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Cape Girardeau woman found dead in Illinois
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
MAKANDA, Ill. -- A body found Tuesday morning in Jackson County, Ill., has been identified as that of a Cape Girardeau woman. Marsha Ann Brown, 40, was found dead on the south side of Potters Road near U.S. 51 in rural Makanda, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported in a news release Wednesday...
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Perry County coroner charged with exploitation of elderly, theft
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County Coroner Herbert Miller faces felony charges after an investigation by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services found he allegedly spent the money of a 94-year-old woman over whom he had power of attorney...
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Advance boys lose big lead to Chaffee, but not game
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The third installment of the Chaffee and Advance boys basketball teams was even better than the first two. There's not many games that can claim a wild 23-point second-half comeback, two lead changes in the final minute, two stellar performances from each teams top player, and finally -- a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer...
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Postal service meets Thursday to form advisory panel
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
A program that has been used by the United States Postal Service for about 20 years soon will be established in Cape Girardeau. The public is invited to attend the first organizational meeting to create a USPS Consumer Advisory Council on Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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Federal judge strikes down Oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
TULSA, Okla. -- A federal judge struck down Oklahoma's gay marriage ban Tuesday, but headed off any rush to the altar by setting aside his order while state and local officials complete an appeal. It was the second time in a month a federal judge has set aside a deeply conservative state's limits on same-sex marriage, after Utah's ban was reversed in December...
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Scott County murder case reset for next month
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Accused murderer Neil Howland made his first appearance Tuesday at the New Madrid County Courthouse after being granted a new venue. The case was reset for reappearance Feb. 11 to allow Howland's defense time to look through discovery documents just received by public defender Amy Commean from the Scott County Prosecutor's office...
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Bouren waives preliminary hearing in murder case
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- One of the two primary suspects in the death of a Cape Girardeau tattoo artist waived preliminary hearing and had his case bound over for trial Tuesday in St. Francois County Circuit Court. Brent Bouren, 43, of St. Louis faces charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, witness tampering, second-degree assault and felonious restraint in connection with the death of Samuel "Tick" Francis, whose body was found July 25 in a septic tank near Bonne Terre, Mo., more than seven months after he disappeared.. ...
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Ex-lawmaker defends nomination to parole panel
(State News ~ 01/15/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former Southeast Missouri lawmaker said Tuesday that he will defend his appointment to the state parole board in the face of opposition from some senators who remain upset that he voted against an income tax cut sought by Republican leaders...
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Canine shot in region confirmed as wolf
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
:A canine shot and killed by a Southeast Missouri man in November has been identified as a wolf, a rare find scientists call a migratory shift of the endangered species from the more populous Great Lakes states where it still thrives. The Missouri Department of Conservation said Tuesday that tests by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed the 80-pound female was a gray wolf, about 2 years old and similar to those from wolf populations in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2014. There are 350 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. On this date: In 1559, England's Queen Elizabeth I was crowned in Westminster Abbey...
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E-ticketing an example of working smarter
(Editorial ~ 01/15/14)
You have likely heard the term "work smarter." In business, it's a way of talking about efficiency, whether through time or other resources. The same concept applies to government. At the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting earlier this month, first-round approval was given to start an electronic ticketing system. ...
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The failed economic inequality policies
(Column ~ 01/15/14)
If you pay attention to the administration's talking points for 2014, you now know our national obsession is ending economic inequality. That lofty yet ill-defined goal will be a major talking point when the president makes his annual State of the Union address. In fact, many of the political talking heads were rehearsing the issue this past Sunday...
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Larry Engert
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
Larry E. "Foxy" Engert, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Frohna, Mo., passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 19, 1949, in Wittenberg, Mo., son of Elmer Otto and Marjella Martha Wunderlich Engert...
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Sister Alvina Schott
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Sister Alvina Schott (Clara Elizabeth) ASC, 91, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Ill., died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at the community's center in Ruma. She was born June 8, 1922, in Oran, to the late Charles and Ottillia LeGrand Schott...
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Dorothy Soehlig
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Dorothy "Dottie" Soehlig, 98, of Oran died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born April 24, 1915, in Cheatham, Tenn., to the late James Thomas and Cora Batts Williams. She married Wilson "Glick" Soehlig on Dec. 25, 1943. He preceded her in death June 13, 1997...
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Donald Schmittzehe
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
Donald Eugene "Don" Schmittzehe, 82, of Town and Country, Mo., was baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Wanda Allene Below Schmittzehe; he is the father of David Michael "Mike" Schmittzehe, Susan Kay Schmittzehe Wilcox Boudinet (David Boudinet), the late Donald Joseph Schmittzehe; proud grandfather of Hilary Marshall Wilcox and Marshall Werner Wilcox...
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George Williams Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
George Frederick "Fred" Williams Jr., 87, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in the loving presence of his daughters at HarborChase in Tallahassee, Fla. He was born July 31, 1926, in Miami to G. Frederick Williams Sr. and Katrina Worley Williams. Fred served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, patrolling the Straits of Florida...
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Louise Billingsley
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Louise Wild Billingsley, 92, of Cairo died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Dell Webb Memorial Hospital in Sun City West, Ariz. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Births 1/15/14
(Births ~ 01/15/14)
Son to Francisco J. and Erika S. Perez of Houston, Texas Women's Hospital, 12:44 a.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013. Name, Mason Francisco. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Perez is the former Erika Upchurch, daughter of Laure Upchurch of Cape Girardeau and Richard Upchurch of St. ...
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Jackson police report 1/15/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/15/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Theft Assault Miscellaneous...
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Agency sending robots into drug tunnels
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
NOGALES, Ariz. -- The U.S. Border Patrol unveiled one of its weapons Tuesday in the war on drugs: Three wireless camera-equipped robots that let border agents remotely navigate the tunnels and storm drainage systems that smugglers use to sneak drugs, guns and people across the border...
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Man fatally shot at theater over texting
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. -- Chad Oulson was described by friends as a man who loved dirt bikes and his baby daughter. Curtis Reeves was a retired Tampa police officer with numerous commendations who liked riding his motorcycle with his wife. The men's lives collided in a movie theater altercation that left Oulson dead and Reeves in jail. ...
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Christie: ‘We let down the people'
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Faced with a widening political scandal that threatens to undermine his second term and a possible 2016 presidential run, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie apologized again Tuesday, saying his administration "let down the people we are entrusted to serve" but that the issue doesn't define his team or the state...
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Chuck Berry, 87, says he has no plans to retire
(State News ~ 01/15/14)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Music legend Chuck Berry is about to make his 200th performance at Blueberry Hill in University City, and he hopes to make 200 more. At 87, the rock ‘n‘ roll legend famous for hit songs including "Roll Over Beethoven," "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Johnny B. ...
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Senator calls on Missouri's education chief to resign
(State News ~ 01/15/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Democratic lawmaker called on Missouri's education commissioner Chris Nicastro to resign or be fired Tuesday, accusing Nicastro of being "less than truthful" about her involvement with a ballot measure that would end teacher tenure and require student performance to guide employment decisions...
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Democrats outline campaign finance plan
(State News ~ 01/15/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Secretary of State Jason Kander announced a proposal Tuesday to cap campaign contributions, ban lawmakers from accepting gifts and institute a cooling off period before lawmakers can become lobbyists, the latest in a string of attempts to rein in Missouri's ethics laws...
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Firms balk at phone records proposal
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
WASHINGTON -- Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. They're worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if the U.S. government asks them to hold information about customers for longer than they already do...
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Dozens of trade-offs found in $1.1 trillion budget bill
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
WASHINGTON -- The sales job is on for a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. The massive measure contains a dozens of trade-offs between Democrats and Republicans as it fleshes out the details of the budget deal that Congress passed last month. ...
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Veterans' anthology wins award
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
"Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volume 1," published by Southeast Missouri State University Press in cooperation with the Missouri Humanities Council and Warriors Arts Alliance, has won the 2013 Stars and Flags Book Award gold medal for an anthology, according to a university news release...
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Halak, Oshie carry Blues to 2-1 victory over Coyotes
(Professional Sports ~ 01/15/14)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis goalie Jaroslav Halak is healthy once again. The Phoenix Coyotes found that out the hard way Tuesday night. Halak made 20 saves and T.J. Oshie scored twice as the Blues rode their hot goalie to a 2-1 win. The Blues have won eight of nine and improved to 7-1-1 against the Coyotes since the start of the 2011-2012 season. Phoenix lost its season-high fourth consecutive game...
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Route V in Cape County to close for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 01/15/14)
Route V in Cape Girardeau County between Route Y and Highway 177 will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will be done from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from MoDOT...
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Southwest: Third person allowed to be in wayward plane's cockpit
(State News ~ 01/15/14)
DALLAS -- A third person in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed at the wrong Missouri airport was a company dispatcher who had authority to be there, airline officials said Tuesday. The airline and federal officials say they're continuing to investigate why the Southwest Boeing 737 with 124 passengers headed for the main airport in Branson, Mo., instead landed miles away at a smaller airport with a runway half as long...
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People wait for tap water clearance in West Virginia
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Downtown businesses and restaurants reopened Tuesday after last week's chemical spill, but many people waited yet another day for officials to tell them their tap water was safe. So far, about 38 percent of West Virginia American Water's customers have been allowed to use their water again after a chemical spilled into the Elk River on Thursday. ...
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Boy shoots 2 classmates at school
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
ROSWELL, N.M. -- A 12-year-old New Mexico boy drew a shotgun from a band-instrument case and shot and wounded two classmates at his middle school Tuesday morning before a teacher talked him into dropping the weapon and he was taken into custody, officials and witnesses said...
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team collects win in OT
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Out of the past 1/15/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/15/14)
Dr. Frank W. Braxton is guest speaker at the evening worship service at St. James AME Church; Braxton is associated with Internal Medicine Group here and is head of the departments of nephrology at Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Prayer 1/15/14
(Prayer ~ 01/15/14)
O Mighty God, we worship you for you are the King of glory. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/15/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/15/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Arkansas court ruling draws attention to racial disparities
(National News ~ 01/15/14)
Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock, Ark., a national symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure that all of its children receive equal access to education is almost over. But many challenges still remain, in Little Rock and across the country...
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