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Adult-only night Friday at Discovery Playhouse
(Local News ~ 02/08/18)
Discovery Playhouse located on Broadway is more than just a destination for children, and this Friday, the grown-up kids are invited to a night completely devoted to those ages 21 and up. Molly Wilhelm, executive director of the Discovery Playhouse, said this weekend's event is the first "adult- only" scavenger hunt they've hosted, but it's not their first adult-focused event...
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Cape city seeks buyout grant to demolish two flood-damaged houses
(Local News ~ 02/08/18)
Two flood-prone, vacant rental houses would be bought and demolished if the city of Cape Girardeau receives a federal grant, city officials said Wednesday. The vacant structures are located on the city's northeast side at 1207 N. Main St. and 1003 N. Fountain St...
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Construction investments rise in Jackson; new home starts drop sharply
(Local News ~ 02/08/18)
Construction values in Jackson were up by about $5 million in 2017, thanks to several multi-million dollar commercial projects, according to a Jan. 6 memo from Jackson building superintendent Janet Sanders. In 2017, total construction values were $30.5 million, up from nearly $25 million in 2016...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2018. There are 326 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Feb. 8, 1968, three college students were killed in a confrontation between demonstrators and highway patrolmen at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg in the wake of protests over a whites-only bowling alley. The science-fiction film "Planet of the Apes," starring Charlton Heston, had its world premiere in New York (it went into general release the following April.)...
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Let the Games begin! Olympics should be fun
(Editorial ~ 02/08/18)
The 2018 Winter Olympics are officially underway, kicking off with the quirky sport of mixed doubles curling on Wednesday. Figure skating is slated tonight, and the official opening ceremony officially ignites the games Feb. 9; you might be able to catch some of it before work on Friday, as the ceremonies begin at 5 a.m. Central time...
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The Angel of Death
(Column ~ 02/08/18)
Stories of incidents in history fade as those who witnessed the events pass on. While it is good and right to remember and honor people who represent the best of us, it is also right to remember those who stand as examples of the worst. One such person was Dr. ...
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Election officials want overhaul of initative petitions
(State News ~ 02/08/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top election official is asking lawmakers to overhaul the initiative petition process by charging fees to file them and verifying collected signatures. The number of initiative petitions filed in the hopes of making it on the statewide ballot went from 15 a decade ago to 330 so far this year, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Pelosi gives 8-hour speech to push for 'Dreamers' amid budget settlement
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech Wednesday in hopes of pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on protecting "Dreamer" immigrants -- and to demonstrate to increasingly angry progressives and Democratic activists that she has done all she could...
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White House aide resigns after allegations of abuse
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- One of President Donald Trump's top White House aides resigned Wednesday following allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives. Staff secretary Rob Porter said in a written statement allegations are "outrageous" and "simply false." Porter said photos published of his former spouses -- in which one appears to have a black eye -- were "given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described."...
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Defense contractors duped by Russians
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. What ultimately may have been stolen is uncertain, but the hackers clearly exploited a national vulnerability in cybersecurity: poorly protected email and barely any direct notification to victims...
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Senate announces agreement on budget
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders brokered a long-elusive budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. But both Democratic liberals and GOP tea party forces swung against the plan, raising questions about its chances just a day before the latest government shutdown deadline...
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FBI texts reveal admiring view of Comey
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- The day in July 2016 FBI Director James Comey defended to Congress the bureau's decision in the Hillary Clinton email probe, two FBI officials traded admiring texts about his verbal dexterity -- and mocking jibes at the lawmakers questioning him...
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Dems unsettled on agenda, but energized for midterms
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are heading into the November elections with an energized party base, an unpopular president to rail against and a growing wave of GOP retirements. Now they just need a clear message. In recent weeks, lawmakers have zigzagged from digging in against President Donald Trump, even forcing a government shutdown, to trying to cut deals. ...
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Sexual assault reports doubled at West Point in past year
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- The number of sexual assaults reported at the U.S. Military Academy roughly doubled during the last school year, according to data reviewed by The Associated Press, in the latest example of the armed forces' persistent struggle to root out such misconduct...
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ACA enrolls nearly 12 million for year
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Call it the political equivalent of a death-defying escape: former President Barack Obama's health care law pulled in nearly 11.8 million customers for 2018, despite the Republican campaign to erase it from the books. An Associated Press count found nationwide enrollment was about 3 percent lower than last year. California, with more than 1.5 million sign-ups, was the last state to report, announcing its numbers on Wednesday...
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Pence raises Koreas' tensions
(International News ~ 02/08/18)
TOKYO -- Vice President Mike Pence is pouring cold water on the warming ties between North and South Korea just as the two still-warring countries are joining up to compete together in the Winter Olympics. Making his way to Pyeongchang to lead the U.S. ...
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Space sports car flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars
(National News ~ 02/08/18)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars. SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed the new, more distant route for his rocketing Tesla Roadster. The red electric convertible was the unorthodox cargo aboard his company's brand new Falcon Heavy rocket during a test flight on Tuesday...
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Venezuela sets April 22 election
(International News ~ 02/08/18)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan officials moved swiftly Wednesday to call an early presidential election, acting hours after a breakdown in talks between the government and opposition over how to conduct the vote. The election will be held April 22, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the government-controlled National Electoral Council...
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Tiger cub found in mail container
(International News ~ 02/08/18)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican inspectors have found tigers in all sorts of situations: on leashes, in neighbors' yards and wandering the streets. But the office for environmental protection announced a new twist Wednesday: Someone tried to express-mail a tiger cub. The cub was sedated and packed into a plastic container. Nobody realized it was there until a sniffer dog looking for contraband detected it. It was dehydrated but otherwise well, and was handed over to an animal management center...
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Six dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan
(International News ~ 02/08/18)
HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. At least six people were killed and 76 could not be contacted following the quake...
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Etsy.com stops letting Alaska artists sell ivory work
(Community ~ 02/08/18)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A policy intended to deter the illegal trade of ivory and items made with the parts of endangered or threatened animals led the online sales website Etsy to remove such artwork sold by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use ivory in their pieces...
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Puerto Ricans grab machetes, shovels to help restore power
(International News ~ 02/08/18)
COAMO, Puerto Rico -- It took only minutes for Hurricane Maria to kill power to the Puerto Rican town of Coamo, cracking wooden poles, snapping power lines and hurling transformers to the ground. For months, residents begged Puerto Rico's power company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to bring back their electricity, with few results...
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Donnie Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 02/08/18)
Donnie Webster Seabaugh, 88, of Whitewater passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 3, 1929, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Amon and Dollie Smith Seabaugh. He and Wanda M. Gibbons were married Sept. 16, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas. She passed away March 8, 2013...
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Hank Murray
(Obituary ~ 02/08/18)
ORAN, Mo. -- Hank Murray, 68, of Oran died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born March 27, 1949, in Perkins, Missouri, to Earl and Mae Grant Murray. He married Lorene "Tink" Simms on June 30, 1989...
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Elmer Kamp
(Obituary ~ 02/08/18)
Elmer E. Kamp, 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where he resided the past six years. He was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Tilsit to Albert and Nora Bodenstein Kamp Sr. He and Martha Daume were married July 7, 1951, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. They had been married 65 years, when Martha passed away Oct. 8, 2016...
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Sandra Dillinger
(Obituary ~ 02/08/18)
Sandra Kay Dillinger "Adams" passed gracefully with her family by her side Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1952, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Surrounded by her children, siblings and grandchildren, Sandra somehow conjured up the words "I love you" to us. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/18)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education votes to take to the voters a $25 million bond issue that includes two new school buildings, an addition to Jefferson School, earthquake resistance, air conditioning and electrical updates for existing buildings; the election will be on April 6...
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Prayer 2/8/18
(Prayer ~ 02/08/18)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our provider and deliverer. Amen.
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Births 2/8/18
(Births ~ 02/08/18)
Daughter to Justin Ambrose and Ann Marissa Jansen of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Name, Kennedy Elizabeth. Weight, 6 pounds, 15.8 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Jansen is the former Ann Holtkamp, daughter of Vince and Julie Holtkamp of Centralia, Illinois. She is a prevention advocate at Southeast Missouri State University. Jansen is the son of Ambrose and Mary Jansen of Leopold, Missouri. He is a TPS specialist with Toyoda Gosei...
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Dwala Thompson
(Obituary ~ 02/08/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dwala F. Thompson, 68, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2715 Highway 51, in Perryville on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m., with Andrew Batchelor officiating...
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Jackson police report 2/8/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/18)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1600 block of West Independence Street on Friday. n Assault was reported in the 300 block of Broadridge Drive on Saturday...
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Police report 2/8/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Fraud n Fraud was reported at 10 South West End Blvd. Miscellaneous n Possession of child pornography and furnishing pornography to a minor were reported in the 500 block of Timon Way...
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Death penalty sought in killing of officer
(State News ~ 02/08/18)
CLINTON, Mo. -- Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty against a man accused of killing a Missouri police officer during a traffic stop in August. Court records show Henry County prosecuting attorney Richard Shields filed notice Wednesday of his plans...
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New book on Ozark Trail by St. Louis photographer/author
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/18)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE OZARK TRAIL: IMAGES OF MISSOURI'S LONGEST HIKING TRAIL by St. Louis Photographer/Author, Don Massey, Is Now Available St. Louis, Missouri - February 1, 2018 - Don Massey describes his work on this book as a “labor of love.” He says, “By putting the images in a book, I am hoping to share what the trail has to offer and the great gift and potential we have in creating and finishing the Ozark Trail.”...
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The Importance and Impact of Credit Scores
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/18)
A credit score is a three-digit number that represents how likely a person is to repay debt. Every adult who has ever opened a bank account, applied for a credit card or taken out a loan has a credit score. The Fair Isaac Corporation, or FICO, is the largest and best known company for calculating a person’s credit score. ...
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Scott City attorney Reed files for circuit judge in 33rd Judicial Circuit
(Local News ~ 02/08/18)
Scott City attorney Rebecca Reed announced she will run for circuit judge of Scott and Mississippi counties, creating the first primary challenge for the position in nearly two decades. David Dolan, a Democrat, has held the 33rd Judicial Circuit judgeship since 1998. He has announced he will seek re-election...
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