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Interactive 'Gone Girl' map of 18 filming locations in the Cape Girardeau region
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
This interactive map shows 18 filming locations in the Gape Girardeau area of the moving "Gone Girl".
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University students aid domestic abuse victims
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. -- Undergraduate students at a suburban St. Louis university have begun working as legal advocates for imprisoned domestic violence victims as part of a new school program. The Webster University WILLOW project was formed over the summer by a professor in the school's legal studies department, which trains future police officers, paralegals and prospective lawyers. The acronym stands for Women Initiate Legal Lifelines to Other Women...
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U.S. cites Mo. company in cell-tower deaths
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
WASHINGTON -- A federal safety enforcement agency cited a Missouri-based communications company Friday for "willful" and "serious" safety violations in the death of two workers in the collapse in March of a cell tower they were dismantling in Blaine, Kansas...
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Deer-vehicle collisions in Missouri decline
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Deer populations in Missouri declined dramatically in the past decade, a combination of more liberal hunting rules for does and young bucks and the onset of a severe disease during the 2012 drought. That might make a fall hunting trip more difficult -- the 251,924 deer killed last fall and winter was down 19 percent from the year before -- but the highways are safer. ...
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Cardinals stake claim to NL Central title
(Professional Sports ~ 09/29/14)
Cardinals clinch division title on final day of season, avoid wild-card game
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Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to christen St. Louis jazz center
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will help christen a new St. Louis jazz center that organizers hope will serve as a venue worthy of the genre's top acts while inspiring the next generation of jazz greats from an area that has produced Miles Davis, Clark Terry and David Sanborn, among others...
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Poplar Bluff makes Robert Smith its new city attorney
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Lawyer Robert Smith is no longer serving the city in an interim capacity. Smith's permanent appointment as city attorney was announced during last week's city council meeting. Smith's annual salary is $48,000...
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Kennett police arrest man in connection with burglary investigation
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man who was recently arrested on a warrant may face additional charges in connection with a rash of burglaries. The Kennett Police Department and agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Friday served a federal search warrant on a home in the 300 block of South Vandeventer Street...
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Officer shot; police say no protest link
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Authorities searched Sunday for two men suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb where there have been angry protests since a white officer fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old black man last month...
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Group learns about digital library platform
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
A small group turned out Sunday afternoon to hear an update on Library For All, a digital library platform specifically aimed at developing countries, from its founder and CEO, Rebecca McDonald. The gathering of about 12 was at the home of Nicole and Duc Nguyen. Attendees also learned how they can support the venture, established in 2012...
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Woman looks back on battle with leukemia
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of stories in conjunction with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Krystal Bartoe has dealt with leukemia for about 10 years. Since undergoing a bone-marrow transplant in 2012 and receiving a cancer-free declaration from her doctors, Krystal says now she's just trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life...
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God saved relationship with wife, children, Andy Benes says
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
Until he placed his trust in God, former professional baseball pitcher Andy Benes said he wasn't a good father or husband, but it took him a while to realize it. Benes was the first pick in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft and won an Olympic gold medal the same year. ...
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Search for next Southeast president begins this week
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
The search for a successor to retiring Southeast Missouri State University president Kenneth Dobbins will begin in earnest early next month with the arrival of Parker Executive Search, the firm hired by the university's board of regents to help find a new leader...
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Cape West 14 Cine's manager juggles schedules, auditoriums
(Business ~ 09/29/14)
There's no business like show business, and Kevin Dillon knows shows. The manager of Wehrenberg 14 Cine in Cape Girardeau has worked in various movie houses for the past 29 years. But just like most people, he says Mondays are the hardest. Between coordinating the week's bookings with his film buyer in St. Louis, ordering necessary promotional materials and scheduling, it's his most hectic day...
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1st Annual Horseshoes 4 "everyday" HEROES Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 09/29/14)
The 1st Annual Horseshoes 4 "everyday" HEROES Tournament was held on Saturday, September 27, at the Al Friga Farm. Proceeds benefitted the Retired Senior Volunteer Program/Volunteer Intergenerational Center Golf Tournament in providing services to our veterans, military and other organizations needing everyday heroes (our volunteers). ...
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VIDEO: "Gone Girl" extras talk about their experience
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
The following video is provided through a content partnership with rustmedia. If you like this story, be sure to check out the semissourian.com's Gone Girl page and follow the "Gone Girl Cape Girardeau" Facebook page for more news and information relating to the movie...
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Early goals lift Perryville past Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/14)
The Pirates jumped out to a two-goal lead 10 minutes into the first half on their way to a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame.
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Smokey Bear Visits Museum for Fire Prevention Day
(Submitted Story ~ 09/29/14)
Smokey Bear to Visit the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History As part of the Museums Fire Awareness Day, Smokey Bear will be visiting the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill, Missouri on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 1:30pm until 2:00pm. October is Fire Awareness Month...
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VIDEO: "Gone Girl" extras talk about their experience
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
The following video is provided through a content partnership with rustmedia. If you like this story, be sure to check out the semissourian.com's Gone Girl page and follow the "Gone Girl Cape Girardeau" Facebook page for more news and information relating to the movie...
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Fred
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/14)
Happy to be on a car ride!
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Remington's nap-time
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/14)
Remington is 130lb Weimaraner, that loves his naps on the love seat with a pillow! He's priceless!!
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Bosco and Jennifer Selfie
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/14)
Bosco and my wife Jennifer he loves any kind of attention
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My 12 week old Beagle wouldn't walk after traveling
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/14)
After traveling for 4 hours in the truck she decided to take the leash and keep it from me so she didn't have to get back in the truck.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
Today is Monday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2014. There are 93 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 29, 1789, the U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. On this date:...
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Clooney, wife make newlywed appearance Sunday in Venice
(Entertainment ~ 09/29/14)
VENICE, Italy -- Wedding bands glinted under the Venetian sun on the hands of George Clooney and his new bride, Amal Alamuddin, as the heartthrob actor and the human rights lawyer emerged Sunday from the luxury hotel where they were married a day earlier...
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Southeast hits milestone in fall enrollment
(Editorial ~ 09/29/14)
Enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University has hit the 12,000 mark for the first time in school history, yet another sign of the good health of our local institution. It marks the 20th year of consecutive enrollment growth for Southeast, and the 14th year of record-breaking enrollment...
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Out of the past 9/29/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/29/14)
The former Cape Kil Pest Control Co.'s KemPest laboratory north of Cape Girardeau and the former Ilada Energy Reclamation plant near Gale, Illinois, are among 93 sites that have been added to the Superfund National Priorities List of toxic waste dumps...
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Births 9/29/14
(Births ~ 09/29/14)
Son to Jauvaris Chauntel Walker and Kylie Amanda Bahr of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:36 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Name, Zaiden Tyrone. Weight, 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Fifth child, third son. Ms. Bahr is the daughter of Kathleen Steinhauser of Cape Girardeau and Gary Bahr of St. Charles, Missouri. Walker is the son of Louise Bean of Kansas City, Missouri. He is employed by SEMO Box...
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Keystone Pipeline makes 'cents' for the U.S.
(Column ~ 09/29/14)
It has been more than six years since backers of the Keystone XL Pipeline first submitted an application to the U.S. State Department to begin construction. This crucial project would build needed infrastructure while creating thousands of jobs and promoting energy independence. Congress demanded action; President Obama should not make us wait...
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The time for action in America is now
(Column ~ 09/29/14)
Editor's note: The following column originally appeared in the Sept. 21 edition of the Sikeston Standard Democrat. Despite efforts to the contrary, I am a worrier. I know we're told to leave our worries to a higher power. And though I believe with all my heart that this is the best approach, human nature kicks in and I find myself worrying...
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Jackson fire report 9/29/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Virginia "Ginny" Cayse
(Obituary ~ 09/29/14)
Virginia "Ginny" Henderson Cayse, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. She was born April 7, 1924, in Minnith, Missouri, daughter of Ada Boland Henderson and Dewey Henderson. After her mother's death in 1928, she was raised by her father and her second mother, Emilie Henderson...
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Kenneth Bergman
(Obituary ~ 09/29/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth Russell Bergman, 92, of Perryville died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born May 31, 1922, in Perry County, the son of Carl F. Bergman and Onedia W. Ochs Bergman. He was baptized June 18, 1922, at Freidenburg Evangelical Lutheran Peace Church by the Rev. Roak. He was confirmed April 14, 1935, at Freidenburg Evangelical Lutheran Peace Church by the Rev. William Gieselmann...
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Wal-Mart launching mobile checking
(Business ~ 09/29/14)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Wal-Mart is introducing a mobile checking account for its customers that will eliminate the overdraft and bounced-check fees traditionally charged by banks. It is Wal-Mart's biggest push into the financial services sector, and its target is customers who have limited access to traditional banking...
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Apple's response to iPhone glitches is key
(Business ~ 09/29/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple's response to a high-profile gaffe involving its iPhone software may be more important than the glitch itself. As the giant tech company scrambled to fix a software glitch that left some of its new iPhones unable to make calls, some analysts said Thursday that Apple is doing the right thing by quickly acknowledging and apologizing for the problem -- which it was slower to do with earlier iPhone problems...
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Bash Bug programming flaw presents several security risks
(Business ~ 09/29/14)
NEW YORK -- Internet security experts are warning a new programming flaw known as the "Bash Bug" may pose a serious threat to millions of computers and other devices such as home Internet routers. Even the systems used to run factory floors and power plants could be affected...
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Israeli prime minister says he will refute Gaza 'lies'
(International News ~ 09/29/14)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday for the United Nations in New York, saying he will refute "all of the lies directed at us" with regard to Israel's recently concluded war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip...
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At least 31 believed dead in Japanese volcano eruption
(International News ~ 09/29/14)
TOKYO -- Finally reaching the ash-covered summit of a still-erupting volcano in central Japan, rescue workers made a grim discovery Sunday: 31 apparently dead people, some reportedly buried in knee-deep ash. Four victims were brought down and confirmed dead, one day after Mount Ontake's big initial eruption, said Takehiko Furukoshi, a Nagano prefecture crisis-management official. ...
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Al-Qaida leader warns of revenge for airstrikes
(International News ~ 09/29/14)
BEIRUT -- The leader of al-Qaida's Syria affiliate vowed Sunday that his group would "use all possible means" to fight back against airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition and warned that the conflict would reach Western countries joining the alliance...
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Hong Kong police use tear gas on protesters
(International News ~ 09/29/14)
HONG KONG -- Pro-democracy demonstrators defied onslaughts of tear gas and appeals from Hong Kong's top leader to go home, as the protests over Beijing's decision to limit political reforms expanded across the city early today. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reassured the public that rumors the Chinese army might intervene were untrue...
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For some homosexuals abroad, social networking can pose risks
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
For gay men in the dozens of countries that criminalize their sex lives, social networking can be a blessing or a curse. High-tech dating apps and social media have enabled countless men to expand their circles of friends and lovers in settings that are hostile to any overt trace of homosexuality. Yet the same technology that they gratefully embrace can expose them to the risk of blackmail, arrest and violence...
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War deals blow to Israel tourism industry
(International News ~ 09/29/14)
JERUSALEM -- It was supposed to be a record-breaking year for tourist visits to Israel. But all that changed when the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas prompted jittery travelers to cancel trips en masse, leaving empty hotel rooms and barren tourist sites in their wake...
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Modi tells New York crowd India will not look back
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
NEW YORK -- India's new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, appeared before an enthusiastic crowd in a famed New York sports arena Sunday where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country's economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn't look back...
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Poll: Many confused by issues of the day
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
WASHINGTON -- Confused by President Barack Obama's health-care law? How about the debate over government surveillance? The way the Federal Reserve affects interest rates? You're far from alone. Most people in the United States say the issues facing the country are getting harder to fathom...
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GOP cautions Senate control would have limits
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
WASHINGTON -- How much difference will it make if Republicans win the Senate majority Nov. 4, joining the GOP-run House against a Democratic White House? Congress' persistent gridlock is due largely, but not entirely, to the current power split in the two chambers. But even if Republicans add Senate control to their safe House majority, big legislative roadblocks will remain...
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Holder: Mixed record on national security issues
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder was just months into the job when he announced plans to prosecute the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and other alleged co-conspirators in a New York courtroom, rather than through the Guantánamo Bay military commission process...
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Help wanted: Free lawyers for immigrant children
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Most of the nearly 60,000 Central American children who have arrived on the U.S.-Mexico border in the last year still don't have lawyers to represent them in immigration court, and advocates are scrambling to train volunteer attorneys to help cope with the massive caseload...
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Obama: 'Contradictory' Syria policy helps Assad
(National News ~ 09/29/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Sunday gave voice to the conundrum at the heart of his Syria policy, acknowledging that the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria is helping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, a man the United Nations has accused of war crimes...
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Joplin church to hold senior Bible school
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Children have been going to vacation Bible school for 120 years. Now, it's their grandparents' turn. That is the thinking of one Joplin congregation. Peace Lutheran Church will hold its first senior vacation Bible school this month, an event that will not only include four days of Bible study but also two workshops a day that run the gamut from arts to apps, The Joplin Globe reported...
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Jackson police report 9/29/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/29/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Missouri artist recalls career
(State News ~ 09/29/14)
MILAN, Mo. -- Joe McCarty couldn't wait to blow town after high school graduation. He wanted to get out in the world and make his mark with his pencils and brushes. So that very May night in 1932, he jumped on a train to Chicago to go to cartoon illustration school...
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OVC recognizes Southeast Missouri State's Lloyd, Knight in weekly football honors
(College Sports ~ 09/29/14)
Southeast Missouri State wide receiver and Caruthersville graduate Peter Lloyd was named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced Sunday. Lloyd caught 10 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the Redhawks' 31-27 win over the University of Tennessee at Martin on Saturday night...
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Prayer 9/29/14
(Prayer ~ 09/29/14)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for our families and friends who enrich our lives. Amen.
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Business Notebook: United Way launches group for small businesses
(Business ~ 09/29/14)
Local small businesses are being asked to invest in the United Way of Southeast Missouri via the new Live United 365 Small Business Circle. Businesses can become members of the group by donating $365 a year. This can be accomplished through direct contributions, employee gifts or "purchase with a purpose" events. An example of the latter is Oct. 21 at Missouri Running Co. in Cape Girardeau. A percentage of that day's purchases will be given to United Way...
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Highway 51 in Perry County open to one lane
(Local News ~ 09/29/14)
Highway 51 in Perry County is open to one-lane of traffic, after an accident earlier this morning shut down the road. Flaggers are on scene directing traffic, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The closure was near Route C, about two miles from the Chester Bridge...
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