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Big scare: Man's haunted lawn also serves as charity fundraiser
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
The haunted lawn at 2230 Sussex Drive will come to life Halloween night with mechanized monsters and wailing witches to provide scares in one of Cape Girardeau's most popular neighborhoods for trick-or-treating. Over the past five years, Cape Girardeau entrepreneur Luke Sample's Halloween display has drawn trick-or-treaters by the thousands to Wyandotte Acres subdivision in Cape Girardeau...
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Judge orders city to pay 'heritage value' in Bloomfield Road condemnation case
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
A judge has ordered the city of Cape Girardeau to pay an additional $45,000 in a condemnation case to the owners of the historic Elmwood property along Bloomfield Road. Judge Rob Fulton ruled Friday the city, under state law, must pay $45,000 in "heritage value" in addition to the $90,000 the city previously agreed to pay to settle the land condemnation case...
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Cape PD recruitment tool: It's 'a perfect-size' department
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
By playing to its strengths as a department, Cape Girardeau police say they've weathered trends that have left other departments in need of recruits in recent years. But public-information officer Rich McCall said that doesn't mean the department doesn't face challenges...
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Russia probe nets first charges of Trump aides, guilty plea
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- On a black Monday for Donald Trump's White House, the special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump presidential campaign announced the first charges, indicting Trump's former campaign chairman and revealing how an adviser lied to the FBI about meetings with Russian intermediaries...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2017. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther sent his 95 Theses denouncing what he saw as the abuses of the Catholic Church, especially the sale of indulgences, to the Archbishop of Mainz, Germany (by some accounts, Luther also posted the Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg), marking the start of the Protestant Reformation...
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Be safe: Tips to protect yourself and kids this evening
(Editorial ~ 10/31/17)
Tonight is Halloween, so we want to remind everyone to be safe tonight as you're driving around and escorting your children on their trick-or-treating ventures. Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than any other day of the year, according to safekids.org. According to that website, here are some safety tips to think about tonight:...
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Mary Bolen played important role for Capahas baseball
(Column ~ 10/31/17)
She never took an at-bat. She never threw a single pitch. But if ever a person left it all on the field for the Capahas, it was Mary Bolen. You see, Mary was a master at the fundamentals of the game of baseball. She knew how to do all the little things: how to sacrifice, and how to make sure all the bases were covered. I'm quite sure if she were an outfielder, she would hit the relay man every time...
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The challenges in health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/31/17)
I am sitting here learning another electronic health record system and wondering what has happened to my profession. Medicine has lost its focus. Forgotten are the days when physicians cared for patients and were pleased with providing good care. Now we are driven by a multitude of competing forces from insurance companies, hospitals and government agencies. ...
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Cape police report 10/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/17)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest do not imply guilt. Arrests n Mark D. Sparks, 45, 1111 Giboney, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear on show-cause order for display of certain items prohibited at 2410 William St...
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Railroad sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective
(State News ~ 10/31/17)
ATLANTA -- One of the nation's largest railroads must replace millions of defective wooden railroad ties on its tracks because they're degrading faster than expected, the company said in a federal lawsuit. Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company that produced its railroad ties of failing to use proper protective coating on more than 4.7 million of them, the railroad said in its lawsuit filed this month in U.S. District Court in Alabama...
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Sen. Claire McCaskill's husband in intensive care
(State News ~ 10/31/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The husband of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is in a hospital intensive care unit. McCaskill said Monday on Twitter that Joseph Shepard "has a very big heart but right now not working very well. Currently in ICU. Thanks for your prayers in advance."...
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Prosecutor to seek death penalty for Ellington killings
(State News ~ 10/31/17)
ELLINGTON, Mo. -- A prosecutor will seek the death penalty against two men accused of killing an elderly couple during a robbery, he said Monday. Timothy Callahan, 44, of Farmington, Missouri, and David Young, 67, of Ironton, Missouri, were arrested Saturday without incident at a motel in Deerfield Township, Ohio. Both were charged with two counts each of first-degree murder...
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Cape fire report 10/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 3:11 a.m. on Linden Street; at 11:11 a.m. on North Kingshighway; at 12:35 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; at 12:47 p.m. on North Middle Street; at 7:39 p.m. on North West End Boulevard...
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Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Muller's charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his investigation into Russia and President Donald Trump, underscoring the ongoing threat Mueller poses to the president...
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'House of Cards' canceled as fallout continues for Spacey
(Entertainment ~ 10/31/17)
NEW YORK -- The fallout facing Kevin Spacey widened Monday after an accusation he made sexual advances on a teen boy, with Netflix pulling the plug on his hit show "House of Cards" and "deeply troubled" producers of the political thriller arriving on set to comfort cast mates...
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Ted Drum
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
Marvin C. "Ted" Drum, 94, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Daisy to Arnold and Bertie Alice Brown Drum. He and Vergie L. Sebastian were married Feb. 17, 1946, in Oswega, Kansas...
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Kenyan president is declared winner of troubled election
(International News ~ 10/31/17)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday was declared the overwhelming winner of a rerun election boycotted by Kenya's main opposition leader, collecting 98 percent of the vote but also exposing the divisions roiling this East African country...
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Mary Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
Mary J. Jones, 87, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at her home. She was born May 4, 1930, in Cape Girardeau County to Clarence and Hilda Ritter McBride. She and James "J.W." Jones were married Feb. 11, 1950, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. Two children were born to their union...
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Chelsea Roberts
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
Chelsea Chanell Roberts, 23, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at Barnes Jewish Hospital due to injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born July 25, 1994, in Cape Girardeau to Glenn Roberts and Beth (Davis) Roberts. Chelsea attended Jackson High School most of her high school years and graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High. She worked as a server at Applebee's in Cape Girardeau and most recently worked at Saint Francis Medical Center in housekeeping...
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Catherine Morrill
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Catherine Deloris Morrill, 80, of Oran passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at Ratcliff Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born on April 26, 1937, in Illmo to the late Alvin and Vera McGhee Held. She married Norman Louis Morrill on March 3, 1956, and he preceded her in death April 25, 2015...
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Charles Williams Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charles Richard Williams Sr., 77, a resident of Charleston, earned his wings and his crown Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, while at Southeast Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 9, 1940, in Marshall, Missouri, to the late Charles and Dorothy Lewis Williams...
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Spain seeks rebellion charges against fired Catalan leaders
(International News ~ 10/31/17)
BARCELONA, Spain -- Spain moved Monday to put Catalonia's secessionist leaders on trial for alleged crimes that carry maximum sentences of decades in prison, and some of the ousted government figures went to the Belgian capital, where an official said they might be able to request asylum...
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Tillerson, Mattis tell senators new war authority not needed
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senior U.S. national security officials told Congress on Monday a new war authorization is "not legally required" to conduct combat operations against terrorist groups and warned lawmakers prematurely repealing current law could signal the U.S. is "backing away from this fight."...
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U.S. captures key Benghazi militant
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks, officials said Monday, in a high-stakes operation designed to bring the perpetrators to justice five years after the deadly violence...
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Leslie Stewart
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
Leslie R. Stewart, 55, of Jackson, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Mildred Birk
(Obituary ~ 10/31/17)
Mildred Marie Birk, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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On stand, Bergdahl apologizes to those hurt looking for him
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- In an unexpected and emotional statement, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl apologized in court Monday to all the military personnel who were wounded searching for him and described the daily nightmares and flashbacks to his five years in captivity of Taliban allies he still endures...
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Utilities warn power could be out for days in Northeast
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A severe storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and soaking rain swept through the Northeast early Monday, knocking out power for nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses and forcing hundreds of schools to close in New England. Falling trees knocked down power lines across the region, and some utility companies warned customers power could be out for days...
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U.S. court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Monday barred President Donald Trump's administration from proceeding with plans to exclude transgender people from military service. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled the transgender service members who had sued over Trump's policy were likely to win their lawsuit...
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Stretch of Broadway to close for sewer repairs
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
Sewer repairs will force the closure of a two-block stretch of Broadway, starting Wednesday and extending through Nov. 8, city officials said Monday. The street will be closed to eastbound and westbound traffic from North Lorimier to North Middle streets, said Andrew Stone, traffic operations manager for the city's public works department...
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Up to 5 hurt when SUV hits ambulance
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
Up to five people were injured Monday night after an Alexander County, Illinois, ambulance carrying a patient was struck by an SUV at Independence Street and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. The ambulance was not operating its red lights or sirens, Cape Girardeau Police Department public-information officer Rick Schmidt said...
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Local prosecutor to run for judge
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
Local prosecutor Frank E. Miller has announced he will seek election next year to the position of Division III associate circuit judge of Cape Girardeau County. Miller's announcement follows the decision of Judge Gary Kamp not to seek re-election. Miller has served the past seven years as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Cape Girardeau County...
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Late civic leader Charles Blattner was 'action guy,' 'irreplaceable' in community
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
Charles Frederick Blattner, brigadier general with the Missouri National Guard and prominent businessman in Cape Girardeau, died Oct. 18. He was 85. In 1949, he enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard, 140th Infantry Regiment, and served 35 years...
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Jackson official: Leaves can cause street flooding
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
Jackson city officials are encouraging residents to avoid blowing or raking leaves into the street to prevent street flooding. Autumn leaves and yard debris can clog storm drains and cause flooding, especially during heavy rains, according to a news release from Jackson public works director Rodney Bollinger...
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Opioid Summit attendees learn solution to addiction is prevention
(Local News ~ 10/31/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- "This has been very eye-opening," Robin Sides of Pyramid Tri-County Hospice said while attending the Missouri Opioid Summit at Mount Calvary Powerhouse Church in Poplar Bluff...
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Prayer 10/31/17
(Prayer ~ 10/31/17)
O Heavenly Father, may we be a shining light and point others to you, our Almighty God. Amen
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Births 10/31/17
(Births ~ 10/31/17)
Son to Jessica Rose Diebold of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:53 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Name, Sebastian Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Third son. Diebold is the daughter of Ann Robinson and Tommy Robinson of Cape Girardeau. Son to Michael Joseph and Kari Sue DeBrock of Marble Hill, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 6:08 a.m. ...
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Bobcat in newspaper bathroom startles publisher
(National News ~ 10/31/17)
SAPULPA, Okla. -- A small-town newspaper publisher found a startling front-page story in his newsroom: There was a hissing bobcat in the bathroom. Sapulpa Herald publisher Darren Sumner said the wild animal jumped at him as he was heading into the restroom at his office. Sumner shut the door and trapped the adult male cat inside until police and a game warden arrived. Wildlife control workers captured the bobcat in a cage and released it in nearby Pawnee County...
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Employee arrested after racist graffiti, arson at church
(State News ~ 10/31/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Federal prosecutors said a church maintenance worker set a fire and spray-painted racist graffiti on a predominantly black Kansas City church in order to cover up a theft. Nathaniel Nelson was charged Monday with arson. He was a member and employee of the Concord Fortress of Hope church and its cultural center, where the arson and graffiti were discovered early Sunday...
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Planned Parenthood sues for second time over abortion law
(State News ~ 10/31/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Planned Parenthood is suing for a second time over Missouri's new abortion law. The lawsuit filed Monday in Kansas City concerns medication abortions, which involve a woman taking two pills. Planned Parenthood is seeking to block a part of the law, known as complication plan regulation, that requires those who provide the medication to contract with an obstetrician-gynecologist with admitting privileges at a hospital...
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Cape Christian- Students of the Quarter
(Submitted Story ~ 10/31/17)
Cape Christian School recently recognized their "Student's Of The Quarter" at an assembly honoring these students. There were over 30 students recognized with certificates of accomplishment as well as Texas Roadhouse Dinner certificates. This is part of an ongoing student accomplishment and recognition program at the school...
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Azaleas in October
(Submitted Story ~ 10/31/17)
Azaleas in October — a pretty surprise!
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Out of the past: Oct. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 10/31/17)
"Spirits of the Past" descend on Southeast Missouri State University, as students past and present celebrate Homecoming; as part of Homecoming events, Delmar A. Cobble posthumously is named the 1992 "Friend of the University" by the University Foundation...
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Cute Halloween Costumes
(Submitted Story ~ 10/31/17)
My grandsons Gabe, Nolan and Ryan Ellet. Nolan is dressed as an electrician (just like his Dad)! I made his hat and my daughter,Stephanie, put together the rest of the costume. Gabe, a.k.a. the Wolfman, is holding his baby brother, Ryen.
- #babytrump (Submitted Story ~ 10/31/17)
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