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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jackson boys golf squeaks in to sectional meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/16)
Hunter Asher carded a seven-over-par 79 to help lead the Jackson boys' golf team to a second-place finish at Tuesday's Class 4 District 1 Tournament held at the Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Mo. The Indians edged Lindbergh by one stroke for second place and to qualify for the sectional meet, which will be held at the Algonquin Golf Club in the suburban St. Louis area...
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Ray's ownership to stay in the family after all
(Local News ~ 05/04/16)
Ray Ressel had a plan. His business would sell May 1, at which point he and his wife would be free to begin their retirement. Though the initial sale of their business fell through, the business will be sold, and it will stay in the Ressel family. Ressel is the owner of Ray's of Kelso, a fine-dining restaurant in Kelso, Missouri. Ray's also caters events on- and off-site and provides banquet accommodations through Plaza by Ray's in Cape Girardeau...
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Group hopes to renovate historic Reynolds House; it is on endangered buildings list
(Local News ~ 05/04/16)
Steven Hoffman pushed through the wildly growing foliage crowding the front porch entrance to the 159-year-old Reynolds House. Unlocking the boarded up entrance, he stepped into an almost-forgotten part of Cape Girardeau's architectural heritage. Some of the glass window panes are broken. Other windows have been boarded up. Plaster has fallen from ceilings and walls, littering the wood floors. The paint is peeling off the walls. Dust and debris are everywhere...
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Officials to police: Girl was restrained to protect other Cape students
(Local News ~ 05/04/16)
A police report from 2014 depicts two school officials trying desperately to subdue a student who was enraged, aggressive and insistent on fighting another student. The officials, defendants in a lawsuit filed by the 14-year-old student and her mother over the incident, acknowledge they physically restrained the student, including taking the student to the ground more than once and placing a knee on the back of the student so they could secure the area and prevent someone from getting hurt...
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Trump virtually clinches GOP nomination after Cruz drops out
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race and cleared Trump's path to a likely November face-off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton...
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Jackson girls track places second at Poplar Bluff Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/16)
The Jackson girls track and field team finished second in the team standings while their male counterparts landed in third at Tuesday's Poplar Bluff Invitational. The Cape Girardeau Central girls joined the Lady Indians with three individual winners each...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
Today is Wednesday, May 4, the 125th day of 2016. There are 241 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 4, 1916, Germany, responding to an ultimatum from President Woodrow Wilson, agreed to limit its submarine warfare. (However, Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare the following year.)...
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It takes a village to corral a llama
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
BOULDER, Colo. -- It took a village and two hours to corral an uncooperative llama named Ethel who escaped from her pasture and wandered near busy roadways. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office tweeted a wanted poster with a photo of the wayward animal, with the hashtag #LlamaOnTheLoose. An animal control officer and a sheriff's deputy were dispatched, but Ethel proved difficult to capture. At one point, passers-by formed a human fence...
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'Hamilton' given a record 16 Tony nominations
(Entertainment ~ 05/04/16)
NEW YORK -- The Tony Awards are being nicknamed this year the "Hamil-Tonys" in recognition "Hamilton" is the show to beat. That was proven again Tuesday. Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary earned 16 Tony Award nominations, breaking the record of 15 held jointly by "The Producers" and "Billy Elliot the Musical." "Hamilton" earned nods in all 13 categories it was eligible...
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More acidic seawater now dissolving bit of Florida Keys reef
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
WASHINGTON -- Seawater -- increasingly acidic because of global warming -- is eating away the limestone framework for the coral reef of the upper Florida Keys, according to a new study. It's something scientists had expected, but not so soon. This is one of the first times scientists have documented long-term effects of ocean acidification on the foundation of the reefs, said study author Chris Langdon, a biological oceanographer at the University of Miami...
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Syrian city of Aleppo dragged deeper into violence
(International News ~ 05/04/16)
BEIRUT -- A maternity hospital in a government-held section of Aleppo was struck by rocket fire Tuesday as battles killed 20 people and dragged the contested city in northern Syria deeper into chaos for a 12th straight day. The new bloodshed came as the diplomatic focus moved to Moscow, where the U.N. envoy for Syria raced to restore a partial cease-fire in the civil war that would include Aleppo...
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Navy SEAL dies in combat in Iraq
(International News ~ 05/04/16)
STUTTGART, Germany -- The combat death Tuesday of a U.S Navy SEAL who was advising Kurdish forces in Iraq coincides with a deepening American role in fighting a resilient Islamic State, even as the Iraqis struggle to muster the military and political strength to defeat the militants...
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Police begin wider body-camera use after months of testing
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
BOSTON -- After months of testing, many of the nation's big-city police forces plan to expand their use of body cameras by the summer, but the number of officers with such gear still will be relatively small, an Associated Press review found. The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and other deaths at the hands of police around the U.S. have led to demands officers be issued wearable cameras to deter misconduct and document shootings and other clashes...
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Dozens escaped from mental hospital since 2013
(National News ~ 05/04/16)
LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- When a man accused of torturing a woman to death broke out of Washington state's largest mental hospital with another patient in April, officials called it a rare occurrence and cited only two other escapes in the past seven years...
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Out of the past: May 4
(Out of the Past ~ 05/04/16)
Downtown merchants plan to build an open-air pavilion in the parking lot at Independence and Main streets, across from Hutson's Furniture; the project will be taken to the city council Monday for its approval. At a press conference at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, Gov. ...
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Reece Sanders
(Obituary ~ 05/04/16)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Reece Watson Sanders, 102, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Windsor Estates in St. Charles. He was born Jan. 16, 1914, in Scott County, Missouri, the son of Jesse Richmond and Alice Melbourn Loftin Sanders...
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Danny Honey
(Obituary ~ 05/04/16)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Danny Honey, 61, of Mounds died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Clyde Holman
(Obituary ~ 05/04/16)
Clyde William Holman, 88, of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Jonesboro Nursing and Rehab in Jonesboro, Illinois. He was born Sept. 9, 1927, in Murphysboro, Illinois, to Marlin and Mabel Lang Holman. He and Donna Sharon Wilburn were married Nov. 22, 2007, at Wickliffe, Kentucky...
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John 'J.D.' Clippard
(Obituary ~ 05/04/16)
John David "J.D." Clippard, 13, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
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Juanita Bragg
(Obituary ~ 05/04/16)
Juanita H. Bragg, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 7, 1935, in Kennett, Missouri, to James and Bertha Louise Fuller Holder. She and Orville Bragg were married March 28, 1958, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Aug. 1, 2005...
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Jackson police report 5/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/04/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Stephanie D. Clifton, 29, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n A 14-year-old boy was referred to juvenile authorities on suspicion of assault...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of a peace disturbance at 1000 S. Silver Springs Road. Summons...
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Births 5/4/16
(Births ~ 05/04/16)
Son to Dalton Christopher Carlson and Jessica Lynn Wells of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2016. Name, Lucien Christopher Allen. Weight, 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second son. Wells is the former Lynn Dougan, daughter of Conya Sarrels of Paragould, Arkansas. She is employed by Gymbarree. Carlson is the son of Mark Carlson of Largo, Florida, and Tami Carlson of Houston. He is a yard worker with Havco...
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Road work 5/4/16
(Local News ~ 05/04/16)
Route AA in Cape Girardeau County from Route B to the end of state maintenance will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily today and Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Bassist: Prince found 'real happiness' as Jehovah's Witness
(Entertainment ~ 05/04/16)
MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Music megastar Prince was known for throwing parties that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, but his faith and the Bible also could keep him gabbing until sunrise, according to his longtime friend and "spiritual brother," bassist Larry Graham...
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Missouri black bear treks 200 miles, surfaces by St. Louis
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
WARRENTON, Mo. -- A black bear briefly trapped by Missouri wildlife experts has trekked about 200 miles across the state over the past two years, managing to cross the Missouri River along the way. The bear nicknamed "Gummy" by Tom Kemper's family was trapped, sedated and inspected Monday on the family's Warren County farm west of St. Louis, nine days after a man who cuts hay on Kemper's land spotted the bear, St. Louis' KTVI reported...
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19-year-old Missouri man prepares to reopen diner in Kansas
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
GIRARD, Kan. -- Andrew Faucett hopes to reopen a popular restaurant in a building more than 100 years older than he is. Faucett, 19, of Frontenac, Missouri, is the new owner-operator of East Side Diner in Girard. Past owner-operator Kimbra Brunk will lease the building to Faucett for one year, but if the restaurant succeeds, she plans to sell it to him...
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Body pulled from river was woman who abandoned baby in NY
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A woman who was charged with abandoning her baby in a Manhattan subway station in 2014 has been found dead in the Mississippi River in St. Louis. Authorities aren't sure why 22-year-old Frankea Dabbs was in St. Louis, where she had no known connection. Her body was found in the river April 27. Firefighters used a boat to pull the remains to shore...
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Legislature overrides Nixon to block home-care wage hike
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers Tuesday voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon and block a wage hike for home-care attendants, who care for aging Missourians and others who can't care for themselves. House members voted 119-36 to undo Nixon's action, which in effect stops a pay hike proposed through a Department of Health and Senior Services rule...
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Missouri House advances 'personhood' legislation
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri measure backers say will protect the unborn and opponents say would ban abortion in the state received initial approval Tuesday in the House. House members voted 112-36 Tuesday for the proposal, which still needs a second vote to move to the Senate. The deadline to pass legislation is May 13 -- the time restraints that could make it a challenge to approve the measure...
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Despite deal, lawmakers predict voter ID fight to keep going
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers from both parties see the voter ID issue as far from settled, even as the Republican-controlled Legislature is poised to tighten the state's requirements after Democrats managed to stall a pair of proposals for about a month...
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Another big verdict in talc case against Johnson & Johnson
(State News ~ 05/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness -- among the first verdicts in a gathering courtroom assault by law firms that are aggressively recruiting clients through TV ads and the internet...
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Poplar Bluff City Hall might not make it through winter
(Local News ~ 05/04/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — The condition of Poplar Bluff City Hall may have deteriorated so badly, employees will need another home before the end of the year. “I don’t want to wait until November (to make a decision),” mayor pro tem Philip Crocker said Monday during a regular meeting of the city council. “I’d like to expedite the matter. I don’t think we can stay here another winter.” ...
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Howard homer does in Cardinals in 1-0 loss to Philadelphia
(Professional Sports ~ 05/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Aaron Nola threw seven innings and Ryan Howard homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Philadelphia has won seven of eight while St. Louis has lost five of six. Jeanmar Gomez recorded his ninth save in as many opportunities after Hector Neris struck out the side in the eighth inning...
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Steen, Backes score twice as St. Louis Blues rout Stars 6-1 to take series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 05/04/16)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Alexander Steen and David Backes had two goals apiece and the St. Louis Blues[[OpenSingle]] defense put the clamps on the Dallas Stars in a 6-1 victory that put them up 2-1 in the second-round series Tuesday night. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, Troy Brouwer had a goal and assist and Brian Elliott was strong when he needed to be for the Blues in their first lopsided triumph of the postseason. Their other five wins were decided by one goal...
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E-mail probe likely to end in Clinton's favor
(Column ~ 05/04/16)
Let's face it: Many Republicans held out hope that the FBI investigation into the unique email server policy established by Hillary Clinton would result in an indictment and end her run for the White House. Pundits and politicians alike have opined for months on the potential national security threat presented by the private email server put into place with little government knowledge and apparently, less security...
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