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MoDOT urges caution in work zones
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri transportation officials are urging motorists to be cautious in highway work zones. The reminder comes as the Transportation Department prepares for spring and summer roadwork. It also coincides with National Work Zone Awareness Week...
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Mo. highway patrol uses mobile fingerprint scans
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri State Highway Patrol is using some of its mobile fingerprint scanners to identify suspicious people and help in death investigations, although the devices are not being used in routine traffic stops, a patrol spokesman said...
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Feds now say Mo. concealed gun list wasn't read
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The federal Social Security Administration said Monday that it mistakenly informed a Missouri congressman that investigators had read an electronic list of more than 160,000 people with permits to carry concealed guns in the state...
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Time running short for campaign finance issues
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Time is running short for any legislative efforts to tighten Missouri's campaign finance rules by limiting contributions and requiring more political organizations to disclose donors. Campaign finance and ethics reform have taken a secondary position at the Capitol, where much of the focus has been on economic development, taxes and the state's Medicaid health-care program for the poor. Lawmakers have about a month left before their mandatory adjournment...
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Washington University discovery may lead to securer payments
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A discovery by two Washington University scientists in the mid-1990s could play a role in preventing the kind of credit card fraud that recently affected customers of the suburban St. Louis-based grocery store chain Schnucks. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Marcel Muller and Ron Indeck were attempting to shrink bits of data when they learned that magnetic media have what amounts to a fingerprint...
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Job totals trail expectations for Mo. tax credit
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has authorized more than $120 million of tax credits through a program intended to entice wealthy investors to pour money into businesses in low-income areas, but the initiative has yet to produce even half the jobs that were anticipated, according to state figures provided to The Associated Press...
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Three injured after police pursuit in Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
PAINTON, Mo. -- Three people were injured in a crash after a police pursuit Sunday afternoon, Missouri State Highway Patrol officials said. According to Trooper Clark Parrott, spokesman for the Highway Patrol, the pursuit began in Scott County after a Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Curtis M. Cureton, 39, of Bell City, Mo., fled from a state trooper attempting to pull it over for a registration violation...
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Breezy Sunday in downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The wind blows flower petals from trees in Murtaugh Park on Sunday in downtown Cape Girardeau....
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Cape native visits to shoot footage for future TV productions
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
Cape Girardeau native and television producer Chris Greenwood is bringing attention to the country's "flyover states" in his work with agriculture news networks Rural TV and RFD TV. Greenwood, who attended Cape Girardeau Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University, began his career in movie production, where he worked on films such as "The Help" and "Country Strong" before last year making the change to television. ...
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Social media alters strategy on DUI enforcement
(State News ~ 04/15/13)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Social media have made the sheriff's office here rethink how it catches drunken drivers, and that means a different way of doing sobriety checkpoints. Deputies used to do big checkpoints that lasted for hours in the same spot. But after word traveled through Facebook and Twitter about their locations, traffic and arrests dropped significantly...
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Annual spring dance showcase to be presented this week
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
This week Southeast Missouri State University dance students and faculty will present the second of this academic year's big dance showcases. Spring into Dance is a yearly showcase that displays the work of students, faculty and guest artists. Professor of dance Dr. Marc Strauss has helped coordinate Spring into Dance for many years and choreographed two pieces for this year's showcase...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team wins series against defending OVC champs
(College Sports ~ 04/15/13)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team apparently liked Saturday's comeback so much, the Redhawks did it again. Southeast rallied past visiting Austin Peay for the second straight day, notching a wild 14-8 win Sunday to post their third consecutive Ohio Valley Conference series victory...
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Auger victim can walk, still in pain four months after accident
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- When Josh Blankenship reported for work the morning of Dec. 13 at MFA Agri Services in Advance, he had no idea that his life would be forever altered. It was about 9 a.m., and Blankenship and his longtime friend, J.D. Cavener, also an employee at MFA, were busy cleaning an emptied grain bin...
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8th District candidates against sharing of permit info
(Local News ~ 04/15/13)
Candidates running for Missouri's 8th Congressional District were split as state lawmakers on 2009 legislation that rejected compliance with federal law that set mandates on issuance of driver's licenses, but their disagreement seems to come down to different interpretations of the law...
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God's Green Acres Ranch Kicks Off 2013 Horse Shows
(Submitted Story ~ 04/15/13)
God's Green Acres Association (GGAA) announced the 2013 Horse Show Season dates today. GGAA kicks the season off right with the first show on April 20th. With an earlier start time of 2:00 pm for 2013, we've taken a streamlined approach to the event classes that will accommodate English, Western Pleasure, and Speed Event lovers alike. ...
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Showing her muscles
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/15/13)
My step daughter Lauren flexing her muscles at the park yesterday. She's tough!!
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Boy it's HOT
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/15/13)
My boxer Jack after a 2 mile run with my husband and I man he was whooped!!
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
Today is Monday, April 15, the 105th day of 2013. There are 260 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland at 2:20 a.m. ship's time, more than 21/2 hours after striking an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half as many survived...
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Energy-efficent appliances receive sales tax holiday
(Business ~ 04/15/13)
Beginning Friday and ending April 25, sales of qualifying Energy Star-certified new appliances will be exempt from Missouri state sales tax. Ste. Genevieve County and the cities of Ste. Genevieve, Jackson and Perryville also are participating and will not assess tax on the sale of qualifying items. ...
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A country song, assumptions and a heated, racial outcry
(Entertainment ~ 04/15/13)
Southern white men don't usually drive racial dialogue. For as long as race has driven America, they have been depicted more often as the problem than the solution. After country music star Brad Paisley released his new song "Accidental Racist" last week, what happened was hardly surprising: days of widespread criticism about his attempt to detail the challenges facing a "white man from the Southland" and his recruitment of LL Cool J to rap a black perspective...
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Hortense Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Hortense Zanone Sullivan, 89, of Sullivan's Three Lakes, Mounds, passed away at 4:16 a.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, at her home with her children at her side. Hortense was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Little Rock, Ark., daughter of the late Louis Zanone and Mary Casey Zanone...
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Rita Shaffer
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- Rita M. Shaffer, 92, of Oran passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Aug. 23, 1920, in Oran to the late Arthur and Nora Westrich Mier. Rita married Ray Shaffer on Oct. 4, 1941, and he preceded her in death July 17, 1967...
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Jack Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lloyd "Jack" Miller, 87, of Olive Branch died at 4:51 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan, 8, 1926, at Dongola, Ill., son of Simeon and Inez Peeler Miller. He married Lucille Willis on Oct. 5, 1947...
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Melvin Lewis
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Melvin Lewis, 87, of Chaffee died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Craig Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Robert Craig Jones, 59, of Mounds passed away at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Per Craig's request, his body has been donated to the National Body Donor Program for research in St. Louis...
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Sheila Caskey
(Obituary ~ 04/15/13)
Sheila R. Caskey, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Library Week
(Editorial ~ 04/15/13)
This week is National Library Week. When some think of libraries, they think of places they can go to check out books, but libraries are much more these days. They are meeting places, information centers and computer labs. There are books on compact disc, and activities for young, old and everyone in between...
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Redhawks appear to have a change of guard among recruits
(Sports Column ~ 04/15/13)
It looks like the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team has lost one high school shooting guard while picking up another. Southeast signee Martavian Payne recently signed a letter of intent with John A. Logan College in Carterville, Ill. It's a virtual certainty that Payne will not play for the Redhawks next season, which really comes as no surprise considering the academic issues that placed Payne's Division I eligibility in serious doubt all along...
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Notre Dame all-stater Sievers will throw for Southeast Missouri State
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/13)
Notre Dame senior thrower Seth Sievers has signed a letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State for track and field. Sievers holds the school record in both the discus and shot put at Notre Dame, and he was all-state in both events as a junior, finishing fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team falls to Eastern Illinois
(College Sports ~ 04/15/13)
Hanna Mennenga was too much for the Southeast Missouri State softball team for the second straight day. Mennenga, the Ohio Valley Conference's top pitcher statistically, fired a two-hitter Sunday as Eastern Illinois routed the host Redhawks 10-1. EIU, the OVC's first-place squad, took two of three in the series after the teams split Saturday's doubleheader...
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Elliott's shutout streak ends in Blues' 2-0 loss to Blackhawks
(Professional Sports ~ 04/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Corey Crawford came away with the shutout in this one, not Brian Elliott. Chicago's goalie stopped 30 shots, and Bryan Bickell and Marian Hossa scored to lead the Blackhawks to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, ending Elliot's bid for a fourth straight shutout...
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Births 4/15/13
(Births ~ 04/15/13)
Daughter to Scot Michael Kluesner and Bethany Lynn Smothers of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 11:38 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013. Name, Annabelle Jane. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Ms. Smothers is the daughter of Harlan and Doris Smothers of Gordonville. She is employed by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Kluesner is the son of Pete and Kim Kluesner of Chaffee, Mo. He is employed by Kluesner Electric...
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Speak Out 4/15/13
(Speak Out ~ 04/15/13)
Thank you to the lady who let me use her phone at Kidd's on South Kingshighway when my truck let out. In case I didn't say thanks at the time, I'll say thanks now and hope she sees this. CJHS musical Thanks to Mike Dumey and Central Junior High students for performing a Broadway musical I was so proud to see. Such a wonderful group of more than 150 students. Thanks again for your hard work...
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Out of the past 4/15/13
(Out of the Past ~ 04/15/13)
Nell Holcomb School District officials are hoping voters will approve their dedication to the district in August when they vote on a 94-cent tax increase; two tax increases of the same amount have been defeated since November 1986. Seven new police officers are sworn in by Cape Girardeau City Clerk Evelyn LeGrand: David B. Haggett, Perry Hazelwood, Curtis Session, Roger W. Fields, Phil Gregory, William T. Cooper Jr. and Kevin Eudy...
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Jackson police and fire report 4/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/15/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/15/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/15/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Brotherhood members face torture charge in Egypt
(International News ~ 04/15/13)
CAIRO -- Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November following Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's decrees, since rescinded, that granted him near absolute powers...
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Despite tension, North Korea lets in tourists and athletes
(International News ~ 04/15/13)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Despite North Korea's warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it hosted athletes from around the world for an international marathon held as part of celebrations for late President Kim Il Sung's birthday today...
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Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call. The plan would "strengthen the background check system without in any way infringing on Second Amendment rights," Maine Sen. ...
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U.S. retail sales fall in March
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending. Retail sales declined a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Friday. That followed a 1 percent gain in February and a 0.1 percent decline in January. Both February and January figures were revised lower...
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Colorado jury finds helmet maker Riddell negligent
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
DENVER -- A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers. Saturday's ruling comes as the company faces a similar lawsuit in Los Angeles, plus a complaint by thousands of former NFL players against the league and Riddell...
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Taking the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
NEW YORK -- Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick. Police in New York City leave the items unattended -- on subway platforms, on park benches, in cars -- and wait to see if someone grabs them...
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Likely tax cheats flock South, West
(National News ~ 04/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles. You might also be wary if you're a small-business owner in one of dozens of communities near San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta or the District of Columbia...
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Coding boot camps launch careers
(Business ~ 04/15/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San Francisco school that teaches students how to write software in nine weeks. The $11,000 gamble paid off: A week after he finished the program last summer, he landed an engineering job that paid more than twice his previous salary...
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People on the nove 4/15/13
(Business ~ 04/15/13)
Lorie Grossheider joined Capaha Bank as vice president and commercial relationship manager. She is a native of Southeast Missouri with more than 25 years of experience with commercial loans. Her responsibilities will be managing the bank's relationships with businesses and providing, "a better brand of banking." For more information contact 331-7484...
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Prayer 4/14/13
(Prayer ~ 04/15/13)
Almighty God, may we turn our eyes to you, our creator and Lord. Amen.
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Cardinals bullpen blows shot at sweep of Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 04/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Adams and Jaime Garcia did just fine for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Too bad for them, the bullpen didn't fare so well. The Milwaukee Brewers rallied late and Jonathan Lucroy's home run in the 10th inning gave them a 4-3 win...
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area digest
(Community Sports ~ 04/15/13)
Dennis Roth of Jackson carded a hole-in-one recently at Kimbeland Country Club. Roth used a 7-iron to ace No. 6, a par 3 playing 150 yards. Tim Sadler, Dennis Bowers and Bobby James witnessed the shot. The teams of Nick Hogan-Pate Hogan and Chance Holden-Tyler Holden tied for first with 133 totals at the two-man best ball net competition at Dalhousie on Saturday...
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