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Witnesses make claims of officer corruption in Box/Robinson case
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
three witnesses in the Sheila Box murder case — including the two who testified against Robinson — over the years have made accusations of police corruption. Another victim in a related crime involving Mosby told the Southeast Missourian in an interview the investigation into that crime was “crooked.” The accusations are inflammatory, made by individuals with criminal records and dubious credibility, but two of the accusations come from the same people who put Robinson in prison, people the state trusts to hold together Robinson’s conviction.
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Business notebook: Jackson boutique has regional roots in retail
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
Alicia Baugh and Heather Thompson said it runs in the family. Dotting the walls of their new boutique in uptown Jackson are photos of the cousins' female forebears, including one grandmother for whom their shop is named. A black-and-white portrait from the 1940s shows her and the sign from her eponymous Cape Girardeau store, "Veniece Beauty Shoppee."...
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Official: Fruitland may begin sewer-system construction by early 2018
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
Fruitland's planned sewer system is moving right along and may begin construction by early 2018, the village's water district president said. Fruitland, an unincorporated community near Jackson, doesn't have a central sewer system to serve its population...
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Sculptor wants to turn rusted trolley rails into downtown artwork
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
Sculptor Nathan Pierce wants to fashion art from old trolley rails that were a part of downtown Cape Girardeau's history. The local artist said he came up with the idea after seeing the rusted steel, which construction crews dug up and removed as part of recent Main Street improvements...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/17/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, July 17, the 198th day of 2017. There are 167 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 17, 1967, after seven dates, Jimi Hendrix quit as the opening act for the Monkees following a concert at Forest Hills Stadium in New York. (Although greatly admired by the Monkees, Hendrix had received a less than enthusiastic reception from their fans.) Jazz composer-musician John Coltrane died in Long Island, New York, at age 40...
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China's ambition, U.S. retreat on show in Serbian factory town
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
SMEDEREVO, Serbia -- A giant Chinese red flag flutters on a pole where an American flag used to fly at a steel mill in this dusty industrial Serbian town. The company logos of U.S. Steel are faded on the huge chimneys' stacks, replaced by those of a Chinese company...
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Federal regulator moves to mostly ban arbitration clauses
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
NEW YORK -- Consumers could band together to sue their banks or credit-card companies under a federal rule issued last week that's likely to face resistance from Congressional Republicans and the White House. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to ban most types of mandatory arbitration clauses, which require credit-card or bank customers to use a mediator when they have a dispute -- often giving up their right to sue in court...
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Bobby Johnson
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
Bobby L. Johnson, 87, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, at 4 a.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Southeast Hospital, with his wife and children at his side. He was born Nov. 5, 1929, near Millersville to Charlie and Grace (Statler) Johnson...
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Gary Freeman Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Gary Gene Freeman Sr., 66, of Advance passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home. He was born April 27, 1951, at Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Charley and Zeola Curtis Freeman. Gary was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Perkins Baptist Church. He retired from the San Angelo Supportive Living Center as supervisor of the motor pool...
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George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, dies at 77
(Entertainment ~ 07/17/17)
NEW YORK -- George Romero, whose classic "Night of the Living Dead" and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died. He was 77. Romero died Sunday following a battle with lung cancer, said his family in a statement provided by his manager Chris Roe. ...
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Jackson police reports 7/17/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Fraud was reported in the 600 block of Kasten Drive. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 100 block of Donald Street.
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Out of the past: July 17
(Out of the Past ~ 07/17/17)
Seventeen years after the Trail of Tears State Park Marina on the Mississippi River was completed, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is giving up its attempt to maintain the $1.5 million facility as a slackwater harbor. The DNR will continue to operate a boat ramp there for access to the river...
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No one rule applies on how hot is too hot on an airliner
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
DENVER -- Every day, tens of thousands of U.S. airline passengers settle into their seats, lower the window shades and reach up to twist the air vents without the benefit of something that might do even more to keep them cool: a rule setting temperature limits inside the cabin...
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Microsoft eyes buffer zone in TV airwaves for rural internet
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
Microsoft wants to extend broadband services to rural America by turning to a wireless technology that uses the buffer zones separating individual television channels in the airwaves. Microsoft plans to partner with rural telecommunications providers in 12 states stretching from Washington to Maine to get about 2 million rural Americans connected to high-speed internet over the next five years...
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Israel reopens Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault
(International News ~ 07/17/17)
JERUSALEM -- Hundreds of Muslim worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site Sunday after Israel reopened the compound following a rare closure in response to a deadly shooting last week that raised concerns about wider unrest. For the first time in decades, Israel closed the site -- known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount -- on Friday after three Arab citizens of Israel opened fire from the sacred site with automatic weapons, killing two police officers. ...
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Trump lawyer says nothing illegal in son's Russia meeting
(National News ~ 07/17/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's attorney insisted Sunday there was nothing illegal in the meeting Trump's eldest son had with a Russian lawyer during last year's presidential campaign. Donald Trump Jr.'s willingness to meet with the lawyer in the expectation of receiving incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has raised new questions about possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia...
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9 dead, boy missing in flash flood in Arizona swim hole
(National News ~ 07/17/17)
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. -- Nine people died and a 13-year-old boy was missing Sunday after their group of family and friends was swept away while cooling off in a creek that suddenly turned treacherous when a rainstorm upstream unleashed floodwaters in Arizona's Tonto National Forest...
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More hurdles as Senate again delays vote on GOP health bill
(National News ~ 07/17/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this week to repeal and replace the nation's health-care law after Sen. John McCain's announced absence due to surgery, an enormous setback as time dwindles for Republicans to pass the signature legislation after years of promises...
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Macron: My charm offensive may soften Trump's climate stance
(International News ~ 07/17/17)
PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said his Paris charm offensive on Donald Trump was calculated carefully -- and may have changed the U.S. president's mind about climate change. Macron defended his outreach to Trump, whose "America first" policies have elicited worry and disdain in Europe...
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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
(State News ~ 07/17/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Chess legend Garry Kasparov didn't need any arm-twisting to be persuaded to return to competition next month in St. Louis. In fact, it was Kasparov's idea. The man who dominated chess for two decades has been retired from competitive play since 2005. But Kasparov will compete against many of the world's best players at the inaugural St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament Aug. 14 to 19...
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St. Louis-area lawyer nominated for U.S. attorney post
(State News ~ 07/17/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A former FBI agent and federal prosecutor may be the next U.S. attorney for eastern Missouri. The White House on Friday announced its intent to nominate Jeffrey B. Jensen to lead the U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis. He is among six names announced in the third wave to fill U.S. attorney posts...
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Who's next: Jodie Whittaker named first female star of 'Doctor Who'
(Entertainment ~ 07/17/17)
LONDON -- British actress Jodie Whittaker was announced Sunday as the next star of the long-running science-fiction series "Doctor Who" -- the first woman to take a role that has been played by a dozen men over six decades. Whittaker, best known for playing the mother of a murdered boy in detective drama "Broadchurch," will replace Scottish actor Peter Capaldi at the end of the year, the BBC said...
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Man sues over elderly mom's death at Missouri nursing home
(State News ~ 07/17/17)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- The son of an 88-year-old Alzheimer's disease patient sued the suburban St. Louis nursing home where he said his mother died after being left in a tub for eight hours. Steven Moreland alleges in the St. Louis County lawsuit filed July 5 that Lois Moreland's March 2016 death was the result of negligence by the St. Sophia Health & Rehabilitation Center in Florissant, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri boy with disability finds prized Mustang torched
(State News ~ 07/17/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A 1970 classic Mustang that belonged to a 7-year-old boy with a rare disability was found torched and destroyed. The orange-and-black Mach I Ford Mustang was found destroyed early Thursday. Police said an unknown vandal opened a small vent window of the car and tossed in some fireworks, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89
(Entertainment ~ 07/17/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show "Mission: Impossible," then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging horror movie star Bela Lugosi in 1994's "Ed Wood," has died. He was 89...
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Wedding set for total eclipse
(State News ~ 07/17/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An astronomy buff and her fiance want to make sure nothing eclipses their wedding. Samantha Adams said her fascination with the stars prompted her to schedule the ceremony for 12:30 p.m. Aug. 21, during a rare total solar eclipse. The couple's ceremony in St. Joseph, Missouri, will have an eclipse theme, and every guest will be provided with a pair of solar glasses. During the wedding, the couple plan to watch the eclipse with guests before taking their vows...
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Sword belonging to commander of black Civil War unit found
(National News ~ 07/17/17)
BOSTON -- The sword that belonged to the commanding officer of the first all-black regiment raised in the North during the U.S. Civil War has been recovered after being lost to history for more than 150 years. The British-made sword carried into battle by Col. Robert Gould Shaw was stolen after he was killed during the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry's doomed attack on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, in 1863, a battle portrayed in the 1989 Oscar-winning movie "Glory."...
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Agenda 7/17/17
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
Jackson Board of Aldermen City hall 101 Court St. Regular meeting, 6 p.m. today Public Hearings n Hearing to consider amendments to Chapter 65 (Zoning) of the City Code regarding off-site directional signage. n Approval of Minutes n Minutes of Regular Meeting of 07/03/2017...
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Burns sees Vietnam War as virus, documentary as vaccination
(Entertainment ~ 07/17/17)
HANOVER, N.H. -- Filmmaker Ken Burns views the Vietnam War as a virus that infected Americans with an array of chronic illnesses -- alienation, a lack of civil discourse, mistrust of government and each other. And he hopes his new documentary can be part of a cure...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/17/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Friday n Medical assists were made at 9:12 a.m. on Linden Street; 10:43 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 11:14 a.m. on Broadway; 11:33 a.m. on Hopper Road; 6:34 p.m. on Amblewood Drove; and 7:52 p.m. on Shirley Drive...
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Cape Girardeau/Jackson police reports 7/17/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Isiah Taylor Berry Morgan, no age given, of Scott City was arrested in the 100 block of North Water Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Rose Preston
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose Lee Preston, 84, of Perryville died Thursday, July 6, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Cape organizations stepping up for back-to-school items
(Editorial ~ 07/17/17)
This time of year, many think of educational expenses in terms of college tuition and room and board. To be sure, those are the ultimate, big-ticket items in an education. However, a fact of reality is expenses are part of the equation from the first day of prekindergarten...
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Speak Out 7/17/17
(Speak Out ~ 07/17/17)
Can anyone tell me just when, during the past 30 years, human evolution went into reverse? I've got a compromise solution certain to bring an end to our national time of troubles. Send Hillary Clinton to jail in exchange for President Trump's resignation? Good idea?...
- Editorial cartoon 7-18-17 (Editorial Cartoon ~ 07/17/17)
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Prayer 7/17/17
(Prayer ~ 07/17/17)
O Lord God, we praise you, for your righteousness reaches to the heavens. Amen.
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People on the move 7/17/17
(Business ~ 07/17/17)
Katelyn Fritz joined the Southeast Missourian as recruitment marketing specialist to help with the launch of a new recruitment product, www.semo.jobs. In her new role, Fritz will help businesses and organizations recruit new employees by developing high-performing advertisements and marketing campaigns...
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