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Kansas City responds to legislation against earnings tax
(State News ~ 12/04/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker's effort to eliminate earnings taxes in Kansas City is based on faulty legal reasoning and would decimate the city's budget, civic and business leaders said. Missouri Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Columbia Republican, has pre-filed a bill that would eliminate the earnings taxes in Kansas City and St. Louis by the end of 2017...
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Federal agency to study contamination at Missouri creek
(State News ~ 12/04/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal agency has announced it plans to study radiological contamination at a north St. Louis County creek some residents are concerned may be linked to several cases of cancer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announced plans last month to gather information on contamination at Coldwater Creek for the next 18 to 24 months. The agency met with residents for the first time Wednesday...
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Missouri attorney general seeks to curb debt collections
(State News ~ 12/04/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's attorney general proposed reforms Thursday to curb what he calls abusive debt collection practices that target low-income and minority residents, a concern raised by the commission that examined racial disparities after the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson...
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Chase leads police to counterfeiting operation
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
A Tennessee man who led police on a chase Tuesday was arrested, and multiple counterfeit bills were found in his vehicle, according to a probable-cause statement filed in connection with the case. Josepth T. Honshell, 34, of Cordova, Tennessee, has been charged with felony possession of a forging instrument, possession of a controlled substance and resisting a lawful stop...
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Warrant issued for man accused of kidnapping Poplar Bluff woman
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
An arrest warrant was filed Wednesday for Stephan Dwayne Anderson, 33, of Cape Girardeau, who is accused of forcing a woman in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to drive him into Cape Girardeau and stealing her purse in February. The 33-year-old victim said Anderson approached her vehicle at 7 a.m. Feb. 15 as she was getting ready to leave her home on Sander Street in Poplar Bluff, according to a probable-cause statement filed by Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. J. Hann...
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Plans for Jackson roundabout near finalization
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
Plans for the roundabout to be installed in uptown Jackson are nearing finalization, which will mark a significant step in the preliminary process of construction. Missouri Department of Transportation project manager Eric Krapf said all the necessary right-of-way acquisitions should be completed before the new year...
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Santa accused of rape is exception, police say
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
The jolly, red-suited man can be found in countless malls and at Christmas parades and holiday parties. But it can be hard to tell the good Santas from the bad. Cape Girardeau police said there's no state or federal law requiring criminal background checks for Santa...
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Area police prepare for active shooters
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
Some area police departments have well-equipped and trained special weapons and tactics teams. The specially trained officers practice working in tandem to handle certain situations, including drug busts and even hostage situations. Those tactical teams are best equipped to respond to active-shooter situations such as the one Wednesday in San Bernardino, California, in which 14 people were killed. ...
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Perryville boys basketball team survives host Woodland in OT
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
The third-seeded Pirates came away with a 66-61 overtime win over the the second-seeded Cardinals in a semifinal of the Woodland Invitational Tournament. Perryville will face Scott City for the championship.
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Jefferson Fox returns to writing more personal songs, but not peforming for an audience
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
When "making it" as a musician no longer meant making music, Jefferson Fox went home. He took a sabbatical from gigging to be with his wife, Sharon, and their daughters, to really listen to music and then create some. "I went through it. I toured and paid the bills with it for a time," Fox said. "But I'd rather be right here."...
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Craft fairs are big business for artists
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
While the specific economic effects local craft fairs have on the area is hazy, one thing is clear: The fairs are big business for artists, drawing vendors and visitors from across the Midwest. Two craft fairs were held at three venues the weekend before Thanksgiving. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri held its annual fair at the Osage Centre and Show Me Center, while Notre Dame Regional High School held its 20th annual Crafts, Gifts and Collectibles show...
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Shop with a Hero Donation
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/04/15)
Lt. Casey Dodd of the Scott City Police Department delivered $6350 cash to Cape Walmart Super Center store manager Gary Elders to be used for the Shop with a Hero event on Tuesday, December 8th. The funds were raised jointly by SCPD and the Scott City Fire Department with help from the Walmart Foundation and local businesses who wished to sponsor a child to shop with the heroes...
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Shop with a Hero receives near $5000
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/04/15)
With help from local police and first responders, $4800 was raised in the community to help needy children to shop during the Shop with a Hero event on December 8th. Keith Green of the Cape Girardeau Police Officers Association, Lodge 51 presented the donation to Gary Elders, store manager of the Cape Girardeau Walmart. ...
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Scott City boys basketball team explodes in second quarter, downs Zalma
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Zalma may have made a splash with a quarterfinal win Monday night, but top-seeded Scott City wasn't about to be upstaged in Thursday night's Woodland Tournament semifinal at Woodland High School. After a poor first eight minutes, the Rams entered the second quarter trailing the Bulldogs -- the tournament's fifth seed -- by five points, but outscored the Bulldogs 22-4 in the second period to cruise to victory and advance to Friday night's championship. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team snaps losing streak with overtime win at Wichita State
(College Sports ~ 12/04/15)
Coach Rekha Patterson and the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team's 8-plus hour bus ride back to Cape Girardeau from Wichita, Kansas, on Friday night became a little bit easier after the first-year coach and her team snapped a three-game losing streak...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2015. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 4, 1965, the United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. James A. Lovell aboard on a two-week mission. (While Gemini 7 was in orbit, its sister ship, Gemini 6A, was launched on Dec. 15 on a one-day mission; the two spacecraft were able to rendezvous within a foot of each other.)...
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Prayer 12-4-15
(Prayer ~ 12/04/15)
O Lord Jesus, give us an extra measure of strength during the trials of life. Amen.
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Seeing, truly, is believing
(Column ~ 12/04/15)
Sixty-five years ago I walked to the mailbox, which was on the blacktop highway a mile, by gravel road, from the farmhouse in Killough Valley in the Ozarks over yonder. Aside from Saturdays, when we went to town to get groceries and other necessities, walking to the mailbox was the only way to get mail...
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Zonta honors women at recent luncheon
(Editorial ~ 12/04/15)
Several local women were recently recognized for their accomplishments by the Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau. The Women of Achievement Award went to Lynne Karnes; Nancy Hunter Stiegemeyer was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Erin Rae Fluegge was given the Celebration Award...
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Out of the past: Dec. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- "The Day of the Big One" turned into "The Day the Earth Stood Still" yesterday; despite predictions of a massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault by climatologist Iben Browning, the only shaking that occurred was when visiting news media trucks and vans rumbled out of town disappointed...
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Speak Out 12/4/15
(Speak Out ~ 12/04/15)
Congress is poised to roll back George Bush's one-size-fits-all No Child Left Behind as well as the more recent Common Core Standards. Thus, yet once again, when it comes to much needed education reform, we're back to square one. This is a reflection of the ongoing realization that when it comes to education reform, there never has been and never will be anything approaching a consensus among the American people as to what needs to be done, except for a virtual universal belief that anything and everything must be done to maintain a quality sports program.. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/4/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Brock Tyler Reid, 25, 192 Arikara Lane, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear in court for theft. n A 16-year-old girl was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of theft at J.C. Penney, 3049 William St...
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McGraddie 'Mac' Robinson
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
McGraddie "Mac" Robinson, 55, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at Crossroad Church in Jackson...
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Sandra May
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Sandra K. May, 71, of Anna died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. No services are planned at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Fred Bisher
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Ferdinand "Fred" M. Bisher, 92, of Saxton, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1923, in Oran, son of the late Joseph and Anna Baudendistel Bisher. On May 21, 1949, he married D. Virginia Scherer. She preceded him in death March 9, 1974...
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First Friday receptions 12/4/15
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
A reception will be held for the 2015 Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. It features 29 regional artists. 32 N. Main St., (573) 334-9233 The Visual Arts Cooperative also will debut new works. Co-op window exhibitors are L. Sue Kemp and Lynn Robey. 32 N. Main St., (573) 334-9233...
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Artifacts 12/4/15
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
The Missouri Department of Conservation's Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center on Saturday will offer several sessions of its popular program "Nature Art: Nature's Decor," using nature's resources to create winter wreaths, swags and garlands. Programs are offered at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Participants are requested to call the nature center, (573) 290-5218, to register and are asked to bring a wreath. The center will provide items with which to decorate...
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Best Bet: Dan Martin Band
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
The Dan Martin Band, a bluegrassy-folk band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight today at Pitter's Cafe and Lounge, 811 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Martin released his debut album, with songs based on his life experiences. "Alive don't mean winning," Martin states on the opening track, "Hoka Hey," the battle cry of the Sioux warrior Crazy Horse, which means, "It is a good day to die." More information is available at danmartinband.com or by calling (573) 837-5473...
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#SemoSelfie 12/4/15
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
Happy #womancrushwednesday to my beautiful (and social media-less) cousin, Casey! This is her #semoselfie! (Submitted by @logansyoung) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter -- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!...
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Free jazz performance to be given at University Center
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Music will present a free jazz big-band performance at noon Wednesday in the University Center, coinciding with holiday festivities presented by the University Center staff. This jazz performance will feature holiday and jazz music and include the Jazz Lab band and Southeast's jazz ensemble, Studio Jazz. ...
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Second-stage play 'Stop Kiss' emphasizes message on identity
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
Roxanne Wellington said all stories essentially come back around to Polonius' advice to Hamlet -- "To thine own self be true." As the director of Southeast Missouri State University's fall second-stage play, Wellington, Southeast assistant professor of acting and voice, finds the same to be true with "Stop Kiss."...
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Source of cat-urine smell unknown
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Pennsylvania environmental officials can't explain why residents of one city thought part of their town smelled like cat urine last year. The New Castle News reports a state Department of Environmental Protection report was inconclusive. ...
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U.S.-led coalition targets IS oil facilities in eastern Syria
(International News ~ 12/04/15)
LONDON -- British Tornado jets struck oil fields in eastern Syria on Thursday that help finance the Islamic State group, and Germany prepared to send reconnaissance aircraft to the Middle East as coalition forces stepped up efforts to fight the militants...
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Senate OKs Republican bill unraveling health-care law
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- With Republicans openly welcoming a preordained veto, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation aimed at crippling two of their favorite targets: President Barack Obama's health-care law and Planned Parenthood. With a House rubber stamp expected in days, the bill would be the first to reach Obama's desk demolishing his 2010 health-care overhaul, one of his proudest domestic achievements, and halting federal payments to Planned Parenthood. ...
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Pentagon chief to military: Open all combat jobs to women
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- After three years of study and debate, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military Thursday to open all military jobs to women, removing the final barriers that kept women from serving in combat, including the most dangerous and grueling commando posts...
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More U.S. police charged with murder, manslaughter in 2015
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
CHICAGO -- The number of U.S. police officers charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings has tripled this year -- a sharp increase at least one expert said could be the result of more video evidence. In the past, the annual average was fewer than five officers charged. In the final weeks of 2015, that number has climbed to 15, with 10 of the cases involving video...
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Politics of grief and gun control after latest shooting
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- It's a natural reaction in times of grief: Politicians from both parties offer thoughts and prayers for those killed in the San Bernardino, California, shooting. But within hours of the mass shooting, social media was awash with pushback from gun-control advocates calling out those who offer prayers without pushing for tighter gun laws...
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Motives behind mass violence can be a complex mix
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Why did they do it? The California rampage that left 14 dead shows the motives behind mass violence can be complex and difficult to determine. The careful planning, multiple shooters and military-style weapons seem to match up with recent terror attacks. But other circumstances -- killing people known to an attacker, for example -- may be more in line with the deep anger and personal frustration of a workplace assault...
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California shooters had thousands of bullets
(National News ~ 12/04/15)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media, a U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, and police said he and his wife had enough bullets and bombs to slaughter hundreds when they launched their deadly attack on a holiday party...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys reach final of tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Advance boys basketball team stings Malden in semifinal of OIT
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- It was the Hornets who looked like they deserved the higher seed Thursday night, as they breezed past second-seeded Malden for an 81-44 victory and a spot in the championship game of the Oran Invitational on Thursday. Advance, the No. 3 seed, had four scorers in double digits, led by Preston Wuebker's 23 points and six assists. Austin Ladd added 20 points, Armani Vermillion had 18 and Dawson Mayo notched 11...
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Scott County Central thwarts host, returns to OIT title game
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Top-seeded Scott County Central didn't have its prettiest performance, but it made plays down the stretch, holding off a game fourth-seeded Oran, 58-49, to advance to the final of the 60th Annual Oran Invitational on Thursday night at Oran High School...
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Foles will start at QB for Rams with Keenum still recovering from a concussion
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Case Keenum has not been cleared to play as he recovers from a concussion and the St. Louis Rams will start Nick Foles at quarterback for the second straight week. Rams coach Jeff Fisher said that if Keenum is cleared today, he would be the backup against the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals on Sunday...
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Kingston Trio to perform next week at River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/15)
The Kingston Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Continuing the 2015-2016 River Campus Touring Series, the Kingston Trio will perform songs such as "Tom Dooley," "M.T.A.," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and more...
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