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Volunteers work to provide fresh produce to food pantries
(State News ~ 07/31/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As a young child during the Great Depression, Jefferson City resident Jack Ryan and his family took in homeless wanderers at their small farmhouse, feeding them before they hopped back on the nearby train and headed toward their next destination...
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Program helps draw wildlife to land under power lines
(State News ~ 07/31/15)
GRANBY, Mo. -- On a recent morning, a plot of land under the power lines crossing Rhea Ross' property was bursting with buckwheat. Bees and butterflies are attracted to the plant, and deer eat it as well, she said. It's one of many species she and her husband, Donald, have planted in the space over the past year, a move that has been bringing in more and healthier wildlife to the area...
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Canoeists set record in paddling from Kansas to Missouri
(State News ~ 07/31/15)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Two Texas men have set a record in a race by canoeing the Missouri River from Kansas City, Kansas, to St. Charles, Missouri, in 34 hours and 34 minutes. Phil Bowden and Chris Issendorf rowed their way across the finish line Wednesday near the Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center in St. Charles in the 10th annual MR340 race, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Steele man arraigned on murder charge
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Steele, Missouri, man wanted in connection with the death of another Pemiscot County, Missouri, man has turned himself in to authorities. Ratio Frederick Armour, 26, turned himself in to the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. He is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the July 3 death of 30-year-old Larry Turner of Hayti, Missouri...
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Construction to close part of Old Cape Road East
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
Construction on South Old Orchard Road will begin Aug. 10 in Jackson. Portions of Old Cape Road East will be closed to all but local traffic at times wile Fronabarger Concreters Inc. begins phase five of the South Old Orchard Road Improvement Project. The city held a pre-construction conference last week with the contractor, engineer, utility managers and local officials...
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Riverboat docks in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
ABOVE: The Queen of the Mississippi prepares to dock at the riverfront Thursday morning in downtown Cape Girardeau. This was the first docking of a riverboat since the floodgates opened earlier this week. LEFT: Linda Hill and Betty Voss volunteer at the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau's booth to sell souvenirs to the guests of the Queen of the Mississippi riverboat...
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Chaffee German Days to offer everything from pageants to polka
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
Chaffee German Days is an annual festival that brings the town together. Beginning with fried chicken and beer at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Frisco Park in Chaffee, Missouri, the event runs all day and night until Randy Elfrank kills the music at midnight Saturday...
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Groups plan events to help with school supplies
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
With the first day of school approaching fast, organizations in the Cape Girardeau area soon will host events to help students in need of school supplies. Robert Harris, founder of the Cape Girardeau Community Gardens, organizes an annual Urban Kids Project, where children ages 6 to 12 can pick up free back-to-school supplies, including markers, crayons, pencils, notebooks, erasers, glue sticks and more...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray has had a busy summer
(College Sports ~ 07/31/15)
The new coach recently was joined by his family and has been getting comfortable in his new surroundings.
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Floodwall mural celebrates 10th anniversary
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
The Mississippi River Tales floodwall mural may have celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, but those who came together to design, sponsor and paint the mural recall bringing it to life as if it were yesterday. A group of about 50 people gathered around a tent in the parking lot at Water and Themis streets Thursday afternoon, facing the mural itself, as city leaders and mural advocates gave brief speeches about the project that quickly became part of Cape Girardeau's identity...
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Sifton drops out of race for Missouri attorney general
(State News ~ 07/31/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Sen. Scott Sifton says he's dropping out of the race for Missouri attorney general in 2016 and instead will seek re-election to his Senate seat. He had faced a potential primary race against fellow Democrat and St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman...
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Lawsuit against Fruitland slaughterhouse set for review
(Local News ~ 07/31/15)
A lawsuit alleging a local meat processor illegally sent waste from its slaughterhouse flowing into a Cape Girardeau County creek is set for review in court Monday. Judge Benjamin Lewis also may examine a request for additional damages during a case review at 9 a.m. Monday at the Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau...
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Floodwall Murals
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/31/15)
This photo is from the re-dedication of the floodwall murals.
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World War II veterans honored
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/31/15)
Members of Louis K. Juden Post 63 American Legion and their Auxiliary honored their WWII veterans members at their annual 4th of July picnic on July 4th.The WWII veterans were recognized and honored as the post observed the 70th nniversary of the end of WWII. The WWII veterans were ecognized and presented with a certificate of Honor and Commemorative Metal recognizing their WWII service and membership in American Legion...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
Today is Friday, July 31, the 212th day of 2015. There are 153 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 31, 1715, a fleet of Spanish ships carrying gold, silver and jewelry sank during a hurricane off the east Florida coast, scattering most of their treasure along the ocean floor. Of some 2,500 crew members, more than 1,000 died...
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Avoid water hazards with vigilance, preparedness
(Editorial ~ 07/31/15)
Besides the usual severe weather warnings and weather-related incidents seen this time of year in Missouri, many of us also lately have heard about our fair share of drowning deaths. If you thought accidental drownings appeared to be on the rise statewide, you weren't imagining it...
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Speak out 7/31/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/31/15)
As a college student many years ago, I was required to read Dr. Paul Ehrlich's book, "The Population Bomb," written in 1968. Among his predictions was that by 1980, our coastlines would be uninhabitable because all sea life would die and the stench from rotting fish would make life unbearable there. ...
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Out of the past: July 31
(Out of the Past ~ 07/31/15)
Two former First Federal Savings and Loan facilities in Cape Girardeau and one in Jackson will be closed, says an official of Cape County Bank, which purchased First Federal; the Cape Girardeau facilities to close are at West Park Mall and on William Street...
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Births 7/31/15
(Births ~ 07/31/15)
Daughter to Alan Dale and Denise Michelle Fisher of Benton, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:46 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2015. Name, Jaden Michelle. Weight, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Fisher is the former Denise Newberry, daughter of James and Pat Fisher of New Madrid, Missouri. She is a surgical technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Fisher is the son of Charlie McCain and Gina McCain of Morehouse, Missouri. He is manager of the meat department at Food Giant...
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Jackson police report 7/31/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/31/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Joshua M. Baker, 21, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. n Michael S. Bowman, 34, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on original charges of careless and imprudent driving, failure to register a motor vehicle and displaying plates of another...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/31/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/31/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Kathy Loueira Hannah, 36, 1927 N. Kingshighway, was arrested on three Cape Girardeau warrants for striking a stopped vehicle, driving while suspended and failure to show proof of insurance and a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for traffic offense...
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Charles Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/31/15)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Charles L. Wilson, 86, of Olive Branch died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1929, in Thebes, Illinois, son of Willis and Leona Bedwell Wilson. He and Phyllis Lowe were married Dec. 10, 1949. Charles worked in construction more than 40 years and was a lifelong farmer in Alexander County. He was a member of unions in Cairo, Illinois, and Cape Girardeau and a member of Pulaski-Alexander Farm Bureau...
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Alvina Meyers
(Obituary ~ 07/31/15)
Alvina M. Meyers, 96, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from noon until service time Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Penny Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/31/15)
Penny Baker, 42, of Jackson is now fully restored and at the side of Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. She passed away peacefully Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She valiantly fought a six-year battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 26, 1972, in Cape Girardeau, to Jim and Ann Schaefer Ingram. She and Darrin Baker were married April 19, 2003, at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson...
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Judge leaves Katy Perry's bid to buy convent in limbo
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Katy Perry's dream of owning a hilltop convent near Hollywood is going to have to wait a while longer. The convent, which Perry has wanted to buy to be her personal residence for several years, is in the middle of a legal fight between a group of elderly nuns and the archbishop of Los Angeles over who has control of the sale and its proceeds...
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Best Bet: 'Back to the Future' outdoors
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
The classic science fiction-comedy "Back To The Future" will be shown at 8 p.m. today at Arena Golf, 2901 Hawthorne Road in Cape Girardeau. Popcorn will be available, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating -- blankets and chairs. More information is available by calling 573-332-0860...
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Ink Blotter 7/31/15
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
Katie Michele of Sikeston, Missouri, submitted this photo of her tattoo she had done at Working Class Tattoos & Piercings. "I got my tattoo on my first year of sobriety," she said. "It took many times falling flat on my face, ruining friendships, hurting my family and slowly falling apart before I realized I was better off sober. But now I am 3 years sober and counting! And I am beyond blessed that I was able to get clean before it was too late!"...
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Trump's call for mass deportations runs into messy realities
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
NEW YORK -- In one of his first forays into policy as a presidential candidate, Republican Donald Trump calls for the deportation of all 11 million people estimated to be living in the country illegally while allowing the "really good people" to return...
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Maryland governor to close Baltimore detention center
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced plans to shut down a "deplorable" Baltimore jail that was the focus of a federal corruption investigation. Hogan said at a news conference Thursday the state would save $10 million to $15 million a year by closing the "deplorable" Baltimore City Detention Center. It houses hundreds of inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences...
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Afghan Taliban confirm Mullah Omar's death, choose successor
(International News ~ 07/31/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday as a new round of peace talks was postponed indefinitely amid concerns over how committed the new leadership is to ending the militant group's 14-year insurgency...
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Turkey onslaught on Kurds, after IS attack, fuels anger
(International News ~ 07/31/15)
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Just when it seemed Turkey was getting serious about the fight against IS, it has turned its military focus to pounding its old foe: the Kurdish rebels. In Turkey's Kurdish heartland, the government's renewed military onslaught against the rebels has left many people crying treachery -- with suspicions rife that Turkey used a brief offensive against IS as a cover to launch a broad attack against the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. ...
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Man stabs several people at Jerusalem gay-pride parade
(International News ~ 07/31/15)
JERUSALEM -- Revelers dancing and singing through the streets of Jerusalem during the holy city's annual gay-pride parade were left shrieking in pain and panic Thursday night as an anti-gay extremist lunged into a group leading the march and stabbed six people, Israeli police and witnesses said...
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Defense, DA argue reasons to spare Colorado gunman's life
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Defense attorneys for James Holmes made one more appeal for mercy Thursday for the Colorado movie theater shooter, urging jurors to consider his mental illness in his sentencing even though they rejected his claim of insanity when they found him guilty of murdering 12 people and trying to kill 70 others...
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Confederate flags left near Rev. Martin Luther King's church
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
ATLANTA -- Police worked Thursday to identify two white males who were caught on surveillance camera laying Confederate battle flags neatly on the ground near the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church. It was the latest provocative act involving the Civil War-era symbol since nine black church members were gunned down during Bible study in South Carolina, and it happened in the heart of an area devoted to the slain civil-rights leader, near his birthplace, his crypt and a center devoted to preserving his legacy.. ...
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Rescuers hope for 'best-case scenario' for boys lost at sea
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mustering hope for a "best-case scenario" in the face of countless unknowns, search crews braced for a seventh day and night at sea Thursday in the hunt for two teenagers missing from their capsized boat. Friends Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, both 14, went missing July 24 off Florida's Atlantic coast...
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Fire chief: Training planned after 911 dispatcher hung up
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- All Albuquerque Fire Department employees in emergency situations will undergo additional training after a dispatcher told a 911 caller trying to help a teenage shooting victim to "deal with it yourself." The department will start giving crisis intervention training to all firefighters and dispatchers next week, fire chief David Downey said Wednesday...
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Cincinnati cop pleads not guilty to murder in traffic stop
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
CINCINNATI -- A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a missing front license plate pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter. Twenty-five-year-old Ray Tensing appeared at his arraignment wearing a striped jail suit, with his hands cuffed behind him...
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Wing part could help solve MH370 mystery
(International News ~ 07/31/15)
SAINT-ANDRE, Reunion -- A barnacle-encrusted wing part that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island could help solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries as investigators work to connect it to the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago...
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Investigation: Filthy Rio water a threat at 2016 Olympics
(International News ~ 07/31/15)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The waters where Olympians will compete in swimming and boating events next summer in South America's first games are rife with human sewage and present a serious health risk for athletes, as well as for visitors to the iconic beaches of Rio de Janeiro...
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Taxidermist re-creates football rivalry
(National News ~ 07/31/15)
LANSING, Mich. -- A Lansing-based taxidermist used the longtime rivalry between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan as inspiration for his latest creation. Nick Saade recently made a football display with 22 stuffed chipmunks wearing little Spartan and Wolverine helmets. The chipmunks are mounted to a small-scale football field in passing, throwing, catching and tackling positions...
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Cape bluesman Ivas John reflects on past, embraces acoustic sound for new album
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
People sometimes assume Ivas John's a bluesman because he was born in Chicago, as if it just happened. "[Having been born in Chicago] had nothing to do with that," he said. "The blues are everywhere." In a way, it glosses over his earnest conversion to the genre and years of hard work making a name for himself within it...
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Cardinals strike lucrative long-term deal with FSN
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals will stay on Fox Sports Midwest through 2032, thanks to an agreement announced Thursday. The 15-year deal begins in 2018 and runs through the 2032 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Cardinals are a lynchpin of Fox Sports Midwest, which broadcasts games to parts of 10 states. ...
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Cards attempt to boost offense, trade for Moss
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/15)
St. Louis acquired the left-handed slugger from Cleveland.
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Cardinals rally in ninth for 9-8 win over Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/15)
Matt Carpenter blasted two home runs and had four hits in his return to the leadoff spot in the St. Louis lineup.
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Rams impressed with Gurley's conditioning
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Despite Todd Gurley being ahead of schedule in his return from injury, the St. Louis Rams aren't counting on the first-round pick right away. General manager Les Snead said Thursday that Gurley was impressive in conditioning tests earlier this week with just the rookies on the field for one of the hottest days of the summer...
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Holliday returns to 15-day DL
(Professional Sports ~ 07/31/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday is back on the disabled list. The St. Louis Cardinals placed the All-Star outfielder on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a recurrence of his right quadriceps injury. General manager John Mozeliak said an MRI exam showed a grade 2 strain, and Mozeliak wasn't sure how long Holliday will be sidelined. He said tests indicated the injury was not as severe as the one in June tha forced him to miss 31 games...
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Prayer 7/31/15
(Prayer ~ 07/31/15)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, for meeting our needs according to your riches in glory. Amen.
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Author seeks to bring attention to historic roadsides across Missouri
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
Readers of "Historic Missouri Roadsides" by Southeast Missouri native Bill Hart can take a trip across the Show Me State without leaving home. Though the glossy-paged book easily could be used to adorn a coffee table, the author said he considers it a combination of a travelogue and photography book and more...
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Acting Out! will venture 'Into the Woods' with production of musical
(Entertainment ~ 07/31/15)
Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty will share a stage next week when "Into the Woods" is presented by local theater troupe Acting Out! The musical production, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, has a sizable cast, with the main characters emerging from stories such as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Jack and the Beanstalk."...
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