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Aircraft carrier is rushed to Irma-battered Keys
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
MIAMI -- Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to help with search-and-rescue operations in Florida on Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation. "I just hope everyone survived," Gov. Rick Scott said...
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Shaken but OK; Jackson native, family experience major quake in Mexico
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
Tremors are common in Arriaga, Mexico. Ron Mouser lives there with his wife Ivonne and their five young children. It's in Chiapas, the southernmost -- and poorest -- Mexican state, near the Guatemalan border and about a half-hour from the ocean. Mouser is a missionary, not a seismologist, but had become comfortable with the tremors over his two decades in Mexico...
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Southerner by Tractors owners seek to bring 'sophisticated Southern' cuisine
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
It's a lot like having children, admitted restaurateur Teresa Blankenship. She said opening a restaurant pairs a sense of boundless potential with acute anxiety. There's even the same lack of sleep. "I have three children," she said, plus she and her husband Steve started the popular uptown restaurant Tractors in Jackson two decades ago...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2017. There are 110 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 12, 1942, during World War II, a German U-boat off West Africa torpedoed the RMS Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians; it's estimated more than 1,600 people died while some 1,100 survived after the ship sank. ...
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Venus Williams an impressive pick for speaker series
(Editorial ~ 09/12/17)
At 37 years of age, it's not surprising Venus Williams is on the speaking circuit. After all, most professional athletes look for a productive use of their suddenly open schedule when they reach that ripe age, which usually means retirement, especially for tennis players...
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Brenda Glueck
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
Brenda I. Glueck, 68, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born June 2, 1949, in Sikeston, Missouri, daughter of Edison and Myra Haubold Taylor. She and Virgil Glueck were married Feb. 27, 1968...
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Harold Hutchings
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
Harold J. Hutchings, 67, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 20, 1950, in Fredericktown, Missouri, to Robert and Frances (Dollinger) Hutchings. Harold proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy...
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Arnold Yount
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Arnold Ray Yount, 73, of Marble Hill entered into rest Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at his residence. He was born Aug. 22, 1944, in Bessville, Missouri, son of William F. and Helen M. Green Yount. Arnold had worked as a tuckpointer and served his country proudly in the U.S. Army...
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Lawsuit settled over rights to monkey's selfie photo
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorneys announced a settlement Monday in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs taken by a monkey before a federal appeals court could answer the novel legal question. Under the deal, the photographer whose camera was used to take the photos agreed to donate 25 percent of any future revenue from the images to charities dedicated to protecting crested macaques in Indonesia, lawyers for an animal-rights group said...
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Out of the past: Sept. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 09/12/17)
Pete Poe thinks this week's SEMO District Fair has one attraction that's hard to top: an expected visit Wednesday afternoon from First Lady Barbara Bush. It will mark the first time in the history of the fair that the wife of a sitting president has visited the annual event...
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Apple may test the bounds of iPhone love with a $1,000 model
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that's become an indispensable part of modern life. The unveiling of a dramatically redesigned iPhone likely will be the marquee moment today when Apple hosts its first product event at its new spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California...
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Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The National Park Service plans to thin a herd of bison in the Grand Canyon through roundups and by seeking volunteers who are physically fit and proficient with a gun to kill the animals that increasingly are damaging park resources...
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Harvey, Irma to slow economy, but rebound should follow
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- With businesses disrupted, fuel and chemical refineries out of commission and consumers struggling to restore their lives, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma likely will pack a tough double-whammy for the U.S. economy. Nearly one-fifth of the nation's oil refining capacity has been shut down because of Harvey, and fuel production has dropped sharply as a result, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch...
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Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court on refugee ban
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is back at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to continue to allow strict enforcement of a temporary ban on refugees from around the world. The Justice Department's high-court filing Monday follows an appeals court ruling last week that would allow refugees to enter the United States if a resettlement agency in the U.S. had agreed to take them in...
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Catholic leaders decry Dems' questioning of judicial pick
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Roman Catholic leaders are objecting to Democratic senators' line of questioning for one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees, arguing the focus on her faith is misplaced and runs counter to the Constitution's prohibition on religious tests for political office...
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Republicans jumping ship amid dissatisfaction in Trump era
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Veteran Republicans are bailing on Congress in growing numbers, as GOP control of Washington fails to produce the unity or legislative successes party leaders want. With President Donald Trump willing, if not eager, to buck fellow Republicans and even directly attack them, a number of lawmakers no longer wish to be involved...
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U.S. marks 9/11 anniversary with resolve, tears, hope
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
NEW YORK -- Americans commemorated 9/11 on Monday with tear-streaked tributes, a presidential warning to terrorists and appeals from victims' relatives for unity and hope 16 years after the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Looking out at the solemn crowd at ground zero, Debra Epps said she views every day as time to do something to ensure her brother, Christopher Epps, and thousands of others didn't die in vain...
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Security clearance backlog leads to risky interim passes
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- A government backlog of 700,000 security-clearance reviews has led agencies such as the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals -- even rapists and killers -- fueling calls for better and faster vetting of people with access to the nation's secrets...
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Crossing Trump on climate, new Miss America fears no tweet
(Entertainment ~ 09/12/17)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Cara Mund is not worried she may begin her yearlong reign as Miss America by starting a Twitter war with the nation's Tweeter-In-Chief. The 23-year-old Miss North Dakota won the crown Sunday night in Atlantic City after saying during an onstage interview President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord...
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Chicago asks for national halt to Trump immigration rules
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
CHICAGO -- Attorneys for Chicago on Monday asked a federal judge for a nationwide halt to Trump administration requirements that cities enforce tough immigration laws to receive some federal grants, staking out a leadership role for the nation's third-largest city in the fight over so-called sanctuary cities...
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Long lines form for aid on Irma-battered Caribbean islands
(International News ~ 09/12/17)
HAVANA -- With ports mended and weather cleared, officials struggled Monday to get aid to Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma and tried to take stock of the damage caused by the Category 5 storm. At least 34 people were reported to have been killed in the region, including 10 in Cuba, whose northern coast was raked by the storm. Cuban state media said most of those died in Havana, where seawater surged deep into residential neighborhoods...
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U.N. approves watered-down new sanctions against North Korea
(International News ~ 09/12/17)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea in a watered-down resolution that eliminated a ban on all oil imports and an international asset freeze on the government and leader Kim Jong Un that the Trump administration wanted...
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Greitens: Rights of peaceful protesters will be protected
(State News ~ 09/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens assured black faith leaders Monday in St. Louis the rights of peaceful protesters will be protected if unrest occurs after a judge rules in a former police officer's murder trial. But after the meeting at Washington Metropolitan AME Zion Church, the Republican governor stressed any protest veering into violence will not be tolerated...
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Missouri innovation fund to support entrepreneurs
(State News ~ 09/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Gov. Eric Greitens said the state plans to start an innovation fund to support entrepreneurship efforts in Missouri. Greitens mentioned the fund Thursday at an economic development conference in St. Louis. Under the plan, private fund managers would go through Missouri Technology Corp. to borrow state money, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Access to abortion services expands in Missouri
(State News ~ 09/12/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Access to abortion clinics in Missouri is expanding at a time when state leaders have passed legislation tightening abortion regulations. Planned Parenthood Great Plains received a license and has begun booking appointments for nonsurgical abortions at its Kansas City clinic, with consultations expected to begin Sept. 18...
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2 doctors with felony records back to practicing medicine
(State News ~ 09/12/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top health official is raising questions about a regulatory board restoring two doctors' licenses to practice medicine despite their felony records and misuse of prescription drugs. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts' decision to relicense Michael Impey and Charles Sutherland is part of a larger pattern of physician drug abuse...
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Wallingford: Expulsion unlikely for Democratic senator over assassination comment
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
Missouri Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal likely won't be expelled for commenting on Facebook she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated, state Sen. Wayne Wallingford said Monday. Wallingford said that's because the Senate cannot expel members during a veto session, which is called solely to address legislation vetoed by the governor. The veto session is scheduled to begin Wednesday...
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Board rescinds Scott City school chief's raise
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
Scott City school district superintendent Brian Lee will not be receiving a once-planned raise this year after action at Monday's board of education special meeting. About 30 people attended the meeting, many of them teachers, who will not be receiving a raise this year...
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Ameren Missouri workers sent to Florida to help ease power outages
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
More than 100 Ameren Missouri line workers have deployed to Florida to aid relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma. "The numbers of outages are still going up, so damage is still occurring," said Mike Lewis, coordinator for Ameren's mutual-assistance crews...
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Thieves take SUV hauling a casket
(National News ~ 09/12/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Police said thieves stole an SUV and an attached U-Haul trailer with a casket inside. Police say the heist occurred early Monday at a Residence Inn motel, and the casket later was found not far from the site it was taken. Authorities said the casket contained the body of the victim's father-in-law. Police said the deceased man's daughter and her husband were on their way from Oklahoma to Kirtland, New Mexico, to bury him...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/12/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Valerie A. Smith, 53, of Wyatt, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation. n Joseph M. Livingston, 37, 560 N. West End Blvd., was arrested at 2007 Southern Expressway on two Cape Girardeau County warrants...
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Jackson policer report 9/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/12/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jiarong Tang, 22, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked. n Johnathan Barnard, 18, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of failure to stop for posted stop sign and possession of marijuana under 10 grams...
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Larry Koch
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Larry N. Koch, 76, of Albuquerque, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living. Arrangements by Cremation Society of New Mexico...
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Shirley Jones
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Shirley Lee Jones, 80, of Patton died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Greg King officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery...
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Phil Dillow
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Phillip Van "Phil" Dillow, 69, of Tamms died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois...
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Southbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge maintenance
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
Southbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge maintenance Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the bridge at mile marker 89. A MoDOT news release says the work will be Sept. 25 from 7:30 a.m. to noon...
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Rita Walker
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Rita Walker, 35, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. A graveside service will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery near Patton, Missouri, with the Rev. Josh Walker officiating...
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Ilah Thompson
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ilah L. Thompson, 79, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. No services will be held at this time. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Joy Engelhart
(Obituary ~ 09/12/17)
Joy L. Engelhart, 83, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jacka.m. to service time on Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Prayer 9/12/17
(Prayer ~ 09/12/17)
Lord Jesus, may we be encouragers and pray for one another. Amen.
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She killed herself
(Column ~ 09/12/17)
Eric Bolling, the former Fox News host, received the tragic news this weekend that his son, Eric Chase Bolling, 19, was found dead in his bed Friday afternoon. The 19-year-old was a student at the University of Colorado Boulder. The young man's death reportedly came shortly after his father parted ways with Fox News in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. ...
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The Kellerman Foundation to Host the Fourth Annual US Grant Symposium
(Submitted Story ~ 09/12/17)
Ulysses S. Grant may have only spent five days in Cape Girardeau but they were life-changing days for his rise to become the nation’s first four-star general and our eighteenth president. That is why the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, which is committed to preserving and presenting our community’s history, is proud to be the host of the Fourth Annual U.S. ...
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SEMO Fair Traditions
(Submitted Story ~ 09/12/17)
This year was Cooper Greens 3rd attending the SEMO District Fair. Like previous years we walked through the tractors while eating kettle corn. Afterwards we awed at all the big rides with pretty lights. And last but not least we played some fair games!...
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Broadway traffic signal pole replacement project to close intersection
(Local News ~ 09/12/17)
Broadway will be closed to northbound and southbound traffic at Sprigg Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday to allow Cotner Electric to replace a traffic-signal pole.
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