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St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams relocation to LA
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the National Football League over the Rams’ relocation to Los Angeles, alleging the league violated its own relocation guidelines and enriched itself at the expense of the community it left behind...
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Mississippi County sheriff's attorney issues statement concerning charges
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson announced his intent to plead not guilty to charges including robbery, forgery and assault, according to a statement issued by his attorney. "We are confident once the facts come out, the prosecution of Sheriff Hutcheson will be shown to be misguided and politically motivated," N. ...
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McCaskill discusses bipartisanship, Trump, health care during town-hall meeting
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted some of her colleagues questioned the wisdom of her decision to hold eight town halls meetings this week in Missouri. Many of those meetings, they pointed out, are in areas that had voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump...
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Stabbing, robbery victim recognizes suspect on social media, police say; charges filed
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
Police have identified a man they believe robbed a Cape Girardeau man at gunpoint, stabbed him, and caused him to fall down a flight of stairs last week, but he remains at large. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Dominic T. Bradley, 22, of Sikeston, Missouri, with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and first-degree assault Tuesday. All three charges are felonies...
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Clippard second-grader has artwork, ‘Crazy Chicken on the Crazy Farm,’ selected for exhibit at State Capitol
(Community ~ 04/13/17)
Children beautify refrigerators and kitchens on a regular basis with colorful artwork for family and friends. Seven-year-old Michael Snider, a second-grader at Clippard Elementary in Cape Girardeau, is no exception. However, one of Michael's works has found an even bigger audience. A copy of his colorful creation "Crazy Chicken on the Crazy Farm" hangs in a hallway of the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri...
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Wildflower Walk planned today at university agriculture garden
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
Woodland wildflowers on gentle slopes are blooming, ready for the Spring Wildflower Walk at 4 p.m. today at the Charles Nemanick Alternative Agriculture Garden on Southeast Missouri State University’s campus. The walk will start at the butterfly/pollinator garden, which is shaped like a giant butterfly, with wings on either side of a central walkway...
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Rep. Jason Smith: Republicans want to 'bust up' IRS; believes Congress can pass tax-reform bill
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
Congressional Republicans want to “bust up the IRS,” U.S. Rep. Jason Smith said Wednesday. Smith called the Internal Revenue Service “an overgrown, bureaucratic mess” that needs to be addressed as part of tax reform. He and a number of other members of the House Ways and Means Committee last week wrote a letter asking President Donald Trump to remove IRS commissioner John Koskinen...
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Concrete results as sidewalk work progresses Wednesday in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
A Fronabarger Concreters crew smooths out fresh concrete Wednesday for a new sidewalk in the 100 block of North Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Federal budget propsal could affect local NPR station KRCU
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
KRCU, Cape Girardeau's local National Public Radio station, may face hits to its funding if budget cuts proposed by the state and the federal government are passed. Located in the Serena Building at Southeast Missouri State University's main campus, KRCU receives funding from the university, federal government, state government and donations...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2017. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1742, "Messiah," the oratorio by George Frideric Handel featuring the "Hallelujah" chorus, had its first public performance in Dublin, Ireland...
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Poisonous gas
(Column ~ 04/13/17)
By now the story of the U.S. firing 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in response to the Syrian use of nerve agents (gas) against civilians on April 4 is well known. The Washington Post reported that the gas attack killed 86, including men, women and children. The U.S. missiles did little damage to the airbase, and Syrian aircraft were taking off and landing the next day. The attack appears to be simply a warning of possible future U.S. actions...
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Special Olympics a positive event for Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 04/13/17)
If you've ever been to a Special Olympics event, you've seen the joy on athletes' faces as they get to let their competitive spirits fly. Often confined to the sidelines as spectators, the Special Olympics give all the athletes the opportunity to participate in sport...
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MTV to revive 'Fear Factor' stunt competition series May 30
(Entertainment ~ 04/13/17)
NEW YORK — Be very afraid. MTV says it is reviving the stunt competition series “Fear Factor.” Ludacris will host the new series, which premieres May 30, MTV announced Wednesday. The new “Fear Factor” promises to “hit on youth tension points” with challenges such as “Roach-ella,” “Trap Queen” and personal cellphone rescues at heights of more than 100 feet. ...
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Jude Law to play Dumbledore in 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel
(Entertainment ~ 04/13/17)
NEW YORK — Jude Law will play young Albus Dumbledore in the next “Fantastic Beasts” installment. Warner Bros. announced the casting Tuesday. The iconic wizard was played by two actors in the “Harry Potter” films, beginning with Richard Harris. After Harris’ death in 2002, Michael Gambon inherited the role. ...
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Speak Out 4/13/17
(Speak Out ~ 04/13/17)
Does the opinion editor read any of the junk they print in the newspaper? The comparison between how Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton are "treated" was ridiculous. Clinton never had an office in the White House, security clearance or untold influence over the President. It isn't out of line to expect the precious Ivanka to answer some questions about her opinions, beliefs, etc. since she chose to be in this mess...
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Austrian town abuzz after theft of some 1 million bees
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
VIENNA — A town south of Vienna is abuzz over the reported theft of dozens of beehives, containing about 1 million bees, from a local park. Police said Wednesday they got involved after residents in the town of Ebreichsdorf noticed the covers of wooden boxes containing 40 hives had been removed. ...
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'Frexit' advocate Melenchon gains ground in French polls
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
PARIS -- With a bleed-the-rich video game and suggestions of a "Frexit," French far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is rattling financial markets by rising in polls just 11 days before the country's presidential vote. Melenchon's surge is the latest surprise in a roller-coaster campaign that's being closely watched around Europe and has featured a strong dose of anti-establishment populism...
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Ahmadinejad stuns Iran with election bid
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Stunning Iran and disregarding the words of its supreme leader, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Wednesday to run in the country's May presidential election and upended a contest largely expected to be won by its moderate incumbent...
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Former Trump campaign chairman to register as foreign agent
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for lobbying work he did on behalf of political interests in Ukraine, led at the time by a pro-Russian political party, his spokesman said Wednesday...
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Trans fats ban linked with fewer heart attacks and strokes in NY
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
CHICAGO -- A new study suggests New York bans on artery-clogging trans fats in restaurant foods led to fewer heart attacks and strokes in several counties. The study hints at the potential for widespread health benefits from a nationwide ban. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015 gave the food industry until next year to eliminate artificial trans fats from products sold in the U.S...
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Fossils hint at diversity of dinosaur ancestors
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
NEW YORK -- Fossils of a four-legged, meat-eating reptile are helping paint a more complicated picture of the ancestry of dinosaurs than scientists had understood. The creature was not a direct ancestor, but was more like a cousin. It lived about 245 million years ago, roughly 10 million years before dinosaurs appeared. ...
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Carmakers add a few horses under hoods
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
NEW YORK -- Fred Croatti often drives his silver Dodge Charger Hellcat to the grocery store, turning heads as he rumbles through the parking lot with a supercharged 6.2-Liter 707-horsepower engine. Although Croatti's car sounds like a NASCAR racer, the retired pilot from Port Orange, Florida, isn't looking for attention. He just loves the power...
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United will no longer use police to remove passengers from flights
(National News ~ 04/13/17)
CHICAGO -- The chief executive of United Airlines said the carrier will no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights after the uproar over a man who was dragged off a plane by airport officers in Chicago. In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" aired Wednesday, Oscar Munoz said he felt "ashamed" watching video of the man being forced off the jet. He has promised to review the airline's passenger-removal policy...
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China expresses willingness to work on N. Korea
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that Beijing is willing to work with Washington on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program but wants a peaceful solution to the escalating conflict. Xi's comments came after Trump tweeted that China should do more on the issue Washington sees as an increasingly urgent threat, or the U.S. would go it alone...
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Russia vetos U.N. effort to condemn chemical attack
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
UNITED NATIONS -- Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people. The vote on the Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the United States was 10 in favor, Russia and Bolivia against, and China, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia abstaining...
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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson speaks of frosty relationship with Russia
(International News ~ 04/13/17)
MOSCOW -- The United States and Russia laid bare their deep and dangerous divides on Syria and other matters Wednesday, as America's top diplomat left an almost two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin with the sense the countries have reached a "low point" in relations...
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Gary Dean Sutton
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
DE SOTO, Mo. -- Gary Dean Sutton, 65, of De Soto, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1951, in Kennett, Missouri, to Cecil E. and Snodie Mae Murphy Sutton. Gary worked many years in extrusion plastic. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing...
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Jan Sparks
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
Jan G. Sparks, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. There be will be a private memorial service at a later date. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens near Paducah, Kentucky. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Patricia Lankford
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patricia L. Lankford, 90, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at West County Care Center in Ballwin, Missouri. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Richard Ivester Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Richard Allen Ivester Sr., 69, of Morley passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 23, 1948, in McLeansboro, Illinois, to the late Gene and Helen Livingston Ivester. He married Linda Christine Ehmpke, and she preceded him in death Nov. 28, 2016...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 4:55 a.m. on William Street; 7:30 a.m. on Belleridge Pike; 5:54 p.m. on Independence Street; 7:57 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; and 8 p.m. on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Two juveniles were cited into juvenile court on suspicion of assault at Caruthers and Spring avenues. n Two juveniles were cited into juvenile court on suspicion of assault at Caruthers and Spring avenues...
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Birth 4/13/17
(Births ~ 04/13/17)
Daughter to Nathan Edward and Taylor Renae Leoni of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 7:25 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017. Name, Remi Claire. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Leoni is the former Taylor Myer, daughter of Keith and Faye Myer of Jackson. She is employed by Southeast Pediatrics. Leoni is the son of Debbie Leoni of Jackson and Ed and Abbie Leoni of Jackson. He is employed by Double Diamond Construction...
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New Hampshire bill requires notice before teaching sex ed
(Community ~ 04/13/17)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is soon to decide whether New Hampshire schools must give parents two weeks' notice before teaching sex education or human sexuality. Backers of the bill, which has passed the Legislature, say it will let parents ensure their children are learning appropriate material. ...
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Education briefs 4/13/17
(Community ~ 04/13/17)
Ten Southeast Missouri State University students were honored with Power of Women Scholarships during the annual Power of Women luncheon March 29. Local recipients were Megan Chisum of Chaffee, Missouri, and Veronica Moore of Benton, Missouri. The Power of Women Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate a passion for a life of service, are attending Southeast full time and have completed at least 30 credit hours with a minimum 2.75 grade point average. ...
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Senators OK home buyouts aimed at St. Louis-area landfills
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators have passed a buyout program targeting homes near a St. Louis-area Superfund site. Senators voted 30-3 on Wednesday to send the measure to the House. It would allow residents to apply for buyouts for homes found uninhabitable because of contamination or within 3 miles of sites with high levels of dissolved radium in groundwater. ...
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Army identifies worker killed in Missouri plant explosion
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A worker who died during an explosion at an ammunition plant in Missouri has been identified as a 55-year-old man from suburban Kansas City. The U.S. Army said Lawrence Bass of Blue Springs, Missouri, died Tuesday after the blast at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. ...
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Missouri budgeters plan for reboot, expansion of Amber Alert
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House and Senate budgeters want to spend $100,000 on the state’s Amber Alert system. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday locked in a House plan to replace and expand the alert system for missing children. ...
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Truman State University prepares to host divisive speaker
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- Some students at Truman State University in northeast Missouri are circulating a petition seeking to halt a speech by an author who runs the website "Jihad Watch." Concerns arose at the public university in Kirksville when a Republican student group arranged to bring Robert Spencer to campus tonight, the St. ...
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Missouri bill would cap fees for contracted state lawyers
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House is advancing a proposal to limit fees collected by private lawyers who are contracted by the attorney general's office. The House gave the measure initial approval in a voice vote Tuesday. The proposal would create tiered caps ranging from 15 percent for recoveries of less than $10 million to 2 percent for more than $20 million. Private lawyers couldn't get more than $10 million in fees from judgments and settlements...
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Missouri House strikes down proposed gas tax hike
(State News ~ 04/13/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers and transportation officials have long complained about inadequate funding for repairing roads and bridges across the state, but the House on Wednesday struck down a proposal supporters said could've helped mitigate the problem...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/13/17
(Local News ~ 04/13/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 6 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Hooked on Science: Cup-blowing challenge
(Community ~ 04/13/17)
n 3 cups n Step 1: Place one cup inside of another. n Step 2: Sit the cups on a flat surface. Place the other cup directly in front of the two cups. n Step 3: Using your breath, gently blow the cup, inside the cup, out and into the empty cup. n Step 4: Repeat steps 1 through 3. ...
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Prayer 4/13/17
(Prayer ~ 04/13/17)
Lord Jesus, may your name be praised and all come to know your saving grace. Amen.
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Out of the past: April 13
(Out of the Past ~ 04/13/17)
Crader Tire & Retread Service Inc. has expanded; the firm added a warehouse for new truck tires, which more than doubled the former warehouse space; a 100-by-70-foot metal building was added, along with a 28-by-20-foot loading dock and basement. Lane Bryant has announced plans to open a store in West Park Mall late this summer; the business, a women's apparel retailer, will occupy more than 6,400 square feet on the J.C. Penney concourse adjacent to Payless ShoeSource...
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