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Boys and Girls Club director to resign
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
The executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Missouri soon will step down, and the current operations leader will serve until a permanent replacement is hired, according to a news release from the organization. Executive director Carol Childers will resign effective Oct. 25, according to the release...
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Ashley Furniture to occupy anchor spot at West Park Mall
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
Ashley Furniture HomeStore is coming to Cape Girardeau's West Park Mall, according to a mall spokeswoman. Stacey Keating, speaking for CBL Properties, which owns West Park Mall, said in an email Monday the furniture store will occupy the 53,000-square-foot space that once housed Furniture Factory Liquidators...
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Cape Central student earns perfect ACT score
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
A perfect ACT score is an eye-opener -- and will open doors. Cape Girardeau Central High School senior Zachary Sample said earning a perfect ACT score was a "pleasant surprise." He scored a full 36 on the English and mathematics portions of the ACT, and a 35 on the reading and science portions, which averaged to the perfect 36, he said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2017. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1952, Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared in Detroit, "I shall go to Korea" as he promised to end the conflict. (He made the visit over a month later.)...
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Senate advances $36.5B disaster relief package
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday gave a preliminary OK to a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would provide Puerto Rico with a needed infusion of cash and keep the federal flood-insurance program from running out of money to pay claims...
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Study: NYC could see bad flooding every 5 years
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Within the next three decades, floods that used to strike the New York City area only once every 500 years could occur every five years, according to a new scientific study released days before the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. The study, performed by researchers at several universities and published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, primarily blames the predicted change on sea-level rise caused by global warming...
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Trump shoots down retirement limit to pay for GOP tax cuts
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump shot down a possible approach for raising revenue to finance tax cuts in politically must-do legislation for the Republicans, promising Monday the popular 401(k) retirement savings program will be untouched. Still, the head of the House's tax-writing committee indicated changes to the 401(k) structure may still be on the table as Republicans push an ambitious timetable to get tax legislation written...
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Trump awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam-era Army medic
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday turned a Medal of Honor ceremony for a Vietnam-era Army medic who risked his life to help wounded comrades into a mini-homework tutorial for the boy and girl who came to watch their grandfather be enshrined "into the history of our nation."...
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Judge: Trump's health care cuts don't pose immediate threat
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge on Monday hammered an attorney for California over the state's push for a court order immediately reinstating "Obamacare" subsidies cut off by the Trump administration, saying California and other states had protected consumers from the loss of the funding...
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Military judge in Bergdahl case worries about Trump impact
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's punishment said Monday he is concerned President Donald Trump's comments about the case could affect the public's perception of the military justice system. Sentencing was set to begin Monday for Bergdahl on charges he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009...
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EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change...
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Over $200M pledged in new funds for Rohingya
(International News ~ 10/24/17)
GENEVA -- Governments and international donors pledged $234 million Monday to help over 600,000 Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh over the last two months. The head of the U.N.'s aid coordination agency said a one-day conference co-hosted by the European Union and Kuwait's government had taken strides in meeting a recent U.N. ...
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New York attorney general launches probe of Weinstein Co.
(Entertainment ~ 10/24/17)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil-rights investigation on Monday into The Weinstein Co. after sexual harassment and assault allegations against its co-founder, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. As part of the investigation, the prosecutor's office issued a subpoena seeking company records on harassment complaints and legal settlements to determine whether civil-rights and anti-discrimination laws were broken...
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IS came with a hit list, left Syria town in a trail of blood
(International News ~ 10/24/17)
BEIRUT -- The Islamic State militants came into the Syrian town with a hit list. By the time they left three weeks later, more than 70 civilians had been killed -- shot or beheaded, their bodies dumped in farms and ditches. The apparent revenge killings in the town of Qaryatayn underscore the ability of the extremists to inflict heavy losses even when they're in retreat -- and portend more violence as they fight to hang on to their last strongholds in Syria...
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Tillerson makes surprise trips to Iraq, Afghanistan in 1 day
(International News ~ 10/24/17)
BAGHDAD -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Monday just hours after returning from a similar surprise visit to Afghanistan, meeting the top political leaders in each of the embattled countries. Cloaked in secrecy, Tillerson flew into Iraq from Qatar...
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Politics on display as Letterman receives Mark Twain Prize
(Community ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- David Letterman never was known as a particularly political comedian, preferring a detached irony-drenched tone that favored the surreal and silly over topical humor. But there was a political tint to much of Sunday night's ceremony to present Letterman with the Mark Twain award for American humor...
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Kelly on O'Reilly: Abuse, shaming of women has to stop
(Entertainment ~ 10/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Megyn Kelly took on her former Fox News Channel colleague Bill O'Reilly in blunt terms Monday, revealing she had gone to her bosses to complain about O'Reilly's behavior and saying the size of a newly revealed $32 million settlement of harassment charges made by a Fox analyst was "jaw-dropping."...
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McCain issues veiled criticism of Trump's Vietnam deferment
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John McCain, a former Navy pilot and prisoner of war during Vietnam, issued a veiled criticism of President Donald Trump's medical deferments that kept him from serving in the U.S. military during the conflict. In an interview with C-SPAN that aired Sunday, the six-term Arizona lawmaker lamented the military "drafted the lowest income level of America and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur."...
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General lays out Niger attack details; questions remain
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. special-forces unit ambushed by Islamic militants in Niger didn't call for help until an hour into their first contact with the enemy, the top U.S. general said Monday, as he tried to clear up some of the murky details of the assault that killed four American troops and has triggered a nasty political brawl...
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Soldier's widow says Trump didn't know husband's name
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- A fallen soldier's angry widow joined the stormy dispute with President Donald Trump on Monday over his response to her husband's death, declaring his failure to remember the soldier's name in last week's condolence call "made me cry."...
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Report gives insight into reinstatement of St. Louis police captain
(State News ~ 10/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The actions of a black St. Louis police officer who was fired after altering a police report were worthy of only a reprimand, according to a report obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that offers insight into why the city's Civil Service Commission later reinstated him with back pay...
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Amazon says it received 238 proposals for 2nd headquarters
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Amazon said Monday it received 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico hoping to be the home of the company's second headquarters. The online retailer kicked off its hunt for a second home base in September, promising to bring 50,000 new jobs and spend more than $5 billion on construction. Proposals were due last week, and Amazon made clear that tax breaks and grants would be a big deciding factor on where it chooses to land...
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Valetta Robinson
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Valetta Gertrude Robinson, age 94, of Patton entered into rest on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at the Jackson Manor nursing home in Jackson. She was born on July 31, 1923, in Flat River, Missouri, daughter of Arthur and Gertrude Slover Heitman. She and William Robinson were united in marriage on Oct. 20, 1945, and he passed away July 23, 1999...
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Florence Mills
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Florence Mae Mills, 92, of Glen Allen passed away Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov 16, 1924, in Flat River, Missouri, she was the daughter of Jesse and Augusta Kellerman Barks. She married George Mills on Feb. 9, 1942. He predeceased her on Jan. 27, 2011...
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Shirley Beggs
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Shirley Ann Beggs, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 17, 1940, in Kelso, Missouri, to Edward J. and Ellen V. Smith Martin. She was a lab assistant at Southeast Hospital. She was a member of the "Early Birds" Bowling League for 38 years; Red Hats and Southeast Volunteer Auxiliary...
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Betty McKinley
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Betty Jo McKinley passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born to Glen H. and Pearl Collins Gentry on March 10, 1927. A beloved mother and grandmother, Betty's love of family and faith in God sustained her for 90 years. Betty was an active member of the Illmo Baptist Church for 60 years, volunteering in many capacities as a teacher and youth leader...
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Pamela Stovall
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Pamela Louise Stovall, 74, of Jackson died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at her home. She was born May 30, 1943, in DuQuoin, Illinois, to Sidney A. and Louise Sapp Rushing. She and Willard W. "Dub" Stovall were married June 23, 1984, at Jackson. Pamela graduated from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield, Illinois, in 1964. ...
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Nedra Coonts
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Nedra D. Coonts, 81, of Scott City died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at her home. She was born April 6, 1936, to William and Harriet Burson Brant in Campbell, Missouri. She married Dallis Coonts on Dec. 20, 1953. He preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 1999...
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Herman Delgado
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Herman Michael Delgado, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 19, 1931, in New York City, New York, to John and Cruz Delgado. He and Sally Gayle Williams were married April 6, 1957, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky...
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Earl Koenig
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Earl W. Koenig, 77, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Estates of Perryville. He was born July 29, 1940, in Uniontown, Missouri, son of William F. and Amanda Franke Koenig. He and Norma J. Pickens Ulrich Koenig were married July 5, 1985. She survives in Perryville...
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Safe House about halfway to goal for bigger shelter
(Editorial ~ 10/24/17)
The Safe House for Women is about halfway to its $2 million goal to build a new facility for abused women. The organization is hoping to break ground next year. The current facility, which is not disclosed publicly due to safety concerns for the women who take refuge there, is not nearly big enough to accommodate the demand. ...
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Affordable health care?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/17)
I just received a shocking letter over the weekend from my one and only choice for an individual healthcare policy in this area, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. My policy for 2017 is classified Bronze and it includes a $6,550 deductible per person times two for a family of three and it costs $1,590 per month, which was an increase of 33 percent over the 2016 year. ...
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City manager: TIF sparks major redevelopment downtown
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
Tax-increment financing has sparked major redevelopment in Cape Girardeau's downtown, city manager Scott Meyer told the local school board Monday. Two projects have been approved for TIFs since April 2016, which has spurred $25.6 million in private investment, Meyer said...
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Woman marks 94th birthday by skydiving
(National News ~ 10/24/17)
HAZLETON, Pa. -- A woman celebrated her 94th birthday by going skydiving along with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter. Williamsport resident Eila Campbell said she figured she might not "make it for another year" at her age, so she took the 10,000-foot plunge Sunday at Hazleton Regional Airport. Granddaughter Sara Schuelke and great-granddaughter Jess Fox also jumped. Campbell described the free fall as "kind of a wow" and said she'd skydive again...
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Exploiting tragedy to excoriate Trump
(Column ~ 10/24/17)
I'm all about holding leaders' feet to the fire, even taking it to them hard if necessary. Being subject to a critical eye is part of their job, and it is our job as responsible citizens to hold them accountable. So yeah, I like it. What I don't like, however, is the abandonment of decency and truth for partisan political advantage. This is exactly what we are witnessing in this firestorm that Rep. Frederica Wilson has ignited with President Trump...
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Prayer 10/24/17
(Prayer ~ 10/24/17)
O Lord Jesus, we lift our eyes to you, our Deliverer and Savior. Amen.
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State briefs 10/24/17
(State News ~ 10/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri State Public Defender's Office in Springfield said it's too busy to handle several cases, including a recent homicide at a mobile-home park southwest of the Springfield city limits. The Springfield News-Leader reported the head of Springfield's public defender office sent a letter last week saying attorneys are carrying excessive caseloads and cannot take on the case of Dameon Clinghan at this time. ...
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Albert House
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Albert R. House, 88, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville. Visitation will be held at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday from 6:30 a.m. until time of service at 10 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Pete Patton. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery in Crosstown, Missouri, with military graveside service provided by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team...
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Frances Kight
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
Frances L. Kight, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mike Huffman officiating...
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Out of the past: Oct. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 10/24/17)
A mock earthquake strikes the Cape Girardeau area in the morning, launching a massive two-day emergency medical response exercise involving about 2,000 civilian and military personnel; in all, about 1,000 "casualties" are being handled in Operation Steel Cure II, being billed as the largest drill in the nation's history...
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Cape police report 10/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Curtis Martin Lowes, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of assault at 210 Franks Lane. n A subject was in custody pending formal Charges of receiving stolen property at 1514 Rand St...
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Cape fire report 10/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Deparment responded to the following calls: Saturday n Medical assists were made at 1:50 a.m. on North Missouri Avenue; 2:22 p.m. at South Broadview Street; 3:40 p.m. at Linden Street; at 5:14 p.m. at South Hanover Street; at 20:55 p.m. at Merriwether Street...
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Jackson police report 10/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/17)
Jackson Arrest n Michelle Beck, 41, of Springfield, Missouri, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while driver’s license was revoked, failure to register a motor vehicle and failure to provide proof of insurace. Theft n A theft was reported in the 2900 block of Orchard Road...
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Why I'm So Excited for My First Vegan Thanksgiving
(Submitted Story ~ 10/24/17)
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. To a kid growing up in Southeast Missouri, the fourth Thursday of November meant waking up to falling leaves, crisp air, and the aroma of my mom’s freshly brewed coffee. For me, Thanksgiving was basically Christmas without the presents. I still look forward to it every year...
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Births 10/24/17
(Births ~ 10/24/17)
Son to Corey Matthew and Kalyn Elizabeth Thurman of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Name, Wyatt Dale. Weight, 7 pounds. Second son. Mrs. Thurman is the former Kalyn Keilbach, daughter of Deborah Keilbach and Kenneth Keilbach of Breese, Illinois. She is a registered nurse with Saint Francis Medical Center. Thurman is the son of Charles Thurman and Debbie Thurman of Marble Hill, Missouri. He is a lead merchandiser for Coca-Cola...
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