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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame girls soccer downs St. Pius X in district final
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/16)
The top-seeded host Notre Dame girls soccer team downed third-seeded St. Pius X 3-1 to win the Class 2 District 1 championship Wednesday. Notre Dame (16-6) moves on to face Notre Dame (St. Louis) in a state sectional on May 21. The second-seeded Rebels (7-13) upset top-seeded Lutheran South 2-0 on Tuesday to win the Class 2 District 2 title...
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Siebert's walkoff homer lifts Notre Dame baseball to district crown
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/16)
Notre Dame's Garrett Siebert made good on a chance that every kid dreams of -- hitting the walkoff home run in a championship game. "It feels like I'm living a dream," Siebert said moments after he powered a two-run homer to help the host Bulldogs beat Kennett 8-6 on Wednesday in the Class 4 District 1 final...
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Lucchesi sets records as Southeast Missouri State baseball beats Belmont
(College Sports ~ 05/19/16)
Lucchesi's broke the Southeast and Ohio Valley Conference single-season strikeout records on Thursday. He struck out 13 batters to bring his season total to 136.
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Hicks leads Bell City baseball past rival Oran for district repeat
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- It turns out that maybe the worst thing Oran baseball could have done was beat Bell City a week and a half ago. On Thursday the revenge-minded Cubs returned the favor, this time with a whole lot more at stake, getting a sparkling outing from pitcher Austin Hicks and dropping the rival Eagles 4-1 in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 championship at Westfield Park...
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Taking a spin on an improved playground
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
Alex Nabors, 4, takes a spin on a merry-go-round Wednesday at a recently renovated playground at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau. The city's Parks and Recreation Department installed new playground equipment and renovated a shelter on the Lexington Avenue side of the park...
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New federal rule may make employees eligible for overtime pay
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
Many salaried workers throughout the region soon may be entitled to overtime pay. And local businesses now are set to the task of determining the logistics. On Wednesday, President Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor's final rule updating overtime regulations. The rule will extend overtime-pay protections to workers who make less than $913 per week, or $47,476 annually...
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Two Cape officers tell of their heroic day
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
Two Cape Girardeau police officers had a 10- to 15-minute period where they had to give pregnant Sarah Iler and her baby CPR before the ambulance arrived. Cape Girardeau police Lt. Brad Smith and Cpl. Cary Dunavan happened to be near the right place at the right time about 8 a.m. May 11 on Interstate 55. They were in uniform but in an unmarked, personal pickup truck taking supplies to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport for the air show the next day...
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Jackson to spend up to $77,000 to add native limestone to roundabout
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
Upgrades are in store for the Jackson roundabout that will make it aesthetically consistent with the rest of the uptown district. The Jackson Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a motion "approving an increase in expenditures for a cost not to exceed the amount of $77,000, to upgrade the retaining walls, relative to the Roundabout Project."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
Today is Thursday, May 19, the 140th day of 2016. There are 226 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 19, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday to You" to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden...
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Summertime safety tips for enjoying the outdoors
(Editorial ~ 05/19/16)
Summer is a great time to get out and enjoy the sunshine that's been hiding all winter. Picnics, ballgames, days at the pool and other opportunities to gather with friends and family make for great memories. Taking a little extra time for some simple safety precautions will help free your mind of worry so you can enjoy your activity...
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Compare opinions
(Column ~ 05/19/16)
Retired U.S. Army general and former CIA director David Petraeus wrote his opinion about the effects of anti-Muslim statements being made by politicians and media personalities in a column in The Washington Post on Friday. The column was republished in the Stars and Stripes military newspaper...
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Prayer 5-19-16
(Prayer ~ 05/19/16)
O Father God, may we not let wisdom and understanding out of sight. Amen.
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Report finds segregation in education on the rise
(Community ~ 05/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- Six decades after the Supreme Court outlawed separating students by race, stubborn disparities persist in how the country educates its poor and minority children. A report Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found deepening segregation of black and Hispanic students at high-poverty K-12 public schools...
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'A New Chapter'
(Community ~ 05/19/16)
Even though Macie Werner will graduate from Jackson High School on Friday, a piece of her time there will continue on in the nation's Capitol even after she becomes a college student. Werner's drawing, titled "A New Chapter," was chosen as Best of Show earlier this month among 100 entries in the 30th annual Eighth Congressional District Art Competition...
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Next - learning briefs 5/19/2016
(Community ~ 05/19/16)
Wilson D. Sikes of Morley, Missouri, was awarded the 2016 Milton F. Napier Scholarship Award by the The Lawyers Association of St. Louis. Sikes, a graduate of Oran High School and Southeast Missouri State University, will receive his doctorate in law from Saint Louis University School of Law this month. ...
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Warren Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/19/16)
Warren Keith Miller, 53, of Millersville passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 22, 1962, in Houston, Missouri, the son of Warren Harper and Theresa (Bernard) Miller. He was married May 1, 2004, to Patrice Steinbach, who survives at the home...
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James Kruel
(Obituary ~ 05/19/16)
ARAB, Mo. -- James Allen Kruel, 60, of Arab died May 16, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Henry Brown Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/19/16)
Henry Brown Jr., 67, of Cape Girardeau, died May 13, 2016, at Kindred Hospital at St. Anthony in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Joseph G. Cotton officiating...
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New Google products, services take aim at its biggest rivals
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- From virtual reality to a new smart-home speaker, Google is showing off how pervasive it has become even as it's squeezed by its biggest competitors -- Facebook, Apple and Amazon. Google showed off a VR system called Daydream, along with plans for headsets that will compete with Facebook's Oculus Rift...
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Cape Girardeau Police Department reports 5/19/2016
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Brandon L. Campbell, 35, 219 S. Pacific St., Apt. A, was arrested on suspicion of stealing clothing and cosmetics from Wal-Mart, 3439 William St., and on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for animal neglect...
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Jackson Police Department report 5/19/2016
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Thomas J. Easley, 29, 234 S. Farmington Road, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. Theft n Theft was reported in the 1400 block of Rolling Fields Drive...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/19/16
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the May 16 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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David VanGennip
(Obituary ~ 05/19/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- David James VanGennip, 55, of Advance passed away May 17, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 26, 1960, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Norman and Imogene Stowers VanGennip. David worked for 30 years at Do It Best Corp., retiring in February 2016. ...
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Out of the past: May 19
(Out of the Past ~ 05/19/16)
The congregation of St. Mark Lutheran Church celebrates 25 years of ministry in Cape Girardeau; organized in May 1966 under the leadership of the Rev. Max Sullivan, the congregation has grown to more than 300 members. Two houses, one a new structure and the other an existing residence that was renovated extensively, are dedicated in the afternoon by the Cape Girardeau chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The renovated house is at 545 S. Hanover St., while the new structure is at 1024 Good Hope St...
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Judge: Kentucky governor can cut college, university budgets
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's governor cannot take money from colleges and universities, but he can order them not to spend all of it, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling from Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate is the latest development in a monthslong feud between Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, son of Bevin's predecessor, Democratic governor Steve Beshear...
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CDC director warns GOP Zika bill is inadequate
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- The House moved toward a Wednesday night vote on a $622 million GOP measure to combat the Zika virus, despite a White House veto threat and a warning from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that it wouldn't do enough to respond to the swelling threat to public health...
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New penis recipient looks forward to being a 'complete' man
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
BOSTON -- The recipient of the nation's first penis transplant said he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a "complete" man. "There is no doubt in my mind that everything is going to work. And I mean everything," 64-year-old Thomas Manning said Wednesday with a grin as he continued to recover at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. "You can interpret that any way you wish."...
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Sweet tooth: Florida alligator caught swiping watermelon
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
Florida alligators are known for eating many things: turtles, birds, the occasional human limb. But one large gator with an apparent sweet tooth recently was photographed sliding into a canal with a whole watermelon clamped in its jaws. "Gator caught stealing watermelon out of watermelon field in Hendry County," a Florida Agricultural Crimes Intelligence Unit officer wrote May 13 on the group's Facebook page...
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Baby opossum rescued from toilet
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Department of Animal Services said a baby opossum is doing well after being rescued from a toilet. The agency said a Pacific Beach woman found the critter in her toilet May 1. Animal-control officer Carlos Wallis took it to the San Diego Humane Society's Project Wildlife. It will be released when it is old enough to survive on its own. A second opossum was found in the home later, along with a broken window that likely allowed the animals to enter...
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Plan advances for $60M bridge linking Missouri, Illinois
(State News ~ 05/19/16)
LOUISIANA, Mo. -- An old, narrow and deteriorating Mississippi River bridge finally may be replaced within the next few years, after two recent developments. The Federal Highway Administration last month approved a proposal to build a new Champ Clark Bridge 50 feet south of the existing one in Louisiana, a town of 3,300 residents about 90 miles north of St. Louis, the Quincy (Illinois) Herald-Whig reported...
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Hospital opens pet-friendly center for young patients
(State News ~ 05/19/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Children's Hospital is opening a new center that will allow young patients enduring long hospital stays to reunite with their pets. The Purina Family Pet Center officially opened Wednesday with a golden retriever mix named "Happy Jack" tugging away the ribbon. The hospital said the room gives patients a chance to see their pets without leaving the building and the medical technology that is important in their treatment and recovery...
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Historic 1493 letter on Columbus voyage is returned to Italy
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
ROME -- The United States has returned to Italy a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 about his discovery of the New World that was stolen from a Florence library and unwittingly acquired by the Library of Congress. The letter, an eight-page litany of Columbus' impressions about the people, flora and fauna of the Americas he had sent to Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, had been replaced at Florence's Riccardiana library with a forgery no one noticed until a few years ago...
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Nigerian girl kidnapped 2 years ago is found alive
(International News ~ 05/19/16)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- One of the teenagers kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists over two years ago from a boarding school in northeastern Nigeria has been found with a baby and reunited with her mother, a doctor said Wednesday -- the first of the Chibok girls to be recovered since the mass abduction...
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U.S.: Foreign hackers spying on campaigns
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- The United States sees evidence of hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, snooping on the presidential candidates, the nation's intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are assisting the campaigns to tighten security as the race for the White House intensifies...
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Trump unveils list of potential picks for Supreme Court seat
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 potential picks to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court -- a mix of federal and state judges that appeared tailored to win over conservatives still skeptical of his candidacy...
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Dems, Sanders may be near breaking point
(National News ~ 05/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- The awkward embrace between Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party may be nearing a breaking point. Leading Democrats are growing increasingly vocal in their concerns about the White House hopeful's continued candidacy, and whether he and his legions of enthusiastic supporters will unite behind Hillary Clinton in a general election against Donald Trump...
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Opposition accuses Canada PM Trudeau of elbowing lawmaker
(International News ~ 05/19/16)
TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized twice "unreservedly" for making physical contact with a female opposition member of Parliament who said Trudeau elbowed her in the chest as he waded through a group of mostly opposition lawmakers...
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One dead, dozens hurt as two powerful aftershock quakes rattle Ecuador
(International News ~ 05/19/16)
QUITO, Ecuador -- Two powerful earthquakes jolted Ecuador on Wednesday, causing one death and injuring dozens. Neither appeared to have caused serious damage, but the government decided to cancel school nationwide as a precaution. In Guayaquil, office workers fled into the streets after the second quake...
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Over 200 families feared buried by landslides in Sri Lanka
(International News ~ 05/19/16)
ELANGAPITIYA VILLAGE, Sri Lanka -- Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit by massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, with hundreds of families reported missing...
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In Cannes hit 'Loving,' a humble love overpowers racism
(Entertainment ~ 05/19/16)
CANNES, France -- Jeff Nichols, sitting calmly by the beach, was surprised to notice a lack of butterflies amid the usually anxiety-ridden premiere experience at the Cannes Film Festival. His film, "Loving," is about Richard and Mildred Loving, the Virginia couple whose biracial marriage in 1958 led to a landmark Supreme Court decision on marriage equality...
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CBS to air more comedies this fall
(Entertainment ~ 05/19/16)
NEW YORK -- CBS is looking for more laughs, with the nation's most popular television network planning to double the number of sitcoms it has on the air through new projects premiering this fall starring Kevin James, Matt LeBlanc and Joel McHale. Former "NCIS" actor Michael Weatherly also is staying on CBS' Tuesday-night lineup as the star of a new drama based on talk-show host Dr. Phil McGraw's past career as a trial consultant...
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'Oppenheimer Blue' diamond sells for over $51M, a record
(Community ~ 05/19/16)
GENEVA -- The "Oppenheimer Blue" sold for a hammer price of 50.6 million Swiss francs ($51.3 million), setting a record for a diamond sold at auction. The 14.62-carat stone, billed as the largest Vivid Blue diamond ever put up for auction, obliterated Christie's pre-sale estimate range of between 38 million and 45 million Swiss francs...
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Court considers state's lethal injection protocol; says execution drugs obtained illegally
(State News ~ 05/19/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An attorney representing four state residents argued before a panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals Wednesday that a judge incorrectly dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's procedures for obtaining the drugs it uses to perform executions...
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State briefs 5/19/2016
(State News ~ 05/19/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri doctor admitted in federal court he purposely misdiagnosed more than a dozen patients to get unwarranted payments on health-care claims. Dr. Randle E. Meyer, 60, of Jefferson City pleaded guilty in Kansas City to charges of making false statements related to health-care matters. ...
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Ex-officer's murder charge in St. Louis raises questions
(State News ~ 05/19/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis prosecutor and former police chief are at odds over the timing of a murder charge filed against a former officer. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce charged 35-year-old Jason Stockley with first-degree murder Monday, more than four years after he fatally shot 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith during a police chase in December 2011...
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Wet weather delays utility work for Veterans Memorial Drive project
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
The closing of a section of Hopper Road earlier this month to allow for road construction has frustrated residents who complained to city officials they have yet to see any construction occur. Cape Girardeau City Council members raised the issue at Monday night's council meeting. Ward 6 Councilman Wayne Bowen and Mayor Harry Rediger said they have received complaints from several residents...
- Police accuse man of beating two women, shooting in one victim's direction (Local News ~ 05/19/16)
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Local Habitat for Humanity chapter building its 55th home
(Local News ~ 05/19/16)
The Cape Area Habitat for Humanity will build its 55th home this summer. The home will be built at 828 James St. in Jackson for Casey Rehkop and her family, Al Stoverink of Habitat for Humanity said. The organization also will build another home in Cape this summer, and it is trying for a third...
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Wainwright's arm, Holliday's bat pace Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 05/19/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright threw six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his best start of the season and Matt Holliday had a two-run double for the St. Louis Cardinals, who ended the Colorado Rockies' five-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night...
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Hooked on Science: Single-eye catch
(Community ~ 05/19/16)
n Cone-shaped party hat n Styrofoam ball n STEP 1: Using the scissors, cut the tip off the cone-shaped party hat. n STEP 2: Have a friend place the hat over their face so they can see through the hole at the end of the hat. n STEP 3: Encourage your friend to catch the styrofoam ball. What happens? Construct an argument that humans have internal and external structures to support survival, growth, behavior and reproduction...
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