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Cape issues boil-water advisory for North Water Street households as precaution
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
The City of Cape Girardeau issued a precautionary boil-water order advisory Monday for about 20 households on North Water Street because of a water-main break. The boil-water advisory applies to households in the 1300 and 1400 blocks of North Water Street, according to a new release from city hall...
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Jackson aldermen set code hearing, accept bid
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
A public hearing was set, and several city projects received approval Monday night at Jackson Board of Aldermen regular meeting. n A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. May 21 regarding a request from residents of Broadridge Subdivision to change Chapter 65 of the Code of Ordinances relating to the removal of certain residential uses from the professional office district category...
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Contractor calls for arbitration in dispute with City of Cape over street project
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
A contractor wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the City of Cape Girardeau and compel the city to participate in binding arbitration. In the alternative, the contractor has countersued for a maximum amount of $1.5 million, according to court records...
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Jack Hartmann performs in Jackson
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
Families gather for a performance by child entertainer Jack Hartmann on Monday at St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson.
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Cape council goes to bat for baseball team, approves planning contract for Capaha Field improvements; seeks redevelopment proposals for Esquire Theater
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
The Cape Girardeau City Council has gone to bat for the community’s newest baseball team. The council gave initial approval to proceed with planning for major improvements to Capaha Field. The entire project, including construction, is expected to cost about $1.5 million, city manager Scott Meyer said before Monday’s council meeting...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
Today is Tuesday, April 17, the 107th day of 2018. There are 258 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day...
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Thank you for supporting public safety tax
(Column ~ 04/17/18)
As you may expect, I was very pleased with the results of the April 3rd election. For me, this ballot question of adding the half-cent sales tax for the public safety departments of the city of Jackson was about showing support for the police and fire departments and the work they do to keep us safe...
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Legislature should fund nursing home services, avert crisis
(Column ~ 04/17/18)
Years of inadequate and severe underfunding of nursing home services by our state could leave tens of thousands of older Missourians without adequate support at the most vulnerable point in their lives. While Medicaid is best known for insuring our low-income citizens, it also provides a vital safety net to seniors and people with disabilities who struggle with debilitating physical impairments and chronic medical conditions that require highly specialized 24-hour care in a skilled nursing home...
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Lichtenegger pro-life bill a good step toward respecting life
(Editorial ~ 04/17/18)
The Missouri House of Representatives passed an important pro-life bill recently, authored by state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger. Mark Bliss reported for the Southeast Missourian this would ban most abortions after a fetus is 20 weeks old. The goal behind the bill is to prevent abortions at the earliest time medical experts believe a child can feel pain...
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Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer for music
(Entertainment ~ 04/17/18)
NEW YORK -- Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize. The revered rapper is also the most commercially successful musician to receive the award, usually reserved for critically acclaimed classical acts who don't live on the pop charts...
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Wi-Fi network named 'remote detonator' prompts gym evacuation
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan gym patron looking for a Wi-Fi connection found one named “remote detonator,” prompting an evacuation and precautionary search of the facility by a bomb-sniffing dog. The Saginaw News reported nothing was found in the search Sunday at Planet Fitness in Saginaw Township, about 85 miles northwest of Detroit. ...
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Raul Castro leaves Cuba with freedoms, deep problems
(International News ~ 04/17/18)
HAVANA -- In 2008, Raul Castro took over a country where most people couldn't own computers or cellphones, leave without permission, run most types of private businesses or enter resort hotels. Castro set about re-engineering the system he had helped create, and Cuba opened dramatically over his decade in office. But when Castro steps down as president Thursday he will leave his successor a host of problems deeper than on the day his brother Fidel formally handed over power...
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Jailed pastor's family seeks mercy
(International News ~ 04/17/18)
BEIJING -- The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao paid no more than three dollars for the trip costing him his freedom. For years, he and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would cross the river on a narrow bamboo raft from a tree-shrouded bank in southern China into neighboring Myanmar, carrying with them notebooks, pencils and Bibles. ...
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Chinese exporters scramble to cope with Trump tariff hike
(International News ~ 04/17/18)
BEIJING -- Facing a possible U.S. tariff hike, one of China's biggest ball bearing makers, Cixin Group, is weighing plans to rush shipments to American customers before the increase makes its sales unprofitable. The company in the eastern city of Ningbo is among exporters of goods from motorcycle parts to electronics scrambling to cope with President Donald Trump's higher duties by shipping early, raising prices or finding new markets...
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Syrians rally to support Assad
(International News ~ 04/17/18)
BEIRUT -- Hundreds of Syrians gathered Monday in a landmark square in Syria's capital, Damascus, rallying in support of their armed forces, which they say succeeded in confronting the unprecedented joint airstrikes by the West over the weekend. State TV broadcast the rally live from the central Omayyad Square. Protesters waved Syrian flags at the demonstration, dubbed a "salute to the achievements of the Arab Syrian Army," set off fireworks and unleashed celebratory gunfire...
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GAO says EPA violated rules on spending for privacy booth
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws when purchasing a $43,000 soundproof privacy booth for administrator Scott Pruitt to make private phone calls in his office. The Government Accountability Office issued its findings Monday in a letter to Senate Democrats who had requested a review of Pruitt's spending...
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Retail sales rebounded in March
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumers bounced back in March and bought more cars, furniture and appliances after three months of declining retail sales. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.6 percent last month, the largest increase since November. Auto sales jumped 2 percent, the most in six months...
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Trump lawyer reveals another client: Sean Hannity
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
NEW YORK -- A legal fight over what should happen to records the FBI seized from President Donald Trump's personal attorney took a surprise twist Monday when the lawyer, Michael Cohen, was forced to reveal a secret -- that he had also done legal work for Fox News host Sean Hannity...
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What's in those seized records? Trump's biggest worry
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and his allies have hit a new level of anxiety after the raid on his personal attorney's office, fearful of deeper exposure for Trump, his inner circle and his adult children -- and more than concerned they don't know exactly what is in those records and electronic devices seized last week...
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Allegiant Air under fire after '60 Minutes' report
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
LAS VEGAS -- Allegiant Air shares continue to fall in the aftermath of a news report raising serious safety questions about the low-cost carrier. Allegiant is defending its safety and says the report by CBS News' "60 Minutes" tells a "false narrative" about the airline. Investors, however, fear the negative publicity will cause travelers to avoid Allegiant, which has a fleet including many older planes typically requiring more maintenance...
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Starbucks to train workers on 'unconscious bias,' CEO says
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
PHILADELPHIA -- Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on "unconscious bias," CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as activists held more protests at a Philadelphia store where two black men were arrested after employees said they were trespassing...
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Seven dead in prison riot
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Inmates armed with homemade knives fought each other for about seven hours over territory and money, leaving seven of them dead in the worst U.S. prison riot in a quarter-century, officials said Monday. An inmate who witnessed the violence told The Associated Press bodies were "literally stacked on top of each other."...
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Immune therapy scores big win against cancer
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
CHICAGO -- For the first time, a treatment boosting the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It's the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success until now in less common cancers...
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Bill Cosby's accuser denies framing him
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Bill Cosby's chief accuser Monday rejected a defense allegation she manufactured her account of sexual molestation and was backed up by her mother, who said the comedian apologized and called himself a "sick man." Andrea Constand withstood a defense cross-examination seeking to expose her as a con artist who set Cosby up, leaving the witness stand at his retrial without having budged off her allegation he drugged and molested her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004...
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White House: Russia sanctions still under consideration
(National News ~ 04/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- The White House scrambled Monday to walk back U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's weekend announcement new economic sanctions against Russia are imminent but stressed the penalties are still being considered. Haley created a firestorm Sunday when she said the new sanctions would be imposed by the Treasury Department as soon as Monday, when, in fact, no such announcement was planned, according to two officials familiar with the matter...
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Chemical weapons team in Syria kept from alleged attack site
(International News ~ 04/17/18)
DOUMA, Syria -- Syrian and Russian authorities prevented independent investigators from going to the scene of a suspected chemical attack, the head of the chemical watchdog group said Monday, blocking international efforts to establish what happened and who was to blame...
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Greitens' prosecution: Relying on investigator was a mistake
(State News ~ 04/17/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The "egregious" mistake of relying on a bungling private investigator to help handle the criminal indictment of Gov. Eric Greitens should not prompt dismissal of the case, a top official in the St. Louis prosecutor's office told a judge Monday...
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Missouri ethics nominees: No promises made to Greitens
(State News ~ 04/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens' two nominees to the Missouri Ethics Commission said they did not promise anything to anyone in exchange for their nominations. The governor nominated former Democratic state Rep. Wayne Henke and Republican retired financial analyst Bill Birkes to the ethics commission Friday. Concern their nominations came at a price stemmed from Greitens' decision last year to stack the state Board of Education with people willing to fire the education commissioner...
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Out of the past: April 17
(Out of the Past ~ 04/17/18)
The rising Mississippi River forces the closing of six Cape Girardeau streets; a revised National Weather Service report predicts the river should crest Tuesday at 40.1 feet, eight feet above flood stage. The Cape Girardeau City Council is flirting with the possibility of placing before voters a transportation and capital improvements tax measure to fund infrastructure development; at a council retreat held yesterday at the Black Forest, north of Cape Girardeau, the city staff demonstrated a quarter-cent hike in the capital improvements tax and a half-cent transportation tax could generate $92.5 million in 20 years.. ...
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Devin Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 04/17/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Devin Wayne Sutterer, passed away April 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 16, 1986, in Perryville, son of Terry Sutterer and Emma Bedwell. Survivors include his father, Terry (Morgan) Sutterer of Cape Girardeau; mother, Emma Bedwell; a son, Trenton Stacey; a brother, Levi Clowes; and a sister, Kaley Clowes...
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James Rohde
(Obituary ~ 04/17/18)
James W. Rohde, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will follow at 6 p.m. at the funeral home...
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Terry Pulley
(Obituary ~ 04/17/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Terry Wayne Pulley, 76, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at his home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at Lafayette Church Of Christ, 115 New Ballwin Road in Ballwin, Missouri. Announcement is courtesy of Metro St. Louis Services Co...
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Gary Lewis
(Obituary ~ 04/17/18)
Gary Edward Lewis, 82, of Jackson died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, with the Rev. Joshua Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Janice Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/17/18)
Janice Ruth Dollar Jones, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 16, 2018, at her daughter's home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/17/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Medical assists were made at 2:16 a.m. on Themis Street; 9:51 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 1:40 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 5:41 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 7:25 p.m. on Perryville Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/17/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported at 2464 Cheetah Lane. n Theft was reported at 1830 Longview Drive.
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Road work 4/17/18
(Local News ~ 04/17/18)
County Road 217 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway near the intersection of Route AB. According to a MoDOT news release, the entrance to County Road 217 off of Route AB will be closed to traffic. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24...
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Prayer 4/17/18
(Prayer ~ 04/17/18)
O Father God, thank you for sending your Son Jesus into the world to save us. Amen.
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Harry Anderson found dead; 'Night Court' star was 65
(Entertainment ~ 04/17/18)
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the television comedy series "Night Court," was found dead in his North Carolina home Monday. Anderson was 65. A statement from the Asheville Police Department said officers responded to a call from Anderson's home early Monday and found him dead. The statement said foul play is not suspected...
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'Full Metal Jacket' actor R. Lee Ermey dies at 74
(Entertainment ~ 04/17/18)
LOS ANGELES -- R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men such as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," has died. Ermey's longtime manager Bill Rogin said he died Sunday morning from pneumonia-related complications. He was 74...
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Missouri restaurant restores historic neon sign by Route 66
(State News ~ 04/17/18)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- One of the largest neon signs in Missouri has been restored after more than two decades. The historic Wilder's Steakhouse sign in Joplin was taken down in February for restoration and returned to the restaurant in early April, the Joplin Globe reported...
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Births 4/17/18
(Births ~ 04/17/18)
Son to William Justin and Tara Elizabeth Modglin of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 1:39 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2018. Name, William Carter. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Modglin is the former Tara Grojean, daughter of Chris and Sherri Grojean of New Hamburg, Missouri. She is employed by SoutheastHEALTH. Modglin is the son of Randy and Cindy Modglin of Scott City. He works for Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Are we Facebook phonies or Zuckerberg zombies?
(Column ~ 04/17/18)
Are we phonies -- you know, charlatans? It's a horrible thing to even suggest, as "phony" cannot be contorted into anything positive, not even by the most masterful wordsmiths. But is it true? Last week, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the center of attention, spending Tuesday in a hearing before the Senate's Commerce and Judiciary Committees and Wednesday taking questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. ...
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Missouri Youth Learn Leadership Skills at 4-H Teen Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Leadership skills were in focus for Cape Girardeau County youth who attended 4-H Teen Conference in Columbia March 24-25. They joined over 270 of their peers, ages 11-13 from 62 Missouri counties, for workshops and activities on the Mizzou Campus and beyond. ...
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Local 4-Her’s participate in 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/18)
The Southeast regional 4-H Livestock Judging contest was held on April 4. There were 20 4-H youth competing representing three counties – Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Perry. It was held in conjunction with the District FFA contest at Flickerwood Arena, Jackson...
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Missouri Library Association Receives Over $825K from Anonymous Benefactor
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/18)
BALLWIN, MO – The Missouri Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that earlier this year it received an anonymous gift of over $825,000 intended to be used for the purpose of promoting library services related to computers and internet access to library patrons. This gift has been placed in an interest-bearing account while MLA establishes an endowment that will serve the organization for years to come...
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