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Professor sets U.S. straight: It's 'Paddy'
(Local News ~ 03/16/18)
Vicky McAlister hails from Northern Ireland and teaches medieval history at Southeast Missouri State University. After spending nearly five years in the United States, she's discovered there are some things about St. Patrick's Day that Americans get wrong...
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Fun fur sure: Millersville man runs the Rendezvous
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/18)
The second annual Eastern Ozark Rendezvous is this weekend, and Tommy Smith is the guy who makes the event possible. When you see him this weekend, you probably won't recognize him -- he'll be disguised as a French fur trapper or frontiersman. "I'm what they call the 'booshway' of the event," the Millersville native said. ...
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Jackson police, firefighters operate in tight quarters
(Local News ~ 03/16/18)
A public safety sales tax on the April 3 ballot in Jackson would allow for increased staffing and updated equipment -- both necessary to smooth operations, officials say. A new building for the police department would cost about $7 million and be paid for by reserve funds from the city of Jackson, said Mayor Dwain Hahs, but for operations and staffing costs, the public safety sales tax is necessary...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
Today is Friday, March 16, the 75th day of 2018. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unarmed villagers in two hamlets of Son My village; estimates of the death toll vary from 347 to 504. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination...
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Sunshine Week: Shining light on transparency in government
(Editorial ~ 03/16/18)
Transparency in government is garnering more attention these days. More and more people are demanding transparency from their leaders, whether it be President Donald Trump's tax forms, whether it be Gov. Eric Greitens' use of an app that deletes messages instantly or the sources of his campaign funds...
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Ideas for a better Kingshighway? Let 'em rip!
(Column ~ 03/16/18)
Cape Girardeau officials, and others, are looking at the traffic along and across Kingshighway, arguably one of the city's most vital thoroughfares, the other being William Street, which stretches from the Mississippi River to the western boundaries and beyond...
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Cape man charged with arson in Feb. fire at Cape Splash
(Local News ~ 03/16/18)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested on second-degree burglary and arson charges Wednesday in connection with a fire last month at Cape Splash water park after his fingerprints were found at the scene, police said. Charles E. Clark, 36, was taken into custody without incident, police said. Bond has been set at $25,000 cash or surety...
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U.S. levies sanctions on Russia amid accusations of hacks
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- Pushing back harder on Russia, the Trump administration accused Moscow on Thursday of a concerted hacking operation targeting the U.S. energy grid, aviation systems and other infrastructure, and also imposed sanctions on Russians for alleged interference in the 2016 election...
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Trump's company turning over documents
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's company said Thursday it has been turning over documents for months in response to requests from the special counsel investigating Russian election interference and possible coordination with Trump associates. An attorney for The Trump Organization said in a statement to The Associated Press the company has been "fully cooperative" with Robert Mueller's investigation since July 2017. ...
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N. Korean official visits Sweden
(International News ~ 03/16/18)
STOCKHOLM -- North Korea's foreign minister traveled Thursday to Sweden, a surprise move and perhaps a first step toward a meeting in the Scandinavian country between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Ri Yong Ho met with Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said...
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Trio blames Russia for UK spy attack
(International News ~ 03/16/18)
LONDON -- The leaders of the United States, France and Germany joined Britain on Thursday in blaming Russia for poisoning a former spy with a powerful nerve agent, condemning what they called the first attack with a nerve agent in Europe since World War II...
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Queen Elizabeth II gives her consent for Prince Harry-Meghan wedding
(Community ~ 03/16/18)
LONDON -- Well, that's a relief. Queen Elizabeth II has given her formal consent to the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The British monarch has issued a declaration consenting "to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle."...
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Michael McKinnis
(Obituary ~ 03/16/18)
Michael "Sandog" S. McKinnis, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at LaCroix United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Gun laws face resistance in states
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The campaign for tighter gun laws inspiring unprecedented student walkouts across the country still faces an uphill climb in a majority of states, an Associated Press review of gun legislation found. The AP survey of bill activity in state legislatures before and after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting provides a reality check on the ambitions of the "Enough is Enough" movement. ...
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Trump wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy hunters
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family...
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Trump admits making up stat
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has owned up to making things up. For a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump was by his own admission unprepared -- deficient in the fundamentals of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship he'd been railing about since the campaign...
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Russia probe witness convicted pedophile
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- How did George Nader -- Lebanese-American businessman, globe-trotting "fixer," convicted child molester -- get caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation? The answer, it seems, can be found in the shadows, where Nader has long operated...
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Victoria Marston
(Obituary ~ 03/16/18)
Victoria Olivia Marston, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Lutheran Home. Born Nov. 26, 1919, in Charles City, Iowa, she was the daughter of John Emil and Olene Kristiansen Sorenson. She married Earl Leroy Marston Jr. on Sept. 12, 1942, in Chicago. They moved to Jackson in 1985. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1997...
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Beulah Hughes
(Obituary ~ 03/16/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Beulah S. Hughes, 90, of Advance passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 13, 1928, at Old Arab, Missouri, the daughter of Luther and Kathleen Stilts Jackson. Beulah and Russell Hughes were united in marriage Sept. 7, 1948, at Piggott, Arkansas, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 1988...
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Carolyn Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 03/16/18)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Carolyn C. Hinkle, 75, of Rockview passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at her family home after a long, hard battle with Alzheimer's. She was born Oct. 24, 1942, in Morley, Missouri, daughter of the late Anna Belle Cook McMullin. She and Charles "Bob" Hinkle married Sept. 5, 2004, and he survives of the home...
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Gladys Cox
(Obituary ~ 03/16/18)
Gladys Myrtle Cox, 90, of Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 20, 1927, at Arbor, the daughter of Lloyd and Myrtle Cox. Gladys first worked as a teacher at Oak Valley for one year, followed by a year at the school in Advance, Missouri. She was then married to Leonard Sachse for 13 years and resided in Cape Girardeau...
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House votes to up program penalties
(State News ~ 03/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House passed a measure Thursday to toughen rules for people who misspent benefit money within a poverty program. The bill, passed by a 100-46 vote, affects the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides regular cash payments to more than 11,000 families. The bill now heads to the Senate...
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Lawmakers voice concerns about ethics commission
(State News ~ 03/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri lawmakers on Thursday raised concerns Republican Gov. Eric Greitens now has the power to appoint new members to a state ethics panel currently reviewing a complaint against him. The six-member Missouri Ethics Commission lacks a quorum after Thursday, when three members' terms expired...
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Grand jury indicts 4 in death of frat pledge
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A grand jury indicted four people Thursday in the death of a Louisiana State University student whose blood-alcohol content was more than six times the legal limit for driving. The state grand jury issued the indictments six months after 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver died at a hospital after a night of drinking at the Phi Delta Theta house on LSU's campus. Fraternity members found the freshman from Roswell, Georgia, lying on a couch and couldn't tell if he was breathing...
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Congress demands probe of military child sex assaults
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
Senior members of Congress have called for investigations and a hearing in response to an Associated Press report detailing how the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the children of service members when they sexually assault each other on base...
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New bridge collapses onto busy highway
(National News ~ 03/16/18)
A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least four people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews worked into the night, using dogs, search cameras and sensitive listening devices in a frantic search to find survivors among the debris...
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Speak Out 3/16/18
(Speak Out ~ 03/16/18)
The Cape LA Croix trail should have dog excrement bags positioned at each entrance. The city should furnish these bags for free and the dog owners should utilize them. Well worth the tax dollars to prevent dog doodie on the shoes of the fine citizens of Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 3/16/18
(Prayer ~ 03/16/18)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for grace through your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Sikeston man dies in house fire
(Local News ~ 03/16/18)
SIKESTON -- A fire claimed the life of a Sikeston man early Tuesday in Sikeston. At 2:06 a.m., officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Fire Division responded to a fire at 114 Andrea St. Fire crews made entry and found a body, identified as 63-year-old Dennis Mooneyhan...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/16/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 3:36 a.m. on Themis Street; 9:59 a.m. on Stonebridge Drive; 10:24 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; and 10:58 a.m. on South Kingshighway.
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/16/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following item. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Mario Terry, 29, of Cape Girardeau was arrested for a probation and parole violation.
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Births 3/16/18
(Births ~ 03/16/18)
Daughter to Matthew Richard and Emily Michelle Kennard of Jackson, Barnes Jewish Medical Center, 5:08 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Name, Parker Renee. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child. Mrs. Kennard is the former Emily Strobel, daughter of Debbie (Deal) Strobel, Shane Strobel and Bobbi Jo Strobel. She works for Ogborn Tax Service. Kennard is the son of Rick and Chris Kennard of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Coad Chevrolet...
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At the movies 3/16/18
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/18)
1. "Black Panther" "Black Panther" took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $41.1 million according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel and Disney phenomenon crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide this weekend and became the seventh-highest-grossing domestic release with $562 million...
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You're in luck: Cape rolls out green carpet
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/18)
We have a lot going on in downtown Cape Girardeau all weekend long, with many events in honor of St. Patrick. You don't have to be Irish to celebrate; you just have to know where to go. You're in luck because you've come to the right place. Cheers to using your resources!...
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Out of the past: March 16
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/18)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Committee has decided not to sponsor a series of three informational programs to discuss riverboat gambling prior to the issue being voted upon here in June. Two long-time area civic leaders will be honored March 25 at the Southeast Missouri boy Scout Council's 1993 Distinguished Missouri Citizens Dinner, sponsored by the council's endowment fund trustees; the event will honor J.P. ...
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Guardian Angel Students Celebrate National Beta Week and Pi Day
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/18)
March 12-16 was a busy week at Guardian Angel School in Oran. The entire week was National Beta Club Week and March 14 was Pi Day. On Monday, it was 80's/twin day. Several students came to school dressed as a twin or dressed in 80's clothing. We even had a set of triplets and 2 sets of quadruplets, as well as all the teachers dressed alike. ...
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Sponsored: Business Builders
(B Magazine ~ 03/16/18)
The Cape Chamber is dedicated to providing development opportunities for both business and professional growth. One of the ways we help grow our community in this way is through the Business Builders program. Business Builders is a multidimensional program available to Chamber members consisting of the following elements:...
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