Stories from Wednesday, March 30, 2016

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ahead of games against district and conference opponents this week, Scott City baseball wanted to rebound Tuesday night, fresh off an extra-inning loss a day earlier. It did, at least in the win column. It wasn't a perfect performance, but the Rams (5-2) took advantage of early control issues for host Advance (1-4) and rolled to a 13-1, five-inning victory...

Cape Central evened its record at 4-4 with the conference win DEXTER, Mo. -- The Cape Central baseball team scored multiple runs in each of the first four innings on its way to a five-inning, 13-3 victory over Dexter on Tuesday in a SEMO Conference game...

Dusty Daniels had two hits, including a double, but the Zalma baseball team could muster just one run in a season-opening 2-1 loss to Puxico on the road Tuesday. Dallan Stotts took the loss for Zalma (0-1) despite a strong six-inning performance. He struck out eight, walked one and allowed four hits. Both runs were earned...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican Missouri lawmaker pitched a "personhood" measure Tuesday he says is meant to protect unborn children but opponents say would severely restrict or outlaw all abortions. A House committee reviewed but did not vote on the measure, which is the latest effort by the GOP-led Legislature this session to regulate abortion...

A Cape Girardeau house fashioned in the organic style of Frank Lloyd Wright has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The home at 1150 N. Henderson Ave. once belonged to Dr. Jean Chapman, who commissioned a prominent local architect, John L.E. Boardman, to design it in 1962, said Laura Williams, a graduate student in the historic preservation program at Southeast Missouri State University...

Don't be trashy. That is the message from the Keep Cape Beautiful Committee which continues to tackle Cape Girardeau's litter problem. Broken beer bottles, cigarette butts and discarded Styrofoam cups litter many roadways. Trash often can be found overflowing from Dumpsters at apartment complexes...

Today is Wednesday, March 30, the 90th day of 2016. There are 276 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and a District of Columbia police officer, Thomas Delahanty...

A wise political pundit said this week that elections are not won by voting against someone but rather by voting for someone. But that political axiom is being put to the test this year with the increasingly potential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump...

Several local veterans have been in the news recently, being honored decades after their service. Sgt. Clifford Heinrich, 90, of Cape Girardeau, received five medals March 21, 72 years after his B-17 Flying Fortress crashed in England during World War II. ...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department's mechanic, Carrol A. Schaefer, retired yesterday with the distinction of having served longer than any other mechanic of the department since it was mechanized in 1916; Schaefer, 63, has been the department's mechanic for 27 of the 33 years he has been on the force...

Harry William Trust, 92, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 9, 1923, in Perryville, Pennsylvania, the son of Lutellas Fred and Francis B. Nebel Trust. He and Anna Mae Delores Horn were married Jan. 1, 1945, in St. Louis...

Leroy Seabaugh, 85, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...

WASHINGTON -- In the clearest sign yet of the effect of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, U.S. labor unions scored a victory Tuesday with a tie vote in a high-profile Supreme Court case they once had seemed all but certain to lose. The 4-4 split, in a case that divided the court's liberal union supporters and their conservative opponents, demonstrated how much is riding on President Barack Obama's effort to replace Scalia with a judge who could tilt the balance on the high court for years to come...

WASHINGTON -- The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey because of "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave. The so-called "ordered departure" notice means the relocation costs will be covered by the government...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's new law limiting LGBT protections is a "national embarrassment," and the state's lawyers won't defend it against a federal challenge from gay-rights advocates, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Tuesday. The law Republican Gov. ...

LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol," which gave the world Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, has one more chance to mint a star before it fades into TV and music history. Whether viewers choose a future chart-topper or trivia question remains to be seen. But executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who helped translate Britain's "Pop Idol" into the Fox version that debuted in 2002, said the farewell episode will be memorable...

WASHINGTON -- Mark Kirk on Tuesday became the first Republican senator to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, criticizing GOP leaders' refusal to hold confirmation hearings or a vote on the longtime federal judge and praising him as "one of the most eminent jurists in the country."...

WASHINGTON -- The FBI's announcement it hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc. as consumers suddenly discover they can't keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Police charged Donald Trump's campaign manager with simple battery Tuesday as a videotaped altercation with a reporter transformed what was another messy campaign sideshow into a criminal court summons. Trump decried the charges...

SYCAMORE, Ill. -- A former security guard serving a life sentence in the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old Illinois girl made an emotional statement declaring his innocence and pleaded with a judge Tuesday to consider his bid for freedom as soon as possible, citing a prosecutor's scathing review of the investigation that landed him in prison...

LARNACA, Cyprus -- A man described as "psychologically unstable" hijacked a flight Tuesday from Egypt to Cyprus and threatened to blow it up. His explosives turned out to be fake, and he surrendered with all passengers released unharmed after a six-hour standoff...

Jesse McIntyre Jr., 88, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 30, 1927, in Jackson to Jesse and Lora Crites McIntyre. Jesse was a Navy combat veteran of World War II, serving aboard several aircraft carriers, on South Pacific islands and during the Cold War...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ronnie Wayne Lee, 69, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at his home. He was born to the late Charles and Elnora Seabaugh Lee on Nov. 7, 1946, in Chaffee. Ronnie was a self-employed retired mechanic. He was a member of the Order of the Elks Lodge 1810 of Chaffee...

Eugene W. "Gene" Jones, 89, of Jackson died Monday, March 28, 2016, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...

Stephen H. Fuemmeler, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 14, 1944, in Campbell, Missouri, to Henry and Joanne Prenger Fuemmeler, who preceded him in death. He and Emily Grueneberg Fuemmeler were married Jan. 26, 1974, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Scott City...

OVERLAND, Mo. -- Ray Corn, 82, of Overland died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri. He was born May 2, 1933, in Scott City to Youal Edna and Lula Novella Phillips Corn. He married Shirley Jean Rau on Nov. 3, 1956. She preceded him in death March 31, 1999...

PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Roy L. Bronenkant, 80, of Park Hills, formerly of Frohna, Missouri, died March 29, 2016, at Country Meadows Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Legislature on Tuesday agreed to ban lawmakers and statewide elected officials from working as paid political consultants while in office, the first bill lawmakers have approved in a package of legislation aimed at tightening the state's loose ethics laws...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Lindsay G. Roark, 33, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was issued summonses for failure to register a motor vehicle and displaying the plates of another. n Robert L. Davie, 61, of Jackson was issued summonses for operating a motor vehicle while operator's license revoked and speeding...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 1:30 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; 3:45 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 8:58 a.m. on Delwin Street; 9:44 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 11:27 a.m. on Independence Street; 2:30 p.m. on William Street; 5:17 p.m. on South Spring Street; and 5:48 p.m. on North Main Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrests n Gary W. Rainey, 33, 610 Red Bud Circle, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon...

Approval of minutes n Minutes of the March 24 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...

Daughter to Tristan Samuel and Erica Ashley Frayser of Fountain, Colorado, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at home. Name, HeliAnna Renee. Weight, 6 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Frayser is the daughter of Edward and Patricia Gonzales of Fountain. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Frayser is the son of Susan Anglin of Cape Girardeau and Ken Frayser of Benton, Kentucky. He is the manager of Camp Bow Wow in Colorado Springs...

ST. LOUIS — The public will get an opportunity to comment on the proposed settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Ferguson at a hearing next month. The hearing will be at 9:30 a.m. April 19 in Courtroom 3 North of the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis ...

NEW YORK -- Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69. The actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to her agent, Mitchell Stubbs. She died in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, where she had lived for the past quarter-century, according to Teri Weigel, the publicist for her son, actor Sean Astin...

OZARK, Mo. — A southwestern Missouri sheriff’s department is halting its online request for people to bring in their methamphetamine for possible contamination testing, saying the joke sting operation didn’t yield any arrests. The Kansas City Star reported the Christian County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook solicitation that the department would test people’s meth for staph and hepatitis drew 1.7 million views and was shared more than 17,000 times. ...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County police are investigating an accident that killed a Patriot Guard Riders motorcyclist who was escorting a funeral procession to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The accident happened Monday afternoon when a minivan struck 64-year-old Mark Schroeder of south St. Louis County. He died at a hospital...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senate budget writers agreed Tuesday to boost Missouri's overall higher education funding, but some of the most contentious spending issues -- including how to deal with soaring Medicaid costs and whether to cut the budget for the University of Missouri -- remain unresolved...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday he will appeal a court ruling that struck down key parts of a state law limiting the ability of cities to profit from traffic tickets and court fines. Koster's announcement came one day after Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ruled the law unconstitutionally targeted St. Louis-area municipalities with revenue caps lower than other Missouri cities...

ST. LOUIS -- Brian Elliott made 20 saves and Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 36th goal to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. David Backes and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Blues, who are tied with Dallas atop the Central Division after the Stars beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 Tuesday night...

JUPITER, Fla. -- Rain cut short Adam Wainwright's and Stephen Strasburg's final spring starts, canceling the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals in the top of the fourth inning Tuesday. Wainwright allowed the lone run moments before lightning halted play. The Cardinals' opening day starter wasn't as crisp as he would have liked to be in his final spring start...

Cape Girardeau police chased two suspects in the theft of a Hyundai Elantra on Tuesday afternoon to the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge before ending pursuit as the driver crossed into Illinois. Police began the chase at the intersection of Sprigg and Watkins streets about 5 p.m. when officers ran the plate of the vehicle and found it had not been returned to a rental company in Scott County, according to Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Rick Schmidt...

Kent Buxton, formerly of Cape Girardeau, made his “Jeopardy!” debut Monday. Unfortunately, because he finished third, his first appearance on the show also will be his last for the time being. Buxton, a medical student in Kansas City, Missouri, went to the taping in Los Angeles despite important exams awaiting him back home...

The pistol a woman was attempting to draw from her waistband was wrested away from her and used to threaten her, police say. The suspect pointed the gun at her and threatened to kill her, police say. Brian Keith Tippen, 34, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested Saturday by Bollinger County sheriff's deputies. He was charged with felony second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. Tippen's bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety...

Cape Girardeau police arrested a local man Friday on suspicion of threatening a family member with a knife. Gary Wayne Rainey, 33, of Cape Girardeau was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon, misdemeanor, third-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor trespassing. A complaint and arrest warrant were filed by the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office Monday...

A 7-year-old girl was hit by a silver SUV when she was riding her bike at the intersection of Henry and Louis streets Tuesday afternoon in Cape Girardeau, according to witnesses. The collision occurred about 4:30 p.m. with the girl riding east on Henry Street and the SUV driving north on Louis Street, according to the victim’s 9-year-old sister, Joclyn Reed Church, who saw the collision. When the SUV hit, the victim rolled up to the hood, hitting her chest and denting the vehicle, Joclyn said...

Work has begun on Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Excellence in Mass Media. The former First Federal Savings and Loan Building at 325 Broadway in Cape Girardeau is being transformed into a hands-on media learning center for use by the university’s mass-media department, including the television and video production program and the student newspaper, The Arrow...

NEWPORT, Pa. -- Tiny gnome homes that were evicted from a park are making magic elsewhere. Little Buffalo State Park managers gave permission for Steve Hoke to create the mini-houses but decided they could affect wildlife habitat. Hoke had made about 40 gnome houses in tree roots, hollow logs and on stumps. He says children loved the houses, but he removed them last month. Millerstown and Duncannon, Pennsylvania, offered to keep the gnome homes in local parks...

ATLANTA -- The trajectory of opioid deaths in the United States is trending in the wrong direction and should be atop the federal government's radar screen along with the threat of terrorism, responding to natural disasters and promoting the economy, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. ...

BOSTON -- Archaeologists are digging at a boyhood home of Malcolm X in an effort to uncover more about the slain black-rights activist's early life. The two-week archaeological dig began Tuesday in Boston's historically black Roxbury neighborhood. Organizers say they also hope to learn more about the property's long history, which includes uses as a farm and possibly a Native American settlement...

O Lord Jesus, may we look for opportunities to tell others about your love. Amen.