Stories from Tuesday, June 16, 2015

ST. LOUIS -- Rivers are rising throughout Missouri, and with more rainfall in the forecast, moderate flooding is expected at several locations. Both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers are overflowing because of heavy rain that has settled over the central U.S. over the past several days...

Jackson may see a new subdivision near the Old McKendree Chapel on South Old Orchard Road, but only if residents and city officials are on board with the plan. The Jackson Board of Aldermen moved Monday night to schedule a public hearing to discuss the proposed development, a project being tentatively called McKendree Crossing, for 7 p.m. July 20 at city hall...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri education officials are proposing changes after test-takers struggled on new certification exams, particularly those for aspiring math and science teachers. The proposed changes, which will be discussed today at a Missouri Board of Education meeting, include giving test-takers more time and fewer questions on some of the exams...

The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to move forward with negotiations regarding the construction of the indoor sports complex, but not without some discussion first. The resolution up for vote announced the selection of Midamerica Hotels Corp. to design and build the facility. It also calls for choosing South Kingshighway Investment LLC as the first alternate...

Jackson Post 158 won the opener 8-3 but dropped the nighcap 8-5.

Those attending the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Monday night caught a glimpse of some of the information that will be presented to the public over the next few months as part of the Transportation Trust Fund 5 information campaign. Transportation Trust Fund 4 expires at the end of the year, and the city is asking residents to consider voting Aug. 4 to approve a fifth installment of the half-cent sales tax that funds transportation projects on a pay-as-you-go basis...

The John Guild Chapter of National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution are shown at Bent Creek Golf Course where they sponsor a gold cart for the veterans every year. The chapter supports veterans in many ways. Shown from left are Linda Hutson, Beth Biri, Patsy Johnson, Cheryl Cook and Marti Strickland, chapter regent...

(Laura Simon)

Today is Tuesday, June 16, the 167th day of 2015. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1955, members of Argentina's military bombarded the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires in a failed attempt to assassinate President Juan Domingo Peron and his Cabinet, causing hundreds of civilian deaths, the same day Peron was excommunicated by Pope Pius XII for expelling two bishops from his country (however, the ban was effectively lifted in 1963)...

A local chapter of the not-for-profit program No Excuse Mom is providing area women a place to work out in a "judge-free zone," where they also learn exercise techniques for staying in shape, even with children at home. Several women, along with their children, gathered at A.C. Brase Arena Park last week for a free weekly workout session...

LONDON -- Protecting girls from cervical cancer might be possible with just one dose of the HPV vaccine rather than the three now recommended, a new analysis suggests. The authors of the study acknowledged it isn't convincing enough to change vaccination strategies immediately. But if their results are confirmed, requiring just one dose of the vaccine could have a big impact on how many girls around the world get immunized...

Dr. Earl Wayne Johnson, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 23, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Laurence Arial and Ruth Sophia Lindquist Johnson. He married his beloved wife, Lillian D. Statler, Aug. 8, 1948, in Jackson. She preceded him in death in 2009...

CACHE, Ill. -- Leland F. Ireland, 93, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, formerly of Cache, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Elizabeth House. Visitation will be at noon Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating. Full military honors will be conducted by the Coast Guard and area veterans...

James E. Davidson, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Scott City, died Tuesday, June 15, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. until service time Thursday at Amick-Burnett Chapel in Scott City. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel, with the Rev. Bob McMillon officiating...

Horace Lee Allen Reams, 58, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Appleton Medical Center after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. He was born Oct. 23, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, son of Franklin and Hazel Williams Reams. He and Sherril Hale were married May 20, 1978, in Scott City...

Darla Ann Hess, 53, of Delta passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 29, 1961, in Delta, daughter of Larry and Jane Hefner James. She and Doug Hess were married May 10, 1980, at Delta. Darla enjoyed scrapbooking...

Sandra Jean (nee Blaylock) Howard passed away, surrounded by her family and loved ones, Friday, June 12, 2015. Loving mother of Mark (Cheryl) Howard of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, Kim (Patrick) Noteboom of Salt Lake City and Laura Jo Wright of Manchester, Missouri. Dear grandmother of Maura Howard, Matthew Howard, Graham Noteboom, Joshua Noteboom, Erin Wright and Ellen Wright. Beloved sister of Wilda B. Price. Special aunt of Rhonda Price...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jewell Mae Gladish Barr, 92, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at her home, where she had resided the past 28 years. She was born Sept. 20, 1922, in Lutesville, to Silas and Dora Shell Gladish. She and Harold E. Barr were married April 16, 1955, in Hernando, Mississippi. They had two children, Jewell Lynne and Edward Harold "Eddie."...

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge handed a partial victory to the former CEO of American International Group, who claimed the government's bailout of the insurance giant in the heat of the financial crisis was unfairly punitive. Judge Thomas Wheeler ruled Monday to validate the allegation made in the lawsuit by former AIG chairman and CEO Maurice Greenberg. But the judge rejected Greenberg's demand for some $40 billion in damages for himself and other AIG shareholders from the government...

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. -- A civilian armed with a rifle was shot and critically wounded after trying to enter Little Rock Air Force Base on Monday, though it wasn't immediately clear why the man was trying to enter the sprawling base, military officials and police said...

Target will sell its pharmacy and clinic businesses to CVS Health in the latest twist behind a push from big retailers to become all things to all customers. The nation's second-largest drugstore chain will pay about $1.9 billion to run Target's in-store health operations and expand what they offer for customers who have come to expect they will be able to fill a prescription when they shop at Target...

Fireworks, mud volleyball, antique cars and a parade top the list of activities being planned for the Jackson Jaycees' annual Fourth of July celebration; helping to sponsor this year's event at the Jackson City Park will be Coca-Cola and radio station K103...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The person closest to the murderous thoughts of James Holmes before the neuroscience student unleashed an attack on a Colorado movie theater -- someone Holmes tried to keep in the dark -- will take the witness stand Tuesday. Dr. Lynne Fenton saw Holmes five times in 2012 and prescribed him drugs for anxiety and depression, concerned he had a social phobia after he confessed to thoughts of killing people, according to testimony in his death-penalty trial...

Workers with Fronabarger Concreters Inc. chat Monday next to part of a box culvert they are placing in a creek that runs along the Walnut Street extension. According to a news release from the city of Cape Girardeau, long-term road work will close part of South West End Boulevard from Route 74 to Linden Street in Cape Girardeau beginning Wednesday. ...

WASHINGTON -- Prince performed some of his greatest hits at a weekend White House party for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. But although guests put details on social media, White House spokesman Josh Earnest is refusing to confirm the "Purple Rain" singer's attendance...

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 35-year-old man accused in the killing of a couple from Arkansas who already is serving life sentences in six slayings in Illinois. Prosecutors in Jefferson County south of St. Louis filed notice June 8 of their intent to press for Nicholas Sheley's execution if he's convicted in the Festus, Missouri, killings of Jill and Tom Estes of Sherwood, Arkansas...

MIAMI -- Jeb Bush launched a Republican presidential bid months in the making Monday with a vow to get Washington "out of the business of causing problems" and to stay true to his beliefs -- easier said than done in a primary contest where his conservative credentials will be challenged...

WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. -- A bridge was closed for a second straight night because of swarms of mayflies so thick, they caused accidents, authorities said. Wrightsville fire officials said the Route 462 bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville closed about 10 p.m. Sunday...

DANNEMORA, N.Y. -- A woman charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison in northern New York by providing them with tools made a court appearance Monday as the manhunt for them hit its 10th day. Prosecutors say Joyce Mitchell, a prison tailoring shop instructor who had befriended the inmates, had agreed to be the getaway driver but backed out because she loved her husband and felt guilty for participating...

LOS ANGELES -- The dinosaurs are back on top after "Jurassic World" had a Tyrannosaurus rex-sized opening that proved bigger than expected. The film brought in a whopping $208.8 million in its first weekend in theaters, according to Universal Pictures on Monday...

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A Sikh college student from New York said Monday he is excited about a federal court decision that will permit him to enroll in the U.S. Army's Reserve Officer Training Corps without shaving his beard, cutting his hair or removing his turban...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Rachel Dolezal resigned as president of the NAACP's Spokane chapter Monday days after her parents said she is a white woman posing as black -- a swift fall for an activist credited with injecting remarkable new energy into the civil-rights organization...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. -- Beachgoers cautiously returned to the ocean Monday after two young people lost limbs in separate, life-threatening shark attacks in the same town in North Carolina. A 12-year-old girl lost her left arm below the elbow and suffered a leg injury Sunday afternoon. About an hour and 20 minutes later and 2 miles away, a shark bit off the left arm above the elbow of a 16-year-old boy...

DENVER -- Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you still can be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Monday a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. The case was being watched closely by employers and pot smokers in states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana...

VATICAN CITY -- The embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and his deputy resigned Monday after years of pressure, an indication Pope Francis is making good on his promise no one is above the law when it comes to covering up for clergy who sexually abuse children...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- An East Prairie man accused of severely beating a woman and holding her hostage is in jail. Brian K. Merryman, 38, of East Prairie is charged with two felony counts of first-degree domestic assault and felonious restraint...

Two people are in custody after an armed robbery Saturday afternoon in downtown Cape Girardeau. Sumner Kyle Foster, 19, and Tarrington Lareese Marks, 20, both of Cape Girardeau, are charged with robbery and armed criminal action with bond set at $50,000 cash only for each, according to reports. Foster is a former resident of Charleston, Missouri, and Marks is formerly of Sikeston, Missouri...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man reportedly was shot twice in the back Saturday night. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. This marks the fourth shooting in Sikeston in less than three weeks. On June 6, TyRussell Davis, along with a passenger in his sport utility vehicle, were shot in the Welter and Lee Street area, killing Davis and leaving the other victim with three gunshot wounds. ...

A Cape Girardeau family won't have to wait much longer for their moment of fame. The episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" filmed in Cape Girardeau is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Thursday and midnight Friday. Lauren and Travis Grammer's search for a new home in the area was filmed last fall...

The Cape County Tea Party will host its monthly open meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St. Ryan Johnson, founder and president of the Missouri Alliance for Freedom, will be the guest speaker. The alliance is a conservative advocacy and accountability group focused on advancing a conservative policy plan in Missouri and holding elected officials accountable, according to a news release from the Cape County Tea Party...

A maximum 3 percent raise was approved for all city employees at the Scott City council meeting Monday night. By July 1, the city has to approve its 2015-2016 fiscal year budget, and the council was under pressure to come to a consensus on how much of a raise to provide its workers...

The Cape Girardeau Post 63 Ford and Sons American Legion baseball team was swept in a doubleheader with De Soto on Monday, falling 8-5 and 17-4 at Capaha Field. Cape outhit De Soto 10-8 in the first game, but fell in a six-run hole after four innings. De Soto struck for four runs in the second on one hit, taking advantage of two errors, two walks and a hit batsman...

The victory was the fourth in a row for St. Louis.

Jackson will hold its annual e-cycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Recycling Center, 508 Eastview Court. The event allows unusable electronic items, appliances and other metal objects to be diverted from landfills, according to a news release from Jackson Public Works director Rodney Bollinger...

BEDFORD, Pa. -- Police say a man left a Pennsylvania Turnpike plaza without claiming a $500 prize from a lottery ticket, only to have another man claim the winnings. Troopers from the Bedford barracks say the man left the voucher on a lottery machine Friday at the South Midway Service Plaza. The man had scanned the ticket to verify his winnings but left with his information on the machine. Another man claimed the winnings and used them to buy $78 worth of tickets and $422 in a money order...

VATICAN CITY -- A draft copy of Pope Francis' awaited encyclical on the environment calls for urgent action to protect the Earth and fight global warming, which the pope says is "mostly" due to human activity and the burning of fossil fuels. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the document leaked to the Italian newsweekly L'Espresso and published on its website Monday was not the final version, and the official encyclical still would be released as scheduled on Thursday...

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals game against the Kansas City Royals that was rained out Sunday has been rescheduled for July 23. The teams had two mutual days off with Aug. 4 the other possibility for the final game of the season series. The Cardinals won the first two games of a three-game series and lead the season series 3-2...

BC-EU-MED--Britain Frozen Eggs,129 UK court denies woman's attempt to carry her own grandchild LONDON (AP) -- Britain's High Court has denied an attempt by a woman to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to create her own grandchild, after deciding it wasn't clear whether the daughter wanted the procedure...

Depro Daughter to Jason Andrew and Elizabeth A. Depro of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:02 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Name, Lennon Prudence. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Depro is the former Elizabeth Hartsfield, daughter of Dennis and Melinda Hartsfield of Brighton, Tennessee. She is employed by Fonn Enterprises, UC. Depro is the son of Dennis and Stephanie Depro of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by The Print Co...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Tracy M. Cookson, 42, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to use turn signal, failure to stop at a steady red light and speeding...

JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Emergency medical service calls to East Jackson Boulevard and South Hope Street. n Citizens assist on North Missouri Street. Sunday n Moving vehicle accident with injuries on East Main Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Medical assist calls were made to: South West End Boulevard at 8:14 a.m.; Jefferson Avenue at 12:04 p.m.; North Kingshighway at 2:02 p.m.; Linden Street at 5:37 p.m.; Broadway at 6 p.m.; Siemers Drive at 6:20 p.m.; South Pacific Street at 8:56 p.m.; and Linden Street at 11:21 p.m...

Thanks to bipartisan effort, Missouri's veterans will see renovations in their veterans homes. Cape Girardeau's veterans will also benefit from improvements to its facility, as it, too, is slated to receive a major overhaul. Included in the enhancements will be the replacement of such things as...

The Kingdom of Spain is beset by problems that would seem impossible to hold within one state: 25 percent unemployment, corruption scandals that bring weekly arrests of elected officials and civil servants, illegal immigration from North Africa and the Middle East, the collapse of its two-party system in recent elections, a stubbornly high national debt, and a popular separatist movement in Catalonia. ...

Help us, O God, to make sound decisions when facing complex problems. Amen.

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Protecting the Heartland's streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA), passed in 1972, helps our communities and is vital to our economy, health, safety and quality of life. During the past 43 years, EPA, the states, and local partners have worked tirelessly to clean up once polluted rivers and streams...