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Notre Dame baseball team's final four run highlighted by dominant pitching
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/15)
Four arms have carried the load on the mound for the Notre Dame baseball team this season, and the result has been favorable.
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Eighth-inning homer sinks Scott City baseball team in Class 3 title game
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/15)
Fatima defeated Scott City 3-2 in eight innings to claim the Class 3 state championship.
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Two men plead guilty to foiled Ferguson bomb plot
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Two St. Louis men pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges they planned a bomb attack targeting the Ferguson, Missouri, police chief and other officials after the killing there last summer of a black unarmed 18-year-old by a white police officer...
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Cape Girardeau woman accused of shooting at ex-boyfriend
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A woman has turned herself in to police after reportedly shooting at her former boyfriend. At 1 a.m. Tuesday, a woman suspected in a shooting Monday turned herself in to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety's public information officer...
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FBI flying surveillance aircraft over cities
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the country using video and sometimes cellphone surveillance technology -- all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the government, The Associated Press learned...
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Three area schools soon will see changes in leadership
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
After more than 100 years combined of working in K-12 education, three area superintendents soon will retire from the Jackson, Scott City and Oak Ridge school districts. And their successors are preparing to take on the new roles, with two packing up their families and moving from southwest Missouri...
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Bell City baseball team routs Mustangs to reach Class 1 state championship game
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/15)
The Cubs will play Atlanta for the title after Tuesday's 11-1 win over Northwest (Hughesville).
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Final four notebook: Senior Schaefer makes spectacular catch, drives in winning run for Bell City baseball team
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/15)
Cubs left fielder Nolan Schaefer made a diving catch with the game tied in the bottom of the seventh and plated the winning run with a groundout in the top of the eighth in the Class 1 title game.
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University of Missouri Cape Girardeau County Extension Offers Scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 06/03/15)
The University of Missouri Cape Girardeau County Extension Council is offering a scholarship for interested college students. The application forms are now available by going online at http://extension.missouri.edu/capegirardeau or by coming to the office and picking up a form at 684 West Jackson Trail, Jackson, MO...
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Youth Participates in 4-H Equine Career and Industry Tour
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/03/15)
Fifty enthusiastic Missouri 4-H teens embarked upon the ninth annual 4-H Equine Career and Horse Industry Tour in late May 2015 traveling to destinations in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Canada, and Michigan. Shelbie Scheffer of the Arnsberg 4-H club in Cape Girardeau County was a participant on the tour...
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War Child Rebel Yell Rally
(Submitted Story ~ 06/03/15)
War Child 11th Annual Rebel Yell Rally June 5-6-7 Benefiting St. Jude's Research Hospital Admission $20 a person, MUST be 21 to enter. NO Exceptions. ID will be required. For more information, contact Paul Friga 573-270-0476 or Jerry Aufdenberg 573-208-8985...
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Athletic Hall of Fame 2015 nominations open
(Submitted Story ~ 06/03/15)
Nominations are being accepted for the Cape Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Deadline for submission of nominations is 5:00 pm, July 1, 2015. Nominations should include an accurate and complete resume of the nominee's athletic accomplishments. ...
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Blue eyes
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/03/15)
Skittles, my precious blue eyed kitten was playing with the covers.
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Scott City Youth Catches "A Big One"
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/03/15)
Andrew Auer landed this catfish at Cape County Park North while night fishing with an open face rod using a lighted bobber. Andrew is the son of John and Danean Auer of Scott City, Mo.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2015. There are 211 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 3, 1965, astronaut Edward H. White became the first American to "walk" in space during the flight of Gemini 4. On this date:...
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Summer has arrived; it's time to splash
(Editorial ~ 06/03/15)
Summer and swimming go arm in arm. And in our area, that means it's also Cape Splash season. The water park facility is the place children and adults take in the sun while floating in a tube, sitting under colorful umbrellas or careening down a water slide. The water park is now open for its fifth year, and this year, attendees will have the added pleasure of a new speed slide, expected to be unveiled mid-June...
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Missouri fraud illuminates ID need
(Column ~ 06/03/15)
Few issues for the American public are as important as the right to vote. And yet few issues are as divisive and as polarizing between the two major political parties as the process of voting. The controversial debate over voter IDs is part of the national dialogue, especially now, given the virtually even divide on just about every political issue under the sun...
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Next up for Wal-Mart pay raises: department managers
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart is raising wages for more than 100,000 U.S. department managers and workers in its deli and other specialized departments. The moves mark the next wave of pay raises by the nation's largest private employer, which has been under pressure from labor-backed groups for the treatment of its workers...
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Navy sub sailor gets prison in shower recordings case
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. -- A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly videotaping female trainees as they undressed for showers aboard a submarine, becoming the fourth crew member of the USS Wyoming to be sentenced to prison in a case that has tarnished the U.S. military's integration of women into its submarine fleet...
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Out of the past: June 3
(Out of the Past ~ 06/03/15)
The Rt. Rev. William A. Jones Jr. of St. Louis, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, makes his annual visit to Christ Episcopal Church here; Jones is celebrant and preacher at the morning festival Eucharist, and also confirms Elizabeth Berry and receives Anne Spratt into membership in the church...
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Some Carl Junction residents worry about cemetery's future
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- As Gloria Bowers sat alone reading under a pop-up tent on a chilly Friday morning before Memorial Day not far from gravestones that dated to the Civil War, Art Maddox used a hammer to tap a wooden sign into the soggy ground at the Carl Junction Cemetery...
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Wellston disbands police department
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
WELLSTON, Mo. -- The St. Louis County town of Wellston has disbanded its police department. The Wellston City Council voted Monday to use officers from neighboring Vinita Park to patrol Wellston. Wellston's police chief blamed dirty politics, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the mayor told him it was a financial issue...
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St. Louis police investigating stun gun use on 2 protesters
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police say they're investigating after an officer used a stun gun in the arrest of two protesters who were participating in a downtown march last week. Police chief Sam Dotson declined an interview request Monday with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, saying the Friday incident is under investigation. But he noted in a Sunday interview with KTVI-TV the bicycle patrol handled the situation in a response he called "very appropriate and very measured."...
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Births 6/3/15
(Births ~ 06/03/15)
Son to Landon Mitchell and Hayle Elizabeth Kluesner of Kelso, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:07 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015. Name, Dale Bennett. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Kluesner is the former Hayle Davis, daughter of Jan and Gary Farrar of Gordonville and Mike and Angela Davis of Scott City. Kluesner is the son of Dale and Rebecca Kluesner of Scott City. He is employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway...
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State estimates forfeiture money to area police agencies
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway this week released a compilation of the 2014 federal forfeiture reports. The Cape Girardeau Police Department, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the Perryville Police Department received a portion of the value of items seized and turned over to the federal forfeiture system...
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Cape County accepting bids for salt-storage structure
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
If the past two winters have taught area municipalities anything, it's to plan ahead. Discussions of winter preparations typically center around equipment and road salt supplies, or lack of them. But recent efforts by Cape Girardeau County focus on storage...
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Cape to start sewer line repairs today on Marie Street
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
Sewer line repairs in the 400 block of Marie Street in Cape Girardeau begin at 7:30 a.m. today. Work is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting. During that time, Marie Street will be open to local traffic only. Drivers are asked to use caution in the work zone...
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Jackson power utility earns $120,000 grant
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission awarded the city of Jackson with a grant to fund upgrades to the city's electrical system at Monday's board of aldermen meeting. Jackson will be reimbursed up to $120,888 for engineering fees as part of the city's plan to upgrade its 34.5-kilovolt power line between the substation on Wedekind Road and the power plant substation. ...
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Cool, wet weather hampers area crops
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
A cool, wet spring is hampering the planting and growth of Southeast Missouri row crops and causing price rallies in the grain market. "Right now, there is speculation that we may come up short on a crop because of the weather," said Anthony Ohmes, a regional agronomist for the University of Missouri Extension in the southeast region...
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Coalition taking grant requests from area police agencies
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety, which covers 25 Missouri counties, is accepting Law Enforcement Grant applications for the 2016 contract year. The grants may be used to help pay for overtime and equipment needed for operations such as checkpoints or saturation patrols, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Man held at Guantanamo alleges CIA torture
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
MIAMI -- A former Maryland resident imprisoned at Guantanamo was subjected to mistreatment while in CIA custody far in excess of what has been disclosed, including being hung from a wooden beam for three days and kept in total darkness for nearly a year, a legal organization that represents him said Tuesday...
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Boston Marathon bomber's college pal gets 6 years in prison
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
BOSTON -- A college friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison after he apologized to the victims and their families for not calling police when he recognized photos of Tsarnaev as a suspect. Dias Kadyrbayev, 21, pleaded guilty last year to obstruction of justice and conspiracy charges for removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room after recognizing his friend in photos released by the FBI days after the bombing...
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More than 400 missing from China cruise boat
(International News ~ 06/03/15)
BEIJING -- A small cruise ship sank overnight in China's Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 450 people missing, most of them elderly, state media said Tuesday. Ten people were rescued, the state media reports said...
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Enrique Iglesias suffers fracture, completes hand surgery
(Entertainment ~ 06/03/15)
NEW YORK -- A statement on Enrique Iglesias' website said his reconstructive hand surgery "lasted longer than expected" because he suffered a fracture that needed to be corrected. Iglesias had surgery in Los Angeles on Monday after slicing his fingers when grabbing a drone at a concert...
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Suspect arrested after Sikeston man shot several times
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man was reported in serious but stable condition after being shot several times Monday. Officers from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were sent about 10:40 p.m. Monday to 815 Ruth St., where they found a 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds...
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Man fleeing vehicle stop runs over New Madrid officer
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A New Madrid police officer is recovering after a driver intentionally ran over him during a vehicle stop. Ron C. Murphy, 43, of New Madrid is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail pending the filing of charges, after a traffic stop that began at 3:53 p.m. Monday on Dawson Road, just west of First Street...
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St. Louis may be next city to raise minimum wage
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis could be the next city to raise its minimum wage significantly if Mayor Francis Slay has his way. Slay spokeswoman Maggie Crane on Tuesday confirmed the Democratic mayor wants to raise the city's minimum. She says a starting point for discussion is $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2020, but details still are being ironed out...
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St. Louis prosecutor drops charges in dog-burning case
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis prosecutors say their trouble securing testimony has forced them to drop charges against a woman accused of fatally setting a dog on fire nearly two years ago. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce's office on Monday dropped the two felony counts of animal abuse against 37-year-old Adrienne Martin...
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Budget director: Missouri revenue collections up 7.5 percent
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state budget director says Missouri's general revenue collections are up 7.5 percent compared with 2014. Budget director Linda Luebbering on Tuesday reported revenue is up to $7.87 billion this year. The state brought in $7.32 billion last fiscal year...
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Speak Out 6/3/15
(Speak Out ~ 06/03/15)
I just read the Speak Out comment saying that the university graduations are really pretty good, because they're old-fashioned values. But I don't care what culture you're from, if you sit somewhere about three hours, you have an overwhelming urge to find a restroom facility. And that ought to be taken into account when planning your ceremony...
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Jackson police report 6/3/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Derrell P. Spivey Jr., 32, of Sullivan, Indiana, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana under 35 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/3/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Bloomfield Street at 9:13 a.m.; South Mount Auburn Road at 3:56 p.m.; and North Street at 6:44 p.m. n At 10:38 a.m., call canceled en route to South West End Boulevard. n At 12:20 p.m., special type of incident on Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/3/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Matthew W. Taylor, 22, 623 Jefferson Ave., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for a traffic violation. n Two suspects were in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute...
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Cletus Walter
(Obituary ~ 06/03/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Cletus James Walter, 61, of Perryville died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating...
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Donna Schuessler
(Obituary ~ 06/03/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donna M. Moran Schuessler, 61, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Thomas Handrick officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Betty Poddig
(Obituary ~ 06/03/15)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Betty Baine Poddig, 70, of Tamms died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms and from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Tamms...
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Donald Borchelt
(Obituary ~ 06/03/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Donald Gene Borchelt, 77, of Marble Hill died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Fountainbleau Nursing Center in Festus, Missouri. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Egypt Mills. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Phone-spying bill signed by president
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- Congress approved sweeping changes Tuesday to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency's disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone companies' hands...
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Cardinals return favor with 1-0 win over Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday's on-base streak ended at a National League-record 45 games to start the season long before Trevor Rosenthal got a double-play ball for the final outs. The St. Louis Cardinals No. 3 hitter said he was surprised to have been ejected by plate umpire Joe West after arguing a called third strike in the seventh inning of a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night...
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U.S. 60 in New Madrid, Scott counties reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 06/03/15)
Eastbound U.S. 60 in New Madrid and Scott counties, between Interstate 55 and U.S. 61, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and will be finished by 5 p.m. June 25, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Man in tractor catches thief who took his truck
(State News ~ 06/03/15)
VALLES MINES, Mo. -- Charges are pending against a would-be truck thief in eastern Missouri after the victim climbed on a tractor to chase him down. Zanescot Kester was in a rural area May 21, loading wood into his pickup with his tractor, when he noticed the truck pulling away. Kester gave chase on the tractor and called the sheriff's department. Police say the suspect took Kester's truck to try to free another stolen pickup that was stuck. Kester cornered the suspect until police arrived...
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Black, Jewish WWI heroes receive Medal of Honor
(National News ~ 06/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- Declaring it's never too late to make things right, President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. In a tearful, joyful East Room ceremony recalling the battlefield triumphs as well as the prejudices of 20th-century America, Sgt. ...
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Prayer 6/3/15
(Prayer ~ 06/03/15)
Hear our prayers, O God, for all those who are truly in need. Amen.
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