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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jackson girls soccer slips past St. Vincent in PKs
(High School Sports ~ 05/11/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Southeast Missouri State softball's Savannah Carpenter named first-team All-OVC
(College Sports ~ 05/11/16)
Southeast Missouri State senior Savannah Carpenter capped her four-year career as a first-team all-Ohio Valley Conference selection, it was announced Tuesday night. Carpenter, from Newbury Park, California, was also a first-team all-conference player in 2014...
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Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jacob Class receives award
(Submitted Story ~ 05/11/16)
Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jacob Class, from Marble Hill, Missouri, received the Sailor of the Day award from Capt. Greg Huffman, USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) commanding officer, and Command Master Chief Trenton Schmidt on May 5 during deployment on the South China Sea...
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Missouri OKs restrictions to body-camera videos
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation limiting public access to police body camera videos won final approval Tuesday in Missouri, nearly two years after a fatal police shooting in Ferguson spurred massive protests over the way police interact with residents...
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Cape looks to revamp rental inspections; some landlords say plan needs revision
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau plans to revamp its rental inspection program in a move designed to make the program more self-supporting. Development services director Alex McElroy said the move would allow the city to cover most of the cost of operating the program...
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Nash Road industries face big costs to upgrade sewer systems
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
Twenty businesses in the Nash Road industrial park face a huge expense to upgrade the park's sewage system to meet federal and state environmental regulations, city and civic leaders say. Businesses in the industrial park near the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport are served by a lagoon system that treats the sewage and discharges it into the Diversion Channel...
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Arts Council will move in to renovated space in June or July
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
After 55 years, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri soon will have a home to call its own. In January, the Arts Council announced it had purchased and intended to renovate and relocate to 16 N. Spanish St., a 12,000-square-foot facility in downtown Cape Girardeau. Construction has been underway for several months, and a soft opening is expected in June or July. The grand opening is scheduled for September...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
Today is Wednesday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2016. There are 234 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 11, 1946, the first CARE packages, sent by a consortium of American charities to provide relief to the hungry of postwar Europe, arrived at Le Havre, France...
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New storm siren protocol a great safety measure
(Editorial ~ 05/11/16)
We live in an area of the country where severe storms are part and parcel of spring and summer weather. Luckily, available technology helps us stay safer via watches and warnings. But all the technology in the world is useless if there's no way to get news of those weather alerts to the public...
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The fundamental transformation
(Column ~ 05/11/16)
Beware of Julian Castro. As Housing Secretary, Castro has become the darling of the far left and the much-rumored vice presidential frontrunner for Hillary Clinton. In what could be the final nail in the coffin fashioned for America by President Obama, this fall Castro will launch the most socially disruptive scheme yet devised...
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Trump says big rallies his key campaign weapon
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump, GOP nomination virtually in hand, is planning a general-election campaign that banks on his personal appeal and trademark rallies while spurning the kind of sophisticated data operation that was a centerpiece of Barack Obama's winning White House runs...
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This stings: Winter death rate for America's bees jumps
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- After two years of improvement, America's honeybees experienced another tough and deadly winter, probably because of mites, according to a new federal survey released Tuesday. The annual survey of beekeepers showed the winter colony loss rate was 28 percent, up from 22 percent...
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U.S. won't seek death penalty against Benghazi suspect
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected Libyan militant charged in the Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, federal officials announced Tuesday...
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A Trump truce? He's a guest on Megyn Kelly's Fox TV special
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
NEW YORK -- When Megyn Kelly sits down with Donald Trump for her prime-time special on the Fox broadcasting network, the Fox News Channel host hopes to call a truce to the war waged by the presumptive Republican nominee since he began slamming her after last August's Republican debate, where he was galled by her tough questioning as one of its moderators...
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Scientific basis for laws on marijuana, driving questioned
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was impaired, says a study by the nation's largest auto club. The problem is growing as more states contemplate legalizing the drug. At least three, and possibly as many as 11, states will vote this fall on ballot measures to legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, or both...
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30-year-old Siamese named world's oldest living cat
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
MANSFIELD, Texas -- A Siamese cat born during President Ronald Reagan's administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living cat. Guinness said Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday March 26. He lives in Mansfield, Texas...
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Poll: Age, income factors in staying with single employer
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
CHICAGO -- A new poll says more than 40 percent of America's baby boomers stayed with their employer for more than 20 years. But it's unlikely their children or grandchildren will experience the same job tenure. The survey of more than 1,000 Americans 50 and older by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows 41 percent of those employed workers have spent two decades with the same company, including 18 percent who stayed at least 30 years...
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Report: Bullying is a serious public health problem
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- Bullying is a "serious public-health problem" and should no longer be dismissed as merely a matter of kids being kids, a leading panel of experts warned Tuesday. "Its prevalence perpetuates its normalization. But bullying is not a normal part of childhood," the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said...
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Key Senate Republicans swing behind Trump; doubters remain
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- Key Senate Republicans voiced optimism Tuesday about Donald Trump's presidential prospects in November, signaling clearly to the GOP rank-and-file to unite behind the billionaire and turn their energies toward battling Democrat Hillary Clinton...
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In Mexico missing-students case, suspects allege torture
(International News ~ 05/11/16)
MEXICO CITY -- Within weeks of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 college students, Mexican authorities had rounded up scores of suspects and announced they had solved the case. At a hastily called news conference, prosecutors showed video of drug-gang members confessing to taking the students from police, then slaughtering them and incinerating the bodies at a junkyard and dumping the evidence in a river...
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Most of Canada's oil sands production shut down by wildfire
(International News ~ 05/11/16)
EDMONTON, Alberta -- The majority of the oil-sands industry has stopped production and will start back up only when it is "absolutely safe," but that should happen soon, Alberta's premier said Tuesday. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley spoke after meeting with company officials to discuss the effect of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 10 percent of the homes and buildings in Canada's main oil sands city...
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New Philippine leader seen as emancipator or dictator
(International News ~ 05/11/16)
MANILA, Philippines -- Rodrigo Duterte, the bombastic mayor of a major southern city, was heralded Tuesday as president-elect of the Philippines after a campaign that projected him alternatively as an emancipator and a looming dictator. "Our people have spoken, and their verdict is accepted and respected," outgoing president Benigno Aquino III's spokesman, Sonny Coloma, said. "The path of good governance ... is already established, as all presidential candidates spoke out against corruption."...
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Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs
(Entertainment ~ 05/11/16)
CHANHASSEN, Minn. -- A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death, including the day before he died, and prescribed him medication, according to contents of a search warrant that were revealed Tuesday even as authorities revisited the musician's estate...
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Second weekend added to festival with Stones, Dylan, McCartney
(Entertainment ~ 05/11/16)
NEW YORK -- A second weekend has been added to a classic-rock festival starring the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney in October. Festival organizers for Desert Trip said Monday the icons, along with Neil Young, Roger Waters and the Who, will perform Oct. 14-16, along with Oct. 7-9...
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Magazine for tween girls apologizes amid swimsuit backlash
(Community ~ 05/11/16)
NEW YORK -- The publisher of a magazine aimed at tween girls apologized Tuesday for offering adult-like tips on choosing bathing suits based on size and curves, unleashing a body-shaming backlash. Girls who are "curvy" on top, for instance, were advised in the latest issue of Discovery Girls to go for a one-piece with other side cutouts or ties to draw attention to elsewhere...
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Pregnant Audra McDonald to temporarily leave 'Shuffle Along'
(Entertainment ~ 05/11/16)
NEW YORK -- Audra McDonald soon will be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant. McDonald on Tuesday announced she is expecting and will take maternity leave from "Shuffle Along" beginning July 24. She will return to the Tony Award-nominated musical this winter...
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From drag queens to aliens, a con for all seasons
(Entertainment ~ 05/11/16)
LOS ANGELES -- At first glance, it has all the trappings of San Diego Comic-Con. There's a cavernous convention center devoid of daylight. Inside, it's stuffed with thousands of fans lining up for everything from an autograph and a selfie to a slice of pizza and a soda. Upstairs, they're camping out for Q&A sessions...
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Out of the past: May 11
(Out of the Past ~ 05/11/16)
It's literally a "banner day" for Southeast Missouri State University at the commencement ceremony in the Show Me Center; astronaut Linda Godwin, a 1974 graduate of Southeast, receives a standing ovation when she is introduced to the crowd of about 8,000; she returns to the university a specially commissioned banner that flew with her aboard the space shuttle Atlantis last month...
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Ethel Weakly
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
Ethel L. Eggleston Weakly, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 27, 1936, in Bieleh, Arkansas, to the late John and Ora Huffman Eggleston. Ethel received Christ at an early age and was a member of Church of God in Christ. She was married to Bishop Don L. Weakly for 43 years until his passing Nov. 30, 2014...
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Carmen Watts
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Carmen Yvett Watts, 55, of Cairo died Monday, May 9, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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David Ross
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
David B. Ross, formerly of Cape Girardeau, entered peacefully into Heaven on the evening of Thursday, April 14, 2016, surrounded by his wife, children and extended family. He was 63 years old. David was born Feb. 23, 1953, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to John W. and Cheryl Ewton Ross...
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Raymond McCrite
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Raymond "Pedro" McCrite, 81, of Tamms died at 12:37 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Raymond was born July 26, 1934, in Tamms, the son of Harley and Pansy McKee McCrite. He married Hester Williams on May 29, 1954...
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Daniel Gribble Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
Daniel Wayne "Danny" Gribble Sr., 68, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 9, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 21, 1948, in Cape Girardeau. He and Joanie Russell Gribble were married Sept. 18, 1970, at Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his wife, Joanie Gribble of Cape Girardeau; and two sons, Daniel Wayne Gribble Jr. and Cory Gribble, both of Cape Girardeau...
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Joyce Baker
(Obituary ~ 05/11/16)
Joyce J. Baker, 74, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her home. She was born March 2, 1942, in Scopus, Missouri, to Jesse Ephriam and Frances Cecil Black Shrum. She and Dwight Leo Baker were married Nov. 30, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 31, 2005...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/11/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Kenneth D. Crook, 54, of Jackson was arrested at Commercial Drive and South Kingshighway on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n Ryan T. Lyle, 21, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at U.S. 61 and Mount Auburn Road...
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Births 5/11/16
(Births ~ 05/11/16)
Son to Benjamin Calvin Williams and Kayla Rose Vaughn of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:49 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2016. Name, Drake Alexander. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Vaughn is the daughter of Shirley Wyatt of Jackson and Greg Brotherton of Patton, Missouri. Williams is the son of Sherry Gibson of Jackson...
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Staples, Office Depot scrap merger after judge blocks deal
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- Staples and Office Depot said Tuesday they are scrapping their planned $6.3 billion merger after a federal judge blocked the deal, saying the government had made the case the combination likely would hurt competition in office supplies...
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At least 10 hurt as storms move into Ohio River Valley
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
Bad weather moved into the Ohio River Valley on Tuesday after a series of powerful storms hit the Plains, including tornadoes that destroyed homes and left two people dead in Oklahoma. National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith said Tuesday's risk was not as great as Monday, when about two dozen tornadoes were reported across six states. But communities along the Ohio River saw strong storms, and tornadoes were reported in Southern Illinois and western Kentucky...
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Legislature passes civics, CPR requirements for high school
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri students would have to take CPR training and pass a civics exam before graduating high school under proposals that have cleared the Legislature. Lawmakers voted Tuesday to require high school students to answer 100 questions similar to those on the U.S. citizenship test ...
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Missouri Legislature tightens tow company regulations
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature has passed tighter regulations on towing companies. The House voted 122-29 Tuesday to require towing companies to stay open or have someone available for 10 hours Monday through Friday. The companies would have to post their rates and could not charge storage fees for days they’re closed. ...
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Missouri Senate passes bill for more access to prescriptions
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators have approved legislation aimed at making it easier for patients to get more expensive prescriptions. Senators voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the bill, which will head back to the House because of changes the Senate made to it. ...
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Missouri Senate OKs bill to up asset cap for Medicaid
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Senators have voted to increase how much money aging, blind and disabled Missourians on Medicaid can keep in assets. Senators passed the legislation 29-1 Tuesday, but it heads back to the House because of Senate changes. Aging, blind and disabled Missourians on Medicaid currently can’t keep more than $1,000 in assets such as savings, or $2,000 for married couples. ...
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Missouri Legislature passes grant to attract conventions
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Legislature has passed a grant program aimed at attracting conventions to Missouri. The House voted 111-43 Tuesday to create a $3 million-a-year fund to help cover the costs of large conventions. The grants cover up to half of a convention’s expenses or $1 million, whichever is less.
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Missouri lawmakers pass farm exemptions to open records laws
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature has voted to exempt some types of farm data from the state’s open-records laws. The House voted 111-40 Tuesday to requiring state agencies to keep confidential the information collected for voluntary agricultural programs, including registration data for animal disease-tracking programs. ...
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Man found dead in home; police suspect dog attack
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
SPANISH LAKE, Mo. — A St. Louis County man is dead, and police believe he was killed by one of his pet pit bulls. Police on Tuesday identified the victim as 45-year-old Adonis Reddick. St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire said the county medical examiner determined Reddick died of “penetrating and perforating” wounds to the neck, and investigators believe an aggressive dog attacked him. ...
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Missouri's Lt. Gov. Kinder backs North Carolina bathroom law
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said he’s backing North Carolina over a lawsuit to defend the state’s so-called bathroom law. Kinder on Tuesday said the U.S. Justice Department overstepped its authority by suing the state over the law. ...
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Amber Alert issued in Missouri for missing Tennessee girl
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
BOONVILLE, Mo. — A mid-Missouri county has issued an Amber Alert for a missing girl from Tennessee. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Department issued the alert Tuesday for 9-year-old Carlie Trent after she was possibly seen Monday near Otterville. Carlie is white, with blonde hair and blue eyes, about 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 75 pounds. ...
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Kansas City streetcars transport 32K riders in first weekend
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- More than 32,000 passengers have ridden Kansas City's new streetcars on the first weekend of operation, far exceeding ridership projections. Kansas City Streetcar Authority officials told The Kansas City Star ridership peaked Saturday with nearly 15,000 people getting on along the 2.2-mile route through downtown...
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Prosecutors mull charges in Kansas officer's shooting death
(State News ~ 05/11/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man suspected of gunning down a police detective in Kansas was charged Tuesday with shooting and wounding a woman in a botched carjacking in Missouri moments before he was shot by police and captured. Prosecutors in Kansas' Wyandotte County were weighing charges against Curtis Ayers in the shooting death of Brad Lancaster, a 39-year-old detective who was killed while responding to a report of a suspicious person near a casino. ...
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Series trend has Blues right at home in Dallas for big Game 7
(Professional Sports ~ 05/11/16)
DALLAS -- Home ice belongs to the Dallas Stars for Game 7 of their second-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues. The advantage? Well, the visiting team has dominated so far. "I have the benefit of the match at home," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "I don't know if that's going to make any difference in the game, though."...
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Cape Air Show will go on, rain or shine
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
Organizers said the Cape Air Show will take place today at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, no matter what type of weather the forecast holds. Storms are expected, but rain or shine, the gates will open at 2:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies will take place at 5:30 p.m., and the Canadian stunt pilots the Snowbirds will begin the show at 6 p.m...
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Child molester gets 30-year sentence
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
A convicted child molester on Tuesday was sentenced to 30 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Judge Benjamin Lewis. Lewis sentenced John Henry Harris II, 33, of Cape Girardeau to 15 years to be served consecutively on counts of first-degree child molestation and statutory sodomy...
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Looking for gun suspects, police stumble upon alleged meth maker
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
Cape Girardeau police were looking for two men who had threatened a woman with a gun. Instead they found Larry Duane Tanner, 27, of Scott City at the same address with 15 grams of pseudoephedrine and a syringe in his pockets, according to a probable-cause statement...
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Cardinals open road trip with 8-1 victory over Angels
(Professional Sports ~ 05/11/16)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Matt Carpenter homered twice, including a leadoff shot on the fifth pitch of the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals had nine extra-base hits Tuesday night in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. Randal Grichuk and Matt Holliday also homered for the Cardinals, who finished one shy of their season high for extra-base hits...
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Cairo bridge to close for inspection
(Local News ~ 05/11/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River at Cairo will be closed for a safety inspection, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The bridge will be shut down from 8 a.m. ...
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Jackson police report 5/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/11/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Jesse J. Ochoa, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. Miscellaneous n A domestic disturbance was reported in the 800 block of Cecile Drive...
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Nation briefs 5/11/16
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
BALTIMORE -- A police officer charged in the Freddie Gray case chose Tuesday to stand trial before a judge rather than a jury, eliminating a potential wild card in the emotionally charged case. Officer Edward Nero was one of three officers who arrested Gray when he made eye contact with one of them and ran in a high-crime area in April 2015. ...
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Eager to heal old wounds, Obama to visit Hiroshima
(National News ~ 05/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- Eager to heal old wounds and galvanize new generations, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, where seven decades ago the U.S. dropped the devastating atomic bomb that ushered in the nuclear age...
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Prayer 5/11/16
(Prayer ~ 05/11/16)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus, for by your wounds we are healed. Amen.
- Learning to garden at the Shawnee Park Community Demonstration Garden (Local News ~ 05/11/16)
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