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City council green-lights upgrades for fire stations
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
Agreements approved Monday night by the Cape Girardeau City Council gave the go-ahead for some fire station projects and granted more time for a bridge project. In August, the city began seeking requests for qualifications for architectural and engineering design firms for the fire-station projects...
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7-year-old testifies against father in sex-abuse trial
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- A 7-year-old testified Monday in Scott County Circuit Court she remembered her father tricking her into a sexual act when she was 2 years old. "I'm talking about Travis, yucky stuff," the victim told the prosecutor. Travis Sintell Turner, 34, of Cape Girardeau is on trial, facing three charges of felony statutory sodomy...
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Women's World Cup star stresses mental aspect of game
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
Carli Lloyd, a midfielder for the U.S. women's national soccer team, was welcomed to the Show Me Center with a standing ovation Monday evening before giving a presentation as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Lloyd, who plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League, holds the unique distinction of scoring the game-winning goals in the finals at the 2008 Games in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London. ...
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Ameren begins upgrades to area power infrastructure
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
Ameren Missouri began work Monday on the initial portion of a subtransmission station off Route K in Cape Girardeau County. "This is just one aspect of a much larger initiative," said Paul Mallmann, supervising engineer of Ameren's Southeast Missouri Division...
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MedAssets being bought out for $2.7 billion
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
Just more than a month after layoffs were announced at MedAssets' Cape Girardeau office, it was announced Pamplona Capital Management will acquire the company for $2.7 billion. On Monday, the companies announced Pamplona will buy MedAssets for $31.35 per share in cash, according to a release from MedAssets...
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FOLLIES OPEN THURSDAY
(Submitted Story ~ 11/03/15)
River City Players Follies will open Thursday, November 5 at Port Cape and run through Sunday, November, 8. There are four options to choose from. Thursday evening is the dessert bar and show for $20. Friday and Saturday are the dinner shows for $35 or the Sunday matinee dessert bar and show is $20. You will enjoy some outstanding community talent and acting with Mark Twain (Lester Goodin) as the MC of the show. This is the last show of our season so call now for reservations at 573-334-0954...
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MAMIC 2015 Fire Department of the Year
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/03/15)
Gordonville Fire Protection District received the Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) Fire Department of the Year for 2015. The district has a membership of 30 firefighters/first responders and has recently started delivering Advanced Life Support services that has lead to several successful patient outcomes. ...
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Youth deer hunting
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/03/15)
10 y/o Nick W of Jackson. Shot on Saturday in Cape County
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Matukewicz seeks sharper offense for Southeast Missouri State football team vs. Austin Peay
(College Sports ~ 11/03/15)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz was disappointed with his offense and its lack of improvement following its 38-17 win against Tennessee Tech. The second-year coach took matters into his own hands as the Redhawks prepare for a winless Austin Peay team...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2015. There are 58 days left in the year. This is Election Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America...
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Students gear up for robot competition; need volunteers
(Editorial ~ 11/03/15)
It's that time of year again -- time for the FIRST Lego League competition hosted by the Department of Polytechnic Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. It's the competition in which fourth-through-eighth-grade students demonstrate their affinity for science in creative ways. That means it's also an opportunity to volunteer to assist at this Nov. 21 event in the University Center...
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Officer sex cases plagued by lax supervision, policies
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town's main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the cover of night, a slow but steady flow of wandering souls emerges -- addicts, prostitutes, drifters. Sergio Alvarez knew the pickings were easy...
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Investors demand answers from deep-sea treasure hunter
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An ex-deep-sea treasure hunter is violating his plea agreement by giving evasive answers about the fate of 500 missing gold coins pulled from an historic shipwreck, say a group of investors who helped fund the hunt for the ship. Defendant Tommy Thompson went missing three years ago amid demands he appear in court. He and his longtime female companion were apprehended in January at a hotel where he was living near Boca Raton, Florida...
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Birth 11/3/15
(Births ~ 11/03/15)
Daughter to Tyler and Alicia Craven of Benton, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Name, Ellis Neta. Weight, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Craven is the daughter of Jason and Kathy Shipman, and Russel and Rebecca Falch of Farmington, Missouri. Craven is the son of Bill and Brenda Craven of Springfield, Illinois...
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Virginia Parker
(Obituary ~ 11/03/15)
Virginia G. Parker, daughter of the late Loy Riley "Pat" Patterson and Talitha Ann Aslin Patterson, was born Jan. 18, 1922, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau at the age of 93. Parker was a member of the Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and also a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter for many years...
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Studies raise questions about effect of menu calorie counts
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- Tracking calories at chain restaurants is supposed to become easier next year, but new studies raise questions about whether the counts actually make a difference for diners and eateries. Some restaurants already post calorie counts. New York City was first in the country to require it, and six years later, researchers say seeing the caloric consequences didn't automatically lead to leaner choices...
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E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle's third outbreak this year
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
SEATTLE -- Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain's third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people --prompting renewed scrutiny of a company that touts its use of fresh ingredients and farm-sourced fare...
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U.S. factories grow at slowest pace in 2 1/2 years; hiring falls
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its index of factory activity slipped to 50.1 in October from 50.2 in September. The figures barely signal growth, which is any reading above 50...
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Out of the past: Nov. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/15)
Dr. Robert Foster, executive vice president of Southeast Missouri State University, speaking at the Copper Dome Society Breakfast at the Show Me Center yesterday, announces $16.2 million has been raised so far in the university's $25 million capital fundraising campaign...
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High court troubled by rejection of black jurors
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death-row inmate in Georgia who claims prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury that convicted him of killing a white woman. Justice Stephen Breyer likened the chief prosecutor to his excuse-filled grandson. Justice Elena Kagan said the case seemed as clear a violation "as a court is ever going to see" of rules the Supreme Court laid out in 1986 to prevent racial discrimination in the selection of juries...
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Tech tycoon leads pot legalization bid in California
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The push to put California among the states where marijuana can be sold to and legally used by adults for recreation took a major step forward Monday as ballot language backed by Napster co-founder Sean Parker, other wealthy entrepreneurs who support pot legalization and leading advocacy groups was filed with the state...
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Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: 'Jeb Can Fix It'
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida on Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what's wrong with Washington: "Jeb Can Fix It."...
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Colorado Springs gunman was a recovering alcoholic
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The man who fatally shot three people during a rampage through the streets of Colorado Springs was a recovering alcoholic who posted an online video two days earlier expressing displeasure with his father for allegedly falling under the sway of a particular preacher but gave no indication of the violence to come...
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EPA: Volkswagen cheated a second time on pollution tests
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in real-world driving, according to the U.S. government. The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on VW, Porsche and Audi vehicles with six-cylinder diesel engines, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board said Monday. ...
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Touring rehab facility, Obama calls for second chances after prison
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
NEWARK, N.J. -- President Barack Obama toured a drug-rehab center and met with former inmates Monday in the rough-and-tumble city of Newark, calling on the nation to ensure those regaining their freedom get a second chance instead of a return ticket to prison...
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Jimmy Carter says he feels fine, keeps busy despite cancer
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity's most prominent booster on Monday, donning a hard hat and a worn leather belt stocked with his tools to hammer and saw with other volunteers building a home. "We haven't cut back on my schedule yet," Carter said, seeming invigorated during an interview. "I know it's going to come, particularly if my cancer progresses, but we don't yet know what the result will be from the treatments."...
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Congo clears way for 72 adoptions after 2-year wait
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's government cleared the way Monday for dozens of children to join their adoptive families abroad after more than two years of waiting, though another 1,000 will have to remain in orphanages for now. Fourteen of the children are headed to the United States, while other boys and girls are going to start new lives in Italy, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland...
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Vatican arrests 2 in probe of leaked documents
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican said Monday it had arrested a high-ranking priest and another member of a papal-reform commission on suspicion of leaking confidential documents -- just days before the publication of two books promising damaging revelations about the obstacles Pope Francis faces in cleaning up the Holy See's murky finances...
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Mystery, confusion surround Russian plane crash in Egypt
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Mystery and confusion surrounded the final moments of a Russian jetliner that plummeted from high altitude to the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people aboard. The airline Monday ruled out pilot error or a technical fault, but Russian aviation officials dismissed those comments as premature...
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Palestinians stab 80-year-old woman, others in 2 attacks
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 70-year-old man in northern Israel before being shot by officers, police said Monday just hours after another Palestinian knifed several people, including an 80-year-old woman, in a stabbing spree near Tel Aviv...
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Judge orders deposition of Cosby in model's lawsuit
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Bill Cosby and his former attorney can be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model's defamation lawsuit against the comedian, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled Cosby and his former lawyer, Martin Singer, must give sworn testimony before Nov. 25...
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Jackson aldermen set public hearing for budget, rate increases
(Local News ~ 11/03/15)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday night set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Dec. 21 to consider the city's 2016 budget. The budget will include proposed sewer-rate increases and other utility increases. The board during its short meeting Monday didn't discuss the amount of sewer or utility rate increases that would be sought...
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2 dead in suspected murder-suicide in St. Louis
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police said a double shooting on the city's north side was a murder-suicide. The shooting happened Sunday night. Police say 24-year-old Chimera Mayo was found dead inside her home. She had been shot in the head. Police said a 24-year-old man shot Mayo before turning the gun on himself. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died...
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Student reports being raped at Missouri State dorm
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police are investigating another report of a woman being raped at Missouri State University. An MSU student reported Thursday she was raped in a campus residence hall in late October. That report is the fifth report of an on-campus rape this semester at the Springfield school...
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Woman gets 30 months prison in Missouri embezzlement case
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A former controller at a suburban St. Louis company has been ordered to spend 2 1/2 years in federal prison for her scheme to steal more than $1.2 million from the business. Kelley Baratta, 38, now of Auburn, New York, had pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering...
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Prosecutors drop charges related to 2013 shooting death
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a St. Louis 18-year-old who was to go on trial this week for a 2013 shooting death. Tyrell Davidson was released from jail after prosecutors chose not to pursue his case. The St. Louis circuit attorney's office isn't discussing the matter...
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Woman accused in St. Louis school bus attack with box cutter
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A 27-year-old St. Louis woman is accused of playing a role in a box-cutter attack that injured two students on a school bus last month. Brittni Clayton, 27, is charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree child endangerment, third-degree assault and exhibiting a weapon...
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Rams look like real deal with rookie Gurley, smothering defense
(Professional Sports ~ 11/03/15)
St. Louis has not allowed a TD in its last two games as it improved to 4-3.
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Radar picks up fireworks after Royals win
(State News ~ 11/03/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City erupted in a half-hour flurry of fireworks Monday night after the Royals won the World Series, and the National Weather Service has radar images to prove it. Meteorologist Jared Leighton said smoke from the fireworks showed up better Monday on NWS radar in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, southeast of Kansas City, than it would have during the Fourth of July because the air is cooler and the radar beam stays closer to the ground...
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Nation, world briefs 11/3/15
(National News ~ 11/03/15)
TORONTO -- The company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast has asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the project. TransCanada said Monday a suspension would be appropriate while it works with Nebraska authorities for approval of its preferred route through the state. ...
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South Korea, Japan work to resolve World War II sex-slave issue
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The leaders of South Korea and Japan resumed formal talks Monday after a 3 1/2-year freeze and agreed to try to resolve the decades-old issue of Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II. The agreement is a step forward but not a breakthrough. ...
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Day of the Dead celebrations in Brazil
(International News ~ 11/03/15)
A group of devotees to Saint Gonçalo dance in front the Perpetuo Socorro church during Day of the Dead celebrations Monday in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. The Portuguese saint usually is celebrated with a dance that is offered all souls.
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KC's Cueto, Cards' Heyward among free agents to hit open market
(Professional Sports ~ 11/03/15)
NEW YORK -- Pitchers David Price, Johnny Cueto, Jordan Zimmermann, Jeff Samardzija and Scott Kazmir were among 139 players who became free agents Monday. About three dozen more players might go on the market, including Zack Greinke, depending on decisions this week about 2016 options and opt-out clauses...
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Rams, league talking about preventing further injuries from concrete along sideline
(Professional Sports ~ 11/03/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher said the organization has been in contact with the league for possible solutions after two players slipped on concrete bordering the field the past two weeks. "Player safety is of utmost importance, and we don't want to have any issues," Fisher said Monday. "We're going to do whatever we need to do to make sure we don't have an issue with it."...
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Touting the success of Jackson's police
(Column ~ 11/03/15)
This week I would like to highlight our Jackson Police Department and some of its statistics from the last full year. Under the leadership of chief James Humphreys, the police force of 23 officers supported by the communications division of seven, and their administrative assistant, keep our City of Jackson safe...
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Larry Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/03/15)
MARION, Ill. -- Larry Darnell Johnson, 65, of Marion, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo...
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Leon Stevens Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/03/15)
Leon L. Stevens Jr., 66, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Scott City fire report 11/3/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/15)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls. Thursday n At 8:43 a.m., an EMS call on U.S. 61. n At 2:51 p.m., a natural gas leak at East Cherry Street and Fourth Street East. n At 4:07 p.m., an EMS call in the 900 block of West Fifth Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/3/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Michelle E. Cox, 43, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for assault. n William D. Foutz, 46, 68 Plaza Way, was arrested on suspicion of DWI and driving without headlights at William Street and Park Avenue...
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Speak Out 11/3/15
(Speak Out ~ 11/03/15)
You fair weather fans might want to consider jumping back on the bandwagon of the St. Louis Rams. Four police officers were injured breaking up a high school fight in Pennsylvania. No way. These children are just as innocent as Michael Brown was. They are not big enough to do any harm -- why, that is why we let 18-year-olds go to war and do the fighting for us...
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Prayer 11/3/15
(Prayer ~ 11/03/15)
O God, may we be filled with the joy of the Lord and seek to be a blessing to others. Amen.
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