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Credit card fraud concerns at Schnucks stores
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) -- Shoppers at Schnucks grocery stores are being encouraged to pay with cash or checks until a credit card fraud problem is resolved. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that investigators have received several complaints about credit card fraud linked to stores operated by the grocery chain based in Maryland Heights, a St. Louis suburb. Most Schnucks stores are in the St. Louis metropolitan area...
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Mo. Senate won't pass DOR budget until answers
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A top senator says the Missouri Senate will hold up a budget for the state Revenue Department until it gets answers on a new procedure for issuing driver's licenses. Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard made the announcement Thursday...
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Statement by former Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion in response to city's release of documents
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
Perryville, Mo., police chief released the following statement late Thursday in response to the Perryville city government's release of documents pertaining to an investigation of the chief's conduct and his ultimate resignation. Documents released today show that the 'investigation' into my conduct as Perryville's elected chief of police was based on nothing more than rumors presented by employees who had recently been called to task for their own unprofessional and unethical behavior...
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Local high schools rewarded for efforts to raise seat-belt use
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
Notre Dame Regional and Saxony Lutheran high schools were among Southeast Missouri high schools honored by the Missouri Department of Transportation for efforts in the Battle of the Belt Challenge. Notre Dame won the Southeast District's award for Highest Overall Seat Belt Use, achieving 99.76 percent seat-belt use, according to a MoDOT news release. ...
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Ruling expected today in Perryville police chief records dispute
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A ruling about whether the Perryville city government can release records requested by the Southeast Missourian pertaining to an investigation of the former city police chief was expected Wednesday from Circuit Judge Ben Lewis, but the judge notified attorneys a decision will not come until today...
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Court skeptical of federal marriage law
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
WASHINGTON -- Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the court wrapped up its arguments about gay marriage in America, a majority of the justices indicated they will invalidate part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- if they can get past procedural problems similar to those that appeared to mark Tuesday's case over California's ban on same-sex marriage.
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McDougall named Southeast interim provost
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
Dr. Gerald McDougall was named interim provost and chief academic officer of Southeast Missouri State University, according to a university news release. McDougall is dean of the college of business and associate provost of extended and online learning. McDougall has been with Southeast since 1993 and has helped the university expand degree programs and establish the Center for Business and Economic Research, the innovation center and more...
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Cape Girardeau leaf pickup ends this week
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
The city of Cape Girardeau's leaf pickup program is scheduled to end Friday, according to a Cape Girardeau city government email newsletter. Residents who still have leaves can purchase compost bags at Schnucks, Food Giant, city hall and the Cape Girardeau Public Works office, and call 339-6351 to schedule a free pickup. For more information, visit cityofcapegirardeau.org...
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ND offense backs Landewee's no-hitter
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team had been sluggish offensively through five games despite winning all of them. Notre Dame finally got its bats untracked in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday against visiting Fredericktown -- which sealed Justin Landewee's no-hitter without him having to return to the mound...
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Missouri State too much for Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 03/28/13)
Southeast Missouri State first-year interim baseball coach Steve Bieser knew his team faced an especially difficult challenge Wednesday afternoon. Not only were the Redhawks short on pitching with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series beginning today, they also were facing one of the nation's premier mound staffs...
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Police looking for driver in crash on Highway 34
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
A Wednesday morning crash between a dump truck and an SUV on Highway 34 in rural Cape Girardeau County has the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department and the Jackson Police Department searching for a person who fled the scene of the accident. The crash between an International dump truck and a GMC Yukon happened at about 11:30 a.m., just outside Jackson...
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Garcia sharp in Cardinals' win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- With all those minor leaguers the Washington Nationals were putting on the field, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny needed to make a call. To the Cardinals' minor league camp. Jaime Garcia pitched eight sharp innings against a young Nationals lineup, leading St. Louis to a 10-1 victory Wednesday...
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Wainwright, Cards strike $97.5M deal
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/13)
Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals have agreed to a new contract that guarantees the Cardinals' ace an additional $97.5 million over five years through 2018. Wainwright had been eligible to become a free agent after the World Series. The new agreement, first reported by foxsports.com, was confirmed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not yet been announced. ...
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Cape postmark could vanish along with jobs
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
U. S. Postal Service employees at the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility thought they would have until 2014 before the facility closed. Tuesday night they were informed the process of moving some operations to St. Louis would begin by summer's end. A related service issue could be the possible loss of the Cape Girardeau postmark. ...
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Woman shot in stomach in Bollinger County; two men arrested
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Two men were arrested Tuesday and were in the Bollinger County Jail awaiting filing of several charges after a Tuesday night shooting. According to Bollinger County Sheriff Darin Shell, Robert "Bob" Edward Morgan, 58, and his son Robert Keller Morgan, 24, were arrested in connection with the shooting of Nichole Morgan, 31 -- Robert Keller Morgan's wife -- at a home at 411 County Road 344 between Scopus and Mayfield, Mo. ...
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Tantalizing miss motivates Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/13)
ST. LOUIS -- One more win. After again hitting their stride in October, the St. Louis Cardinals got tantalizingly close to making it back to the World Series. Instead, three straight losses to San Francisco led to an agonizing offseason of what-ifs, and has served as a driving force all spring for a team deemed good enough to contend without any major roster upgrades...
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Mo. utility commission to skip hearing on bill
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri regulators have decided not to conduct a planned public hearing about state utility legislation after the Senate leader voiced objections. Last week, the Public Service Commission announced it would accept public comments and conduct an April 8 hearing after receiving a request from Republican state Sen. Eric Schmitt...
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Jackson boys, girls sweep track meet
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/13)
Host Jackson placed first in both divisions at Wednesday's four-team track and field meet. Jackson's Paden Wachter set a personal record in the discus with a first-place throw of 137 feet, seven inches. She also won the shot put. Jackson's girls had one other double individual winner as Chelsea Drum captured the 800 and 1,600 meter runs...
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Marble Hill aldermen urged to choose mayor
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill's board of aldermen have only one more meeting before a new board takes over April 8. At Monday's meeting, city attorney Alan Beussink urged the board to "be thinking about appointing a mayor." Since former mayor Michael Sowers left office midterm, Alderman James Sear has been serving as mayor pro tem. ...
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Trial date set for alleged child killer
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A November trial is scheduled for a Bootheel man accused of murdering his 3-year-old neighbor. Shawn Morgan of Senath, Mo., accused in the murder of Breeann Rodriguez, has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 18. Jury selection will be Nov. 14 in Phelps County. An additional day has been slotted if need arises. The trial will be in Dunklin County...
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Corps projects less funding, little chance of flooding
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
MINER, Mo. -- Less funding with little chance of flooding is in the forecast for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this spring. Corps officials accompanied by hydrologists from the National Weather Service held an open meeting Tuesday morning at the Drury Inn in Miner to provide information and answer questions...
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Rig accident closed lane of I-55 for 3 miles
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
One lane of southbound Interstate 55 was closed from mile marker 96 to mile marker 99 for almost 40 minutes Wednesday evening as emergency crews responded to a report of an accident at 6:38 p.m. A tractor-trailer had come to rest in a ditch after running off the right side of the roadway, striking two signs in its path...
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Black River fishermen rescued
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
A potentially tragic situation was averted Tuesday afternoon when two fishermen were rescued from Black River after their boat struck a log and capsized. The incident occurred between 12:30 and 1 p.m. in the area of 790 River Road, off Route JJ. "I was in my garage working; my neighbor [B.J. Barrows] heard them hollering," said Tom Armes Sr. "… She went out and checked on them and seen them in the middle of the river."...
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OVC honors Southeast's Farley
(College Sports ~ 03/28/13)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore thrower Kevin Farley has been named the Ohio Valley Conference male field athlete of the week. Farley helped the Redhawks finish first at last weekend's Cougar Classic, hosted by OVC rival SIU Edwardsville. He won both the shot put (55 feet, 6 1/4 inches) and discus (170-11) while placing second in the hammer throw (184-7). The discus and hammer marks represent career bests...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
Today is Thursday, March 28, the 87th day of 2013. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa...
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Hooked on Science: Geode Easter egg
(Community ~ 03/28/13)
Geodes are not so pretty on the outside, but when cracked, they are beautiful on the inside. With a few materials from around the house, you can turn an ordinary egg into a geode. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Crack each egg near the narrow end. Remove the shell near the top of each egg and pour the contents into the trash...
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Next calendar 3/28/13
(Community ~ 03/28/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY Saturday Sunday Next Week New Movies CDs DVDs Games...
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Who's neXt 3/28/13
(Community ~ 03/28/13)
Raymond Boos, an 8th grade student at St. Mary's Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau, advanced to the state round of the National Geographic Bee. Boos will compete in the state semifinals April 5 at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Mo. If he wins, Boos will be eligible to compete in the national geography bee in Washington D.C. for a scholarship and other prizes. Boos is the son of John and CeCe Boos of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 3/28/13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/13)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents authorizes the school to proceed with efforts to secure the headquarters of the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium on campus; Dr. David Stewart, who joined the university's earth-science department this semester, recently was named executive director of the consortium...
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Cyprus prepares for banks reopening
(International News ~ 03/28/13)
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus has imposed limits on money transfers and hired extra security guards as it prepares for the planned reopening today of its banks, which have been closed for almost two weeks to avoid a run during the country's financial drama...
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Bomb explodes Wednesday in Central Athens
(International News ~ 03/28/13)
ATHENS, Greece -- A bomb exploded on Wednesday night outside a Greek ship owner's house near a crowded pedestrian area under the Acropolis in central Athens, causing minor damage but no injuries, police said. The explosion happened a few hundred meters from the country's most famous monument after a warning call to a Greek newspaper...
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Jackson fire report 3/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Jackson police report 3/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/28/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Judge approves American-US Airways merger, CEO Horton steps down
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
NEW YORK -- American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways and form the world's biggest airline. "The merger is an excellent result. I don't think anybody disputes that," Judge Sean H. Lane said before issuing his decision...
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Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels
(International News ~ 03/28/13)
AMMAN, Jordan -- Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military experts said on Wednesday...
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North Korea cuts last military hotline
(International News ~ 03/28/13)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea cut its last military hotline with Seoul on Wednesday, saying there was no need to continue military communications between the countries in a situation "where a war may break out at any moment." A senior North Korean military official said all regular military dialogue and communications channels would remain cut until South Korea halts its "hostile acts."...
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Mo. Senate backs plan to end renters' tax break
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Low-income seniors and disabled Missourians who live in rented homes could lose a state tax break under legislation endorsed by the state Senate. Senators on Wednesday gave initial approval to legislation that would repeal the tax credit for more than 100,000 renters while leaving it in place for seniors and disabled people who own their homes...
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Mo. House OKs effort to reinstate liability limits
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members have advanced a bill designed to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down an existing law. A 2005 law that capped noneconomic damages for medical malpractice at $350,000 was part of a broader effort to curb liability lawsuits. The Missouri Supreme Court last year found part of that law unconstitutional...
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Mo. House approves tax breaks for businesses
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members have approved a trio of measures that could reduce taxes for some businesses. Representatives on Wednesday passed bills that would create new incentives for the construction of computer data centers and investors in high-tech, startup businesses. Both measures go to the Senate...
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Road work 3/28/13
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
Route Y in Cape County closed for bridge repairs Route Y in Cape Girardeau County, between Tecoma Lane and Highway 177, will be closed as contractor crews perform bridge repairs. The work will begin at 7 a.m. April 8 and will be completed by 5 p.m. June 2...
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Births 3/28/13
(Births ~ 03/28/13)
Daughter to Gary L. and Carly R. Graham of Sikeston, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:46 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013. Name, Victoria Catherine. Weight, 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Graham is the former Carly Armstrong, daughter of Jim and Judy Armstrong of Sikeston. Graham is the son of Patsy A. Hale of Oran, Mo. He is a farmer with Lemmons Farms and pastor of Lighthouse Church in East Prairie, Mo...
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Betty Summers
(Obituary ~ 03/28/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betty Louise Deneke Summers, 85, formerly of Sikeston, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Loving mother, sister, daughter, teacher, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, she was fiercely loyal and protective...
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Evelyn Nance
(Obituary ~ 03/28/13)
Evelyn Nance, 72, of Whitewater died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery at Gordonville...
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Connie Melton
(Obituary ~ 03/28/13)
Connie May Melton, 88, of Oak Ridge died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born March 24, 1925, in Lilbourn, Mo., to Thomas Guston and Mary Alice Craig Blackwell. She and Thomas "Jack" Melton were married Jan. 11, 1943, in Benton, Mo. He preceded her in death Feb. 11, 2004...
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Dorthy Fiske
(Obituary ~ 03/28/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dorthy May "Dottie" Fiske, 96, of Marble Hill died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be Monday in Essex Cemetery...
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Vernon Balogh
(Obituary ~ 03/28/13)
Vernon Lee Balogh, 75, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Buckner, Ill., son of Andrew Vernon and Alta Christina Young Balogh. He and Doris Lee Elliott were married Nov. 3, 1957. Vernon was a graduate of Champagne High School in Champagne, Ill. He was a business owner working in restaurant management and auto sales. He loved his family and greatly enjoyed his grandchildren...
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Walk for Women
(Editorial ~ 03/28/13)
On April 13, the Southeast Missouri State University Athletics Department will hold its sixth annual Walk for Women, an event held to help raise money for athletic scholarships and spotlight women athletes. Cindy Gannon, Southeast senior associate director of athletics, told the Southeast Missourian earlier this month that while the walk is a way to promote the women's teams, the scholarship money generated helps men and women athletes at the university...
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Speak Out 3/28/13
(Speak Out ~ 03/28/13)
Will the person who took my husband's headstone wreath of yellow roses and ribbons please take it back to Fairmont cemetery? Poverty Media coverage about poverty in America is said to make up about 1 percent of content. A recent series in the Springfield News Leader focused on stark poverty in the Missouri Ozarks. The argument against calling attention to such conditions is we can continue to pretend this national disgrace is nonexistent...
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No County Commission meeting today
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission will not meet today, according to an email sent by the office. The commission regularly meets at 9 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo.
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Prayer 3/28/13
(Prayer ~ 03/28/13)
Father God, thank you for redeeming us through your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Use tax is important for county and local retailers
(Column ~ 03/28/13)
On Tuesday, Scott County will ask voters to approve the out-of-state purchases "use" tax for the county. A "yes" vote is required for passage. There have been several news items referencing the "use" tax. Hopefully this letter will answer your questions or clear up any misconceptions...
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Dad told cops Loughner ‘doesn't seem right lately'
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
Hours after the shooting, Randy Loughner mentioned a video that caused Pima Community College to expel his son. "They didn't like his video. ‘Cause, he's always, his First Amendment rights. He's, uh, he's too intelligent. You know? And they, and it, and they, they dismissed him from school. Told him he needed to go see, seek medical help to come back to school. ... He felt that the pigs were out to get him."...
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Buck bagged in Wal-Mart lot
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. -- They say you can get almost anything at Wal-Mart, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission said one deer hunter took it too far. Arcangelo Bianco Jr. is charged with reckless endangerment and hunting law violations for allegedly shooting across a highway to kill a 10-point buck in a Wal-Mart parking lot in November...
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Scientists find gene markers for cancer risk
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
NEW YORK -- A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer, scientists reported Wednesday...
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Senators tour U.S.-Mexico border
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
NOGALES, Ariz. -- A group of influential U.S. senators shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package vowed Wednesday to make the legislation public when Congress reconvenes next month as negotiations reopened between union workers and business groups over visas for low-skilled workers...
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‘G.I. Joe' sequel back on mission after 3-D delay
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/13)
LOS ANGELES -- G.I. Joe's second big-screen mission was about to begin last year when Paramount suddenly called the troops back to base, delaying the release of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" by nine months to convert it to 3-D. The move came a few weeks after another movie based on a Hasbro toy, "Battleship," was torpedoed at the box office...
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Depp, Stewart win at slimy Kids' Choice Awards show
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Depp and Kristen Stewart avoided slime -- mostly -- while picking up blimp-shaped trophies at the Kids Choice Awards on Saturday. The "Dark Shadows" star won as favorite movie actor at the 26th annual awards extravaganza, while the "Twilight" leading lady was selected as favorite movie actress and female butt-kicker...
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Mosaic unveiled at St. Mary Cathedral School
(Community ~ 03/28/13)
Mosaic of patroness saint unveiled at St. Mary's Cathedral School
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Colo. theater shooting suspect offers a guilty plea
(National News ~ 03/28/13)
DENVER -- Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes has offered to plead guilty and serve the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty -- a deal that would bring a swift end to the sometimes wrenching courtroom battle and circumvent a prolonged debate over his sanity...
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Panera Bread expands its pay-what-you-want initiative
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide. Three years after launching the first of five pay-what-you-want cafes, the suburban St. Louis-based chain on Wednesday quietly began its latest charitable venture that takes the concept on a trial run to all 48 cafes in the St. Louis region...
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Candidate questionnaire: Bob G. Andrews
(Local News ~ 03/28/13)
NAME: Bob G. Andrews AGE: 68 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau, Missouri SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Rebecca (Becky) Andrews and Lisa Vandergraph EDUCATION: Central High School; four (4) years electrical training; two (2) years gas training and one (1) year computer training...
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Missouri Gov. Nixon open to Medicaid alternative; visiting Perryville today
(State News ~ 03/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pushed again for a Medicaid expansion Thursday but said he's open to alternatives pursued in other states that would use federal money to buy private insurance for lower-income adults. The Republican-led Legislature has repeatedly rejected a straight expansion of Medicaid eligibility as called for under President Barack Obama's health care law, yet the Democratic governor has continued to try to build public support for it. ...
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