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Ozzie Smith explains how he became the Wizard
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
Folks went crazy for Ozzie Smith at the Show Me Center when the legendary St. Louis Cardinals shortstop capped off Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series on Monday night. The program, titled "An Evening With Ozzie Smith," began with a video montage of classic Ozzie Smith moments -- the double plays, signature acrobatics and, of course, tge walk-off home run from the 1985 National League Championship Series before Smith emerged to lecture about the three principles that helped him go to the top of the "Mount Everest of baseball," the Baseball Hall of Fame.. ...
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Concert to raise money for libraries
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
The Riverside Regional Library in Jackson will host Texas folk duo Byrd & Street for their "Save Missouri Libraries Concert" this evening from 5p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Library director Jeff Trinkle said that, although there will be no charge for admission, donations will be accepted, with funds going to helping sustain area libraries in the face of state funding cuts...
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Southeast students get involved in university's rebranding
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
As part of the launch of Southeast Missouri State University's rebranding campaign Monday, students at the University Center were given a marker and asked to write on a wall their answer to: What do you have the will to do? By the afternoon, the wall was filled with students' responses, including, "Live life to the fullest," "Be a voice for LGBT students in the present and future," "Help those who can't help themselves" and "Graduate."...
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Infighting splits panel for Missouri Common Core goals
(State News ~ 04/21/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A panel of Missouri teachers and parents tasked with reviewing the state's education standards is so divided, members told the State Board of Education on Monday they have split into two groups. At issue are the goals for what K-12 children should learn in each grade. ...
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Meat processor says pollution was unintentional
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
Owners of a Cape Girardeau County meat processing company accused of illegal water pollution by the Missouri attorney general's office say any release of slaughterhouse waste that may have affected a nearby creek during the past few years was unintentional...
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Council sets Aug. 4 election for transportation tax
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved Monday night first readings for ordinances setting the election for the renewal of a transportation tax and adjusting court fees dedicated to domestic violence shelters. Preparing for the fifth installment of the Transportation Trust Fund has been a top priority for the council since the existing TTF 4 is set to expire at the end of the year...
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Brock Kasten signs with Maryville University to run Cross Country & Track
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/21/15)
Pictured L to R Kim Kasten (mother), Brock Kasten, Coach Bill Davis (Head Coach for Notre Dame Cross Country and Track), Quent Kasten. Brock is a two time All-Conference and All-District runner for cross country and helped the team finish 2nd in State this past fall, and recently help break the school record for the Distance Medley Relay in track at the Kansas University Relays. Brock was also accepted into the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Freshman entry Program at Maryville University...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
Today is Tuesday, April 21, the 111th day of 2015. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 21, 1975, with Communist forces closing in, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned after nearly ten years in office and fled the country...
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The 'Pedaling Pioneer': Jackson teacher Brad Haertling delivered a new kind of lesson on westward expansion
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Aboard his trusty Trek Road Bike, Jackson Middle School teacher Brad Haertling, with the help of co-teacher Rachel Glisson, brought lessons about 19th century westward expansion to Jackson students last summer. Retracing the Oregon Trail, Haertling pedaled 1,100 miles from Casper, Wyoming, to Oregon City, Oregon, and 950 miles along that route the previous year...
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Teaching the game: People who love sports and kids find a calling as coaches for youth leagues
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Youth sports can't exist without people who step up to coach and officiate the games. Matt Rubel, a physical therapist, has been coaching youth sports for about 10 years. "I used to play, then I started helping out my siblings, and now I coach my own kids," he says...
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Special Olympics events just never get old
(Editorial ~ 04/21/15)
Unless you've been around the Special Olympics, or around someone who participates, you can't really understand the wonderful effect that competition and participation play in the lives of those with special needs or disabilities. On April 11, about 350 athletes participated in the annual spring games in Cape Girardeau...
- Prayer 4-21-15 (Prayer ~ 04/21/15)
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Speak Out 4/21/15
(Speak Out ~ 04/21/15)
** Government salaries; ** Turnover rate; ** Cellphonegate; ** Stop means stop; ** Coaching record; ** Burgers, lingerie
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Police appreciation day
(Editorial ~ 04/21/15)
Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Cape Girardeau. A special event, organized by the Cape Girardeau Friends of Public Safety, will take place at 6 p.m. today at the Cape Girardeau conservation center to honor and celebrate our law enforcement officers...
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Right-to-Work a good step forward for Missouri's economy
(Column ~ 04/21/15)
I am proud to have been a part of the House majority that voted in favor of Right-to-Work in February, and I'm looking forward to the Senate adopting their own version of this policy and sending it back to the House for a vote so we can put it on the Governor's desk. I'm also proud to say it has already been voted out of committee in the Senate, and is currently waiting to be brought up on the Senate floor...
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All bottled up: 'You gotta drink beer to make beer,' say the men behind Cypress Brewing Co.
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Wrapped in the sweet, sultry steam clouds that billow off the mash pot, Jason Renaud gets his first tantalizing hint of what's brewing. "I love the smell of it," he says with a slow-spreading grin. "This is my favorite part." He and his business partner, Berry Hooper, together known as Cypress Brewing Co., are making their own craft beer in Charleston, Missouri, trying to resurrect a discontinued IPA (India pale ale) from an online recipe...
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Get fit with your pet: Exercise ideas that pets and humans can do together
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Exercise is important not only for humans to maintain a healthy lifestyle -- it's also crucial for our four-legged friends. "Several studies have shown that weight loss for people and pets is always more successful if they do it together," says Dr. Sean Byrd, owner of Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau...
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Lay of the land: Buying a home? Do a landscape inspection
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Prudent house hunters usually await the results of a professional inspection before buying their dream home. All too often, though, one of the biggest contributors to a home's value is neglected: the landscape. And that can prove costly...
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Zip, zip, zoom! Photographer Laura Simon spends a day zip lining in Southern Illinois
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
One of Illinois' best-kept secrets is tucked away in the Shawnee National Forest, a beautiful expanse at the southern tip of the state. Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour, open since April 2013, gives visitors a tour through 83 acres of natural wonders. But it's not your typical ground tour...
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Dining around the world: Options for international cuisine abound in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
No need to change your latitude to adjust your attitude when it comes to dining in Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area offer fare of the islands -- the Caribbean, Greece, Ireland, Japan -- and flavors of Mexico, Europe and Asia. Venturing beyond the hamburger horizon, our palates can book passage to paradise...
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Cape Girardeau police report
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/21/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault. n Suspects were in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of a weapon...
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Cape Girardeau Fire Department
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/21/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 18 n Medical assist calls were made to: South West End Boulevard at 12:29 a.m.; Mason Street at 10:06 a.m.; North Spring Avenue at 10:24 a.m.; La Mesa Drive at 12:35 p.m.; Whitener Street at 6:21 p.m.; North Sprigg Street at 6:28 p.m.; South Pacific Street at 7:26 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 8:41 p.m.; North Main Street at 9:31 p.m.; and South Hanover Street at 10:42 p.m...
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Normandy Myers
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- Normandy Myers, 93, of Brownwood passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 23, 1921, at Zalma, Missouri, daughter of Avery Ellis and Lois Slinkard Myers. Normandy was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She served in World War II and the Korean War...
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Mary Joiner
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Mary M. Joiner, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Thelma Schade
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Thelma Sue Albritton Schade, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Life Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Donald Jordan
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald Gene Jordan, 83, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Whitener Cemetery at Marquand, Missouri...
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Ervin Eichhorn
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
KELSO, Mo. -- Ervin Eichhorn, 87, of Kelso passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the family home. He was born Jan. 19, 1928, near New Hamburg, Missouri, to Edward and Nora Dannenmueller Eichhorn. He married Rita Heisserer on Feb. 4, 1948. She preceded him in death Aug. 14, 2011...
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James White
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- James H. "Jim" White, 78, of Brownwood passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at his home. He was born March 7, 1937, at Brownwood, son of Elwood and Myrtle Strong White. Jim was a former bus driver for Advance School District. He retired from Florsheim Shoe Factory. He had been a shoe repairman and a musician. He was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Hilden Ross
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hilden Harry Ross, 90, of Perryville died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. 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, with military graveside rites provided by the VFW and Delta Team...
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Ada Long
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Ada Margaret Propes Long, 79, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 10, 1935, in Coffman, Missouri. She is survived by her husband, Vernon Long of Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Leadington, Missouri, Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Bob Thebeau will officiate. Interment will be in Old Pendleton Cemetery at Doe Run, Missouri...
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Charles Welker
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Charles Welker MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Charles Franklin "Pete" Welker, 81, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill...
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Julie Farrow
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Julie Ann Farrow, 73, of Jackson died Friday, April 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 13, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, to John Edward and Marjorie Elizabeth Morris White. She and Gerald D. Farrow were married June 22, 2000, in Reno, Nevada...
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John Deberry
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
John Lee Deberry, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1959, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to Lemon Bradford and Geraldine Deberry. John was a 1979 graduate of Central High School and attended Soulful Harvest Ministries in Cape Girardeau...
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Study: High-school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
NEW YORK -- Teen smoking hit a new low last year, while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed, a government report shows. The number of high school students who tried e-cigarettes tripled in one year -- to more than 13 percent. Water pipes or hookahs were used by 9.4 percent...
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Unprecedented germ diversity found in remote Amazonian tribe
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
WASHINGTON -- In a remote part of the Venezuelan Amazon, scientists have discovered members of a village isolated from the modern world have the most diverse colonies of bacteria ever reported living in and on the human body. The microbiome -- the trillions of mostly beneficial bacteria that share our bodies -- plays a critical role in maintaining health. ...
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Study finds ways to make medicine easier for children to take
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
CHICAGO -- Many sick children can't or won't swallow pills -- and that can make them sicker. But there may be some simple ways to help the medicine go down, a new study says. Dr. Kathleen Bradford and colleagues at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill reviewed research on pill-swallowing techniques...
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Mary Wessel
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Mary Susan Wessel, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A memorial service is planned May 16 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Times for visitation and service are pending at this time. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Births
(Births ~ 04/21/15)
Daughter to Vance and Rebecca Hobeck of Leopold, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 11:50 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015. Name, Ellie Jane. Weight, 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hobeck is the former Rebecca Seiler. Son to Brandon Michael Gibson and Lauren Michelle Litton of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:02 a.m. ...
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Out of the past: April 21
(Out of the Past ~ 04/21/15)
All five members of the Airport Board told the City Council and city staff yesterday they feel their recommendations have been ignored over the past month; at the conclusion of the special hour-long meeting, council members and staff pledged to do a better job of communicating with the board...
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Jindal gets little traction for 2016
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's focus on states important in the presidential campaign is drawing lots of criticism at home and doing little apparent good for his 2016 prospects. Lost -- at least for now -- in a pack of better-known White House contenders, Jindal is taking heat in Louisiana for a $1.6 billion budget shortfall that threatens colleges and health-care services with deep cuts. Lawmakers from both parties say his national political ambitions are a distraction...
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Clinton trying to recapture that old New Hampshire magic
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
KEENE, N.H. -- Road tripping for her new campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton is in New Hampshire to try to recapture the magic of the 2008 Democratic primary victory that gave that year's faltering effort a second wind. As she did in Iowa last week, Clinton is forgoing the packed rallies that marked her previous presidential campaign and focusing on smaller roundtable events with supporters...
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Grumpy goose takes over high-school lot
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A foul-tempered Canada goose has taken over the lot at White Plains High School. The honking and hissing interloper has been swooping down and chasing people. His actions are well-intended: He's protecting his mate, who's nesting on top of a storage garage. Principal Ellen Doherty calls it a fun, "teachable moment." Science teachers are discussing the geese. Journalism students are writing about them. Wildlife officials will relocate the family after the goslings hatch...
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Agency proposes lifting protections for most humpback whales
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
HONOLULU -- The federal government on Monday proposed removing most of the world's humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the massive mammals have rebounded after 45 years of protection and restoration efforts. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries officials want to reclassify humpbacks into 14 distinct populations and remove 10 of those from the list...
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Cape school board selects officers
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board at a special meeting Monday evening swore in two board members who were re-elected April 7. The board also selected its president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and a Missouri School Board Association delegate and legislative representative...
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Prosecutors: Capsized boat captain and crew member arrested
(International News ~ 04/21/15)
CATANIA, Sicily -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they arrested the captain and a crew member of the boat in which as many as 900 people are feared to have drowned in the unremitting waves of migrants seeking to escape from war-torn Libya. Even as the search continued for victims of the weekend disaster, coast guard ships rushed to respond to new distress calls on the high seas -- two off Libya and a third boat that ran aground near Greece...
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Poplar Bluff councilman urged to resign because of nepotism allegation
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff City Council member was asked to step down Monday after claims of nepotism. Mayor pro tem Jack Rushin violated state law when he voted with other council members to include his first cousin in the appointments to the city hall feasibility committee, said attorney John Scott...
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Sikeston schools locked down after man's suicide threat
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Despite forcing a brief lockdown of schools, a wandering man deemed suicidal by family was safely found by authorities Friday in Sikeston. About 2 p.m. Friday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report of a 30-year-old man in the 800 block of East Gladys Street who was threatening suicide and armed with a handgun, said Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for the agency...
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Father on trial in connection with son's shooting death
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of a Catron father accused of fatally shooting his son while apparently high on bath salts. Court officials say about 100 Stoddard County residents are expected to report to the courthouse to begin the selection process at 2 p.m. today in the trial of 40-year-old Charles C. Goforth...
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Clearwater Lake death considered accidental
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
CLEARWATER LAKE, Mo. -- An autopsy was performed Monday on a Piedmont man, whom authorities believe may have died when he suffered a heart attack while cleaning his fish near the Clearwater Dam. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department received a call about 4:30 p.m. ...
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Baltimore on edge after arrestee's fatal spine injury
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore's top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a "community on edge" Monday while investigating how a man suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have been suspended, but investigators say they still don't know how it happened...
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Minnesota men charged with trying to join Islamic State
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When Guled Ali Omar made up his mind to join the Islamic State group, authorities said, he wasn't easily deterred. The Minnesota man emptied his bank accounts in May and planned to fly to Syria via San Diego, federal officials say, but his family confronted him, and he set his plans aside. In November, officials say, he tried to board a flight in Minneapolis but was stopped by the FBI...
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U.S. warship heads to Yemeni waters; could block Iran weapons
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
WASHINGTON -- In a stepped-up response to Iranian backing of Shiite rebels in Yemen, the Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels...
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Woman sentenced in deaths of 6 newborns
(National News ~ 04/21/15)
PROVO, Utah -- A mother who killed six of her newborn babies and hid their bodies in her garage was sentenced to up to life in prison Monday at an emotional hearing in which a prosecutor depicted her as an "incredibly indifferent and callous" murderer...
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County Tea Party meeting set for today
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
The Cape County Tea Party today will discuss Colorado's transformation between 2000 and 2006 from a red state to a blue state, and whether such an occurrence could take place in Missouri. Its meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Post-Dispatch wins Pulitzer for Breaking News Photography
(State News ~ 04/21/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch photo staff is the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. The journalism awards were announced Monday. The Post-Dispatch was honored for its photo coverage of protests that followed the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August...
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Southeast Missouri State football team will play Kansas in 2017
(College Sports ~ 04/21/15)
Southeast football The Southeast Missouri State athletics department announced Monday that the Redhawks football team will play at Kansas on Sept. 2, 2017. It marks the second meeting between Southeast and the Big 12 team. The Jayhawks defeated the Redhawks 34-28 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, last season...
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High school roundup: Bell City baseball team romps to semis of conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Blues blanked in Game 3, trail Wild in playoff series
(Professional Sports ~ 04/21/15)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Louis Blues have been busy trying to agitate the Minnesota Wild into costly mistakes. With a sarcastic smile here and a timely goal there, the Wild have kept their cool and taken the series lead.
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Communities of Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
Bollinger County A great place to ... make a difference Nick Hendricks has lived most of his life in Marble Hill, and in 2013, he was appointed mayor of his hometown. In 2014, he was elected to a full two-year term as mayor. "It's important for younger people to get involved in the community," says Hendricks, who is 28. ...
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Velosity theft suspect waives arraignment
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
A Cape Girardeau businessman accused of stealing more than $70,000 waived his arraigment Monday. Jeff Lage, 32, had been scheduled to appear for an initial arraignment April 27, but the date was moved at the request of defense attorney Curtis Poore and prosecuting attorney Thomas Hoeh...
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Pavement Ends: 10 excellent places to view the Mississippi River
(Community ~ 04/21/15)
"I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers." We don't have snow-capped mountains or ocean beaches in the Midwest, but this part of the country does have something special: easy access to the greatest river in North America...
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