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Ride of the Week: 2007 HHR
(Submitted Story ~ 07/22/15)
Make and model: 2007 HHR Owner(s): Ervin Markham Owner's hometown: Cape Girardeau, MO Boyd Coddington wheels, custom interior, custom made grill. My car's name: Ron Burgundy I fell in love with the HHR when they first came out. Bought one two years ago and its been a labor of love since...
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Downtown district hires Old Town Cape as coordinator
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
Two downtown Cape Girardeau advocates soon will work together to provide enhanced services for the area. The Downtown Cape Girardeau Community Improvement District's board of directors met Tuesday and approved a resolution to enter into a contract with Old Town Cape for management and direct services...
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Candidate for governor Dixon stops in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
Another Missouri governor hopeful made a stop Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. State Sen. Bob Dixon announced Monday at his Springfield home he would be the fifth Republican candidate jumping in the race for governor in 2016. After the initial announcement, he began a tour of the state to discuss his plans for Missouri, stopping in Cape Girardeau the first day...
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Governor seeks disaster declaration for 70 counties, including Perry
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking the federal government to declare a major disaster for 70 counties, including Perry County, due to spring and summer storms that caused tornadoes, torrential rains and flooding across much of the state...
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Testimony: Joseph borrowed gun from friend before slayings
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
George Joseph borrowed a gun from a friend after telling him Keith Monia had been making threatening phone calls, according to testimony Tuesday, the second day of Joseph's trial on charges he murdered his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew. Mary Joseph's brother, Steven Griffith, described George Joseph as "secretive" but said he trusted him and invested about $200,000 in retirement savings with him...
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Region's volunteer fire departments struggle with personnel numbers
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
Lt. Josh Boyd first considered becoming a volunteer firefighter at age 19. His roommate at the time was one, and hearing his stories motivated Boyd to give it a shot. "I was just seeing what he was doing and the good things the department did for the community, and that just drew me to it," Boyd said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
Today is Wednesday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2015. There are 162 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 22, 1975, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to restore the American citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (President Gerald R. Ford signed the measure on August 5.)...
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Teachers learn tech to help students
(Editorial ~ 07/22/15)
On Tuesday, in somewhat of a role reversal, educators sat on the other side of the classroom. The goal was to learn to use technology to become more effective teachers. The Southeast Regional Professional Development Center conducted a free technology conference at the University Center to teach the teachers so they may teach their students using important technology tools...
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The statistical analysis of race
(Column ~ 07/22/15)
Race has always been a part of the Obama administration. And there's nothing wrong with that. As the nation's first black president, it's understandable that the issue of race relations and racial justice should be a part of this administration's policy...
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Ohio Gov. Kasich brings the GOP field to 16
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Saying "big ideas change the world," Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination Tuesday and pitched his well-rounded resume to voters who have a multitude of high achievers to size up. Kasich, 63, launched his campaign at Ohio State University before a crowd of 2,000 at an event marking the entry of a strong-willed and sometimes abrasive governor in a nomination race now with 16 Republicans...
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Trump-GOP feud escalates after rival goes after him
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Donald Trump pushed back harder Tuesday against Republicans fed up with his provocations, disclosing one opponent's cell number in a fiery speech and lashing out at an influential newspaper as part of an in-your-face escalation of the feud...
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18-year-old's video of gun-firing drone spurs investigation
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
CLINTON, Conn. -- An 18-year-old Connecticut man may be in trouble with federal aviation officials after posting a video online that shows shots being fired from a drone that had been jury-rigged with a handgun. The FAA said Tuesday it is investigating whether Austin Haughwout of Clinton violated its regulations, which prohibit the careless or reckless operation of a model aircraft...
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Lawyer: Tennessee shooter's uncle detained in Jordan
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- An uncle of the man who killed four Marines and a sailor in Tennessee has been in custody in Jordan since a day after the attacks on two military sites, a lawyer said Tuesday. Abed al-Kader Ahmad al-Khateeb said he was barred from seeing his client, and family members also were prevented from visiting the detainee. Computers and cellphones were taken from the man's home, but he has not been charged with anything, the attorney said...
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I-10 at washed-out bridge in California to reopen Friday
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
LOS ANGELES -- The main highway connecting California and Arizona, which has been closed since flash flooding damaged several bridges, will reopen to limited traffic Friday, transportation officials said. The California Department of Transportation had expected the closure of Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center to last weeks, but officials said Tuesday work was progressing fast enough a limited reopening was possible sooner...
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Man accused of killing 5 was to be charged with 2014 death
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
MODESTO, Calif. -- A Central California man suspected of killing his mother, a woman and the baby daughter they had together, and two other children last weekend was about to be charged with killing another of the woman's children last year -- a 2-year-old boy who suffered head injuries...
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Jail where woman died admits breaking rules
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
HEMPSTEAD, Texas -- The operators of a Texas jail where a black woman died after she was arrested in a traffic stop acknowledged violating state rules on guard training and the monitoring of inmates. The Waller County Jail is under investigation in the death of Sandra Bland, a Chicago-area woman whose family disputes authorities' finding she hanged herself with a plastic garbage bag in her cell...
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Keillor says he retiring from 'Prairie Home Companion'
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/15)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime host of the popular "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show, says he means it this time: He's retiring. Keillor said Monday he plans to step down as host after next season, after four decades of entertaining listeners with his baritone voice and folksy comedy sketches about Lake Wobegon, his mythical Minnesota hometown "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."...
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Malden man held in connection with shooting
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A Malden man is being held without bond after being accused over the weekend of shooting another man. Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 22, was charged Saturday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, both felonies. A complaint filed in Dunklin County states Young "knowingly caused serious physical injury to Dustin Greer by shooting him" Saturday and did so by, with or through the assistance of a deadly weapon...
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Greitens' campaign mostly funded by non-Missouri donors
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Among the crowded field of Missouri Republicans aiming to become governor, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens is the only one getting most of his funding from outside the state. Greitens, of St. Louis, has raised roughly $1.27 million since launching an exploratory committee for governor in February, bringing in more so far this year than any other GOP candidate. ...
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Summit to weigh endangered red wolf's plight as numbers drop
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Wolf experts from around the nation will be gathering this week to consider how to help the critically endangered red wolf. The red wolf population in the wild, all in eastern North Carolina, has dropped to about 50 from 100 in the past five years, officials at the St. ...
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Missouri attorney general to investigate Planned Parenthood
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster launched an investigation Tuesday into the state's only clinic that offers abortions, following an outcry over a Planned Parenthood executive discussing in a secretly recorded video the disposition of parts from aborted fetuses...
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Court overturns some Blagojevich Senate-seat convictions
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
CHICAGO -- A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned some of the most sensational convictions that sent former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich off to a lengthy stint in prison, ruling the Democrat did not break the law when he sought to secure a Cabinet position in President Barack Obama's administration in exchange for appointing an Obama adviser to the president's former U.S. Senate seat...
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Drowning cases on the rise throughout Missouri this year
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri has already seen nearly as many drowning cases in the first seven months of this year as in all of 2014. The Springfield News- Leader reported two recent drowning deaths pushed the total in the state this year to 26, two fewer than all of last year...
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Capahas' NBC World Series opener slated for Friday
(Community Sports ~ 07/22/15)
The Capahas baseball team will open play at the 81st annual National Baseball Congress World Series on Friday, it was announced Tuesday. The Capahas will take the field for the first game of the tournament, which will take place at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. They will face the Jasper (Indidana) Reds at 10 a.m. Friday morning...
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Holliday's grand slam sends Cardinals over White Sox
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/15)
CHICAGO -- Matt Holliday hit his sixth career grand slam, powering Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Tuesday night. Holliday homered for the first time since May 12. He returned last Friday after missing 31 games because of a strained right quadriceps...
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Jackson police report 7/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Property damage was reported in the 500 block of West Main Street. n An assist was requested in the 100 block of Court Street. n Check the welfare was requested in the 3100 block of Old Cape Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jessica M. Jolly, 26, 207 S. Benton St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court. n Keith B. Slinkard, 51, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for exploitation/enticement...
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Rick Weber
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
KELSO, Mo. -- Richard Fred "Rick" Weber Jr., 62, of Kelso died Monday, July 20, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to U.S. Army Cpl. Richard F. and Mary Ann Ressel Weber Sr. He and Charlene McClain were married Nov. 19, 1983, in Kelso...
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Elva Tingle
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
Elva Tingle, 93, a longtime resident of Collierville and Cordova, Tennessee, died Friday, July 17, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in 1921 at home in Holum, Louisiana. She married Wilkins Tingle of Copenhagen Prairie, Louisiana, in 1943. He preceded her in death in 2003...
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Betty Petot
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- Betty L. Petot, 79, of Crosstown died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with deacon John Darin officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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C.J. Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Cloyce Jeff "C.J." Davis, 80, of Cairo died Monday, July 20, 2015, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at noon Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Scott Kelley and Buddy Walls officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery, with military honors by area veterans and the Illinois National Guard...
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Gary Crites
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary L. Crites, 56, of Perryville died Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Miller Family Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitewater Christian Church in Perry County. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Nova Ackman
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Nova Nadine Ackman, 93, of Sedgewickville passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home. She was born March 3, 1922, in LaCrosse, Arkansas, daughter of Charlie and Susie Bell Andersen Felton. She and Troy Ackman were married Sept. 11, 1948. He passed away in February 1996...
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Uber says it would create 2,000 St. Louis-area driver jobs
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The ride-sharing service Uber is vowing to create 2,000 new driver jobs if it is allowed to operate in the St. Louis region. KMOX Radio reported Uber is partnering with the NAACP and the Ferguson 1000 organization to recruit drivers. Uber said the drivers can earn as much as $20 per hour while making their own schedule and working only when they want...
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'Cat cafe' planned for St. Louis next year
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis is about to get its first "cat cafe." KMOX Radio reported Mauhaus Cat Cafe and Lounge will allow patrons to enjoy feline companionship while they sip coffee or tea. The cafe is expected to open next year, but a couple of events are planned for later this year to set the stage...
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Panel suggests giving students college algebra alternatives
(State News ~ 07/22/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Department of Education committee is recommending that two- and four-year public colleges that require algebra for graduation instead give students the option of taking statistics or other math subjects more relevant to their fields...
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Illinois woman dies in traffic accident
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
A traffic accident on U.S. 51 in Union County, Illinois, killed an Anna, Illinois, woman Tuesday afternoon. Lauren Holhouser, 21, died after her GMC Jimmy collided with a Toyota Camry driven by Kevin Purcell, 60, of Cobden, Illinois, at 1:38 p.m. According to an Illinois State Police report, Purcell was entering U.S. ...
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Road work 7/22/15
(Local News ~ 07/22/15)
Highway 25 in Cape Girardeau County from U.S. 61 to Route V will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement overlay. The work, which began Monday, will continue through Aug. 31, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation new release...
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E.L. Doctorow, author of 'Ragtime,' dies in New York at 84
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
NEW YORK -- Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined the American experience in such novels as "Ragtime" and "The March" and applied its lessons to the past and the future in fiction and nonfiction, has died. He was 84. He died Tuesday at a New York hospital from complications of lung cancer, his son, Richard Doctorow, confirmed...
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Bus driver treats passengers at lemonade stand
(National News ~ 07/22/15)
BOSTON -- A bus driver made a new group of friends by surprising passengers with a treat to help brave the sweltering heat: He made a stop at a child's lemonade stand. John Lohan, 49, asked riders whether they would mind. With no one in a hurry, the passengers agreed, and Lohan treated each to a 50-cent cup of lemonade Thursday from the West Roxbury stand. Lohan says the timing was right, because there were only a half-dozen passengers, and he was near the end of his route...
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Prayer 7/22/15
(Prayer ~ 07/22/15)
O God, may we be tenderhearted, forgiving each other just as you have forgiven us. Amen.
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Out of the past: July 22
(Out of the Past ~ 07/22/15)
Two area residents -- Darrell Seabaugh and his son, Tim, of Jackson -- will be among approximately 225 Lutherans nationwide to travel to East Germany and Poland in August; the trip is designed to "build bridges" with the Lutherans' East European counterparts during rapid change in Europe...
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Janet Milde
(Obituary ~ 07/22/15)
Janet Sue "Jan" Milde, 68, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born May 18, 1947, in Anna, Illinois, daughter to Charles Clifford and Gladys Hazel Doggett Lilly Sr. Janet graduated from Central High School in Cape Girardeau. She was employed many years at Mildefarms Inc., where she took great care in bottle feeding the replacement heifers on the family farm. ...
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