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Ride of the Week: 1996 GMC Sierra Z71 4x4
(Submitted Story ~ 09/01/14)
Make and model: 1996 GMC Sierra Z71 4x4 Owner(s): Craig Enderle Owner's hometown: Scott City 1996 GMC Sierra Z71 4x4, 350 cubic inch, with 3 inch lift, 35 inch Mickey Thompson tires mounted on 17 inch Ultra Barons. My car's name: Jezebel I rode in it and I wanted to own it...
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Moving Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/14)
Granddaughter rearranging the stones at Elephant Rocks State Park
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Color in the Caverns
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/14)
Colored lighting in Meramec Caverns makes for a unique display.
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Momma and Baby Deer
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/14)
A doe and three of her fawns were eating crabapples on our side yard on September 1, 2014
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Fawn without a mother
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/14)
Fawn without a mother
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/01/14)
Today is Monday, September 1, the 244th day of 2014. There are 121 days left in the year. This is Labor Day. Today's Highlight in History: On September 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date: In 1159, Pope Adrian IV, the only English pope, died...
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Out of the past 9/1/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/01/14)
Speaking at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce' First Friday Coffee, Rep. Bill Emerson tells a large crowd that upgrading Highway 60 from Sikeston to Springfield, Missouri, is a "doable" project; later, Emerson leaves for Jefferson City, where he urges the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission to make Highway 60 improvements a priority...
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Route P in Cape County closed for railroad repairs
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews perform work on the railroad crossing. The road will be closed today and Wednesday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a news release by the Missouri Department of Transportation All work is weather permitting. ...
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Entrepreneurs happy to be in St. Louis citing high expenses elsewhere
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A young entrepreneur's removal from Canada turns out to be fortuitous both for him and St. Louis. Marshall Haas intended to work in British Columbia for the company that bought his startup software firm, but when it was apparent he wouldn't get a work visa, a "very stern" government officials urged him to return to the U.S...
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Boone County adds $240K to defend against wrongful conviction lawsuit
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Boone County could spend nearly $450,000 by the end of the year to defend itself and county employees in a lawsuit filed by a man whose murder conviction was vacated. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that county commissioners are set to take action today on a proposed $240,000 budget revision. The lawsuit already has resulted in two other budget revisions that totaled $100,000 each...
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KC-area manufacturers see skilled worker shortage
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A nationwide manufacturing boom has created openings for plenty of well-paying jobs, but company leaders in the Kansas City area say there aren't enough skilled workers available to fill them all. As U.S. manufacturing continues its comeback from steep job losses during the recession, there are an estimated 600,000 manufacturing job openings, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Adjunct St. Louis faculty exploring unionization
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Nine months out of the year, Andrew Nelson works about 50 hours a week, driving his 1995 Mazda on either 50- or 100-mile round trips every weekday to his college teaching gigs at Lindenwood University in St. Charles and East Central College in Union...
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Dog breeders pay high costs to comply with regulations
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- George Craig is particular about his dogs, especially when it comes to food. For expecting and nursing mothers, he takes special care with their diet. He starts with a premium brand of food, such as NutriSource or Royal Canin, and soaks the kibbles in warm water for 15 minutes until they soften and swell, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Enormous hole filled in Mississippi County road
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County officials have finally found the bottom of the hole where County Road 310 used to be before being washed away during the 2011 activation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway. "We are above the water line on 310," Presiding Commissioner Carlin Bennett said during a County Commission meeting Thursday...
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Annual Field Day scheduled for today at Fisher Delta Research Center
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, Missouri, will host its 53rd annual Field Day today, welcoming farmers, producers and landowners to learn more about the latest in regional agriculture from experts and specialists...
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Woman found alive after search near Diversion Channel
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
After enlisting the public's help in a search and rescue effort, a missing woman was found alive in Cape Girardeau County on Monday afternoon near the Diversion Channel. The 22-year-old woman, taken to an area hospital for medical attention, was found on Highway 25 in Dutchtown...
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Civil War re-enactors close out summer at Fort D
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
Re-enactors at the Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau celebrated the end of summer with a bang. Children and adults alike stood at the site Monday morning, some with hands clasped over their ears, as a cannon was loaded and fired just a few yards away...
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Southeast students, alumni affected by Ferguson events
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
A number of Southeast Missouri State University students have been affected by events in Ferguson, Missouri, in recent weeks. On Aug. 9, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran of the Ferguson Police Department. People took to the streets to protest Brown's death, and the story made national news...
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Soybean experts tout crop's benefits in India
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
This year marks a bumper crop for soybean farmers around the United States. With supply becoming greater than demand, the American Soybean Association continues to look for the best ways to use this crop. American Soybean Association farmer-leader Matt McCrate of Cape Girardeau said he believes the answer may lie with industries in India...
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Police use videos for evidence and training
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
No one but those at the scene knows exactly what happened in the moments before Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown last month. No video exists of the interactions between Wilson and Brown, 18, before the Aug. 9 shooting, which sparked massive protests and drew national attention to concerns about police accountability and officers' use of deadly force...
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Amtrak street work leads to historic finds in Jefferson City
(State News ~ 09/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Long before Jefferson City's Amtrak station was in the basement of the Union Hotel and the state museum converted the Lohman Building into an 1800s-style general store, Water Street was a destination and a happening place...
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Downtown improvement district vote coming soon
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
For more than three years, residents, businesses and organizations have worked together to establish a downtown community improvement district in Cape Girardeau. Whether their longtime dream becomes a reality is up to a group of fewer than 200 people...
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Schweer Family Reunion
(Submitted Story ~ 09/02/14)
The annual Schweer family reunion for the descendants of George Albert and Emma Marie (Friedrich) Schweer will be held on Saturday, October 18 at St. John's United Church of Christ near Fruitland, MO. Meat will be provided. Please bring a covered dish to share (main dish, salad, vegetable, or dessert), table service for your family, lawn chairs, kids, and grandkids. The meal is planned for noon. A collection will be taken to cover the cost of food and use of the church...
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Couple's love of wine evident at The Riverhouse
(Business ~ 09/02/14)
History is a huge part of the business Derek and Deb Wilson have carefully cultivated. The two have a history together -- 36 years being happily married -- and now have added their own history in the form of a restaurant and wine venue at the edge of the Mississippi River in Scott City...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
Today is Tuesday, September 2, the 245th day of 2014. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II...
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Save your skin: Many options to treat wrinkles, age spots, sun damage and more
(09/02/14)
Your mom told you. Your doctor told you. Baz Luhrmann told you. Wear sunscreen. But inevitably, sun damage and natural aging eventually shows even in the most diligent of SPF-ers. Amanda Dawson, a medical esthetician and laser specialist at Shine Medical Aesthetics in Cape Girardeau, says that luckily, a wide array of skin care procedures and treatments can mitigate the aging process, and in some cases, reverse it entirely...
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Hit snooze: How to get a good night's rest when your partner keeps you awake
(09/02/14)
Tossing, turning, snoring, thrashing, blanket yanking -- it's amazing anybody who shares a bed ever gets any sleep. If your loved one is keeping you up, you're definitely not alone. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of cohabitants have considered sleeping in a separate room from their partners to get a better night's sleep -- 40 percent of women and 35 percent of men...
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5 free things to do in Kansas City
(09/02/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The venerated barbecue that's put Kansas City on so many maps may not be available free of charge, but the city does have other entertainment options that don't require money -- or sauce. There's even one venue where you can walk out with a free bag of U.S. currency...
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Strumming along: Ukulele club forms; local interest grows
(09/02/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A group of area residents have banded together for their love of the ukulele. The small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin has interested so many local residents, the Last Tuesday Ukulele Club was created in Sikeston. The club, which meets monthly, makes time for attendees to listen, play -- and learn how to play...
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U.S. eating habits improve slightly, except among poor
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
CHICAGO -- Americans' eating habits have improved -- except among the poor, evidence of a widening wealth gap when it comes to diet. Yet even among wealthier adults, food choices remain far from ideal, a 12-year study found. On an index of healthy eating where a perfect score is 110, U.S. adults averaged just 40 points in 1999-2000, climbing steadily to 47 points in 2009-2010, the study found...
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Obama says ‘revving' economy calls for higher wages
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
MILWAUKEE -- President Barack Obama renewed his push for Congress to raise the minimum wage Monday in a buoyant accounting of the economy's "revving" performance, delivered on behalf of Democrats opening their fall campaigns for the midterm congressional elections...
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La. following judge's order on abortion law
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana health department will follow a federal judge's order and refrain from immediately penalizing doctors who are trying to comply with a new abortion law that requires them to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital, a spokeswoman said Monday...
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Three Americans held in N. Korea ask for U.S. help
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea gave foreign media access Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and -- watched by officials as they spoke -- called for Washington to send a high-ranking representative to negotiate for their freedom...
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U.N. backs inquiry of IS group's alleged crimes
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
GENEVA -- The U.N.'s top human rights body on Monday overwhelmingly approved the Iraqi government's request for an investigation into alleged crimes against civilians committed by the Islamic State group in its rampage across northeastern Syria and parts of Iraq...
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Battle-hit village in Ukraine begins picking up the pieces
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
HRABSKE, Ukraine -- Alexander Bespalko and his son lifted parts from a burned-out Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in a village ravaged by the past week's battles. With homes destroyed and livelihoods lost, residents in the village of Hrabske must scrape for a living and at least scrap metal is reliable -- with wrecked tanks, cars and armored personnel carriers everywhere...
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Some worry traffic deaths will rise as states legalize pot
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths. Researchers, though, are divided on the question. Studies of marijuana's effects show the drug can slow decision-making, decrease peripheral vision and impede multitasking, all of which are critical driving skills. ...
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Cardinals take sole possession of first place in NL Central
(Professional Sports ~ 09/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday is keeping quiet about his recent hitting surge. However, his St. Louis teammates are more than happy to praise him after Holliday hit the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning Monday to rally the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates...
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Atlantic City's Revel starts closing after 2 years
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The most spectacular and costly failure in Atlantic City's 36-year history of casino gambling began to play out Monday when the $2.4 billion Revel Casino Hotel emptied its hotel. Its casino will close early this morning. Revel is shutting down a little over two years after opening with high hopes of revitalizing Atlantic City's struggling gambling market. ...
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Detroit raced toward this week's bankruptcy trial
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
DETROIT -- It took decades of mismanagement, malfeasance and meltdowns in its bread-and-butter manufacturing sector for Detroit to hit fiscal rock bottom. The path to exit bankruptcy could take less than a year and a half. After some delays, the confirmation trial for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history is scheduled to start today...
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Storms roll through Midwest with strong winds
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A storm spotter was hospitalized in Iowa on Monday after he was struck by lightning while watching a system that left swollen rivers, power outages, trees down and campers overturned. More strong storms rumbled through the Midwest on Monday night, with the National Weather Service saying a tornado was confirmed near Cedar Vale, Kansas. It also cited hail the size of pingpong balls. Thunderstorms elsewhere were bringing heavy rains and strong winds...
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Feds want nuclear waste train, but nowhere to go
(National News ~ 09/02/14)
ATLANTA -- The U.S. government is looking for trains to haul radioactive waste from nuclear power plants to disposal sites. Too bad those trains have nowhere to go. Putting the cart before the horse, the U.S. Department of Energy recently asked companies for ideas on how the government should get the rail cars needed to haul 150-ton casks filled with used, radioactive nuclear fuel...
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For gamers, combating online abuse not easy
(Entertainment ~ 09/02/14)
SEATTLE -- While most attendees of Penny Arcade Expo come to the boisterous convention to play games, bag swag and meet like-minded people, a few take the time to investigate online bullying and why it's so prevalent among the gaming community...
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Projects planned in Jackson
(Column ~ 09/02/14)
Cities really need to plan ahead! Our comprehensive plan is a guideline for 20 years in the future, and the water system facility plan is for 15 to 20 years. When we have these long-range plans, we often divide them into phases so that we can do a phase at a time as the funding becomes available...
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Another exciting speaker lineup
(Editorial ~ 09/02/14)
It's always a thrill when Southeast Missouri State University releases the lineup for its speaker series. Every year, the university comes out with an impressive list of people to come and speak here in Cape Girardeau. This year is no exception. On the list this year are:...
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Visual search to shop: gimmick or game changing?
(Business ~ 09/02/14)
NEW YORK -- Imagine using your phone to snap a photo of the cool pair of sunglasses your friend is wearing and instantly receiving a slew of information about the shades along with a link to order them. It's a great idea -- but it doesn't quite work...
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Business Notebook: Broadway Prescription pharmacist completes drug therapy program
(Business ~ 09/02/14)
It was announced Aug. 22 that Broadway Prescription Shop owner and pharmacist Kevin Wood received a national certificate for completing the Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services program. Wood finished the 21-hour course through the American Pharmacists Association while attending the annual AmerisourceBergen Thoughtspot conference in Las Vegas in July...
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Schnuck talks grocery challenges, changes
(Business ~ 09/02/14)
Scott Schnuck, chairman of Schnuck Markets Inc., spoke at the United Way of Southeast Missouri's CEO Luncheon on Friday at Farraddays restaurant at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The St. Louis-based chain was established 75 years ago, founded by Schnuck's grandmother, Anna Donovan Schnuck. The chain employs 15,000 "teammates" in 98 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin...
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Out of the past 9/2/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/14)
The city of Jackson is seeking to annex all 21 tracts of land west of the Interstate 55-U.S. 61 interchange whose owners want to be annexed instead by the city of Cape Girardeau; Jackson hopes to annex eastward, as well as to the north and south of U.S. 61, and southeasterly to Crystal Springs Estates...
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Births 9/2/14
(Births ~ 09/02/14)
Son to Dustin Leon and Heather Dawn Dowd of Glenallen, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Name, Lawson Blake. Weight, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Dowd is the former Heather Crown, daughter of Don and Trenda Crown of Pryor, Oklahoma. Dowd is the son of Ivan and Paula Dowd of Glenallen. He is employed by Dowd Contracting...
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Rudolph Koerber
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
Rudolph G. Koerber, 93, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to service time Wednesday at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Tony Kobak officiating. Burial will be at Hanover Church Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Alex Johnson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alex Johnson Jr., affectionately known as "June Bug," 83, of Cairo passed away at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Cairo to Alex and Mary Farah Johnson. He loved the color red, flashlights, radios, dogs, ball caps, riding his bicycle and, most of all, being with his family...
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Paul Henderson
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
Paul Brent Henderson, 59, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Olive Branch, Illinois, died at 9:40 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at his home. He was born in Cairo, Illinois, on Feb. 17, 1955, to Vernon Henderson Sr. and Helen Juanita Garrett Henderson. He worked construction for the Laborers Union Local No. 773 for more than 30 years until retiring in 2005. After retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren...
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Jackson fire report 9/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Jackson police report 9/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests to not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Austerity debate flares as Europe recovery fades
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Europe's economic recovery is in danger. Governments are under pressure to save it, but struggling with political obstacles and disagreement among themselves over what to do. Instead, the region is pinning its hopes -- once again -- on the European Central Bank, which is expected to launch new stimulus measures if the economy gets any worse...
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Pakistan's prime minister challenged by raging protests
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
ISLAMABAD -- Ahead of a joint session of parliament, Pakistan's prime minister and army chief held marathon meetings Monday over violent anti-government protests that could force the premier of this nuclear-armed country to resign. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif again vowed he would not step down under duress, even as protesters briefly took over the country's state-run television broadcaster and battled security forces in the streets. ...
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Parents of U.K. boy with tumor fight extradition from Spain
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
LONDON -- The parents of a child suffering from a severe brain tumor signaled Monday they would defy efforts to force them to return to Britain, days after their family fled to seek a novel kind of radiation treatment for the 5-year-old boy. A Spanish judge ordered Brett and Naghemeh King held for 72 hours while documents are translated and doctors are consulted. After that, the judge could extend their time in detention or release them...
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People on the Move 9/2/14
(Business ~ 09/02/14)
On Friday, Southeast Hospital announced pediatrician Chelsea Grigery has joined the medical staff at Southeast Hospital. She is affiliated with Southeast Pediatrics. Grigery grew up in Sikeston, Missouri, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. ...
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Prayer 9/2/14
(Prayer ~ 09/02/14)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for the blessing of work. Amen.
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Video purports to show beheading of US journalist
(International News ~ 09/02/14)
BEIRUT (AP) -- An Internet video posted online Tuesday purported to show the beheading by the Islamic State group of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who went missing in Syria last year. The extremist group, which has claimed wide swaths of territory across Syria and Iraq and declared itself a caliphate, said Sotloff's killing was retribution for continued U.S. ...
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Eat your heart out: A preview of tasty treats available at the SEMO District Fair
(09/02/14)
State fair cuisine remains unmatched in terms of novelty, decadence and downright practicality. Fair season brings with it a handful of culinary delights that we look forward to the rest of the year, and Wes Campbell, director of outdoor concessions at the SEMO District Fair, promises this year will be no exception...
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Top 10 must-sees of the 2014 SEMO District Fair
(09/02/14)
10 Jeremy Camp 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Grandstand Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian artist Jeremy Camp plays uplifting gospel music with a rock influence. 9 Cross-Cut Saw Competition 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Antique Tractor Display Area...
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School bus accident reported in Jackson
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
An accident involving a school bus has been reported on East Jackson Boulevard this morning. No injuries have been reported. Check back later for more details. Pertinent address: East Jackson Boulevard, Jackson, Mo.
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Building razed to make room for parking lot
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A former apartment building is razed Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 to make way for parking across from the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The parking area is part of the expansion project that includes a three-story building with residential and academic space....
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Mark Twain expert to headline Kent anniversary events
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Henry Sweets, a Mark Twain expert and executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, will kick off a series of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University. "Is Mark Twain Relevant Today?" is Sweets' topic for a 7 p.m. presentation Thursday at Sadie's Place in Kent Library. Open to the public, it is sponsored by the library in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council. Refreshments will be served...
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Study links polar vortex chills to melting sea ice
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
WASHINGTON -- Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study says as the world gets warmer, parts of North America, Europe and Asia could see more frequent and stronger visits of that cold air. Researchers say that's because of shrinking ice in the seas off Russia...
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Noranda laying off up to 200, suspends expansion
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Noranda Aluminum Inc. announced Tuesday it is laying off up to 200 employees and suspending an expansion project at its Southeast Missouri smelter because state regulators refused to lower its electricity rates. The cutbacks by Noranda come less than two weeks after the Missouri Public Service Commission denied its request for a roughly 25 percent reduction in electricity rates that it pays to Ameren Missouri...
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American Queen
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/03/14)
The American Queen headed South on the Mississippi
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Free Family Fun With Levi's Celebration of Life event
(Submitted Story ~ 09/03/14)
July 31, 2014 RE: 3rd Annual Celebration of Life Event Date: September 14, 2014 (two sessions: 12:00pm -- 2:00pm or 2:30pm -- 4:30pm) Location: Discovery Playhouse, Cape Girardeau Sponsored by Levi's Children's Charity We are excited to announce the date for the third annual Celebration of Life! This special day would have been Levi Stephen Collom's 6th birthday, and we want to celebrate Levi's life and legacy surrounded by children, laughter and smiles. ...
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11th Annual Multi-County Women's Health Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 09/03/14)
REGISTERATION IS NOW OPEN TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE Conference Theme: "THE INVINCIBLE WOMAN" Fit, strong, healthy...mind and body Keynote Speaker: Daniel Domjan, M.D. Topic: "It's A Miracle" When: Friday, October 17, 2014 Where: Tanner Street Church of God...
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Perryville takes no position on pinup contest
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville Board of Aldermen has washed its hands of a proposed "pin-up girl contest" planned as part of the last downtown cruise-in of the year. If the event ends badly, the fallout will land squarely on the shoulders of the city's Downtown Revitalization Committee, which organizes the monthly event for car enthusiasts, Alderman Larry Riney said during the board's regular meeting Tuesday night...
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Saxony Lutheran softball team use two big innings to roll past Jackson 9-0 in first meeting
(High School Sports ~ 09/03/14)
As they stood in the dugout following Tuesday's game against Jackson, smiles radiated from the face of each Saxony Lutheran softball player. In 10 years since the softball program was launched, the Crusaders' varsity squad had never played the Indians...
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Fair attendance could hinge on weather, other factors
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Pete Poe has been with the SEMO District Fair for more than 30 years. During that time, he's seen every kind of outcome, from masses of people flooding the entry gates to the lackluster years with lower attendance. "It's hard to say [what makes a good year] -- weather, temperature, rain, people's schedules -- all kinds of things have a play on it," he said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
Today is Wednesday, September 3, the 246th day of 2014. There are 119 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 3, 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain's King George VI said, "With God's help, we shall prevail." The same day, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board.. ...
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High school, college bands strike up a song
(Editorial ~ 09/03/14)
We often write about local sports, particularly high school sports and the importance athletics plays with students. It's true sports teach important lessons and can serve as a common bond between fellow students, students and parents, and high schools with alumni -- but so can other activities, including high school bands...
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Speak Out 9/3/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/03/14)
I want to comment on this Michael Jensen column: "Racial strife in Ferguson." This guy hit the nail on the head. They should put this on the front page. It's about time somebody spoke out and told the truth. These days with the news full of hateful acts of mankind, we may feel this is our world now. ...
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Better ways to evaluate educators
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/03/14)
This November voters will be asked to vote on Constitutional Amendment 3, the proposed initiative that will require Missouri teachers ("certificated staff") working at schools funded by state or local taxes to be evaluated "based upon quantifiable student performance data." This data will be used to determine whether an instructor should be dismissed, retained, demoted or promoted. ...
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Unions affect wages
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/03/14)
With the shrinking of union membership in this country, the working citizens had little to celebrate on Labor Day. Since 1950, union membership has declined from 35 percent of the workforce to 11 percent of it. This has had a negative impact on the median family income. ...
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Births 9/3/14
(Births ~ 09/03/14)
Son to Richard Alan and Bethany Lynne DeHart of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:46 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Name, Jack Leroy. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. DeHart is the former Bethany Searcy, daughter of Cindy Gordinier of Cape Girardeau and Bill Searcy of St. Louis. She is a student at Metro Business College. DeHart is the son of Val Cash of Washington, D.C...
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Out of the past 9/3/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/03/14)
The Rev. David M. Gustafson has been named the new pastor of Evangelical Free Church of Cape Girardeau; he formerly served in campus ministry as director of Campus Crusade for Christ at California State University in Fresno. After eight years working with the city's youth, Michael Heston, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Civic Center, has resigned the post; Calvin Bird, Heston's assistant, has been named interim director...
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3 fatally shot, 2 wounded at K.C. homes
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police say they have located an SUV reported missing from a neighborhood where three people were shot to death and two others were wounded. The 2002 Toyota Highlander was found Tuesday evening in a commercial area in the northern part of the city, several miles from the crime scene...
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Centene bringing jobs to Ferguson
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- After weeks of unrest, Ferguson is getting a boost with the announcement that the managed care firm Centene Corp. plans a new processing center that will add up to 200 jobs in the suburban St. Louis town. Ferguson has been the site of several protests, some violent, in the weeks since 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. A state grand jury and the Justice Department are investigating the shooting...
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Mo. Medicaid dealing with long phone delays
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missourians trying to use a call center to sign up for the state's Medicaid program are running into long delays and busy signals, prompting state officials to notify the private company running the center to fix the problems or face losing some payments...
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Report: Midwest economy remained strong in Aug.
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The economy remained strong in nine Midwest and Plains states in August, and a monthly survey of business leaders released Tuesday suggests growth will continue in the months ahead. The region's overall economic index inched up to 57.2 last month from 57 in July. The index reached a three-year high of 60.6 in June...
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Ex-Mamtek CEO pleads guilty to theft, fraud
(State News ~ 09/03/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A man who persuaded a rural Missouri town and the state to invest millions in bonds and incentives for an artificial sweetener plant that never materialized pleaded guilty Tuesday to three felony charges. Bruce Cole is set to be sentenced Nov. ...
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Jackson fire report 9/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/03/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: * Emergency medical service on Travelers Way. * Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard.
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Jackson police report 9/3/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/03/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/3/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/03/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Shirley Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Shirley Jo Smith, 77, of Cedar Hill, Texas, formerly of Morley, died Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Dallas, after a long battle with cancer. A graveside memorial service will be at noon Saturday at Hickory Grove Cemetery east of Morley...
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David Sample Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
David Lee Sample Sr., 71, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1943, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, son of Charles David and Mable E. Baker Sample. He and Betty Gail Pryor were married March 1, 2010. She passed away Nov. 4, 2010...
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Deborah Robertson
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Deborah Robertson, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at her home. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Terry McCanless
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Terry Wayne McCanless, 60, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 11, 1954, in Salina, Kansas, to Charles F. and Eulalia Volz McCanless. He and Melodee Sherree Scott were married Feb. 29, 1984, in Orlando, Florida. They had been married 27 years when Melodee passed away Aug. 25, 2011...
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Keitha Kohm
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Keitha Kohm, 59, of Perryville passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at her home surrounded by family. She was born June 9, 1955, daughter of the late Roy Keith Christensen and Iona Maxine Tallent Stidham. She married Jeffrey "Jeff" Kohm...
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Rudolph Koerber
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Rudolph G. "Rudy" Koerber, 93, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Cape Girardeau County, to Paul A. and Bertha Meyer Koerber. He and Alverta W. Schuette were married April 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau County. She passed away Nov. 20, 2005...
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Anita Freeman
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Anita Joyce Freeman, 64, of Jackson passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Feb. 19, 1950, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, daughter of Eugene and Anita Stinson Freeman, who preceded her in death. Joyce is survived by six siblings, Joan White of Biloxi, Mississippi, Barbara (Grover) Cleveland of Arnold, Missouri, Shirley (Mike) Gossett of Dittmer, Missouri, Ronnie (Nancy) Freeman of Festus, Missouri, Donnie (Lucy) Freeman of Pevely, Missouri, and Lonnie (Joan) Freeman of St. ...
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Stephen Cotner
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Stephen Ray Cotner, 60, of St. Louis entered his heavenly home Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Hannah Rumfelt and Chester Cotner. Cotner graduated from Central High School in 1971 and did undergraduate work at Southeast Missouri State University. He graduated from St. Louis Lutheran School of Nursing in 1980...
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Mary Carron
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Margaret "Marge" Carron, 80, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Sept. 29, 1933, in Perryville, daughter of Edward and Helen Cissell Hayden. She and Chauncey C. Carron were married June 4, 1955...
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Beulah Altom
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Beulah Mae Altom, 85, of Patton passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Jackson Manor. She was born Oct. 26, 1928, at Saco, Missouri, daughter of Edd and Cora Fairless Jordan. She and Cletus H. "Tony" Altom were married Sept. 28, 1946. He passed away April 10, 2007...
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Recovery knocks 21 fish species from watch list
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twenty-one species of fish made the leap Tuesday off a watch list of seafood to avoid as unsustainably overfished, leaving conservationists and many fishermen and chefs celebrating the turnaround of a West Coast fishing ground declared an economic disaster area by the federal government just 14 years ago...
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Attorney: Detroit needs debt plan to survive
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
DETROIT -- The plan to restructure billions of dollars in debt is the vehicle the Motor City needs to free up funds to provide services to residents and allow the city to survive, one of Detroit's attorneys told the federal judge at the helm of the historic bankruptcy trial, which started Tuesday...
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In-flight confrontations increase as space decreases
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
NEW YORK -- Squeezed into tighter and tighter spaces, airline passengers appear to be rebelling, taking their frustrations out on other fliers. Three U.S. flights made unscheduled landings in the past eight days after passengers got into fights over the ability to recline their seats. Disputes over a tiny bit of personal space might seem petty, but for passengers whose knees are already banging into tray tables, every inch counts...
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Inmate transfer to Charleston a financial choice
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Shopping local often takes a back seat to a better price and better service -- even when it comes to shopping for a jail. Sikeston Department of Public Safety director Drew Juden explained during Monday's city council meeting that boarding jail inmates facing city charges in the Mississippi County Detention Center was primarily a financial decision, being "$2 a day cheaper."...
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Sikeston man arrested in drug bust
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man is facing felony drug charges following a search of his home Friday morning. Orlando Sheron, 36, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies...
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Arrest warrant issued for former Dexter, Mo., pastor
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
ByBLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A warrant was issued last week for the arrest of a former Dexter, Missouri, pastor accused of stealing more than $112,000 from his church. Marcus Credale Geuin, 35, has been charged with felony stealing and forgery by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...
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Three accidents lead to four injuries, one arrest over Labor Day weekend
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Four area residents were injured in three separate accidents in Butler, Ripley and Stoddard counties at the beginning of the Labor Day holiday weekend. A Poplar Bluff resident is charged with vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident following one crash, which involved a moped...
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Double mastectomy doesn't boost survival for most
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
CHICAGO -- Removing both breasts to treat cancer affecting only one side doesn't boost survival chances for most women, compared with surgery that removes just the tumor, a large study suggests. The results raise concerns about riskier, potentially unnecessary operations that increasing numbers of women are choosing...
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In light of celebrity hacks, here's how to protect data on the cloud
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
NEW YORK -- The circulation of nude photographs stolen from celebrities' online accounts has raised questions about the security of storing information over the Internet. Apple acknowledged Tuesday that computer hackers broke into the accounts of several celebrities, a security breakdown Apple blamed on the intruders' ability to figure out passwords and bypass other safeguards...
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Playing music sharpens children's brains
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
LOS ANGELES -- The founder of a Los Angeles-based not-for-profit group that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighborhoods began to notice several years ago a hopeful sign: Children were graduating high school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane and other big universities...
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9-year-old girl said Uzi was too much for her
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
PHOENIX -- A 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed an instructor with an Uzi at an Arizona shooting range said immediately after the shooting she felt the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder, according to police reports released Tuesday...
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Los Angeles jury convicts man of 3 serial murders
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
Missouri authorities are checking for possible links as well.
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Apple acknowledges some celebrity info compromised
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is acknowledging that computer hackers broke into the accounts of several celebrities to steal personal photos that have been posted online, a security breakdown that the iPhone maker blamed on the intruders' ability to figure out passwords and bypass other safeguards...
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Auto sector may be returning to bad habits
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
DETROIT -- Big discounts. Six- or seven-year loans, in some cases to buyers who would have been turned down in the past. As the auto industry strives to sustain its post-recession comeback, car companies are resorting to tactics some experts warn will lead to trouble down the road...
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Police: Death of teen whose body burned was random
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A 15-year-old Indianapolis girl whose burned body was found over the weekend was likely abducted and killed by someone she didn't know, police and family members said Tuesday. Dominique Allen's death was a homicide resulting from asphyxiation, Marion County chief deputy Coroner Alfarena Ballew ruled Tuesday. A man walking his dog found Allen's body in his backyard on the city's near northwest side Sunday, police said...
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Chris Brown pleads guilty to assault in Washington
(Entertainment ~ 09/03/14)
WASHINGTON -- Chris Brown pleaded guilty Tuesday to hitting a man outside a Washington hotel, an assault that occurred while the singer was on probation for attacking then-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to time served. He spent two days in a District of Columbia jail in this case...
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South America hackers rattle Peru's Cabinet
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
LIMA, Peru -- The Peruvian hackers have broken into military, police, and other sensitive government networks in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, defacing websites and extracting sensitive data to strut their programming prowess and make political points...
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Video purportly shows beheading of U.S. journalist
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
BEIRUT -- Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against the militant group continue, "our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people."...
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6 militants killed in U.S. Somalia strike
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A U.S. airstrike in Somalia killed at least six members of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, possibly including its leader who was in a car that was hit. The leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, has no heir apparent, and if he has been killed, al-Shabab could ditch its association with al-Qaida and align itself with the Islamic State group, analysts say...
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Obama: NATO to oppose Russian aggression
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
WASHINGTON -- Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,000 troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, bolstering NATO's security commitments to nervous member states near the Russian border...
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Poll finds rising support for Hamas in wake of war in Gaza
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
JERUSALEM -- The popularity of the Hamas militant group among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has spiked after the 50-day war with Israel, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday. The poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and headed by leading Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki, indicates 61 percent of Palestinians would choose the Islamic militant group's leader, Ismail Haniyeh, for president if Palestinian presidential elections were held today.. ...
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Ambush routs Ukrainian troops
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
NOVOKATERYNIVKA, Ukraine -- The ferocity of the attack on the fleeing Ukrainian troops was clear, days after the ambush by Russian-backed separatist forces. More than 30 military vehicles lay in charred piles Tuesday. Villagers said dozens were killed, and some remained unburied. One soldier was blown out of his armored vehicle -- apparently by a shell -- his body left dangling from power lines high above...
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30 teens escape from detention center
(National News ~ 09/03/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thirty teens "overwhelmed" their minders at a juvenile detention center by simultaneously breaking out of four dormitories and crawling under a weak spot in a chain-link fence. By late Tuesday, eight were still on the run. Police caught up with some walking along roads or coming out of the woods. Some turned themselves in. Some were returned to the detention center by their own families for their own good...
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Southeast Missouri State football players befriend ill Kansas fan
(College Sports ~ 09/03/14)
Southeast players will be joined on the sideline by ailing teen at Saturday's football game
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Cardinals' Wacha will start Thursday's game against Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/03/14)
The right-hander, sidelined since June, will start against Brewers
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First-place Cardinals run winning streak to four games
(Professional Sports ~ 09/03/14)
Wainwright drove in three runs in St. Louis' 6-4 victory over Pirates
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Dexter, Mo., woman jailed for allegedly neglecting 3-month-old
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of her 3-month-old son. Viva I. Wilkison, 18, has been charged as an adult in the Circuit Court of Stoddard County after an Aug. 19 tip from a person who reported her baby looked like a skeleton...
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Route P in Cape County closed for railroad crossing repairs
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews continue to perform work on a railroad crossing. The road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, according to a news release by the Missouri Department of Transportation All work is weather permitting. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...
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Pakistan lawmakers back premier amid mass protests
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's lawmakers rallied behind the country's embattled prime minister Tuesday in an emergency session, even as thousands of protesters camped outside of parliament demanding his ouster. Speaking for the government in the joint session of Pakistan's National Assembly and the Senate, the country's interior minister slammed the protesters demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation, describing them as "terrorists."...
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Group says world is losing battle against Ebola
(International News ~ 09/03/14)
UNITED NATIONS -- The international group Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday the world is losing the battle against Ebola and lamented that treatment centers in West Africa have been "reduced to places where people go to die alone." In separate remarks after a United Nations meeting on the crisis, the World Health Organization chief said everyone involved had underestimated the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,500 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. ...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame softball wins in nine innings
(High School Sports ~ 09/03/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cape Girardeau shined bright for Corvette Caravan
(Column ~ 09/03/14)
On Aug. 26 Cape Girardeau had the opportunity to host a Welcome Party for the 2014 Corvette Caravan after the city was chosen as an overnight stop for the participants from Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Northern Texas. This may have been a one-time opportunity for our local citizens to experience the Corvette Caravan without leaving home since it has never previously passed through Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 9/3/14
(Prayer ~ 09/03/14)
Father God, thank you for sending your son Jesus so we may have eternal life. Amen.
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AP source: US to investigate Ferguson police
(State News ~ 09/04/14)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday night...
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Expert to observe DNA testing in Anna murder case
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The defendants in a Union County, Illinois, murder case can have an independent expert present when DNA testing is performed on some evidence, a circuit judge ruled Thursday. Jessie Bell, 34, of Anna, Illinois, and Travis D. Turner, 25, of Dongola, Illinois, are charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of James H. Morrison, 46, whose body was found about 3 a.m. April 12 outside a home in Anna...
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City: Broken gas line being repaired
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
A 4-inch natural gas line was broken while private utility crews worked in the area near the William Street and Mount Auburn Road intersection today. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department has confirmed neighboring businesses are safe, according to a news release from the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Hutson Auction set for Saturday at Isle Casino
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
A variety of items will be up for bid at the annual Charles L. Hutson Auction, set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Isle Casino Event Center. The late Charles L. Hutson started the auction 27 years ago. Proceeds go to Old Town Cape to continue its efforts to revitalize downtown. More than 200 people are expected, Old Town Cape executive director Marla Mills said...
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It's time for hunters to start getting ducks in a row
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Hunters who want to pursue ducks or geese on wetland areas managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation may apply for reservations. Applications for hunting on the conservation department's managed wetlands are handled exclusively online. Hunters have through Sept. 19 to apply for reservations at 12 department managed wetland areas...
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Alleged rapist taken into custody
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Eric Dwayne Woods was arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged rape that happened in August. Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey confirmed that Woods, 26, of Caruthersville, Missouri, was taken into custody from a Cape Girardeau home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. He was arrested without incident...
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Jackson softball team rallies past Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/14)
The Indians fell behind early but defeated the Tigers 4-3 on Wednesday in Jackson.
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Report: Condemned Missouri inmates got drug used in botched executions
(State News ~ 09/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- As Missouri prepares for another execution next week, a new report suggests the Department of Corrections quietly and repeatedly used a drug that has raised concerns in botched executions in other states. Missouri's written one-drug execution protocol allows only for use of pentobarbital. The state said pentobarbital was the sole drug used in the deaths of nine condemned men since November...
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Scores at Blanchard, Central Middle schools improve
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Missouri Assessment Program test scores for the Cape Girardeau School District were a mixed bag this year, with campuses such as Blanchard Elementary and Central Middle School showing improvement in certain subjects and others such as Alma Schrader showing drops...
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Perfect Ending
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
I took this picture off of Hwy. 61 just south of Perryville. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day!!
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Kaleidascope
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
This was taken inside the City Museum in St. Louis!! It was so beautiful!!
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Stained Glass Window
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
This was taken inside the City Museum in St. Louis
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Resting on a Tulip leaf
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
Found this little tree frog during a bike ride on the Tunnel Hill Trail
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Pink roses
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
pink knockout roses
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Labor Day visit to the Lazy L Safari Ranch in Cape County
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
Grandson Trenton William enjoyed a visit to the Lazy L Safari Ranch in Cape Girardeau County on Labor Day, his favorite activity at the ranch was feeding the parakeets.
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Turtles enjoying their lunch at the Lazy L Safari Ranch
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/04/14)
We enjoyed watching the turtles eat their lunch at the Lazy L Safari Ranch on a very nice Labor Day morning this year.
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Central's Statam making waves in 1st varsity football season
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/14)
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior defensive end is known for his ability on the basketball court, but he's beginning to make a name for himself on the gridiron as well.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
Today is Thursday, September 4, the 247th day of 2014. There are 118 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 4, 1944, during World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium. On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve...
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Speak Out 9/4/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/04/14)
I'm calling in regard to Teen Challenge. They are a wonderful, wonderful organization. I'm so proud of them. My husband and I are elderly and have to move. We're downsizing. And we had to ask Teen Challenge to come and help us. And the boys that helped us were so wonderful, compassionate, loving and kind. ...
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Let the fair fun begin
(Editorial ~ 09/04/14)
The 159th annual SEMO District Fair is just days away. The annual eight-day event kicks off Saturday, and the lineup of entertainment and activities promises to provide many opportunities for family fun. This year the parade will be held on Saturday. ...
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Lawyer: Brown never charged with serious felony
(State News ~ 09/04/14)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- The 18-year-old fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer didn't face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was charged with a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary, a juvenile court system lawyer said Wednesday...
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Applications for student leadership group due Friday
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Applicants are being accepted for the First-year Leadership Program, FyLP (pronounced flip), at Southeast Missouri State University, which puts freshmen and sophomores into activities designed to build leadership abilities on and off campus. Leadership development coordinator Megan Murray said FyLP is a series of fall workshops offered to first-year Southeast students. Registration is open until Friday at semo.wufoo.com/forms/fylp-registration-2014/...
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Commission to hold tax rate hearing today
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
A public hearing regarding the proposed 2014 tax rates will be at the Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday. The commission will vote to set the tax rates immediately after the public hearing. Last year, the commission set the property tax levy at $0.0447 per $100 assessed valuation, up from $0.038 in 2012. ...
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Empty school bus hit in Jackson
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
An empty school bus was rear-ended around 7 a.m. on East Jackson Boulevard near Hilltop Drive in Jackson, said Jackson Police Department Lt. Tony Henson. The bus was headed east on East Jackson Boulevard. Another car pulled onto the road and the bus slowed down. A Ford F-150 pickup failed to slow down and rear-ended the bus, Henson said...
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More details emerge about woman who went missing
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
A spokesman for the Cape Girardeau Police Department revealed more details surrounding the disappearance of a young woman found Monday in Cape Girardeau County. A report of a missing female, whose name has not been revealed, was filed with the local police department Saturday evening, said public information officer Darin Hickey. The 22-year-old woman was found Monday afternoon on Highway 25 in Dutchtown near the Diversion Channel...
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Ruler Foods store to open at 10 a.m. today
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
After months of construction and a traffic changes, the Ruler Foods at 2103 William St. is having its grand opening today . The store is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the store looked ready to go. Managers and fellow employees were seen sweeping the sidewalks and dusting the windows in preparation for the big day...
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Schools asked to register for model bridge competition by Sept. 9
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its 11th annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in the Southeast District. Schools must register by Tuesday. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials...
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Sometimes you feel like a NUTmobile
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Planters Peanutters from left, Nom-Nom Tom, Lizzy Legume and Alex Almond stand outside the NUTmobile during their visit to Cape Girardeau, Wednesday, Sept. ...
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Highway patrol reports Labor Day accidents
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Three people died in traffic crashes in Missouri during the Labor Day weekend, which is five fewer than in 2013, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The 2014 counting period ran from 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. ...
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Creditor wants 75 cents on dollar for Detroit debt
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
DETROIT -- An attorney for one of Detroit's creditors told a judge overseeing the city's historic bankruptcy Wednesday that Detroit could afford to pay 75 cents on the dollar to settle its debt if it sold some masterpieces from the art museum. But an attorney for Detroit told federal Judge Steven Rhodes in his opening statement that the debt-restructuring plan focused first on resolving a dire financial situation and does not discriminate against creditors...
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Gay group to march in New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
FNEW YORK -- Organizers of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade have agreed to allow a gay contingent to march under its own banner for the first time, making an exception for a group of employees from NBC, the network televising the event...
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Ebola survivors: Hospital staff exposed in Africa
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The hospital in Liberia where three American aid workers got sick with Ebola has been overwhelmed by a surge in patients and doesn't have enough hazard suits and other supplies to keep doctors and nurses safe, a missionary couple said Wednesday...
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Out of the past 9/4/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/04/14)
Labor Day. Once again, the district's effort for the Jerry Lewis Telethon is a success; donations come to $205,368, says Ken Lucy, district director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association; the total surpasses the $204,000 goal set by telethon organizers here...
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Detroit-area man gets 17 years in porch shooting
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
DETROIT -- A suburban Detroit man who killed an unarmed woman on his porch instead of calling police was sentenced Wednesday to at least 17 years in prison after telling the victim's family he would carry "guilt and sorrow forever." Wayne County Judge Dana Hathaway followed the recommendation of prosecutors in the case of Theodore Wafer, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride...
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Warming waters imperil Maine's lobster, fish catch
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
FRIENDSHIP, Maine -- Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The region's famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. It's already starting to happen. The culprit is the warming seas -- and in particular the Gulf of Maine, whose waters are heating faster than 99 percent of the world's oceans, scientists say...
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Government forecasts rising inflation in health-care costs
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's respite from troublesome health-care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients. Economic recovery, an aging society, and more people insured under the new health-care law are driving the long-term trend...
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Men freed after 3 decades in prison
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
DNA suggests the 11-year-old victim was slain by someone else
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Egypt group wants belly-dancing TV show suspended
(International News ~ 09/04/14)
CAIRO -- Egypt's top religious body demanded Wednesday a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could use it as a pretext to depict Egyptian society as anti-Islamic. The call by Dar al-Ifta, the top body that advises Muslims on religious and life issues, follows others criticizing the show called "Dancer." But the debate over it isn't all about it being too racy for television -- it's part of a concerted effort by Egypt's government to show it's both challenging Islamists as a political force while still respecting the country's more-conservative values.. ...
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Number of child immigrants at Mexico border declines
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department. Last month Border Patrol agents apprehended 3,129 children, mostly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala...
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Jackson police report 9/4/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/04/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/4/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/04/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Chloe Ross
(Obituary ~ 09/04/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Chloe Olivia Ross, 85, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...
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James McLaughlin
(Obituary ~ 09/04/14)
James Craig McLaughlin, 55, of Cape Girardeau lost his battle with cancer Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 8, 1958, in Sedalia, Missouri, son of Patty Christy McLaughlin and the late Billy Gene McLaughlin. He and Karen Bristow were married Nov. 5, 2011, in Bernie, Missouri...
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Brian Duschell
(Obituary ~ 09/04/14)
Brian L. Duschell, 66, of Jackson died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel. Burial will be at a later date in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...
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Boyd Abbott
(Obituary ~ 09/04/14)
Boyd Lee "Skid" Abbott Sr., 73, of Old Appleton died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Leemon Boyd and Gerlene Iona Crites Abbott. He and Norma Jean Dunn were married Dec. 5, 1958, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death April 18, 2012...
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Cardinals outlast Pirates, increase division lead
(Professional Sports ~ 09/04/14)
Peter Bourjos’ walk-off single gave St. Louis a 1-0 win and a series sweep
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Rams confident offense is still in good hands
(Professional Sports ~ 09/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The last time Shaun Hill got extensive playing time was in 2010, when Matthew Stafford went down in the Detroit Lions' opener. The veteran quarterback is set to replace another high-profile starter, stepping in for Sam Bradford with the St. Louis Rams...
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Hooked on Science: Pizza box solar oven
(Community ~ 09/04/14)
Use the sun and a few materials from around the house to help you cook your next meal. STEP 1: Using the ruler, draw a 1-inch border around the top of the pizza box. Cut along three of the lines, leaving the line along the back of the box uncut....
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Children's brains reorganize when they are learning math skills
(Community ~ 09/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain scanners to find out why, and watched how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math. The take-home advice: Drilling children on simple addition and multiplication may pay off...
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Pediatricians' Rx for schools: Later start times
(Community ~ 09/04/14)
CHICAGO -- Pediatricians have a new prescription for schools: later start times for teens. Delaying the start of the school day until at least 8:30 a.m. would help curb their lack of sleep, which has been linked with poor health, bad grades, car crashes and other problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a new policy...
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Local teen runs Yu-Gi-Oh! club, prepares for tournament
(Community ~ 09/04/14)
Reese Villagrana first got hooked on the game Yu-Gi-Oh! at age 6 through the animé cartoon of the same name. Now 16, he runs his own Yu-Gi-Oh! Club once a month at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Players must have a deck of 40 to 60 cards. The object is to make your opponent run out of cards, or reduce their life points from 8,000 to zero...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/4/14
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Appointment and possible action items Action items Discussion and possible action Discussion and possible action: County advisory boards...
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Hunting app allows users to search permits, kills
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Missouri hunters, anglers and trappers now may buy and view permits with a free mobile application from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The new MO Hunting app is available through Google Play and iTunes stores for Android and Apple mobile devices. Permits available for purchase or review include hunting, fishing and trapping. Users also may view permits purchased during the previous year...
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Births 9/4/14
(Births ~ 09/04/14)
Son to Darrell Ray Gibson and Jamie Lee Guthrie of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:33 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Name, Hunter Lewis. Weight, 9 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Ms. Guthrie is the daughter of Phyllis Owen and Jeffrey Owen of Henderson, Kentucky. She is a sales associate at Wal-Mart. Gibson is the son of Gloria Gibson and Darrell Gibson Sr. of Henderson. He is a mechanic with Kagmo...
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Road work 9/4/14
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
Highway 51 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Puxico woman charged following wreck
(Local News ~ 09/04/14)
A Puxico, Missouri, woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after a wreck west of Scott City early Tuesday, the Dexter Daily Statesman reported. Jessica L. Bourisaw, 27, sustained minor injuries when her 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix ran off Route AB, four miles west of Scott City, and struck a ditch, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Boeing official named to highway panel
(State News ~ 09/04/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An executive at the Boeing Co. has again been appointed to the state Highways and Transportation Commission by Gov. Jay Nixon. Bryan Scott was appointed to the panel Wednesday, his second such nomination in less than a year. Nixon originally appointed Scott to the commission last October but withdrew his nomination when the Senate did not confirm Scott by an early February deadline...
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Europe's job market has strengths the U.S. doesn't
(National News ~ 09/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- Compare unemployment rates, and America's job market looks much stronger than Europe's. The U.S. rate for August, being released Friday, is expected to be a near-normal 6.1 percent. In the 18 countries that use the euro currency, by contrast, it's a collective 11.5 percent...
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World tries to prevent jihadis going to Syria, Iraq
(International News ~ 09/04/14)
PARIS -- New laws make it easier to seize passports. Suspected fighters are plucked from planes. Authorities block finances and shut down radical mosques. In cyberspace, Silicon Valley firms are wiping extremist content from websites, such as video of the recent beheading of two American journalists. And Western intelligence agencies are exploring new technologies to identify returning fighters at the border...
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Russia, Ukraine working on cease-fire plan
(International News ~ 09/04/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they are working on a deal to halt months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, but Western leaders expressed skepticism -- noting it wasn't the first attempt to end the deadly conflict. On the eve of a crucial NATO summit, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's office said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed on steps for a cease-fire...
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High school roundup: Perryville volleyball deals Farmington first loss
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/14)
All high school sports results reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Cowboys add Sam to practice team
(Professional Sports ~ 09/04/14)
IRVING, Texas -- Michael Sam's second chance will be with the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday that the league's first openly gay player has been added to the practice squad. The Cowboys, who are seeking help with their pass rush because of injuries and the offseason release of franchise sacks leader DeMarcus Ware, added Sam four days after he was released by St. Louis when teams had to cut rosters to 53 players...
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Who's neXt 9/4/14
(Community ~ 09/04/14)
-- From staff reports Submitted photo The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary presented scholarships to Notre Dame Regional High School graduates Teresa Mier, left, and Alex Wikel, right, shown here with Susie Rafferty, president of Knights of Columbus Ladies' Auxiliary....
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Miranda Lambert earns record-tying 9 CMA nominations
(Entertainment ~ 09/04/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Miranda Lambert released the most ambitious album of her career this year, and Country Music Association voters responded by giving her a record-tying load of nominations. Lambert earned nine nominations for the 48th annual CMA Awards, tying her mark for the most nods to a female nominee and nearly doubling her nearest competitor when the list was announced Wednesday in New York...
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Prayer 9/4/24
(Prayer ~ 09/04/14)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, thank you that you came to save us. Amen.
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Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels
(International News ~ 09/05/14)
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a cease-fire deal that starts in less than two hours, a European official at the talks said Friday. The announcement by OSCE's Heidi Tagliavini came as representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russian rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. She said the cease-fire would start at 1500 GMT (11 a.m. EDT)...
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Forum: Media often lacked context in Ferguson turmoil
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
The media told the story of the recent shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, but it lacked context because of a lack of diverse newsrooms and a tendency to sensationalize during an era of 24-7 coverage, speakers said during a Thursday night forum at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Clay Walker performs Sept. 13 at the SEMO District Fair
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
Equal parts hat-tipping cowboy and swoon-worthy crooner, country music star Clay Walker is this year's headlining performer Sept. 13 at the SEMO District Fair. He said he always enjoys playing in Cape Girardeau. "I really like the town, really like the folks," he said. "And its always nice to do a show where country music is prevalent, and Cape Girardeau is like that."...
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Young cancer patient encourages a golden effort
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
From ribbons to T-shirts to the lights of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, bright spots of gold have been popping up around the area and encourage others to "fight like a kid." September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and to support the cause, people are encouraged to paint the town gold...
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Cape County's property tax to rise
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday set tax levies for the 2014 tax year, including an increase in the general revenue property tax. The commissioners voted to set the property tax levy at $0.0609 per $100 assessed valuation. The 2013 rate was $0.0447...
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Perryville softball rallies past Poplar Bluff at SoftballFest
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
The Pirates won 4-2 at the Notre Dame SoftballFest but may have lost their pitcher in the process.
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Jesse James Day
(Submitted Story ~ 09/05/14)
Join us at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History Saturday, September 6 for Jesse James Day. At 1:00pm Dianne Moran will do a living history first person character portrayal of Zerelda James Samuel; Jesse James' mother. Ms. Moran is a well known presenter with the Missouri Humanities and does wonderful character presentations...
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Cape Council weighs fire tax for public safety upgrades
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
At a Thursday evening special planning session, the Cape Girardeau City Council discussed the future of public safety, including plans to fund a new police station and renovate fire stations. The majority of the meeting focused on the number of benefits the fire and police stations have received over the years from the fire tax. ...
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5 Things Cape Girardeau is looking forward to with the 'Gone Girl' movie
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
We are less than a month away from the premiere of "Gone Girl," and there may be no town more anxious for its arrival than Cape Girardeau. The movie's production was the talk of the town, but what has us excited now? Here are a few things that have us "Gone Girl" wild:...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
Today is Friday, September 5, the 248th day of 2014. There are 117 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 5, 1914, the First Battle of the Marne, resulting in a French-British victory over Germany, began during World War I...
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When you hear certain sounds, you're right to be frightened
(Column ~ 09/05/14)
The sound I heard the other day was familiar, but it was out of the ordinary, too. As my brain cells tried to figure out what the sound was or where it came from, I imagined a lot of possibilities -- all of them not quite right. Then it came to me. The sound had a bit of metallic screech and just a hint of "sproinggg!" -- if you know what I mean...
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Speak Out 9/5/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/05/14)
I just read in the paper about the scam telephone calls. And I wanted to add a little bit of something. My phone was ringing one day and I answered it. They hung up. But when I looked to see who was calling, it was our number and our name on the phone. So I called Charter, because I thought there might be a problem with the line. And they said there is a scam that people are taking your number and your name and using it to call other people. So that's very disturbing. So, I'd watch out...
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Hutson auction for Old Town Cape a good cause
(Editorial ~ 09/05/14)
Old Town's Cape's annual fundraising auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Isle Casino Event Center. The event is named after the late Charles L. Hutson, a Cape Girardeau visionary who played a significant role in supporting the city's downtown area...
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William Sutton
(Obituary ~ 09/05/14)
William M. Sutton, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Annapolis, Missouri, to Anthony and Mildred Kelly Sutton. He and Jean Parker were married Jan. 2, 1980. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather...
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Hansel Propst
(Obituary ~ 09/05/14)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Hansel E. Propst, 87, formerly of Sedgewickville, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at the Frank M. Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home in Floresville. He was born July 22, 1927, in Sedgewickville, son of Harley and Hattie Bollinger Propst. He and Leona T. Laurentius were married July 30, 1960. She preceded him in death May 10, 2014...
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Brian Duschell
(Obituary ~ 09/05/14)
Brian L. Duschell, 66, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 13, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Harry R. and Grace E. Farmer Duschell. Brian was a 1965 graduate of College High School where he was a star athlete in basketball and baseball. He retired from Procter & Gamble and loved to fish, hunt and golf. Brian lived his life serving others...
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Deborah Robertson
(Obituary ~ 09/05/14)
Deborah Robertson, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at her home. She was born May 1, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Frank and Edna Burlin Kenyon. She and Wesley Robertson were married Aug. 22, 1980, in Cape Girardeau. Deborah grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Central High School in 1971. ...
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Ruth McWilliams
(Obituary ~ 09/05/14)
CAIRO, Ill. — Ruth Ann McWilliams, 73, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo, formerly of Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements.
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Fast-food protesters cuffed at rallies demanding higher pay
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
NEW YORK -- Police handcuffed dozens of protesters who blocked traffic in dozens of cities across the country Thursday in their latest attempt to escalate efforts to get McDonald's, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay employees at least $15 an hour...
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Surgery on ailing Great Dane yields 43 1/2 socks
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The 3-year-old Great Dane was miserable and retching when its owners rushed him to a northwest Portland emergency animal hospital. It was something he ate. X-rays showed a stomach full of "a large quantity of foreign material." Nearly two hours of surgery later, Dr. Ashley Magee had the answer -- the dog had consumed 43 1/2 socks...
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Violence continues at troubled juvenile jail
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Despite its idyllic-sounding name, the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center had seen a decade of violent clashes, breakout attempts and attacks on guards. Then, on Monday night, 32 teens escaped. Just two days later, two dozen detainees broke into the yard wielding sticks and spraying a fire extinguisher...
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Out of the past 9/5/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/05/14)
A third street remodeling project is underway in Cape Girardeau as part of the continuing redevelopment efforts downtown; the project involves the remodeling of the Themis and Water streets intersection, including installation of brick pavement and enlargement of the curb areas to accommodate benches and trees and to provide handicap ramps...
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Ex-governor, wife guilty of corruption
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife were convicted Thursday of taking bribes to promote a dietary supplement in a corruption case that derailed the career of a rising Republican star. A federal jury in Richmond convicted Bob McDonnell of 11 of the 13 counts he faced; Maureen McDonnell was convicted of nine of the 13 counts she had faced. Both bowed their heads and wept as the court clerk read a chorus of "guilty" verdicts...
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Court overrules gay marriage bans in Indiana, Wisconsin
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
CHICAGO -- A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana violate the U.S. Constitution, in another in a series of courtroom wins for gay-marriage advocates. The unanimous decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. ...
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Oklahoma report says executioners need more training
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma turned to a 15-year physician and a medical technician with 40 years' experience to put Clayton Lockett to death, yet his execution still went awry. Now, investigators are recommending more training for executioners, blaming Lockett's flawed, lengthy lethal injection April 29 on poor placement of intravenous lines and a warden's decision that modesty was more important than monitoring Lockett for signs of trouble. ...
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Ukraine leader optimistic on talks
(International News ~ 09/05/14)
NEWPORT, Wales -- Ukraine's president expressed "careful optimism" Thursday a peace deal could be reached with Russian-backed separatists at their upcoming talks, even as he and NATO leaders agreed Moscow should be punished for its role in the insurgency...
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A closer look at the Ferguson Police Department
(State News ~ 09/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The announcement that the Justice Department will conduct a civil-rights investigation of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department comes nearly a month after Michael Brown's death raised doubts about the suburban law-enforcement agency...
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Nixon seeks to sustain line-item budget vetoes
(State News ~ 09/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon sought to dissuade lawmakers Thursday from overriding millions of dollars of line-item budget vetoes, asserting bluntly: "We don't have the money for all this stuff." Nixon's comments came as lawmakers are preparing to meet next week to consider overriding 136 line-item vetoes totaling nearly $145 million in general revenue spending and $131 million from federal dollars and other revenue sources. ...
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Ferguson police probe launched
(State News ~ 09/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department launched a broad investigation Thursday into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer. The investigation, which goes beyond an existing federal probe into the Aug. ...
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Attorneys: Race played role in death row case
(State News ~ 09/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for Missouri death row inmate Earl Ringo Jr. are asking Gov. Jay Nixon to halt the execution scheduled for next week over concerns race was a factor in Ringo's conviction and death sentence. Ringo, who is black, was convicted of killing two people in a Columbia, Missouri, restaurant robbery in 1998. Attorney Kay Parish says Ringo was tried by a white judge and sentenced to death by an all-white jury...
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Official refuses to resign in wake of Facebook post
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The black community wants Poplar Bluff Ward 5 Councilman Peter Tinsley to resign for posting an offensive caricature of President Barack Obama on his Facebook page, but he refused Tuesday night. For the second consecutive council meeting, the Rev. Tommy Robinson, pastor of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, addressed the council during the public comment period...
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Candidate disputes residency allegations
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Rocky Kingree filed a petition Wednesday in a Wayne County court disputing allegations he is not qualified to become Division II associate circuit judge in Butler County. Kingree filed his petition in response to one filed Aug. 26 on behalf of Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth...
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Grand Funk Railroad rocking 45 years later
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
As a teen in a rock band, Don Brewer wasn't usually thinking more than six months down the road when he founded Grand Funk Railroad in 1969. "You think, 'Maybe we'll do this for a few years' ... You focus on trying to write the next hit," he said. "When you're 20, you look at 40 like it's the end of the world."...
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Crisp Museum to exhibit photographer's work
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
"Robert McDonald: Native Grounds," a photography exhibit, will be on display through Oct. 26 at the Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, according to a news release from the university. This exhibition is a part of the Transitions Space Series and a Faulkner Conference Special Exhibit...
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Jeremy Camp returns Christian music to grandstand
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
The SEMO District Fair is diversifying its grandstand music lineup with a performance by Christian contemporary rock artist Jeremy Camp. Camp, a award-winning vocalist who has sold 4 million albums and placed 25 No. 1 hits on the Christian charts, is in the middle of a nationwide tour. A collaboration between fair organizers and local Christian radio station KHIS 88.9 and 107.9 will bring Camp to Cape Girardeau on Tuesday night...
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Jackson police report 9/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Theft Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Property damage...
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Jackson fire report 9/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Hagerty plans to play baseball at Southeast Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 09/05/14)
Central senior Chase Hagerty has decided he'll stay close to home for his collegiate baseball career. The right-handed pitcher recently committed to play baseball for coach Steve Bieser at Southeast Missouri State. Hagerty also received offers from Murray State, Western Illinois and Missouri State, and had interest from several junior colleges, but the proximity to home and the success of Southeast, which won the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference championship, helped cement his choice...
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Jackson soccer triumphs in SoccerFest opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
Two goals in the first half were enough to lift the Indians to a 2-1 win in SoccerFest
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A Big 12 task awaits Southeast Missouri State football team
(College Sports ~ 09/05/14)
It will be like a trip home for five members of the Southeast Missouri State football coaching staff when the Redhawks travel to play at Kansas on Saturday.
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Cardinals brew 6-game streak
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/14)
MILWAUKEE -- Marco Gonzales and his fellow St. Louis relievers worked out of several jams in combining for six innings of one-run ball, and the Cardinals held off the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win...
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Bradford vows to return after second surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- After suffering a season-ending torn left anterior cruciate ligament for the second time in nine months, St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford said Thursday he will be back. "I'm just taking it one day at a time and focusing on getting it fixed and starting rehab again," Bradford said at Rams Park in his first comments since getting hurt. "That's all I'm going to focus on. Unfortunately, I think I know what it's going to require and what I'm going to have to do...
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Speaker to discuss Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Dr. Thomas Kidd, professor of history and senior fellow in the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, will deliver this year's Crader Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rose Theatre in Grauel Building at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Route AA in Cape County to close for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Route AA in Cape County to close for pipe replacement Route AA in Cape Girardeau County, between West Daisy Street and County Road 471, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. The work is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Ruling against BP may mean $18 billion in fines
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
NEW ORLEANS -- BP could be looking at nearly $18 billion in additional fines over the nation's worst offshore oil spill after a federal judge ruled Thursday the company acted with "gross negligence" in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier concluded the London-based oil giant showed a "conscious disregard of known risks" during the drilling operation and bears most of the responsibility for the blowout that killed 11 rig workers and spewed millions of gallons of oil over three months.. ...
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Argentine dinosaur may shed light on big beasts
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
NEW YORK -- Researchers studying the remains of an enormous dinosaur -- a creature that was bigger than seven bull elephants -- have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus, or "fearing nothing." Scientists hope its unusually well-preserved bones will help reveal secrets about some of the largest animals to walk the Earth...
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Seahawks rout Packers to begin 2014 campaign
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/14)
SEATTLE -- Russell Wilson made sure everyone knew Percy Harvin was healthy. Marshawn Lynch bullied his way to another 100-yard rushing performance. And Richard Sherman? He was just bored. The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks started 2014 the same way they finished last season, with a convincing blowout win...
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Season's new phones all about selfie image
(National News ~ 09/05/14)
BERLIN -- Visit any tourist destination, and you're bound to see individuals and groups taking photos of themselves for sharing on social media. It's a declaration to the world that they were there. Pop stars such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber have helped popularize the trend, too, by posting stylized selfies to their leagues of followers. Even politicians are taking selfies with ordinary folks these days as a way of showing how close they are to voters...
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High school football capsules: Week 3
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
Sikeston (2-0) at Central (2-0) Last week: Sikeston 35, New Madrid 6; Central 41, St. Charles West 21 Last year: Central 29, Sikeston 17 (Week 7) Outlook: These longtime SEMO North rivals enter their 100th meeting unbeaten. The rivalry, has gone through phases, with Sikeston holding a slight edge at 50-42-7. Since the start of the millennium, Central leads the series 8-7 after winning the last two meetings...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran volleyball team falls to Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
All the local high school events were reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Best Bet 9/5/14: SEMO District Fair
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
Officially kicking off at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow with a parade, the SEMO District Fair brings music, rides, contests and competitions, pageants, tractor and truck pulls, pageants and more for eight days of fun and entertainment. For a complete schedule of events, visit semofair.com....
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Artifacts 9/5/14
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
The River City Players will hold auditions for the last show of the season -- Crane Johnson's "Dracula" -- at 1 p.m. Sunday at Port Cape Girardeau. The show consists of three male and three female roles, with a seventh role to be played by either one. No preparations are necessary for the tryouts, as they will feature cold readings. "Dracula" will be staged by the River City Players on Nov. 6 to 9...
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A listing of First Friday exhibits
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
Artisan Gifts It will feature new porcelain jewelry in a variety of colors by artist Linda Bohnsack. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m. 821A Broadway, 334-8530 The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri It will feature its second annual members exhibit, with more than 60 submissions. The annual members meeting will be at 6 p.m., after which exhibit awards will be presented...
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Comedian Joan Rivers dead at age 81
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/14)
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81. Rivers died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, surrounded by family and close friends, daughter Melissa Rivers said. ...
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Prayer 9/5/14
(Prayer ~ 09/05/14)
O Father God, may the words we say be filled with truth and grace. Amen.
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September 5, 2014 Scoreboard
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.
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Park Hills Central hands Perryville football team first loss
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Just 1 minutes, 24 seconds into their game against Park Hills Central Friday night, the Perryville Pirates faced a two-touchdown deficit. Those first two minutes were a quick preview of what the Rebels would continue to do in their 42-12 victory over the Pirates in an Mineral Area Football Conference White matchup at Perryville High School...
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Kelly football team earns first varsity win
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/14)
The Hawks forced an incomplete pass on fourth-and-10 from their own 14-yard line with 48.4 seconds remaining as the Hawks held on for a 20-14 victory over the St. Vincent.
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Central football team takes down Sikeston in 47-7 rout
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/14)
For as explosive as the Tigers' offense has been this season, questions have continued to linger about the team's defense. Many of those questions were put to rest Friday night as Central put on an all-around dominant performance in a 47-7 win over conference and district rival Sikeston at Tiger Stadium.
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Two late TDs lift Jackson football team to third win
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/14)
The Jackson football team had to wait more than two hours past its orginal start time to step onto the field at Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, then needed the some heroics in the final minutes to pull out a 22-14 victory. Senior quarterback Dante Vandeven scored on a 9-yard run with 1 minute, 41 seconds remaining to tie the game and Ty Crowden gave the Indians a 15-14 lead with the PAT...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/06/14)
Today is Saturday, September 6, the 249th day of 2014. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 6, 1944, during World War II, the British government relaxed blackout restrictions and suspended compulsory training for the Home Guard...
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Out of the past 9/6/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/06/14)
Cape Girardeau County Presiding Judge Gene Huckstep last night took Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 officials from Kansas City to task over their public comment procedure during a hearing on how pesticide-laden soil should be removed from the Kem-Pest Laboratories Superfund site; Huckstep challenges the EPA to clean up some it own "bureaucratic procedures" before trying to clean up the Kemp-Pest site...
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Four by Four 9/7/14
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Susan Stelling Frohna, Missouri Accounting What events do you plan to attend at the SEMO District Fair? I would like to attend a concert, maybe Jeremy Camp. What was your favorite fun when you were a kid? We used to go to St. Louis and visit my relatives. We would go to the airport and watch the airplanes...
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Police: Drink specials, social media don't mix
(State News ~ 09/07/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Missouri's Department of Public Safety has been asked to clarify whether a state law that forbids bars from advertising drink prices also applies to social media sites. The St. Joseph Police Department sent a letter to bar owners last week reminding them it's against the law to host all-you-can drink specials and that it's also a violation to advertise drink prices...
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U.S. Corps of Engineers increases water releases into Missouri River
(State News ~ 09/07/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The amount of water released into the lower Missouri River began increasing last week after August runoff was the third highest in more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday. Water management chief Jody Farhat said during a conference call that although river levels would rise three to four feet, the water is expected to stay in the channel unless there is significant additional rain. ...
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Missouri inmate wants execution halted over drug question
(State News ~ 09/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for a condemned Missouri inmate have asked a federal court to postpone his lethal injection, claiming two top officials with the Department of Corrections lied under oath about use of the sedative midazolam in executions...
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Ameren increasing water tests at Callaway nuclear plant
(State News ~ 09/07/14)
FULTON, Mo. -- Ameren Missouri plans to increase testing of water near its nuclear power plant in Callaway County after contaminated water was found in July in one of its monitoring wells. Nuclear power plants are required to test water quarterly but Callaway now will test the wells every month, said Barry Cox, senior director of nuclear operations at the Callaway Energy Council...
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Medical marijuana ID card applications top 2,000
(State News ~ 09/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- More than 2,000 people registered for Illinois medical marijuana identification cards in the first three days of applications, dwarfing the number the program's administrators had envisioned, the state announced Friday. Authorities began taking electronic applications Tuesday from patients whose last names start with letters A through L, with those people able to register through Oct. ...
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Murder suspect makes court appearance, case continued
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man charged with first-degree murder appeared in court again last week. Jeremy Corcoran, also charged with armed criminal action, is accused of killing Andy Tijerina of Kennett in June. Corcoran appeared before Judge John Spielman in Division II of the Dunklin County 35th Circuit Court. His case was continued to Sept. 16...
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Judge orders psych records in double homicide
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
A Cape Girardeau County circuit judge has ordered the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide attorneys with psychiatric records for a man accused of gunning down two people last year at a Cape Girardeau apartment. Kenneth Bell, 23, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in connection with the Feb. 7, 2013, shooting deaths of Misty Cole and Shannon James...
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California quake 'a teachable moment' for those living on New Madrid fault
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Marian and John McDonald spend part of the year in Kennett and the other part in the northern California town of Sebastopol. The 6.0 Napa earthquake that hit Aug. 24, just 40 miles east of the McDonalds' home, was "quite a wake-up call," said Marian McDonald, who called this "a teachable moment" for people living near the New Madrid fault line...
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Celebrating Kent with Twain
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Henry Sweets, a Mark Twain expert and executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, shares the scene of Tom Sawyer and whitewashing the fence to first-graders from Jefferson Elementary School Friday, Sept. ...
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Most Scott City school district scores sink below state average
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
Except for social studies, Scott City schools scored lower than the state average in English language arts, math and science this year. However, there were bright spots in language arts at Scott City middle and high schools, and math scores soared for eighth-graders...
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Blair reports shots fired are down since a year ago
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
At Friday morning's First Friday Coffee event hosted by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, police chief Wes Blair opened with a joke. Walking up to the podium for his keynote address, Blair snatched the air horn used for speakers who talk too long, saying, "No one air-horns the police chief."...
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DirecTV customers lose access to KFVS12 programs
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
A contract dispute has left DirecTV customers without the ability to watch KFVS12 programming. Tim Ingram, vice president and general manager of KFVS12, explained the situation during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee event at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau...
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Nice weather helps bring out crowds to SEMO Fair opening day
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
Organizers of the SEMO District Fair could not have asked for a more perfect opening day. With hot or rainy weather a deterrent for crowds, a cool day in the 70s was exactly what they needed. The fair began Saturday with the antique tractor pull and the SEMO Fair Parade, the latter of which was a change from its usual Monday night slot. Crowds lined the streets from Capaha Park along Broadway to the fairgrounds at Arena Park. After that, the crowds only grew...
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Group opposes teacher evaluations on state constitution
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
A group of local residents has formed a not-for-profit group called NOT -- or No On 3, in opposition to Amendment 3 -- against a proposed change to the Missouri Constitution dealing with teacher evaluations. NOT treasurer David Larson said 11 people from Cape Girardeau County attended the group's last meeting, and others from outside the area are interested as well. ...
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Parents of Cottonwood patients worry about future
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
It's easy for passers-by to miss the simple tan buildings on North Sprigg Street that make up the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Facility. On the outside, it doesn't look like a place to receive help and healing, or a place many consider home. "They give them hope there, whenever there really isn't much hope sometimes," Crystal Parmer of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, said of the Cottonwood staff...
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Questions about sedative could affect Bucklew case
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
A federal appeals court likely will have a new issue to consider next week as it weighs whether convicted murderer Russell Bucklew can be executed without violating his Eighth Amendment rights, his lawyer said Friday. In an email to the Southeast Missourian, attorney Cheryl Pilate called new information about the use of the sedative midazolam "very significant" and said she expects the issue to come up Tuesday during arguments before the federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Southeast Missouri State football team's rally falls short vs. Kansas
(College Sports ~ 09/07/14)
Redhawks sustain 34-28 loss after Jayhawks score 24 points in first quarter
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ACLU lawsuit brought against Cape Girardeau cop
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
The city of Cape Girardeau and one of its police officers are being sued again by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. ACLU client David Clary is suing officer Matthew Peters and the city for what he claims was an unconstitutional arrest last year...
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Jackson soccer team falls in SoccerFest final
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/14)
The Wildcats won 3-0 and captured their first Notre Dame SoccerFest championship on Saturday.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
Today is Sunday, September 7, the 250th day of 2014. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 7, 1964, the controversial "Daisy" commercial for President Lyndon Johnson's election campaign aired on NBC-TV. (The ad, featuring a little girl plucking flower petals followed by footage of a nuclear explosion, was perceived as an attack on Republican nominee Barry Goldwater, who is never shown or mentioned.)...
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A rich, creamy noodle kugel with apples and honey
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Similar to a bread pudding held together by a rich, creamy custard, our apple-honey kugel is a perfect dessert for fall, as well as a fine dish for your Rosh Hashana table. The tart apples lend a gentle sweetness and bright flavor complemented by raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg...
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Updating with paint, veneers
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Color and decorative pieces can improve the look of a home outside as well as in. Add trim boards, columns or porch accessories and you can dress up the facade of a house, improving its value and curb appeal. Just be sure to consider the home's style, age and location...
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Cook - Schlosser
(Engagement ~ 09/07/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Barry and Christy Cook of Oran announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan LeAnn Cook, to Cory Michael Schlosser. He is the son of Richard and Karen Schlosser of Scott City. Megan is a 2010 graduate of Oran High School. She expects to graduate from Missouri Health Professions Consortium OTA program in December, and plans to pursue a master's degree in occupational therapy through Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee...
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Mahy - Christian
(Engagement ~ 09/07/14)
Tom and Linda Mahy of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Sheryl Lynn Mahy, to Ronald Gene Christian Jr., both of Dexter, Missouri. He is the son of Julie and Keith Stanley of Williamsville, Missouri, and Ron and Tracy Christian Sr. of Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Ruedrich - Copeland
(Engagement ~ 09/07/14)
John and Sarah Ruedrich of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Elaina Ruedrich, to Danny Wayne Copeland. He is the son of Fred and Sandra Reeves of Sikeston, Missouri. Kristen is a 2008 graduate of New Life Christian Academy. She is a publicist at Acclaim Press in Sikeston...
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A mushroom with gills
(Column ~ 09/07/14)
Some mushrooms have gills. Some do not. Wild mushrooms come in so many sizes, shapes, colors and textures that their specific species identification is very difficult to assess by most people -- including me. As I observe nature in Southeast Missouri, I see many beautiful mushrooms I do not know by name. ...
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Adopt Annie
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Annie is 1 year old. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837. Annie is 1 year old. This beautiful kitty is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837....
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Adopt Louisa
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Louisa, a 4-month-old calico kitten, has a very sweet disposition. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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Generosity - Cape Honda
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Cape Girardeau Honda donated $1,150 to Hope Children's Home. From left are Dawn Caruso and Crissy Mayberry of Hope Children's Home and Chris Brown of the dealership. ...
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Generosity - Dutchmen's Dash
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Blaine and Morgan Swinford, with their son, present a check in the amount of $5,025 to the Alzheimer's Association representing proceeds from the Dutchman's Dash in Chaffee, Missouri. ...
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Walkenhorst - Beckham
(Engagement ~ 09/07/14)
Dennis and Debbie Walkenhorst of Washington, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Renee Walkenhorst, to Trenton Donald Beckham of St. Louis. He is the son of Donald and Lisa Beckham of Cape Girardeau. Emily is a 2006 graduate of St. ...
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FYI 9-7-14
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville has scheduled a giveaway of used clothing, household goods and other items from 8:30 to noon Sept. 20. During that time a free pancake and sausage meal will be served. Goods will include clothing, coats, toys, kitchen and household items, baby items, furniture, books and more...
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Regrettable politics behind Nixon's ax
(Editorial ~ 09/07/14)
On June 24, state representative Kathy Swan received an email from a legislative liason regarding the fate of the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center. The director of behavioral health was meeting with the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center staff regarding the closure of that facility by the end of the year...
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Prayer 9-7
(Prayer ~ 09/07/14)
O Jesus, we sing praises to you, our Lord and King of kings. Amen.
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Cape police report, 9/7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/07/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Department of Public Safety released the following item. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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John Fiala
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- John Joseph Fiala, 83, of Perryville died Sept. 5, 2014, at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville. He was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Perry County, Missouri. All services are private. Arrangements were made by the Miller Family Funeral Home...
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Jackson PD Sept. 3 - 5, 2014
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/07/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Out of the past 9/7/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/07/14)
A city-wide crack-down on trash pilfering has begun in Jackson; city administrator Carl Talley says, "When a resident puts their trash out to go to the dump, they want it to go to the dump." The apple season has begun in Southeast Missouri, and local orchard owners are busily working to harvest their crops; the 1989 apple crop is excellent, according to local farmers...
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Road work 9/7/14
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
Route JJ in Bollinger County, between Highway 51 and County Road 350, will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place Monday, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to a MoDOT news release...
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Colorado town becomes Bud Light commercial set
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. -- Up for whatever? For some in the tiny and tony Colorado resort town of Crested Butte, that would be a no. They aren't too thrilled with a virtual takeover by Anheuser-Busch this weekend to film an over-the-top commercial for Bud Light beer and its "Up for Whatever" ad campaign...
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Colleges rethinking sex-assault education
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
BALTIMORE -- As freshmen descend on college campuses, they enter the "red zone" -- a period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving during which they are most vulnerable to sexual assault. This year is different, though. It is the first since the U.S. ...
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Some California homes lack water meters
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
FRESNO, Calif. -- Although California is locked in a third year of historic drought, many homeowners and businesses still don't have meters telling them just how much water they use. That's changing, but some say not fast enough. State law requires water meters by 2025, but the State Water Resources Control Board says dozens of water districts, many in the thirsty Central Valley, aren't totally metered...
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Medical examiner: Rivers' cause of death remains unknown
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
NEW YORK -- Further tests are needed to pinpoint comedian Joan Rivers' cause of death, the New York City medical examiner says. Rivers, who was 81, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She had been hospitalized since Aug. 28 when she went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure at a doctor's office. The New York State Health Department is investigating the circumstances...
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Suspect in 4 deaths caught at Florida hotel
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
HUDSON, Fla. -- Police on a manhunt swarmed a Florida hotel early Friday and arrested a man suspected in the killings of four people whose bodies were found stacked on the ground and decomposing in a neighborhood some 45 miles away. Detectives found the bodies a day earlier when they went to check on a 4-year-old boy believed to be the suspect's son, who authorities say is autistic...
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Passenger pigeons once abundant in North America
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- On a Friday evening, people gathered to remember Martha. She was a star in her day. Scarlet eyes and peach-colored breast. Head held high. Toward the end of her life, people lined up to see her -- a glimpse for the ages...
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Apparent shelling heard outside Ukrainian port
(International News ~ 09/07/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city and a volunteer battalion of Ukrainian fighters said Grad rockets were fired at its positions late Saturday, little more than a day after Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels signed a cease-fire following more than four months of fighting in the country's east...
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Mystery shrouds U.S. couple's plane crash
(International News ~ 09/07/14)
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Rescue crews searching off Jamaica's coast Saturday said they could no longer see debris spotted earlier, stymieing efforts to solve the mystery surrounding a small plane carrying a prominent upstate New York couple that went on a ghostly 1,700-mile journey after the pilot apparently was incapacitated...
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Monsoon rains kill 128 in Pakistan, 108 in India
(International News ~ 09/07/14)
ISLAMABAD -- Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more rain in the coming days and troops raced to evacuate people from deluged areas...
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Views are mixed in East Europe on higher NATO defense
(International News ~ 09/07/14)
WARSAW, Poland -- Leaders in most Eastern European nations are just short of jubilant after NATO created a rapid-reaction "spearhead" force to protect the region from Russian bullying. They have long sought a commitment to allay their fears, especially after Russia's recent aggression in Ukraine...
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Clinton: 2016 decision likely early next year
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
MEXICO CITY -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she likely will make a decision on whether to run for president around the beginning of 2015. The former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady said her background gives her a "unique vantage point" to bring to the White House should she run in 2016. But she said she wants to be sure she has a clear vision of what she wants to achieve, as well as how to lead both sides of the political aisle toward those ends...
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis reveals she had abortion
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, who became a national political sensation by filibustering her state's tough new restrictions on abortion, discloses in her upcoming memoir she had an abortion in the 1990s after discovering the fetus had a severe brain abnormality...
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Births 9/7/14
(Births ~ 09/07/14)
Daughter to Nick M. and Tiffanie D. Grassi of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:18 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Name, Harper Ann. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Grassi is the former Tiffanie Shipman, daughter of Ronnie and Vickie Shipman of Malden, Missouri. She is a kindergarten teacher with Scott City Schools. Grassi is the son of Gary Grassi of Wilsonville, Oregon, and Kyle Garvey of Sherwood, Oregon. He is special education teacher and football coach with Scott City Schools...
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Bill Oxford
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
Billie Joe Oxford, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan 13, 1938, in Caruthersville, Missouri, son of John and Blanche Bell Oxford. He and June Auchmoody were married Oct 10, 1964, at Niagara Falls, New York. She survives...
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Lois Englehart
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
Lois Gwyn Englehart, 71, of Jackson died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Monticello House. She was born Jan. 23, 1943, in San Francisco to Albert George and Rilda Bingham Dattge. She and Gerald L. Englehart were married May 6, 1960 in Las Vegas. Lois worked with the family on the farm. Outside the home, she worked for the Jackson Manor, Schaper's IGA and McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson...
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Alberta Lundgren
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Alberta Kluesner Lundgren, 81, of Schererville, Indiana, formerly of Oran, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Whispering Pines Health Care Center in Valparaiso, Indiana. She was born Aug. 1, 1933, in St. Joseph, Tennessee, to Joseph and Anna Mae Reischman Kluesner, and later moved to Oran. She and Lawrence Alan Lundgren were married June 13, 1971, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago...
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Alice Radake
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
AFFTON, Mo. -- Alice E. Radake, 87, of Affton, formerly of Scheller, Illinois, passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 6, 1927, in Scheller, daughter of Theodore and Verna Klingler Witges. She and Henry J. Radake were married June 12, 1948, in Scheller. He preceded her in death April 17, 2009...
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Richard Chesher
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Richard A. Chesher, 60, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 26, 1953, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Joseph and Mary Roberts Chesher. He and Darlene Ballard were married Feb. 27, 2004...
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Billy Petitt
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Billy Dean Petitt, 74, of Olive Branch died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, Illinois.
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Virginia Kies
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
Virginia Lee Kies, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at First Baptist Church in Jackson...
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Virginia Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Virginia L. Miller, 81, of Chaffee died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Monday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Randy Tochtrop as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at Scott City...
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Ruth McWilliams
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Ruth Ann McWilliams, 73, of Cairo, formerly of Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Michael O'Loughlin
(Obituary ~ 09/07/14)
Joseph Michael O'Loughlin was born Oct. 8, 1947, the second of seven children of Thomas and Agnes Schmuke O'Loughlin. Sixty-six years later, June 25, 2014, he died as a result of a stroke suffered four years earlier. In between, Mike led a full and outstanding life. He was educated at Immaculate Conception Grade School in Jackson, St. Vincent's Preparatory Seminary, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and the University of Florida in Gainesville...
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Michael Sam's end another rookie's start with Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- No one could get enough of Michael Sam's trail blazing role at St. Louis Rams training camp. The fellow rookie who outplayed him to win a backup spot has a pretty nice back story, too. There was zero hoopla accompanying the 15 undrafted free agents who arrived anonymously, unlike the fanfare that accompanied the historic seventh-round pick. Four of them made the 53-man roster, among them a decorated defensive lineman from a directional school...
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Southeast volleyball team goes winless at Indiana Invitational
(College Sports ~ 09/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team went winless in the Indiana Invitational. The Redhawks (1-6) went 0-3 on the weekend. The Redhawks came from behind in their match against Mississippi State on Friday night before falling in five sets. The Bulldogs won the first two sets 25-21, 26-24 before Southeast took the next two 25-19, 25-18. Mississippi State kept the Redhawks' comeback bid at bay with a 15-13 win in the final set...
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Southeast Missouri State football team tries to earn respect
(College Sports ~ 09/07/14)
Aretha Franklin's "Respect" blared through the speakers at the end of the Southeast Missouri State football team's practices before their game against Kansas on Saturday. First-year coach Tom Matukewicz said his players were probably tired of hearing it, but that respect is what the program wants to gain...
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Southeast Missouri State football team shows no quit
(College Sports ~ 09/07/14)
When Tom Matukewicz was introduced as the Southeast Missouri State football coach in December, he addressed a room of university dignitaries and promised -- among other things -- that he would put a disciplined Redhawks football team on the field and that the team would be one students, fans and alumni could be proud...
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Cardinals keep composure, beat Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/14)
Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Lance Lynn kept his cool when St. Louis made three errors in the first inning, and the Cardinals' lineup rewarded the veteran for his composure. Lynn pitched six effective innings, and St. Louis used a pair of homers to beat the sliding Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday night...
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Hayti football team hits Red Devils with big second half
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/14)
All high school events were reported to the Missourian on Friday.
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Sausage three ways, enchilada dip and lemony pasta
(Column ~ 09/07/14)
I started looking for recipes to include here today, and, totally by accident, three of today's recipes contain sausage as an ingredient. I did not originally plan that, but, hey, I like it when things like that happen. Of course, if you do not like sausage you can substitute another meat, or use turkey sausage in place of pork...
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Supreme Court soon may revisit housing bias case
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- It's not easy to prevent the Supreme Court from deciding an issue once the justices have agreed to hear a case. But over the past two years, civil-rights advocates have managed to do just that by coaxing settlements in a pair of high-profile housing discrimination cases weeks before the court was set to hear oral arguments...
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Obama defends his decision to delay immigration action
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Saturday that the surge of immigrant children entering the U.S. illegally changed the politics surrounding the issue of immigration and led him to put off a pledge to use executive action that could have shielded millions of people from deportation...
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A new song is a new direction
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
September is a great time of year to begin something new. Psalm 40:3 says, "He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God." Something new is fresh. A new shirt can make you feel fresh and sharp the first time you wear it. Building a new habit creates good feelings and a sense of alertness. New is very good...
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Asking the question: Who are you, really?
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
The high school teenager giggles in an abnormal, fake-sounding way. The woman puts on airs when she's with those she feels are above her. The man buys lunch for everybody. He must appear to be affluent and successful. The lawyer feels he must purchase a house-too large for his family -- as a status symbol. His wife goes along with his whim. She doesn't understand why he wants to buy a house too big for the small family...
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Tales of an idyllic childhood
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
Rural settings in which children have the freedom to wander and play magnify the magic of another age, and McClure, Illinois, native Ford R. Phillips has written a collection of short stories to capture the essence of his own childhood experiences, which he says may have a universal application...
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Jackson claims junior division in own cross country meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/14)
All high school events were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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Unlikely author pens book about hope and faith
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
You probably won't find a more unlikely writer of a novel about good versus evil, hope and enlightenment than Louis Anthony Agnello Jr. Agnello, the author of "The Devil's Glove" will be in Cape Girdeau Friday, when he'll do a book signing at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in West Park Mall from 5 to 8 p.m...
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For Joan Rivers, victory from loss in late night
(National News ~ 09/07/14)
NEW YORK -- Joan Rivers bombed in late night for the world to see, on an upstart network no one thought would last. In the process, she infuriated Johnny Carson, the titanic TV star who had long supported her and, 20 years before, made her an overnight star...
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A new song is a new direction
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
September is a great time of year to begin something new. Psalm 40:3 says, "He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God." Something new is fresh. A new shirt can make you feel fresh and sharp the first time you wear it. Building a new habit creates good feelings and a sense of alertness. New is very good...
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Asking the question: Who are you, really?
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
The high school teenager giggles in an abnormal, fake-sounding way. The woman puts on airs when she's with those she feels are above her. The man buys lunch for everybody. He must appear to be affluent and successful. The lawyer feels he must purchase a house-too large for his family -- as a status symbol. His wife goes along with his whim. She doesn't understand why he wants to buy a house too big for the small family...
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Unlikely author pens book about hope and faith
(Community ~ 09/07/14)
You probably won't find a more unlikely writer of a novel about good versus evil, hope and enlightenment than Louis Anthony Agnello Jr. Agnello, the author of "The Devil's Glove" will be in Cape Girdeau Friday, when he'll do a book signing at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in West Park Mall from 5 to 8 p.m...
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'Gone Girl' extra: Ben Affleck talks baseball between takes
(Local News ~ 09/07/14)
Editor's note: This content is provided through a partnership with rustmedia. Richard McGill shared his experiences in being an extra on the set of 'Gone Girl' as part of a project with the Southeast Missourian and rustmedia. This is one of several stories to be published online...
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Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
ATLANTA (AP) -- S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on gay marriage in recent years because of his family's conservative views, died early Monday, a company spokesman said. He was 93...
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British royal couple expecting second child
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/14)
LONDON (AP) -- Prince George is not going to be an only child for long -- the toddler will soon have a baby sister or brother to share his fancy digs at Kensington Palace. British royal officials said Monday that Prince William and the duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, are expecting their second child...
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Suspect sought in police shooting
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Authorities are searching for a man accused of firing at a St. Louis County police officer and grazing his gun belt. Police said a Velda City officer returned gunfire early Sunday at the suspect, who has been identified as 27-year-old Eric Fowler. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that it's not known if he was wounded...
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Nurse raises awareness of black infant mortality rate
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A registered nurse is walking across a large swath of Missouri to draw attention to the higher than average infant mortality rate among black infants. The Columbia Missourian reported Sherry Payne is the founder of Uzazi Village, a not-for-profit organization focused on improving maternal and infant health in urban areas. Her walk is taking her from Clinton to Augusta...
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St. Charles County district says transfer students need court order
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Charles County school district is requiring transfer students from the troubled Normandy system to get individual court orders before they can return. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Francis Howell district expects up to 350 students from Normandy after a judge ruled that school districts must continue to abide by a state law that allows children to leave unaccredited districts for higher performing ones...
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Review finds Taser-gun mishaps by police are rare
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Robert Purnell, a deputy sheriff in a Maryland county, drew what he thought was his Taser and pulled the trigger while chasing a man wanted for not paying $348 in child support. The weapon he drew in October 2003 was actually his Glock firearm, and the man he hit, Frederick Henry, suffered a shattered right elbow...
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Kansas City celebrates Union Station centennial
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A century after the dedication of Kansas City's Union Station drew an estimated 100,000 people, the grand edifice is preparing for centennial events this fall that officials hope will again attract massive crowds. The future didn't always look so promising for the Beaux Arts-style depot that opened Oct. 30, 1914, as one of the two or three largest train stations in the country...
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Political leaders praise Centene's choice of Ferguson
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Political leaders are lauding Centene Corp. for its decision to expand in Ferguson, Missouri, and hope the development leads to a "domino effect" to benefit the community hard hit by unrest in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown...
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Navigator training set for Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
United Way of Southeast Missouri will host Navigator training from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the agency office, 430A Broadway. A navigator is a community volunteer who agrees to mentor to an adult student from the Cape Adult Education and Literacy program who is seeking a high school equivalency...
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KFVS12 added back to DirecTV
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
After a week of no KFVS12 for those who subscribe to DirecTV, channel 12 has officially been added back to the DirecTV channel guide. For several months Raycom Media, the parent company of KFVS, and DirecTV have been trying to resolve a contract dispute; when an agreement was not made by deadline, KFVS and larger stations such as ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC were taken off the air for DirecTV customers...
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Vikings deal 34-6 loss to Rams in season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- When starting quarterback Sam Bradford was lost for the season with a knee injury for the second straight year, the St. Louis Rams still hung onto hopes of building success around a stout defense. After a season-opening 34-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, questions are already starting to surface...
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Cape council to consider several traffic ordinances
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
Traffic will drive much of the agenda today for the Cape Girardeau City Council as it hears first readings of ordinances affecting everything from speed limits to stoplights. Among the measures is a previously discussed change to speed limits along Kingshighway, where a Missouri Department of Transportation study looked at "hot spots" identified by local business owners...
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Missouri veto session starts Wednesday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The Missouri General Assembly will have no shortage of issues to consider during its Wednesday veto session. The largely Republican Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon clashed repeatedly over bills approved in the 2014 legislative session. Sales tax cuts, agriculture and an extended abortion waiting period are among the key issues that divided the two. They are among the more than 30 bills vetoed by the governor over the summer...
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Jackson test scores follow state trends
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The Jackson School District's state test results follow state trends, showing declines in areas such as English language arts, but upticks in algebra and geometry. Last month, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released statewide Missouri Assessment Program results showing proficiency rates in English, math and science fell. ...
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Barrel racers make rounds at fair
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The main event for the 159th SEMO District Fair on Sunday was the fourth annual Mouser Steel Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza hosted by the Barrel Racing Association. The races began at 1 p.m. with the PeeWee division, where 10 riders ages 8 and younger took turns riding their horse around the track...
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Gorgeous Fair View
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/08/14)
I could not keep my eyes off of the gorgeous sky at the Semo District Fair Saturday night. What a spectacular site.
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Fair at Dusk
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/08/14)
The sky was painted brilliantly above the Semo District Fair. I truly could not stop watching the sun's setting.
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Social Advocacy Expert to be in Cape on Friday
(Submitted Story ~ 09/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host Helio Fred Garcia on Friday, September 12, for "Standing on the Side of Love and Effective Use of Social Advocacy." Mr. Garcia has taught crisis management at NYU for 25 years. He is executive director of the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership, and is a board of trustees member of the Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA, the Interfaith Alliance Foundation in Washington, DC., the World Conference of Religions for Peace, and the New York-based human rights organization Freedom to Marry. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
Today is Monday, September 8, the 251st day of 2014. There are 114 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former President Richard Nixon "for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974."...
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History of church, state at Crader lecture
(Editorial ~ 09/08/14)
Patrick Henry, a Founding Father, is most famously known in school history books for his quote, "Give me liberty or give me death." But there is much more to the man than the seven-word line etched in our collective memory. Dr. Thomas Kidd, a professor of history and senior fellow in the Institute for Studies at Baylor University, will share his expertise of Henry in the annual Crader Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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Speak Out 9/8/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/08/14)
Well, the summer is almost over, and I would like to give a big thank you to Scott City Public Works and those guys who work so hard to keep our park looking great all summer. You know who you are. I wish I could give you a big pat on the back. And I've seen you out there mowing when it has been so incredibly hot. You guys really do a good job...
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Border Patrol asks militias to leave law enforcement to pros
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas -- Not long ago, the U.S. Border Patrol was the only law enforcement agency monitoring the mesquite thickets and sugar-cane fields along the Rio Grande, and an agent's challenge was to distinguish between an exhausted immigrant and a threat...
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Ukraine shelling claims lives, sets houses ablaze
(International News ~ 09/08/14)
SPARTAK, Ukraine -- Clashes broke out Sunday outside the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, throwing the freshly forged cease-fire agreement between government troops and Russian-backed separatists into further doubt. At least two houses blazed in the rural village of Spartak, which lies just north of Donetsk and adjacent to the airport, after they were hit by fire. ...
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Monkey study finds Ebola vaccine works, needs booster
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- New monkey studies show one shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine can trigger fast protection, but the effect waned unless the animals got a booster shot made a different way. Some healthy people are rolling up their sleeves at the National Institutes of Health for the first human safety study of this vaccine in hopes it eventually might be used in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa...
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Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii gay marriage-ban cases in court today
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal appeals court in San Francisco has already issued two significant gay rights rulings: In 2012, it struck down California's same-sex wedding ban and this year it extended protections against discrimination to gay and lesbians...
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Maine mother fights state over no-resuscitation court order
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A teenage mother is fighting a do-not-resuscitate order imposed on her brain-damaged daughter, saying she should be responsible for medical decisions. Child welfare officials who intervened after the baby was severely injured say lifesaving measures in the event she stops breathing would only prolong her suffering...
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Meredith Vieira's daytime talk show debuts today
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Meredith Vieira took the microphone and addressed the audience before cameras were turned on at a recent taping of her daytime talk show. She had a mock confession to make. "It's really scary starting a new show," she said. "I've been doing a lot of drinking."...
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Births 9/8/14
(Births ~ 09/08/14)
Daughter to Amy Lynn Hardin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Name, Cheyenne Jade. Weight, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Ms. Hardin is the daughter of Jerry Hardin and Linda Hardin of Cape Girardeau. Son to Donald Ray Joseph Stafford Jr. ...
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Out of the past 9/8/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/08/14)
Gov. John Ashcroft is in Jackson for the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremonies that open U.S. 61 improvements; a groundbreaking ceremony also initiates construction on the remaining stretch of highway extending to Interstate 55. With planning for Southeast Missouri State University's fiscal 1991 budget underway, some faculty members are sporting buttons as a reminder that pay increases are to be a priority next year; about 300 buttons saying "Salaries First" were distributed during the second week of classes to faculty members and other university employees who requested them.. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/8/14
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Monday Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 9/8/14
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today...
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Jackson fire report 9/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: * Emergency medical service on Old Cape Road. * A standby reported on Parkview Street. * A vehicle fire on East Jackson Boulevard.
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Jackson police report 9/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Robert Wilson
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
Robert O. Wilson, 87, known to his friends and family as "Bob" or "R.O.," of Lake of Egypt, Illinois, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at his home. Bob was born in Wyandotte County, Kansas, on Jan. 19, 1927, to Robert Orville Sr. and Alice Corrigan Wilson. On June 24, 1950, he married Patsy Ruth Wheeler and they had three children. He later married Dorothy Lincoln Cook, who survives him...
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Catherine Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
Catherine Pulliam, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Patricia Lizenbee
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Patricia "Pat" Lizenbee, 62, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. She was born Jan. 21, 1952, in St. Louis, to the late William and Charline Acey Hollis. Pat was a member of the Christian Mission Church in Benton, Missouri. She married John Lizenbee in 1993, and he preceded her in death in 1996...
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Prospects remain dim for Europe's many unemployed
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- For the struggling Spanish shopkeeper or the Portuguese restaurant owner, the European Central Bank's latest economic stimulus plans won't likely provide much relief anytime soon. If ever. Confronting a stalled economy and painful unemployment across Europe, the ECB is doing what it can. ...
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Jeans face an uncertain future amid yoga wear rage
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Americans' obsession with jeans is beginning to wear thin. Jeans long have been a go-to staple in closets across the country. After all, not many pieces of clothing are so comfortable they can be worn daily, yet versatile enough to be dressed up or down...
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Arab League tells members to confront Islamic State extremists
(International News ~ 09/08/14)
CAIRO -- The head of the Arab League urged its members Sunday to confront Islamic State extremists "militarily and politically," issuing an apparent call to arms as President Barack Obama prepares to go to lawmakers and the American public with his own plan to stop the militants...
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Congress coming back, must act to avoid shutdown
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are streaming back to Capitol Hill after their summer vacation for an abbreviated September session in which feuding Democratic and Republican leaders promise action to prevent a government shutdown while holding votes aimed at defining the parties for the fall campaign...
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Cardinals win series, widen lead in NL Central
(Professional Sports ~ 09/08/14)
St. Louis opened a 4 1/2-game gap in the NL Central with its 9-1 win over the slumping Brewers
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River Campus board to meet at noon Friday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon Friday in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. City representatives on the board are Ruth Knote, Dennis Vollink and Jerry Ford. ...
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Joan Rivers remembered at star-studded funeral
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang "Smile" and bagpipers played "New York, New York" at Joan Rivers' funeral Sunday, a star-studded send-off that -- like the late comedian herself -- brought together the worlds of Hollywood, theater, fashion and media...
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9/11 museum shows SEAL's shirt from bin Laden raid
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- The shirt a Navy SEAL wore in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and a special coin given to a CIA officer who played a key role in finding him are being displayed at the Sept. 11 museum, adding potent symbols of the terrorist attacks' aftermath days before their anniversary...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team sustains 1-0 loss in Colorado
(College Sports ~ 09/08/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team encountered its first loss of the season in shutout fashion Sunday against Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. Juliana Grover scored in the 49th minute as the Bears emerged with a 1-0 victory. It was one of seven shots on goal by Northern Colorado, which evened its record at 3-3. Grover, who accounted for four of those shots, scored early in the second half on a pass from Rebecca Lancia...
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Giebler, Myers win Dalhousie Club titles
(Community Sports ~ 09/08/14)
Brevin Giebler posted a nine-stroke victory in the three-day men's club championship that ended Sunday at Dalhousie Golf Club. Giebler had rounds of 74, 73 and 74 to claim his sixth consecutive club title -- eighth overall -- at Dalhousie. Giebler finished nine strokes ahead of Blake Driskell, who had rounds of 79, 75 and 76 for a 230 total. Ian Soutar (76-81-81--238) placed third...
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Prayer 9/8/14
(Prayer ~ 09/08/14)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all names. Amen.
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Schaefer's keeps things hopping as it continues to expand
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
Things at Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures in Scott City don't stay the same for long. The company, which builds a variety of electrical enclosures, has been operating for almost 30 years and continues to grow. The boxes it builds protect wiring and other electrical components...
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Business Notebook: Sudden death syndrome appears in soybean fields
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
Sudden death syndrome is showing up in soybean fields across the state. The disease is caused by the soil fungus Fusarium virguliforme, which first appear on upper leaves as scattered yellow blotches that increase in size, said University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Laura Sweets. Yellow areas may turn brown, but veins remain green. As the disease advances, leaves turn brown and may curl up or fall off the plant...
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Prosecutor: No charges against trooper in drowning
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper will not face criminal charges for the death of an Iowa man who drowned while in the trooper's custody on the Lake of the Ozarks, a special prosecutor said Monday. The prosecutor's decision followed last week's conclusion by the jury in a coroner's inquest that the May 31 death of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson was accidental. ...
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Missouri, Texas plan Wednesday executions
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Two of the nation's most active death penalty states are planning executions Wednesday, even as attorneys for the condemned men continue efforts to save them. Earl Ringo Jr. is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. for killing two people during a robbery at a Columbia, Missouri, restaurant in 1998. Hours later, Texas plans to execute Willie Trottie for fatally shooting his common-law wife and her brother in Houston in 1993...
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Legislators poised to vote on 72-hour abortion wait
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Already among the leaders in abortion restrictions, Missouri could be poised to enact one of the nation's longest mandatory waiting periods for women wanting to terminate a pregnancy. Missouri legislators are to convene Wednesday for a session devoted to veto overrides, and Republican leaders say they are confident they will overrule Democratic Gov. ...
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West Nile virus reported in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 09/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A 59-year-old man from St. Louis County has been hospitalized with West Nile virus in the area's first case of 2014. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the county health department announced the presence of the mosquito-borne illness Monday. The man has been released from the hospital...
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Wappapello man charged with drug trafficking
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
PISO POINT, Mo. -- A Wappapello, Missouri, man was charged Thursday with attempted drug trafficking after authorities seized nearly 1 1/2 pounds of what was described as pure methamphetamine and nearly $24,000 in cash from his Piso Point home. Thurman Ray Wallace Jr. was charged with felony attempted first-degree trafficking by Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Ramshur, who charged the 53-year-old as a prior and persistent offender...
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Sikeston man charged with domestic assault, weapon offense
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
A rural Sikeston, Missouri, man who allegedly assaulted a person with a box of tools is facing felony charges. Robin Dale Natvig, 52, is charged with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. At approximately noon Friday, senior Scott County Sheriff's deputy Matt Scroggins and deputy Danny Finley responded to a disturbance call at a home...
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Inmates charged with concealing contraband
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two Mississippi County residents were charged after allegedly being caught concealing contraband in the booking area of the Mississippi County Detention Center. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore stated the items were found during the intake of several municipal inmates during Labor Day weekend...
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Woman arrested for tampering with vehicle
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A woman has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle after it was recovered in Cape Girardeau. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter stated in a news release that at approximately 8:20 a.m. Saturday, senior deputy Matt Scroggins responded a residence in Benton in reference to a stolen vehicle...
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Man charged with setting structure fire
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A man suspected of arson is in custody. At 3 p.m. Friday, the Charleston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a structure fire at 605 Helena St. Department director Robert Hearnes reported the fire was determined to be suspicious and the state fire marshal was requested to assist...
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Authorities search for missing Tenn. man
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Members of several law enforcement agencies have been searching for a man reportedly missing since the early morning hours of Aug. 30. Robert A. Roberson, 48, of Newbern, Tennessee, was last seen off Holly Springs Cemetery Road in Dyer County, Tennessee, where his 1995 Red Dodge Dakota truck was stuck in a field...
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Food banks approved for tax-credit program
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved five Missouri food banks, including Southeast Missouri Food Bank, for $1,090,747 in tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program. The money will be divided among them. The program helps not-for-profit groups raise private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that contribute to approved community improvement projects. ...
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Look, up in the sky ... it's a supermoon
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Eric Davis, 5, and his mother, Janet, gaze at Monday's harvest moon though a telescope on the river walk in Cape Girardeau. This was also the summer's third supermoon. ...
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Annual VintageNOW fashion show set for mid-October
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Tickets are available online and in person for the fifth annual Vintage NOW Fashion Show. This year's event will be Oct. 17 at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau with a theme of the Fabulous Fifties. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Vintage NOW is hosted by Pastimes Antiques, and net proceeds benefit the Safe House for Women...
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Effort afoot to remove Poplar Bluff councilman
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Leaders of the African-American community are considering the possibility of having a special election to remove Poplar Bluff Ward 5 Councilman Peter Tinsley from office. Since Tinsley refused to resign at a council meeting last week, the black leaders have been researching the recall process as outlined in the Missouri Revised Statutes...
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Four charged with assault after child taken from home
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Four people are facing charges after an incident involving a toddler being taken from a home. Megan Kaempher, 25, Caleb Koeppel, 26, and Justin Statler, 31, all of Jackson, and Kylie Koeppel, 30, of Oak Ridge are charged with one count each of felony first-degree burglary and one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault for allegedly striking the child's father with their hands and feet and spraying him with pepper spray...
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Local school lunches skew more healthful
(Community ~ 09/09/14)
What schoolchildren eat and drink not only helps determine their health and success in school, but it also influences their long-term well-being. So it's no mystery why the topic gets the attention of everyone from Congress to schools and parents. Supervisors at the Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City school districts say the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 wrought some changes for the better, taking sodas and candy out of vending machines and putting healthier menus in cafeterias...
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Columnist Limbaugh releases Christian book
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
David Limbaugh's new book, "Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel," is a departure from his more political work. "The nature of the subject matter is so positive, as opposed to politics, which are necessarily negative," Limbaugh said in an interview Friday, in advance of the book's release Monday. "This book is about Christianity. I'm looking forward to a change of pace, a change of perspective, a change of focus. I think the whole thing will be more fun and gratifying."...
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No injuries in Monday night garage fire in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
A fire broke out at 9:36 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of South Park Avenue. Firefighters from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City responded to the call, and within 10 minutes of arriving the fire was extinguished, said Capt. Jeff Crites of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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Southeast Missouri State president Dobbins to retire in 2015
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Dr. Kenneth Dobbins, who has been president of Southeast Missouri State University since 1999, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2015, during his State of the University Address Monday. Dobbins has guided the institution through milestones in enrollment, academic partnerships, programs and construction. ...
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Perryville boys soccer team blasts Sikeston 9-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, MO. -- While the goals poured in for Perryville, two seniors and a junior anchored a defense that made life easy for goalkeeper Luke Dobbelare.
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Council approves amended speed limits
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council at its Monday night meeting approved an ordinance first considered at the Aug. 18 meeting that amends speed limits along Kingshighway. The changes were suggested by the Missouri Department of Transportation, which conducted a traffic study to look at "hot spots" identified by local business owners...
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Kelly Middle School Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/09/14)
Kelly Middle School September Students of the Month. From left, 8th grade Lynsey Powers, 7th grade Samantha Coffee, and 6th grade Katelynn Ward. Go Hawks!!
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Cannonball Run to rumble into Cape Girardeau today
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
If you hear a deep rumbling coming from the east today, don't worry. It's not a storm. More than 100 vintage motorcycles will cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge into Cape Girardeau this afternoon as part of the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run. The coast-to-coast race started Friday in Daytona Beach, Florida, and riders will reach the finish line at Tacoma, Washington, on Sept. 21...
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Sunroof Hello
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/09/14)
Madison says hello while popping out of her Daddy's sunroof!
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Notre Dame tennis team learns in loss to Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
The Indians cruised to a 7-2 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday at Notre Dame High School, winning the second meeting between the teams this season by an identical score.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
Today is Tuesday, September 9, the 252nd day of 2014. There are 113 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 9, 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."...
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Cannonball Run makes stop in Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 09/09/14)
Today will be a busy day for many in the area. It's fair week, and Christian singer Jeremy Camp will perform at the Arena Park grandstand. The Crader Lecture also is on for this evening, and Baylor faculty member Dr. Thomas Kidd will deliver a speech on Patrick Henry at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Theatre...
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Twitter tests shopping service with ‘Buy' button
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Twitter is taking its users shopping. The short messaging service began testing a "Buy" button Monday that lets some of its users make purchases or donate money to charities without leaving Twitter. Initial partners include music stars Eminem and Brad Paisley, retailers Home Depot and Burberry and not-for profits The Nature Conservancy and GLAAD...
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Pound sinks as Scottish independence race tightens
(International News ~ 09/09/14)
LONDON -- Britain's main political leaders scrambled Monday to offer Scotland greater autonomy in a last-minute bid to stave off independence, as the pound sank on opinion polls suggesting separatists are gaining ground -- and may even be in the lead...
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Catherine Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Catherine Pulliam, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab, where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born Sept. 19, 1925, in Scott City, to Walter and Flora Fox Reed. She and J.C. Pulliam were married Jan. 15, 1947, in Arkansas...
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Bob Fronabarger
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Robert P. "Bob" Fronabarger, 76, of Wickliffe, Kentucky, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Baptist Health Paducah in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born at home Sept. 1, 1938, at Daisy, son of Paul Willett and Della Mae Hahs Fronabarger. He and Sandra K. Erdos were married Feb. 3, 1962, in Oak Ridge...
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Virginia Kies
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Virginia Lee Kies, 86, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at Monticello House. One of five children, she was born Nov. 29, 1927, in Jackson, to Adolph and Grace Vinyard Kies. She was a 1945 graduate of Jackson High School, where she was active in the band and choir programs. She then attended Southeast Missouri State University, where she sang in the a cappella choir and was active in the Sorosis Society. She was a charter member of the former Jackson City Choral Club...
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Allan Parker
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
Allan H. "Gambler" Parker, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Juanita Phillips
(Obituary ~ 09/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Juanita L. Phillips, 88, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Search resumes for mountain lion that attacked boy
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities in northern California will resume searching for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Lt. Patrick Foy said a new team of tracking dogs was taking over Monday evening after the search was halted earlier because a previous team of dogs became exhausted while scouring rugged terrain in humid conditions for the big cat...
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Out of the past 9/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/09/14)
Last preparations are being made for tomorrow's opening of the 134th annual SEMO District Fair; Sunday's Sneak a Peek at the fair offers free admission, a horse show beginning at 2 p.m., and midway rides from 1 to 6 p.m. Lightning knocks down a primary electric-distribution line at Independence and Broadview streets in the afternoon, causing a widespread power outage; power is interrupted in most of Cape Girardeau west of Kingshighway, along Route K between here and Gordonville, in Gordonville, between Gordonville and Jackson, and west of Jackson to the Lakeview Subdivision.. ...
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Ind. couple charged with holding woman captive
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana couple accused of holding a woman captive for two months, often locking her in a small wooden cage, was charged Monday with rape, criminal confinement, kidnapping and other felonies in a case one officer likened to "modernized slavery."...
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Speak Out 9/9/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/09/14)
I don't know how many people are watching Channel 12 tonight, but they're talking about a generic drug, which is a drug which I as a pharmaceutical salesman sold from the time it was approved by the FDA until I retired. And this is a generic drug. Now, people may try to tell you how good they are. ...
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CBS names James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/14)
NEW YORK -- British actor James Corden will replace Craig Ferguson as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS next year, part of a complete overhaul of the network's late-night talk show lineup put in motion by the impending retirement of David Letterman...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Thefts...
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Respiratory illness hits hundreds of children
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of children in more than 10 states have been sickened by a severe respiratory illness that public health officials say may be caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. Nearly 500 children have been treated at one hospital alone -- Children's Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri -- and some required intensive care, according to authorities...
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Highway 51 in Perry, Bollinger counties reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 09/09/14)
Highway 51 in Perry and Bollinger counties will be reduced to one lane, with a 10 1/2-foot width restriction, as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 22 through 25, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Cars engulfed as rain sets record for Phoenix
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
PHOENIX -- The remnants of Hurricane Norbert pushed into the desert Southwest and swamped Phoenix with record rainfall for a single day, turning freeways into small lakes and sending rescuers scrambling to get drivers out of inundated cars. At least two people died in the flooding, including a woman who was swept away in her car by rushing water and became trapped against a bridge. In addition, a 76-year-old woman drowned in floodwaters...
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Obama to broaden U.S. effort to combat militants
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will go on the offensive against the Islamic State group with a broader counterterror mission than he previously has been willing to embrace, U.S. officials said Monday. The new plan, however, still won't commit U.S. troops to a ground war against the brutal insurgency and will rely heavily for now on allies to pitch in for what could be an extended campaign...
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4th American with Ebola to be flown to U.S. for medical care
(National News ~ 09/09/14)
ATLANTA -- A fourth American who contracted Ebola in West Africa was expected to arrive in the U.S. for care today and will be treated at an Atlanta hospital where two other aid workers successfully recovered from the disease, the hospital said Monday...
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Ukraine's leader rallies for unity in key city
(International News ~ 09/09/14)
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted for days by Russian-backed separatists and declared the city would remain a part of Ukraine. After a series of military defeats to increasingly confident rebel forces in the country's eastern regions, Ukraine signed a cease-fire deal Friday that has been widely viewed at home as an act of capitulation. ...
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High school roundup: Host Red Devils clip Oran 2-1 in softball
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cardinals' surge continues in Cincinnati
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/14)
Miller, Neshek and Freeman combined to blank the Reds 5-0
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Fisher: Hill was not benched in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/14)
~The Rams coach said his QB was removed from Sunday's loss because of a muscle strain ST. LOUIS -- Rams coach Jeff Fisher emphasized Monday that quarterback Shaun Hill remains his starter, dismissing speculation about why he yanked him at halftime of the St. Louis Rams' opening blowout loss to Minnesota...
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Prayer 9/9/14
(Prayer ~ 09/09/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our salvation and Prince of Peace. Amen.
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Missouri executes man for killing 2 in robbery
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri inmate was put to death Wednesday for killing two people during a restaurant robbery in 1998, the eighth execution in the state this year and the 10th since November. Earl Ringo Jr., 40, and an accomplice killed delivery driver Dennis Poyser and manager trainee JoAnna Baysinger at a Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Columbia in the early hours of July 4, 1998. Poyser and Baysinger were shot to death at point-blank range...
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Bucklew gets day in court; decision could take weeks
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
Lawyers for the state of Missouri and for convicted murderer Russell Bucklew made their cases in federal appellate court Tuesday, but a decision about whether and how Bucklew should be executed could be several weeks away. "We presented our argument today," Bucklew's attorney, Cheryl Pilate, said in an email to the Southeast Missourian. "There is no time line for a decision. Could be weeks. Maybe longer."...
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New app helps blood donors maximize their time
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
The American Red Cross launched a first-of-its kind Blood Donor App on Tuesday that allows users to schedule blood donations, track total donations, earn rewards and invite friends to join them. The app is free and available for download. In addition to scheduling and managing blood donation appointments, other app features include:...
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Shop with a Cop fundraiser set for Wednesday
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America at Perry County District 32 will host a fundraiser for Shop with a Cop from 4 p.m. to close today at Ponderosa Restaurant in Perryville. Kim Shultz, family and consumer science teacher at Perryville High School and FCCLA and SADD adviser, said the fundraiser is held each year. This year, the first $13 in tips goes to the student for the club T-shirt and the rest goes to Shop with a Cop...
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Weekend accident injures four when vehicle overturns
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Four Kennett residents were injured Sunday, three seriously, when an SUV overturned on Dunklin County Road 431 just east of town. The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 15-year-old Domanik Breedlove lost control of the vehicle, a 1998 Ford Explorer, which overturned, ejecting him and three passengers: Jesus Diaz, 10, Leandre Mitchell, 13, and Marcus Stratman, 31...
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High-speed chase ends in Dexter
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
DEXTER, Mo. -- For the second time in as many months, a high-speed pursuit started on south Highway 25 and ended in Dexter. Wendall J. Coleman, 50, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, was driving a silver 2014 Chevrolet Camaro on Friday night and initially was pursued by the Senath Police Department for speeding, according to a police report...
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Police set up new line for anonymous tips
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
Cape Girardeau police have set up a special tips line that allows witnesses to call in crime tips without revealing their names or telephone numbers. "We have lots of ways people can call in, but ... every once in a while, you hear about somebody [who] says, 'They know who's calling,'" said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department. " ... This is just more to give people peace of mind."...
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Success by 6 seeks reading volunteers
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
Tuesday's Success By 6 Leadership Team meeting at the United Way of Southeast Missouri focused on the need for reading volunteers and a variety of scheduled events. This year, Read to Succeed is pairing volunteers with kindergarten students to help them acquire basic reading skills...
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Group gathers to pray for Cottonwood's survival
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
After organizing rallies, speaking to the community and pleading with political leaders, supporters of Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center reached out to a higher power Tuesday night to share their concerns. About 70 employees and community members gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau for a prayer service. ...
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Southeast Missouri State football team loses top rusher Jackson to broken hand
(College Sports ~ 09/10/14)
The junior could miss six weeks after sustaining the injury against Kansas
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Lawmakers gird themselves for today's veto session
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
When the Missouri General Assembly gathers in Jefferson City today for a veto session, lawmakers plan to override 50 line items vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon in the fiscal year 2015 budget. In a Tuesday conference call with reporters, House Budget Committee Chairman Rick Stream, R-Kirkwood, and Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said overriding the item vetoes -- which represent $40 million in general revenue spending -- is in the best interest of some of the most vulnerable people in the state.. ...
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Motorcycle enthusiasts soak in the exhaust at Cannonball Run
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
One of the oldest of the antique motorcycles that sat arrayed on Spanish Street on Tuesday afternoon was a 1916 Harley-Davidson, just a shade lighter than robin's egg blue with a wide leather seat and broad, rounded handlebars. Navy, red and gold pinstriping curled finely across the bicycle-looking frame, and the long, boxy gas tank bore the moniker "The Frankfurter." Across the street, lounging in the shade on a bench outside the Brick Street Gallery antique store was the bike's owner, Thomas Trapp.. ...
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Patrick Henry's firsts highlighted at Crader Lecture
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
Attorney and politician Patrick Henry, best known for his declaration "give me liberty or give me death," seemed to be first in a lot of things, Dr. Thomas Kidd, professor of history and senior fellow in the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, said in this year's Crader Lecture...
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Group abandons support of teacher-evaluation amendment
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
The group Teachgreat.org has decided not to continue advocating for an amendment to the state Constitution that would tie teacher evaluations to student performance. However, Stephanie Fleming, deputy director of communications for the Secretary of State's Office, said Amendment 3 will remain on the Nov. 4 election ballot...
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New Salem United Methodist Women
(Submitted Story ~ 09/10/14)
New Salem United Methodist Women met at the home of Jackie Kurre Sept. 3, 2014. Vice President, Mrs. Kurre led the unit in prayer and the UMW Purpose with 10 members present. Roll call was answered by telling about our favorite fall activity. There were 15 sick and shut-in calls for the month of August...
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Fitness Plus Celebrating 10th Anniversary with Open House, Demo Day
(Submitted Story ~ 09/10/14)
On Saturday, September 13, Fitness Plus will celebrate 10 years of fitness and wellness with a community open house from 9 am to noon. During the event, guests can tour the award-winning facility and try group exercise classes for free. Twenty-minute demonstrations of more than 10 different classes will be offered between 9 am and noon, including yoga, RIP, PiYo, step, cycling and more. ...
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2014 Morris Library Constitution Day Celebration
(Submitted Story ~ 09/10/14)
Morris Library is hosting an educational event on Sept. 17th, 2014. Please add this to your calendar and as Public Service Announcement if possible. This is free and open to the public. Thank you! 2014 Morris Library Constitution Day Celebration Security, Privacy and the Fourth Amendment...
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Saxony Lutheran volleyball team defeats Valle Catholic
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/14)
The Crusaders defeated the Warriors 25-15, 25-22 at home.
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Lightning spread
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/10/14)
A lightning strike taken from Cape County Park South.
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22-year-old man wins St. Louis chess competition
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A 22-year-old man won a chess competition held in St. Louis that featured six of the world's top 10 players and a $100,000 first-place prize. Fabiano Caruana won the top spot at the Sinquefield Cup at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, beating the world's greatest players one after the other, seven victories in a row, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The chess club now hosts the U.S. Chess Championships...
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Congress considers review of police military gear
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers said Tuesday they were considering doing more to monitor and hold accountable police departments across the United States that obtain sophisticated military equipment from the federal government. The new scrutiny on Capitol Hill was prompted by weeks of violent conflicts between police in Ferguson, Missouri, and protesters upset about the fatal police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old. ...
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Ferguson reforms met with rancor at council meeting
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Efforts by city leaders in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer to repair the local government's fractured relationship with its residents got off to a rocky start Tuesday at the first public meeting of elected officials since Michael Brown's death...
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Missouri Republicans push for gun bill victory
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans are clashing again with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on guns, as lawmakers approach a vote today that could overturn his veto of legislation allowing teachers to bring firearms to school and other residents to carry them openly in public...
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Missouri lawmakers plan to target about 50 budget vetoes
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri legislators plan to try to override about 50 line-item budget vetoes made by Gov. Jay Nixon, despite newly raised doubts from the attorney general's office about their legal authority to do so. Lawmakers are to convene today in an annual veto session to see if they can muster the two-thirds majority necessary in each chamber to overrule Nixon's vetoes on a variety of issues...
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Notre Dame baseball star commits to Mizzou
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/14)
The Bulldogs' Graham Ruopp made a verbal commitment Monday evening to continue his baseball career at the next level with the University of Missouri.
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Like mother, like daughter: Cape women win look-alike contest at fair
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
The judges must have seen something Tamara and Winnie Smee didn't. The two Cape Girardeau women won first place Tuesday evening in the mother-daughter look-alike contest at the SEMO District Fair. "We don't see [the resemblance] as much, but other people do, so I thought we might as well enter," Winnie Smee, 18, said as she and her mother stood outside the activities tent in matching magenta shirts and skinny jeans...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
Today is Wednesday, September 10, the 253rd day of 2014. There are 112 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 10, 1939, Canada declared war on Germany. On this date: In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia...
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Gun control overdue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/10/14)
A common-sense discussion about gun violence is long overdue in our state. Let's step back from the drastic approach in SB 656 and begin a serious discussion concerning the proliferation of guns and gun violence. As a Vietnam-era veteran trained in the use of the M-16 rifle, I know that this weapon was designed for one purpose only, to effectively and efficiently kill the enemy. I see no rational reason for a non-military gun owner to possess such a weapon, let alone carry one in public...
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FDNY fire chief to share his story
(Editorial ~ 09/10/14)
On Thursday the United States will remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. It's been 13 years since that tragic day that left thousands dead and a nation in mourning. We will reflect more on 9/11 in this space on Thursday. Today we welcome New York Fire Department chief Richard Picciotto to Cape Girardeau to kick off the Southeast Missouri State University Speaker Series. Picciotto will deliver his address at 11:30 a.m. in Academic Hall. The event is free and open to the public...
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Ken and Jeanine Dobbins will leave impressive legacy
(Column ~ 09/10/14)
Tucked inside the River Campus is a dance studio named after Ken and Jeanine Dobbins. It is a functional room -- with a striking view -- that provides students the opportunity to study with top-notch instructors. Or to practice and learn on their own. The Dobbinses made a significant, but quiet gift, without fanfare, several years ago to help make the studio possible...
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A letter from Southeast Missouri State University president
(Column ~ 09/10/14)
Dear alumni and friends, I recently informed the board of regents of my intention to retire as Southeast Missouri State University's 17th president effective June 30, 2015, and I announced that decision to the campus community during Monday's State of the University address. ...
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Shipping oil overseas would lower gas prices, according to new study
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
NEW YORK -- Exporting more U.S. crude around the world would lower the price of gasoline for U.S. drivers and benefit the U.S. economy, according to a new study released Tuesday. While the conclusion may be counterintuitive, the reasoning is straightforward: Exports would encourage more U.S. oil production and put that crude on the global market. That would lower the global price of oil, the price that is linked most closely to the price of gasoline in the U.S...
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NYC police: Terror threat more complex than ever
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
NEW YORK -- Airstrikes in Iraq, ongoing unrest in Syria and the beheadings of two American journalists are casting a long shadow over the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. While there is no specific threat against New York ahead of the Thursday commemoration, the rising power of disparate militant groups around the world presents the most complex terrorism danger since the twin towers were destroyed, New York intelligence officials said this week...
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Fourth U.S. aid worker with Ebola arrives in Atlanta
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
ATLANTA -- The fourth U.S. aid worker sickened with Ebola arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday, mirroring the carefully choreographed routine of the two Americans already successfully treated and released from Emory University Hospital's special isolation unit...
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American recovery drives dollar higher
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
NEW YORK -- In the world of currencies, the dollar is starting to look like a safe home in a tough neighborhood. A strengthening American economy, combined with a gloomy outlook for growth elsewhere, is pushing the U.S. currency sharply higher...
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Brown captures GOP nod in bid for Senate return
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown won New Hampshire's Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, moving forward in his attempt to get back to Washington from another state. Brown faced nine primary opponents, though only two mounted serious campaigns. ...
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Marriage of elderly newlyweds questioned
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In some ways, Rebecca Wright doesn't understand all the fuss over her 96-year-old mother's recent marriage. After all, she says, "Anybody who wants to get married must have a little dementia." The courts, though, and some of Wright's other relatives aren't amused. And the future for newlyweds Edith Hill, 96, and Eddie Harrison, 95, is uncertain...
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Shark kills man in Australia despite rescue attempt
(International News ~ 09/10/14)
SYDNEY -- A shark killed a man Tuesday at eastern Australia's popular Byron Bay despite a beachgoer's brave rescue attempt, police said. Beachgoer Mark Hickey swam 50 to 65 feet into the water at Clarkes Beach to retrieve the severely wounded victim, police inspector Bobbie Cullen said...
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Jet wreckage scattered as report is released
(International News ~ 09/10/14)
HRABOVE, Ukraine -- A child's jump rope, its yellow handles blistered and charred. A burned book in Tagalog. Chunks of twisted fuselage. More than seven weeks after being shot from the sky, the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 still lay strewn Tuesday across the fields of eastern Ukraine...
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Veterans watchdog: VA managers lied about delays
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to federal investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspector general said Tuesday. Richard Griffin, the VA's acting inspector general, said his office is investigating allegations of wrongdoing at 93 VA sites across the country, including 12 reports that were completed and submitted to the VA for review...
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Gay marriage issue may go to U.S. Supreme Court
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- Both sides in the gay marriage debate agree on one thing: It's time for the Supreme Court to settle the matter. Even a justice recently said she thinks so, too. The consensus makes it likely the justices soon will agree to take up the question of whether the Constitution forbids states from defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. A final ruling isn't likely before June, but a decision to get involved could come as soon as the end of this month...
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Study: More pilots testing positive for legal, illegal drugs
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- Tests of pilots killed in plane crashes over more than two decades show an increasing use of both legal and illegal drugs, including some that could impair flying, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board...
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Obama claims authority for strikes
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday he has the authority he needs to launch a broader military campaign to root out extremists in Iraq and Syria, a day before outlining his plans to the American people in a prime-time address...
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U.N.: Carbon dioxide pollution at record high
(International News ~ 09/10/14)
GENEVA -- Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 as increasing levels of man-made pollution transform the planet, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday. The heat-trapping gas blamed for the largest share of global warming rose to global concentrations of 396 parts per million last year, the biggest year-to-year change in three decades, the World Meteorological Organization said in an annual report...
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Marjorie Heffner
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marjorie Ann Heffner, 82, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 30, 1932, in Luverne, Minnesota, daughter of Elmer and Gwynn Williams Erickson. Survivors include five sons, Larry, Kenneth and Wayne Haffner of Marble Hill, Billy Haffner of Boston, Kentucky, and Alton Heffner of Cape Girardeau; five daughters, Barbara Morris of Marble Hill, Susan Haffner of Fruitland, Roberta Legate of Glenallen, Missouri, Bonnie Cagle of Parsons, Tennessee, and Nancy Clifton of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Duane (Kate) Bagley of Minnesota and Arnold (Evelyn) Erickson of Shevlin, Minnesota; six sisters, Lola Eddy of Decatur, Georgia, Mary and Emy Erickson of Clitherall, Minnesota, Theolynn Machenko of Blaine, Minnesota, Pat Beatty of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Diane Erickson of Peyton, Colorado; 31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.. ...
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Bertha Bles-Meyer
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Bertha Bles-Meyer, 92, of Newton, Massachusetts, formerly of Benton and St. Louis, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. She was born Feb. 23, 1922, to Edward and Clara Scherer Bles. Bertha was the beloved wife for 67 years of John I. ...
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Sheronda Harris
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
Sheronda Kinder Harris, 45, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home, with Charles E. Jones Jr. and JoAnn McCauley officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Christina Rumph
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
Christina Rumph, 44, of Farmington, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at St. Francois Manor in Farmington. There is no service. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Reiss
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Marguerite "Marge" Reiss, 91, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The wake will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday...
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Peggy Hudson
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Peggy A. Hudson, 81, of Perryville died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Rose Lawn Cemetery in Crystal City, Missouri...
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Pete Sturm
(Obituary ~ 09/10/14)
Pete Sturm, 65, of Scott City died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Jackson police report 9/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/10/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Assault Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Cape police report 9/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/10/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summonses Burglary Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Births 9/10/14
(Births ~ 09/10/14)
Son to Aaron Joseph and Brianna Anne Biri of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:57 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Name, Lincoln Xander. Weight, 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Biri is the former Brianna Stevens, daughter of Gary and Judy Stevens of Cape Girardeau. She is a service representative with AT&T. Biri is the son of Mike and Lisa Biri of Jackson. He is assistant manager at Best Buy.
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Highway 51 in Perry County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 09/10/14)
Highway 51 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the bridge over the Mississippi River. The span is northeast of County Road 238. A news release from MoDOT says the work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily Monday through Wednesday....
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Apple reveals smartwatch and new, larger iPhones
(National News ~ 09/10/14)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple unveiled its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday, introducing a device that aims to put many of the functions of a smartphone onto a smaller screen that's never more than an arm's length from the wearer's eyes. The Apple Watch, the company's first completely new product in four years and its first wearable device, is Apple's most ambitious expansion since CEO Tim Cook replaced Steve Jobs three years ago...
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Protests, anger, doubt prevail at Ferguson meeting
(State News ~ 09/10/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Elected leaders in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer hoped to use their first public meeting since Michael Brown's death as a chance to promote community healing...
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Canada finds 1840s ship lost in Arctic
(International News ~ 09/10/14)
TORONTO -- One of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic nearly 170 years ago during a search for the fabled Northwest Passage has been found, Canada's prime minister announced Tuesday in a discovery that could unlock one of history's biggest mysteries and swell Canadian pride...
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Raging floods kill over 440 in Pakistan, India
(International News ~ 09/10/14)
JHANG, Pakistan -- Raging monsoon floods sweeping across India and Pakistan have killed more than 440 people, authorities said Tuesday, warning hundreds of thousands more to be prepared to flee their homes as helicopters and boats raced to save marooned victims...
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