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Sikeston police flush out toilet-paper heist suspects
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A tip led to the arrest of three men who stole a trailer filled with $70,000 worth of toilet paper. Jimmie Smith, 51, of Memphis, Tennessee, was charged with felony theft/stealing of more than $25,000 and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Markel A. Eskridge, 42, and Eugene Pickens, 36, also both of Memphis, each were charged with felony theft/stealing more than $25,000...
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Fire destroys home; no one injured
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
No one was injured in a house fire that destroyed a Cape Girardeau County home Tuesday night. And thanks to the efforts of a neighbor, the home's dogs were kept from becoming casualties. Neighbor Doug Friese saw the smoke from the home about 6 p.m. and went to the house at 2816 County Road 645 to investigate. The large, two-story brick house on a hill is on the other side of a creek, only accessible by a wide concrete bridge...
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Cape school board OKs $546K in bids for computers, concrete
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board on Tuesday approved three bids, totaling more than $546,000, to update some of the district's desktop computers, replace student laptop computers at Central Junior High School and begin exterior concrete work at Blanchard, Clippard and Franklin elementary schools...
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Parents, stores prepare for sales-tax holiday
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
This year's annual back-to-school sales tax holiday also will mark the last weekend of the summer for many area students, so it may be a busy one for shopping in Southeast Missouri. The 2015-2016 school year begins Aug. 13 in area public school districts such as Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perryville and during the week of Aug. ...
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Capahas' season ends with 7-3 loss to Newton Rebels
(Community Sports ~ 07/29/15)
The Capahas went 2-2 at NBC World Series.
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Judge Limbaugh to tell about historic Fort A site
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
The next installment of the Cape River Heritage Museum's speaker series program offers a closer look at a local Civil War site. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. will deliver a presentation "Fort A, River Vista" at 11 a.m. Saturday at the museum, 538 Independence St...
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2nd Annual All Write Now! Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/15)
Saturday, July 11, 2015 was not just hot from the sun on the Campus of Southeast Missouri State University, but was sweltering with excitement from writers coming together for networking, pitching, and sharing knowledge and experience. The conference was established and coordinated through Southeast Missouri Writing Guild of Cape Girardeau, Mo and Heartland Writers Guild of Jackson, Mo. ...
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Hoops for Life 5K Run/Walk
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/29/15)
Participants listen as the National Anthem plays before the start of the Hoops for Life 5K Run on July 25 at Kiwanis Park
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Southeast Missouri State University Art Academy Exhibit 2015
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/15)
Art Academy Exhibit 2015 Student art works from the Art Academy , Art Reach, and Painting with the Elderly workshops will be on display at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 North Main Street, August 7- 29, 2015 with an opening reception on First Friday, August 7th from 5- 9 p.m. The Art Council is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m...
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Delta Variety Show and Dance
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/15)
delta variety show and dance, Saturday August 8, 2015 -- 7:00p.m. Delta Community Building Delta Mo. Featuring Local talent -- Kelli Seabaugh, Kenny Chapman, Debbie Sadler, Don Hester, Steve Parker Classy Chassy Country -- Becki & Leroy admission Adults -$5:00 -- Children (6 -12 ) $3.00...
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Lawsuits settled in crash that killed teenager
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
Three lawsuits have been settled in connection with a 2013 box-truck crash that killed a Glenallen, Missouri, teenager. Bobby Joe Abernathy, 36, pleaded guilty last year to vehicular involuntary manslaughter while intoxicated and second-degree vehicular assault in connection with the April 5, 2013, crash that killed 17-year-old Amelia Fisher...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2015. There are 155 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 29, 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh, 37, died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. On this date:...
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Obama presidency's failures
(Column ~ 07/29/15)
A gentleman approached me in a grocery store this week and asked if I could confirm a rumor he heard about the president. In hushed tones, he said the president was poised to ignore the Constitution and seek a third term. And should the populace resist that controversial move, the rumor opined that the president would impose marshal law to quell any discontent...
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Planned Parenthood investigation necessary
(Editorial ~ 07/29/15)
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has opened an investigation into Planned Parenthood after the release of secretly recorded videos appearing to show the organization has engaged in selling body parts of unborn babies. Several other states are doing the same...
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American being sought for lion poaching
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean police said Tuesday they are searching for an American hunter who allegedly shot a well-known, protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others. Authorities Tuesday said two Zimbabwean men will appear in court for allegedly helping lure the lion outside of its protected area to kill it...
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'Bachelorette,' fiance ready to be a normal couple
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/15)
NEW YORK -- Now they're engaged, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth are ready to go on their first real-world date. The bachelorette and her chosen fiance now are able to live their love away from TV cameras after Monday night's "The Bachelorette" finale on ABC. Bristowe chose the 29-year-old personal trainer as her one true love...
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California teen accused of killing 8-year-old girl
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- A 15-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin at the housing complex for artists where they lived, authorities said Tuesday. Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel said Madyson Middleton went into the apartment willingly and probably was dead before she was reported missing Sunday evening...
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Pollard soon will be freed
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- Jonathan Pollard, the former Navy intelligence analyst whose conviction of spying for Israel stoked international passions, has been granted parole and will be released from prison in November after nearly 30 years. The decision to free Pollard from his life sentence, announced Tuesday by his lawyers and confirmed by the Justice Department, caps an espionage case that spurred decades of legal and diplomatic wrangling. ...
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Prison worker pleads guilty in escape of 2 killers
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- A prison worker who was "in over her head" with two inmates convicted of murder tearfully pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of aiding them by smuggling hacksaw blades and other tools to the pair, who broke out and spent three weeks on the run...
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Report: Health-care spending to accelerate
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's respite from accelerating health-care costs appears to be over. Spending on health care will outpace the nation's overall economic growth over the next decade, the government forecast Tuesday, underscoring a coming challenge for the next president, not to mention taxpayers, businesses and individual Americans...
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Hanaway urges stricter penalty for sale of fetal organs
(State News ~ 07/29/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Republican candidate for Missouri governor Catherine Hanaway during an anti-abortion rally Tuesday said the penalty for selling aborted fetus remains should be a felony, not a misdemeanor. Hanaway spoke to a group of about 50 people outside Planned Parenthood's Columbia Health Center. ...
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2 meetings held by panel examining Ferguson decisions
(State News ~ 07/29/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A legislative panel that said it would investigate Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's decisions involving the state's response to protests that followed a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown has met just twice since December, with the chairman citing difficulty in coordinating members' schedules...
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Nixon calls for ethics law changes after 2 lawmakers resign
(State News ~ 07/29/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday state ethics laws need to be revamped in light of accusations that led to the resignations of two state lawmakers this year. Nixon criticized the culture of the Capitol during remarks at a school administrators' conference in Columbia, calling the state the "Wild West" of ethics laws...
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Out of the past: July 29
(Out of the Past ~ 07/29/15)
Bruce H. Schoen of rural Jackson has been selected as the new bishop of the Cape Girardeau Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; in turn, he selected Dr. Perry Roberts and Michael J. Ross, both of Cape Girardeau, as counselors. Consolidated Freightways, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has opened a branch terminal at 3021 Nash Road East; Damon Schildknecht is terminal supervisor...
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Jackson police report 7/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Codi D. Rodgers, 17, of Jackson was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle without a proper license. n London R. Dykes, 17, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Julia Marie Niemira, 17, 2021 Lacey St., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to drive within a single lane. n Toni Lynn Wiseman, 37, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for dangerous drugs...
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Virginia Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Virginia Kay "Susie" Reynolds, 59, of Bell City passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at the family home. She was born Dec. 5, 1955, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late James and Lois Johnson Nance. She and Steven F. Reynolds were married Feb. 14, 1990...
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Mark Huber
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
Mark E. Huber, 51, of Wildwood, Missouri, was baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection Sunday, July 26, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was born Aug. 12, 1963, to the late Norbert and Margie Huber of Cape Girardeau...
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Marie Hinni
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
Marie Frances Hinni, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of complications from Parkinson's disease. She was born Oct. 4, 1933, in Perryville, Missouri, to Daniel and Mable Miget Berkbigler. She and John Hinni were married in 1959...
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Joseph Heskett
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joseph Harding "Joe" Heskett, 91, of Advance passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. The Rev. Steve Tippen of Bloomfield, Missouri, will officiate. Interment will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...
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Diana Godwin
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
Diana Kay Godwin, 67, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 25, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to Alfred and Alma Scherer Cummins. Diana worked at Schnucks in Cape Girardeau and at Sparta Wal-Mart. She was a member of AARP and was of the Catholic belief...
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William Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- William Russell "Bill" Baker, 91, of Oviedo, Florida, formerly of Mounds, died Monday, July 27, 2015, at his home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, with full military honors by the United States Coast Guard and area veterans...
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Helen Adams
(Obituary ~ 07/29/15)
Helen Carolyn Adams, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at her home. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
- After the deluge, downtown Cape floodgates open (Local News ~ 07/29/15)
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Missing teens strayed from planned route into open ocean
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
TEQUESTA, Fla. -- Two teens whose lives were intertwined with the sea remained lost in the Atlantic on Tuesday, as their families and authorities tried to maintain hope against the fading odds of their survival. The Coast Guard pressed ahead with a fifth day of searches for the boys while their families coordinated air searches of their own, insistent Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos were competent seamen and athletic young men who still could be found alive. ...
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NTSB: Company should have prepared for human error
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- The developer of the commercial spacecraft that broke apart during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert last year failed to protect against human error, specifically the co-pilot unlocking a braking system too quickly and triggering the accident that killed him, federal investigators said Tuesday...
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Cape man awaiting sentencing in Belleville shooting
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
A Cape Girardeau man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the Feb. 9, 2014, death of a Belleville, Illinois, man. Anthony P. Allen, 22, and two other suspects were arrested Feb. 9, 2014, after Darrin B. Hayes, 25, was found dead of gunshot wounds in his Belleville apartment, Lt. Michael Hundelt, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, said in a news release at the time...
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Body found in floodwaters near Caruthersville identified
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A body found in floodwaters southeast of Caruthersville has been identified. The victim was 59-year-old Diane McDaniel of Caruthersville, said Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell. Greenwell said it apparently was an accidental drowning...
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U.S. indexes advance on strong earnings; China stabilizes
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
NEW YORK -- Global stocks steadied and U.S. markets advanced Tuesday, as investors were encouraged by strong results from UPS, Ford and other big companies. The recovery comes after five straight days of losses for U.S. indexes. It's not uncommon for stocks to reverse course after several days in one direction, and investors say the market still is lacking the foundation for an extended rally...
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Cardinals shut out by Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/15)
The Cincinnati starting pitcher Mike Leake, who threw eight innings, is the subject of trade rumors.
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MSHSAA rolls back summer contact days to 20
(High School Sports ~ 07/29/15)
All 11 proposals to the Missouri State High School Athletics Association Constitution and By-laws were passed in May at the annual MSHSAA election. Communications director Jason West spoke in detail about this year's revisions and several new changes to championship venues in a phone interview Monday...
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Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- Archaeologists have uncovered human remains of four of the earliest leaders of the English colony that would become America, buried for more than 400 years near the altar of what was America's first Protestant church in Jamestown, Virginia...
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Nation, world briefs 7/29/2015
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's son and onetime heir apparent was convicted and sentenced to death Tuesday by a court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on charges of murder and inciting genocide during the country's 2011 uprising. But Seif al-Islam Gadhafi is unlikely to face the firing squad anytime soon. ...
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Jail releases more footage of Sandra Bland before her death
(National News ~ 07/29/15)
HEMPSTEAD, Texas -- Texas authorities on Tuesday released several hours of footage showing Sandra Bland during her three days in jail, saying they wanted to dispel rumors she was dead before arriving there. Waller County Judge Trey Duhon said such theories -- including that Bland's mug shot was taken after her death -- have led to death threats against county officials. Duhon said the FBI is investigating the most serious threats...
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Fugitive's role in horror film leads to arrest
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/15)
TACOMA, Wash. -- A fugitive has been arrested after federal agents saw his photo in a newspaper article about a low-budget horror movie. Jason Stange, 44, a convicted bank robber, plays a leading role in the movie "Marla Mae." The Olympian newspaper ran a feature story on the film Friday with photos that showed Stange on the set in Olympia. Federal agents arrested him at a restaurant near the set. The film's producer says Stange will remain in the film, scheduled for release next year...
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Prayer 7/29/15
(Prayer ~ 07/29/15)
Your word, O God, is flawless. You are a shield to those who take refuge in you. Amen.
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