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Cape banquet hall scene of bullet barrage; police seeking shooters
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
The area around a Cape Girardeau banquet hall, where an after-prom party was being held, turned into a shooting gallery early Sunday in which 50 to 60 shots were fired by at least three different individuals, police said. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. outside the River Valley Banquet Hall at 631 S. Sprigg St., said police Sgt. Joey Hann...
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Mid-Continent will recover, Blunt tells workers Friday
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., traveled to Poplar Bluff on Friday morning to visit the employees of Mid-Continent Steel & Wire, the largest nail manufacturer in the country. He returned a letter the local plant employees sent to him when tariffs were placed on the steel they use to manufacture their goods...
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Former Sheriff Hutcheson gets 6 months in prison for illegal surveillance of phone locations
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
Former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson will go to prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft. Hutcheson was sentenced Monday in federal court in St. Louis for illegally monitoring the location of other law enforcement officers and civilians without a warrant, prosecutors said in a news release...
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Global recycling problems hit home in Perryville; cities feeling impact of financial squeeze
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
Rising costs and declining prices have resulted in an end to the curbside recycling program in Perryville, Missouri. The Perry County Solid Waste Committee has decided to discontinue the service after this week rather than add to mounting program deficits...
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Tired of bumpy streets? 2 Cape tax measures would put $2.5 million annually toward repairs
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
The City of Cape Girardeau could spend $2.5 million annually on street repairs if voters approve a capital improvement tax on the August ballot and a transportation tax on next April’s ballot, city officials said Monday. A capital improvement tax measure on the August ballot would funnel half a million dollars annually into street repairs for 15 years, city manager Scott Meyer said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2019. There are 245 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. On this date: In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York as the first president of the United States...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Cape Regional Airport Sees 67 Percent Increase in Boardings
(B Magazine ~ 04/30/19)
In December 2017, the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport brought you direct flights to Chicago for the first time, flying more than 8,800 passengers on these new flights. This year, the airport brings you a third roundtrip flight daily Monday through Friday, with two roundtrips on weekends. The added flights began in January 2019...
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Biden vs. Trump
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/30/19)
Gene Lyons is so silly. It is Trump who wants everyone to love him. And he doesn't get it when people do not. There are pictures of Biden nose to nose with John Kerry. So to try to paint Biden as sexist, hardly. But we do know Trump is and has been that...
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Arrow deserves recognition for strong performance at state competition
(Editorial ~ 04/30/19)
Southeast Missouri State University students continue to rack up awards for their journalism. The Arrow student newspaper recently won 13 awards at the 2019 Missouri College Media Association Conference. The newspaper won five first-place awards, two second-place and three third-place and honorable mentions...
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Out with the new, in with Joe Biden
(Column ~ 04/30/19)
Joe Biden is running for president. The list of Democrat candidates is growing, and with all the choices, the former vice president is soaring at the top of the polls. But why? The announcement Thursday was no shock. None of these announcements are anymore. ...
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'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening
(Entertainment ~ 04/30/19)
NEW YORK -- The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era the comic-book studio has come to dominate...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/30/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/30/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 1:37 a.m. on North Sprigg Street, 12:48 p.m. on South Kingshighway, 3:09 p.m. on Bloomfield Road and 4:21 p.m. on Ranchito Drive...
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Out of the past: April 30
(Out of the Past ~ 04/30/19)
Saint Francis Medical Center is planning a new "one stop" facility, combining doctors offices with medical laboratories and technology on the medical center campus; many of the details are still to come, including square footage and what services would be housed in the proposed addition; plans for expansion at Saint Francis have been criticized by the Southeast Missouri Business Group on Health...
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Jerry Thomason Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- A soldier has fallen. Jerry Dale Thomason Jr. scared the living daylights out of someone for the last time Saturday, April 27, 2019. As the sun was rising on a beautiful spring day, Jerry was rising to the heavens to be gathered into God's loving embrace. He passed away in the loving arms of his wife at his home in Oran...
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Mary Silvey
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
SWANSEA, Ill. -- Mary Louise Spicer Silvey, 90, of Swansea, formerly of Jackson, died Saturday, April 27, 2019. Mary was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Huntsville, Missouri. After retiring at the age of 55 from McDonnell Douglas, she traveled extensively and lived for 10 years in Yuma, Arizona. She was an avid quilter and made special quilts her family will cherish forever. Mary was extremely proud of all her six grandchildren and was a big part of all their lives...
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Helen Polack
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
Helen A. Polack, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Lutheran Home. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Loren Boettcher officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Rosella Milfelt
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rosella T. Milfelt, 91, of Perryville died Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born May 2, 1927, in Perry County, daughter of William I and Rosalia Wucher Bohnert. She and Joseph C. Milfelt were married July 5, 1952. He preceded her in death March 9, 1981...
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Karl Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Karl William Hinkebein, 58, of Columbia, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Monday, April 22, 2019. A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. May 11 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri, with the Rev. Jim French officiating. Inurnment and military honors will follow in the church cemetery...
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Robert Fehr
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
Robert Allan "Bob" Fehr, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. At Bob's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum in St. Louis...
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Roy Davault
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
Roy Willard Davault, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1925, near Dongola in Bollinger County, Missouri, son of Ora Edward and Mayme "Ruth" Snider Davault. He and Pauline M. McDowell were married May 22, 1949. She passed away Sept. 28, 2002. He married Janet Versemann Gross on May 10, 2012...
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James Campbell
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
HIGH RIDGE, MO. -- James "Jim" D. Campbell, 55, of High Ridge died Friday, April 26, 2019. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Mary Adams
(Obituary ~ 04/30/19)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Mary Ethel Finch Adams, 92, died Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Fredericktown. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Follis and Sons Funeral Home, 700 Plaza Drive, Fredericktown, MO 63645.
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Cover-up: Students deck out dome with Captain America shield
(Entertainment ~ 04/30/19)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, drawing inspiration from America’s hottest movie. MIT students over the weekend draped the university’s signature Great Dome with a giant cloth version of Captain America’s red, white and blue shield. ...
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Twins separated in foster care reunite after 60 years
(State News ~ 04/30/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Twins who were sent to separate foster homes at age 14 recently reunited in Springfield after losing touch for 60 years. RoseMarie Henson and Rosalie Turner found their way back to one another this month with the help of family and DNA testing, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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St. Louis County executive indicted on corruption charges
(State News ~ 04/30/19)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County's top elected official resigned Monday after being indicted on corruption charges accusing him of trading political favors for campaign donations. A federal grand jury indicted County Executive Steve Stenger on charges of bribery, mail fraud and the theft of honest services, the U.S. attorney in St. Louis announced in a news release. He could face up to 20 years in prison on each count, if convicted...
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IS leader appears in video for first time in 5 years
(International News ~ 04/30/19)
BEIRUT -- The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group's last stronghold in Syria but vowing a "long battle" ahead...
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GOP hoping voters open to warnings of Dems' socialism
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
ALAMOSA, Colo. -- In this scruffy, high-desert town encircled by prairies and potato farms, Sen. Cory Gardner drew shouts of approval last week for his message Democrats are shoving the country toward socialism. "That's not what government is or what it should be," he told about 200 Alamosa County Republicans at a barbecue fundraiser in a National Guard armory. "We have to stand up and fight. Are you going to join me in this fight?"...
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Rosenstein resigns No. 2 Justice post
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday, ending a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. His last day will be May 11...
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Brexit talks limp on amid ongoing political impasse
(International News ~ 04/30/19)
LONDON -- It's quiet out there. Probably too quiet. Britain is due to leave the European Union in six months, but you wouldn't know it from the country's news headlines or the debates in Parliament. The issue consuming the country for almost three years has been reduced to a murmur...
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Man accused of newspaper attack takes up an insanity defense
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The man accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, changed his plea Monday to not guilty by reason of insanity. Lawyers for Jarrod Ramos said in a court filing that the 39-year-old Ramos was not criminally responsible "because of a mental disorder." Monday's filing in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court also said he lacked the "capacity to appreciate the criminality of his conduct."...
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NRA's LaPierre fends off backlash, wins re-election
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Wayne LaPierre, the fiery public face of the National Rifle Association for decades, fended off a backlash inside the organization over its finances and direction, winning re-election Monday as the gun lobby's CEO. The move, announced on the NRA magazine's American Rifleman website, came during a closed-door meeting of the group's board of directors...
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Wyoming man shoplifted sunglasses from store, applied for job there, police say
(National News ~ 04/30/19)
GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Police in northern Wyoming say a man who allegedly shoplifted at the same store twice in one day also asked to fill out a job application during one of his visits. The Gillette News Record reported Sunday the 36-year-old man went to the Sportsman's Warehouse in Gillette and bought some items with a rewards card but allegedly took sunglasses and ammunition without paying for them...
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Prayer 4/30/19
(Prayer ~ 04/30/19)
We rejoice in you, O Lord Jesus, the God of our salvation. Amen.
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Cape County Route K reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
Route K in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pavement repairs, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The work will be performed from Wednesday through July 1. Work between Highway 25 and County Road 206 will be done from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., while repairs between County Road 206 and U.S. 61/Kingshighway will be made from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the release said...
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Speak Out 4/30/19
(Speak Out ~ 04/30/19)
Great time at Cape Comic Con, however with the increase of people attending we have outgrown the Osage Center and should look into holding it at Arena Building or maybe even the Show-Me Center and get some bigger names. Jackson recently held its volunteer park clean up day. Just think of all the good we could've done if we'd better spent that $300,000 instead of wasting it on a cinder-block bathroom...
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Birth 4/30/19
(Births ~ 04/30/19)
McElmurry Son to Cara McElmurry of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:33 p.m. Wedesday, April 10, 2019. Name, Beau Alexander. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. McElmurry is the daughter of Regina McElmurry of Cape Girardeau and the late Herman McElmurry. She works at Lowe's Home Improvement...
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Missouri bill would shield businesses from fines in lawsuits
(State News ~ 04/30/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A pending Missouri bill would make it harder for courts to fine businesses as punishment for injuring people. The Republican-led House gave initial approval Monday to legislation to raise the standard for what are called punitive damages in civil lawsuits...
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Post saying Missouri is banning mushroom hunting is a hoax
(State News ~ 04/30/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation said it is not planning to ban mushroom hunting on public lands and is not considering implementing a license for the activity. The department is responding to a social media post that includes the agency's logo. ...
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Jackson to re-stripe roads in May, June
(Local News ~ 04/30/19)
Street crews in Jackson will soon be working throughout the city to re-stripe streets and roadways to improve visibility along various routes. Weather permitting, crews will be working from May through June, according to the Jackson Public Works Department...
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Area police report 4/30/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/30/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Korby O. Steen, 36, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Brandi L. Heffington, 36, of Scott City was arrested on a warrant...
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State FFA Convention 2019
(Submitted Story ~ 04/30/19)
04/24/2019-04/25/2019 Once again a successful year! This year at the 91st State FFA Convention 37 students participated from the Jackson FFA Chapter. The Poultry team earned a Group III rating and the team consisted of Macie McDaniel, Alaina Jackson, Leyton Simmers, and Trent Paullus...
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Connecting Businesses with an Audience
(B Magazine ~ 04/30/19)
Shopping, tastings, demonstrations, classes and DIY workshops are just some of the fun in store for women who attend the flourish Ladies Night Out on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Hosted by flourish Women's Magazine, this one-night-only event will feature a vendor market of local artisans, retailers, small businesses and organizations, main stage demonstrations and entertainment, and scheduled workshops and classes...
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