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Mother guilty in death of infant found in concrete
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
PLEASANT HILL, Mo. -- The mother of a newborn found encased in concrete at a western Missouri home has been convicted of second-degree murder. The Kansas City Star reports a Johnson County jury also convicted 30-year-old Krystal Scroggs on Thursday of endangering the welfare of a child and abandonment of a corpse...
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Hardee's mulls moving headquarters out of St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
Hardee's mulls moving headquarters out of St. Louis ST. LOUIS -- Hardee's is considering moving its headquarters out of downtown St. Louis, perhaps to Nashville, Tennessee. Kathleen Bush, a spokeswoman for Hardee's corporate parent, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the company's 10-year lease in St. Louis expires in 2017, and "we are exploring office space options which include Nashville."...
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50-year-old plant preparing for show before it dies
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- A giant plant that has been at Truman State University for roughly five decades is getting ready to put on the show of its life before succumbing to its inevitable fate. Already, the Agave americana plant's performance in the university's greenhouse in Kirksville has been through the roof -- literally...
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Suspect in Job Corps shooting surrenders
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Authorities said Thursday they arrested a man suspected of killing a fellow recent arrival to a federal job training program in St. Louis. Matthew Anderson, 21, was shot once in the chest on his bed Wednesday night at the Job Corps campus, police said. The man suspected of killing Anderson fled after the shooting but later surrendered, police said. The suspect was in police custody Thursday but hadn't been charged...
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Catholic cardinals to gather in St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Roman Catholic cardinals from around the nation will gather in St. Louis today The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the gathering is a fundraising dinner for scholarships for The Catholic University of America in Washington. The event is hosted by a different diocese each year, and this will be the first time St. Louis has hosted the dinner. The dinner will be preceded by a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, which starts at 4:30 p.m. today and is open to the public...
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Soldier's remains return to Missouri
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The remains of a Missouri soldier killed more than four decades ago when his Army helicopter crashed in Cambodia during the Vietnam War are back home. The remains of Rodney Griffin arrived Thursday morning at St. Louis' Lambert International Airport. ...
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Missouri Legislature passes $26 billion spending plan
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers passed a $26 billion budget plan Thursday for the next fiscal year that would increase basic aid for K-12 public schools while holding spending for social services stagnant -- a sticking point that garnered criticism from lawmakers concerned it could hurt services for low-income families and others...
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Two Sikeston residents win $1M lottery
(Local News ~ 04/24/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two Sikeston residents are celebrating a recent $1 million Missouri Lottery Scratchers win. Samantha Lankheit, 39, and Ashley Rogers, 31, claimed their prize on April 14, after uncovering the $1 million top prize on a "Millionaire Riches" Scratchers ticket. The friends purchased their ticket on April 10 from Huck's Food Store, 823 E. Malone Ave. in Sikeston, and plan on splitting the $1 million prize...
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Where there's smoke
(Local News ~ 04/24/15)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department extinguish a fire Thursday that was contained to a Ford Escort in the parking lot of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. An engine malfunction and oil leak likely caused the fire. No injuries were reported.
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Few vets getting care through $10 billion VA program
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
NEW YORK -- A new program that was supposed to get patients off waiting lists at Veterans Affairs medical centers by letting them switch to private-sector doctors is proving to be an even bigger disappointment than initially thought. The Veteran's Choice program launched Nov. ...
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Michael Brown's parents file lawsuit against Ferguson
(State News ~ 04/24/15)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- Michael Brown's parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson on Thursday, opening a new chapter in the legal battle over the shooting that killed their son and sparked a national protest movement about the way police treat blacks...
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Cape, Jackson asking for volunteers to help parks Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/24/15)
Every year, the cities of Jackson and Cape Girardeau reach out to residents for help sprucing up parks with a day of volunteer work. Unfailingly, people respond by showing up in droves to help with planting, painting and more. The annual event is known as Park Day in Jackson and Friends of the Parks and the Great Cape Cleanup in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Animals top nuisance calls in Cape in 2014
(Local News ~ 04/24/15)
Cape Girardeau residents annoyed by their neighbors' pets can rest assured they are not alone. Reports about animals made up the largest portion of nuisance-abatement calls in the city in 2014, according to the Cape Girardeau Police Department's annual report...
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Jackson East Elementary nears completion
(Local News ~ 04/24/15)
The exterior of Jackson's new East Elementary School boasts the district's red and black school colors. But inside, vivid blues, greens, purples and yellows light up the hallways and classrooms. The 105,000-square-foot building, financed with a $16 million bond issue approved by voters in April 2012, is nearing completion and will house its first students this fall...
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Kelly, Scott City transcend baseball in Green Up game
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/15)
Do it for Dom. Play for Kaden. They're two different mantras, but for Kelly and Scott City, two schools separated by a mere 15 miles, there was something more to Thursday's baseball game at Scott City High School.
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CGRG Kicks Off 5th Home Season with Mashup
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/15)
On April 4, 2015 skaters from CGRG, Southern Illinois Roller Girls, Midstate Mayhem Roller Derby, and West Kentucky Rockin' Rollers, along with former CGRG favorite SheKill O'Neal now skating for Roughnecks Roller Derby in Tulsa, came together to launch CGRG's 5th season...
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Local Girl Scouts Earn Silver Award
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/24/15)
Girl Scouts from Troop 50112 have earned a top Girl Scout Honor, the Silver Award, through developing an Air Care Team. Grace Ward, Rileigh Chatman, Katherine Wade and Sydney Dittlinger worked together to educate local troops about the importance of the environment. They completed their project this spring by planting trees at a local conservation area...
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Jackson baseball team falls to Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Brandon Stuckenschneider did it all Thursday. The Poplar Bluff senior hit a go-ahead single with two outs, added a two-run home run and -- by the way -- tossed a 3-hit shutout, striking out eight as the Mules beat Jackson 3-0 at Strenfel Memorial Field...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
Today is Friday, April 24, the 114th day of 2015. There are 251 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 24, 1915, what's regarded as the start of the Armenian genocide began as the Ottoman Empire rounded up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople...
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Clean up the parks in Cape, Jackson
(Editorial ~ 04/24/15)
Right about now is a great time to clear out that messy garage or wipe down those dusty baseboards. But it's also an ideal time for spring cleaning on a grander scale. On Saturday, Cape Girardeau and Jackson are set to hold their annual Park Cleanup Day events. That means volunteers are needed to do everything from planting flowers to picking up stray candy wrappers...
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Prayer 4-24-15
(Prayer ~ 04/24/15)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus Christ, for you are our deliverance. Amen.
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Petraeus sentenced to 2 years' probation for military leak
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, was sentenced Thursday to two years' probation and fined $100,000 for giving her classified material while she was working on the book...
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'Rough ride'? Lawyer says fatally injured arrestee lacked belt
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
BALTIMORE -- No video captured what happened to Freddie Gray inside the police van where officers heaved him into a metal compartment after pinning him to a sidewalk. The cause of his fatal spine injury has not been revealed. But a troubling detail emerged as hundreds of protesters converged on City Hall again Thursday: He was not only handcuffed and put in leg irons, but left without a seat belt during his trip to the station, a police union's lawyer said...
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Loretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
WASHINGTON -- Loretta Lynch won confirmation as the nation's first black female attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided to the end. The 56-43 vote installs Lynch, now U.S. ...
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American Indian actors quit Adam Sandler movie over names
(Community ~ 04/24/15)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week over complaints about stereotypes, offensive names and scenes they say disrespected Native American religious practices. Actor Loren Anthony said Thursday he and eight others quit the production of the satirical Western "The Ridiculous Six" after producers ignored their concerns about its portrayal of Apache culture and the inappropriate use of props...
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Nasdaq sets record high, 15 years after dot-com bubble
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
NEW YORK -- Fifteen years, one month and thirteen days. That's how long it took the Nasdaq composite index to close above the record it set at the apex of the dot-com bubble. The Nasdaq rose 20.89 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,056.06, above the record of 5,048.62 it set on March 10, 2000. In many ways, the crossing of that threshold is purely ceremonial and psychological...
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Firefighters rescue man who wedged inside wall to evade cops
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
Firefighters rescue man who wedged inside wall to evade cops MONROVIA, Ind. -- A central Indiana man who hid inside a wall in his home to avoid arrest had to be rescued by firefighters after he became wedged next to its chimney for more than a day. Steven Shuler was trying to avoid arrest on a probation violation Monday when he squeezed down a narrow hole in the attic floor next to the chimney in his home in Monrovia, about 25 miles southwest of Indianapolis, officials said...
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Out of the past: April 24
(Out of the Past ~ 04/24/15)
Trans World Express, which serves the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, has introduced a news British Aerospace J-31 Jetstream aircraft here; the new plane features a stand-up cabin; climate control, which operates even while the aircraft is on the ground; and more seats...
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Births 4/24/15
(Births ~ 04/24/15)
Daughter to My'Quille J. Anderson and Hali M. Rodgers of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Name, Ami'yah Carmalea. Weight, 5 pounds, 14 ounces. Son to Dustin Lee and Katie Jacqueline Cissell of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:27 p.m. ...
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Ink Blotter 4/24/15
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
graphic_body light_no bullet:graphic_body light_no bullet:To submit a tattoo, visit semissourian.com/forms/tattoo. (Photo submitted by Deidre Donley)
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Speak Out 4/24/15
(Speak Out ~ 04/24/15)
It seems like the city of Cape Girardeau has a new tax increase for the voters to approve on almost every ballot. And now that gasoline is finally affordable, politicians, including some in the Missouri State Legislature, have proposed raising the fuel tax. ...
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Jackson police report 4/24/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Jonathan J. Fleming, 24, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Susan L. Smith, 41, of Jackson was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator's license...
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Ginger Shearon
(Obituary ~ 04/24/15)
Ginger Shearon, 61 of Jackson died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Lady Gaga to get first 'icon' award at Songwriters Hall of Fame
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga's icon status is being reaffirmed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 29-year-old pop superstar will receive the inaugural Contemporary Icon Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 18. The award is to honor a performing songwriter "who has attained an iconic status in pop culture," according to a Thursday statement from the hall...
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Best Bet: Blue Sky Luau
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
Blue Sky Vineyard invites you to enjoy an island-inspired afternoon. Sip a little wine and enjoy a relaxing Hawaiian day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the winery, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda, Illinois. The Dan Barron Trio will play from 2 to 5 p.m., and there will be a whole-hog roast, island-inspired food, cocktails with umbrellas, fire twirlers, limbo and hula-hoop contests, a tarot card reader, face painting, leis and more...
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Visiting Chinese scholar's calligraphy artwork to be on display
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
Hongji Yue, a Chinese visiting scholar in the Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University, will have an exhibition of his calligraphy artwork on display. The exhibit will be Saturday through May 15 in the first-floor hallway gallery of the Kenneth and Jeanine Dobbins River Campus Center, according to a university news release...
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Tunes at Twilight to kick off May 15
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
Tunes at Twilight will return May 15 to the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo in downtown Cape Girardeau. Twelve artists and performing groups will present a variety of musical styles. Tunes at Twilight is a free Friday evening outdoor concert series that runs six weeks in the spring, beginning at 7 p.m., and six weeks in the fall, beginning at 6:30 p.m...
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Southeast to present 'Daisy Pulls It Off'
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
The titular character in Southeast Missouri State University's upcoming production of "Daisy Pulls it Off" is no delicate flower -- instead, she's an intrepid and precocious adventure-seeker. Director Mac MacIntosh likened the tone of the show to that of a Monty Python movie: It's a lively plot punctuated with quick, oddball humor...
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The Circus is coming: the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will perform next week
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/15)
The circus is coming to town, and it's not the three-ring circus many people remember from childhood. A troupe of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's finest performers will star in "Built to Amaze!" on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...
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'Tapioca!' And now, the rest of the goofy story
(Column ~ 04/24/15)
Lots of things change as I grow older. And older. Bad news: I don't jog anymore. Wouldn't even think of it. Good news: My knees are in pretty good shape. At my age, you take what you can get. For a couple of years now, I have noticed -- and so has my wife -- a change in my sleep pattern. For lots of years I would go to bed and wake up eight hours later when the alarm went off...
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American, Italian hostages killed in U.S. drone strike
(National News ~ 04/24/15)
WASHINGTON -- Blaming the "fog of war," President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan inadvertently killed two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans who had leadership roles with the terror network. Obama somberly said he took full responsibility for the January CIA strikes and regretted the deaths of hostages Warren Weinstein of Rockville, Maryland, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian aid worker...
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Bill Reece
(Obituary ~ 04/24/15)
Billy Louis "Bill" Reece, 70, of Murray, Kentucky, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1944, in Jackson, to Howard and Velma Jauch Reece. He and Marilyn Cobb were married Nov. 21, 1970, in Cape Girardeau. She passed away in December 2014...
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James Mason
(Obituary ~ 04/24/15)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- James Mason, 40, of Marquand passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at his home. He was born July 3, 1974, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joe Mason of Thebes, Illinois, and Mary Gast Lawrence of Jackson. Loving survivors include his parents; a son, Vinnie Mason; a daughter, Stoney Mason; two sisters, Leslie Matlock of Tamms, Illinois, and Christie (Mike) Seyer of Dutchtown; a brother, Joseph Mason of McClure, Illinois; a niece, Amanda; and three nephews, Bobby, Bryce and Blayne...
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Janie Dooley
(Obituary ~ 04/24/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Janie Dooley, 55, of Chaffee died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the family home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kevin Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Walk for Redhawks to raise scholarship funds
(College Sports ~ 04/24/15)
Southeast Missouri State soccer coach Heather Nelson has coached several top players in the Ohio Valley Conference since she began coaching at the program's inception in 1999. She thrives on bringing in talent that complements the already tradition-rich program, and Siena Senatore was no exception...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/24/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Sruthi Bairam, 22, 1318 N. Sprigg St., was arrested on suspicion of stealing clothing at J.C. Penney, 3049 William St. n Takara B. Woods, 23, 1227 Luce St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for improper registration...
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Wacha outduels Nats' Scherzer to stay unbeaten
(Professional Sports ~ 04/24/15)
WASHINGTON -- One of these days, Michael Wacha might be the guy who forces the other team's starting pitcher to excel. For now, the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander is having a delightful time trying to outdo the opposing team's ace. Wacha got the best of Max Scherzer, Matt Adams singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Thursday for their fourth straight series win...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team resumes suspended game with 12-4 win over TSU
(College Sports ~ 04/24/15)
Meaghan Touchette finished 3 for 3 with a career-high four RBI to lead the Southeast Missouri State softball team to a 12-4 win over Tennessee State on Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee. Southeast (13-23, 7-11 Ohio Valley Conference) recorded 14 hits in the game, which was resumed after play was suspended due to inclement weather on April 3. The Redhawks had a 6-1 lead with runners at first and second with one out in the top of the second inning before the game was postponed...
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High school roundup: Advance girls softball team falls in title game of conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/15)
Sophomore Kayli Tanner belted a home run and drove in two runs to lead the second-seeded Bernie softball team to an 8-4 victory in nine innings over top-seeded Advance in the championship game of the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament in Advance, Missouri...
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Seven-run 10th inning propels Southeast Missouri State baseball team past Murray State
(College Sports ~ 04/24/15)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team received a career outing from starter Joey Lucchesi, weathered a blown save in the ninth and eventually pounced on the Murray State bullpen to win its series opener Friday night at Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky...
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