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Probe reveals absentee-voting irregularities in St. Louis
(State News ~ 09/01/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis voters who claim to be the victims of absentee-voting irregularities are raising questions about the conduct of campaign workers for a state representative who narrowly won her primary. The allegations stem from Democratic state Rep. Penny Hubbard's 90-vote win against political newcomer Bruce Franks in the Aug. 2 primary, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Two Marble Hill aldermen resign; board lacks a quorum
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
Two Marble Hill aldermen have resigned, leaving the board of aldermen without a quorum and unable to conduct city business. First Ward Alderman Jackie Jenkins, who was elected to his first term in April of this year, confirmed Friday he intends to leave the board because he took a new job at Wal-Mart that requires him to work the 2 to 11 p.m. night shift...
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Boiled over: Hillcrest residents furious over alerts after huge fee increases
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
The boil order signs went back up Monday at the entrances to Hillcrest Manor subdivision, prompting some residents to wonder whether the system upgrades that are driving their water rates up were worth it. The system, which serves about 250 customers between Cape Girardeau and Gordonville, fell into disrepair gradually over the past two decades under the previous owners, Brandco Investments LLC. Since 1989, problems such as boil orders became more and more frequent, but rates weren't increased...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2016. There are 121 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date: In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday...
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Southeast Speakers Series lineup set
(Editorial ~ 09/01/16)
It's always interesting to see who will be making the trek to Cape Girardeau to share their experiences, stories and wisdom as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Speakers Series.
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Examining veterans' health care
(Column ~ 09/01/16)
There have been improvements in care received through the VA. The VA system is not perfect, but veterans who have complaints about treatment received from the VA do have recourse. Every VA facility has at least one patient ombudsman to resolve problems.
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Testing their skills
(Community ~ 09/01/16)
The purpose of Skills-USA is to nurture a solid American workforce. But to two local young men, the organization and its national competition served as an experience they won't soon forget. Timothy Huey, who graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School last year, was part of a digital cinema team that advanced to the national competition this past June in Louisville, Kentucky...
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Homeless students get more attention under new law
(Community ~ 09/01/16)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- School administrators this year are being pushed to get better at recognizing homeless students -- those "hidden" in other people's homes or whose families are staying in places like campgrounds, motels and cars -- and to keep them in school even if they're missing paperwork or move around...
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Hooked on Science: Floating garden
(Community ~ 09/01/16)
n Carrot n Radish n Celery n Tomato n Squash n Bell pepper n Transparent container n STEP 1: Fill the transparent container three-fourths of the way with water. n STEP 2: Observe the carrot, radish, celery, tomato, squash and bell pepper. Which are considered fruits and which are considered vegetables? Why?...
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Man arrested hours after pointing gun at Missouri officer
(State News ~ 09/01/16)
DESLOGE, Mo. -- A man was jailed after allegedly pulling a gun on a police officer following a chase and a crash. Police in Desloge said they tried to pull over a 48-year-old man shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday for failure to use a turn signal. Chief James Bullock said the suspect drove away, prompting a chase...
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McCaskill confirms 2018 Senate run
(State News ~ 09/01/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has confirmed that she'll run for re-election in 2018. The Springfield News-Leader reported the Missouri Democrat said Tuesday while visiting a National Guard facility at Springfield-Branson National Airport that she'll be "asking for another tour."...
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Esther Morris
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Esther Morris, 65, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 14, 1950, in Cape Girardeau County to the late Claude and Maude Lou Tidwell Sullinger. She married Bishop Tom J. Morris on Oct. 20, 1968, and he survives of the home...
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Eugene Meyer
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eugene W. Meyer, 85, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. He was born July 10, 1931, in Perryville, son of Leo L. and Ida M. (Winkler) Meyer. He attended St. Boniface Grade School, then graduated from St. Vincent High School in 1949. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force, where he was promoted to operations supervisor and was honorably discharged in 1954...
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Gladys Whaley
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys Marie Whaley, 76, of Sedgewickville died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born April 22, 1940, in Patton, Missouri, to Robert Winfield and Dessie Edna Robinson. She and Donald Whaley were married April 22, 1961, at Sedgewickville...
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Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
CINCINNATI -- Portraying a vote for her as a patriotic act, Hillary Clinton made a vigorous appeal to Republican voters Wednesday, arguing she would best uphold American values, care for the military and protect national security interests. At the American Legion's annual convention in Cincinnati, the Democratic presidential nominee called the United States an "exceptional nation" and accused Republican rival Donald Trump of thinking that approach is "insulting to the rest of the world."...
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At Lake Tahoe, Obama links conservation to climate change
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
STATELINE, Nev. --Standing beneath the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two environmental challenges as inseparably linked. Obama used the first stop on a two-day conservation tour to try to showcase how federal and local governments can team up to address a local environmental concern such as iconic Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada. ...
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Barbara White
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
Barbara J. White, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at The Lutheran Home. She was born June 11, 1967, in Hayti, Missouri, to Robert Lovelady and Lovnia Barnes. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School. She was a member of Apostolic Promise Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past: Sept. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 09/01/16)
Around 150 persons from around the country attended the Lincoln/John S. Cobb School 7th School Reunion at the Arena Building last night. Guest speaker was Ina Boone, regional director for the NAACP. The reunion is held every three years. Members of the congregation of the Mount Auburn Christian Church celebrate the completion of the church's education wing with a ribbon cutting. The new wing will house Sunday-school classrooms and two offices...
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Mother Teresa: A saint despite spiritual 'darkness'
(International News ~ 09/01/16)
VATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa on Sunday, he'll be honoring a nun who won admirers around the world and a Nobel Peace Prize for her joy-filled dedication to the "poorest of the poor." He also will be recognizing holiness in a woman who felt so abandoned by God, she was unable to pray and was convinced, despite her ever-present smile, she was experiencing the "tortures of hell."...
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Offshore wind sails forward, but a different story on land
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Even as Rhode Island makes history as the first U.S. state with an offshore wind farm, its people are not so fond of wind turbines sprouting up on land near where they live. Dreams of a wind-powered nation sparked by the pioneering Atlantic Ocean project are running aground back on shore, where conventional battles over aesthetics and property values have stymied wind projects here and around the country...
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Russia claims killing IS Syria figure; group not confirming
(International News ~ 09/01/16)
BEIRUT -- The Islamic State group's spokesman and chief strategist who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group's attacks against the West has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group has announced. The IS-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Mohammed al-Adnani was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in Aleppo."...
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Reporter sues over Missouri's picks of execution witnesses
(State News ~ 09/01/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A reporter whose stories have been critical of Missouri's death penalty procedures sued the state's prisons chief Wednesday in federal court, accusing him of wrongly excluding him from being an execution witness. The American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit filed on behalf of Buzzfeed News reporter Christopher McDaniel asks a judge to block anyone other than Missouri's attorney general from serving as an execution witness until McDaniel's due-process claims are decided. ...
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Chris Brown arrested after lengthy standoff with police
(Entertainment ~ 09/01/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Chris Brown can't avoid trouble. After a bizarre, hourslong standoff with police, the "No Air" and "Kiss Kiss" singer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home...
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Poll: Young black adults less trusting of police
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- Young Americans are about equally likely to say they've had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they've been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new GenForward poll said Wednesday...
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Hurricane warning downgraded for Hawaii's Big Island
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
HILO, Hawaii -- Forecasters on Wednesday downgraded a previously issued warning for Hawaii's Big Island, saying Hurricane Madeline likely would weaken to a tropical storm as it passes to the south of the island. The development came as merchants boarded up shop windows along Hilo Bay and shoppers snatched supplies of food and water from grocery-store shelves after initially being told the island could be hit by its first hurricane in a quarter-century...
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Historic commercial flight from U.S. lands in Cuba
(International News ~ 09/01/16)
SANTA CLARA, Cuba -- The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half-century landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War...
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Maine governor says he plans to seek 'spiritual guidance'
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene message on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail and then said he wished he could challenge him to a duel and point a gun at him...
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Samsung updates smartwatch, Lenovo ditches laptop keyboard
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
NEW YORK -- Samsung's next smartwatch will come with GPS capabilities and the ability to call or text for help by triple-tapping a side button. The new Gear S3 retains the circular design of the current S2 model, but is slightly larger. Samsung still will sell last year's S2 to those who consider the S3 too big on their wrist...
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Venturing to Mexico, Trump defends right to build huge wall
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
MEXICO CITY -- On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan in a country where he is widely despised...
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Brazil's president ousted from office by Senate
(International News ~ 09/01/16)
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's Senate on Wednesday voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, the culmination of a yearlong fight that paralyzed Latin America's largest nation and exposed deep rifts among its people on everything from race relations to social spending...
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Man freed after 1995 double-murder conviction tossed
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
DURHAM, N.C. -- A North Carolina man was freed from jail Wednesday after a judge tossed his conviction in a double-murder case tried 21 years ago by the prosecutor who later was disbarred for lying and misconduct in the Duke University lacrosse rape case...
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Chaffee woman accused of lying about son's residence, over-collecting on food stamps
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
The Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney office charged a Chaffee, Missouri, woman with felony theft for allegedly receiving food-stamp benefits improperly. Stephanie Nicole Cerney, 37, was issued a summons Tuesday to appear in Cape Girardeau County Court in Jackson at 1 p.m. Sept. 26...
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Sikeston man charged with assault after crash that injured 2 teens
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
The Scott County's prosecuting attorney's office charged a Sikeston, Missouri, man Tuesday with two counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly injured two young women in a car collision Aug. 1. Joshua Isaiah Burnett, 26, also was charged with misdemeanor failure to yield and issued a criminal summons by Judge Scott Horman to appear in Scott County Court at 9 a.m. Sept. 26 in Benton, Missouri...
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Power outage closes dorm wing at Southeast for 14 to 16 weeks
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
A power outage in Dearmont Hall on the Southeast Missouri State University campus has displaced 51 residents, and university officials have announced it may take 14 to 16 weeks to repair the issue.
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Cape Police Department increases mental-illness response training
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department started tracking mental-health related calls with reports in May. Since then, 71 reports have been created, including 27 crisis calls in May. In August, that number was 12. The department averages about three mental-health crisis reports a week. Officers in Cape Girardeau are much more equipped to handle such calls because it has increased training on how to deal with calls involving people who are mentally ill...
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Police arrest Cape woman, boy for alleged beatings of two girls
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
An adult witness said two women and an older juvenile boy assaulted 14- and 11-year-old girls and "were beating these girls like grown people," according to a probable-cause statement from Cape Girardeau police. Cape Girardeau police arrested Sherron Melissa Minor, 32, of Cape Girardeau, on Monday. The Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney's office charged Minor with two counts of child abuse. Her bond has been set at $15,000 cash or surety...
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Jay Ashcroft accuses Missouri Secretary of State of election mismanagement
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
Republican Jay Ashcroft accused Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander of election mismanagement Wednesday for failing to address alleged voter fraud in St. Louis. Ashcroft, who is running for the position Kander is vacating, leveled the accusation during a campaign stop at My Daddy's Cheesecake restaurant in Cape Girardeau...
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KFVS director of sales promoted to general manager
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
Former director of sales Scott Thomas has stepped into the role full time, having served as the interim general manager since mid-July.
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Chamber Coffee event to be held Sept. 9; MDC to present
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
The Missouri Department of Conservation will lead the conversation at the September First Friday Coffee event held by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce. However, despite its name, the event will take place on the second Friday of the month, Sept. 9, to accommodate Labor Day Weekend...
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Benton to host annual Neighbor Days festival
(Local News ~ 09/01/16)
A "Mutton Bustin'" sheep riding contest and a greased-pole climb will be among the activities featured at Benton (Missouri) Neighbor Days this weekend. Other activities include live music, mud races, carnival rides, pageants, talent show and free games. Concession stands will offer food and drinks...
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Skin roller forces plane evacuation
(National News ~ 09/01/16)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Authorities say a vibrating device that claims to fight wrinkles as it rolls over a person's face forced a Southwest Airlines flight to evacuate. Albuquerque Aviation Police said passengers were ordered off the plane Monday after the skin roller was discovered in the back of a seat. Authorities say the flight crew moved the item to the galley, and police searched the plane. No other suspicious items were found, and no arrests were made...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/1/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/01/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Suspects were in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of a driver's license at Main Street and Park Avenue. n Brandy N. Trickey, 41, 1811 N. West End Blvd., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation...
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Julia Woeltje
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
Julia Lynn Woeltje, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in chapel B of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Jimmie Watkins
(Obituary ~ 09/01/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jimmie Delois Watkins, 75, of Advance died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri.
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Local students get health-care scholarships
(Community ~ 09/01/16)
The Saint Francis Healthcare System Foundation and the Saint Francis Auxiliary awarded health-care scholarships to 23 Southeast Missouri students on Aug. 5. Each student received $1,250 in scholarships toward a degree in a health-related profession. ...
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Prayer 9/1/16
(Prayer ~ 09/01/16)
O Lord God, in all we say and do, may it be for your glory. Amen.
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Roy Blunt fights for veterans
(Paid Letter ~ 09/01/16)
On the campaign trail, all candidates for office say they want to help our veterans, but how many put those words into action? Unfortunately, not very many. We are lucky in Missouri to have a Senator who follows through when he says he'll support and care for our veterans. That means spending time with veterans, learning about the issues that matter most to us, and ultimately taking action...
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Scholarship Luncheon Honors Donors, Recognizes Recipients
(Submitted Story ~ 09/01/16)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary scholarship recipients had the opportunity to personally thank the individuals who are helping them earn advanced degrees at a Scholarship Luncheon held recently at the Jackson Civic Center.
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Ramblewood Garden Club Yard of the Month
(Submitted Story ~ 09/01/16)
Ramblewood Garden Club awarded Yard of the Month to Kyle Owens and Eric Rellergert.
- Photos from Scandinavia (Submitted Story ~ 09/01/16)
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