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Mo. Senate backs study of state-created insurer
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Senate has endorsed the establishment of a special committee to study whether to change a state-created workers' compensation insurer. Senators gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill creating a five-member Senate panel to analyze whether Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. should be sold, privatized or restructured...
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Mo. congressional reps. oppose any base reductions
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Three more members of Missouri's congressional delegation on Wednesday signaled their opposition to possible military base closures or realignments in the state, moves that are being considered as the federal government looks for ways to save more money...
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Marble Hill write-in vows to fight result
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Write-in candidate for Marble Hill mayor Loyd Ivey stated Tuesday night after the ballots were counted that the mayor's race is not over. Ivey gathered 49 votes to candidate Michael Sowers's 128 ballots. Sowers took 72 percent of the total votes cast...
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Two Chaffee City Council incumbents defeated
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Two members of the Chaffee City Council were unseated in Tuesday's election.
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Labor Department sends more dollars to aid in Southeast Missouri flood cleanup
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Counties ravaged by flooding last spring will receive additional funds from the U.S. Department of Labor to help continuing recovery efforts. Twenty-nine Missouri counties will receive a total of $16.5 million to create 2,200 temporary jobs to help with cleanup and rebuilding efforts as a result of flooding last April through June. These funds are a National Emergency Grant, which comes from the secretary of labor's discretionary fund...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team tumbles to NAIA Mid-Continent
(College Sports ~ 04/04/12)
Frustration was the word of the day for the Southeast Missouri State baseball team. The Redhawks continued to sputter, falling 10-9 to visiting Mid-Continent University on Tuesday afternoon after yielding the winning run in the top of the ninth inning...
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Jackson, Oak Ridge voters give resounding approval to school bond issues
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Voters gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the Jackson school district to add a seventh elementary school and boosted the ability of the Oak Ridge school district to deal with aging elementary buildings. Seventy percent of voters in 20 Jackson school district precincts in Cape Girardeau County gave their support to borrowing $16 million for the new school, which will be built on North Lacey Street...
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HWG hosts Aaron Picar visit
(Submitted Story ~ 04/04/12)
The Heartland Writer's Guild (HWG) will meet at 2 pm Sunday, April 14th at the Steck House, next door to First Presbyterian Church (206 E. Washington Street, Jackson). Guest speaker will be Aaron Picar,writer/teacher, musician/artist whose debut album, "Rise Together" garnered acclaim from award winning musicians and industry insiders...
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'Science Guy' encourages students to change world
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
"The Science Guy" wants students to observe the world around them and seize opportunities they find. "With the joy of discovery, understanding your place in space, with this understanding you can -- dare I say it? -- change the world," Bill Nye told about 2,500 people Tuesday at the Show Me Center...
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Summers defeats Dillon for Cape council seat
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Candidate Trent Summers is now Councilman Trent Summers. Capturing nearly 64 percent of the vote, Summers easily defeated opponent Ellen Dillon Tuesday for the open Cape Girardeau City Council seat being vacated by Debra Tracy. Summers won with 205 votes to Dillon's 116, a paltry showing from Ward 3's roughly 5,000 registered voters. Summers, an account executive with Red Letter Communication, won every precinct in the central-city ward except one, which he only lost by one vote...
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Easter Surprise
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/04/12)
Thirty-eight families,clients of Lutheran Family and Children's Services, received an Easter Surprise,blessing--a basket/box full of food for a full Easter dinner. Donation by Trinity Lutheran Church, Cape and Girl Scout Troup 50106. Coordinators: Kent and Vicki Zichfield...
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Hoover Center 10th Annual Easter Dinner
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/04/12)
Participants & staff of the Hoover Center's Senior Alive Program enjoyed the 10th Annual Easter Dinner: Front row (l-r): Cherie Herbst-Program Coordinator & Charly Fausett-Graduate Asst 2nd row (l-r): Ida Mitchell, Barbara Warren, Alberta Kemp, Wanda Bierschwal, Betty Carstens...
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Good Samaritan: Jamie Hazard
(Submitted Story ~ 04/04/12)
Jamie volunteers her time each week to coordinate and organize volunteers to deliver backpacks full of food to elementary schools in Cape Girardeau. Over 150 children each weekend would go to bed hungry if it wasn't for Jamie's kind heart and determination. ...
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5 Tips to Help Spring Clean Your Diet
(Submitted Story ~ 04/04/12)
It is that time of year when we have the broom and dust pan out to do a little spring cleaning, but have you ever thought about spring cleaning your diet? We can get busy and our health can sometimes fall down on our priority list, but with a fresh season can some a fresh start! Follow these 5 tips from the St. Louis District Dairy Council to get your diet back on track...
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Osage Spring Garage Sale Booth Drawing April 19
(Submitted Story ~ 04/04/12)
Want a booth at the annual Spring Garage Sale, held at the Osage Centre? Come to the Booth Lottery Drawing on April 19. For more information call the Osage Centre: 573-339-6342.
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PHS Band will compete in Florida
(Submitted Story ~ 04/04/12)
Perryville residents might see an unusual sight in the next few weeks - a marching band strolling down their street. The Perryville High School March Band is preparing for the Music USA Festivals competition which will be held April 19-21 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. During first-hour band class, the musicians have been taking advantage of the balmy spring weather to practice marching, which takes them on a circuitous route through the city streets...
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U.S. stocks lower after dimmer outlook from Fed
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
U.S. stocks and Treasury prices dropped Tuesday after Federal Reserve policymakers said they were worried about a slowdown in hiring and appeared to resist buying more bonds to help the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was down as much as 133 points after the Fed released minutes of the March meeting of its Open Market Committee, which sets interest rates and monetary policy. It had been down 45 points before the minutes were released...
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IMF chief wants ‘more firepower' to fight economic crises
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- The managing director of the International Monetary Fund made an impassioned plea Tuesday for American leadership in the global economy as she called for the international community to give her organization "more firepower" to bolster tottering economies...
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Facebook focus guides Google CEO
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation. When he replaced his mentor Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO last April, Page insisted that the company had to be more aggressive about countering the threat posed by Facebook's ever-growing popularity...
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Letterman, Ferguson staying put in late night through 2014
(Entertainment ~ 04/04/12)
NEW YORK -- Relax, all you fans of David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. They'll be staying put in late night awhile longer. CBS announced Tuesday that both Dave and Craig have re-upped to keep hosting their respective hours -- "Late Show" and "The Late Late Show" -- through 2014...
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Mo. House panel backs do-over attempt on voter ID
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- A Missouri House committee has endorsed a second attempt to place a photo ID requirement for voters on the 2012 ballot. The measure passed Tuesday by the House Elections Committee would write a new ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment. A Cole County judge struck down the original summary last week...
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2 possible tick-related illnesses in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - The possible cases of the tick-borne illness Rocky Mountain spotted fever are being reported in St. Louis County. KMOX Radio (http://cbsloc.al/HbKmWB ) reports that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed the two cases are being investigated. Details about the victims have not been released...
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New business group plans to focus on Mo. elections
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A new business group opposed to an expansion of union organizing powers says it plans to be heavily involved in Missouri's U.S. Senate and House races. The group, called the "Coalition to Protect Missouri Jobs," opposes a federal initiative to provide union organizers access to the phone numbers and email addresses of employees at specific companies. ...
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Climate center: Warm March set Midwest records
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- The warmer-than-usual winter left nine Midwestern states with their warmest March on record, and in Illinois the first three months of the year were the warmest three winter months since 1895. The Midwestern Regional Climate Center and Illinois Water Survey in Champaign on Tuesday said that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin all had record warmth for March. ...
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Mo. rep. wants 24-hour notice on gas price hikes
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- State officials around the country are looking for ways to give consumers a break from rising gas prices -- including one Missouri House member who wants motorists to get advance warning of some increases. Republican Ray Weter, of Nixa, said Tuesday that gas stations should have to notify the public 24 hours ahead of increases of 3 cents per gallon or more...
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Missouri uses $100M from budget reserve fund
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri is tapping a state budget reserve fund for cash flow purposes. The state Office of Administration said Tuesday that $100 million was borrowed from the reserve fund in March. It's the third time money has been used from the reserve in the budget year that began last July. The state used $75 million from the reserve in December and $150 million in February. All $325 million borrowed from the fund is to be repaid by May 15...
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Advance bar, site of alleged abduction, surrenders liquor, business licenses
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The bar that was the scene of an alleged abduction has closed. The Advance Board of Aldermen met in special session Monday to consider the fate of Charley Brown's Bar and Grill, on Highway 25 at the south edge of Advance. The meeting was originally scheduled as a hearing for testimony concerning the events of March 17, which led to the alleged rape of an Advance woman and a police chase...
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Weapons, suspected drugs seized in Bootheel search
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- About 30 weapons were seized along with suspected illegal drugs when two search warrants were served early Tuesday at residences east of Steele, Mo., the Standard Democrat reported. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bootheel Drug Task Force, Caruthersville and Steele police departments and the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department joined in serving the warrants at the residences on Highway 164. ...
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Bullet holes found in wall at Kennett pound
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Police are investigating vandalism at the city's dog pound after bullet holes were found in the building and exterior lights were broken, the Daily Dunklin Democrat reported. According to information provided by the Kennett Police Department, at about 9 a.m., police officer Alan Campbell and animal control officer Tena Petix arrived at the facility to do some work and repairs when they discovered that all of the working lights on the west side and front of the building had been shot out. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
Today is Wednesday, April 4, the 95th day of 2012. There are 271 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. On this date: In 1818, Congress decided the flag of the United States would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state of the Union...
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Way of the Cross
(Editorial ~ 04/04/12)
Special events are being held this week to mark Holy Week, the days leading up to Easter. One way Christians around the world remember Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is through cross walks. These events recount the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ...
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Speak Out 4/4/12
(Speak Out ~ 04/04/12)
WHY do people keep referring to contraception being covered under an employer's health care coverage as "free." Name one employer providing free health care coverage. I doubt you can. I have to pay for my health care through my employer, so do you. No company is providing truly free health care. Free contraception sure sounds like a GOP fantasy rather than fact. Keep twisting reality, GOP...
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Why does someone choose not to vote?
(Column ~ 04/04/12)
Why would someone not vote? I can understand someone taking a powder on an unopposed local election. But I've had recent conversations with voting age adults who proudly proclaim they never vote. Never vote?! A road district commissioner vote might determine if your road gets repaired. A presidential election can determine your children's future...
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Prayer 4/4/12
(Prayer ~ 04/04/12)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, that through your sacrifice on the cross we can have eternal life. Amen.
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A museum in Perryville
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/04/12)
Do we really need a new museum in Perryville, Mo., or is it something we can live without? Does the effort of our veterans need to be remembered or do we let it be preserved by others? This is my first year as a retired person and I've spent most of my free time exploring those questions...
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Health care law violates sound public policy in 10 ways
(Column ~ 04/04/12)
It was the kind of spectacle that policy wonks savor -- three days of complex and abstruse arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare...
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Bollinger County vote totals
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Votes from the April 3, 2012 election.
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Perry County vote totals
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Vote totals for the April 3, 2012 election.
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Cape Girardeau County vote totals
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Votes in the April 3, 2012 election.
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Out of the past 4/4/12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/04/12)
The sixth annual SEmotion Relays draws more than 800 athletes from 60 schools to competition at the Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex. As part of a two-day training session for Southeast Missouri law enforcement officers, members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms concluded the seminar with a bang yesterday, detonating two car bombs in the rural area north of Millersville; flames shot 50 feet into the sky...
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Jackson police and fire report 4/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/04/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/04/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Doris Washington
(Obituary ~ 04/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Doris Marie Washington, 67, of Sikeston passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Hunter Acres Caring Center. She was born April 17, 1944, in Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Emma McClain Windeknecht; husband Walter Washington; brothers Earl "Wayne," Charles Lloyd and Donald Ray Windeknecht; and sister Charlene Rose Windeknecht...
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Harold Siebert
(Obituary ~ 04/04/12)
Harold W. Siebert went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 2, 2012, surrounded by his beloved wife and 12 loving children and their families. Harold was born in St. Louis to Lawrence and Anna Siebert and was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister...
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Dorothy Musil
(Obituary ~ 04/04/12)
Dorothy C. Musil, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Graveside services will be at noon Thursday at IOOF Cemetery in Charleston, Mo...
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Bobby Dennis
(Obituary ~ 04/04/12)
PATTON, Mo. -- Bobby Ray Dennis, 61, of Iliff, Colo., formerly of Torrington, Wyo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo. He was born Sept. 18, 1949, at Patton, son of Dewey and Dessie Wilkinson Dennis. He and Patricia Whitter were married Nov. 22, 1968, at De Soto, Mo...
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Elveta Charles
(Obituary ~ 04/04/12)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Elveta P. Charles, 89, of Collierville, Tenn., formerly of McClure, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the home of her daughter. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau...
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Profane tweet stirs debate over free speech
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Austin Carroll was fighting insomnia when the Indiana teenager turned to Twitter for relief and casually dropped the F-word multiple times, apparently to demonstrate to his followers that the expletive would fit almost anywhere in a sentence...
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Israeli leader delays settler evictions
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister said Tuesday he has ordered a delay in the planned evacuation of a group of Jewish settlers from an illegally occupied building in the West Bank, putting off a potentially violent standoff with Israeli security forces...
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Clashes in rival towns kill 22 people in Libya
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Militias from rival towns in western Libya battled each other with tanks and artillery Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed at least 22 people, local officials said. The clashes erupted over the weekend between the Arab-majority town of Ragdalein and the Berber-dominated town of Zwara, some 70 miles west of the capital Tripoli. ...
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Mali coup leader stays put despite sanctions
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
BAMAKO, Mali -- The day after an embargo was placed on Mali, the soldier who led a recent coup said Tuesday that he agrees with restoring constitutional order, but first Mali's ills need to be addressed by holding a national convention that will decide on the best way forward...
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Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls U.S. war efforts
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
ISLAMABAD -- U.S. diplomatic efforts to persuade Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines to the Afghan war are proving no match for rampant anti-Americanism here, with Pakistani lawmakers increasingly unwilling to support a decision that risks them branded as friends of Washington...
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Factory orders up 1.3 percent in Feb.
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- Businesses ordered more machinery and equipment from U.S. factories in February, a signal that many are investing in their companies despite the expiration of a tax credit. Orders to U.S. factories increased 1.3 percent in February, the Commerce Department said. That offset a similar decline in January...
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Recovery threatened by runaway federal student loan debt
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- The federal student loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job. But many borrowers these days are close to flunking out, tripped up by painful real-life lessons in math and economics...
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Southeast Missourian offering new personalized birth announcements
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
The Southeast Missourian has announced that new, specialized birth announcements are available to new parents and grandparents. In addition to the free birth notices that appear in the records section of the newspaper, personalized birth announcements with details and photos will also be featured in Sunday's Good Times section...
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Winning Mega Millions ticket bought at Boomland
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Myrtle Hollingsworth, 60, of Bellwood, Ill., purchased a $250,000 winning Mega Millions ticket at Reeves Boomland in Charleston, Mo., while traveling through Missouri with her husband, according to a news release from the Missouri Lottery. The $5 Quick Pick matched all five white-ball numbers. She realized she held the winning ticket while watching the March 27 drawing after returning home...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/04/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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3 GOP hopefuls to appear at NRA event in St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Thousands of gun enthusiasts will get a chance to hear from three of the four Republican presidential contenders next week when the National Rifle Association hosts its annual meeting and exhibit in St. Louis.
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Scott County Central pair leads list of local all-state basketball players
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/12)
Scott County Central seniors Dominique Porter and LaMarcus Steward led a list of nine local basketball players who were awarded all-state honors by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Porter and Steward recently led the Braves to their third consecutive Class 1 title and were awarded first-team status, while their coach Kenyon Wright was named the Class 1 coach of the year after leading Scott County Central to a 22-10 record...
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Sikeston to consider 911 consolidation Monday
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- With April 15 set as the deadline, the Sikeston City Council is slated to make a decision on consolidating the city and Scott County's 911 systems at a special meeting Monday. In discussing current annual costs for 911 dispatching as well as equipment and software upgrades during a special joint meeting of the council and Scott County Commission on Monday, officials figured the combined savings could be $500,000 per year or more...
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High school roundup: St. Vincent soccer moves to 7-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cardinals will help new-look Marlins christen stadium
(Professional Sports ~ 04/04/12)
MIAMI -- Perched atop the Miami Marlins' multicolored, provocative home-run sculpture is a blue marlin, poised for splashdown whenever the home team hits one out. Call the artwork what you will -- gaudy, goofy, grotesque, great -- but there's no denying it's new. For the Marlins, that's what this season is all about...
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Cardinals open 2012 season today
(Professional Sports ~ 04/04/12)
MIAMI -- Mike Matheny is excited for his managerial debut. At least, he thinks he is. Turns out, the St. Louis skipper may have some trouble sorting out his feelings right now. "Maybe I'm just not smart enough to decipher between nerves and excitement," Matheny said...
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Romney sweeps D.C., Wisconsin and Md. primaries
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
MILWAUKEE -- Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, sweeping primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., with time left over to swap charges with President Barack Obama. "Four more years?" Romney asked sarcastically of the president as supporters cheered in Milwaukee...
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Syrian troops start pullout
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
BEIRUT -- Syrian troops began pulling out Tuesday from some calm cities and headed back to their bases a week ahead of a deadline to implement an international cease-fire plan, a government official said. The claim could not immediately be verified and activists near the capital Damascus denied troops were leaving their area. They said the day regime forces withdraw from streets, Syria will witness massive protests that will overthrow the government...
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Attack suspect upset about expulsion
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- One Goh's life was on the skids even before he became the suspect in the nation's biggest mass school shooting since Virginia Tech. He was chased by creditors. He grieved the death of his brother. In January, he was expelled from Oikos University, a small Christian school where he studied nursing. And, police say, he was angry...
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Large tornadoes, damage reported in Dallas area
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
Tornadoes raked the Dallas area Tuesday, crumbling a wing of a nursing home, peeling roofs from dozens of homes and spiraling big-rig trailers into the air like footballs. More than a dozen injuries were reported. Overturned cars left streets unnavigable and flattened trucks clogged highway shoulders. ...
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James Murdoch steps down as British Sky Broadcasting chairman
(International News ~ 04/04/12)
LONDON -- Once his father's heir apparent, James Murdoch stepped down Tuesday as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, surrendering one of the biggest jobs in the Murdoch media empire. James Murdoch's competence and credibility have come under severe questioning because of the telephone hacking and alleged bribery scandal at the defunct Sunday tabloid, News of the World, and other British newspapers where he was supposed to be in charge...
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U.S. 60 reduced for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the U.S. 60 bridge over Little River Drainage Ditch No. 37 in Stoddard County is expected to begin Monday, weather permitting. The bridge is near Morehouse, Mo. The project won't involve a road closure due to the traffic volume in the area. ...
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Study: Our ancestors used fire a million years ago
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
\NEW YORK (AP) -- When did our ancestors first use fire? That's been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave. The ash and burnt bone samples found there suggest fires frequently burned in that spot, researchers said Monday...
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1940 census records include 21 million still alive
(National News ~ 04/04/12)
NEW YORK (AP) -- When the 1940 census records were released Monday, Verla Morris could consider herself a part of living history. Morris, who is in her 100th year, got to experience the novelty of seeing her own name and details about her life in the records released by the U.S. National Archives online after 72 years of confidentiality expires...
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Former Carter County sheriff pleads guilty to federal gun charges
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Former Carter County, Mo., Sheriff Tommy Adams pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to illegally possessing and selling firearms. Adams, 32, of Ellsinore, Mo., pleaded guilty to four of the five counts he was charged with -- two counts of possession of a stolen firearm, one count of sale of a stolen firearm and one count of being a drug user in possession of firearms before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. in Cape Girardeau, according to assistant federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell...
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Scott County vote totals
(Local News ~ 04/04/12)
Votes in the April 3, 2012 election.
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Teen tanning ban divides House members
(State News ~ 04/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A proposal to limit teen access to tanning beds has been sent back to a Missouri House committee after some Republicans raised concerns about government infringement on individual freedoms.
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Perryville's Jake Dobbelare
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/12)
Perryville's Jake Dobbelare put together an incredible streak at the plate. The senior went 10 of 12 with five homers in the Pirates' three games last week. Dobbelare started the week with a 4-for-4 performance against Notre Dame. Three of the hits came against Bulldogs ace Cody Heisserer. Dobbelare also put together an impressive performance on the mound against Notre Dame, but he took the loss in the Pirates' 4-2 loss...
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