-
Plans for Kemper Arena focus on youth sports
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two competing plans for the future of Kansas City's Kemper Arena place a big emphasis on the burgeoning youth sports industry, but significant funding questions for both remain unanswered. Foutch Brothers, headquartered on Kansas City's north side, has a $22 million plan to acquire Kemper Arena from the city and repurpose it for youth basketball, volleyball and other athletics, The Kansas City Star reported...
-
Ebola puts Washington University research on hold
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Several Washington University doctors who have abandoned their work in parts of West Africa because of an Ebola outbreak have found alternative ways to help. Dr. Gary Weil is an infectious-disease specialist who is part of a team researching the most efficient way of treating diseases spread by flies and mosquitoes. With that research on hold, a number of Weil's West African colleagues are now working to contain the Ebola outbreak, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
-
Columbia man honored for his work in conservation
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Some years ago, Glenn Chambers got down on his hands and knees and crawled into a dusty crevice to find exactly what he'd been looking for: his pet coyote giving birth to a litter of six pups. He slid up next to the mother, flicked his 135-mm lens up to his eye, threw it in focus and hit the shutter, hoping his canine friend wouldn't mind. She looked up for a minute, he said, and went back to cleaning her puppies. The photos Chambers shot were breathtaking...
-
Cole County creating state's seventh veterans' treatment court
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some military veterans charged with low-level crimes in central Missouri will soon be offered treatment for mental health and substance abuse problems as an alternative to prosecution and possible jail time. After nine months of planning, the circuit court in Cole County is establishing what will be the state's seventh veterans' treatment court and the second in mid-Missouri. ...
-
Two colleges to benefit from sale of trust assets
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia and Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, will share more than $1.5 million through an agreement in a mismanaged trust case. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Friday that the agreement settled a case involving the estate of James Adams. ...
-
Teacher home visit program in St. Louis continues
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Lisa Koester learns more about her fifth-graders sitting on their living room couches than she ever would in the classroom. On a recent afternoon, the Maplewood-Richmond Heights teacher paid a visit to one of her pupil's homes, offering her a personal parent-teacher interaction...
-
17 arrested during Brown shooting protests
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Seventeen people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly, St. Louis police said Sunday, and more protests are planned over the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, this summer. Organizers of the four-day Ferguson October summit are protesting the shooting of the black man by a white policeman, which sparked sometimes violent demonstrations in the predominantly black St. Louis suburb in August...
-
Recorder's office offers fraud protection service
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Cape Girardeau County residents have a new fraud protection service available to them. The Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds is offering a new online subscription service that allows the public to have their names and properties monitored within the recorder's office to track possible fraudulent activity...
-
Ron's Butcher Shop and Grocery tries to be a cut above
(Business ~ 10/13/14)
Just a hop, skip and a jump off Interstate 55, on Route KK in northern Cape Girardeau County, is the unassuming forest green building that is Ron's Butcher Shop and Grocery. Open the door, and a cowbell alerts of a customer's presence. Step inside, and the aroma of simmering barbecued pulled pork causes a near-swoon...
-
Saint Francis patients notified of potential virus exposure
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Ten patients have received a letter from Saint Francis Medical Center warning they were possibly exposed to blood-borne pathogens. The letter, dated Sept. 30, says the potential exposure was the result of some instruments not receiving the final phase of the cleaning process. The letter says the pathogens could have been different forms of hepatitis and HIV...
-
Fear can keep victims trapped in violent relationships
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series on domestic violence. The first appeared in Sunday's Southeast Missourian. Thirty-two men sit on Missouri's death row. Of the 51 people who died at their hands, 33 -- nearly 65 percent -- were female, and at least a dozen cases involved people who were related, lived under the same roof or had been in romantic relationships with the killers...
-
Flu season has arrived
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
A long-known virus has sickened hundreds throughout the country, including Southeast Missouri, although it hasn't been confirmed. Meanwhile, flu season is starting. Dr. Andrew Sledd, a pediatrician at Saint Francis Medical Partners, said there are definitely cases of enterovirus D68 here, but there is no way to test for it locally. Generally, Sledd said the illness has not been fatal -- just like a bad cold with wheezing...
-
Wong's walk-off HR pulls Cards even with Giants in NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Kolten Wong and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied again with their latest postseason power show, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece. After the final party at home plate, reality set in: They might be without Yadier Molina the rest of the way...
-
Bouncing tire kills man in St. Charles
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis man has died after a bouncing tire hit his car on Interstate 70. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the tire fell off a vehicle as it was being towed westbound Saturday morning in St. Charles County. The tire struck two westbound vehicles before crossing over the concrete median barrier and striking the front of a car. The car's 76-year-old driver, Jack Chappell, of Bridgeton, was pronounced dead at the scene...
-
18-year-old to be tried in gun discharge case
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A judge has found sufficient evidence to try an 18-year-old on charges tied to the accidental discharge of a gun at a Springfield high school. The Springfield News-Leader reported Larvern Hale was bound over for arraignment at the conclusion of his preliminary hearing Friday. ...
-
Springfield mother displays knife at school
(State News ~ 10/13/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police say dismissal was delayed at an elementary school after a mother brandished a knife. The Springfield News-Leader reported the mother doesn't have custody of her daughter, and problems arose when she showed up Friday afternoon at the child's school. ...
-
Dozens defy bad weather for inaugural Trail of Tears 50k
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Despite the gloomy weather and early hour, runners who turned out for the first Trail of Tears 50k were in good spirits Sunday. Jason Stephens was part of a relay team called "Three Men and a Lady," after the '80s movies of a similar name -- "Three Men and a Baby" and "Three Men and a Little Lady." Trying to look like Tom Selleck, an actor in the films, Stephens came complete with a fake mustache, which he expected to fall off sometime during the 31-mile trek...
-
family fun day
(Submitted Story ~ 10/13/14)
Event: family fun day Time : 10 am to 2 pm where: at first baptist church in scott city. addres: 1102 2nd street west scott city, mo. behind casey general. one block up. call church at 1573-264-2214 for directions everyone welcomed. we have free foods, games, bouncey house, music, puppet shows...
-
Pumpkin Patch
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
Two year-old, Mary Clare Kohlfeld, picking out her Halloween pumpkin at Diebold Orchards.
-
LOTSA CASH tickets on sale again!!!
(Submitted Story ~ 10/13/14)
Again for this 2014-2015 school year, St. Mary Cathedral Home and School Association is proud to present "Lotsa Cash", our annual progressive raffle! Once again $20 will buy a chance at winning $10,000 cash, with the final winning ticket to be drawn at the annual St. ...
-
The Wind Up
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
This is a picture of our great-grandson Levi that I took while visiting them in Beaver Dam, WI He loves any kind of ball playing.
-
Sunning Turtle
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
I took this picture of a turtle sunning at Cape County Park, on the South Side.
-
SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary Donates to Health System
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary presents a "check" representing the $775,098 worth of volunteer labor provided by Auxiliary members over the past 12 months. Pictured from left: SoutheastHEALTH President and CEO Wayne Smith; John Thompson, chairman of the SoutheastHEALTH System Board of Directors; Cathy Goodman, director of Volunteer Services; and Auxiliary President Nancy Bray...
-
One Sponser for Cape Christian School Golf Torunament
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
I took this as the CCS Tournament was played this fall. This was just one of the many sponsors who made the day a perfect day. (Carroll Williams, Debbie Williams, and Carl Kagle play as one of the teams).
-
A LAZY DAY ON WHITEWATER RIVER
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/14)
I took this picture of my husband Carl fly fishing on Whitewater River up by Sedgewickville . A beautiful day .
-
Large storms hit Asian countries
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
HYDERABAD, India -- A powerful cyclone pounded a large swath of India's eastern seaboard with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday, killing at least six people and causing major damage to buildings and crops, in one of two storms lashing Asia. In Japan, at least 35 people were reported injured as Typhoon Vongfong, packing winds of up to 110 miles per hour and heavy rain, hit the southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the island of Kyushu, where authorities told 150,000 people to evacuate.. ...
-
Putin orders troops away from Ukrainian border
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border to return to their usual bases, according to his spokesman. Dmitry Peskov told Russian news outlets late Saturday in Sochi that Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from Rostov, a southern region that borders east Ukraine, where pro-Russian insurgents have been battling government troops since April...
-
$5.4B pledged to Gaza Strip following Israel-Hamas war
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
CAIRO -- A donor conference in Cairo to raise money to rebuild the Gaza Strip after this year's war between Hamas and Israel ended with pledges of $5.4 billion for reconstruction there, Norway's foreign minister said Sunday. Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende offered the figure at the end of Sunday's one-day conference, far beyond the $4 billion initially sought by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
-
Kurds describe battles in Kobani
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
SURUC, Turkey -- The shells were already roaring down on the Kurdish fighters from the hill above Kobani when more than 30 Islamic State militants backed by snipers and pickups mounted with heavy machine guns began their assault across the dusty fields...
-
Teen dead, more than 20 hurt in hayride crash
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
MECHANIC FALLS, Maine -- A Halloween-themed hayride loaded with passengers crashed down a hill in the Maine woods and slammed into a tree, fatally injuring a teenage girl and leaving more than 20 other people hurt, police said Sunday. Seventeen-year-old Cassidy Charette of Oakland, Maine, died from her injuries after the Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride wagon overturned Saturday night at a rural farm in Mechanic Falls, authorities said...
-
N.M. hopes ‘singing road' curbs speeding
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
TIJERAS, N.M. -- New Mexico transportation officials are hoping a "singing road" along historic Route 66 will curb speeding. Tigress Productions is creating the road between Albuquerque and the mountain community of Tijeras for a new National Geographic Channel series dubbed "Crowd Control" that will debut in November...
-
Some Mormons pushing church on gay marriage
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Court decisions this week paving the way for same-sex marriage to become legal in dozens of states, including Mormon strongholds such as Utah, Idaho and Nevada, have emboldened a growing group of Latter-day Saints who are pushing the conservative church to become more accepting of gay members...
-
Dallas health worker tests positive for Ebola
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
DALLAS -- A "breach of protocol" at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health-care worker with the deadly virus, and other caregivers could potentially be exposed, federal health officials said Sunday...
-
Federal judge strikes down Alaska's marriage ban
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A federal judge on Sunday struck down Alaska's first-in-the-nation ban on gay marriages, the latest court decision in a busy week for the issue. It wasn't immediately clear when marriage licenses would be issued to same-sex couples in Alaska, however the state does have a three-day waiting period between applications and marriage ceremonies...
-
Trooper ambush suspect could lose advantage as leaves fall
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
CANADENSIS, Pa. -- For the past month, ambush suspect Eric Frein has capitalized on relatively mild temperatures, dense tree cover and his own survival skills to successfully elude a manhunt in the woods of Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Now that it's getting colder and the leaves are starting to fall, the advantage could soon shift to law enforcement, experts say. ...
-
Lawsuit: Ala. teen used as bait in school sex sting
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Some facts of the case aren't in dispute: A teacher's aide asked a 14-year-old girl to go into a middle school bathroom as bait so a 16-year-old eight-grader with a history of sexual harassment could be caught trying to have sex with her and disciplined...
-
‘Gone Girl' tops box office for second weekend
(Entertainment ~ 10/13/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Four new films couldn't catch "Gone Girl" at theaters this weekend. The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing is poised to top the box office for a second week with $26.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimated Sunday...
-
California gives no-bid health pacts
(National News ~ 10/13/14)
LOS ANGELES -- California's health insurance exchange has awarded $184 million in contracts without the competitive bidding and oversight that is standard practice across state government, including deals that sent millions of dollars to a firm whose employees have long-standing ties to the agency's executive director...
-
Liberia nurses threaten strike over Ebola pay
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberian officials are pleading with nurses and physician assistants to show up to work Monday amid a dispute over hazard pay that has prompted calls for a strike in the middle of the Ebola epidemic. A strike could deliver a serious blow to the fight against Ebola in Liberia, where the World Health Organization has recorded more than 2,300 confirmed, suspected and probable deaths from the deadly disease -- more than any other country...
-
Baptist Student Center celebrates 75 years
(Editorial ~ 10/13/14)
There are several campus ministries at Southeast Missouri State University that help students grow in their faith as they enter into their independent adult years. The Baptist Student Center is one of those organizations. It is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year...
-
Extend fire sales tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/13/14)
To the concerned citizens of Cape Girardeau:The Cape Girardeau Fraternal Order of Police Regional Lodge 51 does unanimously support the continuation of the fire tax. We encourage the citizens of Cape Girardeau to cast their vote on Nov. 4. We have reviewed the proposal and ask for the citizens to continue their support of the fire department. ...
-
Let fire tax sunset
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/13/14)
There is, yet again, another tax question on the Nov. 4 ballot. The city "proposes" that we continue the 1/8-cent tax that was sold to us as "going away after 10 years." The "tax and spend" bureaucrats are hoping you forgot that it was supposed to go away. ...
-
Out of the past 10/13/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/13/14)
Although his term officially expires today, Paul L. Ebaugh of Cape Girardeau will likely remain a member of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, at least until December. The Esquire Theater, which closed its doors in December 1985, will reopen this month and will provide live entertainment for young people; the former theater will have a large dance floor and about 500 seats...
-
Births 10/13/14
(Births ~ 10/13/14)
Daughter to David Earl and Elizabeth Rose Penny of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:48 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Name, Laura Ann. Weight, 4 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Penny is the former Elizabeth Simmons, daughter of Elzena Simmons of Cape Girardeau and Donald and Marie Simmons of Monument, Colorado. Penny is the son of Robert Penny Sr. of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by TalentForce...
-
Speak Out 10/13/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/13/14)
Writing heads whose political opinions often appear on this widely read page need to know that at this time no one is interested in their political views. No one. If you must write, there is but one topic that will get our attention. What is it? The St. Louis Cardinals...
-
Jackson police report 10/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/13/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
-
Cape Girardeau fire report 10/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/13/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday: The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday:...
-
Elsie Eifert
(Obituary ~ 10/13/14)
Elsie Elizabeth Eifert, 92, of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 6, 1922, in Fornfelt, the daughter of Daniel and Pauline Will Eifert. Elsie became a Christian at her baptism at Eisleben Lutheran Church and was later confirmed in the faith May 24, 1936. Elsie attended business college in Cape Girardeau and spent her career as a travel consultant in St. Louis...
-
USDA increases expected record corn, soybean harvest
(Business ~ 10/13/14)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The expected record corn and soybean harvest will be slightly bigger than previously estimated, the result of late summer warmth that helped fill cornstalks with ears and soybean plants with bean pods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday...
-
People on the Move 10/13/14
(Business ~ 10/13/14)
n Brooke Hayden has joined Robinson Construction Co. in Perryville, Missouri, as a human resources/office assistant. Hayden graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and previously was a marketing intern at Perry County Memorial Hospital and an assistant manager for Walmart...
-
Business Notebook: Saint Francis joins statewide network
(Business ~ 10/13/14)
Saint Francis Healthcare System has joined a statewide network of systems formed earlier this year to improve the quality and delivery of medical services. Saint Francis became the sixth member of the network after a vote by the founding members of the Health Network of Missouri in September. ...
-
Southeast Missouri State soccer ends scoreless stalemate with late PK
(College Sports ~ 10/13/14)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Natasha Minor scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute of play to lift the Redhawks to a 1-0 victory in a hotly contested win over Belmont that included the late ejection of a Bruins player Sunday in Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer action in Nashville, Tennessee...
-
Rams to tangle with 49ers on Monday Night Football
(Professional Sports ~ 10/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Austin Davis has made the most of his improbable shot with the St. Louis Rams, passing for 300 yards each of the last two games. The degree of difficulty is about to go up. Way up. The San Francisco 49ers enter tonight's game with the NFL's No. 2 defense, making the going very tough even without key players from last season...
-
Southeast Missouri State basketball teams give sneak preview at Redhawks Madness
(College Sports ~ 10/13/14)
The Redhawks scrimmaged in front of a crowd of 750 fans at the Show Me Center.
-
Triple bombing in Iraq kills 58
(International News ~ 10/13/14)
BAGHDAD -- A triple suicide bombing Sunday killed at least 58 people in Iraq as a roadside bomb killed the police chief of the western Anbar province, authorities said, attacks that dealt major blows to Iraqi security forces struggling to combat the Islamic State extremist group...
-
Prayer 10/13/14
(Prayer ~ 10/13/14)
O Father God, may the joy of the Lord Jesus fill our hearts. Amen.
-
Nov. 2014: Perry County associate circuit judge: Craig Brewer
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Name: Craig Brewer Age: 43 Place of birth: Perryville Spouse's, children's names: Wife: Lauren Brewer Children: Grace (14), Kate (11) and Max (7) Education: 1990 graduate of St. Vincent High School in Perryville. 1994 graduate of University of Missouri-Columbia, Bachelors of Arts in English & Political Science...
-
Nov. 2014: Scott County presiding commissioner: Will Yates
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Name: Will Yates Age: 41 Place of birth: Fort Pierce Fl. Spouse's, children's names: Terrie Yates Rachel Yates R.J Yates Robert Yates Russell Yates Rachana Yates Education: Oran High Occupation: labourer Employer: Q.C Inc. Businesses owned, all or part: Perkins Valley View and Commen Cemetery Inc...
-
Nov. 2014: Bollinger County Presiding Commissioner: Ronald L. Davis
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Name: Ronald L. Davis Age: 62 years Place of birth: East Prairie, MO. Spouse's, children's names: Spouse: Nancy M. Davis Daughters: Shannon Erzfeld & Lindsey Petton Education: High School graduate Occupation: Iron Worker Paducah Local 782 Employer: Retired...
-
Nov. 2014: 8th District U.S. House of Representatives: Rick Vandeven
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Name: Rick Vandeven Age: 42 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau Spouse's, children's names: Darlene - wife Autumn, Amber, and Rori Beth - daughters Education: St. Ambrose Parochial School, Chaffee Notre Dame Regional High School, Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau...
-
Nov. 2014: State Rep. District 147: Gary L. Gaines
(Local News ~ 10/13/14)
Name: Gary L. Gaines Age: 68 Place of birth: Dexter, Missouri Spouse's, children's names: Wife: Darlene Son: John Education: I have three engineering degrees from the University at Rolla. I'm an Army veteran. Occupation: Engineer and Manager (Now retired)...
Stories from Monday, October 13, 2014
Browse other days