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More than spectacle: Eclipses create science and so can you
(State News ~ 08/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- The sun is about to spill some of its secrets, maybe even reveal a few hidden truths of the cosmos. And you can get in on the act next week if you are in the right place for the best solar eclipse in the U.S. in nearly a century. Astronomers are going full blast to pry even more science from the mysterious ball of gas that's vital to Earth. ...
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Cape firm specializing in behavioral analysis wins $50,000 startup grant
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
One Cape Girardeau startup specializing in applied behavior analysis is the newest recipient of a $50,000 grant after winning the most recent round of Codefi's 1st50K competition Tuesday. Morning Star Behavioral Associates helps people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, mental illness or autism using a proprietary program it has developed called the 11 Categories of Independence...
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Woman dies in house fire in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Officials identified the woman who died when her house caught fire Tuesday morning in Cape Girardeau County. Cape Girardeau County deputy coroner Dennis Turner said he was called to the scene on Route V near Oriole Street shortly before 6 a.m. Turner said the deceased was 49-year-old Deena Williams, a resident of the home...
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Scott City Council reinstates police chief
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Scott City's City Council reinstated David Leeman as police chief Tuesday, little more than a week after he submitted his resignation. The turnabout came after Mayor Ron Cummins resigned Monday amid calls for an investigation into allegations he had abused his office, including interfering in police investigations...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2017. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42. On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Battle of Bennington in what was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War...
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The family unit plays important role in community
(Column ~ 08/16/17)
I've always been told there is a solution for every problem. Look hard enough and work hard enough and you'll eventually find that elusive solution. But the issue of race relations may be that single issue in this nation that currently defies a solution...
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Polo club and foster program partner for fundraiser
(Editorial ~ 08/16/17)
Upon first glance a polo club and children in the court system may not seem to have anything in common. Polo is generally associated with affluence and the good life, and the other with need. One common denominator is they are generally out of the view of mainstream society. ...
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Speak Out 8-16-17
(Speak Out ~ 08/16/17)
Thank you to the two ladies that brightened our somewhat sad day by bringing snacks to the Critical Care waiting room. We were waiting to see a relative that had been in an accident and these ladies were kind and caring. You said your church was Mercy Hill and you definitely showed mercy. It is good to know people really do care...
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Not just fluff and buff: Spas emphasize wellness over beauty
(Community ~ 08/16/17)
NEW YORK -- Unplug. Breathe. Relax. Wellness rather than beauty was the message this week at the annual International Spa Association event in New York. While there were plenty of skin products and treatments on display, the bigger trend in the spa world remains alleviating stress...
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Tomato Mozzarella and Basil Tart is a versatile dish
(Community ~ 08/16/17)
There are very few things more delicious than tomatoes in season. Sure you can buy them year-round, but these imports tend to be mealy and flavorless, so why bother? Tomato, mozzarella and basil tart is a celebration of the tomato at the peak of its perfection, namely right now...
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$28.75 charge to visit Elvis' grave during vigil upsets fans
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- For nearly four decades, fans of the late singer Elvis Presley have made a solemn procession past his grave at his Graceland mansion during the annual candlelight vigil commemorating his death, without paying a penny. This year, on the 40th anniversary of the rock 'n' roll icon's death, it's going to cost them $28.75...
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Elvis has never left the building in Las Vegas
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
LAS VEGAS -- Elvis Presley has been dead for 40 years, but the King's legacy is alive and well in Las Vegas. Elvis impersonators remain a staple of Las Vegas kitsch, performing at casino venues, wedding chapels and street stages while decked out in garish jumpsuits, sunglasses and sideburn wigs...
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Out of the past: Aug. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 08/16/17)
A school-bus recall announced last month by Navistar International was expanded last week to include all 185,000 Navistar International school-bus chassis manufactured after Sept. 1, 1978. The recall will effect school buses in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville and Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and Cairo and Marion, Illinois...
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James Presson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/16/17)
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- James Ellis Presson Jr., 84, of Gulf Breeze, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. He was born July 10, 1933, in Charleston, Missouri, the son of the late James and Margie Rothschild Presson. He married Louise Marie Grigsby on April 12, 1954, and she preceded him in death July 22, 2011...
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Elizabeth Lesicko
(Obituary ~ 08/16/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elizabeth E. Lesicko, 86, of Perryville died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Entombment will be in Mary Queen of Heaven Mausoleum...
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Kim Gilbert
(Obituary ~ 08/16/17)
Kim Gilbert, 61, of Jackson died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of life service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at 3 p.m. at Trail of Tears State Park. Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Richard Dannenmueller
(Obituary ~ 08/16/17)
KELSO, Mo. -- Richard Lee Dannenmueller, 64, of Kelso died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Shannon Dailey
(Obituary ~ 08/16/17)
Shannon Dailey, son of the late Roland E. Dailey and son of Jeannie Alsup Putney, was born March 15, 1983, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Cape Girardeau County at the age of 34. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Afghanistan...
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Jackson fire report 8/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Emergency medical service on Oak Street. n Emergency medical service on Cedar Street. Sunday n Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Medical assists were made at 6:32 a.m. on Kingshighway; 10:02 a.m. on Themis Street; 6:59 p.m. on William Street; 8:11 p.m. on Independence Street; 8:12 p.m. on Stoddard Street; 10:37 p.m. on South Hanover Street; and 10:49 p.m. on William Street...
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Births 8/16/17
(Births ~ 08/16/17)
Son to Gregory Edward and Kathryn Jo Sprengel of Grapevine, Texas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 7:46 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Name, Vance Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child. Mrs. Sprengel is the former Kathryn Mothershead, daughter of the late Kimberly Vance Mothershead of Cape Girardeau. Sprengel is the son of Archie and Anne Sprengel of Cape Girardeau...
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Family of woman who died in St. Louis-area jail settles suit
(State News ~ 08/16/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The family of a homeless woman has settled a lawsuit over her death on a jail cell floor in 2011. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported a confidentiality agreement bars the parties from disclosing details of the settlement, but the city of Richmond Heights, Missouri, paid the family of Anna Brown nearly $570,000. The city's settlement amount is public information...
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A look at a NAACP travel warning to would-be Missouri guests
(State News ~ 08/16/17)
St. Louis' hospitality industry says it's starting to see lost business that's perhaps tied to the NAACP's travel warning to would-be visitors to Missouri. The warning, issued last month as the civil-rights organization's first-ever such advisory, largely hinges on the group's concerns about a state law that soon will roll back discrimination protections for workers...
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Missouri Supreme Court rejects request to stop execution
(State News ~ 08/16/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a motion from attorneys seeking to halt the execution of a man scheduled to die next week but did not explain its decision. Attorneys for Marcellus Williams had asked the state Supreme Court and Gov. ...
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AG Hawley's vote in Boone County raises questions on residency
(State News ~ 08/16/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Questions are being raised again about whether Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is violating state law by living in rural Boone County rather than in Jefferson City. The issue, which first arose after Hawley took office in January, resurfaced after The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported Hawley, a Republican in his first term, voted last week in a special election in Boone County. Jefferson City is in Cole County...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Brock T. Reid, 27, homeless, was arrested on a probation and parole warrant at Harmony Lane and North Hanover Street. Summons n Michael S. Cruz, 37, homeless, was issued summonses for possession of drug paraphernalia, improper registration, revoked license, no insurance and no hand or mechanical signals at Independence Street and Henderson Avenue...
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Cape police investigate shooting of car
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
A Cape Girardeau police officer takes photos of bullet holes in the backseat window of a woman's car Tuesday on South Ellis Street between Morgan Oak and Good Hope streets.
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Brush pile goes up in smoke Tuesday in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Sylvester Smith turns from his brush fire to pose for a portrait Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Smith said he was burning the large brush pile to make room for more tree limbs.
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Hillary Clinton's pastor plagiarized prayer at heart of book
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton's pastor acknowledged he plagiarized part of the prayer commentary he sent her the day after she lost the presidential election, a devotional that is at the heart of a book he published Tuesday. The Rev. Bill Shillady said in a statement he was "stunned" to learn his devotional, "Sunday is Coming," was so similar to an earlier blog post by the Rev. Matt Deuel of Mission Point Community Church in Warsaw, Indiana...
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Rhetoric over: 3-nation efforts to revise NAFTA begin
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- Of all the trade deals he lambasted on the campaign trail as threats to American workers, President Donald Trump reserved particular scorn for one: The North American Free Trade Agreement. The NAFTA agreement with Mexico and Canada was "the worst trade deal in history," candidate Trump declared...
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Trump signs order to speed infrastructure projects
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has signed a new executive order intended to make more efficient the federal permitting process for construction of transportation, water and other infrastructure projects without harming the environment...
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Lawsuit claims rodent was baked into Chick-fil-A sandwich
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent. Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was baked into the bottom bun of her chicken sandwich...
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Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
McLEAN, Va. -- A Virginia man said police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday's violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to three deaths. Photos and video of the beating inflicted on 21-year-old DeAndre Harris have gone viral. Police said Tuesday they are investigating the incident, portions of which were captured on video. One person of interest has been identified, but no arrests have been made, city spokeswoman Miriam Dickler said...
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Racial politics haunt GOP in the Trump era
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
NEW YORK -- The statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the focus of an emotional debate in the state's Republican primary election weeks before it became a flashpoint in the nation's struggle over race. Corey Stewart, an outsider candidate for governor sometimes compared to President Donald Trump, seized on possible removal of the Confederate general's memorial as an "attempt to destroy traditional America."...
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Backlash over GOP bills to shield drivers who hit protesters
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly or not, they're facing a backlash after violent images of a car ramming into a crowd protesting a white-supremacist rally have been seen around the world...
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Korean leaders, U.S. open door to diplomacy in nuclear crisis
(International News ~ 08/16/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's military on Tuesday presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and "wring the windpipes of the Yankees," even as both Koreas and the United States signaled willingness to avert a deepening crisis, with each suggesting a path toward negotiations...
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More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
(International News ~ 08/16/17)
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her. The only thing she could do was run. She was one of the survivors, those who managed to escape the surging mudslides and floodwaters in and around Sierra Leone's capital that killed more than 300 people, many of them trapped as they slept...
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Unretired, Soderbergh wants to pull a fast one on Hollywood
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/17)
NEW YORK -- "Populist Pictures," reads the buzzer to Steven Soderbergh's Tribeca office. You might mistake it as ironic. It's a grand title for a little nameplate on an otherwise nondescript Manhattan building. But he means it. Four years after quitting moviemaking, Soderbergh is back with "Logan Lucky." His hiatus -- so abbreviated as to be nonexistent -- hasn't been spent toying with a Major Artistic Statement to be showered in Oscar buzz...
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Woman with Sikeston ties finds her way in country music world
(Community ~ 08/16/17)
SIKESTON -- This Rose appears to have no thorns. Maryland native and country/pop musician Maggie Rose recently released her single, "Body on Fire," and her stock in trade as a musician continues to soar. This beautiful and talented darling of country music -- who is married to Sikeston native Austin Marshall -- is living the dream...
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Near miss: Woman 'lucky' following train incident
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
A Cape Girardeau woman narrowly escaped serious injury when she crossed in front of a moving train Monday night, police said. “She was an extremely lucky human being to be alive,” Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Rick Schmidt said. Police have not disclosed the name of the 35-year-old woman. She was taken by private vehicle to Southeast Hospital, then was transferred to Saint Francis Medical Center, which operates a trauma unit, Schmidt said...
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New headlining act announced for Stoogefest
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Cape Girardeau-based Outside the Lines will headline Stoogefest 9.5, organizer Ron Cook said. The announcement came after the previous headliners, the Gian Cage Band, canceled Monday, citing an NAACP-issued travel advisory for people of color in the state of Missouri...
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Gas shortages not likely during eclipse, though traffic should spike
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
While the upcoming eclipse is expected to bring heavy traffic, industry professionals said rumors or warnings of gasoline shortages are unlikely. "I've seen some of that stuff," said Mike Right, AAA vice president of public affairs, referring to rumors of gas shortages. ...
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Belgian town makes giant omelet
(International News ~ 08/16/17)
MALMEDY, Belgium -- Defying rain and a tainted-egg scandal that has shaken consumers, a Belgian town turned nearly 10,000 eggs into a giant omelet for the community. Cooks and volunteers whipped up the massive concoction Tuesday. The annual event took on greater meaning after several countries reported receiving egg products contaminated by a pesticide. Event organizers verified the sources for the eggs and deemed them danger-free...
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Nation briefs 8/16/17
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped into business leaders who resigned from his White House jobs panel -- the latest sign corporate America's romance with Trump is faltering -- after his equivocal response to violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. ...
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Violence adds momentum to removal of Confederate statues
(National News ~ 08/16/17)
Cities and states accelerated their plans to remove Confederate monuments from public property Tuesday as the violence over a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, moved leaders across the country to plan to wipe away much of the remaining Old South imagery...
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Road work 8/16/17
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Route B in Bollinger County between Route M and Route UU to Highway 34 will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pull paving, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Aug. 28 to Sept. 8...
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Prayer 8/16/17
(Prayer ~ 08/16/17)
Lord Jesus, we pray for the strength to run the race you've set before us. Amen.
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Jackson, MO, Boy Scouts Attend Philmont Scout Ranch
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/17)
Boy Scouts from Troops 210, 311, and 11 in Jackson, Missouri, attended Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in July 2017. Members of the crew were youths: Isaiah Cougill, Connor Craigmiles, Noah Dameron, Cooper Emmons, Dalton Seabaugh, Kyle Seabaugh, Braiden Wagganer, and Kohl Welker; and adults George Craigmiles, Greg Emmons, David Seabaugh, and Tim Welker. ...
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Cape County 4-Her’s Compete at State Poultry Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension State 4-H Poultry Day was held on June 17, 2017 with over 60 participants from around the state. The 2017 contest included a Junior and Senior Avian Quiz Bowl, Photo Contest, a Dozen Egg Contest, Judging, and educational sessions...
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Fire damages Jackson apartment building; residents displaced
(Local News ~ 08/16/17)
Several families at a Jackson apartment complex were rendered at least temporarily homeless after a fire occurred one of the units Tuesday night. A fire about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday in a back bedroom severely damaged an upper-floor apartment of a four-unit building at 1445 Woodland Drive. An apartment below it also sustained smoke and water damage, Jackson assistant fire chief Randy Davis said...
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