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Clinton takes Iowa, beating back Sanders' strong challenge
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton has narrowly won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa, outpacing a surprisingly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to claim the first victory in the 2016 race for president. The former secretary of state, senator from New York and first lady edged past the Vermont senator in a race the Iowa Democratic Party called the closest in its caucus history...
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Welcoming My Coco Chanel
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/02/16)
I adopted my 7-week-old Italian greyhound mix and she instantly became my best friend. She lets me paint her nails and dress her up in cute outfits. Chanel loves to play with her cat sister, Layla, and loves to take naps even more.
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Zika virus declared a global emergency; local officials wary
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
The World Health Organization elevated the seriousness of the Zika virus Monday, saying it represents a global emergency, calling it an "extraordinary event." It's a scary virus that affects unborn children and causes birth defects. Local officials and health professionals are beginning to turn their attention to Zika, including local obstetrician Dr. Grant McWilliams...
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Woman calls on city council to 'stop the violence'
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
The mother of a slain man urged the Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday night to take steps to address the violence on the city's south side. Her plea came at a meeting the council held on the city's northeast side at the Red Star Baptist Church Activity Center...
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Jackson toughens ordinance for public intoxication
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
Jackson streets and sidewalks just got a little stricter when it comes to alcohol consumption. The Jackson Board of Aldermen voted to bolster a city ordinance banning the public drinking of alcohol -- which Jackson city attorney Tom Ludwig called "antiquated" -- by expanding the prohibition to forbid pedestrians from being "in an intoxicated condition."...
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Cruz captures Iowa; Democratic race too close to call
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a fiery conservative loathed by his own party's leaders, swept to victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and a stronger-than-expected showing by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2016. There are 333 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1914, Charles Chaplin made his movie debut as the comedy short "Making a Living" was released by Keystone Film Co...
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Britain approves controversial gene-editing technique
(International News ~ 02/02/16)
LONDON -- Britain's fertility regulator has approved a scientist's request to edit the human genetic code in an effort to fight inherited diseases -- but critics fear the new technique crosses too many ethical boundaries. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority announced Monday it has granted a research application to a team led by scientist Kathy Niakan to try to understand the genes that human embryos need to develop successfully...
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Cape Chamber dinner marked by special touches
(Column ~ 02/02/16)
There were several special touches to the Cape Chamber's Annual Dinner on Friday night. Dan Drury, president of MidAmerica Hotels, provided substance to an evening of thanks and recognitions by highlighting the predicted economic impact of the city's soon-to-be-under-construction sports complex near Center Junction, where his company provided a plan and donated land, among other things. ...
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Cape native brings world-renowned Elvis act to casino
(Editorial ~ 02/02/16)
On July 20, 1955, Elvis Presley performed in front of about 300 people at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. On Jan. 9, 2016 (the day after what would have been The King's 81st birthday), Cape Girardeau native Robert Washington took the stage at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau to entertain another generation of Elvis fans...
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James McGinnis
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
James Clyde McGinnis, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 5, 1932, in Springfield, Missouri, to Clyde and Clara Ann (Wheeler) McGinnis. James retired from the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant after 21 years of service. Upon retirement from the military, he was employed at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Nelson Elbrecht
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Nelson Leroy "Pops" Elbrecht, 79, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 3, 1936, the son of Norbert and Ruby Dambach Elbrecht. He and Marga Vogentanz Hobeck were married Feb. 29, 1988...
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Charlie May
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
GENEVA, Ill. -- Charlie Frank May, 92, formerly of Morley, Missouri, died peacefully in Geneva on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife, Frances DePriest May, formerly of Oran, Missouri. A memorial service will be held February 20. See mossfuneral.com for details...
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Curtis Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Curtis Lonnie Myers, 74, of Marble Hill passed away on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born on June 14, 1941, in Marble Hill, the son of Charles Marvin and Lula Myrtle Brown Myers. Lonnie and Connie Elizabeth Hennecke were united in marriage Nov. 26, 1966, and she passed away March 7, 2013...
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Norbert Rolwing
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Norbert Samuel Rolwing, 98, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, Jan. 31, 2016, at Charleston Manor in Charleston after a long and healthy life enjoying his farming career, his wife and family, tons of friends, traveling and always learning...
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Elmer Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Elmer "Shorty" Petzoldt, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Friday, Dec. 27, 1929, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Theobald and Emilia Franke Petzoldt. As a teenager, he worked in the wheat harvest out west in Oklahoma. Upon returning, he asked out "the future love of his life," Irma Perr. Irma and Shorty were married Aug. 12, 1950...
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Out of the past: Feb. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 02/02/16)
Safe House for Women Inc., an organization trying to raise funds to build a new safe house for abused women and children, recently was given a $10,000 check by County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep; the money is part of the county Domestic Violence Authority funds earmarked for programs that serve victims of domestic violence...
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Friedheim man accused of accidentally running over girlfriend with truck
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
A Friedheim man has been accused of acting with criminal negligence when he pulled his truck away too quickly and ran over his girlfriend. Eric Glueck, 32, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree assault. Glueck was arguing with the victim, and she tried to exit his pickup truck at Lexington Avenue and Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a probable-cause report from Cape Girardeau police officer Jason Angle...
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Howard Davie
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
WARE, Ill. -- Howard R. "Bud" Davie, 93, of Ware died at 1:54 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 22, 1923, west of Ware, the son of Dan and Victoria (Kohrman) Davie. Bud was the great-great-great grandson of Winstead Davie, the founder of Anna. He married Jean V. Brown on Oct. 27, 1946, in the Ware United Methodist Church. Together they shared 69 years of marriage...
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Man accused of stabbing another with screwdriver
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
A Cape Girardeau man is accused of stabbing an acquaintance in the face with a screwdriver. Hyman Heratio Hightower was arrested Sunday by Cape Girardeau police and charged with first-degree assault. Hightower was the backseat passenger with a man and a woman Sunday, Cape Girardeau police Cpl. Brad Neels wrote in a probable-cause statement...
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Two arrested after man found beaten
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
Allen Wayne Biggs, 24, of Scott City and Ryan Perry Harkey, 27, of Cape Girardeau are accused of fracturing a man's skull, rupturing his eardrum and causing bleeding on the victim's brain during a beating. Biggs and Harkey were charged with felony first-degree assault and resisting a lawful stop...
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Skateboarder ramps up
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
Thomas Reyes goes airborne on a ramp Monday at the skate park in Cape Girardeau. Reyes has been skateboarding since a friend introduced him to the sport a few years ago. Reyes, his brother and a friend were taking advantage of unseasonably warm weather, which reached a high temperature of 58 degrees Monday. According to Accuweather, today's high temperature is expected to reach 67 degrees, with a possibility of thunderstorms and wind gusts reaching 35 to 45 mph...
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Midwest economic figures rise for first time in months
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
OMAHA, Neb. -- January results from a survey of supply managers in nine states in the Midwest and Plains, including Missouri, suggest some improvement in the regional economy, but the conditions apparently didn't engender much optimism from those surveyed, according to a report released Monday...
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Bill aimed at stopping censorship of student reporters
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker is touting a bill he said will protect the state's student journalists from censorship, written partly as a response to a confrontation between a University of Missouri assistant professor and a student videographer during protests on campus...
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Police hunt for Joplin pair linked to crime spree
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. -- Alabama authorities Monday were hunting for a Missouri couple suspected of robbing and abducting a hotel clerk, attempting to rob a McDonald's manager and briefly kidnapping a woman in the Birmingham suburbs before stealing her SUV...
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Missouri networks works to help former inmates
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dan Hanneken sums up the work he does helping people recently released from prison readjust to society with a simple phrase. "When I go home tonight, my hope is my TV is still in my living room," he said Thursday morning at the quarterly meeting of the Boone County Offender Transition Network, or BCOTN...
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Last black Mizzou curator steps down
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As the University of Missouri's Columbia campus tries to rebound from racial unrest, the system's governing board is without minority representation after two black members resigned last week, leaving one-third of the nine seats vacant...
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Missouri lawmakers look to enforce gender-specific bathrooms
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri high school's protest over a transgender teen's locker-room use has prompted state legislators to file several bills that would make schools enforce gender-specific bathrooms and locker rooms. The Kansas City Star reported more than 100 Hillsboro High School students walked out of school last fall to protest a transgender teen's use of the girls' locker room to change for gym class...
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Students seek dismissal of MSU official
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A group of Missouri State University students is seeking the dismissal of the school's highest-ranking Hispanic official, alleging he made derogatory comments about black students and created division between different racial groups...
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Police: Slain girl not shot; Va Tech students held
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Two Virginia Tech students appeared in court Monday in the death of a 13-year-old girl who apparently climbed out her bedroom window, but the events that led to her killing remained a mystery. David Eisenhauer, 18, has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Nicole Madison Lovell, who endured a liver transplant and bullying at school and online...
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Insurer Aetna lays out concerns about ACA exchange business
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
Aetna has joined other major health insurers in sounding a warning about the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchanges. The nation's third-largest insurer said Monday it has been struggling with customers who sign up for coverage outside the ACA's annual enrollment window, then use a lot of care. This dumps claims on the insurer without providing enough premium revenue to counter the costs...
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Amtrak engineer recalls opening throttle before fatal crash
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- The last thing Amtrak engineer Brian Bostian remembers before May's fatal crash in Philadelphia is pushing the throttle forward to pick up speed, then braking when he felt the train going too fast into a sharp curve, according to a transcript of his interview with federal accident investigators...
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New federal coal mine dust rules taking effect
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Underground coal mines will ramp up testing for the dust that causes breathing problems and leads to black lung disease under a new federal rule taking effect Monday. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is requiring coal operators to increase the number of air samples taken in underground mines...
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Southeast to hold TEDx event on 'diverse passions'
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
Southeast Missouri State University will hold a TEDx event designed to spark discussion on "diverse passions" March 3 at the Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center. TED is a not-for-profit organization devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks of up to 18 minutes...
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Police: Woman beaten, imprisoned by boyfriend for six days
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
A homeless Cape Girardeau man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend for six days by holding her in a house on South Hanover Street. Robert Dean Garrity, 39, was charged with felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor false imprisonment. He was arrested Friday by Cape Girardeau police...
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Andy Benes discusses pitfalls of success at Men's Breakfast
(Local News ~ 02/02/16)
Before dawn broke in Cape Girardeau, 250 men gathered at Ray's Plaza Banquet Center for the third annual Men's Prayer Breakfast. The event was arranged not by a business or organization, but by "nine guys from different churches across the community," said Marc Harris of Chap Arnold Insurance in Jackson. ...
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St. Louis Blues will return from extended NHL break tonight against Predators
(Professional Sports ~ 02/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Shattenkirk spent much of an extended, week-long All-Star break catching some rays on the beach in Mexico. The St. Louis Blues defenseman reported back Monday for a rigorous workout feeling refreshed for the stretch drive. The Blues are fourth overall in the NHL standings and will be looking to strengthen their position starting tonight at the Nashville Predators...
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Cats await $200,000 inheritance
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
DIXFIELD, Maine -- A town and a group of cat caretakers have sued estate trustees in a dispute over a woman's wishes her life savings go to care for abandoned cats. Barbara Thorpe died in 2002 and left most of her $200,000 estate to give care to the stray cats of Dixfield. Only a few thousand dollars have been given. Lawyers have taken more than $16,000, and the estate's trustees received over $22,000. Dixfield and five women who care for the town's strays sued the trustees last week...
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Nation briefs 2/2/16
(National News ~ 02/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia police said an officer fatally shot a man who had a weapon that turned out to be a BB gun. Police chief Cathy Lanier said at a news conference the officer tried to stop the man, who was acting suspiciously, early Monday, but the man fell as he tried to flee, and the gun fell from his clothing. ...
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Signe Anderson, original Airplane singer, dead at 74
(Entertainment ~ 02/02/16)
NEW YORK -- Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, has died. Anderson died Thursday at her home in Beaverton, Oregon, according to her daughter, Onateska Ladybug Sherwood. Anderson was 74 and had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Anderson died on the same day another Airplane member, Paul Kantner, died...
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State briefs 2/2/16
(State News ~ 02/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police now say a man jumped to his death from the 16th floor of a downtown hotel. The incident happened about 12:20 a.m. Sunday at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel. Police said Monday the man was distraught after an argument with his girlfriend in a room on the 16th floor. He broke a window and jumped, crashing into the lobby atrium. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he has not been positively identified...
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John White
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- John E. White, 52, of Mounds, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at the Missouri Delta Hospital in Sikeston. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. Masonic last rites will be performed at 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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ShermaDene McCarty
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
ShermaDene McCarty, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan, 30, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/2/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 2:14 a.m. on Towers Circle; 2:53 a.m. on South Fountain Street; 1:35 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:40 p.m. on Harmony Lane; 3:35 p.m. on Country Club Drive; 5:33 p.m. on North Street; 9:54 p.m. on Towers Circle; and 10:01 a.m. on Stoddard Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/2/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Eric Glueck, no age or address given, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault and DWI at Lexington and Perryville avenues...
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Prayer 2/2/16
(Prayer ~ 02/02/16)
O Lord Jesus, our great provider, thank you for your many blessings. Amen.
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Training reduces accidents, helps serve public
(Column ~ 02/02/16)
Since becoming Jackson's mayor, I have been impressed by the ongoing training programs that the city conducts in all departments. Even though training can be expensive for any organization or business, the additional productivity from well-trained employees can more than cover the cost of the programs. Safety training pays for cost of the programs by reducing the amount and severity of accidents...
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Is Donald Trump the 'Groundhog Day' candidate?
(Column ~ 02/02/16)
Not many expected Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, to throw his hat in the ring and run for president. After all, he had been promising -- or threatening, depending on your perspective -- to do so for some time. So when he made the announcement that he was, indeed, planning to "Make America Great Again," many said he wouldn't follow through with filing his paperwork. ...
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