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Woman's post about 'Back the Blue' sign in Jackson coffee shop prompts firing from nearby bar
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
The woman whose social-media post about a "Back the Blue" sign displayed at a Jackson business sparked controversy said she was fired for her remarks after her employer learned of the situation. Cape Girardeau resident and Southeast Missouri State University student Brandi Wilson told the Southeast Missourian on Monday in a phone interview she posted on the Ground-A-Bout's Facebook page last Tuesday after taking issue with the "Back the Blue" sign in the coffee shop's window...
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Cape County adopts prescription drug database plan
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
Cape Girardeau County soon will join more than 30 Missouri counties in adding a prescription-drug monitoring program. Cape Girardeau County's program is slated to take effect later this year. The countywide program differs from the statewide program enacted by Gov. Eric Greitens in July, as the county program enters dispensed controlled-substance prescriptions into a database accessible by any pharmacy participating in the database...
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Councilman: Scott City mayor, city administrator resigned
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
Scott City Mayor Ron Cummins has resigned amid a state lawmaker’s call for an investigation into allegations that he abused his position. Councilman Gary Spinks said Monday night Cummins and city administrator Diann Ulmer resigned. Spinks said both resignations were reported to him by a fellow council member.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2017. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 15, 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule. On this date: In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain...
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Pups campaign is inspiring example of community support for police
(Editorial ~ 08/15/17)
For all involved, it was music to the ears. The recent "Sounds for Hounds" concert was a howling success with $16,238 raised for the purchase and training of four new dogs for the K-9 unit at the Cape Girardeau Police Department. It marked the largest single contribution to the "Pay for the Pups" campaign, launched in January with the lofty goal of $60,000 and which has raised more than $79,000 to date...
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Jackson announces Labor Day trash pickup schedule
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
Jackson's trash pickup will not operate Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day, and the Jackson Recycling Center also will be closed that day. Trash pickup normally conducted Monday instead will be conducted Tuesday, Sept. 5. Tuesday's route remains the same...
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Out of the past: Aug. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 08/15/17)
About 45 volunteers hit the streets of southeast Cape Girardeau to pick up litter. The cleanup is part of the Community Investment in Cape Girardeau beautification project, spearheaded by city councilmen Melvin Gateley and Doug Richards. State Rep. Mary Kasten has been appointed campaign chairman for Peter Kinder in his run for Southeast Missouri's 27th state Senate seat...
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Births 8/15/17
(Births ~ 08/15/17)
Son to Terrill Tamplin and Seanglea Lorrell Johnson of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 4:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Name, Terrill Jr. Weight, 6 pounds. Third son. Johnson is the daughter of Anglea Kirkpatrick of Detroit. She is a server at Golden Corral. Tamplin is the son of Tammy Johnson of Benton Harbor, Michigan. He is a packer at Ceramo...
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Louise Colon
(Obituary ~ 08/15/17)
Louise A. (Ayers) Colon, 82 years young, of Cape Girardeau passed on Thursday, Aug, 10, 2017. Her children and loved ones surrounded her as she went on home to glory to be with her sister, Hazel; husband; son; mother; father; brothers; and sisters. She was born Dec. 11, 1934, in Essex, Missouri, to the late Lee and Odell Ayers. On Nov. 5, 1953, Louise and Wilford Colon were joined in holy matrimony in Cape Girardeau...
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Trump seeks probe by his trade office of China's practices
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- Even as he seeks Beijing's help on North Korea, President Donald Trump asked his trade office on Monday to consider investigating China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property. Trump, in the midst of a 17-day vacation, left his New Jersey golf club to return to the White House to sign an executive action on the probe. He suggested that more steps would be taken against China on trade issues...
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After failure of SC nuke plant, backers seek federal aid
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina, arguing the demise of the $14 billion venture could signal doom for an industry that supplies one-fifth of the nation's electricity...
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Trump's sanctuary city threat triggers confusion, changes
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
CHICAGO -- From defiant lawsuits to reversing policies, U.S. cities and counties are zeroing in on their immigration rules to avoid losing millions in public safety dollars that the White House has threatened to withhold amid a high-stakes clash over sanctuary policies...
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Police: 16 immigrants locked inside rig at Texas truck stop
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
EDINBURG, Texas -- Police in Texas acting on a tip found 16 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10 people died in the back of a hot truck in San Antonio...
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Arctic voyage finds global warming impact on ice, animals
(International News ~ 08/15/17)
VICTORIA STRAIT, Nunavut -- The email arrived in mid-June, seeking to explode any notion global warming might turn our Arctic expedition into a summer cruise. "The most important piece of clothing to pack is good, sturdy and warm boots. There is going to be snow and ice on the deck of the icebreaker," it read...
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Third of Syrian refugee kids not in school, despite pledges
(International News ~ 08/15/17)
MANSHIYEH, Jordan -- Since his family fled civil war in Syria five years ago, 15-year-old Ali al-Sbehi hasn't set foot in a school. Instead, he has put in 12-hour shifts in a supermarket, a fast-food stand and now a coffee shop, enduring abuse from employers, back-breaking work and low pay because he is the sole breadwinner for his family of eight...
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Merck, Under Armour, Intel CEOs resign from Trump business panel
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
TRENTON, N.J. -- The CEOs of athletic wear manufacturer Under Armour, computer chip maker Intel and pharmaceutical company Merck resigned Monday from the White House's American Manufacturing Council -- with the Merck withdrawal drawing a quick and angry Twitter outburst from President Donald Trump...
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18 dead in suspected jihadist attack on Burkina Faso eatery
(International News ~ 08/15/17)
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Hours after suspected Islamic extremists opened fire as patrons dined at the popular restaurant where she worked as a waitress, Amy Sawadogo still was wandering around barefoot at a crisis center, asking about her colleagues...
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Art exhibit expressly for canine critics debuts in NYC
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
NEW YORK -- You won't find pictures of dogs playing poker at DoGUMENTA. A three-day art exhibition curated expressly for dogs attracted hundreds of canines to a marina in lower Manhattan, where hounds and terriers feasted their eyes -- and in some cases their mouths -- on nearly a dozen masterpieces...
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Bowing to pressure, Trump denounces hate groups by name
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Bowing to pressure from right and left, President Donald Trump condemned white-supremacist groups by name Monday, declaring "racism is evil" after two days of public equivocation and internal White House debate over the deadly race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia...
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Mom previously accused Charlottesville driver of beating her
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The driver charged with killing a woman at a white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville previously was accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife, according to police records released Monday. Authorities said 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters Saturday in Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer...
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Man accused of plot to bomb Oklahoma bank
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A 23-year-old man was "out for blood" when he attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank in a plot similar to the deadly 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, authorities said Monday...
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Missouri district drops 2 gay students' yearbook quotes
(State News ~ 08/15/17)
KEARNEY, Mo. -- A Missouri school district is apologizing for removing senior quotes two openly gay students wanted printed under their yearbook pictures. Kearney High graduates Joey Slivinski and Thomas Swartz were surprised when they opened the newly printed 2017 yearbook, KCTV reported...
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At least 250 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides, floods
(International News ~ 08/15/17)
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Mudslides and torrential flooding killed at least 250 people in and around Sierra Leone's capital early Monday after heavy rains, with many victims trapped in homes buried under tons of mud. Survivors and volunteers dug through the mud and debris, at times with their bare hands, in a desperate search for missing relatives, and military personnel were deployed to help with the rescue operation in the West African nation...
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University of Missouri adjusts to budget cuts
(State News ~ 08/15/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Administrators at the University of Missouri in Columbia are working to maintain research and education opportunities despite proposed budget cuts and job eliminations. The university released a budget proposal in May calling for the elimination of more than 300 jobs and about $60 million in budget cuts for fiscal year 2018, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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Kim briefed on missile-test plan near Guam
(International News ~ 08/15/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Tuesday leader Kim Jong Un was briefed on his military's plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam as part of an effort to create "enveloping fire" near the U.S. military hub in the Pacific. The comments, while typically belligerent, are significant because they appeared to signal a path to defuse a deepening crisis with Washington over a weapons program that is seen as having the ability to send a nuclear missile to the U.S. mainland...
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NAACP advisory hurting hotels, St. Louis official says
(State News ~ 08/15/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Some St. Louis hotels are losing meetings because of a travel advisory issued by the NAACP over concerns about a state law that rolls back discrimination protections for workers, a local tourism board said Monday, though its counterpart in Kansas City has reported no issues...
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Swift justice: Jury takes Taylor's side in groping lawsuit
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/17)
DENVER -- Four years after Taylor Swift tried to handle her groping allegation against a radio station DJ quietly, the pop superstar got a very public victory Monday with a jury's verdict she hoped would inspire other women. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Denver deliberated less than four hours to find ex-radio host David Mueller assaulted and battered Swift during a pre-concert meet-and-greet in June 2013. ...
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Possible train accident investigated
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
First responders work the scene of a where a person possibly was hit by a train Monday night at the bottom of Cape Rock Park in Cape Girardeau. Police and fire officials at the scene wouldn't comment. Radio dispatch reports said several people ran from the scene during the time of the incident, and one person was taken to the emergency room of a hospital. A Southeast Missourian reporter saw a smashed cellphone at the scene...
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Stoogefest headliner cancels, cites NAACP travel advisory in Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
The headlining act for this weekend's Stoogefest 9.5 canceled Monday morning, citing a recently-issued travel advisory from the NAACP naming Missouri a travel risk for people of color. The news hit organizer and Stooges Restaurant owner Ron Cook especially hard, he said, because the Nashville-based Gian Cage Band was the inspiration for the event -- the second Stoogefest of the summer...
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Going green: Georgia man repeats as kale-eating champ
(National News ~ 08/15/17)
HAMBURG, N.Y. -- When it comes to chowing down kale, Gideon Oji is again the top dog, beating back a challenge from hotdog-eating champ Joey Chestnut. Oji gulped down 22 1/2 16-ounce bowls of the leafy green vegetable in eight minutes during Sunday's Kale Yeah! Competition at the Erie County Fair. The kale was served raw with oil and vinegar. Chestnut consumed 20 kale servings. Oji, of Marrow, Georgia, took the inaugural kale-eating title last year, consuming 25 1/2 servings...
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Jackson police 8/15/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/15/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Justin Brune, 36, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, fourth-degree domestic assault, first-degree property damage and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police 8/15/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/15/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of property damage and violation of an order of protection at 920 N. Fountain St...
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U.S. 61 in Cape County closed for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 08/15/17)
U.S. 61 in Cape County closed for bridge replacement U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews replace a bridge over Poor Creek between County Road 506 and Achillea Lane in Old Appleton. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release indicates the work will take place Sept. ...
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Prayer 8/15/17
(Prayer ~ 08/15/17)
Father God, thank you that we have victory through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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Professor's 'stress-reduction' policy gets failing grade
(Column ~ 08/15/17)
Just in time for the school year to kick off, education took center stage as a professor attempted to implement a controversial policy. Common sense prevailed, but the idea that it was even a consideration is alarming and another example of our cultural decline...
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