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Southeast Missouri State football team opens fall camp Thursday
(College Sports ~ 08/05/15)
For Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz, the start of fall camp on Thursday will mark the start of him breaking free of any distractions, which he said is probably his favorite part of the preseason.
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Three people hurt in rollover crash in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/05/15)
Three people were hospitalized after a car crash at Pacific and Independence streets in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday afternoon. At 3:49 p.m., a white Ford Fusion and blue Dodge Caravan collided, where the Caravan then rolled onto its side. Two people in the Caravan were extricated from the vehicle and taken to a hospital, as was a man from the other vehicle...
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GOP debate field of 10 is set, with Trump in top slot
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
CLEVELAND -- Billionaire businessman Donald Trump will be front and center in the Republican Party's leadoff presidential debate, scoring the top spot in Thursday's prime-time faceoff where he'll be joined by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and seven other White House hopefuls who made the campaign's first cut...
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Jackson voters approve water-system bond issue
(Local News ~ 08/05/15)
Jackson's water system will get an upgrade next year, thanks to the easy passage of an $11.5 million water-bond issue in Tuesday's election. It's the first water improvement bond issue to pass since 1997 and will include the construction of a new well, new water tower, improved pump equipment and upgraded piping around the city...
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Transportation sales tax renewal passes easily
(Local News ~ 08/05/15)
Cape Girardeau voters overwhelmingly renewed the city's half-cent transportation sales tax in Tuesday's election. It was the only issue on the ballot for the city, and it passed with more than 76 percent of the vote. The Transportation Trust Fund, or TTF as it's commonly called, has been approved by voters every five years since 1995...
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Cape Girardeau Public Library grand prize bicycle winners
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/05/15)
Cape Girardeau Public Library grand prize bicycle winners from the Every Hero has a Story 2015 Summer Reading Club. Bike donations were from the Friends of the Library Foundation, UCT Council 534, VFW Post 3838, and VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary. Back Row: Sandy Prichard, President VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary; Joe Wolsey, Commander VFW Post 3838; Geoffrey Seyer (representing bike winner Shane Seyer); Bert and Jobyna Daume, UCT Council 534...
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Jenny Lake
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/05/15)
Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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33 injured as blast rocks Noranda plant
(Local News ~ 08/05/15)
An explosion rocked the metal service building at Noranda Aluminum about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, injuring 33 employees and taking out the side of the building. A large plume of smoke could be seen above the plant near New Madrid, Missouri, in New Madrid County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
Today is Wednesday, August 5, the 217th day of 2015. There are 148 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 5, 1965, during the Vietnam War, "The CBS Evening News" sparked controversy as it aired a report by correspondent Morley Safer showing a group of U.S. Marines torching huts in the village of Cam Ne, considered a Viet Cong stronghold, using flamethrowers and Zippo cigarette lighters...
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Music man earns place in local history
(Editorial ~ 08/05/15)
To say that Dr. Dan Cotner is deserving of the honor of having the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band Shell named after him is an understatement. Known as Cape Girardeau's own River City Music Man, Cotner personifies music and has dedicated his life to sharing that art with the community. Many of us cannot help, already, but think of him whenever we see the band shell, and now when we gather, we will do so at the Dan Cotner Amphitheatre...
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Losing our way with 'phony urban legend'
(Column ~ 08/05/15)
It's been a year since Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, following an attack on a police officer. Despite massive protests and riots over false reports that Brown was assassinated with his hands held in the air, not a whole lot has changed...
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Rams' Trumaine Johnson, E.J. Gaines competing at cornerback
(Professional Sports ~ 08/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams' defense is so deep there are two starters, Trumaine Johnson and E.J. Gaines, competing for one of the cornerback spots. Johnson may have gained the edge Sunday in an evening practice at Rams Park. Gaines left practice early with a foot injury. He walked off on his own and did not return...
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DeSclafani handles Cardinals again, leads Reds to 3-2 win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/05/15)
CINCINNATI -- Anthony DeSclafani handled the St. Louis Cardinals for the second straight start, striking out a career-high nine, and the Cincinnati Reds turned a big first inning off John Lackey into a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. DeSclafani (7-7), the most experienced member of Cincinnati's all-rookie rotation, gave up seven hits and two runs in six innings...
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Police look for shooter outside Big Sean, J. Cole show
(Entertainment ~ 08/05/15)
HOLMDEL, N.J. -- State police Tuesday were looking for a suspect and witnesses to a shooting that left two people wounded outside a hip-hop concert in New Jersey. The shooting happened late Monday in the parking lot outside the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, causing panic among the crowd attending a show by Big Sean and J. Cole...
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Officials probe tent collapse that killed 2
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
LANCASTER, N.H. -- It's unclear why a circus that was warned about impending severe weather put on its planned show in a tent that collapsed in a storm, killing a spectator and his 8-year-old daughter, the state fire marshal said Tuesday. More than 30 others were taken to hospitals after the collapse Monday night at the Lancaster Fairgrounds, about 90 miles north of Concord...
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Tax-filing problems could jeopardize health-law aid for 1.8M
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law have issues with their tax returns that could jeopardize their subsidies next year. Administration officials say those taxpayers will have to act quickly...
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Toxic algae blooms in water from California to Alaska
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
SEATTLE -- A vast bloom of toxic algae off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago, according to surveyors aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. This coastal ribbon of microscopic algae, up to 40 miles wide and 650 feet deep, is flourishing amid unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 08/05/15)
The Rev. Ron Watts, pastor of LaCroix United Methodist Church, recently received the Harry Debman Evangelism Award at the Missouri East Conference at Central Methodist College in Fayette. Mike Schreiner of Webster Groves, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, delivers the sermon at New McKendree United Methodist Church in the morning; Schreiner has completed his first year seminary training at Eden Seminary at Webster Groves...
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Former police officer accused of falsely arresting candidate
(State News ~ 08/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Federal prosecutors have charged a former Pine Lawn, Missouri, police lieutenant with falsely arresting a mayoral candidate two years ago -- the latest allegation of wrongdoing involving public officials in the small St. Louis County town...
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Police, protesters plan for anniversary of Ferguson shooting
(State News ~ 08/05/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Police in St. Louis County say they're expecting a peaceful weekend from protesters marking the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, but they'll be prepared should events turn violent. Protest leaders are promising events scheduled Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the St. ...
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Fire sale on stuff that burns: Oil, natural gas, coal down
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
NEW YORK -- These days it seems whatever can be burned to power a car, heat a home, make electricity or ship people and goods around the globe is being sold at bargain-basement prices. Prices for coal, natural gas, oil and the fuels made from crude such as gasoline and diesel all are far less expensive than they have been in recent years...
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Births 8/5/15
(Births ~ 08/05/15)
Son to Zachary Jamez Chiles and Brittany Nicole Stewart of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Name, Tyson Zxander Jamez. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Stewart is the daughter of Vicki Stewart of Cape Girardeau and Danny Borgfield of Jackson. Chiles is the son of Shantell Burton of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Jamey Chiles of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Auto Body and Auto Collision...
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Apple slump deepens on iPhone, China concerns
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is slumping as the usually highflying tech stock struggles with the burden of raised expectations. The world's most valuable public company saw its stock price drop for a fifth straight day Tuesday, falling as much as $5.19, or 4.4 percent, to $113.25 as investors fret over China's economy and whether Apple can keep growing at the pace it's maintained over the last few quarters...
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Jackson fire report 8/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/05/15)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: n Emergency medical service on South Shawnee Boulevard. n Motor vehicle crash on South Old Orchard Road. n Emergency medical service on East Lane. n Motor vehicle crash on East Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/05/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Taylor H. Williams, 24, 1530 Whitener St., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and improper backing. n Two 12-year-old girls were taken into custody for stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Erma McDowell
(Obituary ~ 08/05/15)
Erma McDowell, 79, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at Baptist Health Paducah in Paducah, Kentucky. She was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Roy W. and Laura Koeppel McLain. She and Joe McDowell were married April 6, 1958. He preceded her in death Feb. 12, 2012...
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Christopher Holloway
(Obituary ~ 08/05/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Christopher Lee Holloway, 32, of Marble Hill died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 7, 1983, at Chaffee, Missouri, son of Terry Lee and Rita Lynn Myers Holloway. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Nick Brown of Leopold, Missouri, and John Brown of Patton, Missouri; paternal grandfather, Raymond Holloway Sr. of Marble Hill; and a special friend, Kim Herrin of Marble Hill...
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Carney Fesler
(Obituary ~ 08/05/15)
Carney Cedrick Fesler, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 23, 1923, in St. Louis, son of the Rev. Carney Cedrick and Elizabeth G. Ranney Fesler. The Rev. Fesler was pastor of Marvin Methodist Church there. Carney and Oltha Helsley were married May 3, 1952, in Essex, Missouri. She passed away June 27, 2009...
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Dallas Eaker
(Obituary ~ 08/05/15)
Dallas Ray Eaker, 83, of Sullivan, Missouri, formerly of Crump, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at his home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Proffer Cemetery at Crump with full military honors...
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Families upset with likely relocation of war memorial
(State News ~ 08/05/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Boone County Commission likely will decide this month whether to move from public land an Operation Desert Storm memorial that includes a religious symbol. The memorial includes a small ichthus, sometimes called a "Jesus fish." It is one of several memorials to veterans of different wars on the Courthouse Plaza near the Boone County courthouse...
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Route RA in Cape County to close for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 08/05/15)
Route RA in Cape Girardeau County from the junction of Route U to County Road 387 will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily Aug. 17 to 20, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Mormons publish photos of 'seer stone' used by founder
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon church's push toward transparency about its roots and beliefs took another step forward Tuesday with the first published pictures of a small sacred stone it believes founder Joseph Smith used to help translate a story that became the basis of the religion...
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Nation briefs 8/4/2015
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
HOUSTON -- The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday against the officer and other officials, saying it was a last resort after being unable to get enough information about the case. ...
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Sheriff asks drug dealers to turn in rivals
(National News ~ 08/05/15)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A sheriff's office has posted a flier on its Facebook page asking drug dealers to turn in their rivals. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office posted the flier Monday. It features an image of a marijuana leaf and says, "Is your drug-dealing competition costing you money? We offer a free service to help you eliminate your drug competition!" At the bottom of the letter, people are asked to fill out information about the drug dealer they are reporting...
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Hiroshima dome recalls atomic bomb's legacy
(International News ~ 08/05/15)
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- The crumbling brick and concrete walls of the Atomic Bomb Dome, as it is known today, rise above the Motoyasu River. The bomb so devastated Hiroshima, there are few other reminders of the city that was here seven decades ago. "I didn't want to see this place for a long time," said Kimie Mihara, a straight-backed 89-year-old. She walked slowly around the fenced-off ruin, now roofless save for the dome's skeleton...
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Prayer 8/5/15
(Prayer ~ 08/05/15)
May we prove ourselves doers of the word, O God, and not merely hearers. Amen.
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