardeau man dies in I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
A Cape Girardeau man died and two teens were seriously injured in an accident near Scott City on Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported at 9:19 p.m. Friday on Interstate 55 at the 88.6-mile marker that Winston O. Williford, 56, was driving north when his vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle struck a guardrail and overturned down an embankment...
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Obama visits civil-rights landmark in Selma
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
SELMA, Ala. -- America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us," President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and remembrance with civil-rights activists whose beatings by police a half-century ago galvanized much of the nation against racial oppression and hastened passage of historic voting rights for minorities...
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Fridays at the fish fry
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
On a cold Friday in February the heat coming out of the Oran Jaycee's kitchen is almost as enticing as the smell of frying catfish. During the Lenten season, this is an average Friday at the hall, where volunteers begin their weekend by frying hundreds of pounds of fish for the dedicated customers who visit every week...
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Supporters of bond issue for Cape schools begin campaign
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
Proponents of a $20 million bond proposal for the Cape Girardeau School District hosted a kickoff event for the Yes Cape Schools campaign Saturday to answer questions and provide more information to voters before the April 7 election. District officials also presented the details of the proposal Friday morning at the chamber of commerce's monthly First Friday Coffee...
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Cape residents question whether Broadway lights are bright enough
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
Between the presentations on future Transportation Trust Fund projects and Capital Improvement Program needs, there's been much discussion recently about the best ways to improve Cape Girardeau. At Monday night's city council meeting, after a discussion on capital improvements, the topic turned to the Broadway Street corridor. ...
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City officials brighten to idea of LED streetlights
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
Those who attended either of the Transportation Trust Fund 5 public meetings may have noticed streetlights were given their own section, alongside posters advertising for specific projects or general road repair. The poster for streetlights asked people to part with $800,000 of the $20 million in "Cape Cash" they were given at the door. That may seem pricey, but public works director Tim Gramling said the purchase the city hopes to make would pay for itself in a few years...
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Notre Dame boys basketball team wins district title
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame entered the final period of the Class 4 District 1 championship with a 13-point advantage but watched its lead dwindle to five points with less than a minute remaining. Sikeston's Donnell Cobb knocked down a 3-pointer from the left corner before Notre Dame committed its eighth turnover of the quarter to give the ball right back to the host Bulldogs...
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Scott County Central boys basketball team returns to final four after defeat of Valle Catholic
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/15)
Jeffery Porter scored 46 points to lift the defending Class 1 state champion Braves to a 70-62 victory and a spot in the Class 2 final four.
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Wuebker's shot sends Advance boys basketball team to final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/15)
The Hornets defeated South Iron 47-45 to advance to the final four for the first time since 2006.
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Justice Department's Ferguson report resonates across the U.S.
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
SEATTLE ---- Felix Vargas read the Justice Department's report on Ferguson, Missouri, and thought some of it sounded awfully familiar: a mostly white police department overseeing a mostly minority town; questionable uses of force; officers ill-equipped to deal with mentally ill residents...
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Author, photographer recounts 90-day trip along Missisissippi River
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
Before publishing her book, Gayle Harper spent a great deal of time measuring others at Barnes & Noble. Their size, how they were organized on the store shelf, their covers. She wanted her book to be perfect, "not just a book someone puts on their coffee table."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
Today is Sunday, March 8, the 67th day of 2015. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang...
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Beatty - Dodd
(Engagement ~ 03/08/15)
Jim and Judy Beatty of Florissant, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Carolyn Rose Beatty, to Thomas Mykle Dodd. He is the son of Tim and Loretta Dodd of Cape Girardeau. Carolyn is a 2008 graduate of St. Joseph Academy in St. Louis. She received a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance with a minor in chemistry from Southeast Missouri State University in 2012. She is a lead certified pharmacy technician at CVS in St. Louis...
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Renfrow - Bell
(Wedding ~ 03/08/15)
Kathryn Renfrow and Mason Bell were married July 26, 2014, at the Shrine of St. Joseph in St. Louis. The Rev. Michael May performed the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Lynn and Jim Hillin and Rick Renfrow of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Steve and Kim Bell of Higginsville, Missouri...
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Proctor - Black
(Wedding ~ 03/08/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Summer Renee Proctor and Cody Tyler Black were married June 21, 2014, in a garden setting at the home of her parents. Judge David Dolan performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Dwayne and Karla Proctor of Benton, and Philip and Sharon Black of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Ferrell - Dye
(Wedding ~ 03/08/15)
Jennifer Lynne Ferrell and Samuel Howard Dye were married Oct. 25, 2014, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. The Rev. Mindy Kiepe performed the ceremony. Organist was Christy Shinn of Jackson, and string music was played by Trio Girardeaux. Vocalist was Robyn Hosp of Jackson...
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Seyer - Williams
(Wedding ~ 03/08/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ashley Nicole Seyer and Cody Alan Williams were married Oct. 25, 2014, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Missouri. The Rev. Michael Casteel performed the ceremony. Organist was Cheryl Kern of New Hamburg, and vocalist was Kari Bickings of Oran, Missouri...
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St. Mary to host workshop on 'centering prayer' technique
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
In the New Testament, the disciples asked Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray," and He did. Even today, spiritual leaders are taking the time to teach people how to pray effectively. The Rev. Matthew Flatley, coordinator of Contemplative Outreach of Central Missouri, is one of those leaders...
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Casseroles that may help simplify the lives of young families on the go
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
I am amazed at what young families have to do to keep order in a household and with family members. Juggling work, children and other responsibilities makes for a very busy life. I look at my niece, Tarah Battaglia, and her husband, Steve. They have two small children, and Tarah is completing her final semester of nursing school...
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Oat pudding for easy breakfast
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
The trick to making a nutritious breakfast a daily habit is never being more than 60 seconds away from something healthy. Because in the morning rush, it's too easy to grab something unhealthy. Lately, my go-to quick and healthy choice has been oat pudding, mostly because my kids love it. ...
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Lose oneself to embrace a life that is greater than what's known
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
The best way to find your life is to lose it. That will not be the counsel received during daytime self-help programming. For generations our culture has embraced and propagated the mantra that, to have the best life possible, we must explore every option, maximize every emotion and continually elevate our status above everyone else no matter the costs. Greed is good and better is best...
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Club news 3-8
(Community News ~ 03/08/15)
The John Guild Chapter met on Feb 18, 2015, at the Riverside Regional Library in Jackson with Marti Strickland, regent, presiding. Hostesses were Bonnie Macke, Pamela Johnson and Beth Biri. State regent Morgan Lake was recognized as well as state corresponding secretary Lorilee Short...
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A bird that likes barren ground
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
The horned lark is a small bird about the size of a snowbird. It is a songbird native to North America. Several subspecies are native to several continents of the world. The horned lark thrives in areas most other birds avoid. This bird finds safety in open spaces such as cow pastures and areas where bare ground is exposed. It even will nest in such overly exposed places...
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FYI - March 8
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
Community Counseling Center, a not-for-profit comprehensive behavioral health and prevention organization, recently announced Charles Holt has been selected to serve on its foundation board of directors. Holt retired in 2006 after an extensive career in education in the Bernie R-XIII School District as an educator and counselor. He has been involved in counseling organizations on the state and national levels. He lives in Jackson...
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Did you spring ahead? Anticipating Easter, spring and brighter weather
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Barbara Kay Woods. Happy birthday this week to Katie Pfefferkorn, Ken Schlitt, David Anthony, Charlene Johnson, Jim Haney, Freddie Wicker, Mayme Cobb, Ronnie Senciboy, Jeannie Chapman, Sheila Gilmer, Betty Sides, Brianna Hibdon, Melanie Clubb, GP Glueck, Johnny King, Chris Kirn, Ruth Anne Glency, Harry Imhoff, Ruth B. ...
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Loving yourself may take effort
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
You would think everybody would love himself, right? But when you look around and notice the many who commit suicide, that thought lessens its grip on reality. It seems that every day you hear of someone who finds life so insecure, purposeless, scary and loveless, he chooses to end it all. ...
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Gearing up to fish for crappie in lakes near and far
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
With spring approaching, a good many fishermen and fisherwomen are thinking about crappie fishing. Most have cleaned their gear, changed the lines and resupplied all their tackle boxes. Some have probably worked on their boats and updated their electronics and such. Many are busy tying new jigs or dreaming up new jigs to tie. Many are planning on taking a few days off, traveling to distant water in search of some big slab crappie...
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Buckhannon scholarship available
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
The annual Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a 2015 graduating senior of any public high school in Scott County who plans to become a registered nurse. The total amount of the scholarship is $4,000. This is the ninth year for the scholarship that Mrs. ...
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Adopt Ernie
(Community ~ 03/08/15)
Ernie is 1 year old. He is neutered and ready to go home! Ernie is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Editorial: Collaboration is key in SEMO president selection
(Editorial ~ 03/08/15)
Southeast Missouri State University is important beyond measure to Cape Girardeau and the surrounding region. The institution doesn't just provide education, a good one, to generations of people; it provides jobs for educators. It equips people for the workforce. It provides intellectual and cultural diversity in its students and employees. All of these factors are big reasons why Cape Girardeau continues to thrive in the 21st century...
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Missouri misses Tom Schweich
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/15)
Tom Schweich, though he's gone to his eternal reward, he remains among us, as an exemplary man -- a model of the very best Missourians. Learned. Brilliant. Hardworking and supremely effective. Unwavering honesty and integrity. A true people's servant. I am proud of our friendship. Oh, my, how we miss him now, and will in Missouri's future...
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Prayer 3-8
(Prayer ~ 03/08/15)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, our provider and precious Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/8/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/15)
I'd like to comment on Dr. Cowan's retirement. He has been a wonderful principal. I work for Division of Family Services. Had several children who would attend Central, who came here from other places. He would always make them welcome. He would also let them understand what their obligation was, what they had to be responsible for. ...
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Out of the past: March 8
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/15)
A part of Cape Girardeau's heritage dies as fire sweeps through the Old Opera House, which was built in 1868; the building, which housed the Royal N'Orleans restaurant at Broadway and Lorimier Street, is termed a total loss. City officials have decided to close the Arena Park wading pool to comply with state health regulations; Parks and Recreation director Steve Bone would like to fill the 10-foot diameter pool with sand and turn it into a sandbox; the pool has no filter system...
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Winter storm causes multiple traffic issues
(Local News ~ 03/08/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Law enforcement officials across Southeast Missouri worked more than 75 crashes during last week's winter storm, including a 10-vehicle pileup in Butler County. The pileup, said Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs, occurred about 4:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 67 at the bottom of a hill, just past Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop E Headquarters...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/8/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Dale L. Koehler, 46, 2560 Lisa Drive, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for assault. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault...
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Al Zember
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Albert Lawrence "Al" Zember, 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 7, 1926, in La Veta, Colorado, to George and Francis Cerbo Zember. He and Virginia "Ginny" Smith were married Dec. 3, 1977, in Gunnison, Colorado...
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Edna Wolfenkoehler
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Carrie "Edna" Wolfenkoehler, 86, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She will once again be with Dale, her beloved husband of 67 years, who passed away Jan. 24, 2015. She was born Sept. 1, 1928, in Millersville, daughter of David A. and Carrie A. Estes Lange. She and Dale K. Wolfenkoehler were married Dec. 25, 1947, at Millersville...
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Carroll Snead
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Carroll M. "Sam" Snead, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1930, in St. Louis, to Grenville Hedrick and Edith Higgs Snead. He and Edna Nelson were married Sept. 25, 1954, in St. Louis. They celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2014...
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Victor Price
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Victor Eugene Price, 76, of Reno, Nevada, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. He was born March 28, 1938, at Tule Lake, Oregon, son of Alva and Thelma Louise Moran Price. Victor grew up in the McGee area. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service...
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Andrew Perrin
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Andrew E. "Andy" Perrin, 96, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau, where he had been a resident 14 years. He was born March 23, 1918, in Maplewood, Missouri, son of Peter J. and Emma Ettling Perrin. He and Beatrice Rieman were married May 23, 1942, in St. Louis. She passed away June 11, 2007...
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Charlotte McCrate
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Charlotte Braun McCrate, 94, lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on July 12, 1920, Charlotte was the daughter of Frederick Ferdinand "F.F." and Delia Deevers Braun. She went to St. ...
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Jean McCourt
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Jean McCourt, 73, of Benton died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 31, 1941, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Milton Elbert and Lois Eva Pinnon Jones. She married Dana Dempsey McCourt on May 16, 1964, in Rockford, Illinois...
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Jerry Kent
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Jerry Lee Kent, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 6, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 11, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Pearl C. and Manna P. Windeknecht Kent. He was a member of the former Third Street United Methodist. Survivors include a sister, Elaine Winder of Marquand, Missouri; and a number of nieces and nephews...
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Virginia Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Virginia "Jen" Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. Jen was born Nov. 13, 1924, in Cape Girardeau. She was the seventh of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. William Heuschober. She graduated from Central High School in Cape Girardeau in 1941, plus a year of business college. ...
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Mary Huber
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Mary L. Huber, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Cathedral, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. A graveside service will be at noon Wednesday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Ralph Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Ralph Henry Hinkebein Sr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 3, 1932, in Leopold, Missouri, to Theodore and Olivia Glastetter Hinkebein. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged March 22, 1954...
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Alta Graff
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
LITHIUM, Mo. -- Alta Sylvia Erwin Graff, 94, of Lithium died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at her home, surrounded by family and caregivers. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 a.m. until service time Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Maxine Cooke
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
Maxine E. Cooke, 86, of Jackson died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 3, 1928, in St. James, Missouri, to Charles and Clara Mathena Devoy. She and Charlie Cooke were married Oct. 18, 1945, at St. Louis. He died Oct. 24, 2008...
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Elmer Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 03/08/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmer Eugene Bohnert, 76, of Perryville died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He served in the National Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 a.m. until service time Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Medical helicopter crashes in St. Louis, pilot dies
(State News ~ 03/08/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The pilot of a medical helicopter has died after crashing during a solo flight to St. Louis University Hospital to pick up a crew, authorities said. Fire Capt. Garon Mosby said the helicopter went down west of the hospital just after 11 p.m. Friday. Mosby said the cause of the crash was not known, but that the helicopter had just left the ARCH Air Medical Services base...
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States to wield Missouri ruling on Common Core test group
(State News ~ 03/08/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Opponents of Common Core have another tool to chip away at the embattled national education standards: a recent Missouri court ruling said the state's membership in a group that creates the curriculum's tests is unlawful. Lawmakers in Missouri and North Dakota are using a central Missouri county's circuit court ruling, which was issued last month and likely will be appealed, to push back. ...
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Ferguson police chief stays on the job after federal report
(State News ~ 03/08/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson was still on the job Friday, two days after a government report blasted his beleaguered department for years of racial profiling, and the mayor refused to speculate about the chief's future, saying his role was not to "just chop heads."...
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Blues post 6-1 win over Maple Leafs
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/15)
TORONTO -- Six St. Louis Blues players scored goals in a 6-1 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Jori Lehtera and Alexander Steen each had three assists for the Blues (41-19-5), who snapped a two-game skid and moved to within two points of the Central Division-leading Nashville Predators...
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Mizzou closes regular season with loss to Mississippi St.
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/15)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Craig Sword had a game-high 15 points to lead Mississippi State to a 52-43 victory over Missouri in both team's regular-season finale. It was the Bulldogs' largest margin of victory in an SEC game this season.
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team wins despite season-low score
(College Sports ~ 03/08/15)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team finished with its lowest team score of the season but defeated visiting Centenary 191.050-187.600 on Friday night at Houck Field House on Senior Night. The Redhawks did record a season-high score of 49.000 on the uneven bars and sophomore Alexandria Stokes won the all-around with a 38.350 in just her second time competing as an all-arounder at Southeast...
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Home pelted by eggs; police can't crack case
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
EUCLID, Ohio -- An 85-year-old man says his home has been pelted with eggs several times a week for a year, and police haven't been able to crack the case despite stakeouts, neighbors, a surveillance camera and even testing eggshells as evidence. The homeowner and police suspect the eggs are launched a block or two away. Albert Clemens Sr. said whoever is responsible has "phenomenal" accuracy, launching five or six at a time and often hitting the front door of the home...
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What we know about Hillary Clinton's private email account
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
WASHINGTON -- Once again, Hillary Rodham Clinton did it her way, and it could cost her. Clinton's decision to eschew government email and use a private server as secretary of state is raising questions about secrecy, security and the law -- including whether she might have deleted messages tapped into her BlackBerry instead of preserving them for public scrutiny and history...
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Unlikely duo of lawmakers claim links to Alexander Hamilton
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
RICHMOND, Va. -- When Virginia Sen. Donald McEachin made an offhand comment during dinner about his distant relation to Alexander Hamilton, it drew a shocked reply from a colleague who also claims to be a descendant of the Founding Father: "Hold on. You're kidding me."...
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Kentucky GOP clears path for Paul's dual campaigns
(National News ~ 03/08/15)
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took his first step toward running for president with state party leaders endorsing his plan Saturday for a presidential caucus in 2016. The move clears the way for Paul to run for president and for re-election to his Senate seat without breaking a state law that bans candidates from appearing on the ballot twice in the same election...
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5 dead in shooting at restaurant in Mali capital
(International News ~ 03/08/15)
BAMAKO, Mali -- A masked gunman sprayed bullets in a restaurant popular with foreigners in Mali's capital early Saturday, killing five people including a French person and a Belgian national, officials and witnesses said. Al Mourabitoun, or The Sentinels, a northern Mali jihadist group allied with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the Mauritanian news website Al-Akhbar. It often receives messages from Malian extremists...
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Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State
(International News ~ 03/08/15)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Nigeria's home-grown Boko Haram group, newly weakened by a multinational force that has dislodged it from a score of northeastern towns, reportedly pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State group. The pledge to IS came in an Arabic audio message with English subtitles alleged to have come from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and posted Saturday on Twitter, according to the SITE Intelligence monitoring service...
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Flight 370 is still missing, showing vastness of planet
(International News ~ 03/08/15)
BANGKOK -- The towering Danish ship København set sail from Argentina one December day, bound for Australia with five dozen souls aboard. Eight days later, as it traversed the South Atlantic, it radioed a nearby ship. All seemed well. That was Dec. 22, 1928. The vessel was never heard from again. There were reports of a "phantom ship" spotted through the haze, but searches of the icy waters turned up nothing. A year passed...
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Suspects in killing of Russia opposition figure are detained
(International News ~ 03/08/15)
MOSCOW -- Russia's security service chief said Saturday two suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been detained. Russian news reports later cited an official as saying one of them had served with police troops in Chechnya...
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Belmont hits late shot to upset Murray St. in title game of OVC tournament
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 25 Murray State's winning streak is over, and coach Steve Prohm already is lobbying hard to make sure his Racers' hopes of an NCAA Tournament berth aren't gone, too. T.J. Sapp's last-gasp shot fell way short of the basket at the buzzer, and Murray State lost 88-87 to Belmont in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The loss snapped a 25-game winning streak that had been second only to Kentucky nationally...
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IS destroying another ancient archaeological site in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/08/15)
BAGHDAD -- Islamic State militants continued their campaign targeting cultural heritage sites in territories they control in northern Iraq, looting and damaging the ancient city of Hatra just one day after bulldozing the historic city of Nimrud, according to Iraqi government officials and local residents...
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