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Cardinals rout Pirates, clinch 3rd straight NL Central title
(Professional Sports ~ 10/01/15)
PITTSBURGH -- The celebration has become a fall ritual for the St. Louis Cardinals. The champagne showers. The rowdy sing-alongs. The giddy clubhouse joy. Yet it doesn't get old. Not for this group. Not after an emotionally draining season in which they somehow powered themselves to a third straight NL Central title, the clincher coming in an 11-1 dispatching of Pittsburgh in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night that served as an exclamation point on a year unlike any other...
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Blanchard Elementary School celebrates Blue Ribbon designation
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Students and teachers at Blanchard Elementary danced and cheered Wednesday as they celebrated being named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The elementary is one of eight Missouri schools and 335 nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes academic excellence...
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No shutdown: Congress approves bill to keep government open
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Just hours before a midnight deadline, a divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open, but with no assurance there won't be another showdown in December. Democrats helped House Republican leaders pass the measure by 277-151 -- a lopsided vote shrouding disagreements within the GOP -- after the Senate approved it by a 78-20 tally earlier in the day...
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Advance man charged with elder abuse; victim's skull fractured
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
An Advance, Missouri, man was arrested after he allegedly hit his father in the head, fracturing his skull. Eric D. Eaker, 52, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree elder abuse after an incident Friday in Bollinger County. Bollinger County Sheriff's Cpl. Michael Henson responded to a report of an elderly man covered in blood standing on Route W in Greenbriar, Missouri, Henson wrote in a probable-cause statement...
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Notre Dame school far exceeds fundraising goal
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Activity Week at Notre Dame Regional High School last week raised more than $265,000 for the school's operating budget -- more than doubling the year's fundraising goal. "It was a stupendous week," said Brother David Migliorino, the school's principal...
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Blood moon eclipse
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/01/15)
End stages of the eclipse
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Aromatic Aster
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/01/15)
Beautiful Aromatic Aster at Cape Girardeau Nature Center
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
Today is Thursday, October 1, the 274th day of 2015. There are 91 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 1, 1940, the first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike -- described as America's first superhighway -- opened to the public, stretching 160 miles from Carlisle to Irwin...
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Missouri enters data center competition with new tax breaks
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When Internet service provider Bluebird Network bought a Springfield computer data center last year, it did so with the intent of gradually expanding it over the next few years. Those plans changed when a new Missouri law took effect this summer offering tax breaks to data centers. That prompted Bluebird Network to accelerate its expansion plans, the first company to publicly cite the new incentives as a reason...
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Fourth teen charged as adult in St. Louis hammer killing
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The last of four teenagers who St. Louis police say beat a Bosnian immigrant to death with hammers last year was arraigned Wednesday in the killing, a day after being charged as an adult. Travis Kidd, 17, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He's jailed on $300,000 cash bond and his next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 13. Online court records did not show whether Kidd has an attorney...
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Illinois home day care workers seek repayment of union dues
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Home day-care workers in Illinois are seeking a refund of millions of dollars in past payments in a federal lawsuit recently filed in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned a state requirement for non-union home-health workers to pay fair-share union fees...
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Fire departments to test schools during Fire Prevention Week
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
National Fire Prevention Week begins Sunday, and area departments are reminding the public of the importance of having a plan. Cape Girardeau fire marshal Brian Shaffer said starting Monday, the Cape Girardeau Fire Department will conduct drills in every public and private school in the city. He said covering all the schools takes about two weeks doing three drills a day...
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Prosecutor: Man charged in fan shooting after Cardinals game
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man was ordered jailed Wednesday on $1 million cash bond after being charged in the robbery shooting that wounded and potentially paralyzed an Army veteran as he left a St. Louis Cardinals game with his girlfriend. St. Louis city prosecutors charged 31-year-old Kilwa Jones with two counts each of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery, as well as four counts of armed criminal action. ...
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Mistaken text message leads to love for St. Louis couple
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A married St. Louis couple is sharing their unlikely love story about three years after the mistaken text message that forged their relationship. Kasey Bergh accidentally sent a text to Henry Glendening, a stranger, in June 2012. The pair continued communicating after realizing they had a lot in common, sharing recommendations on books, movies and music, before meeting in person for the first time a week later, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Out of the past: Oct. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 10/01/15)
Although he stops short of endorsing Iben Browning's prediction a major earthquake will occur along the New Madrid Fault around Dec. 3, David Stewart isn't ignoring the forecast either; the director of the Center for Earthquake Studies at Southeast Missouri State University says, "Chances are we won't have an earthquake that day."...
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Drury University explains need for personnel cuts
(Community ~ 10/01/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Drury University is taking steps to explain why an estimated $3 million in cuts to personnel are necessary. The Springfield News- Leader reports university officials attribute the need for cuts to declining enrollment and have sent emails to students, faculty and staff outlining their immediate and long-term plans...
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Ready, set, march!
(Community ~ 10/01/15)
With the marching-band competition season underway for several high schools in the area, some are striving to innovate and bring fresh performance concepts to the field. Kelly High School's Marching Hawks are no exception. This year, Kelly's director of bands, Keith Kyle, is leading his band in a new format, with a different themed performance for each home football game...
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Jackson fire report 10/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/15)
JACKSON Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: * Emergency medical service calls on Cathy Drive, South Shawnee Boulevard and East Jackson Boulevard. * A drug lab on South Hope Street.
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Jackson police report 10/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n An attempted burglary was reproted in the 1400 block of Woodland Drive. n Fraud was reported in the 400 block of East Jackson Boulevard. n Harassment was reported in the 500 block of Bel Air Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/15)
* Medical assists at 10:46 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 11:20 a.m. on Maple Street; 3:02 p.m. on Fremont Street; 3:20 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive; 4:41 p.m. on Linden Street; and 8:25 p.m. on North Ellis Street. n At 9:11 a.m., a motor vehicle accident with injuries on North Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. n Four boys were cited into juvenile court on suspicion of theft and property damage...
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Hooked on Science: Singing rod
(Community ~ 10/01/15)
n 2 feet, 1/4-inch aluminum rod n Rosin n STEP 1: Firmly hold the center of the aluminum rod horizontally, using the thumb and forefinger of one hand. n STEP 2: Pinch and release a small amount of crushed rosin with the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. Describe the rosin...
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Births 10/1/15
(Births ~ 10/01/15)
Son to Jeffrey Scott and Shea Lea Brune of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:46 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Name, Harrison Christopher. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Brune is the former Shea Santschi, daughter of Christopher Santschi and Belinda Santschi, both of Festus, Missouri. Brune is the son of Brad Brune and Kathie Brune, both of Cape Girardeau...
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Only woman on Georgia's death row executed; first in 70 years
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
JACKSON, Ga. -- The only woman on Georgia's death row was executed Wednesday, despite a flurry of last-minute legal appeals and pleas for mercy from her children and the pope. Kelly Renee Gissendaner, who was the first woman put to death by the state in seven decades, was pronounced dead by injection of pentobarbital at 12:21 a.m. ...
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Vatican observers raise questions over clerk's pope visit
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The private meeting Pope Francis held with defiant Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is a papal endorsement of religious resistance to gay marriage, but it doesn't necessarily mean he approves of how she's waged her fight, experts said Wednesday...
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Oklahoma delays execution after receiving different drug
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
McALESTER, Okla. -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims he's innocent, after prison officials said one of the three drugs they had received to carry out the lethal injection didn't match state guidelines...
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Pete Whitson
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
Norman Lee "Pete" Whitson, 72, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 23, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Fred Lee and Malinda Wilhelmina Loos Whitson. He and Mary Laverne Haddock were married Aug. 4, 1973. She died March 7, 2011...
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Willie Rowe Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Willie James Rowe Jr., 63 of Mound City died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Mound City. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with pastor Luther Butler officiating. Interment will be in Mount Zion Cemetery in Olmsted, Illinois...
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Cards manager Matheny to be in Cape on Dec. 2
(Editorial ~ 10/01/15)
It's Oct. 1, and only three games remain on the regular season for the St. Louis Cardinals. But big news was made locally last week that goes beyond the World Series. The Southeast Missourian and rustmedia announced Cardinals manager Mike Matheny will return to Cape Girardeau on Dec. 2...
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Probe: Secret Service tried to discredit lawmaker
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed a decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a government report said Wednesday. An assistant director suggested leaking embarrassing information to retaliate against Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House oversight committee...
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Russia-linked hackers tried to access Clinton email server
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Russia-linked hackers tried at least five times to pry into Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email account while she was secretary of state, emails released Wednesday show. It is unclear whether she clicked on any attachment and exposed her account...
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Explosions kill 7, injure dozens in China city
(International News ~ 10/01/15)
BEIJING -- More than a dozen blasts triggered by explosive devices delivered in mail packages killed at least seven people and injured over 50 in a small city in southern China on Wednesday, officials and state media said. The Ministry of Public Security said it was treating the case as a criminal act and not terrorism. ...
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Marvin Riney
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
LITHIUM, Mo. -- Marvin Louis "Cracker" Riney, 82, of Lithium died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Raymond Pensel
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
Raymond E. "Ray" Pensel, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. Ray, the second son of Louis and Edna Kasten Pensel, was born June 17, 1934, in the family home in Cape Girardeau County. On Feb. 20, 1960, he married Mary Ann Feezor in Memorial Methodist Church in Farmington, Missouri. Together, they enjoyed 55 years of marriage...
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Speak Out 10/1/2015
(Speak Out ~ 10/01/15)
The sculpture program along Broadway is wonderful. I enjoy it. I hope it will keep up for years. I beg to differ with the Speak Out caller who noted the irony of the humble pope sitting next to the biggest egomaniac in the world. Donald Trump was not on that stage...
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Myra Neeley
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Myra J. Neeley, 82, of Cairo died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with pastor Doug Atkins officiating. Interment will be in Mound City National Cemetery...
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Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by Israel pacts
(International News ~ 10/01/15)
UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders Wednesday he is no longer bound by agreements that have defined relations with Israel for the past two decades and are meant to form the basis for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict...
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U.S. airstrikes back Afghan push against Taliban
(International News ~ 10/01/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan troops backed by U.S. airstrikes massed Tuesday on the outskirts of a key northern city seized by the Taliban in the buildup for what is likely to be a long campaign to drive out the insurgents. Despite the overnight U.S. bombing of Taliban positions, the militants extended their grip on Kunduz, forcing government forces to retreat from a fortress hilltop and giving the insurgents a vantage point overlooking the city...
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Weapons believed to be from Iran seized in Arabian Sea
(International News ~ 10/01/15)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A ship carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran was intercepted last week off the southern Arabian Peninsula by a member of a U.S.-backed naval coalition and was not registered with any country, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday...
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Prosecutors decline to charge Caitlyn Jenner in fatal crash
(Entertainment ~ 10/01/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors declined to charge Caitlyn Jenner on Wednesday in a California car crash that killed another driver, citing insufficient evidence to support a case. Authorities said Jenner was towing an off-road vehicle on a trailer behind a Cadillac Escalade on Feb. 7 when she crashed into two cars, pushing one into oncoming traffic. Driver Kim Howe died when her Lexus was hit by a Hummer in Malibu, California...
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Russia begins airstrikes in Syria, but West disputes targets
(International News ~ 10/01/15)
MOSCOW -- Russia launched airstrikes Wednesday in Syria, escalating Moscow's role in the conflict and raising questions about whether its intent is fighting Islamic State militants or protecting its longtime ally, President Bashar Assad. President Vladimir Putin called it a pre-emptive strike against militants, and the Russian Defense Ministry said its warplanes targeted and destroyed eight positions belonging to extremists from the IS group, also known as ISIL or ISIS. ...
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Jerry Mudge
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
Gerald "Jerry" R. Mudge, 64, of Jackson died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. Cremation accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Bobby Lanier
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Bobby Lanier, 55, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, formerly of Mounds, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Benton Harbor. A memorial service will be at noon Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, with pastor Lloyd Jordan officiating. Inurnment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Rosemary Gambill
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
Rosemary Margaret Gambill, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1927, in Portage, Wisconsin, to Frederick and Mary Ellen Calvin Kruger. She and Joseph Francis Gambill were married Oct. 8, 1949, at La Crosse, Wisconsin...
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Ernest Forehand
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
THEBES, Ill. -- Ernest L. Forehand, 89, of Thebes died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Larry Barber
(Obituary ~ 10/01/15)
BRAZEAU, Mo. -- Larry Price Barber, 77, of Brazeau died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. A Masonic wake will be at 7 p.m. today...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/1/15
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n Minutes of the Sept. 28 meeting n None at this time n Items listed on agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Postage report for July n Bank reconciliation for July n None at this time n None at this time...
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Study: Good gut bacteria may affect babies' risk of asthma
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Gut checks suggest not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more than 300 children. Wait: What could gut bacteria have to do with a lung disease? We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that play key roles in keeping us healthy -- and different combinations of bacteria in the gut are thought to shape the immune system in ways that can affect the risk of a variety of diseases.. ...
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Low-nicotine cigarettes cut use, dependence, study finds
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
A new study might help the push for regulations to limit nicotine in cigarettes. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine ones wound up smoking less and were more likely to try to quit, researchers found. The study lasted only six weeks, and researchers call the evidence preliminary. But they say it's the first large study to show slashing nicotine, perhaps below an addiction threshold, is safe and leads to less smoking...
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Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of woman, granddaughter
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
EUREKA, Mo. -- A woman and child have been found dead in a hotel room near Six Flags St. Louis, and authorities suspect murder-suicide. KTVI-TV reported Eureka police officers were called to a Holiday Inn on Tuesday after hotel staff found the bodies. Lt. Dave Wilson said a 51-year-old woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter both died from gunshot wounds...
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Local group to host Firefighter Appreciation Day on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Members of the public have an opportunity to celebrate the Cape Girardeau Fire Department next week on Firefighter Appreciation Day. Cape Girardeau Friends of Public Safety will host an event at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive...
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Goodwill no longer accepts old box TV sets
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Anyone thinking about donating an old box TV to Goodwill is being asked to think again. Because of low demand and difficulty recycling older picture-tube televisions, MERS/Goodwill has discontinued selling them. Goodwill still accepts flat-panel TVs, computers and peripheral computer devices such as keyboards. The organization also still accepts cellphones, home phones, clocks, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, cable and satellite boxes and other devices with a plug, cord or battery...
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Jackson police hosts Coffee with a Cop on Friday
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Members of the public are invited to join the Jackson Police Department for Coffee with a Cop on Friday. The event will be from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hickory House, 2259 E. Jackson Blvd., and is an opportunity for the public and law-enforcement officials to have informal discussions and build relationships...
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Downtown gallery hosting 'Faces of Con'
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Anyone looking for pre-Halloween fun might be interested in Friday's "Faces of Con" exhibit and Trick-Art-Treat Photo Booth at the rustmedia/Southeast Missourian Gallery + Studio downtown. From 5 to 9 p.m. at 339 Broadway, Suite 158, select photo prints by Todd Davis from the 2015 Cape Comic Con will be on display, and a limited number of 2015 Avengers variant comic books and poster prints will be for sale...
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Man accused of bomb threat to former girlfriend's workplace, arsons
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man admitted to calling in a bomb threat Tuesday at the Eagles Lodge, where his ex-girlfriend works, as well as setting fires at two local homes the day before. "Yesterday morning, we got a call from someone associated with the Eagles, saying he may have information on the two house fires," which occurred Monday, said Poplar Bluff police detective Scott Phelps...
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Raising awareness on the Emerson Bridge
(Local News ~ 10/01/15)
Rick Braswell, an electrician with Cotner Electric, applies tape to a pink gel Wednesday on one of the 122 lights that illuminate the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau. The bridge will glow pink during October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month...
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Federal health program for Sept. 11 responders expires
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- A law that provides medical monitoring and treatment for Sept. 11 first responders expired at midnight Wednesday due to the failure of Congress to act. For now, first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center after the 2001 terrorist attacks, worked for weeks and now suffer from illnesses such as pulmonary disease and cancers still will be able to get their health care. ...
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Conference action in full swing heading into fifth week of play
(College Sports ~ 10/01/15)
Nothing about Ohio Valley Conference football has come as a surprise to ninth-year Tennessee Tech football coach Watson Brown through the first four weeks of the season and the first four conference games played. Brown's Golden Eagle squad that was picked to finish seventh in the OVC preseason poll and Eastern Kentucky, which was picked third, both sit at 1-0 in conference action behind 2-0 and defending conference champion Jacksonville State...
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September blues for Missouri, out of poll and QB suspended
(College Sports ~ 10/01/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It has been a tumultuous month for Missouri, which was 24th a week ago and didn't get a single Top 25 vote this week. The two-time defending SEC East champions have faced adversity on and off the field. Along with several injuries to key players, quarterback Maty Mauk and backup offensive tackle Malik Cuellar were suspended indefinitely this week for an unspecified violation of team policies. Mauk is 17-5 as the starter...
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High school roundup: Scholl's hat trick powers Jackson boys soccer team past Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Wainwright returns but Cardinals drop doubleheader opener
(Professional Sports ~ 10/01/15)
PITTSBURGH -- The door from the visiting bullpen swung open, and Adam Wainwright walked through it, heart racing but mind steady. Five months after being told he would have to wait until 2016 to go back to work, the St. Louis Cardinals ace relished the thought of beating the odds...
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Rams' Foles says there's plenty he can do better
(Professional Sports ~ 10/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Nick Foles is easy to spot when examining the St. Louis Rams' offensive woes. Their new quarterback doesn't shy away from the criticism. The Rams are last in total offense in the NFL and Foles knows a lot of it is on him. "Absolutely. I'm at the front of it," Foles said after practice Wednesday. "That's me bigtime -- I'm the one who touches the ball every single play."...
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Ferry closed between Kentucky, Missouri for up to 2 weeks
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
HICKMAN, Ky. -- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Dorena-Hickman Ferry between western Kentucky and Southeast Missouri has been closed down for up to two weeks to allow for dredging. The cabinet says a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge is working in the Hickman harbor to maintain navigation and harbor access. ...
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Southwestern Missouri man accused of throwing acid on couple
(State News ~ 10/01/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwestern Missouri man is accused of injuring a couple by throwing acid on them during a confrontation. The Springfield News-Leader reported 27-year-old Joseph Mangione was charged Tuesday in Greene County with second-degree assault...
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Nation briefs 10/1/15
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Political newcomer Ben Carson raised more than $20 million in the past three months to fuel his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign said Wednesday, a haul of campaign cash that shatters records and sets a new bar for his rivals. ...
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Suspect got manicure, robbed nail salon
(National News ~ 10/01/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- Police are seeking a robbery suspect with nice nails. They say a man got a manicure at a nail salon on West Rockland Street in Philadelphia on Sunday, then robbed the place at gunpoint. Surveillance video shows the suspect grabbing money from one worker, then taking more cash from the register. No one was injured...
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Prayer 10/1/15
(Prayer ~ 10/01/15)
O God, thank you that we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. Amen.
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