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Coffee with Cops on Wednesday at STA Cafe
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
Cape Girardeau police Cpl. Ryan Droege, left, talks with Alexander Clark and Jessica Goodwin during the Coffee with Cops event Wednesday at STA Cafe.
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'The Kindness Diaries' creator speaks in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
One man dissatisfied with his life took off for a trip around the world with nothing but his yellow motorbike and a determination to rely on the kindness of strangers. No money, no gas, no food, no lodging — and from this, Leon Logothetis gathered enough stories of strangers’ willingness to provide what he asked for to write a book and create a Netflix series, both titled “The Kindness Diaries.” ...
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Toybox, Christmas for the Elderly programs accepting donations
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
Donations are being collected for the local Toybox and Christmas for the Elderly programs. Toybox, a charity in its 42nd year, delivers toys to more than 350 families within the city limits of Cape Girardeau, meaning roughly 1,000 children, who might not otherwise receive Christmas gifts, will be opening presents from Santa. The event is organized by the Jaycees, a service organization that raises money throughout the year for the Toybox and Elderly Christmas charities...
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Fall for Dance returns to River Campus
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
Fall for Dance 2017 opens with "Vivace" on Wednesday at Bedell Performance Hall. Presented by the Conservatory of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University, shows continue tonight through Saturday with a matinee Sunday.
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Mileage tax topic of discussion at transportation task force meeting
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
Missouri should consider taxing motorists based on the miles they drive rather than continuing to rely on a fuel tax, a think-tank official told a meeting of the state’s transportation task force Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. Adrian Moore of the Reason Foundation, a libertarian organization based in California, spoke by conference call to members of the task force gathered at the Drury Plaza and Convention Center...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2017. There are 45 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union. On this date: In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution...
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Benefits of scouting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/16/17)
I am a Boy Scout in Troop 5 in Cape Girardeau, and I would like to talk about how the scouting organization helps not only the community, but also the scout. The first reason would be community service projects. The reason I would say community service helps the most is because of how widespread they can be. For example, every year the BSA holds a food drive, and every year we bring truckloads of food in to sort, and that's just my troop...
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Task force makes prudent recommendation on dyslexia ID
(Editorial ~ 11/16/17)
The estimated prevalence of people with some form of dyslexia is between 5 percent and 10 percent of the population, according to the National Institutes of Health. Other sources say the number could be as high as 20 percent. That's a significant number of people...
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Speak Out 11/16/17
(Speak Out ~ 11/16/17)
In a time where the reporting of past sexual assaults are coming in so fast you can't keep track of them, let us remember, innocent until proven guilty. Just because a man or woman makes an accusation, doesn't mean it is always true. There are those out there that will throw things at the wall hoping something will stick and in some cases, we may find that what has been reported is not simply so, but just the mere accusation could change someone's life forever. We need to be very careful...
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Czechs fined for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan
(International News ~ 11/16/17)
PRAGUE — Six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy swimsuits made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” reportedly were detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. Sporting lime-green “mankinis” and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the “I Love Astana” sign. ...
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Minnesota loses bid for 1st world's fair in U.S. since 1984
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
PARIS -- Minnesota lost its bid to host what would have been the first world's fair on U.S. soil in almost 40 years when the organization that oversees the events voted Wednesday to make Argentina's capital the site of one planned for 2022-2023. The Trump administration has sought to boost American interest in world's fairs, international displays of ingenuity that in the past brought the world the Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel and Seattle's Space Needle...
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ACA health plan sign-ups ahead of last year's pace
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- Sign-ups for Affordable Care Act health plans are running more than 45 percent ahead of last year's pace, according to government data released Wednesday. The numbers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services come as Republican senators are pushing to pay for tax cuts by repealing the requirement to carry coverage...
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Man wrongfully convicted of rape freed after 50 years
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nearly 50 years after he was arrested in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse, a Louisiana man walked out of prison Wednesday, his life sentence and conviction overturned by a judge who said the case against him was "weak at best."...
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California may limit liability for makers of self-driving cars
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- California regulators are embracing a General Motors recommendation that would help makers of self-driving cars avoid paying for accidents and other trouble, raising concerns the proposal will put an unfair burden on vehicle owners...
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GOP senator opposes tax bill, may signal problems
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin's Ron Johnson on Wednesday became the first Republican senator to say he opposes his party's tax bill, signaling potential problems for GOP leaders. Passage of a similar package seemed certain today in the House, where a handful of dissidents conceded they expected to be steamrolled by a GOP frantic to claim its first major legislative victory of the year...
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Republican governors gather amid party setbacks, turmoil
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of Republican governors Wednesday "we've got real momentum," despite stinging electoral defeats last week in Virginia and New Jersey, a GOP-led Congress that has failed to pass any major legislation this year and President Donald Trump's plummeting popularity...
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Opioid addiction treatments face off in U.S. trial
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
CHICAGO -- The first U.S. study to compare two treatments for opioid addiction finds a monthly shot works as well as a daily drug to prevent relapse. The shot requires days of detox first, and that proved to be a stumbling block for many. For those who made it past that hurdle, the shot Vivitrol worked about the same as an older treatment, Suboxone...
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Zimbabwe military holds president, says it seeks fluid change of leaders
(International News ~ 11/16/17)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's military was in control of the capital and the state broadcaster Wednesday and was holding President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest in what appeared to be a coup against the 93-year-old Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state...
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Tillerson visits Myanmar amid reports of genocide
(International News ~ 11/16/17)
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday the U.S. is deeply concerned by "credible reports" of atrocities committed by Myanmar's security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh...
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Man killed wife before going on rampage in N. Calif.
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. -- The wife of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage in a Northern California town was found dead inside their home, authorities announced Wednesday, raising the death toll from the attack to five. Investigators discovered the body of Kevin Janson Neal's wife hidden under the floor with several gunshot wounds. They believe her slaying was the start of the rampage, said Tehama County assistant sheriff Phil Johnston...
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Officals credit quick action with saving students from California shooter
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. -- A gunman on a deadly mission rushed onto the grounds of a tiny elementary school in rural Northern California where small children were straggling into classrooms after getting dropped off for another day of school. Dozens of children in the path of the shooter could have been hurt if not for the quick thinking and training of staff and students who immediately implemented a lockdown that had been practiced for years...
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House Dems introduce impeachment articles
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- A half-dozen Democrats on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice and other offenses, in a long-shot effort that stands little chance in the Republican-led House...
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Trump remains silent on Moore amid GOP urging
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump kept resolutely quiet and out of the fight Wednesday as national Republicans called ever more intensely for Roy Moore to abandon his Alabama campaign for the U.S. Senate and party officials debated a list of options none of them liked...
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Trump: China, U.S. agree on North Korea weapons
(National News ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. and China agree North Korea cannot just freeze its nuclear weapons program in exchange for concessions and it must eliminate its arsenal. Trump was restating a long-standing U.S. position but suggested China now concurred with Washington a "freeze-for-freeze" agreement was unacceptable...
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Out of the past: Nov. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 11/16/17)
Ruby Stone, 88, was carried from her burning house at 107 N. Park Ave. by two passersby last night, an action acting fire chief Max Jauch says may have saved her life; she was treated and released from a local hospital; Stone's upstairs neighbor, Walt Walker, 57, was uninjured; the house was destroyed by the fast-moving flames...
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Ruth Schremp
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth W. Schremp, 91, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Farmington, Missouri. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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James 'Jim' Ricketts
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- James Ford "Jim" Ricketts, 93, of Glenallen died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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John Niederkorn
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Johnathan "John" "JB" Robert Niederkorn, 44, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at his home. He was born July 14, 1973, in Cape Girardeau to Robert John and Marilyn Jo Messmer Niederkorn. He married Deanna Renee Schuessler on April 9, 1994, in Cape Girardeau...
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Michael Nenninger
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Michael Anthony Nenninger, 47, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at his home. Born on Nov. 25, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of John David Nenninger and Donna Eaker Nenninger. He married Monica Hamric in 2000. She survives...
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Henry Montgomery
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
Henry Ewen Montgomery, son of Scott and Sarah A. Whitener Montgomery of Scott City, was stillborn Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his parents and two brothers, Wyatt Montgomery of the home in Scott City and Paul Montgomery of Perryville, Missouri...
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Brenda Kane
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Brenda Kane, 53, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bon Reynolds officiating. Interment will follow at Anna City Cemetery...
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Brent Holt
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
Brent W. Holt, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. He was born April 17, 1958, in Du Quoin, Illinois, the son of Homer and Frances Pauline Holt Sr. He and Tonya Sue Watkins were married March 1, 1977. Brent recently had returned to work at Procter & Gamble, after being unable to work the past few years due to failing health...
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Opal Hahn
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
Opal E. Hahn, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 16, 1934, in Burfordville to August and Clara Nagel Meier. She and Delmar Lee Hahn were married June 18, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Dec. 28, 1997...
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Kathy Bertrand
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Kathy I. Kormeier Bertrand, 66, of Washington passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at her home. Kathy was born Jan. 27, 1951, in Washington to the late Alfred and Mildred Althage Kormeier. She was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Port Hudson, Missouri, and later married Steve Bertrand there on Oct. 26, 1974...
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Kerri Jo Bard-Marcelo
(Obituary ~ 11/16/17)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Kerri Jo Bard-Marcelo, 33, of Charleston, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at her home after an inspirational eight-year battle with cancer. She was born March 5, 1984, in Cape Girardeau to Timothy Bard and Patricia L. Reid Bard...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 3:09 a.m. on Rivercrest Drive and 12:10 p.m. on Northwoods Court. n At 6:37 a.m., false alarm or false call on South Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Anthony J. Cruz, 23, of Jackson was arrested at 61 N. Clark Ave. on Jackson and Cape Girardeau County warrants. n Samantha L. Moore, 40, of Mound City, Illinois, was arrested at 546 S. Sprigg St. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Plummer calls his replacement of Spacey in film 'ironic'
(Entertainment ~ 11/16/17)
NEW YORK -- Christopher Plummer said he doesn't feel like he's replacing Kevin Spacey in the upcoming Ridley Scott film "All the Money in the World" because he was up for the part when the movie was being cast. Plummer spoke briefly about the film at a Charles Dickens exhibit at the Pierpont Morgan Library on Tuesday in New York...
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Agricultural groups challenge California weed-killer warning
(State News ~ 11/16/17)
A coalition of a dozen national and Midwestern agricultural groups sued Wednesday to overturn a California decision that could force the popular weed-killer Roundup to carry warning labels it can cause cancer. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Sacramento seeks an injunction barring the state from enforcing what the suit describes as a "false" and "misleading" warning...
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Judge: St. Louis police can't spray chemicals on protesters
(State News ~ 11/16/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Police in St. Louis who have dealt with dozens of protests in the two months since a former officer was acquitted in the death of a black suspect can't shut down non-violent demonstrations or use chemical agents simply to punish protesters, a federal judge ruled Wednesday...
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Review of old court cases continues in Ferguson
(State News ~ 11/16/17)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Officials in Ferguson still are poring over old municipal-court cases trying to determine which should be dismissed as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to reform police and court practices, residents were told Wednesday...
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Missouri attorney general sued over where he lives
(State News ~ 11/16/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Democrat is suing Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley for not living in the capital city. Donna Mueller sued Hawley on Tuesday. She claims he's breaking a state law requiring the attorney general to reside in the seat of government...
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Gov. Greitens appears to lack board votes to fire education chief
(State News ~ 11/16/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Four of the eight members of the State Board of Education say they oppose Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' efforts to fire the education commissioner ahead of a meeting next week during which her fate is expected to be discussed. Two members, John "Tim" Sumners and president Charlie Shields, told The Associated Press this week they intend to vote against the firing of Education commissioner Margie Vandeven if it comes up during the meeting Tuesday. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/16/17
(Local News ~ 11/16/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of Nov. 9 and 13 meetings Communications/reports — other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Da Vinci painting sells for record $450M
(International News ~ 11/16/17)
NEW YORK -- A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million at auction Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, called "Salvator Mundi," Italian for "Savior of the World," is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands. It was sold by Christie's auction house, which didn't immediately identify the buyer...
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Prayer 11/16/17
(Prayer ~ 11/16/17)
O Father God, may we be filled with your glorious peace. Amen.
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Run to freedom
(Column ~ 11/16/17)
The border between North and South Korea is a 155-mile-long and two-and-a-half-mile-wide no man's land known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The North Korean side of the DMZ is mined and guarded by armed soldiers with orders to shoot anyone who had moved past them. ...
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SoutheastHEALTH Salutes Volunteers at Recognition Dinner
(Submitted Story ~ 11/16/17)
The Southeast Hospital Auxiliary honored volunteers Martin and Margaret Needels with the Ilena Aslin Service Award at the group’s annual recognition dinner. Volunteer Jeanne Hale Poe received the Margaret Foster Roberts Award. Volunteers, who reached service milestones, also were recognized at the event held recently at the Osage Centre. Theme of the dinner was “We Appreciate You – a Bushel and a Peck.”...
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Deevers gets 9-point buck
(Submitted Story ~ 11/16/17)
Cian Deevers, 13, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, got a 9-point buck on the farm of his grandparents, J.E. and Sally Deevers in North Cape Girardeau.
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Thanksgiving Meal at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 11/16/17)
The archangel houses at Guardian Angel School in Oran not only play games as a family but also eat their Thanksgiving meal as a family. On Wednesday, November 15, our cooks, Robin Watkins and Susan Diebold, prepared a Thanksgiving feast, including turkey & pumpkin pie, for the students and staff. ...
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