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High court voids key part of Voting Rights Act
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require federal monitoring of elections...
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Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in Calif
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. The court's 5-4 vote Wednesday leaves in place the initial trial court declaration that the ban is unconstitutional. California officials probably will rely on that ruling to allow the resumption of same-sex unions in about a month's time...
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Heat index may top 100 degrees today
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
With extreme humidity and temperatures topping out in the lower 90s, heat indexes could break 100 degrees in Southeast Missouri today, according to the National Weather Service. In a special weather statement issued Wednesday afternoon, the weather service said heat indexes between 100 and 105 degrees were possible through about 8 p.m. At 1:52 p.m., the temperature at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport was 88 degrees, with a heat index of 98. Temperatures usually peak later in the afternoon...
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Patriots player Hernandez charged with murder
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Police have charged Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez with murder and weapons counts in connection with the slaying of a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's home...
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Supreme Court gives gay marriage historic boost
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a historic day for gay rights, the Supreme Court gave the nation's legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans on Wednesday and also cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
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Elevated lead levels found in lead district songbirds
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
Mining and smelting in the Southeast Missouri Lead District has caused widespread contamination of soils with lead and other metals, and that contamination is showing up in songbirds, according to a two-year study compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey...
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Jackson Legion edges by Cape
(Community Sports ~ 06/26/13)
The Jackson Post 158 Senior American Legion baseball team has proven to be the class of District 14 so far this year. Upstart Cape Girardeau Ford and Sons Post 63, while not sporting nearly as gaudy a record as Jackson, has improved significantly since the start of the season...
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Body in Missouri forest confirmed as Michigan man
(State News ~ 06/26/13)
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- Missouri authorities have confirmed that a body found in a remote area of the Mark Twain National Forest is that of a Michigan man missing since winter. Search dogs on Sunday found decomposed remains that Carter County, Mo., authorities say are those of 49-yest-old Fred Byrne of Big Rapids, Mich...
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Cards end 3-game skid with 13-5 win over Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 06/26/13)
HOUSTON -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny tinkered with his lineup on Tuesday night, moving Matt Holliday from the No. 3 spot to fifth in the order for the first time this season. He isn't sure how long he'll stay with this configuration, but after the night Allen Craig had, Matheny certainly has no plans to move him out of the fourth spot...
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Scott County deputy honored for heroism
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Scott County sheriff's deputy was acknowledged Monday for heroism after saving crew members from a burning train last month. Justin Wooten of Chaffee, Mo., received a plaque from Union Pacific Railroad and a plaque from Scott County for pulling two Union Pacific employees out of a wrecked engine after a May 25 cargo train collision at Rockview, Mo., in Scott County. The engine was lodged next to the train's second engine, which began burning after the crash...
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Highway patrol plans sobriety checkpoint in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is planning a sobriety checkpoint in Cape Girardeau County sometime in July or August. Officers from Troop E, in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and a hazardous moving-vehicle operation either in July or August, according to a news release by Capt. ...
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Williams extends win streak
(Professional Sports ~ 06/26/13)
LONDON -- After a week filled by a headline-grabbing, off-court tiff with Maria Sharapova and a series of apologies stemming from a magazine profile, Serena Williams got back to doing what she does best. Better than anyone in the world right now, really...
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Three face drug charges after shooting on Kingsway Drive
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
Preliminary hearings have been set for a Jackson man, his wife and her daughter in a drug case stemming from a June 7 shooting on Kingsway Drive. Thomas Hamilton, 46; his wife, Shauna Hamilton, 32; and Shauna Hamilton's daughter Lacey Solis, 17, all face felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of amphetamine or methamphetamine paraphernalia and possession of anhydrous ammonia in a nonapproved container and misdemeanor charges of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia after police found evidence of a methamphetamine lab at a property Thomas Hamilton owns at 1467 Kingsway Drive, court records show.. ...
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Former SCC standout awaits pro destination
(Professional Sports ~ 06/26/13)
The NBA Draft is set for Thursday night in New York City, and the buzz throughout southeast Missouri centers on one question: Where will Otto go? Otto Porter, for those among us who are sports-challenged, is a 2011 graduate of Scott County Central High School who spent the past two seasons honing his prodigious basketball skills at Georgetown University before declaring for the NBA Draft earlier this year...
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Further Waller charges likely to be minimal
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
An Illinois prosecutor said no one in Missouri law enforcement has talked to him about filing additional charges against Clay Waller. But a legal expert said Tuesday there may be a practical reason for that. Earlier this month, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Clay Waller admitted to killing his estranged wife, Jacque, and burying her body in a secluded area near Devil's Island in Alexander County, Ill...
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New Cape Girardeau police chief selected
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
The city of Cape Girardeau on Tuesday announced a permanent new leader for the police department. Wes Blair, a 16-year law enforcement veteran who is interim chief of the Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, was hired by the city after a two-part search that lasted 10 months...
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Great draw for Great Race in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
A '65 Corvette Stingray rolled down Broadway, turning right onto Main Street at 5 p.m. It was the first of nearly 90 cars in the antique and vintage car rally. The Great Race stopped in Cape on Tuesday evening for an overnight pit stop downtown along Main Street. ...
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On the Fly
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Scarves and goggles adorn the decorative metal geese on the Southeast Hospital hillside in celebration of the Great Race, a timed road rally which made a stop in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, June 25.
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Free TDaP Shots Offered to Children & Adults
(Submitted Story ~ 06/26/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER will offer free TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccinations to adults and children 11 years of age and older, during special community vaccination clinics in July. The clinics will be held as follows:...
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Supper Time
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
We have several cardinals that visit our feeders towards dusk each day, but this one seems a bit shy and always waits until most of the others have finished.
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Free Hunger Effects Talk in Jackson, Scott City
(Submitted Story ~ 06/26/13)
On June 27-28, an important, grant-funded, free education opportunity is being offered to the public regarding the effects of hunger and what everyone can to help in their community. Registered dietitian, Carol Morrow, MA, RD, LD, will provide education opportunities in southeast Missouri at the Scott City Nutrition Center at 10:45 a.m. ...
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GROWING CABBAGE
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Peyton Backfisch of Benton,Mo. grew this 21 pound cabbage at his grandparents house in near Benton,Mo. He has been helping in the garden all spring and finally got to pick this head of cabbage.He is the son of Glen & Crystal Backfisch of Benton,Mo.
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GROWING CABBAGE
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Peyton Backfisch of Benton,Mo. grew this 21 pound cabbage at his grandparents house in near Benton,Mo. He has been helping in the garden all spring and finally got to pick this head of cabbage.He is the son of Glen & Crystal Backfisch of Benton,Mo.
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Funnel Cloud and Lightning 6/26/13
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Taken as the funnel cloud passed over my house
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The Storm
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Taken on Montgomery Street, in South Cape Girardeau on June 26 during the tornado watch.
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Storm Cloud on June 26, 2013
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/26/13)
Photo of the storm on June 26, 2013.
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Gov. Jay Nixon signs public safety measure
(State News ~ 06/26/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed public safety legislation Tuesday that includes limits on removing nonelected police chiefs and authority for colleges and universities to establish traffic rules on roads owned or maintained by the school...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
Today is Wednesday, June 26, the 177th day of 2013. There are 188 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he delivered his famous speech expressing solidarity with the city's residents, declaring: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)...
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Schwarzenegger opening Algeria office for his NGO
(Entertainment ~ 06/26/13)
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is opening an office in Algeria of his environmental initiative R20 in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions there and throughout the Mediterranean. Schwarzenegger, who is in Algeria for three days, signed an accord Tuesday with Environment Minister Amara Benyounes to open an office of his nongovernmental organization in the western city of Oran...
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Audit: Mo. lacked justification for new state plane purchase
(State News ~ 06/26/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials appeared to lack justification for buying a new $5.6 million airplane frequently used by Gov. Jay Nixon, the state auditor said Tuesday. Auditor Tom Schweich said Missouri's existing passenger planes already were underutilized, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol did not do a formal written analysis before purchasing the new plane last December...
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Boy, 7, finds help for collapsed man
(State News ~ 06/26/13)
BRIDGETON, Mo. -- A 7-year-old St. Louis County boy is being credited with helping to save the life of a man inside a Schnucks grocery store. KSDK-TV reported Matthew Frazee of Bridgeton was in the store with his mother Saturday when a woman in a panic approached. The man with her had collapsed in the aisle...
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Gov. Nixon vetoes bill on consent for union paycheck deductions
(State News ~ 06/26/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have required public employees to give annual written consent before union dues could be deducted from their paychecks or used for political purposes. The Democratic governor said in his veto message that the bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature would have placed "unnecessary burdens on public employees for the purpose of weakening labor organizations."...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/26/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/26/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Out of the past 6/26/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/26/13)
Secretary of State Roy D. Blunt is guest speaker at the annual God and Country Celebration at the band shell in Jackson Park; special music is provided by the Jackson Municipal Band and a community choir. Steve Clinton of Oak Ridge, Tenn., is the new minister of recreation and youth at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Obama's climate plan takes aim at coal-fired power plants
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
NEW YORK -- America is slowly moving toward cleaner sources of energy and using less of it overall. President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change will accelerate those trends. The plan aims to reduce power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide, increase America's reliance on natural gas and renewables and make trucks, homes and businesses more efficient...
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U.S. tones down demands that Russia expel NSA leaker
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
WASHINGTON -- Rebuffed by Russia's president, the Obama administration toned down demands Tuesday that fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden be expelled from a Moscow airport in a sign the U.S. believes he is not worth scuttling diplomatic relations between the former Cold War enemies...
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Judge in Trayvon Martin murder case weighs suspect's police calls
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
SANFORD, Fla. -- Several times in six months, neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman called police to report suspicious characters in the gated town house community where he lived. Each time, when asked, he reported the suspects were black males...
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McCaskill jumps in early with Clinton endorsement
(Column ~ 06/26/13)
Sen. Claire McCaskill is no stranger to political drama. She was one of the first supporters of Barack Obama when he was largely unknown and taking on a powerful Hillary Clinton machine in 2008. And now McCaskill has jumped into the political waters again and offered a very early ringing endorsement of Hillary's presidential aspirations in 2016...
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Supreme Court halts use of key part of voting law
(National News ~ 06/26/13)
WASHINGTON -- A deeply divided Supreme Court threw out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern states now free from nearly 50 years of intense federal oversight of their elections...
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Speak Out 6/26/13
(Speak Out ~ 06/26/13)
Thank you to the gentleman who found my wallet floating around in the Walmart parking lot during a recent storm. I'll never know who you are, but it's so nice to know that not everyone has gone to the "dark side." Smoking problem I totally agree that the casino needs to ban smoking. I can't stand to walk through the doors. The smell of smoke was ridiculous. I will not frequent the casino until smoking is banned...
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Capahas win ninth straight
(Community Sports ~ 06/26/13)
The Plaza Tire Capahas did not let an unexpected late start adversely affect them Tuesday night. Plaza Tire and the St. Louis Printers were scheduled to begin their game in Ste. Genevieve at 7:30 p.m., but there were no umpires. By the time umpires got to the contest, it did not get under way until about 8:45 p.m...
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Michael Teichman
(Obituary ~ 06/26/13)
Michael Robert Teichman, 46, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013. He was born in Cape Girardeau to Julia Patmore Wikoff and Kent Teichman. He attended schools in Cape Girardeau and Springfield. Teichman is a veteran of Missouri Army National Guard and the United States Army...
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Bill Shrum
(Obituary ~ 06/26/13)
J.E. "Bill" Shrum, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, June 24, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 10, 1929, in Lutesville, Mo., son of Jesse E. and Francis Black Shrum. He and Mable Ehlers were married Oct. 23, 1954. Bill was a graduate of Lutesville High School...
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Roy Ramsey III
(Obituary ~ 06/26/13)
Roy R. Ramsey III, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. There is no service. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Travis LeSar
(Obituary ~ 06/26/13)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Travis LeSar, 91, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Illinois men sentenced for burglarizing storage units
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- Two Southern Illinois men have been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for burglary, according to a news release from the Union County State's Attorney. Wayne R. Peach, 32, of Olive Branch, Ill., and David W. Tribout, 35, of Tamms, Ill., were both charged with two counts of burglary. The men were arrested March 5 as part of an investigation by the Illinois State Police regarding multiple burglaries at storage units in Jonesboro, Ill...
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Man stabbed during altercation in Butler County
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
A Butler County stabbing victim was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend, chasing her and a man and ramming their vehicle in an attempt to run the truck they were in off the road. A Butler County deputy was flagged down in the Broseley, Mo., area Monday night by occupants of a truck allegedly being chased by another truck after an apparent domestic dispute escalated, including a stabbing...
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Motorcycle skills test in Poplar Bluff temporarily suspended
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued a temporary suspension of the motorcycle-skills test at the Poplar Bluff examination station. The motorcycle skills portion of the testing process will be temporarily suspended at the Poplar Bluff Driver Examination Station effective Monday through July 12 because of another event at the site, according to a news release issued by Capt. ...
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Dog killed after attacking 3 people in 2 weeks
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A dog that attacked three people in the last two weeks was killed Sunday by a Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer. On June 13, a White Japanese Akita was seized after biting its owner and the owner's friend. The owner's "left hand was bitten by the animal, biting off the tip of the owner's index finger. The friend received bites to his upper right arm/shoulder area," department public information officer Capt. Jim McMillen said in a news release...
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Regional marketing effort proposed to Sikeston council
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston City Council on Monday heard a pitch for participation in a regional marketing effort to attract business. Steve McPheeters, Sikeston VISION Executive Academy committee member, presented information to the Sikeston City Council about a joint economic development marketing effort proposed for communities along the Interstate 55 business corridor...
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Jackson: Residents should wait to put items out for clean-up week
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
The city of Jackson is asking residents to refrain from putting items out in advance of the annual Clean-Up and Fix-Up Week. Several households already have placed items they wish to dispose of at the curbside weeks in advance of the annual Clean-Up and Fix-Up Week, scheduled for July 8 through 12, according to a news release issued by the Public Works Department. ...
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Air festival
(Editorial ~ 06/26/13)
First by land, then by air. That is the story in Cape Girardeau this week. The Great Race made its way to Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. Many vintage cars proceeded along a route from North Kingshighway to Broadway, with several Pit Stop Parties and welcome parties paving the way...
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Road work 6/26/13
(Local News ~ 06/26/13)
Work on Ohio River Bridge restricts lanes, vehicle widths The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to place a lane and width restriction on the U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., on Thursday. The span will be restricted to one lane and an 8-foot load width from approximately 8 a.m. ...
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Prayer 6/26/13
(Prayer ~ 06/26/13)
Father God, grant us wisdom and may we have the courage to do what is right. Amen.
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