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Jackson student spearheads food drive to meet summer needs
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
Local food pantries take a hit during the summer, when students don't have school-provided meals. One Jackson Junior High School student took it upon herself to organize a food drive, and donations are being accepted through Friday at two locations in Jackson...
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Christian rap, spoken-word artists among talent to perform concert at Cape church
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau is hosting a concert Saturday evening that mixes live worship music by Cova, acoustic sounds of local duo Templesmith, hip-hop by Nashville-based rapper nobigdyl. and the expressive rhyming of local spoken-word artist Jonathan the Wordsmith...
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Hoeckle's 'takes the cake'
(Community ~ 05/17/18)
I'm afraid this is an excellent question with a very poor response. I do not have a favorite bakery in Cape Girardeau County because I have yet to find a "true" local storefront bakery. I'm looking for items like homemade breads (sweet & savory), celebratory cookies, beautifully decorated cakes, flaky pastries, fresh fruit pies, warm iced cinnamon rolls, and crisp glazed donuts -- all the mouth-watering, wonderful non-keto friendly foods that we all know and love dearly. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 17, the 137th day of 2018. There are 228 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 17, 1968, nine men and women, including brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan, entered the Selective Service office in Catonsville, Maryland, seized several hundred draft files and burned them outside to protest the Vietnam War before being arrested. ...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2018
(Editorial ~ 05/17/18)
High school graduation commencement ceremonies are already underway. Several took place last weekend, as Central High School, Oran and Scott City seniors received their diplomas. They'll continue Friday with ceremonies at Jackson (7 p.m.), Eagle Ridge (7 p.m.) and Oak Ridge (7:30 p.m.). Notre Dame and Saxony will hold their commencement ceremonies on Sunday at 1:30 and 2 p.m., respectively...
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Respect for service
(Column ~ 05/17/18)
It has often been said that when you join the military you sign a blank check payable to the government for your life. The U.S. government never cashes that check that all soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have signed. Traditionally and thankfully, most military personnel do not come close to completing that transaction...
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Prince, actress wedding brings outsized media interest
(Community ~ 05/17/18)
BERLIN -- Like most everyone else with a taste for fairytales, Germans love the spectacle of a royal wedding. But since the country's last emperor, Wilhelm II, was forced to abdicate in 1918, Germans haven't had a monarchy of their own to fuss over and so have adopted Britain's royals as surrogates...
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Senate backs effort to restore 'net neutrality' rules
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats, joined by three Republicans, pushed through a measure Wednesday intended to revive Obama-era internet rules ensuring equal treatment for all web traffic, though opposition in the House and the White House seems insurmountable...
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House OKs expansion of private care at VA
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the Veterans Affairs health system, a major shift aimed at reducing wait times and improving medical care despite the concerns of some Democrats who cast it as a risky step toward dismantling the struggling agency...
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GOP pushes for speedy CIA nomination vote
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are pushing for a speedy confirmation vote as early as today after the Senate intelligence committee endorsed President Donald Trump's CIA nominee Gina Haspel to lead the spy agency. But opponents concerned about Haspel's role in CIA covert detention sites after 9/11 could delay a vote by the full Senate until next week...
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Trump Jr.: Not troubled that I met with Russian
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- Questioned intently by a Senate committee, President Donald Trump's son struck a firmly unapologetic tone, deflected many queries and said he didn't think there was anything wrong with meeting a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in hopes of election-season dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to transcripts released Wednesday...
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Malaysian police raid home of ex-Prime Minister Razak
(International News ~ 05/17/18)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police visited former Prime Minister Najib Razak's house late Wednesday, reportedly searching for documents as part of a renewed probe into a massive corruption scandal involving a state investment fund being investigated abroad...
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Following U.S. lead, Guatemala moves embassy to Jerusalem
(International News ~ 05/17/18)
JERUSALEM -- Guatemala festively opened its new Jerusalem embassy Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so after the United States, and giving Israel a diplomatic boost as it faces international criticism for the deadly violence on the Gaza border...
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Novartis general counsel resigns over Cohen deal
(International News ~ 05/17/18)
GENEVA -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday its top lawyer is stepping down over a deal to hire U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as a consultant. The company said general counsel Felix Ehrat is retiring "in the context of discussions surrounding Novartis' former agreement with Essential Consultants, owned by Michael Cohen."...
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N. Korea threatens to cancel summit over drills
(International News ~ 05/17/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Wednesday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a "one-sided" affair meant to pressure the North to abandon its nuclear weapons...
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Officer shoots armed former student at Illinois high school
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
DIXON, Ill. -- A police officer at a northern Illinois high school was hailed as a hero Wednesday for shooting and arresting a former student who fired on him in a hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal. The 19-year-old former Dixon High School student suffered wounds not life-threatening, according to police, who didn't release his name. The school resource officer, Mark Dallas, took the gunman into custody after shooting him...
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Trump discloses Cohen payment
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump revealed in his financial disclosure Wednesday he reimbursed personal attorney Michael Cohen as much as $250,000 for unspecified "expenses," with no mention of a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about a sexual tryst she said they had...
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Analysis shows how Gates influences education
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
SEATTLE -- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates saw an opportunity with a new federal education law to have widespread repercussions for American classrooms. His not-for-profit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given about $44 million to outside groups over the past two years to help shape new state education plans required under the 2015 law, according to an Associated Press analysis of its grants. ...
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Chicago teens take lead on gun violence at home, nationally
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
CHICAGO -- At his desk at North Lawndale College Prep High School, Gerald Smith keeps a small calendar holding unimaginable grief. In its pages, the dean and student advocate writes the name of each student who's lost a family member, many of them to gun violence. And then he deploys the Peace Warriors -- students who have dedicated themselves to easing the violence that pervades their world...
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Cancer screening flop: Few seek free lung scans
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
Lung cancer screening has proved to be stunningly unpopular. Five years after government and private insurers started paying for it, fewer than than 2 percent of eligible current and former smokers have sought the free scans, researchers report. The study didn't explore why, but experts say possible explanations include worries about false alarms and follow-up tests, a doctor visit to get the scans covered, fear and denial of the consequences of smoking and little knowledge screening exists...
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Prosecutor: 10 children strangled, shot with crossbow, waterboarded
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- The 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive California home were strangled, punched, shot with crossbows and subjected to waterboarding by their father and their mother did nothing to stop it, prosecutors said. The details of alleged abuse were included in a motion to increase the bail of Ina Rogers, 31, who was charged with nine counts of felony child abuse Wednesday in Solano Superior Court. ...
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N.C. teachers demand better funding in large march
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Thousands of teachers filled the main street of North Carolina's capital Wednesday demanding better pay and more funding for public schools, hoping to achieve what other educators around the country accomplished by pressuring lawmakers for change...
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Out of the past: May 17
(Out of the Past ~ 05/17/18)
The Cape Girardeau City Council gives first-round approval to a law that sets Aug. 3 as the date voters will again consider city amendments to implement ward representations; the charter amendments were recommended by the city's Zone Election Committee, appointed to define an ill-crafted measure voters approved last November...
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Proposal seeks to end 'meal shaming' in public schools
(Community ~ 05/17/18)
BOSTON -- Working in an elementary school cafeteria, Wendy Timmons said all she wanted to do was serve children a hot lunch and put smiles on their faces. But if a student's family fell behind in paying their school meal account, the smile could quickly turn to tears...
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Barbara Louise Wallace
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Barbara Louise Wallace, 87, was welcomed into her Savior's arms Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at her home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by family. She was born Feb. 9, 1931, daughter of Harry and Lillian Gluckhertz. She and Farris Wallace married Nov. 21, 1947. He passed June 26, 2004...
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John Stanfield
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
John Thomas Stanfield, born on July 31, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to John Buchanan and Lottie Thomas Stanfield, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Jackson, at the age of 80. John had been living in Terre du Lac, Missouri, and Woodstock, New York. He had a degree in physics, chemistry and mathematics from the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked in aerospace, defense and with NASA to help put a man on the moon and the first satellites in space...
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Annie Hess
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Annie Dell Hess, 97, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 20, 1920, in Starkville, Mississippi, the daughter of the late John David "J.D." and Annie Mae Savage Gaston...
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Cyrethia Hamlett
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Surrounded by her family, Cyrethia L. Hamlett, 63, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at her mother's home in Jackson. She was born Dec. 30, 1954, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Richard O. and Barbara F. Newman Taul Sr. She and Ronald Hamlett were married November 1983. He passed away Sept. 15, 2005...
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Kenneth Ellis
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Kenneth D. Ellis, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 6, 1939, in Bernie, Missouri, the son of Ember and Chloe Ross Ellis. He and Patsy Fields were married Aug. 31, 1957, in Marks, Mississippi. She passed away Oct. 28, 2017...
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Laverna Borgfield
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Laverna June Borgfield, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born June 4, 1932, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Lauren Vern and Naomi Alpha Conrad. She was a dedicated homemaker and mother. After her children were grown, she worked at Southeast Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center for more than 25 years...
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TIF Commission to meet May 24 to consider redevelopment proposal for Esquire Theater
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
Cape Girardeau's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission will meet May 24 to set the stage for possible approval of TIF funding to redevelop the long-vacant Esquire Theater. The meeting, which will be held at noon at the Osage Centre, will mark the first time the 11-member commission has met in nearly three years, city officials said Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/17/18
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of May 14 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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MSPDO director decries assistance for prosecution
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The head of Missouri's public defender system said a suspect in the slaying of a transgender teen should be spared from facing the death sentence if he's convicted because there isn't enough money to adequately defend him. Missouri State Public Defender Office director Michael Barrett argued this month in a motion filed in Andrew Vrba's first-degree murder case it's not fair the state is stepping in to help county prosecutors while also "depriving the defense of the resources necessary to provide diligent, effective, and conflict-free-representation." The motion is the latest effort to draw attention to funding problems that prompted an ACLU lawsuit and increasingly led Missouri public defenders to turn down new cases.. ...
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House expands Greitens probe, examines signature
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House panel has broadened its investigation of Gov. Eric Greitens to delve into questions about a document with an unauthorized signature of another elected official -- something the governor's office chalks up to a technical mistake...
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Mizzou announces elimination of 12 graduate programs
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri will eliminate 12 graduate programs amid continuing budget concerns and in an effort to respond to changing educational needs, chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced Wednesday. Seven of the 12 programs will merge with existing programs, one will include a broader curriculum, and the remaining four will be completely closed. ...
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Senate passes regulations on public unions
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators on Wednesday passed a bill to further regulate public unions, including a proposed requirement they hold recertification elections every three years and get permission annually to withhold dues from workers' paychecks...
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Communities finding 911 systems need tech updates
(National News ~ 05/17/18)
ROSWELL, Ga. -- High school students hiding from the gunman in Parkland, Florida, were forced to whisper in calls to 911 for fear of tipping off their location. Others texted friends and family who then relayed information to emergency dispatchers over the phone...
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Speak Out 5/17/18
(Speak Out ~ 05/17/18)
Our sincere thanks from two senior citizens for the help at Memorial Park on Friday. From two kind ladies. Thank you and God bless you both. The Federal Supreme Court has ruled it legal for states to now allow sports betting. There is no doubt that some will push to change Missouri gaming laws to allow sports betting in our state. ...
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Prayer 5/17/18
(Prayer ~ 05/17/18)
O Lord Jesus, may the words we say and the songs we sing glorify you. Amen.
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Births 5/17/18
(Births ~ 05/17/18)
Son to Tim Allen and Kristy Michelle Landewee of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Name, Kyndall Allen. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Landewee is the former Kristy Blue, daughter of Kenny Blue and Sharon Blue of Chaffee. She is a certified public accountant with K-Coe Isom. Landewee is the son of Harold Landewee and Agnes Landewee of Oran, Missouri. He is a project manager with Columbia Construction...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/17/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/17/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n At 12:28 a.m., smoke detector activation, no fire, was reported on Broadway. n At 8:05 p.m., gas leak was reported on Vincent Avenue.
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/17/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/17/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jeffrey Dunne, 44, of Humboldt, Illinois, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for traffic violations. n Calvin Gilmore, 33, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Dr. Raymond Ritter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
Raymond A. Ritter Jr., M.D., 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Truman statue bound for Washington
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate has voted to send Harry Truman back to Washington. The proposal, approved Tuesday 32-0, directs a statue of the former president from Missouri be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. States get to choose two people for the National Statuary Hall Collection, and Missouri has displayed the same two men since the end of the 19th century...
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Briefly 5/17/18
(State News ~ 05/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Legislature has passed a measure allowing the biggest electric companies in the state to recover more of their costs for infrastructure improvements from customers. The bill, approved by the House on Wednesday by a 125-20 vote, affects nearly 2 million people who use The Empire Electric District, Ameren Corp. ...
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Helping kids in crisis become kids with HOPE!
(Submitted Story ~ 05/17/18)
Hope for One More received a $1,650 donation from The Rushing Family Trust on May 14, 2018. Hope for One More is a non-profit children’s home in Jackson providing emergency shelter for foster children in Cape Girardeau and surrounding counties. The home provides transitional housing where children can be brought when they are taken into protective custody. ...
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