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Defensive strides key in Cape Central football team's return to final four
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Nobody involved with Cape Central football can quite put their finger on it, but somewhere along the line this fall, the Tigers started playing pretty good defense.
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I'm too sexy for my dress: Barely there gowns hit bridal
(Community ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- Sexy in bridal gowns isn't new, but barely there looks have leaped off the backs of Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez and made their way from red carpet to wedding. What about scandalizing your grandmother, priest or old Uncle Harry? Can you look good on your big day while quenching your thirst for ooh-la-la trends and appeasing the more demure gathered for your wedding?...
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Final total for Cape city council candidates is four
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
Of the three Cape Girardeau ward seats `on the April ballot, only one features a contested race. Tuesday was the final day of the candidate filing period. While six potential candidates expressed interest in running and picked up nominating petitions, the city said, only four filed. Candidates first must be nominated by a petition signed by at least 50 voters registered in the ward for which the candidate is seeking election. Candidates then may file with the city during the filing period...
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Paris attacks lead Americans to wonder about U.S. safety
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- From cafes in New York to tailgate parties in the heartland, the bloodbath in Paris is forcing Americans to ponder the possibility of terrorist attacks on "soft targets" in the U.S. such as restaurants, bars and other ordinary gathering spots...
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Missouri deer harvest up 6 percent so far from last year
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
Deer hunters in Missouri harvested 97,171 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of fall firearms deer season, surpassing last year's opening-weekend total by more than 5,700, a 6 percent increase. Of those harvested, 53,359 were antlered bucks, 10,320 were button bucks and 33,492 were does, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Man dies after being taken from burning house
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
Cape Girardeau coroner John Clifton said Zeno Blattel, 73, died after being taken from a house fire Monday night at 389 Country Club Drive. Clifton said the cause of death will not be known until a toxicology report comes back, but there is nothing suspicious...
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Tickets on Sale at SEMO for Santa Express Christmas Train in Jackson
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/15)
Note: Could you please run this story until December 2, 2015? Thank you for your consideration! Natalie Holley On Sunday, December 6th at 6 P.M. the students of COMMrades and Lambda Pi Eta non-profit, student organizations housed at Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Communication Studies will be hosting a Santa Express Christmas Train Fundraiser in Jackson, MO at the St. ...
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Student Santas 2015
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/15)
Student Santas is a nonprofit organization that helps children and their families at Christmastime. If you know of a child in need, please write us a letter! Include the child's name, age, gender, and something he/she wants for Christmas this year! Include a contact number and address...
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Mary Kay Donation to Amen Center
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/15)
The Jana Jateff Unit with Mary Kay Cosmetics recently made a donation to the Amen Center of Delta, Missouri, for $600. Shown left to right are Danny and Shirley Hollowell, directors of the Amen Center, Jan Fiedler, Star recruiter with Mary Kay, and Jana Jateff, Future Executive Sr. Sales Director with Mary Kay. The Jateff unit did a fundraiser by selling calendars called "Real Housewives of Cape Girardeau."...
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First deer
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/15)
Collin Peters killed his first deer hunting here in Cape county. A nice 11 point.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team picks up first road victory against Alabama A&M
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
The second quarter proved to be the difference for the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team on Wednesday night. The Redhawks held Alabama A&M to just two field goals and two free throws and had their most productive scoring of the game, allowing them to pull away for good in a 69-58 victory in Huntsville, Alabama...
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Strides on offense key for Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team vs. Alabama A&M
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Rick Ray hopes that when his team takes the court for its third road game in a row against an experienced Alabama A&M squad at 7 p.m. today it will be as a team that has grown on the offensive end.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2015. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1865, Mark Twain's first literary success, the original version of his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," was first published in the New York Saturday Press under the title "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog."...
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Many months of merry: The wide range of subscription gifts
(Community ~ 11/18/15)
Suffering from a pre-holiday "what to give" headache? The prescription may be a subscription. Subscription gifts, one of the hottest retail trends, literally keep on giving: New installments arrive over the course of weeks or months. While the idea isn't new, the breadth and variety of what you can subscribe to is. ...
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'Catapult' into art and style in Cape Girardeau
(Community ~ 11/18/15)
The Cape Girardeau art scene has been flourishing in a big way in the past few years, and last spring it became even more expansive with the debut of Catapult Creative House. Catapult is an art hub consisting of student artwork, fashion, exhibitions, state-of-the-art work stations and much more. It's a product of the Missouri Innovation Center...
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Planned Parenthood clinic can reapply for privileges
(State News ~ 11/18/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri Health Care said Tuesday it's compiling documents so a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia can apply for state-required privileges after the university decided to pull privileges earlier this year. Even with the latest move by the university, the clinic in Columbia is likely to lose its ability to perform medication-induced abortions...
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Environmental groups drop Missouri suit over solar rebates
(State News ~ 11/18/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Environmental groups have dropped a lawsuit that sought to reinstate solar energy rebates for customers of utility Ameren Missouri. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Save Our Lawfully Authorized Rebates LLC filed earlier this month to dismiss the lawsuit against the Missouri Public Service Commission, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Texas gives big welcome for Google self-driving cars
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
AUSTIN, Texas -- With Google's self-driving cars slowed in a gridlock of California regulation, Texas is offering a fast lane. Officials in Austin have embraced the technology, a welcome so warm the mayor used talking points written by a Google lobbyist when the tech titan began testing prototypes on their streets over the summer...
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Google searches itself to build more productive employee teams
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google coddles its employees with free food, massages and other lavish perks, yet some of its best engineers still grouse about their jobs and bosses as they struggle to get assignments done. The Internet company tackled the puzzling problem with a study that concluded how teams work together is more important than who is on a team...
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Out of the past: Nov. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 11/18/15)
The congregation of New McKendree United Methodist Church celebrates 150 years of Methodism in Jackson. Highlight of the morning services is the recreated visit of the 1840 presiding elder, the Rev. Jacob Lanius, an early Methodist circuit rider. He is portrayed by the Rev. Cleo Kottwitz, director of Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry at Rolla, Missouri...
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Bob Dennis
(Obituary ~ 11/18/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" E. Dennis, 75, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. He was born in Chaffee on March 28, 1940, to the late Aubrey and Mary White Dennis. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Marines...
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Timothy Bockhorst
(Obituary ~ 11/18/15)
Timothy Wilson Bockhorst, 47, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. Tim was an amazing son, brother, uncle, husband, father and friend. Tim never met a stranger, and his big laugh would warm you right down to your very being. He was one of the most loving and giving souls on this earth and loved to shower his family and friends with that love, usually in the form of some sort of "Mantha masterpiece" or some of his famous "crack potatoes."...
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Lonnie Busher
(Obituary ~ 11/18/15)
MULVANE, Kan. -- Lonnie Dean Busher, 63, of Mulvane, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 21, 1952, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Frank W. and Mattie M. Gore Busher...
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Births 11/18/15
(Births ~ 11/18/15)
Daughter to Dustin M. Miller and Savannah M. Moore of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:48 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. Name, Parker Leigh. Weight, 2 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Moore is the daughter of Chantell Moore of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Panera Bread. Miller works at Hotshots...
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Zeno Blattel Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/18/15)
Zeno "Sam" Blattel Jr., 73, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 15, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Zeno and Theresa Elizabeth Weidenbenner Blattel. He and Carolyn J. Kitchen were married Aug. 28, 1965, at Kelso, Missouri...
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Republicans rush to shut borders to Syrian refugees
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans urged an immediate closure of America's borders to Syrian refugees Tuesday, drawing denunciations from some Democrats and igniting an emotional debate about U.S. values in the wake of the deadly Paris terror attacks. "Pause" was the word used by new House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, urging at least a temporary halt in the resettlement of Syrians and disputing Obama administration claims the small numbers making their way here so far are being thoroughly investigated.. ...
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Lawsuit: Amusement park lets chimpanzee smoke cigarettes
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
NEW ORLEANS -- An animal-rights group is suing to get a chimpanzee named Candy out of an amusement park where, it says, she smokes cigarettes and is given soft drinks instead of water. Candy is isolated in an inadequate cage at the Baton Rouge park and should be moved to a sanctuary, according to the federal suit filed in Baton Rouge on Tuesday by the Animal Legal Defense Fund...
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Arizona officer helps woman who gave birth on side of road
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- An Arizona highway trooper getting ready to cite a speeding driver instead wound up helping a woman in another car who delivered a baby boy on the side of the road. Trooper Miguel Rincon was conducting a traffic stop Saturday on a highway near the southern Arizona town of Bisbee when a car pulled up behind him. The driver told Rincon her granddaughter was about to give birth, and they needed an ambulance...
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ISIS militants dig in, anticipating assault on Raqqa
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
BEIRUT -- Islamic State militants are stiffening their defenses for a possible assault on their de facto capital, Raqqa, as international airstrikes intensify on the Syrian city in retaliation for the Paris attacks. The fighters are hiding in civilian neighborhoods and preventing anyone from fleeing, activists said...
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Obama: Attacks were 'terrible' setback in Islamic State campaign
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
ANTALYA, Turkey -- President Barack Obama on Monday conceded the Paris terror attacks were a "terrible and sickening setback" in the fight against the Islamic State, but showed no indication of substantially changing his approach to defeating the extremist group...
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Vast forest fires in Indonesia spawn ecological disaster
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
KAMPAR, Indonesia -- For farmer Achmad Rusli, it was a season of smoke: Ten weeks without sunlight for his oranges, guavas and durians, thanks to deliberately set forest fires that burned a chunk of Indonesia the size of New Jersey. The fires finally have died down with the arrival of monsoon rains, but it's too late for his crops, which are too measly to sell...
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When refugees arrive in U.S., here's what they can expect
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced plans to increase the number of refugees accepted in the United States steadily for the next two years. Those fleeing Syria and other war ravaged countries who are brought to the United State are considered refugees, while many people seeking a safe haven in Europe are considered migrants seeking asylum...
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Over 1,200 European jihadis have returned in past 2 years
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
PARIS -- More than 1,200 Europeans who joined Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq have returned home in the past two years, an Associated Press count shows. Many have been jailed, but others -- absorbed into the underbelly of some of the continent's biggest cities -- have thrived with impunity...
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French hunt second fugitive, launch new airstrikes
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
PARIS -- French police hunted Tuesday for a second terrorist believed to have escaped after the bomb and gun massacres in Paris, while a U.S. official revealed the suspected mastermind was part of an Islamic State cell American intelligence agencies had been tracking for months...
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Israel outlaws Islamist group accused of inciting violence
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Tuesday outlawed a leading Islamic group it accuses of inciting Arabs to violence in its latest attempt to quash a deadly two-month wave of unrest. The crackdown, which one senior politician tried to link to the global campaign against Islamic extremists after last week's attacks in Paris, threatened to worsen already strained relations with the country's Arab minority...
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Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed jet
(International News ~ 11/18/15)
MOSCOW -- A somber President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down and punish those responsible for a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month, "wherever they are hiding." Intensified Russian airstrikes Tuesday hit the Islamic State group's stronghold in Syria that also is being pounded by the French military...
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Pope Francis answers young people's letters in new book
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- A new book from Pope Francis will be for young readers. "Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters From Children Around the World" will be published March 1, the Chicago-based Loyola Press announced Tuesday. According to Loyola, a Jesuit ministry, the book includes the pope's responses to 30 handwritten letters from children ages 6 to 13 from around the world. ...
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More than sing, Pharrell and others want to talk about race
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- When Pharrell Williams signed up to perform at an all-star concert highlighting race relations in America, the multilayered musician didn't want to "have a kumbaya type-of-moment" onstage with his fellow performers, as he put it. "That's not what these communities need. They don't need another song; they need action," Williams said Monday. "And if that's accompanied by music, that's a beautiful thing."...
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With radio show, Blige encourages life with 'no more drama'
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- R&B star Mary J. Blige is hoping she can offer love and support to those who "are sitting in their car in traffic about to jump out and kill somebody or kill themselves" with a positive and inspirational radio show. The singer, who launched "Real Talk" this month on Apple Music's Beats 1 Radio, said she wants to motivate fans with her show -- much as her songs have...
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Charlie Sheen says he's HIV-positive, bad-boy days are over
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/15)
NEW YORK -- Charlie Sheen said his bad-boy days are over, and with Tuesday's declaration he's HIV-positive, he aims to become an inspiration to others. "My partying days are behind me," Sheen said in an "open letter" posted online. "My philanthropic days are ahead of me."...
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Redhawks' Vandeven receives praise from OVC coaches
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
John Grass, coach of the top-ranked Jacksonville State football team, was asked about the quarterback his team would face when the Gamecocks play Murray State in their regular-season finale during the Ohio Valley Conference's weekly media teleconference Tuesday...
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Second public meeting about downtown sidewalks is Thursday
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
The second public meeting about proposed downtown Cape Girardeau sidewalk and placemaking plans will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the second floor of the Broadway Federal building, 339 Broadway. It's a follow-up to the meeting in September and will provide more detail on two sidewalk-replacement options for Water, Main and Spanish streets between Broadway and Independence Street...
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Cape, Jackson trash pickups changing for Thanksgiving
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
Cape Girardeau and Jackson residents should expect some changes to their normal trash-pickup schedule during the Thanksgiving holiday. Jackson's Sanitation Department and Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department will be closed Nov. 26 and 27. Jackson's Recycling Center and yard waste pits also will be closed, according to a news release from the city...
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Theater display brings attention to hunger, homelessness
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
Several local organizations are bringing attention to food-insecurity and homelessness issues facing the area. National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week runs through Sunday. The Community Caring Council and other area social service providers have set up a display at Cape West 14 Cine, according to a news release from the Community Caring Council...
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Man attacked at bonfire in Commerce
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
The victim was socializing at a bonfire Nov. 14 in Commerce, Missouri, when he reportedly was hit in the back of the head, dragged across the ground and body slammed repeatedly, eventually suffering a separated shoulder. Austin Wayne Glastetter, 19, of Oran, Missouri, was arrested Nov. 14 and charged with first-degree felony assault because it resulted in a serious injury...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team hits road for third game
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team and coach Rekha Patterson had little time to dwell on the Redhawks' first win of the season and Patterson's first career win. Southeast will play its third game in five days when it heads to Huntsville, Alabama, today to face Alabama A&M. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m...
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Mizzou would likely be alone with 10 percent black faculty
(State News ~ 11/18/15)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- If the University of Missouri succeeds in meeting a student demand for a faculty that's 10 percent black in two years, it likely will be alone among its peers. No state's "flagship" public university campus had a black faculty population approaching that level, and only a handful topped even the 5 percent mark, an analysis of 2013 federal data found...
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Xavier hands first loss of season to Missouri
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
The Tigers have lost 16 consecutive road games.
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team announces the signing of nine players
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser signed nine players during the early signing period, the athletics department announced Tuesday evening. High school seniors Connor Basler, Jake Criswell, Cooper Marks, Cooper Rentfro and Danny Wright, and junior college transfers Kyle Bottger, Conyal Cody, Aiden McMahan and Alex Samples inked National Letters of Intent to join the two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champions in 2017...
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Blue Jackets deal 3-1 loss to Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/15)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Brandon Saad scored twice to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Cody Goloubef also scored for Columbus, which has won five of its last seven games. Sergei Bobrovsky continues to recover from his poor start, making 19 saves for a 5-1-0 record in his last six games...
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Southeast Missouri State QB evokes praise from coaches around OVC
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Vandeven, the OVC Newcomer of the Week, was lauded during the OVC's weekly media teleconference.
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Region briefs 11/18/2015
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man is in jail, suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his estranged wife, whom authorities said he has victimized in the past. Just before 9 a.m. Monday, Poplar Bluff police officer Robert Reed was sent to a home in the 600 block of Cleveland Street about a possible missing person. ...
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I-55 in Cape County reduced for guard rail work
(Local News ~ 11/18/15)
North- and southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as contractor crews install a bridge guardrail. The span is located over U.S. 61 or Hubble Creek in Jackson, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The work will be done Nov. 30 through Dec. 15, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily...
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State briefs 11/18/2015
(State News ~ 11/18/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis-area taxi drivers suing Uber allege they've seen up to a 40 percent dip in business since the ride service began operating in violation of local regulations. Drivers Robert Glynn of Laclede Cab, Douglas Uchendi of ABC Cab and Aaron Vilcek and Jeffrey Hamilton of St. ...
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Official: Minneapolis police shooting videos won't be released
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
INNEAPOLIS -- State investigators looking into the fatal shooting of a black Minneapolis man by police during a scuffle have several partial videos of the incident but won't release them at this time, despite demands from protesters, an official said Tuesday...
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Hoagie hurler hauled in on assault charge
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Fairfax City Police Department in Virginia said in a news release 32-year-old Jonathan M. Magnes of Morristown was drunk when he threw a sandwich at a 50-year-old man at a Fairfax pizza restaurant, then drove away. Authorities said the victim, who was not injured, tailed Magnes before officers arrived and pulled over the suspect. It's not clear what led to the dispute between the men...
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High school roundup: Eagle Ridge girls basketball team edges Thomas Jefferson
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Jessie Gartman scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Eagle Ridge girls basketball team to a 33-28 win over Thomas Jefferson School on Tuesday in Sappington, Missouri. Emily Jackson added nine points for the Eagles, who improved to 1-1 on the season...
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Dr. Edward Budil Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/18/15)
Dr. Edward Joseph Budil Jr., 85, formerly of Springfield, Illinois, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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Jackson police report 11/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/15)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Stephen R. Smith, 24, of Pleasant Valley, Missouri, was arrested on a Clay County, Missouri, warrant. Summonses n Madison H. Cannon, 21, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Christopher K. Criddle, 21, 414 S. Benton St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau fire department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists at 12:04 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 7:25 a.m. on Broadway. 9:12 a.m. on Broadview Street, 10:26 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Drive, 11:42 a.m. on East Cape Rock Drive, 2:41 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road and 4:20 p.m. on Price Street...
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Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination
(National News ~ 11/18/15)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans sifting through a long list of contenders for the GOP nomination. "I've come to the realization that this is not my time," Jindal said on Fox News Channel as he announced the decision to suspend his campaign...
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Obama frightened when leadership is needed
(Column ~ 11/18/15)
Another week, another glaring example of a clueless world view of the actual impact of open-door immigration displayed by the administration of a failed American president. For the longest time, Americans have asked: "When will they learn." And the answer is clearly never...
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Deadline extended for free books for at-risk children
(Editorial ~ 11/18/15)
In a September editorial, we encouraged people who work with at-risk youth to sign up for free books. To qualify people were to sign up before the Oct. 1 deadline. However, since that number has not yet been reached, the time to register has been extended...
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Prayer 11/18/15
(Prayer ~ 11/18/15)
O God, may we always strive to follow your teachings and will for our lives. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State's Clarke earns all-conference volleyball honors
(College Sports ~ 11/18/15)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore middle blocker Nzingha Clarke was named to the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Ohio Valley Conference team during the OVC's banquet on Wednesday night. Clarke, who was on the OVC's All-Newcomer team last year, is No. 1 in the conference with 116 blocks, averaging 1.04 blocks per set...
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