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Federal suit against U.S. Army filed over PTSD, discharges
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges the U.S. Army has issued less-than-honorable discharges for potentially thousands of service members without adequately considering the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions...
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Going the distance: Several locals participate in Boston Marathon
(Local News ~ 04/18/17)
Of the 30,000 runners who participated Monday in the Boston Marathon, eight were members of the local running community. Local runners Mike Burnett, Paul Fliege, Andrew Johnson, Ashley Schmittzehe, Alan Barnette, J. Steven Schmittzehe, Matthew Windeknecht and Carol Winter competed in the 26.2-mile race, which is among the world's premier marathons...
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Cape Council imposes 90-day moratorium on use of shipping containers as structures
(Local News ~ 04/18/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to impose a 90-day moratorium on issuing permits for construction projects that use shipping containers as building materials. The vote was 4-0, the minimum needed for passage. The other three council members were absent, leaving just enough members to legally take action...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 18, the 108th day of 2017. There are 257 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 18, 1942, during World War II, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The first World War II edition of The Stars and Stripes was published as a weekly newspaper...
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Teen Challenge celebrates
(Editorial ~ 04/18/17)
Adult & Teen Challenge Mid-America, formerly known simply as Teen Challenge, held its annual banquet on April 8 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. About 1,000 attendees packed the place to pay tribute to students and graduates of the program, which has become synonymous with addiction deliverance. Among those present were donors, churches and members of the community, who were blessed with a mini concert, testimonies, prayers and more...
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We should celebrate Easter every day
(Column ~ 04/18/17)
We celebrated Resurrection Sunday, also known as Easter, just two days ago. To many, Easter means spring, blossoming flowers, renewal. To Christians, it's the holiest of holidays, the most special day of the year. To committed Christians, it's not just a once-a-year-observance. We celebrate the resurrection every day. Without a resurrected Savior, there is no Christianity...
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New term begins with several projects
(Column ~ 04/18/17)
This week I start my second term as mayor. The first two years have flown by, and I am sure the next two years will as well. I would like to reflect on what the board of aldermen, city employees, businesses, and citizens have accomplished over the last two years. In addition, I will share a few words on our key goals for the future...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/18/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 2:03 a.m. on William Street; 2:10 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 10:14 a.m. on North Hanover Street; 11:45 a.m. at Doctors Park; 1:18 p.m. on Lakewood Drive; 4:27 p.m. on North Main Street; 8:08 p.m. on Ranney Avenue; 9:47 p.m. on Perryville Road; 9:50 p.m. on Clark Avenue; and 10:40 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Trump welcomes 21,000 to his first Easter Egg Roll
(Community ~ 04/18/17)
WASHINGTON -- Opening his first White House Easter Egg Roll, President Donald Trump extolled the strength of America as thousands of children, and some adults, reveled in the time-honored tradition of rolling hard-boiled eggs across the manicured lawn in his back yard...
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Leonard Rampley Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leonard Elmer Rampley Jr., 66, of Advance passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Advance. He was born Oct. 11, 1950, at Bloomfield, Missouri, the son of Leonard E. and Verbie Morris Rampley Sr. Leonard worked at the Inland Shoe factory in Advance. He then worked at Nestle-Purina in Bloomfield, retiring after 34 years...
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Anna Deimund
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna M. Deimund, 95, of Perryville died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Estates of Perryville. She was born Oct. 21, 1921, in Perry County, Missouri, daughter of Jess and Mary (Miles) Phillips. She married Harry W. Deimund on Oct. 18, 1941. He preceded her in death March 17, 2002...
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Out of the past: April 18
(Out of the Past ~ 04/18/17)
A plan announced last week to eliminate 12 city employee positions will result in the forced retirement of one assistant fire chief and the demotion of a second assistant fire chief to captain; besides cutbacks in that department, three police officers -- Capt. Don Roberts, Lt. Bob Ross and Patrolman Carl Pease Sr. -- have been notified their jobs are being eliminated as a cost-saving measure...
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Imogene Dumey
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
Imogene Marie Dumey, 90, of Dutchtown passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born March 9, 1927, in Allenville to the late Otto and Stella Oberman Koch. She married Charles H. Dumey Sr. on Feb. 2, 1946, and he preceded her in death Nov. 17, 1985...
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Peggy Teague
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
BATESVILLE, Miss. -- Peggy Frances "Sides" Teague of Batesville passed from this life April 13, 2017, at the age of 62 years. She was born April 21, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Roy Sides and Hilda "Lydia" "Ruebel" Sides. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Glenda Deason of Fresno, California, and Barbara Lunceford of Cape Girardeau, Missouri...
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Affidavit: Doc prescribed Prince meds under friend's name
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A doctor who saw Prince in the days before he died had prescribed the opioid painkiller oxycodone under the name of Prince's friend to protect the musician's privacy, according to court documents unsealed Monday that revealed nothing about how the pop superstar got the fentanyl that killed him...
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Netflix on the verge of hitting 100 million subscribers
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million global subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago. The company will reach that milestone this weekend if its projections are correct. Netflix made the prediction Monday with the release of its first-quarter earnings...
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Experienced hiker swept away in Grand Canyon along with teen
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
PHOENIX -- A woman who was swept down a backcountry creek in Grand Canyon National Park along with her stepgrandson is an experienced hiker and married to a founder of a popular outdoor footwear company, family members said Monday. Authorities were searching for Jackson Standefer, 14, and Lou-Ann Merrell, 62, wife of Randy Merrell, who helped found the Merrell Boot Co. in 1981...
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Telecom lobbying muscle kills internet privacy rules
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
NEW YORK -- The telecom industry's lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a swift death in Congress. Republicans struck down Obama-era rules that would have imposed tight restrictions on what broadband companies such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast could do with their customers' personal data...
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Bill would improve Missouri student journalists' protections
(State News ~ 04/18/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would place more restrictions on school administrators who want to censor student journalists. Under current Missouri law, school administrators can censor anything they consider "sensitive material."...
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Prince Harry shares emotional struggles after Diana's death
(International News ~ 04/18/17)
LONDON -- Prince Harry has broken with royal tradition of maintaining silence about mental-health issues by speaking candidly about his severe emotional problems after the death of his mother, Princess Diana. The 32-year-old prince told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published Monday he had nearly suffered breakdowns since his mother's 1997 death in a car crash and had needed counseling in his late 20s...
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Children prefer TV for their viewing, but love other devices
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/17)
NEW YORK -- Grace Ellis never has known a time when you needed a TV to watch TV. The North Attleboro, Massachusetts, fifth-grader watches shows such as "Liv and Maddie," "Jessie" and "The Lodge" on her laptop, iPad and phone. "Sometimes I watch TV in the car," she said. "I have ballet every day, so I watch on the way."...
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Hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel launch hunger strike
(International News ~ 04/18/17)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a hunger strike Monday, in what their leader behind bars called a new step in the Palestinians' "long walk to freedom." Activists said more than 1,500 of about 6,500 Palestinians held by Israel as so-called security prisoners joined the open-ended protest, and it was the largest such strike in five years...
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Turkish opposition urges board to cancel referendum result
(International News ~ 04/18/17)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's main opposition party on Monday urged the country's electoral board to cancel the results of a landmark referendum that granted sweeping new powers to the nation's president, citing what it called substantial voting irregularities...
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Man accused of Facebook video killing said he 'just snapped'
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
CLEVELAND -- In a rambling video, Steve Stephens said, "I snapped; I just snapped." But as the manhunt dragged on Monday for the man accused of posting Facebook footage of himself killing a retiree, police were unable to explain what set him off. "Only Steve knows that," Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams said as authorities posted a $50,000 reward for Stephens' capture in the shooting of Robert Godwin Sr., a 74-year-old former foundry worker...
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Trump talks tough on North Korea, says Kim's 'gotta behave'
(International News ~ 04/18/17)
PANMUNJOM, South Korea -- The White House displayed a tough and unyielding approach to North Korea and its nuclear ambitions Monday, with President Donald Trump warning Kim Jong Un has "gotta behave" and Vice President Mike Pence advising Kim not to test America's resolve and military power...
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Arkansas execution plan remains in limbo
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
VARNER, Ark. -- A federal appeals court Monday cleared one of several legal obstacles Arkansas faced in its already-undermined plan to execute eight inmates before the end of April, but the effort remained in limbo as state officials fought other rulings halting the executions...
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Jackson accepts donation of bleachers, press box for ball field
(Local News ~ 04/18/17)
Several ongoing projects were discussed at Monday's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting. The Jackson school district's donation for bleachers and a press box at Field No. 5 was accepted. The donation is valued at about $55,000. A public hearing was held on Kenneth Elfrink's request for a special-use permit to convert a detached building on his property to an apartment at 215 W. Washington St. in Jackson. The board of aldermen heard a motion to accept the request, which passed unanimously...
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Jerry Nachtigal, spokesman for 3 Missouri governors, dies
(State News ~ 04/18/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Jerry Nachtigal, a former journalist who became spokesman for three consecutive Missouri governors, has died. The Miller Funeral Home said Nachtigal died of cancer Sunday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 57...
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Former Missouri governor details time in office in 90-page booklet
(State News ~ 04/18/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has released a nearly 90-page booklet detailing his time in office in his official last act as leader of the state. The News Tribune reported Missouri law requires the governor to give the Legislature a report at the end of each session and at the close of his term of office...
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Authorities investigate MetroLink suspicious package 'hoax'
(State News ~ 04/18/17)
BRENTWOOD, Mo. -- Authorities have determined two suspicious packages found at a suburban St. Louis light-rail station were harmless but apparently made to look like explosive devices. St. Louis County Police said in a news release the packages were discovered about 8 p.m. ...
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Jackson police hosting Drug Take Back Day on April 29
(Local News ~ 04/18/17)
The Jackson police department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will hold a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 for the public to bring expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs to the Jackson Police / Fire Complex at 525 S. Hope St. in Jackson...
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Man out on bond for alleged molestation of boys charged with abusing girl
(Local News ~ 04/18/17)
A Grassy, Missouri, man sexually abused a teenage girl Sunday while released on bond, having been charged with molesting three boys in November, police said. The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Johnathan F. Barks Sr., 72, with second-degree statutory sodomy and fourth-degree child molestation Monday. Both charges are felonies...
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Nude model, photographer arrested near mall
(National News ~ 04/18/17)
MONROEVILLE, Pa. -- Police said a man was taking photos of a woman wearing only thigh-high black stockings and high-heeled shoes at a strip mall near Pittsburgh. Police said Chelsea Guerra, 21, of Indiana was posing in front of businesses April 8 at Miracle Mile Shopping Center for Michael Warnock, 64, of Pittsburgh. Guerra was charged with indecent exposure. Warnock was charged with criminal solicitation, criminal conspiracy, disorderly conduct and possession of controlled substances...
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Howard Alexander
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
Howard L. Alexander, 74, of Jackson died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Charles Wiley Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Charles A. Wiley Jr., 76, of Advance died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. There will be no public services. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Jackson fire report 4/18/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sunday n Emergency medical service on Strawberry Lane. n A fire alarm sounding on K Land Drive. n Emergency medical service on Lexington Drive. Monday n Emergency medical service on Daisy Avenue...
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Jackson police report 4/18/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Kendra Kennedy, 22, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain a single lane, operating a motor vehicle while driver's license suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/18/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n A suspect was in custody pending charges of driving while intoxicated in the 3000 block of Themis Street. n A suspect was in custody pending charges of driving while intoxicated at Broadway and Frederick Street...
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Prayer 4/18/17
(Prayer ~ 04/18/17)
O Lord Jesus, we sing your praises, for you are worthy to be praised. Amen.
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Area non-profits helped by circus tour
(Submitted Story ~ 04/18/17)
When John Ringling North II heard that the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus would close in May, he was distressed, but he didn’t have time to dwell on the news because he had his own circus, the Kelly Miller Circus, to produce. “It is heartbreaking to see the end of the circus that bears the Ringling name. ...
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