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Wallingford, other senators push Mo. AG to fight REAL ID law
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
State Sen. Wayne Wallingford and eight other senators want Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to fight enforcement of the federal REAL ID law. The senators made their request in a Feb. 14 letter to Hawley. A number of state House lawmakers made the same appeal in a similar letter received at the same time, said Loree Ann Paradise, Hawley's deputy chief of staff...
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Missouri bill would limit transgender school bathroom access
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are considering a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender children in public schools, despite a backlash North Carolina faced over a broader law limiting bathroom use in all public buildings. Republican sponsor Sen. Ed Emery said the goal is to protect students' safety and privacy, but parents of transgender children told lawmakers Tuesday the proposal would put their kids at higher risk of bullying and violence...
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$22M bond issue would alter Jackson schools
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Administrators have adopted a plan to improve facilities in the Jackson School District if voters pass the $22 million bond issue -- called Proposition J -- in April. The ballot issue would not mean a tax increase. It instead would allow the school district to maintain a $0.3708 debt-service levy on personal property taxes...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2017. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony...
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McCain and the free press
(Column ~ 02/22/17)
Sen. John McCain has become the face of the internal GOP opposition to many of the programs and policy proposals by newly elected President Donald Trump. But McCain's pushback should come as no surprise. The Arizona senator has never embraced Trump starting early in the campaign...
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Local events celebrate Heart Health Month
(Editorial ~ 02/22/17)
February, the month designated by the American Heart Association as Heart Health Month, is drawing to a close. But just because the shortest month of the year is almost over doesn't mean you shouldn't take a closer look at your ticker. Heart health should remain a priority and there are multiple area events that make it easy to do so in the next few weeks and beyond...
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Prayer 2/22/17
(Prayer ~ 02/22/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Testosterone gel shows no benefit for older men's memories
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
CHICAGO -- Testosterone treatment did not improve older men's memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark government research that challenges the anti-aging claims of popular supplements. While testosterone use for one year appeared to strengthen bones and reduce anemia, it showed signs of worsening artery disease, and questions remain about other risks...
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After travel ban, immigrants seek to naturalize quickly
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Andres Dorantes long has been content with the green card that lets him live in the U.S. and work as a tattoo artist in Los Angeles. That changed when Donald Trump became president and made executive orders to crack down on immigrants and ban travel from certain countries...
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Supreme Court seems split in case of boy's death near border
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- Examining a shooting death on the U.S. border with Mexico, a divided Supreme Court on Tuesday puzzled over the rights of foreigners to sue in American courts. The case involving a Mexican teen slain by a U.S. Border Patrol agent's gunshot that traveled across the border elicited questions about how a ruling could affect victims of American drone strikes...
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State lawmakers fear backlash from giving themselves a raise
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Want to complain to your legislators about wage stagnation? Chances are they've gone just as long -- maybe longer -- without a raise. Although most state legislatures have direct control over setting their own salaries, the potential backlash from constituents poses a daunting deterrence -- particularly at a time when private sector pay barely keeps up with inflation...
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Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in San Jose
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rescuers chest-deep in water steered boats full of people, some with babies and pets, on Tuesday from a San Jose neighborhood inundated by water from an overflowing creek. At least 225 residents were taken to dry land and rinsed with soap and water to prevent them from being sickened by floodwaters that had traveled through engine fuel, garbage and debris and over sewer lines, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Mitch Matlow said...
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4 men being tried in second Oregon standoff trial
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The federal prosecutors who failed to convict Ammon Bundy returned to court Tuesday to try four lesser- known men who followed Bundy's call to take a hard stand against the government and occupy a national wildlife refuge in Oregon...
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Court considers constitutionality of Ohio execution process
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal appeals court plans to consider arguments over the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal-injection process as the state tries to begin carrying out executions again. At issue is whether a contested sedative, midazolam, is powerful enough to put inmates into a deep state of unconsciousness before two subsequent drugs paralyze them and stop their hearts...
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Sentencing of Israeli soldier in shooting deepens fissures
(International News ~ 02/22/17)
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli soldier was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for killing a badly wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground in a landmark decision that deepened fissures in Israeli society and drew Palestinian criticism for being too lenient...
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Shooting gets underway for Han Solo 'Star Wars' film
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/17)
NEW YORK -- Alden Ehrenreich has taken control of the Millennium Falcon. The Han Solo "Star Wars" spinoff has begun shooting. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday shooting began at London's Pinewood Studios on Monday. The studio released a photo of the cast at the controls of the Millennium Falcon...
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Millions targeted for possible deportation under Trump rules
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of people living in the United States illegally could be targeted for deportation -- including people arrested for traffic violations -- under a sweeping rewrite of immigration-enforcement policies announced Tuesday by the Trump administration...
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Out of the past: Feb. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 02/22/17)
Area state legislators discuss education issues with teachers and school administrators at a meeting of the Missouri State Teachers Association at Drury Lodge. Association members tell legislators more money is needed for education immediately. Teen pregnancy, drug abuse and other issues that trouble young people were discussed yesterday at the annual Community Caring Conference. ...
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Laurie Pontillas
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Laurie Bey Pontillas, 35, of Seattle died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico. She was born Aug. 2, 1981, in Perryville, Missouri, daughter of Job Pontillas and Carolyn Bey Hardaway. She was a 1999 graduate of Perryville High School and a 2004 graduate of Washington University in St. ...
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Margaret Lappe
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Margaret Lappe, 92, of Perryville died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at Independence Care Center. A private burial was conducted at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Margaret Konopka
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Konopka, 55, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at her daughters home. She was born Feb. 2, 1962, in Salem, North Carolina, to Eugene and Helen Kauffelt. Margaret was a retired certified nursing assistant with Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau...
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Mary Kennon
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Ilean Kennon, 82, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10:40 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Silver Lake, Missouri. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Freda Kassinger
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Freda N. Kassinger, 75, of Advance died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be at Cato Cemetery near Arab, Missouri...
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Harvey Hardy
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Lewis Harvey Hardy, 97, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 10, 1919, in Kingman, Kansas, to Lewis Hon and Alma Bernice Winfrey Hardy. He and Wanda Imogene Faries were married Dec. 24, 1943. She died Sept. 10, 2006...
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Catherine Hahs
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Catherine Hahs, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. She had been a resident of the Health Center for the last 16 years. She was born Jan. 22, 1923, in Cape Girardeau to the late Henry and Hilda Kasten Schrader. She attended Southeast Missouri State University, where she was a member of the Clio sisterhood. She graduated from St. Luke's School of Nursing and worked at Seabaugh Clinic in Cape Girardeau for many years...
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Bobby Griffith
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Bobby Gene Griffith, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at his home. He was born Sept. 27, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Kenneth H. and Wanda Beckett Griffith. Bobby worked at many different organizations performing different jobs. Survivors include his father, Kenneth H. ...
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Charles Glueck
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
KELSO, Mo. -- Charles Bernard Glueck, 81, of Kelso died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at his home. He was born March 2, 1935, in Kelso to August and Pauline Glastetter Glueck. He married Caroline Ann Kenkel on May 10, 1958. Charles was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso...
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Margaret 'Peggy Frohock
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Margaret "Peggy" Frohock, 70, of Jackson died Monday, Feb 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Lyle Davis
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Lyle A. Davis, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Geraldine Croxton
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
KELSO, Mo. -- Geraldine Ann Croxton, 82, of Kelso, formerly of Schuyler County, Illinois, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at her home. She was born May 6, 1934, in Fandon, Illinois, to Charles L. and Pauline Louise Greenup McKee. She married Frank Croxton Jr. on Oct. 27, 1951, in Quincy, Illinois...
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Rev. David Boettcher
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
The Rev. David N. Boettcher, 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 10, 1941, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to Norbert A. and Mabel Sumnicht Boettcher. He and Ruth M. Boelter were married Aug. 27, 1966, in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio...
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Jackson police report 2/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 300 block of South Missouri Street. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 3000 block of East Jackson Boulevard. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 600 block of Broadridge Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 12:35 p.m. on Perryville Road and 2:25 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road. n At 12:34 a.m., emergency medical service on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Joshua E. Rowe, 36, homeless, was arrested on suspicion of stealing food at Save-A-Lot, 121 S. Sprigg St. n A suspect was in custody pending charges of domestic assault...
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Trump denounces anti-Semitism in newly forceful condemnation
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned recent threats against Jewish community centers in the U.S. as "painful reminders" of lingering prejudice and evil, his first full-throated comments on the rise of anti-Semitic venom after pressure for him to speak out forcefully...
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Democrats ask Greitens to allow expanded family leave
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Democrats are asking Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to allow an expansion of family-leave options for employees of the state executive branch to take effect. State Auditor Nicole Galloway sent Greitens a letter Tuesday supporting two changes to the family-leave policy approved by the state’s personnel advisory board in December. ...
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Bill would mandate E-verify checks for Missouri businesses
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Republican lawmaker wants to require all Missouri businesses to use a federal E-verify system to check whether potential employees are authorized to work in the U.S. Harrisonville Rep. Rick Brattin pitched the idea Tuesday to a state House committee. ...
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Pence to visit Missouri to talk about jobs
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Missouri today to tour an equipment and engine dealer and talk about job growth. Pence will be joined by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens at the Fabick Cat headquarters in Fenton, Missouri, outside of St. Louis. ...
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Wife, stepson plead not guilty in KKK leader's death
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The wife and stepson of the leader of a Ku Klux Klan group who was found fatally shot in eastern Missouri have pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 44-year-old Malissa Ancona of Leadwood and 24-year-old Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr. of Belgrade entered their pleas Tuesday in the Feb. 9 death of Frank Ancona. The two are each charged with murder, armed criminal action, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence...
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University of Missouri seeking participants for autism study
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A University of Missouri research facility is looking for people affected by autism or their biological family members to take part in the nation's largest autism study. The university's Thompson Center is partnering with the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge (SPARK) project...
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Missouri man charged with trying to plan terrorist attack in KC
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri native who said he wanted to participate in a terrorist attack that would cause many deaths and injuries is charged with helping plan a Presidents Day attack on buses, trains and a train station in Kansas City, federal officials said Tuesday...
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Missouri pays $52M in 5 years to settle lawsuits
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has paid more than $52 million over the last five years to settle lawsuits against various state agencies, according to information from the attorney general's office. The House budget committee received the list of settlements just before a public hearing on a bill that would require the attorney general to submit a monthly report to the Legislature detailing all activity regarding the state legal expense fund, The Kansas City Star reported. ...
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Dozens of headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery in Missouri
(State News ~ 02/22/17)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Vandals have damaged or tipped over as many as 200 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in suburban St. Louis, leaving the region's Jewish community shaken and anxious. No arrests have been made in attacks that happened late Sunday or early Monday at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City. ...
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Yahoo salvages Verizon deal with $350 million discount
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts. The revised agreement, announced Tuesday, eases investor worries Verizon Communications Inc. would demand a discount of at least $1 billion or cancel the deal entirely...
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Sticker shock for olive-oil buyers after bad Italian harvest
(National News ~ 02/22/17)
ROME -- From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices due to jump by as much as 20 percent. The combination of bad weather and pests hit the harvest in Southern Europe, most of all in Italy, where production is halved from last fall. ...
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Deputies: Man lifted boy off ground by ratchet strap around neck
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Cape Girardeau County sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Fredericktown, Missouri, man suspected of choking a 4-year-old boy with a ratchet strap in Cape Girardeau County, deputies said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged David C. Snider, 41, with endangering the welfare of a child...
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Police: Woman cuts boyfriend several times with knife
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
A Cape Girardeau woman cut her boyfriend several times with a knife Thursday night, police said. Cape Girardeau police arrested Nellie Ann Barnett, 44, and the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged her with second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action...
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Poem program brings rhyme and reason to dementia patients
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Some of childhood’s earliest lessons are poetry. Nursery rhymes and simple poems are embedded deep with early learning, and one project aims to reconnect Alzheimer’s patients with locked-away memories, using poetry as the key. “Alzheimer’s Poetry Project: Celebrating Creativity in Elder Care” brings simple poetry to patients suffering from memory loss...
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Strategic planning meeting in Ward 4 draws wide range of comments
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Cape Girardeau should amend its building code to require structures to be wheelchair-accessible, former police officer Dan Niswonger suggested at Tuesday’s Ward 4 strategic planning session. Niswonger was one of six residents who turned out for the meeting at the Elks Lodge. They were outnumbered by city staff...
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Woman accused of assaulting boyfriend with butter knife
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
A Cape Girardeau woman came home intoxicated early Friday and attacked her boyfriend with a butter knife without provocation, police said. Cape Girardeau police arrested Lashonta L. Johnson, 26, and the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged her with second-degree domestic assault. Her bond was set at $7,500 cash, and Johnson must wear a monitoring device that tracks her consumption of intoxicants...
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Police track manure to hit-and-run culprit
(International News ~ 02/22/17)
BERLIN -- Police said they tracked down a man responsible for a hit-and-run by following hoofprints and manure left by the horse pulling his carriage. Grafenrheinfeld police said the 78-year-old man scraped a car parked at the side of the road Tuesday as he trotted through the town, the dpa news agency reported. Police said a trail of hoofprints and manure led them to the suspect's stable, and he confessed to the accident when confronted. He's responsible for about $2,100 in damage...
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