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Some piers for Justice Center need to be dug deeper than expected
(Local News ~ 12/28/18)
Workers digging piers for the Cape Girardeau County Justice Center have hit a snag: some will need to be deeper than previously expected, County Commissioner Charles Herbst said Thursday. Herbst said workers were still drilling piers Thursday. "When they start drilling piers and setting those, they still don't know what's under the ground totally," Herbst said. "Some holes they're digging are a bit deeper than was anticipated and budgeted -- which happens."...
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County makes change in ambulance contract
(Local News ~ 12/28/18)
Cape Girardeau County will make one change in its contract with Cape County Private Ambulance Service: coverage will no longer include the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, but the airport will continue to be covered by North Scott County Ambulance District, officials said...
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Homegrown barbecue sauce to benefit veterans
(Local News ~ 12/28/18)
Kniestedt Foundation is a Texas-based not-for-profit organization that has given back to veterans and active-duty service men and women since 2015 through special programs -- and has revealed a new barbecue sauce with proceeds benefitting veterans. Joe Rhodes, Kniestedt Foundation project manager, teacher and 2001 Perryville High School graduate, has been part of building the organization since 2015...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
Today is Friday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2018. There are three days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American "test-tube" baby, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. On this date: In 1612, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei observed the planet Neptune, but mistook it for a star. (Neptune wasn't officially discovered until 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle.)...
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Four local officials named to statewide leadership positions
(Editorial ~ 12/28/18)
Four local civic leaders have found themselves in top leadership positions in the state of Missouri. Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner is the incoming president of the Missouri Association of Counties. Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst was installed as president of the County Commissioners Association of Missouri. ...
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Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup after Khashoggi's killing
(International News ~ 12/28/18)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago...
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Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors they could cross
(International News ~ 12/28/18)
GUATEMALA CITY -- The father of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody took his son to the border after hearing rumors that parents and their children would be allowed to migrate to the United States and escape the poverty in their homeland, the boy's stepsister said...
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'Aquaman' outswims 'Poppins,' 'Bumblebee'
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
NEW YORK -- In a flood of new releases, "Aquaman" easily swam past "Mary Poppins Returns" and "Bumblebee" to lead the busy pre-Christmas weekend with an estimated $67.4 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Without a "Star Wars" film on the December schedule for the first time in four years, a crowded slate of films sought to capitalize on the lucrative holiday period in theaters...
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MeToo, rape cases still confound police
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
NEW YORK -- The #MeToo movement is empowering victims of sexual assault to speak up like never before, but what should be a watershed moment for holding assailants accountable has coincided with a troubling trend: Police departments in the U.S. are becoming less and less likely to successfully close rape investigations...
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Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
LITTLETON, Colo. -- Pedro Gonzalez has faith in Donald Trump and his party. The 55-year-old Colombian immigrant is a pastor at an evangelical church in suburban Denver. Initially repelled by Trump in 2016, he's been heartened by the president's steps to protect religious groups and appoint judges who oppose abortion rights. More important, Gonzalez sees Trump's presidency as part of a divine plan...
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Investment fraud case in U.S. expands to 4 women from Israel
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
GREENBELT, Md. -- They followed a call script for reassuring investors: A broker boasted of winning up to 95 percent of his trades. Sales representatives promised a client she would be a millionaire within a year if she didn't withdraw her five-figure investment...
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California maneuvers to make bigger impact in 2020 election
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
Go west, 2020 presidential candidates? Early voting in California's primary will overlap with the traditional early nominating contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. That could force the sprawling field of Democrats to navigate those states as well as California's notoriously complex landscape, where campaigning is done through paid political ads...
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Trump's presidency has changed Washington, defied convention
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- Mr. Trump went to Washington. And he changed it. In his first two years in office, President Donald Trump has rewritten the rules of the presidency and the norms of the nation's capital, casting aside codes of conduct and traditions which have held for generations...
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Government shutdown likely to stretch into next week
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. House lawmakers are being told not to expect further votes this week, all but ensuring the shutdown will enter a second week and stretch toward the new year. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. ...
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Las Vegas to welcome 2019 in Vegas fashion
(Community ~ 12/28/18)
LAS VEGAS -- No other city does New Year's Eve like Las Vegas. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Gwen Stefani are among the superstars who will be ushering in the new year with performances at venues on the Las Vegas Strip, while more than 300,000 people are expected to gather on the world-famous corridor Monday to watch eight minutes of fireworks...
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U.S. stocks stage big rally, erase 600 point drop in Dow
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
Wall Street staged a swift, last-minute turnaround Thursday that rescued stocks from a steep dive and put the market on track to end a topsy-turvy, volatile week with a gain. The comeback reversed a 611-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out modest gains after having been down 2.8 and 3.3 percent, respectively...
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Top 10 films from 2018 at the Cape West Cinema
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
No. 1: "Avengers: Infinity War" No. 2: "Incredibles 2" No. 3: "Black Panther" No. 4: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" No. 5: "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" No. 6: "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" No. 7: "Deadpool 2" No. 8: "Hotel Transylvania 3" No. 9: "Halloween" (2018 version)...
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Weekend Outlook: Goodbye, 2018
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
Well, 2018, as the kids say, "it's been real!" This past year has been ridiculous for the number of events happening throughout Southeast Missouri, which is great. I couldn't choose just one or two to highlight this week, even though several of my favorites involve food (which is no shocker, I'm sure)...
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Netflix named The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
NEW YORK -- After a year like this, Netflix shows no signs of chilling. The dominant online video streamer started 2018 with almost 118 million subscribers, went on to win its first feature-film Oscar, briefly surpassed Disney as the most valuable U.S. ...
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Out of the past: Dec. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 12/28/18)
A gasoline tanker truck loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline overturned yesterday morning on Cape Girardeau County Route C, about one mile south of New Wells; about 8,000 gallons of gasoline spilled from the truck, but there was no explosion or fire; the driver is in fair condition at a local hospital...
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Jean Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/28/18)
Audrey J. "Jean" Seabaugh, 82, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 7, 1936, in Delta to Daniel M. and Margaret Nix Gibbons. She and Johnny Seabaugh were married May 16, 1954. They had been married 61 years when Johnny passed away Feb. 5, 2016...
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Billy Rhodes Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/28/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Billy Edward Rhodes Jr., 64, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 4, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Bill and Jean Requerth Rhodes. Billy was a 1972 graduate of Advance High School. He then attended Murray State University and was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity...
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Milford Redman
(Obituary ~ 12/28/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Milford Leil Redman, 82, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 6, 1936, at Bell City, Missouri, the son of Joe and Jewell Rhodes Redman. Milford and Ina Cates were united in marriage Sept. 3, 1989, in Reno, Nevada, and she survives of the home...
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Donald Moss
(Obituary ~ 12/28/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Donald Ray Moss, 86, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 21, 1932, in Herculaneum, Missouri, to the late Ray M. and Rachel Drinen Moss. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Mahn Twin City Funeral Chapel in Festus, Missouri...
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Internet provider gets FCC funding for rural projects in 65 counties
(State News ~ 12/28/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- An Illinois-based internet provider is planning to spur broadband development in rural areas across five states in the central U.S. Wisper ISP Inc. is set to receive money from the Federal Communication Commission for broadband development in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. ...
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Officers killed on duty rose in 2018
(State News ~ 12/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017, according to data released Thursday. The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives...
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Prayer 12/28/18
(Prayer ~ 12/28/18)
Lord Jesus, Blessed Redeemer, thank you that we have hope through you. Amen.
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Roll call of some who died across the country in 2018
(National News ~ 12/28/18)
In a year filled with heightened political vitriol, two deaths brought the nation together to remember men who represented a seemingly bygone era of U.S. politics. George H.W. Bush was a president, vice president, congressman, CIA director and Navy pilot during World War II, where he flew 58 missions and was shot down over the Pacific. ...
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A journey through 2018's top pop culture moments
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
And the top pop culture moments of 2018 are ... Wait. WAS there any pop culture this year? Of course there was, but you could be forgiven for forgetting, because more than ever it was politics, politics and more politics occupying the zeitgeist and sucking the proverbial air out of the room. ...
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At the Movies: Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2019
(Entertainment ~ 12/28/18)
Directed by: Adam Shankman Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Greenfield Opening on: Feb. 8 Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Starring: Brie Larson, Lee Pace, Samuel L. Jackson Opening on: March 8 Directed by: Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Elizabeth Moss, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II...
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IDOT inposes weight linits on Cairo bridge
(Local News ~ 12/28/18)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced it is restricting the weight of vehicles traveling on the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River bridge at Cairo. An IDOT news release says combination vehicles will be restricted immediately to 37 tons and single-unit vehicles to 33 ton. Plans for the repair of the bridge are in progress, the release stated, but they are yet to be finalized...
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Albert Heuring
(Obituary ~ 12/28/18)
Albert Heuring, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Feds: Pilot used illicit drugs before deadly crash
(State News ~ 12/28/18)
BOONVILLE, Mo. Federal officials say a small plane pilot who crashed last year in central Missouri, killing himself and a passenger, was under the influence of illicit drugs and was nearly blind in one eye...
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Stephens College to accept transgender women in Fall 2019
(State News ~ 12/28/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A private Missouri women's college is changing its admissions policy to accept transgender women and nonbinary students assigned female at birth. The Columbia Missourian reported Wednesday the new policy at Stephens College in Columbia takes effect in Fall 2019...
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Outgoing Scott County commissioner to switch parties, run for state representative
(Local News ~ 12/28/18)
Scott County Presiding Commissioner and longtime Democrat Jamie Burger, who lost his re-election bid in November, plans to run for a state House seat in 2020 as a Republican. Burger said he will seek the District 148 state representative seat now held by Republican Holly Rehder, who will not be able to run in 2020 because of term limits...
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Christmas Tourney Friends
(Submitted Story ~ 12/28/18)
Basketball starts with friendships. While competing on different teams, these boys were friends first. They started baseball training at Guardian Angel School. Without Coach Kent Mangels they wouldn’t be the players they are today!! Pictured, Kent Mangels, Langdon Scheeter (Oran), Thomas Crippen, Carter Dame, Kam Dohoqne (Notre Dame) and Cooper Priggel (Oran)...
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