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SEMO football preview: Specialists bring their own brand of toughness to the Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 09/02/15)
One is a former soccer player who joined the team as a walk-on, another is a trained specialist who transferred and the third received a full scholarship after playing at a high school known for its football program.
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Man accused of making terrorist threat against church
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter, Missouri, man is being held without bond at the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department after being accused of making a terrorist threat at a local church. John Robert Wilkinson Jr., 24, of Dexter, said he intended to blow up First Baptist Church in Dexter on Aug. 26, according to a police report...
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More Missouri bridges fall into 'critical' condition
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
The number of bridges in "critical" condition in Missouri is on the rise. After the latest round of inspections, the number of bridges needing attention has risen to 641, up 50 from a year ago, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Cape council OKs agreement for sports complex
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
Another step for moving forward with a new indoor sports complex was approved by the Cape Girardeau City Council on Tuesday, when members authorized the city manager to execute a development agreement with Midamerica Hotels Corp. for the building's design and construction...
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Raise the tents: Preparations begin for SEMO District Fair
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
With the start of September comes the familiar buzz of activity around Arena Park that signals the coming of the SEMO District Fair. Tents are going up this week, and volunteers will be at the fairgrounds Saturday to finish the majority of the work before the fair begins Sept. 12...
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Jimmer
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/02/15)
Jimmer is a rescue Miniature Australian Shepherd. He has been a loving and loyal member of our family for 4 years. He loves running, going for walks, and hanging out watching a movie with his family.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
Today is Wednesday, September 2, the 245th day of 2015. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. On this date:...
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In climate bid, Obama stares down melting Alaska glacier
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
SEWARD, Alaska -- President Barack Obama stared down a melting glacier Tuesday in Alaska in a dramatic use of his presidential pulpit to sound the alarm on climate change. From a distance, Exit Glacier appears as a river of white and blue flowing down through the mountains toward lower terrain. In fact, it's the opposite...
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Kentucky clerk, citing God, defies courts on gay marriage
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Invoking "God's authority," a county clerk denied marriage licenses to gay couples again Tuesday in direct defiance of the federal courts and vowed not to resign, even under the pressure of fines or jail. "It is not a light issue for me," Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said later through her lawyers. "It is a heaven or hell decision."...
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Supporters of Iran deal near key vote total to back Obama
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
WASHINGTON -- Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal are on the cusp of clinching the necessary Senate votes to keep the contested agreement alive and hand President Barack Obama a foreign-policy victory, in spite of opposition. Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Chris Coons of Delaware on Tuesday became the 32nd and 33rd senators to announce support for the deal, one shy of the 34 votes needed to uphold an Obama veto of Republican legislation aimed at blocking the agreement...
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Midlife weight may affect when Alzheimer's hits
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
WASHINGTON -- One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when. Obesity in midlife long has been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer's...
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Men accused of threats at Pokemon event denied bail
(Entertainment ~ 09/02/15)
BOSTON -- Two Iowa men accused of making online threats of violence against a Pokemon competition in Boston were ordered held without bail Tuesday after a judge rejected arguments by their lawyers their comments amounted to idle online bravado. Judge Thomas Horgan ordered Kevin Norton, 18, of Ames, and James Stumbo, 27, of Boone, held for at least four months as they await trial...
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Pope: Priests in Holy Year can absolve 'sin of abortion'
(International News ~ 09/02/15)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no choice but to make "this agonizing and painful decision." In a letter published Tuesday by the Holy See, Francis said he was allowing all rank-and-file priests to grant absolution during the Year of Mercy he has proclaimed, which runs from Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, 2016...
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Attorneys file arguments over scope of water-rule injunction
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
FARGO, N.D. -- Attorneys who have been debating state and federal powers regarding small waterways filed written arguments Tuesday over whether a judge's decision to block a new Obama administration water rule applies nationwide. U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson last week issued a temporary injunction requested by North Dakota and 12 other states, including Missouri, to stop the U.S. ...
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Police hunt for 3 suspects after officer is slain
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
FOX LAKE, Ill. -- Police with helicopters, dogs and rifles conducted a massive manhunt Tuesday in northern Illinois after an officer was shot fatally while pursuing a group of men. An emotional Fox Lake Mayor Donny Schmit described the slain officer, Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewitz, as a friend, a three-decade member of the department and a father of four sons...
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Supremacist rambles about motive for Jewish site murders
(State News ~ 09/02/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- Jurors who convicted a white supremacist of killing three people at suburban Kansas City Jewish sites heard more of his anti-Semitic ramblings Tuesday as they prepared to weigh whether to sentence him to life in prison or death. Taking the witness stand again during the trial's penalty phase, Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. ...
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Missouri executes man for girl's 1989 killing
(State News ~ 09/02/15)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- A man who spent nearly 25 years on Missouri's death row was executed Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and stabbing death of a 15-year-old girl. Roderick Nunley, 50, became the sixth death-row inmate to be put to death in Missouri this year. During the execution, his breathing became labored for a few seconds. He briefly opened his mouth before becoming still...
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School split over transgender student using girls bathroom
(State News ~ 09/02/15)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- An effort by a transgender student to use the girls bathroom has split Hillsboro High School, with some of her peers walking out in protest and others holding a counterdemonstration to show their support. Lila Perry said she wants to be treated like other female students and told school administrators she wasn't content in continuing to use a unisex faculty bathroom this year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Bush-Trump feud intensifies in GOP primary
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
MIAMI -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush escalated his feud with Donald Trump on Tuesday, betting big he can re-energize his stalled campaign by challenging the billionaire businessman head-on. It's a risky strategy for the former Florida governor, still considered the GOP front-runner by many party officials, but a move his advisers suggest is necessary to reverse Trump's unlikely ascension to the top of the 2016 presidential class...
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Out of the past: Sept. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/15)
Dr. Ernest L. Kern, professor of earth science and director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education at Southeast Missouri State University, will receive the Alumni Association's Faculty Merit Award for 1990. Groundbreaking ceremonies for a $1.3 million nature center/regional headquarters for the Missouri Department of Conservation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Cape County North Park; the center is being constructed on five acres inside the park donated by the Cape Girardeau County Commission in the spring of 1989.. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/2/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to North Main Street at 1:40 a.m.; Towers Circle at 7:24 a.m.; Shawnee Parkway at 9:56 a.m.; South Benton Street at 1:03 p.m.; Whitener Street at 1:38 p.m.; and South West End Boulevard at 7:13 p.m. n At 1:33 a.m., passenger vehicle fire on Whitener Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/2/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Galen L. Osborne, 25, 1964 Big Bend Road, was arrested on Cape Girardeau warrants for traffic violations. n Alixes M. Dugger, 23, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of stealing a potted plant at Kmart, 11 S. Kingshighway...
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Amazon to let Prime members download videos
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
NEW YORK -- Amazon is upping the ante in the streaming-video competition with downloadable videos. The e-commerce powerhouse now will let members of its $99 annual Prime loyalty program download some shows and movies on its streaming video service to watch offline, or when there is no Internet connection available, for free...
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Comcast teeing up new services targeted at millennials
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
NEW YORK -- Comcast, which became a TV powerhouse by signing up Generation Xers, baby boomers and their parents, now is fighting for millennial eyeballs. The TV giant is investing in online media outlets such as BuzzFeed and Vox that attract young viewers. It's setting up a streaming TV service for millennials who don't watch a boob tube. And it's developing a YouTube-like video app and website...
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Oil prices more volatile than stock market
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
NEW YORK -- Commodity markets are renowned for their booms and busts but the last four days in the crude oil market have even experienced traders wide-eyed. The price of oil plunged 8 percent Tuesday, following a three-day ascent of 27 percent, the biggest such jump in 25 years...
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Man who got life for marijuana charge goes free in Missouri
(State News ~ 09/02/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A man sentenced to life without parole on a marijuana-related charge was freed Tuesday from a Missouri prison after being behind bars for more than two decades -- a period in which the nation's attitudes toward pot steadily softened...
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While Miley Cyrus searches for her clothes ...
(Column ~ 09/02/15)
And we call this entertainment? Like most of you, I missed the VMA award show this weekend. It wasn't by accident. But it was hard to miss the highlight reel from the televised fiasco. The VMAs -- more than most -- is hype built on the expected inappropriate performance or comment that some "entertainer" uses to unleash his or her 15 minutes of fame...
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State facilities funding helps keep tuition flat
(Editorial ~ 09/02/15)
Southeast Missouri State University will be on the receiving end of improvements -- $10 million worth -- thanks to a bill signed into law by the Missouri Legislature, which allocates $200 million to institutions of higher education throughout the state. Gov. Jay Nixon paid a visit to the campus's Grauel Building on Aug. 24 to discuss the renovations, which, he said, he called for last year...
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Cape police to join in anti-drunken-driving campaign
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department announced Tuesday it is taking part in the statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign. Cape police will work with the Southeast Missouri DWI Task Force in a sobriety checkpoint in an effort to crack down on drunken driving, according to a news release from the department...
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'Mistletoe Magic' is theme for Parade of Lights
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
This year's Parade of Lights along Broadway is scheduled for Nov. 29, and it has a new theme. Dubbed "Mistletoe Magic," the annual holiday event organized by Old Town Cape is in its 24th season and will host life-size candy canes, decorated firetrucks and other vehicles, floats, carolers, animals, Santa Claus and more...
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Moss powers Cards to walk-off win vs. Nationals
(Professional Sports ~ 09/02/15)
A three-run HR lifted St. Louis to an 8-5 win.
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Notre Dame softball team beats Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/15)
The Bulldogs remained unbeaten with a 6-2 victory.
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Southeast Missouri State football team looking for respect vs. Missouri
(College Sports ~ 09/02/15)
Southeast Missouri State junior defensive lineman Marlon Hampton made his way up the hill from the lower practice field at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex toward the end of Tuesday's football practice. When the 6-foot-2, 314-pound nose tackle got to the top he paused and began dancing, which isn't uncommon at Redhawks football practices...
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Keenum takes long road to Rams' No. 2 QB
(Professional Sports ~ 09/02/15)
ST. LOUIS -- When the Rams pulled off their blockbuster trade of Sam Bradford to the Eagles for Nick Foles back in the offseason, they also sent a seventh-round pick to the Texans to re-acquire Case Keenum. On Tuesday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced that Keenum has "locked up" the No. 2 quarterback spot behind Foles...
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Signals to ease traffic flow at Perryville interchange
(Local News ~ 09/02/15)
New traffic signals with yellow flashing arrows should be activated tonight at the intersection of Highway 51 and Interstate 55 interchange at Perryville, Missouri, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. "The addition of the flashing yellow arrow will help increase efficiency during off peak times," traffic studies specialist Jake Butler said in the release. ...
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Southeast Missouri man wins half of $1.1 million jackpot
(State News ~ 09/02/15)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri man has claimed half the prize in a $1.1 million Missouri Lottery jackpot. Missouri Lottery officials say two winning tickets were sold for the Aug. 15 Missouri Lotto drawing, so each winner gets half the amount...
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Man digs up live cannonball in backyard
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. -- The Atlantic City bomb squad was dispatched to a home over the weekend after a man dug up a live cannonball in his backyard. Police say the Lower Township man was digging behind his home when he found the explosive Saturday. Police say the cannonball was about 5 inches in circumference and stamped "4k, 85mm." Officials say an X-ray of the device revealed it was functional. It later was detonated in an unpopulated area...
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Nation briefs 9/02/15
(National News ~ 09/02/15)
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- A West Point professor criticized for writing an article calling some legal scholars treasonous and "lawful targets" for the U.S. military in its war on terrorism has resigned a month after he was hired to teach a law course. A spokesman at the U.S. ...
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High school roundup: Zalma volleyball team wins five-set thriller
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/15)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Prayer 9/2/15
(Prayer ~ 09/02/15)
O God, may we strive to live together in harmony but stand firm for what is right. Amen.
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SEMO football preview: Redhawks return specialists ready to react
(College Sports ~ 09/02/15)
There's plenty of options for the Southeast Missouri State football team's kick and punt returners, and many of them have significant experience in one or both of the special teams roles. The top options for the Redhawks' punt returner are senior receiver Peter Lloyd and junior receiver Tyler Manne...
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SEMO football preview: Field goal defense critical in Redhawks' red zone success
(College Sports ~ 09/02/15)
Southeast Missouri State defensive line coach Ricky Coon remembered the turning point for the Redhawks that took their game against Kansas from a blowout to just a 6-point loss. Then senior cornerback Tim Hamm-Bey blocked the Jayhawks' 49-yard field goal attempt with 12 minutes, 16 seconds remaining in the third quarter. ...
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Iona Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Iona Josephine Cissell Wibbenmeyer, 92, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, in Perryville. Iona was born March 16, 1923, in Perry County, Missouri, to Leonard and Otilia Huber Cissell. She married Raymond O. Wibbenmeyer on June 17, 1950. He preceded her in death Oct. 12, 2008...
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Lucretia Luster
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Lucretia Dawn Luster, 45, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, formerly of Benton, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ford and Sons Benton Funeral Home in Benton. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley, Missouri...
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Gene Hodges Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
ARNOLD, Mo. -- Gene A. Hodges Sr., 72, of Arnold passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Gene was born Aug. 4, 1943, in Ocean Port, New Jersey, to Arthur and Anna May Cagle Hodges. He was a proud army veteran who served SP4(T) from March 9, 1964, to March 3, 1967...
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Frank Harold
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
Frank J. Harold, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Harlena Francis
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Harlena Jean Francis, 72, of Advance passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 19, 1943, in Advance, the daughter of Harley and Josephine Henson. She married Kenneth Francis on Aug. 28, 1960, and he passed away Jan. 7, 2014...
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John Crawford Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
John Crawford Jr., 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Delta, passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Delta, the son of John Brewster and Bertha Smith Crawford. He and Mary Louise Hector, high-school sweethearts, were married Nov. 14, 1942, in Jackson. They lived and farmed in the Delta area until moving to Cape Girardeau in 1992...
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Karry Brant
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
Karry Dawn Brant, 60, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Private services were held. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City was in charge of arrangements.
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James Alexander
(Obituary ~ 09/02/15)
James Arnold Alexander, 91, of Scott City died Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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SEMO football preview: Top players make up kickoff, punt coverage teams
(College Sports ~ 09/02/15)
There's one group on the Southeast Missouri State football team that's made up of what coach Tom Matukewicz and his staff consider to be the best players they've got. The Redhawks punt and kickoff coverage teams, made up of players from the offense and defense, are where some of the most important roles on Southeast's team are...
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