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FBI docs show widespread vice operation
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- More than 600 pages of reports from an FBI investigation into Joplin-area gambling reveal a wide-ranging vice operation that involved numerous influential people in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. The documents provided to The Joplin Globe redact names but show widespread vice in Jasper and Newton counties in Missouri and Cherokee County in Kansas, along with the efforts of federal agents to unravel it...
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Kansas dad's droid hobby a hit with sons
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
LENEXA, Kan. -- Most people just have cars, bikes and lawn mowers in their garage. George Westwater has a droid. As in R2-D2. As in Star Wars. As in ... "Whoa! Where'd you get that thing?" With "Star Wars: Episode VII" now shooting, every tidbit of news about the iconic franchise flies across social media and the Internet at light speed...
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Butler County officials crack down on illegal dumping
(Local News ~ 06/09/14)
Butler County officials are intensifying their efforts to nab people who illegally dump trash along county roads and are seeking the help of area residents. Commissioners Ed Strenfel, Jeff Darnell and Butch Anderson inspected a dump site along Grand Avenue north of the Poplar Bluff, Missouri, city limits last week...
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Missouri man killed in Cairo
(Local News ~ 06/09/14)
A fatal shooting occurred early Sunday morning in Cairo, Illinois, according to Cape Girardeau Coroner John Clifton.
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Political parties fight to manipulate voting times
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Election Day is approaching, and you've made up your mind. There's no need to wait. In many states, you now can vote early. Yet what's convenient to you is increasingly an opportunity for political gamesmanship to the candidates on the ballot...
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Cardinals blank Blue Jays a second straight day
(Professional Sports ~ 06/09/14)
TORONTO -- Jaime Garcia gave the St. Louis Cardinals their first winning streak in two weeks, and helped extend a streak of shutouts, too. Garcia and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta homered, and the Cardinals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Sunday...
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State agencies' move from Marquette could violate executive order
(Local News ~ 06/09/14)
More than a decade ago, the Marquette Tower sat at the corner of Broadway and Fountain Street in downtown Cape Girardeau, crumbling and empty -- an eyesore on the verge of being demolished. The historic hotel was essentially saved by an executive order from then-Missouri Gov. ...
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Historians seek missing Missouri gas chamber keys
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- During a private tour not long after the Missouri State Penitentiary closed its doors a decade ago, the original keys to the prison's gas chamber mysteriously disappeared. Prison historians hope that by taking their search for the keys public -- along with details about why they are important -- someone will come forward with them...
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Mo. man last survivor of military family
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
BISMARCK, Mo. -- Don King of the Southeast Missouri town of Bismarck is the last survivor of a family of war heroes. King's father, Thomas King, served in World War I in Europe as a muleskinner in the quartermaster corps. He and his wife, Rosa, settled in Minimum, Missouri, and raised seven sons...
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St. Louis police to auction gangland-era weapons
(State News ~ 06/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Thompson submachine guns are as much a legend as the bad -- and good -- guys who fired them. With as many colorful nicknames as the gangsters whose rat-a-tat-tats roared through the 1920s, the weapon remains an icon of American criminal, military and pop culture history...
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National legislation could beef up Cape Girardeau Veterans Affairs facility
(Local News ~ 06/09/14)
In the wake of allegations of long wait times and secret waiting lists at Veterans Affairs hospitals, national legislation has been proposed that could help service members in the Cape Girardeau area. If passed, the bill would authorize the VA to lease 26 new walk-in health facilities in 18 states and spend $500 million to hire more doctors and nurses. One of those proposed facilities could be in Cape Girardeau...
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Children Helping Children
(Submitted Story ~ 06/09/14)
For over a year now, the children of Maple United Methodist Church have been learning to put their faith in action. Currently, they are "going global" by joining with Methodists everywhere to collect money to buy treated nets for children's beds in Africa. ...
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BlueJay at Capaha Park, Cape
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/09/14)
BlueJay at Capaha Park, Cape
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Big Catch
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/09/14)
54 lbs, 52-inch long east coast Striper
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2 officers, 3 others dead in Las Vegas shooting
(National News ~ 06/09/14)
LAS VEGAS -- A man and a woman ambushed two police officers eating lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant, fatally shooting them at point-blank range before fleeing to a nearby Wal-Mart where they killed a third person and then themselves in an apparent suicide pact, authorities said Sunday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/09/14)
Today is Monday, June 9, the 160th day of 2014. There are 205 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 9, 1954, during the Senate-Army Hearings, Army special counsel Joseph N. Welch berated Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., for verbally attacking a member of Welch's law firm, Fred Fisher, asking McCarthy: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"...
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Finalists set. Now it's time for the Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 06/09/14)
You've read about it. Heard about it on the radio. Maybe you or your son or daughter was named a finalist for an award. Now we are less than two weeks from the Semoball Awards. This inaugural event at the Show Me Center will be first-class and fun. On June 21, Semoball.com, its sponsors and promotional partner SEMO ESPN Radio will recognize more than 160 athletes and coaches for excellence on the field and court and their work in the classroom...
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Speak Out 6/9/14
(Speak Out ~ 06/09/14)
Thank you, city of Cape, for installing a beautiful new sidewalk near my house. The neighborhood needed it, schoolchildren needed it, and it makes walking safer. The workers were polite and friendly. The work was done quickly. Instead of dog parks and other things we don't need, I think the city should be considering some updates on the older children's parks and especially the restrooms. They are rundown, falling apart and just nasty...
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Out of the past 6/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 06/09/14)
Preparations are underway for Riverfest ‘89, a two-day festival in downtown Cape Girardeau that will begin this evening; helping to start things off will be a parachute jump into the Mississippi River by Ian Sutherland, an assistant Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney, and Dwight Gates, owner of Dwight's Amoco Station...
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Births 6/9/14
(Births ~ 06/09/14)
Son to Jonathan Marc and Maegan Elizabeth Jensen of Oak Ridge, Southeast Hospital, 2:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Name, Miller Robert. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Sixth child, second son. Mrs. Jensen is the former Maegan Miller, daughter of Brian and Mary Miller of Cape Girardeau. Jensen is the son of Arnold and Linda Jensen of Florissant, Missouri. He is employed by the city of Jackson...
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Jackson fire report 6/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Friday:...
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Jackson police report 6/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests to not imply guilt. DWI...
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Sue Walker
(Obituary ~ 06/09/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sue Walker, 72, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1942, in St. Louis, to the late Clyde Harold and Gladys Evalyn Boles Edmonds. Sue married John E. Walker Sr. on April 26, 1965, and he survives. She is a member of the House of Prayer Church in Chaffee. She retired as a sewing machine operator at Columbia Sportswear in Chaffee...
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Keith Haynes
(Obituary ~ 06/09/14)
Keith E. Haynes, 83, of Jackson passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 22, 1930, in Lowndes, Missouri, to Ulysis and Maude Shetley Haynes. The family moved to East Alton, Illinois, where Keith attended school, and later they moved to Marble Hill, Missouri, where he owned and operated a service station...
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Patricia Foster
(Obituary ~ 06/09/14)
COMMERCE, Mo. — Patricia Foster, 67, of Commerce died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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U.S. job market recovers losses
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy finally has regained the jobs lost to the recession. But go easy on the hallelujahs. The comeback is far from complete. Friday's report from the government revealed an economy healing, yet marked by deep and lasting scars. The downturn that began 6 1/2 years ago accelerated wrenching changes that have left many Americans feeling worse off than they did the last time the economy had about the same number of jobs it does now...
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Emotional robot set for sale in Japan
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
TOKYO -- A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile. Son's mobile phone company Softbank said Thursday that the robot it has dubbed Pepper will go on sale in Japan in February for $1,900. Overseas sales plans are being considered...
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Skip the website? Some small businesses still do
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
NEW YORK -- It's cheap. It's easy to do. And it can take less than 20 minutes to set up. Yet more than half of all small businesses still don't have a website. "It's just ridiculous," said Jim Blasingame, a small business author and radio show host. "Every small business needs a website. Period. Non-negotiable."...
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People on the Move 6/9/14
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
Lance Hoffman, a truck technician at Wiethop, a Navistar International truck dealer in Cape Girardeau, graduated from Linn State Technical College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in medium/heavy truck technology. He was sponsored by Wiethop Truck Sales...
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Morgan recovering after surgery following crash
(Entertainment ~ 06/09/14)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Tracy Morgan was recovering Sunday, but was expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks after having surgery on a broken leg suffered in a deadly chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left two others critically injured and another man dead...
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Pope dives into Mideast peace with prayer summit
(International News ~ 06/09/14)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis plunged head first into Mideast peacemaking Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for a remarkable evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed...
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Bergdahl says he was tortured by his captors
(International News ~ 06/09/14)
PARIS -- U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told people treating him at an American military medical facility in Germany that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape, a senior U.S. official said Sunday...
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U.S. Jews no longer unified by Israel
(National News ~ 06/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Once a unifying cause for generations of American Jews, Israel is now dividing Jewish communities. Jewish organizations are withdrawing invitations to Jewish speakers or performers considered too critical of Israel, in what opponents have denounced as an ideological litmus test meant to squelch debate. ...
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Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston, NPH win Tonys
(Entertainment ~ 06/09/14)
NEW YORK -- The murderous romp "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" has gotten a lot of love at the Tony Awards -- it nabbed the best new musical trophy on a night that saw Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston and Neil Patrick Harris all take home big awards...
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Cape Senior Legion posts pair of shutouts
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/14)
Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior Legion pitchers threw a pair of shutouts against the Chaffee Senior Babe Ruth Strokers on Sunday, including a no-hitter by Matt Chism. Chism struck, walked two and hit one batter in the seven-inning opener at Capaha Field...
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Harter fires ace at Kimbeland C.C.
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/14)
Glennon Harter of Cape Girardeau made his first career hole-in-one Saturday at Kimbeland Country Club. Harter used a sand wedge to ace No. 12, a par 3 playing 95 yards. Witnesses were Craig Arneson, Fred Ducharme and Gerald Brown. -- From staff report...
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Prayer 6/9/14
(Prayer ~ 06/09/14)
Lord Jesus, may those being persecuted for their faith in you have their strength renewed. Amen.
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Business Notebook: Downtown Commercial Open House is June 26
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
Eight commercial properties for lease or purchase in Cape Girardeau's downtown will be highlighted by Old Town Cape during its annual downtown Commercial Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. June 26. Each property will be open for tours, and participants may begin at any of the properties. A representative will be at each property to answer questions and provide more information...
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Ice cream shops monitor rising temperatures by cup and cone
(Business ~ 06/09/14)
If you love ice cream, you're in the right place. In the summertime, when school and the sun are out, you can go almost any direction around Southeast Missouri and find a trove of it to fit your personal taste. And the hotter the weather gets, the more it's in demand...
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