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Mark Schlereth sheds light on upcoming Semoball Awards keynote message
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/16)
When Mark Schlereth answered his phone, he was on the way to the airport, where he'd soon be in the air and on his way to Tampa Bay, Florida, to help his son, Daniel, pack up his things before he -- "he" being Dad -- drove the younger Schlereth's car on a 20-hour road trip to Manchester, New Hampshire. That's where Daniel is suiting up for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team sweeps weekend series vs. EIU
(College Sports ~ 04/17/16)
The Redhawks defeated the Panthers 20-7 Sunday to improve to 16-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference
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Bollinger County Welcomes You Scenic Drive Weekend
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/16)
Area Celebrates 26th Annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive Bollinger County invites you to visit our beautiful area of rolling hills, pastoral farm scenes, and flowering trees for the 26th Annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive on April 23-24. ...
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Tom Runnels Exhibit Opens
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/16)
A new exhibit, featuring Tom Runnels art, will open April 23 at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill. Tom Runnels was a local artist, writer, and sculptor. Metal sculptures, paintings, and prints by Tom Runnels will be featured in this exhibit...
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Costumed crusaders transform Osage Centre during Cape Comic Con
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Like any good superhero, the otherwise mild-mannered Osage Centre transformed itself for the 11th annual Cape Comic Con. Thousands of fans turned out to see all things fandom, from comics to sci-fi to gaming and more. Hundreds of vendors sold all types of goods including clothes, art and even outlandish accessories such as swords and armor...
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Sex-offender status poses a housing challenge for ill Army veteran
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate. Nearly blind and with failing kidneys, the 45-year-old King, who suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure, has been in and out of hospitals over the past eight months...
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'This is not normal': Cape sees 15 shootings in less than a year
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
The amount of gun violence in Cape Girardeau is a new and troubling phenomenon for city councilwoman Shelly Moore, who has lived in the city for 50 years. “This is not normal,” she said.
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Cape to vote on TIF request for Marquette Tech project
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Developers of the Marquette Tech downtown redevelopment project have asked for a maximum of $2.49 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) spread over 23 years to help fund their $20 million project. The Cape Girardeau City Council will vote Monday night on measures to approve the project and a related redevelopment pact...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
Today is Sunday, April 17, the 108th day of 2016. There are 258 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day...
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Baker -- Lynn
(Wedding ~ 04/17/16)
Leann Lin Baker and Whitney Franklin Lynn, both of Kansas City, Missouri, were married Nov. 7, 2015, at The Urban Event-Firestone Building in Kansas City. Jeff Kirby performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Sigur Ros. The bride is the daughter of Brice and Lisa Baker of Stromsburg, Nebraska. The groom is the son of Danny and Tammy Lynn of Cape Girardeau...
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Lingle -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 04/17/16)
James and Rose Lingle of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Nov. 28, 2015, at the home of their daughter in Jackson. Lingle and the former Rose Buehrle were married Nov. 27, 1965, at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Leo P. Kampman performed the ceremony. Attendants were Patrick Buehrle, Julie Buehrle, Gary Rendleman, Lary Rendleman, Judy Meinz and Betty Buehrle...
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Schlimpert -- 70 years
(Anniversary ~ 04/17/16)
Clarence and Wilma Schlimpert of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on April 21. Schlimpert and the former Wilma Lange were married April 21, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. The couple has two children: Rod Schlimpert of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and Brenda Schlimpert McCowan of Cape Girardeau. They also have two grandsons: Michael McCowan and Jeffrey McCowan, both of St. Louis...
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Pierce -- LeFevre
(Engagement ~ 04/17/16)
Mike and Bonnie Pierce of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Pierce, to Michael LeFevre. He is the son of Mark and Stacy LeFevre of Ashton, Illinois. Amber received a master's degree in early childhood special education from Southeast Missouri State University and will begin teaching ECSE in Independence, Missouri, in the fall...
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Adopt Maggie
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
Sweet Maggie is 10 years old. She is housebroken, spayed and loves everybody! Maggie is available for adoption at the Humane Society, (573) 334-5837.
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Dress up your spring asparagus
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
The fact that decent asparagus is now available all year doesn't really matter. We've been programmed to think of it as something we must eat in spring. And so we shall. The good news is that asparagus is wildly versatile. It's delicious raw (and, so long as you don't mind the cliche, wrapped in prosciutto), roasted, shaved, sliced, chopped, even pureed (think creamy soup). ...
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Club news 4-17-16
(Community News ~ 04/17/16)
Cape Girardeau County FCE The Cape Girardeau County FCE All Clubs Day was held on March 28 at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson. Hostesses for the meeting were the members of the Oak Ridge Homemakers Club. Decorations followed the spring theme...
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Skills for life: Industrial arts program at Chaffee High School teaches woodworking, CAD drawing, metalworking and more
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
During her three years in the industrial arts program at Chaffee High School, Lindsey Koch has created many things, from a relatively simple wooden box for her grandmother to a recently completed, 18-foot-long steel trailer for her dad. Now, to cap off her senior year, Koch is nearing the finish line on a combined wooden secretary/shelving unit she designed herself after researching how similar pieces of furniture are put together...
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Being satisfied with what you have
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
Do you try to make your life conform to your wishes, or do you adapt to your life, accept what you must and learn to be satisfied? It's a question to ponder. Until most learn better, they believe they'll be happier if different things happen in their lives...
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Cardinals Opening Day, an update on Muffy the pigeon and remembering Woody Proctor
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Phyllis Hubbard. Happy birthday to Jennifer Vandeven, Robbie Coomer, Betty Walton, Celeste Sheilds, Gretchen Davie, Georgia Smith, Joann Hess, Anna Williams, Angie Dees, Denice Jackson, Chris Kerber, Jeremy Hahn, Zahara Ressel, Hunter Teegarden, Gaytane Gardner, Brent Wessel, Toshi Darby, Zelma Bridwell, Clyde Eichhorn, Mary Dannenmueller, Dorothy Statler, Linda Uhrhan, Jennifer Eichhorn, Gabriel Seabaugh, Jeremy Schlitt, Reba Davenport, Mike Mirly, Linda Lindy, Jenny Miller and Betty Watts.. ...
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Benefits of living in a college town
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
One of the interesting retirement phenomena of our modern times is the number of people who retire and move to college towns. The retirees are attracted by the activities generated by our institutions of higher learning. Sports, music and drama, the arts and continuing education opportunities are only the beginning of the benefits of living close to such institutions...
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'This isn't fair'
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
Frustration can be defined easily this way: What I expect to happen doesn't. What I do not expect to happen does. The book of Joshua records a conversation between the tribe of Joseph and Joshua, the leader, that is clouded in a feeling of frustration. A feeling driven by envy that blinds them to the blessings they have already been given...
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The Louisiana waterthrush
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
I photographed this songbird on April 10, shortly after a thunderstorm had passed. The bird was sitting alone on a limb of a small bald cypress tree calling and bobbing its tail. This bird is named Louisiana waterthrush, but it actually is a warbler...
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Sunlight and temperatures in regard to your garden
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
All garden plants and even flowers and trees are dependent on several factors. Three of the most important are the temperature, hours of direct sunlight and day length. (By day length I mean hours from sunup to sunset.) All three are important. Most articles on gardening will focus on hours of direct sunlight, which the plant needs, or partial shade...
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Refreshing entree salad recipes
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
There are so many interesting salad recipes floating around right now that I want to try them all. I love entree salads, and the sky is the limit as to what combinations of vegetables and proteins can be put together to make a delicious, refreshing salad. I am sharing only a couple with you today, but maybe this will get you thinking and you can be creative to come up with your own favorite combination of ingredients...
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Marquette project could give Cape major boost
(Editorial ~ 04/17/16)
Local developers announced last week a downtown project that could add another huge boost to the downtown Cape Girardeau area. Jeffrey Maurer of Mayson Capital Partners announced a $20 million development that intends to make use of 145,000 square feet, most of which is currently unoccupied. The plan calls for the development of two large, significant and historic buildings, the Marquette Tower and the H-H Building...
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Prayer 4-17-16
(Prayer ~ 04/17/16)
O Lord God, we lift our eyes to you, the One who never changes. Amen.
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Melvin Spencer
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Melvin Herbert Spencer, 76, of Fruitland died Friday, April 15, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Amy Wills
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
** Amy Wills Amy Lee Wills, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Services are private. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Perry Allen Luttrull
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Perry Allen Luttrull, 51, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 8, 1964, in Elgin, Illinois, son of Omer W. Luttrull. He and Sheri Ainsworth were married July 20, 1997, in Fruitland...
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Jimmie Baker
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Jimmie H. Baker, 61, went to be with his loved ones in heaven Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. He was born July 13, 1954, in Cairo, Illinois, son of Jimmie W. and Pattie P. "Pat" Powles Baker. Jimmie graduated from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana, in 1972. ...
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Frieda Howard
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Frieda Abigail Howard, 95, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Juan Marquez
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
** Juan Marquez Juan Marquez, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. There will be no services. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Mike Young
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- John Michael "Mike" Young, 81, of Brownwood passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 14, 1935, in El Reno, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Oliver and Dorothy May Pickens Young. Mike joined the U.S. Army on Feb. 5, 1954. He served in Korea and Japan as a marine engineer, obtaining the rank of SP3. He received a Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged Feb. 4, 1957...
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Leona Thomas
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
** Leona Thomas DES MOINES, Iowa -- Leona Thomas, 93 of Des Moines, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Des Moines. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Ruth Parker
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Ruth Ann Parker, 77, of Gordonville died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating...
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Joy Young
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
** Joy Young Joy "Dee" Young, 48, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at home. There will be no services. Williams Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.
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Robert Wickman
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Robert G. Wickman, 88, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 3, 1927, in Chicago. He was the son of George and Pearl (Anderson) Wickman. He and Ruth C. Osher were married June 2, 1951, at Oak Park, Illinois...
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Bettye Jackman
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Bettye Sue Jackman, 73, of Chaffee, Missouri, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Tim Stanfield officiating...
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Dorothy Raines
(Obituary ~ 04/17/16)
Dorothy Nadine "Dot" Raines, 89, of Scott City passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Ancell, Missouri, to Elza and Elberta Mae Watkins Simmons. Dot and Joseph Franklin Raines were married Dec. 23, 1946, at Fornfelt, Missouri. He preceded her in death Dec. 31, 2012...
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Births 4/17/16
(Births ~ 04/17/16)
Daughter to Jordan Paul Dirnberger and Robyn Danae Oller of Benton, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Name, Hadley Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second daughter. Oller is the daughter of Ron and Darlene Oller of Scott City. She is a customer-service representative with RM Coco Decor Ltd. Dirnberger is the son of Paulie and Suzi Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, and Kay Emerson of Scott City. He is employed by Erb Equipment as a CWP sales representative...
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Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department reports 4/17/2016
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Sergio F. Castillo, 37, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear, driving while suspended and speeding...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Thursday n Medical assists were made at 11:23 a.m. on Franks Lane; 11:36 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 1:10 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 3:12 p.m. on West Lorimier Street; 6:16 p.m. on South Henderson Avenue; 6:37 p.m. on South Fountain Street; 8:55 p.m. on Linden Street; 9:21 p.m. on Gordonville Road; and 9:51 p.m. on Franks Lane...
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Jackson police report 4/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Richard P. Mackiewicz, 26, 244 Shawneetown Road, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful use of a weapon...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jordan L. Knuckles, 26, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a St. Louis warrant for probation violation for obstruction and a Stoddard County, Missouri, warrant for probation violation for possession of a controlled substance...
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Out of the past: April 17
(Out of the Past ~ 04/17/16)
Picket lines are to be set up early today at the Burlington Northern Railroad offices in Cape Girardeau and Chaffee, Missouri, as part of a strike by railroad unions against the nation's major railroads; pickets also are scheduled to be set up at the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railroad...
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SPRING INTO DANCE
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Southeast Missouri State University student dancers perform "And All the Lovely Ladies Had Flowers in Their Hair" during Act One of the annual Spring into Dance show Friday at the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus. More images are in a gallery at semissourian.com...
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Shaw gets go-ahead goal, Blackhawks edge Blues to tie series
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A coach's challenge in the nick of time resulted in third-period momentum for the Chicago Blackhawks. The defending Stanley Cup champions made sure it stayed that way. Andrew Shaw stuffed home a rebound on a power play with 4:19 remaining, minutes after Joel Quenneville prevailed on a call that resulted in an offside call that negated a goal, and the Blackhawks pulled even with the St. Louis Blues in their first-round series with a 3-2 victory Friday night...
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Cards belt 6 homers, 2 by Holliday, in 14-3 win over Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday was back in the groove Friday night. The St. Louis outfielder homered twice and drove in four to pace a six-homer attack as the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 14-3. Hollliday, who entered the game with a .188 average and without a home run, reached base four times and recorded his 20th career multi-homer game...
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Wainwright squanders another lead, Cards lose 9-8 to Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright is confident he'll come around. Three starts in, though, the results are ugly. The St. Louis Cardinals ace has an 8.27 ERA after blowing a four-run lead in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He let a three-run cushion slip away in his previous start...
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SOUTHEAST ROUNDUP: Walk for Women raises more than $50,000
(College Sports ~ 04/17/16)
More than $50,000 was raised during Southeast Missouri State's 9th annual Walk for Women on Saturday. The event, which helps fund scholarships for Southeast student-athletes, drew a crowd of about 600 for he 1.6-mile walk around the Cape Girardeau campus...
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Two nights of quakes kill 41 in Japan
(International News ~ 04/17/16)
OZU, Japan -- The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the final blow -- if not to the house, then to the Tanaka family's peace of mind. The Tanakas joined about 50 other residents of the southern Japanese town of Ozu who were planning to sleep in their cars at a public park Saturday after two nights of terrifying earthquakes that have killed 41 people and injured about 1,500, flattened houses and triggered major landslides.. ...
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7.8-magnitude quake hits Ecuador coast
(International News ~ 04/17/16)
QUITO, Ecuador -- A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast Saturday, cracking buildings and rattling homes as far away as the capital of Quito. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 16 miles south-southeast of Muisne, Ecuador, in a touristy area of fishing ports...
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Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy
(International News ~ 04/17/16)
MORIA, Greece -- In a gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis brought 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his plane Saturday after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis. Refugees on the overwhelmed island fell to their knees and wept at his presence. About 3,000 migrants on Lesbos are facing possible deportation back to Turkey under a new deal with the European Union, and the uncertainty has caused strains...
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How Trump can lock up GOP nomination before the convention
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
WASHINGTON -- To all the political junkies yearning for a contested Republican convention this summer: not so fast. It still is possible for Donald Trump to clinch the nomination by the end of the primaries on June 7. His path is narrow and perilous. But it's plausible, and it starts with a big victory Tuesday in his home-state New York primary...
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Rule targets prosecutors who don't reveal innocence evidence
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- As four men sat in prison for a murder they didn't commit, records show state investigators sent proof of their innocence to a North Carolina prosecutor, but he never revealed it to the convicted men. He didn't have to. Nothing in North Carolina's legal standards requires a prosecutor to turn over evidence of innocence after a conviction...
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Pope: Sanders encounter a sign of good manners, 'nothing more'
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
ROME -- Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, "nothing more," and hardly evidence of interfering in American politics. The White House hopeful called it a "real honor" to meet "one of the extraordinary figures" in the world, a kindred spirit on economic inequality, which is a main Sanders campaign theme...
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Man arrested for using flatulence spray
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
ATHENS, Ga. -- Police arrested a man for allegedly causing a stink at a bar. A woman told officers Blake Leland Zengo, 20, of Bogart, Georgia, sprayed her in the face with a product designed to smell like flatulence. A police report stated several people left the bar Saturday, citing a foul smell inside, and told police Zengo was the culprit. The report described Zengo as "very inebriated" and said a bottle of spray designed to cause an offensive odor was found in his pants pocket...
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Cruz wins all 14 Wyoming Republican delegates
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Painstaking organization and in-person campaigning paid off again Saturday for Ted Cruz as he nailed down all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Republican Party convention in Wyoming. The result leaves Donald Trump facing another loss in a string of defeats in Western states...
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1 firefighter dead, 1 injured after shooting
(National News ~ 04/17/16)
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. -- Police worked Saturday to determine why a person opened fire on firefighters responding to a call for help at a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington. John Ulmschneider, a 13-year veteran of the Prince George's County Fire Department, died Friday night after he was shot while trying to enter a home to make a welfare check, police said...
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Man is suspect in Doniphan fire that killed wife, son
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A day after a Doniphan man buried his wife and toddler son who died in a house fire, he is in jail on suspicion of starting the fire. Ripley County Sheriff Ron Barnett said Michael Payne was arrested about 4 p.m. Thursday at the sheriff's department on suspicion of first-degree arson...
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Teen Challenge alums tell their addiction-recovery stories
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Teen Challenge International of Mid-America held its annual donors banquet Saturday night at the Show Me Center. Thousands filled the hall as the Teen Challenge Mid-America Choir performed inspirational music before several people testified as to how Teen Challenge helped them turn their lives around...
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Inability to seat jury delays capital-murder case
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
The capital-murder case against Mark Gill was scheduled for trial this week in Boone County, Missouri, but now it seems Gill will not be in trial until late 2016 at the earliest. Circuit Court Judge Robert Kaufman continued the case to an unspecified date because the court could not seat the jury. Attorneys in the case sent out questionnaires to 200 respective jurors but could not get 38 jurors who could objectively consider life without parole or the death penalty for Gill...
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New sculptures unveiled along Broadway in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
James Johnson, the artist who adjudicated this year's Cape Girardeau Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, said the thread he found most compelling about each of the pieces that now line Broadway is how they approach the idea of communication. The piece that provided the backdrop for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's unveiling ceremony Friday evening was "Hesitant" by Cape Girardeau sculptor Ben Pierce, who said his piece was designed to help people slow down and engage, to communicate with their environments.. ...
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Area students get taste of local government
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
Dozens of area high-schoolers got a taste of what it's like to serve in local government Friday as part of Cape Girardeau County's Youth in Government Day. Students followed either city of Jackson, city of Cape Girardeau or Cape Girardeau County officials on tours and participated in mock proceedings...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame baseball falls to Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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Cardinals' backup catcher stars in 4-3 win vs. Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Given a rare chance to start, Eric Fryer showed the St. Louis Cardinals what he is capable of. Fryer had three hits, including a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning during Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. A backup to All-Star catcher Yadier Molina, Fryer got his first start this season and is 6 for 6 at the plate. Fryer also threw out Brandon Phillips attempting to steal in the sixth...
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Blues rally in third period to take series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 04/17/16)
CHICAGO -- The St. Louis Blues kept pushing and pushing until a costly play by Patrick Kane provided an opening. And there was nothing for the Chicago Blackhawks to challenge. Jaden Schwartz scored at 13:32 of the third period with Kane in the penalty box for high-sticking, and the Blues beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series...
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Community sports briefs 4/18/16
(Community Sports ~ 04/17/16)
The team of Dee Johnson, Terri Parmly, Carol Largent, Barb Denton and Judy Garrett shot a 66 to win the Ladies' Spring Scramble at Dalhousie. Harriette Myers, Ann Dombrowski, Deanna Estes, Betty DeWitt and Kay Tolliver placed second at 70. Closest-to-the-hole winners were Eileen Owens (No. 5), Dombrowski (No. 8), Denton (No. 11) and Dombrowski (No. 13),...
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Grim new details of IS destruction in Palmyra museum
(International News ~ 04/17/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The first foreign experts who visited the museum in Palmyra after it was taken over from Islamic State militants said they spent a week collecting fragments of priceless broken sculptures from the museum grounds and preparing them for transport to Damascus in a rescue mission they hope will help salvage most of its contents...
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FYI 4-17-16
(Community ~ 04/17/16)
The Red Cross will host various blood drives in April. All blood types are needed, especially types O, A negative and B negative. Blood drives in Bollinger County include: n 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, April, 29, at First Baptist Church, 502 Broadway in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Former longtime Show Me Center director dies
(Local News ~ 04/17/16)
David Ross, the former longtime director of the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, died Thursday from complications of a ruptured esophagus. He was 63. Wil Gorman, who became director after Ross retired 2012, said the Ohio native held the role at least a year before the center opened in 1987. Gorman began working there in college and learned a great deal from Ross over the years...
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