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Heisserer helps spark No. 3 Notre Dame girls basketball past Perryville in district tournament matchup
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame girls basketball team hung tight through a close first quarter and then busted things open as it got a strong playoff performance from a freshman and ran away from Perryville, 61-26, in a quarterfinal of the Class 4 District 1 tournament Monday at Sikeston High School...
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Jackson girls basketball reaches Class 5 District 1 final
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/16)
The top-seeded Jackson girls basketball team scored the first 12 points of its semifinal game against host Northwest on Monday and advanced to the Class 5 District 1 championship game with a 63-30 victory. In a rematch of last year's championship game, the Indians didn't yield a field goal to the fourth-seeded Lions until the final minute of the opening quarter and took a 17-4 lead into the second period...
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Former Cape Central athlete competes in MIAA conference meet
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/16)
Former Cape Central athlete Eric Schott competed this past weekend in the MIAA indoor track and field conference championships. This was Eric's last team competition for Missouri Southern State University and he was asked to run the 5K, 3K and mile to try and help his team accumulate enough points to win the conference championship. ...
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Senator: GOP may back third party if Trump keeps winning
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- On the eve of Super Tuesday's crucial primaries, a new divide erupted between Republicans who pledge to fall in line behind Donald Trump if he wins their party's nomination and others who insist they can never back the bombastic billionaire...
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Southeast plans to offer a degree in drones
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Southeast Missouri State University wants to become a school for drones. The university's Board of Regents has approved plans for a new bachelor of science in unmanned aircraft systems. If approved by the Missouri Coordinating Board of Education in June, school officials expect to begin offering the new major to students in the 2017 fall semester...
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First phase of Greek housing project is on schedule
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Phase one of the university's new Greek housing project is underway. Just north of the Show Me Center, two buildings -- the first of four -- have been erected. Four fraternities have signed leases for the buildings. The first two will be completed in August...
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Woman dragged nearly 20 feet by vehicle; suspect at large
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
A witness saw the woman get dragged nearly 20 feet while hanging onto a vehicle before the she fell to the ground in the way of oncoming traffic. Desmond Lamario Woods, 35, of Cape Girardeau has been charged second-degree domestic assault. A warrant for his arrest was filed Friday, but he still is at large, according to Cape Girardeau Police public information officer Adam Glueck...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
Today is Tuesday, March 1, the 61st day of 2016. There are 305 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 1, 1966, the Soviet space probe Venera 3 impacted the surface of Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another planet; however, Venera was unable to transmit any data, its communications system having failed...
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ReStore seeks help to reach Habitat goals
(Editorial ~ 03/01/16)
Habitat for Humanity does great work nationwide and locally, building homes for families in need. Over the past 30 years, Cape Area Habitat for Humanity alone has built more than 50 homes. To help the organization reach its goal of increasing that number to four to five homes per year, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore funds building materials by offering low-cost home hardware, furniture and appliances...
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Bill would stop Clean Power Plan
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/01/16)
Like many of my colleagues, I was elected by the people of my district to limit the effect of government in their lives. This is why I am working to stop the EPA from forcing utilities to raise electricity rates on families and businesses in Missouri...
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Henry Yount Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Henry Edward Yount Sr., 90, of Sedgewickville passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at his residence. He was born Feb. 14, 1926, at Yount, Missouri, the son of Jess and Ella J. Seabaugh Yount. He and Jean Bollinger were united in marriage Jan. 22, 1947, and she passed away Aug. 13, 2004...
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Eddie Downen
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
Eddie N. Downen, 86, of Scott City passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born April 11, 1929, to Roy and Stella Fine Downen at West Plains, Missouri. He married Earlene Parker on Sept. 3, 1949. She passed away Dec. 6, 1977. He and Verna Long Hoffman were married Jan. 16, 1983...
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Navy SEAL receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama shined a spotlight on a "special breed of warrior" as he awarded the nation's highest military honor Monday to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan. Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers Jr. is the first living, active-duty member of the Navy to receive the Medal of Honor in four decades...
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Judge awards $13 million to exonerated man
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- A judge has awarded $13.2 million to a man who was convicted of murder in Washington and spent 28 years in prison based on forensic hair analysis that later was discredited. D.C. Superior Court Judge John Mott awarded the money Friday to 55-year-old Santae Tribble, who was convicted in the 1978 slaying of a taxi driver, The Washington Post reported...
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Norbert J. Schumer
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norbert J. Schumer, 93, of Perryville, fortified with the sacraments of the Catholic Church, entered into eternal life Feb. 28, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. He was born Nov. 11, 1922, in Perry County, Missouri, son of Frank Schumer and Mary (Leible) Sauer Schumer. ...
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Google self-driving car strikes bus on California street
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
LOS ANGELES -- A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a fender-bender that appears to be the first time one of the tech company's vehicles caused a crash during testing. Google accepted at least some responsibility for the collision, which occurred on Valentine's Day when one of the Lexus SUVs it has outfitted with sensors and cameras hit the side of the bus near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California...
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Competition grows to bring dinner in the mail
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
NEW YORK -- Meal-kit companies have exploded in the past four years, shipping boxes of raw meat, seafood, fresh vegetables and other ingredients to busy city folk who want to skip the supermarket and still cook at home. Now they want to tempt even more people to give them a try...
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Out of the past: March 1
(Out of the Past ~ 03/01/16)
The Cape Girardeau Golf Course Advisory Board yesterday recommended the city council maintain the current management structure at the Jaycees Municipal Golf Course and not hire a professional course manager. City Councilman Al Spradling III has advocated hiring a course manager as a way to improve the course and attract more players...
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Trump favors torture that's illegal
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- Tough talk about torture is a guaranteed applause line for Donald Trump on the GOP presidential stump. Trump has repeatedly advocated waterboarding, an enhanced interrogation technique that simulates the feeling of drowning. "In the Middle East, we have people chopping the heads off Christians. ...
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Leap-year baby turned 100 years old on 25th birthday
(State News ~ 03/01/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Luella Duncan celebrated her 25th birthday Monday, but in reality, the Sikeston woman is 100 years old. That's because Duncan was born on a leap day, which is Feb. 29 and happens every four years. People born on leap day are known as "leaplings" because their birthday only comes around once every four years, according to "The Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies."...
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Bill aims to prevent shock deaths at Lake of the Ozarks
(State News ~ 03/01/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bill designed to prevent electrocution-related deaths at the Lake of the Ozarks again has been introduced in the state legislature. KOLR-TV reported state Rep. Caleb Jones of Columbia is sponsoring a bill that would require all docks to have a ground0fault interrupter, a device that shuts off the dock's electricity when a short-circuit occurs...
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University City fights to keep topless bar from St. Louis Loop
(State News ~ 03/01/16)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- When it comes to St. Louis attractions, the Delmar Loop shopping district arguably joins the Arch, Busch Stadium and Forest Park on the short list for tourists and locals alike. But for some neighbors, local politicians and a nearby Catholic university, the Loop's image as a family-friendly destination -- recognized by the American Planning Association as a top example of urban revitalization -- shouldn't include topless waitresses wearing strategically placed body paint...
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Justice Thomas poses questions for first time in a decade
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of silence and provoked audible gasps at the Supreme Court on Monday when he posed questions from the bench during an oral argument. In a case about a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns, Thomas wanted to know of any other case in which breaking a law suspends constitutional rights...
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Film, album explore Loretta Lynn's Appalachia roots
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When Loretta Lynn was growing up in Butcher Hollow in Kentucky in the 1930s, her home in the coal-mining community always was filled with music, either from her voice echoing through the trees or the sound of the Carter Family's songs...
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Woman who tried to self-abort won't face attempted murder charge
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- A Tennessee woman accused of trying to end her pregnancy with a coat hanger will not face attempted murder charges, her attorney said Monday. Anna Yocca was charged with attempted first-degree murder when she was arrested in Murfreesboro in December...
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Court records: Soldier admits shooting wife, police officers
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
MANASSAS, Va. -- An Army staff sergeant admitted shooting his wife and three police officers who showed up at his front door, including a rookie officer working her first shift who died from her wounds, according to court records. Ronald Hamilton, 32, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is charged with capital murder in officer Ashley Guindon's shooting death Saturday. He also faces a murder charge in the shooting death of his wife, Crystal Hamilton, 29...
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Migrants now facing razor wire, tear gas
(International News ~ 03/01/16)
IDOMENI, Greece -- Pressed against coils of razor wire and shouting "Help us!" refugees stranded at Greece's northern border were pushed back Monday by Macedonian police using tear gas and stun grenades as the European Union scrambled to ease the escalating number of stranded migrants in Greece...
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North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras
(International News ~ 03/01/16)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner -- at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a "trophy" -- from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying...
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Man shot fatally by North Carolina cop
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A police officer fatally shot a man during a foot chase as he was trying to arrest him on drug charges Monday afternoon, the Raleigh police chief said. In the first several hours after the shooting, television coverage showed police forming a line in the street near the downtown neighborhood where the shooting took place as a number of people gathered behind yellow crime-scene tape that blocked off the area and began chanting, "No justice, no peace!"...
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Study: Zika virus may cause temporary paralysis
(International News ~ 03/01/16)
LONDON -- Scientists may have the first evidence Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago. Zika is spreading rapidly across the Americas. ...
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Enjoying the weather
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Luke Knippen, 2, runs onto the dock Monday after finding two more sticks to throw into Rotary Lake at Jackson City Park. Knippen was there with his sister, Anna, 7, and father, Brian. The family was out enjoying the warm temperatures of 60 degrees.
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Missing area man found dead, apparently crashed vehicle
(State News ~ 03/01/16)
A New Madrid County man reported missing over the weekend was found dead. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens said 56-year-old Terry Cunningham of Hartzell, Missouri, was found dead Monday in Clarkton, Missouri. Stevens said Cunningham had apparently crashed his all-terrain vehicle...
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Redhawks' Lucchesi earns OVC, national honors
(College Sports ~ 03/01/16)
Southeast baseball Southeast Missouri State pitcher Joey Lucchesi was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Pitcher of the Week on Monday after a perfect seven-inning outing last week against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He also was named Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...
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Australian cardinal says he was deceived by bishop in 1970s
(International News ~ 03/01/16)
CANBERRA, Australia -- One of Pope Francis' top advisers told an Australian inquiry into child sex abuse Tuesday an Australian bishop had deceived him about the reason a pedophile priest repeatedly was transferred from parish to parish. Australian Cardinal George Pell was a priest in the town of Ballarat in 1970s who advised Bishop Ronald Mulkearns about the placement of priests within the diocese...
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State briefs 3/1/16
(State News ~ 03/01/16)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- A former state legislator from the St. Louis County town of Florissant has died. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported James C. "Jay" Russell Sr. died Wednesday after being diagnosed with skin cancer six months ago. He was 87. Russell was a fixture in Democratic politics and in Florissant. He first was elected to the Missouri House in 1962 and served through 1990. He also was a longtime Democratic committeeman and proprietor of BJ's Bar and Restaurant. Russell was a Marine on leave from Camp Pendleton when he met his wife of 61 years, Delphie, who survives.
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Bar offers Leap Day proposal prizes
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- A historic Philadelphia tavern offered some Leap Day incentives to women looking to settle down. KYW-TV reported McGillin's Olde Ale House trotted out a Leap Day tradition encouraging women to propose to men. According to Irish folklore, Feb. 29 was the one day of the year women could pop the question to men. McGillin's offered $100 gift cards to the first five women who proposed to their men at the bar Monday. The only catch? The men had to say "yes."...
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Prosecutor: Man to plead guilty to 2 students' slayings
(National News ~ 03/01/16)
RICHMOND, Va. -- A former hospital worker is expected to plead guilty in the high-profile slayings of two college students in Virginia, a prosecutor said Monday. Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Robert Tracci announced the plea agreements in Jesse LeRoy Matthew Jr.'s cases in a brief news release. Matthew is due in Albemarle County Circuit Court on Wednesday...
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Willie Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
Willie M. Smith, 97, of Delta died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/1/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 4:47 a.m. on South Benton Street; 9:03 a.m. on William Street; 9:13 a.m. on Franks Lane; 9:15 a.m. on Frederick Street; 9:24 a.m. on Meadow Lane; 10:49 a.m. on North Main Street; 11:19 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:55 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 2:56 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 5:51 p.m. on Valley View Lane; and 9:24 p.m. on Franks Lane...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/1/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n David M. Hart, 43, of Soctt City was arrested at 401 Independence St. on a Scott City warrant for failure to appear. n Darren P. LaFrance, 23, 114 S. Benton St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for a seat-belt violation...
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Chad Beard
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chad Allen Beard, 31, of Chaffee died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Ronnie Lee
(Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ronnie W. Lee, 69, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at the family home in Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Graveside services will be announced at a later date.
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Speak out 3/1/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/01/16)
Teachers might feel conflicted. I mean, on the one hand you should teach and encourage students to become a well-educated citizen of our country. But, it might give you pause to do your absolute best if you consider Donald Trump's apparent preference when he proclaimed, "I love the poorly educated!"...
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Leadership Jackson 2016
(Column ~ 03/01/16)
I was pleased to host the 2016 Leadership Jackson class during February. Leadership Jackson is an annual class sponsored and organized by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. Leadership Jackson began in 2008 and has graduated over 250 participants...
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Giving condoms to kids at school, leaving parents in dark
(Column ~ 03/01/16)
I remember when children were encouraged to get out and play more, work hard in school and stay out of "grown folks' business." Today, children not only grow up too quickly, but adults contribute to this acceleration. A week ago, a San Francisco school board unanimously agreed to grant access to condoms to middle school students between the ages of 11 and 14. This policy should concern everyone...
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Prayer 3/1/16
(Prayer ~ 03/01/16)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our healer. Amen.
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Gideon boys basketball team ends Hornets' season in Class 1 sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/16)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- At the end, Advance boys basketball coach Bubba Wheetley could barely speak. His voice scratched and cracked and, much like his team's performance on this night, fell short. The Hornets got popped in a way they hadn't all year, falling into a 22-point hole by halftime and never able to muster a full response as they couldn't keep up with a quick, experienced Gideon side that ended their season 90-71 in a Class 1 sectional on Tuesday night at Bloomfield High School...
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Youthful Oran girls basketball team falls short against Naylor in Class 1 sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/16)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Oran girls basketball team has had a tremendous season, but it looked in over its head in a Class 1 sectional Tuesday night at Bloomfield High School. Naylor jumped out to a 10-2 lead early on, and outscored Oran 19-7 in the first quarter and 15-5 in the third to control the contest from start to finish in a 61-42 victory...
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Cape Central boys basketball team survives district thriller
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/16)
The Tigers advanced to the Class 4 District 1 championship game with a 56-52 win over Kennett.
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Mental Health Awareness...my personal story
(Submitted Story ~ 03/02/16)
Sharing my personal story about my struggle with mental health...hope to help at least ONE! https://youtu.be/7wRHrdE0zIg
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Dr. Ruth Ann Orr named 2016 American Legion Teacher of the Year
(Submitted Story ~ 03/02/16)
Dr. Ruth Ann Orr, principal of Alma Schrader Elementary School, was named the American Legion Teacher of the Year for 2016. Orr, who has taught for 34 years, started an annual Constitution and Heroes Day Assembly in 2002 when she came to Alma Schrader. ...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team avenges loss to Twin Rivers, advances to quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/16)
The Crusaders, whose last loss came on Dec. 14 to Twin Rivers, defeated the Royals 63-32 in a Class 3 sectional on Wednesday night.
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More confident King helps Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team reach conference tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/02/16)
The Jackson native and the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team faces SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament today.
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Missouri House approves prescription monitoring program
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State House members gave initial approval Tuesday to legislation that would make Missouri the final state to adopt a prescription-drug monitoring program. The legislation, approved by a 91-68 vote, would require pharmacies to report to the state health department details about medications dispensed to people. That information would go into a database accessible to doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement...
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Judge: Cape Girardeau can't enforce noise ordinance
(Local News ~ 03/02/16)
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Monday prohibiting the city of Cape Girardeau from enforcing its noise ordinance after a motorist in 2013 filed suit for being ticketed for yelling at a police officer. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on the motorist's behalf in September 2014 challenging the constitutionality of the noise ordinance...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team falls to SIU in walk-off fashion
(College Sports ~ 03/02/16)
The Salukis snapped the Redhawks' four-game winning streak with a 6-5 win on Wednesday night.
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College students, campuses cope with mental illness
(Local News ~ 03/02/16)
Michelle Davis spent two weeks in college before dropping out, discarding her prized volleyball scholarship. "I let it go," she said. She worked full time on a night shift at a Cape Girardeau factory and attended cosmetology school before abandoning her job and a possible career as a beautician...
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Depression common among teens; some turn to cutting or attempt suicide
(Local News ~ 03/02/16)
Nearly everyone remembers being moody as a teenager, but for some, it can be dangerous. In Jamie Smith's case, she was 17 when the depression she'd been battling took a turn for the worse. It wasn't until a friend accidentally caught Smith attempting suicide in her bedroom it became clear the young woman was having a problem...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
Today is Wednesday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2016. There are 304 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 2, 1836, the Republic of Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. On this date: In 1793, the first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Virginia...
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Demons and victims
(Column ~ 03/02/16)
As this muddled presidential campaign continues to unfold, the Democrats seem to always return to the recurring theme of income inequality and their obsession with wealth redistribution. All this great nation needs to do -- according to the progressive line -- is to tax the wealthy a little more and move those funds for services to the low and middle income...
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Old Town Cape presents annual awards
(Editorial ~ 03/02/16)
The early part of the year is considered "awards season" because of the number of awards shows that take place: the Academy Awards, the Grammys and others. Locally, we have an awards season of sorts around this time of year, as well, as many organizations recognize those who have contributed to their mission...
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Exit poll: Clinton expands base, Trump sells outsider image
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton held on to older people and ate into Bernie Sanders' support among the 30-to-44 crowd on Super Tuesday as her rival claimed a clear advantage with only one age group: his devoted younger-than-30 followers. On the Republican side, Donald Trump and his mad-as-hell message pulled in nearly two-thirds of voters looking to install an outsider in the White House. ...
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Out of the past: March 2
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/16)
The last of 25,000 boxes of Cracker Jack sells out in the evening, bringing the promotion to a close one day earlier than planned; the event generates about $21,700 for the Area Wide United Way; while benefiting the United Way, the promotion also celebrated West Park Mall's 10th anniversary...
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Jean Warnecke
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jean M. Warnecke, 89, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery...
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Barbara Stucker
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Barbara J. Stucker, 68, of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of service Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Merlin 'Pete' Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Merlin 'Pete' Statler Merlin "Pete" Statler, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Monticello House. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights with military honors...
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Sgt. William Ritch
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sgt. William R. "Bill" Ritch, 59, of Perryville died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until time of service Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Home Cemetery with military graveside rites provided by the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Todd Metje
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Todd Michael Metje, 52, of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 13, 1963, in Cape Girardeau to Gary and Clodine Wachter Metje. Todd was a 1982 graduate of Central High School. He served in the Navy from 1985 to 1989...
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Kenny Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Kenneth Ray Lincoln, 58, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at his home. He was born July 15, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Linus J. and Genevieve Phelps Lincoln. He and Jeanie Smith Walker were married Sept. 19, 1992. Kenny was a 1975 graduate of Woodland High School. He worked for Twin City Service Station and Shell Feed and Supply in Marble Hill, Missouri, and was a forklift driver at Rubbermaid in Jackson. Kenny enjoyed playing cards...
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Leonard LaCroix Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Leonard A. LaCroix Jr., 84, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. A memorial Mass will be conducted at 1 p.m. March 19 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dorothy Ingvalson
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Dorothy L. Ingvalson, 73, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Margaret Grant
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Margaret Agnes Grant, 79, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating...
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Lois Emerine
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Lois Christine Emerine, 84, of Benton died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at her home. Born Oct. 5, 1931, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Raymond L. and Nellie Bishop Ford. On April 1, 1962, in Charleston, Missouri, she married Mark V. Emerine, who preceded her in death on July 26, 2004...
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Mary Lou Anthony
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- Mary Lou Anthony, 89, of Brownwood passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2016, at her home. She was born Sept. 6, 1926, the daughter of John and Meryl Caldwell Musgraves. Mary Lou and Virgil "Shanks" Anthony were united in marriage in 1968 in Advance, Missouri, and he preceded her in death...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/2/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 1:32 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:19 a.m. on Themis Street; 4:45 a.m., on North Kingshighway; 9:47 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 2:38 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 4:42 p.m. on Whitener Street; 5:34 p.m. on North Water Street; 5:54 p.m. on Fitzgerald Street; and 9:29 p.m. on North Fountain Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/2/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Gary L. Harris, 56, 1021 S. Ellis St., was arrested at Morgan Oak and South Sprigg streets on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation for assault...
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Births 3/2/16
(Births ~ 03/02/16)
Son to Adam Wayne and Cheyanna Dawn Sitze of Glenallen, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:35 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Name, Isaiah Wayne. Weight, 8 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sitze is the former Cheyanna Bass, daughter of Ronnie Bass and Tamrah Bass of Marble Hill, Missouri. She is employed by Diana's Boarding Home. Sitze is the son of Tim Sitze and Marcia Sitze of Glenallen. He is employed by Diana's Boarding Home...
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Will TV bills rise with channel choice? Canada to find out
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Can you save money if you pay only for the TV channels you watch? The question is being put to a real-world test in Canada. TV executives in the U.S. and Canada have long argued the best value for your money comes through packages of hundreds of channels. ...
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Homecoming for 2 spacemen after year aloft: 'We did it!'
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut Scott Kelly closed the door Tuesday to an unprecedented year in space for NASA, flying back to the planet and loved ones he left behind last March. Kelly and his roommate for the past 340 days, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, were to check out of the International Space Station on Tuesday night, U.S. time...
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Police: Up to 50 teens caused damage, stole tip jar
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police are investigating reports as many as 50 teenagers converged downtown to vandalize cars and outdoor furniture, and even stole from a restaurant's tip jar. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the crimes happened Saturday night. Police said they received several calls for assistance related to the large group of teens...
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St. Louis among 3 cities added to anti-violence program
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis is one of three cities added to a federal program aimed at fighting violent crime. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis on Tuesday announced St. Louis, New Orleans and Milwaukee have joined the U.S. Department of Justice Violence Reduction Network. Members of the network have greater access to programs within the Justice Department to try and stem violent crime...
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Missouri chancellor condemns pro-Hitler flier found in dorm
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top administrators at the University of Missouri's Columbia campus on Tuesday condemned at least the fourth case of anti-Semitic graffiti in a dormitory in less than a year as the school grapples with racial unease that toppled two executives in November...
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Work group proposes St. Louis-area municipal court reforms
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Despite calls for a consolidation of the myriad municipal courts in St. Louis County, the Missouri Supreme Court lacks the authority to order such a sweeping change, a work group concluded in a report issued Tuesday that recommends several reforms...
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Girl Scouts raise record funds despite archdiocese criticism
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri has raised a record amount of money at its annual fundraiser, a week after the Archdiocese of St. Louis suggested local troops shouldn't be a part of its parishes. Spokeswoman Aurrice Duke-Rollings said the organization's event Thursday in St. Louis netted more than $350,000 from 500 guests as they enjoyed a variety of desserts inspired by Girl Scouts cookies...
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Missouri lawmakers consider police bias, body camera bills
(State News ~ 03/02/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers still are grappling with how to address questions about police body-camera footage and racial profiling that were raised after the 2014 protests in Ferguson. A Senate panel heard two bills Tuesday that would establish more rigorous training and reporting requirements for police encounters, including more details on what happened during a vehicle or pedestrian stop and justification for why it occurred. ...
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Clinton, Trump claim big wins on Super Tuesday
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday -- front-runners claiming victory in their parties' primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. The two appeared ever more likely to end up in a general election showdown...
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Young suspect in Ohio school shooting denies charges
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
HAMILTON, Ohio -- A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting students in a school cafeteria denied charges including attempted murder Tuesday, while the sheriff in the southwest Ohio county urged he be prosecuted as an adult and all schools step up security...
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Grand jury: 2 bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Two Catholic bishops who led a small Pennsylvania diocese helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by more than 50 priests and other religious leaders over a 40-year period, according to a grand-jury report. The 147-page report issued Tuesday on sexual abuse in the Altoona- Johnstown Diocese, home to nearly 100,000 Roman Catholics, was based partly on evidence from a secret diocesan archive opened through a search warrant over the summer...
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Bin Laden worried wife had tracking device in filling
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- Hidden in his Pakistan hideout, an increasingly paranoid Osama bin Laden suspected Iran of implanting a tracking device in his wife's mouth and drafted a will directing much of his $29 million fortune to be spent on jihad after his death...
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Homicides rise in Chicago; illegal gun seizures fall
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
CHICAGO -- Homicides and shootings have doubled in Chicago so far this year compared with the same period in 2015, and police have seized fewer illegal guns -- more possible signals officers have become less aggressive in the aftermath of a shooting video released last fall...
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GOP senators don't budge on Supreme Court vacancy
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- After an Oval Office sit-down Tuesday did nothing to move Republican Senate leaders off their hard line against a Supreme Court nomination, Democrats pulled out another weapon in the heated election-year fight: Donald Trump. In a White House meeting that lasted less than an hour, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told President Barack Obama any confirmation process during a presidential campaign would politicize the court. ...
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FBI, Apple clash before Congress as encryption fight simmers
(National News ~ 03/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government calls it a "vicious guard dog" that hurts national security. Apple says it's critical to protecting consumer privacy against increasingly sophisticated hackers. As the debate over built-in iPhone encryption has deadlocked in the courts, law enforcement and the world's second-largest cellphone maker agreed on one point Tuesday: It's up to Congress to set boundaries in a long-simmering fight over who can access your digital life legally...
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Rolling Stones to play March 25 show in Havana
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/16)
HAVANA -- The Rolling Stones announced Tuesday the group will play a free concert in Havana on March 25, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. The Stones will play in Havana's Ciudad Deportiva three days after President Barack Obama visits Havana. The concert is expected to draw a massive audience in a country where the government once persecuted young people for listening to rock music...
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Out in the cold: Refugees get no good news at Greek border
(International News ~ 03/02/16)
IDOMENI, Greece -- Hassan Rasheed's papers have been cleared, but the Iraqi refugee has spent days freezing in a tent with no tarp on the ground and flaps that don't close -- one of 10,000 migrants stuck at a camp on the border of Greece and Macedonia...
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Search begins for Sikeston economic development leader
(Local News ~ 03/02/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Regional Chamber and Sikeston Department of Economic Development soon will be merged under one chief executive — once the right person is found. The merger and search for a CEO to lead regional economic development efforts was announced last week after the plan’s approval by the board of directors for the chamber and department, according to Larry Eby, president of the regional chamber’s board of directors...
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Cape man gets seven-year sentence on gun violation
(Local News ~ 03/02/16)
Brandon Lamont King, 29, of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty to a class D felony of unlawful use of a firearm and was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Judge Benjamin Lewis. Cape Girardeau assistant prosecuting attorney Angel Woodruff said the charge in the case was modified to exhibiting a firearm in a threatening manner from unlawful use of a weapon shooting at a motor vehicle, a class B felony. ...
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Cardinals' Wong looks to alleviate his pressure
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong reached an important realization during the offseason. Known for being his own harshest critic -- a trait that often prolonged slumps -- Wong said he spent some time doing some serious introspection...
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Blues defeat Senators 4-3 in dramatic 11-round shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/16)
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Patrik Berglund scored the shootout winner in the 11th round and the St. Louis Blues beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night. Trailing 3-0, the Senators scored three unanswered goals to force overtime, including a goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau with less than a second left in the third period...
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Banquet signals beginning of OVC tournament for Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 03/02/16)
If Southeast Missouri State freshman guard Corneisha Henderson was exhausted when she arrived at the Show Me Center for a 6 a.m. practice Monday, she didn't show it. Henderson came in clapping her hands and told her teammates she hadn't been able to sleep the night before because of her excitement that the team was going to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, according to senior forward Connor King...
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LSU's Simmons enjoys big game in 80-71 win vs. Mizzou
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ben Simmons had 22 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and LSU held off struggling Missouri 80-71 on Tuesday night to stay alive for at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular season title. Antonio Blakeney scored 18 points, hitting a late 3-pointer and mid-range jumper to help LSU (18-12, 11-6) secure what initially looked to be an easy victory before Missouri (10-20, 3-14), which trailed by 22 at halftime, put together a 19-6 run to get as close as three points with less than five minutes to go.. ...
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Jackson boys basketball team rallies late, beats Seckman in OT to reach district final
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/16)
The Jackson boys basketball team overcame a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime and went on defeat Seckman 68-62 in the semifinals of the Class 5 District 1 tournament Thursday in Cedar Hill, Missouri. The second-seeded Indians improved to 15-13 and will face top-seeded Poplar Bluff (17-9) in Thursday's 7:30 p.m. final...
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Prayer 3/2/16
(Prayer ~ 03/02/16)
O Lord Jesus, bless and comfort those affected by the storms. Amen.
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Chad Beard
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Chad Allen Beard, 31, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 15, 1984, in Portland, Oregon, to Bill and Micia Bratten Beard. He was a Mason with Chaffee Masonic Lodge 615. Chad enjoyed hunting, fishing and flying with his family, with his dad as the pilot...
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Billie Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/02/16)
Billie Marie Smith, 97, of Delta passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. Billie was born Jan. 27, 1919, to the late William and Ida Smith Birkman near Whitewater. She married Willard Wayne Smith on March 21, 1936, and he preceded her in death Sept. 11, 1992...
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Jackson Grad Publishes 'The Sky Thief'
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
Wes Smith, a Jackson graduate, has published his debut novel "The Sky Thief," now available on Amazon! In this action-packed fantasy-adventure, "The Sky Thief" follows Alexandra Stirling, a young news intern from new Delta, Missouri, after she is taken to Lost Earth, a secretive society where all of Earth's legends are rooted in truth. ...
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Oak Ridge FBLA Rocks!!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
District 15 FBLA competition was held Feb. 16 at Southeast Missouri State University, which consists of 12 area schools with 412 students total. Oak Ridge FBLA had over 30 members competing. The following members qualify for State Competition April 24-26 in Springfield: Ashely Lemonds 1st Business Calculations and 4th Personal Finance, Jessica Hahs 2nd Business Calculations, Zack Moore, 4th Computer Problem Solving, Jordan Gilliland 4th Cyber Security, Maci Schamburg 5th Economics, Sky Miller 3rd Economics, Kaitlyn Shallow 3rd Health Care Administration and 6th in Personal Finance*, Autum Schumer 4th Health Care Administration, Nathan Bolin, 4th Insurance and Risk Management, Connor Bock Introduction to Business Communication 5th, Brianna Amschler 1st Introduction to Business Procedures, Caroline Abner 4th Introduction to Business Procedures. ...
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10 Missouri firms named rising stars of 2016
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ten companies from around Missouri have won a Rising Star Award from the University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program (BDP)’s Missouri Small Business Technology & Development Centers (MO SBTDC), a statewide network of business counselors...
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State’s high court to hear lawsuit case against area judge
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Attorneys for Phillip Allen believe he should be able to give his deposition over the phone and believe strongly enough to take the case to the Missouri Supreme Court. Allen is suing the city of Cape Girardeau because of injuries he suffered while riding his bicycle on a street. ...
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Latest ruling is Cape's third strike against the First Amendment
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Cape Girardeau city laws and enforcement actions have run afoul of the First Amendment three times in the past four years. Federal judges have struck down the restrictions as unconstitutional. Twice, the cases have involved the same Cape Girardeau police officer...
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Advance principal wore 'darker makeup' in pep-rally skit
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
A high-school principal meant no disrespect when she wore "darker makeup" during a lip-sync performance of an Aretha Franklin song at a basketball pep rally Tuesday, the school superintendent said. At least one parent complained, but principal Shana Kight's performance at Advance High School in Advance, Missouri, apparently didn't cause many hurt feelings at the predominantly white school -- even with the school's two black students the superintendent said he interviewed Wednesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
Today is Thursday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2016. There are 303 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. Twenty-five people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while approaching the Colorado Springs airport...
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Local Missourians would benefit from drug monitoring
(Column ~ 03/03/16)
America continues to be in the throes of an opioid addiction crisis, including an epidemic of overdose deaths, with no end in sight. Those of us working every day to help Missourians struggling with addiction are desperate for tools to help stem the tide. As an addiction treatment provider, every day my agency sees the toll and effect opioid misuse has in our community and its lasting effects...
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Central Junior High School to perform 'The Little Mermaid'
(Editorial ~ 03/03/16)
If you know musical theatre in Cape Girardeau, the name Mike Dumey is not new to you. The Central Junior High School instructor and musical director will produce his 25th, and final, musical this weekend. It's "The Little Mermaid." The Broadway production, which is different from the animated version, will feature singing, dancing and the always-fun costume design...
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FFA Week: More than 'weeds, feeds and seeds'
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
The National FFA Organization celebrated FFA Week, a national recognition of the work of students studying agriculture, from Feb. 21 through Feb. 27. The weeklong tradition began in 1947, when the week of president George Washington's birthday was designated as National FFA Week to honor his legacy as an agriculturalist and farmer...
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Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships in 8 states
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn't enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren't keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay...
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Carson: 'No path forward' for White House bid
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Wednesday he is effectively ending his bid for the White House, concluding a roller-coaster campaign that briefly took him to the top of a chaotic GOP field but ended with a Super Tuesday whimper. "I do not see a political path forward," Carson said in a statement posted on his campaign website, though he added, "I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America" and promised to offer details of his future when he speaks Friday at a conservative conference in Washington.. ...
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Delegate count: Trump not on track to win nomination
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Despite Donald Trump's string of Super Tuesday victories, the billionaire businessman must do even better in upcoming primaries to claim the Republican presidential nomination before the party's national convention this summer, an AP delegate count shows...
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Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on Earth
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ah, there's nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space. That's the word from astronaut Scott Kelly, NASA's space-endurance champ who returned to bitterly cold Kazakhstan on Wednesday, along with his roommate for the past year, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko...
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Christie's stunned look stirs mockery
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Was that really Chris Christie, the brusque, take-a-back-seat-to-no-one governor of New Jersey? Christie's seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is generating befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond...
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Rattled Republicans seek a last-ditch strategy to stop Trump
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Staring down the prospect of nominating Donald Trump for president, Republicans spiraled into a chaotic, last-ditch search Wednesday for a way to save the GOP from hitching its fortunes to an unpredictable celebrity candidate without alienating his throng of followers...
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Deeply split Supreme Court wrestles with abortion case
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court deeply split over abortion wrestled Wednesday with widely replicated Texas regulations that could cut drastically the number of abortion clinics in the state. Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the outcome in his hands on a court operating with eight justices since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia...
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Tribeca Film Festival has record number of female directors
(Entertainment ~ 03/03/16)
NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the first half of its annual slate of films Wednesday, a record third of which are from female directors, including Sophia Takal and Ingrid Jungermann. The anthology film "Madly," which has segments from Gael Garcia Bernal and Mia Wasikowska, will make its world premiere at the festival, as will the R-rated cartoon comedy showbiz takedown "Nerdland" featuring the voices of Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt...
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Cardinals newcomer Oh impresses in first appearance
(Professional Sports ~ 03/03/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals wanted to get a quick look at the newest addition to their bullpen, Seung-Hwan Oh. That's exactly what they got. The 33-year-old Korean-born reliever needed only 12 pitches to retire Florida Atlantic University in order in the third inning of Wednesday's 13-6 exhibition victory...
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Out of the past: March 3
(Out of the Past ~ 03/03/16)
Christopher Washko of Dunedin Beach, Florida, has been hired as events coordinator at the Show Me Center; he replaces Jim Doyle, who went to work for Stardate Productions in Milwaukee. Dennis Stockard has re-opened the Royal N'Orleans Restaurant, less than a year after a devastating fire reduced the 123-year-old brick building to a shell; rejecting recommendations to level the site and build a new structure, Stockard used the remaining four, 22-inch-thick brick walls to rebuild the historic Opera House.. ...
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Barbara Stucker
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Barbara J. Stucker, 68, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 30, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Joseph and Martha Entrikin Fields. She and Danny Stucker were married Dec. 4, 1965, at First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...
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Pete Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Merlin "Pete" Statler, 86, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born April 27, 1929, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, the son of Adolph and Ida Mae Seabaugh Statler. He and Patsy "Pat" Ruth Slinkard were married Aug. 8, 1953, in Jackson...
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Dorothy Ingvalson
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Dorothy Lee Ingvalson, 73, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1942, at home in Illmo to Alvin and Vera McGhee Held. She married Kenneth H. Ingvalson on Aug. 12, 1960. She is survived by her loving husband, Kenneth; her three children, Patricia Wamble of Cape Girardeau, Jonna (Kevin) Gilmore of Jefferson City, Missouri, and Kenneth W. ...
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Margaret Grant
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Margaret Agnes Grant, 79, of Cape Girardeau left from this earth to her heavenly home Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was born Oct. 3, 1936, in Amityville, Long Island, New York, to Arthur John and Margaret May Nagengast Roberts. She grew up in Clyde, New York, before marrying J.C. Grant in Holly Springs, Mississippi. They made their way to the Southern Illinois/Cape Girardeau area and made it their home, along with their three children...
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Alvin Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Alvin Wesley "Blue" Blumenberg, 67, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Monticello House. He was born Feb. 16, 1949, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Wesley William and Eloise Marie Woods Blumenberg. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. Alvin then was a police officer in Scott City. He was mayor of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, and later worked as a car salesman for Auffenberg and First Auto Credit...
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Jackson fire report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n A citizen assist on Orchard Drive. n Emergency medical service on Connie Drive. n Hazardous materials on East Jackson Boulevard. Tuesday n An alarm sounding on East Jackson Boulevard...
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Jackson police report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Camron M. Pinkerton, 17, 320 Morgan St., was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 35 grams. n A 15-year-old boy was referred to juvenile authorities on suspicion of assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 5:26 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 9:12 a.m. on North Main Street; 9:26 a.m. on Linden Street; 12:57 p.m. on Lisa Drive; 4:06 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 4:42 p.m. on Franklin Street; 7:36 p.m. on Cousin Street; and 9:40 p.m. on Broadway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Ethan R. Harris, 22, 2560 Lisa Drive, was arrested at 554 Woodbine Place on a Sikeston, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear. n Megan E. Sisk, 22, 554 Woodbine Place, was arrested at 554 Woodbine Place on suspicion of possession of marijuana, trafficking or attempt to traffic drugs and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/3/16
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 29 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Births 3/3/16
(Births ~ 03/03/16)
Daughter to Skyler Nicole Cauble of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:32 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Name, Raegyn Blake. Weight, 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Second daughter. Cauble is the daughter of Leslie Parker of Cape Girardeau. She is a medical assistant...
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Missouri man charged with advertising for dependents
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri man has been charged with advertising on Craigslist for the identities of children he could claim as dependents on his taxes. The U.S. attorney's office said 37-year-old Raheem McClain of Ozark was charged in a three-count indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. The indictment alleges he was behind a January 2015 Craigslist posting that said: "If you have some kids you aren't claiming, I will pay you $750 each to claim them on my income tax."...
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Billy Busch announces his plan for Grant's Farm
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch heir and Kraftig Beer founder William K. "Billy" Busch unveiled his plan Wednesday to revitalize Grant's Farm and keep the sprawling attraction in the family, despite his siblings' desire to sell it to the St. Louis Zoo. Grant's Farm would remain a free tourist attraction, but add a new pavilion, exhibits and life-sized bronze statues of his parents, as well as opening it year-round. ...
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Panel OKs plan for $69M more for schools
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House panel approved a spending plan Wednesday that includes about $69 million more for K-12 schools and nearly $10 million more in performance funding for higher education. Despite the increase to basic aid, the money still would fall well short of what's needed to fully fund K-12 public schools in the fiscal year starting July 1. ...
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Missouri legislation would close police reports of suicides
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker who tried to kill herself wants to make police reports of suicides and attempted suicides closed records. St. Louis Democrat Rep. Genise Montecillo's bill received approval Wednesday from a House committee...
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Missouri Senate approves limits on union fees in paychecks
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate has approved legislation that would require public employees' annual permission for unions to withhold dues from their paychecks. Senators debated the measure for about seven hours Tuesday before passing it with a veto-proof 23-7 vote after 11 p.m. Tuesday. The bill now goes back to the House, which also passed a version of the legislation with a veto-proof majority. Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed similar legislation in past sessions...
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Missouri senator proposes expanding 'stand your ground' laws
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator running for attorney general wants Missouri to expand its "stand your ground" laws to make it easier for people to use deadly force in self-defense. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Republican from Columbia, told a Senate panel Wednesday people should be able to do whatever it takes to defend themselves without worrying about a lawsuit afterward...
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Former FCC chairman from Sikeston addresses service vs. ambition in book
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — While growing up in Sikeston, Al Sikes learned about leadership firsthand. Sikes watched as his father, Kendall Sikes, serve as Sikeston’s mayor and operate a successful business. He even has a check issued Dec. 31, 1960, to his father by the Sikeston city clerk for 25 cents for his service as mayor. That check, Sikes said, reinforces the lessons his father handed down — that leadership isn’t about power or money; it’s about serving others...
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Cape Girardeau County approved for aid for farmland repairs from flooding
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Because of excessive rainfall and flooding in December and January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Cape Girardeau County to implement the Emergency Conservation Program, according to a news release from Terry Birk, county director of the USDA’s Farm Services Agency...
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Beach privacy, dam security spur drone ban at Wappapello Lake
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
The use of drones is not allowed at Wappapello Lake or any of the surrounding public lands that fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project reminded residents this week. Drones are a relatively new problem, and enforcement of these regulations has become an issue in recent weeks, according to park ranger Dan Camden...
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Jackson chamber endorses passage of use tax
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of the city’s use tax and vehicle administration fee ballot issues, both of which will be voted on in April. In a news release from the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, chamber director Brian Gerau said Jackson businesses create local jobs, reinvest in the community and play a critical role in the growth of the city...
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Governor appoints new coroner in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Jim W. Martin of Perryville, Missouri, as the new Perry County coroner Wednesday. Martin is retired from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he was an instructor for children with severe developmental disabilities, and he is a substitute teacher at Parkview School ...
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Cape woman accused of trafficking meth
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
SEMO Drug Task Force officers arrested a woman on suspicion of trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine. She claimed 59 grams of methamphetamine were hers at an apartment in the 500 block of Woodbine Street on Tuesday. Megan Elizabeth Sisk, 22, of Cape Girardeau was charged with felony intent to distribute a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Southbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the bridge between Route H and Route U. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 10, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Nation, world briefs 3/3/16
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades Wednesday, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity. ...
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Woman brings live tank shell to police station
(International News ~ 03/03/16)
VIENNA -- A police station in Eisenstadt, Austria, was evacuated Tuesday after a woman walked in with a live tank shell in her hand. A police statement Wednesday said the shell was exploded without incident after experts took it to a nearby sandpit. But police issued a warning not to touch or pick up anything that could be ordnance left over from World War II. The statement said the woman told police her son had found it over six months ago, and they had stored it in their garage...
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Kolten Wong agrees to $25.5M, 5-year deal with Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/03/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Making a long-term commitment to Kolten Wong as their second baseman, the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Wednesday to a $25.5 million, five-year contract with the 25-year-old. Wong gets $1.25 million this year, $2.5 million in 2017, $4 million in 2018, $6.5 million in 2019 and $10.25 million in 2020. St. Louis has a $12.5 million option for 2021 with a $1 million buyout...
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Guilty plea ends case of 2 slain college students
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A hospital orderly pleaded guilty Wednesday to abducting and killing two Virginia college students, wrapping up a mystery that began in 2009 when one of the women disappeared from a Metallica concert. The other young woman, 18-year-old Hannah Graham, vanished five years later under similar circumstances after a night of partying with friends...
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Students receive scholarships
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
Sara Johnson of Cape Girardeau and Taylor Lincoln of Glen Allen, Missouri, were awarded the University Scholarship to assist with the cost of attendance at Southeast Missouri State University this fall. Johnson will be a 2016 graduate of Cape Central High School and is the daughter of Ken and Tarolyn Johnson of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Hooked on Science: Racquetball popper
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
n Racquetball n Ping-Pong ball n Scissors n STEP 1: Have an adult cut the racquetball in half. n STEP 2: Using the scissors, remove a portion of each of the hemispheres. Turn one of the racquetball poppers inside out. n STEP 3: With the concaved portion toward the floor, drop the racquetball popper on the floor and observe. What happens? If the racquetball popper does not "pop" into the air, use the scissors to remove more of the racquetball, until the popper "pops" into the air...
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Speak out 3/3/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/03/16)
Hillary Clinton's recent adoption of a populist tone is akin to an arsonist adopting Smoky Bear. Someone said in a Feb. 28 Speak Out comment that they will never understand why conservatives hate science. Well this is one of many conservatives that don't hate science. I actually teach the subject! What I'll never understand is why liberals continually stereotype conservatives!...
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Air Force upgrade
(Column ~ 03/03/16)
In April 1952 a new modern bomber made its first flight. This new bomber entered U.S. Air Force service in 1955 and has remained in service since that time. The aircraft has undergone numerous upgrades, but it is still an airplane built using 1950s technology. The U.S. Air Force and the nation have gotten their money's worth from that technology, but after more than 60 years, it has passed time to replace the B-52 bomber...
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Receive Tax Benefits While Helping a Local Child in Crisis
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
“Thank you for the shoes. They fit good and feel grate. I was surprised that you fownd them in my size. I can only remember one time of getting a brand new paire of shoes so this was awesome." This was a note we received from Evan after providing him with a new pair of shoes. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball season ends with OT loss in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 03/03/16)
SIU Edwardsville defeated the Redhawks 80-76 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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Downtown foot patrols begin this weekend in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Cape Girardeau police will have extra patrols downtown this weekend. Cape Girardeau Police and the downtown Cape Girardeau Community Improvement District have agreed on a contract for foot and bicycle patrols between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, according to a news release from Cape Girardeau police. ...
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Jackson boys basketball team upends top-seeded Poplar Bluff in Class 5 District 1 final
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/16)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- For Jackson senior Jacob Smith, this district title meant a little more than the others. Smith finished with a game-high 30 points, leading the second-seeded Indians to a 75-66 win over top-seeded Poplar Bluff in the Class 5 District 1 championship Thursday at Northwest High School...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team shuts out Central Arkansas in home opener
(College Sports ~ 03/04/16)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team didn’t have any trouble finding a source of motivation throughout its home opener against Central Arkansas on Friday night. It came in the form of left-handed starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi. The Redhawks, who were challenged to play with high energy for at least seven innings by coach Steve Bieser prior to the game, were driven by Lucchesi’s imperfect, but impressive outing and picked up a 6-0 win against the visiting Bears at Capaha Field...
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Style with a purpose: Fashion show Saturday night designed to inspire youth
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
The “Dreams Don’t Have an Expiration Date” Fashion Show is coming to Cape Girardeau on Saturday night at Franklin Elementary School. Presented by Que’Rstyles and College Boy Swag (CBS), the event is the first of what organizer MarQuetta Rush said is intended to be an annual show...
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2 indicted in drug-related killing
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal indictment accuses two St. Louis men of a drug-related killing. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis announced Thursday that 24-year-old Jessie Hampton and 25-year-old Malcom Johnson were indicted on several charges related to the 2012 death of Scipio Vaughn of Centralia, Illinois. Both could face up to life in prison if convicted...
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Ex-teacher acquitted of molesting student
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former southern Kansas City parochial school band instructor has been acquitted of inappropriately touching a student. The Kansas City Star reported 55-year-old Tod A. Barnard had been charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation and two counts of third-degree assault. His attorney, Melanie Morgan, said a Jackson County, Missouri, jury found him not guilty on all counts Wednesday...
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Fuel spill reported on Mississippi River
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Coast Guard said it was responding to a fuel spill Thursday on the Mississippi River near Granite City. The guard said in a news release a vessel was damaged Thursday while using Lock and Dam 27, rupturing a fuel tank. The fuel tank holds approximately 20,000 gallons. The fuel reportedly was contained inside the lock and dam...
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Jury rejects suit against Ferguson police
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal jury has rejected a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed Ferguson police beat him while he was handcuffed in 2009. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of police and against Henry M. Davis, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri...
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Fight brewing over beer-cooler bill in Missouri Legislature
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A fight is brewing in the Missouri Legislature over an unlikely topic -- beer coolers. The measure, which passed the state Senate on an 18-14 vote Thursday, would let breweries lease coolers to grocers and other stores that sell beer...
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State House passes drug-monitoring bill
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has passed legislation to create a prescription-drug monitoring program. Representatives voted 87-66 Thursday to approve the proposal and send it to the Senate. The bill would make Missouri the final state to create a database aimed at informing doctors and pharmacists when similar prescriptions were dispensed recently to the same person...
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Kansas City woman's opioid abuse reflects U.S. epidemic
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sitting in a back room at a Kmart, Rachelle Allen came face to face with the woman she'd become. There she was on the store's security video, shoplifting a pair of tennis shoes. The blank-faced woman on the screen had matted, unwashed hair. On that cold winter night two years ago, she wore nothing but flip-flops, tattered jeans and a hoodie. As she watched, a security guard rummaged through her purse, finding illegal pills and drug paraphernalia...
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Appointment surprises new Perry County coroner
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Jim Martin said he was surprised to get a call from Gov. Jay Nixon’s office Wednesday telling him he had been appointed Perry County, Missouri, coroner. Martin is the chairman of the Perry County Central Democratic Committee. He applied to the governor’s office to replace Herbert Miller, who resigned Dec. 15, but his committee nominated someone else for the position...
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Group seeks to defeat local use-tax measures, repeal existing tax
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
An anti-tax group will campaign against passage of use-tax measures in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The group, www.NoMOtax.org, also plans to gather voter signatures to seek repeal of the existing Cape Girardeau County use tax. Debra Jenkins, who resides in the county, said Thursday local governments need to do a better job of spending revenue rather than seeking tax increases. “It is a spending problem rather than a revenue problem,” she said...
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TEDx speakers address issues of race, culture in talks at Southeast
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
The company behind the popular speakers series TED Talks joined Southeast Missouri State University in putting on a night of open-minded discussion Thursday. Like Southeast’s speakers series this year, the TEDx theme, “Diverse Passions,” tackled race and culture in society and media...
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Travelers Gazebo Gardens and Pet Center to close
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
To thrive, sometimes a business has to evolve. Travelers Gazebo Gardens and Pet Center has done just that over the last 53 years. But now the owners, Michael Obermiller and Glenda Bridges, are retiring. The business as it's known today is considerably different from the one Jesse and Marvalyn Obermiller opened in 1963. Travelers Conoco was a service station, garage and 24-hour wrecker service...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
Today is Friday, March 4, the 64th day of 2016. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1966, John Lennon of The Beatles was quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying, "We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first -- rock 'n' roll or Christianity." (After his comments caused an angry backlash in the United States, Lennon sought to clarify his remarks, telling reporters, "If I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I might have got away with it."). ...
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Prayer 3-4-16
(Prayer ~ 03/04/16)
We praise the greatness of you, O Lord Jesus, our savior. Amen.
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Looking for rays of sunshine in political clouds
(Column ~ 03/04/16)
If politics were the only lens we had to gauge the future of our nation, we would surely conclude the end is near. And just in time. Political historians can cite example after example of American political shenanigans going back more than two centuries. But we live in the 21st century, and we tend to judge the world around us by what we see and hear today...
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Al Sikes to sign his new book Saturday in Sikeston
(Column ~ 03/04/16)
Al Sikes, former Sikeston, Missouri, resident and an early pioneer of the rise of the Missouri Republican party under the leadership of Jack Danforth (who was elected state attorney general in 1968), took a position as assistant attorney general in the first breach in the Democratic political machine, which had controlled Missouri politics for over 30 years...
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Cape First holds 12th annual ladies tea party
(Editorial ~ 03/04/16)
For the twelfth year, area women gathered Feb. 26 for Cape First Church's annual Ladies Tea Party. Nearly 1,400 women were attended to "enjoy an evening with friends, make acquaintances and receive inspiration," according to a Southeast Missourian story by Adrienne Ross. They crowded the Osage Centre, which was decked out in decorated tables, and drank tea while listening to speakers and chatting with friends and vendors...
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Out of the past: March 4
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/16)
Following three days of interviews, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education has trimmed a list of 40 candidates for public school superintendent to three. Members of the recently formed Rock Climbing Club at Southeast Missouri State University spent most of yesterday afternoon removing graffiti from the wall of the old quarry at the north end of Trail of Tears State Park; they rappelled down 50 feet to use hammers, chisels and brushes to clear away the spray-painted message, "R.C. ...
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Connie Palmer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Connie F. Palmer, 67, of Dexter passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 2, 1948, the daughter of Lowell and Wilma Kathleen Cecil Howard. Connie and Jimmy Ray Palmer were united in marriage Dec. 18, 1965, at Aquila, Missouri, and he survives of the home...
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Stanley Lurk
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stanley Ray Lurk, 77, of Perryville died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Timber Ridge Church Cemetery...
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Vernadene Lane
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
Vernadene Lane, 91, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born on Nov. 21, 1924, in Naylor, Missouri, to Earnest W. and Ruhama D. McCarty Smith, Vernadene spent most of her early life in Southeast Missouri, attending Sylvan (Pig Ankle) School and Naylor High School. She and Gerald Lane were married Sept. 2, 1942, in Naylor. They had been married 21 years when he passed away June 5, 1964...
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Therese Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Therese Marie Elfrink, 80, of Leopold died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Parish prayers will be at 5 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church in Glennon, Missouri. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery at Leopold...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday. n Medical assists were made at 7:53 a.m. on Village Drive and 2:06 p.m. on James Drive. n At 10:24 a.m., a sprinkler activation, no fire, on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Cedric C. Moore Jr., 23, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court. n Alaine L. Hamilton, 20, 1000 Towers Circle, was arrested on a Scott City warrant for failure to appear for a traffic offense...
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Births 3/4/16
(Births ~ 03/04/16)
Daughter to Rhonye D. Lincoln III and Mariah Monique Wiggins of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 3:42 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Name, Zariah Aaliyah. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Wiggins is the daughter of Deborah Wiggins Clark of Cape Girardeau. Lincoln is the son of Sherri Johnson Rice of Marion, Illinois...
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First Friday receptions 3/4/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
The Visual Arts Cooperative presents its 14th annual three-gallery show. Galleries will feature pieces from more than 40 regional artists who are members of the Co-op and who represent a multitude of artistic styles and media, including two- and three-dimensional works. Co-op members and board members will be introduced at 6 p.m. Window exhibitors for March will be Marty Riley, Robert Towner and Anita Dickerson...
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Artifacts 3/4/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
The Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library Foundation will host its annual spring book sale from 6 to 8 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the library, 711 N. Clark Ave. in Cape Girardeau. Hundreds of items will be available for purchase, with hardcover books selling for $1, paperbacks for 50 cents and books on tape for $2. All proceeds benefit library projects sponsored by the Friends Foundation...
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Best Bet: Tallent Brothers to perform Saturday
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
The Tallent Brothers, Rocky and Brandon Tallent, will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery, 1930 County Road 401 in Friedheim. Pertinent address: 1930 County Road 401, Friedheim, Mo.
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#SemoSelfie 3/4/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
#semoselfie
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Tallent Brothers playing their American roots rock from coast to coast
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/16)
The two-man team of brothers Rocky and Brandon Tallent combine to make up The Tallent Brothers. Originally from Bollinger County, Missouri, between Patton and Marquand, where they grew up on a cattle farm, the pair are touring to share their musical gift and enthusiasm with audiences throughout the country. They entertain crowds with a style similar to that of American roots rock...
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Gladys Knight serenades cop during stop
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Police in Utah said an officer who pulled over soul singer Gladys Knight was treated to an impromptu rendition of "Happy Birthday." Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Mike Roberts said Knight was a passenger in the car stopped for speeding Wednesday about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. ...
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Teacher resigns over nude pictures stolen from her cellphone
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A high-school teacher said she forgives the teenager who took her cellphone, found a nude picture and shared it on social media, even though she lost her job and was harassed as a result. School authorities still blame the teacher, however, and have yet to discipline any students, pending a police investigation...
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Judge would be first Indian-American named to Supreme Court
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sri Srinivasan, a federal appeals judge who was born in India and grew up in Kansas, could become the first foreign-born justice to serve on the Supreme Court in more than 50 years. The 49-year-old Srinivasan is one of several people being mentioned prominently as a potential replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month...
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CDC: Superbugs cause 1 in 7 infections caught in hospitals
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
NEW YORK -- Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday. The bugs include the staph infection MRSA and five other bacteria resistant to many kinds of antibiotics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported...
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Astronomers spot record distant galaxy from early cosmos
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
WASHINGTON -- Astronomers say they have discovered a hot, star-popping galaxy that is far, far away -- farther than any previously detected, from a time when the universe was a mere toddler of about 400 million years old. By employing a different technique -- one that has raised some skepticism -- a team of astronomers exposed a time period they'd thought was impossible to observe with today's technology. ...
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Yearlong spaceman plunges into pool: 'Man, that feels good'
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's yearlong spaceman Scott Kelly took a long-anticipated plunge Thursday, jumping into his backyard pool, astronaut outfit and all. "Oh, man, that feels good," Kelly said as he floated to the surface. After nearly a year of space sponge baths, Kelly didn't even take time to change out of his blue flight suit. ...
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Search continues for Mississippi inmate accused of murder
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
State police agencies and the U.S. Marshals Service joined Mississippi authorities Thursday in their ongoing search for an escaped inmate facing capital-murder charges in the 2015 rape and slaying of a 69-year-old woman. Rafael McCloud, 34, escaped from the Warren County Jail early Wednesday, using a homemade shank to take a jail employee hostage briefly and force him to give up his keys, radio, pants and jacket, Sheriff Martin Pace said. ...
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Man finds possible Malaysian plane debris
(International News ~ 03/04/16)
MAPUTO, Mozambique -- An American adventurer said Thursday he discovered part of an aircraft on a sandbar off the coast of Mozambique and initially thought it was from a small plane, and not from a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared two years ago with 239 people aboard...
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Debate night: Insults flying once more despite pledges
(National News ~ 03/04/16)
DETROIT -- Picking up right where they left off, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio traded a new round of insults at the start of the 11th Republican presidential debate Thursday night, and then Trump made a crude sexual reference before the two pledged to try to focus more on policy...
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Man admits he tried to bomb office
(State News ~ 03/04/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man pleaded guilty Thursday to a failed attempt to firebomb an office for U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. Eric G. King admitted he threw two Molotov cocktails at the building in midtown Kansas City on Sept. 11, 2014. One device didn't go into the building, and the second did no damage...
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Cardinals' Lyons looks sharp in spring training debut against Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 03/04/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Tyler Lyons was back on the mound Thursday for the St. Louis Cardinals, the stakes slightly smaller than the last time he pitched. Even so, he wanted to throw well -- and did. Lyons allowed one run in three innings to help the Cardinals win their spring training opener against the Miami Marlins 4-3...
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Jackson girls basketball team fails to catch Fox in district final
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/16)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- The Jackson girls basketball team buried itself in the first half of Thursday's Class 5 District 1 championship, and it proved to be the difference in the Indians' fate. A nine-point deficit at halftime loomed larger after Jackson headed into halftime shooting at a 13-percent clip...
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District championship notebook: Dyes leads Sikeston boys basketball team at charity stripe
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- In a game that was too close for comfort, senior Dominique Dyes was Sikeston's proverbial pillow. Cape Central refused to fold late in the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4 District 1 championship, pulling within a possession several times inside the final minutes...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/05/16)
Today is Saturday, March 5, the 65th day of 2016. There are 301 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he said: "From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an 'iron curtain' has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe."...
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Out of the past: March 5
(Out of the Past ~ 03/05/16)
Yolanda King, daughter of slain civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke to a crowd of 344 people at the Show Me Center last night; she urged them to wage war on America's "enemies" of unemployment, hunger, lack of education and poverty...
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Final Crusade: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball avenges Park Hills Central, returns to final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/16)
HILLSBORO, Mo -- With each basket, Brianna Mueller screamed. She pumped her fist. She stomped her feet. But that emotion was tethered to uncanny poise that saw the Saxony Lutheran senior do what she's been working her whole career to do -- hit the biggest shots of the season with something much colder than ice water running through her veins...
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Koehler Engineering and Surveying honored by Department of Defense
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO -- Missouri Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, announced that Koehler Engineering and Surveying, Inc., was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of its employees serving in the National Guard and Reserves...
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Cape Chamber endorses use tax, vehicle admin fee
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of the city's use tax and vehicle administration fee ballot issues. These measures will appear on the ballots April 5 in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. At the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee event, Bob Neff, chairman of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce board of directors, said the chamber staff fully vets measures and issues considered by the chamber, and issues go through several levels of consideration before they are brought to the board.. ...
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Murder charges filed in 2014 Cape Girardeau shooting death
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh has filed first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against Terrance Bernard Vance, 29, of Cape Girardeau in the shooting death of Anthony Hempstead on June 28, 2014. Vance is incarcerated in the Missouri Department of Corrections in a prison in northwest Missouri, Limbaugh said. ...
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Citizens academy shows residents the perils of police work
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
Terrible noises filled the hallway Saturday morning under Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School during the second annual Citizens Police Academy. “You done shot me!” yelled a man’s voice from one end of the hall. “I’m gonna kill you!” “Somebody help!” yelled a woman from the other end...
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'Something really special': Retiring teacher Mike Dumey looks back on more than 25 years of music education
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Mike Dumey has had a passion for directing since he was about 5 years old. Like Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, Dumey said he would put on variety shows with his cousins during their weekend visits. Leading his cousins in parodies of "Hee Haw" and his brother in renditions of "Harper Valley PTA," Dumey knew from an early age he wanted to be involved in the arts and directing...
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To the abyss and back: Area women share how far they fell with bipolar disorder
(Community News ~ 03/06/16)
Beverly Northcutt finds strength in the word of God. She looks to her Bible for Scripture, but also to hand-written notes in the margins. One marks the worst chapter of her life: hospitalized in 1996, incapacitated by a nervous breakdown. Having struggled with bipolar disorder -- and misguided treatment for it -- since 1990, her body and mind seemed to have been pushed too far...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
Today is Sunday, March 6, the 66th day of 2016. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege. On this date: In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto...
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4x4 March 6, 2016
(03/06/16)
What song on the radio makes you turn up the volume and sing?
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Mallard hen at night
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
This wild mallard hen was sitting on thin ice. The pool she sat on was very shallow, with bits of vegetation extending above the ice. Although wild ducks are able to fly at night, this hen stayed put while I shined a light on it. I placed two beanbags on the ground at the icy water's edge to cushion the camera. Kneeling on the wet ground, I was able to center the duck in the viewfinder and capture this image...
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FYI 3-6-16
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Supports of Ted Cruz for President 2016 will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. David Limbaugh, a noted Conservative pundit, columnist and New York Times best-selling author, will speak at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to dine before Limbaugh's presentation, with attendees responsible for personal dinner cost. For more information, email mo4cruz2016@gmail.com...
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Not just for cars
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Many homeowners would never let sports gear, tools and yard equipment clutter up the front hall, one of the first areas guests see. But they're willing to wend their own way into the house through a garage stuffed with those things, plus patio furniture, bikes, holiday decorations and more, says Todd Carter of Tailored Living featuring Premier Garage, in Reston, Virginia...
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Quicken tomato growth with Wall O' Waters
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Kenny, a good friend of mine, and I used to see who could have the first ripe tomato every summer. So I was always on the lookout for ways to raise and produce a ripe tomato before he did. Years ago I read an article on a lady in Kansas using Wall O' Waters to extend her growing season. ...
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Dessert options for St. Patrick's Day
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
If you celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a meal, you probably are including things like corned beef and cabbage and Irish potatoes. There may be a green salad or gelatin salad on the menu as well. So, I am passing along a couple of dessert options you may choose to add to your menu as you recognize this day...
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Accepting change through God's consistency
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
All in all this has been a good winter. The cold has not been as cold as it could. The old men sitting around drinking coffee and talking about the weather cannot seem to decide if they miss the snow this winter or they are glad they missed the snow this winter. ...
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Live life within yourself
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
"You make yourself happy." That statement seems beat to death, sometimes. If you really think about it, though, you will realize how much you control how things turn out. An acquaintance, Maggie, was an unpredictable person. At least, she seemed to be. She lived in a residence where all her needs were met, in grand style. Regardless, you never knew how your visits would turn out, and if you expected to be lifted up, you better forget it, sometimes...
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A 'family of friends': Nathan Eikenberry is pastor of First Baptist Church in Millersville
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Nathan Eikenberry became the pastor of First Baptist Church in Millersville on June 1, replacing Daniel Hale, who died last March after 25 years as the church's pastor. Eikenberry is new to the area and pastoral ministry, but he said he has been warmly welcomed and is grateful for the opportunity...
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Pet of the Week - 3-6-16
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
Matilda is 4 years old. She is super friendly! Matilda will need a family that will see her through treatment for heartworms. If you can provide this lovely girl a home, please call the Humane Society at (573) 334-5837.
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Obama and the Supremes
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
The shock of the late winter in Washington, D.C., is the death of Justice Anthony Scalia, the intellectual anchor for the conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court. Is it important? Will it affect us personally? The answers are "Yes," and "Yes." The Supreme Court sits at the top of our judicial system with its nine members who interpret our Constitution, ensure the laws of the land are enforced and that individual rights are protected. ...
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Springing forward, an attorney turned chocolatier and sumac seed seasoning
(Community ~ 03/06/16)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Bobby Fisher. Happy birthday to Zeke Sietman, Pam Wilson, Charles Hemingway, Jaimie Ralph, Marty Moore, Sheila Richardson, Taylor Friga, Danny Lindy, Kori Markwood, Sam Burnett, Whitney Horrell, Susan Hampton, Belinda McMurry, Katie Pfefferkorn, Ken Schlitt, Cindy Gadberry, Freddie Wicker, Jim Haney, Mayme Cobb, Ronnie Senciboy, Jeannie Chapman, Charlene Johnson, Norma Mawhinney, Margaret Cahill, Brianna Hibdon, Melanie Clubb, GP Glueck, Johnny King, Chris Kirn, Ruth Anne Glency, Ruth Welborn, Harry Imhoff, Bobby Sexton, Dale Tenkhoff, Betty Sides, David Tuller, Sean Hampton, Linda Lowery and Frances White.. ...
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Shell -- Adams
(Engagement ~ 03/06/16)
Rick and Donna Shell of Marble Hill, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Leanne, to William Samuel Adams of New Albany, Indiana. He is the son of Jeff and Melanie Adams of New Albany. Lindsay is a 2013 graduate of Woodland High School in Marble Hill. She is pursuing a degree in psychology at Oakland City University in Indiana. She plans to be a family Christian counselor...
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Pool -- Wilson
(Engagement ~ 03/06/16)
John Pool of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Kim Hope of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Pool, to Zachery Wilson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Patricia Horrell and Shannon Mungle, both of Cape Girardeau. Jessica is a 2010 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She works at Silver Springs Surgery Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Toole - Mitsdarfer
(Wedding ~ 03/06/16)
Amanda Nichole Toole of Cape Girardeau and Patrick John Thomas Mitsdarfer of Bongard, Illinois, were married Oct. 17, 2015, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. David Hulshof and Deacon Thomas Schumer performed the ceremony. Geri Beussink of Jackson was pianist and Casie Mills of Cape Girardeau was vocalist...
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Vanderpool -- Thomas
(Engagement ~ 03/06/16)
Owen and Cathy Vanderpool of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Vanderpool of Cape Girardeau, to Dylan Thomas of Grand Forks, North Dakota. He is the son of Jimmy and Robin Thomas of Cape Girardeau. Brooke graduated from Notre Dame Regional High School in 2010 and is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with her AA and bachelor's degree in child development. She teaches 1-year-olds at Community Day Preschool...
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Club news 3-6-16
(Community News ~ 03/06/16)
The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Patty Taylor. Fifteen members were present. Dixie Jones and Carole Rhodes were unable to attend. President Joyce Hays presided. The Swaparoo Gift was brought by Vicki McKinney and won by Marsha Parrish...
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Congratulations, Alma Schrader
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/16)
How very proud Fran and I were Tuesday as we attended Alma Schrader's Good Citizens' Assembly. We witnessed more than 40 excited, enthusiastic students being recognized for their "good citizen" efforts. Ruth Ann Orr, Julia Unnerstall and the entire staff at Alma Schrader are to be recognized for their visible and measurable efforts in educating our young children. ...
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Republican dissatisfaction
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/16)
Republican politicians say they oppose higher taxes and bigger government. I believe they do -- that is, until they see a reason for higher taxes or bigger government, then not so much. I'll give two examples: State Sen. Doug Libla, a Republican from Poplar Bluff, proposed raising Missouri's gasoline tax. State Rep. Holly Rehder, a Republican from Sikeston, proposed a government program to monitor certain prescription drugs...
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Prayer 3-6-16
(Prayer ~ 03/06/16)
O Father God, may our arms reach out to those in need. Amen.
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Teams to present police station ideas Monday
(Editorial ~ 03/06/16)
We're glad to see the city moving ahead on the police station project. It has been a long time coming; the city's officers' headquarters are much too tight and outdated. Monday, at a public meeting, the final two project teams will present their qualifications and ideas for the new police station and municipal court building...
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Out of the past: March 6
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council has directed the city staff to send a letter to the County Planning Commission opposing a proposed commercial development along Hopper Road west of the city limits; at the commission's Feb. 18 meeting, Mid-America Hotels proposed the commercial development for property on the northwest corner of the Hopper Road-Interstate 55 overpass...
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Retta Varner
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
ASH GROVE, Mo. — Retta J. Varner, 96, of Ash Grove, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Ash Grove Healthcare. She was born Jan. 9, 1920, in Powhatan, Arkansas, daughter of Thomas Burrel and Maude M. Dunn Smith. She and Paul W. Varner were united in marriage July 23, 1949, and he passed away July 19, 1995...
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Lawrence Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
Lawrence Edward Rodgers, 74, entered into eternal rest while surrounded by family March 1, 2016. Lawrence was born April 25, 1941, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Ola Mae and Lawrence Freeman Rodgers. He married the love of his life, Phyllis Menees, on Oct. 25, 1961, who survives of the home...
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Alfred Pannier
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
Alfred F. Pannier, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born May 11, 1940 in Charleston, Missouri, to Alfred H. and Rubye Ellen Francis Pannier. He and Mary Frances Peters were married Dec. 20, 1959, at Bertrand, Missouri...
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Bobby Nanney
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
Bobby Gene Nanney, 78, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 7, 1937, near Millersville to Lester and Bessie Masters Nanney. Bob attended the former Big Springs Grade School near Millersville. ...
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Todd McGregor
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Todd McGregor, 44, of Zalma passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at Marble Hill, Missouri. He was born Feb. 17, 1972, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Sheldon Edward and Valerie Kay Lee McGregor. Todd and Sara Watkins were united in marriage Aug. 3, 1991, at Puxico, Missouri, and she survives of the home...
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Sandra Martin
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Sandra Sue Martin, 76, of Glenallen died Friday, March 4, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on March 22, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of Murrell and Idell Myrtle Baker Kirkpatrick. She married Darrell Cornman on Sept. 3, 1955. He preceded her in death in 2003. On March 25, 2005, she married Charles A. Martin in Marble Hill, Missouri. He survives...
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Mary Haupt
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
Mary E. Haupt, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. She was born May 2, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, to Andrew and Emma Reed Brasher. She and Johnnie Haupt were married June 10, 1950, at the home of the Rev. A. J. Langston in Cape Girardeau...
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Seeds of GOP splinter in opposition to all things Obama
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans can blame their united stand against President Barack Obama for their party's splintering. Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama -- the man, his authority, his policies -- gave birth to the tea-party movement that powered the GOP to political success in several states and historic congressional majorities...
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System may forecast tornadoes 2 to 3 weeks in advance
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- Researchers say they've come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance -- a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year. Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found a link between tornado activity in the United States and complicated atmospheric wave patterns that shift every 40 to 60 days. ...
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Poll: Americans split over safety of drinking water
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
DETROIT -- When it comes to water, only about half of Americans are confident in the safety of what's flowing from their tap, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, which found trust is even weaker among minorities and people with lower incomes...
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Sailors facing more lenient body-fat rules
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy is giving another chance to thousands of sailors who otherwise would be kicked out for repeatedly failing their physical fitness tests because they exceeded body-fat limits. The service branch loosened its body fat restrictions in January and is allowing those who failed their exams three or more times to get one more opportunity to be tested this spring under the more lenient guidelines...
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Therese Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
Therese Marie Elfrink, 80, was born to earthly life Oct. 5, 1935, near Laflin, Missouri, the daughter of the late Fred W. and Louise Ann Anger Elfrink. She was born into eternal life Thursday, March 3, 2016, from her home at Leopold, Missouri. Therese was raised on the family farm and attended the Leopold School. ...
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John Brunkhorst
(Obituary ~ 03/06/16)
John Thomas “Skip” Brunkhorst, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home. He was born July 20, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to C. John and Maurine A. Welter Brunkhorst. Skip was a 1965 graduate of Notre Dame High School and Southeast Missouri State University earning a social work degree. He loved his dog, Buddy, and listening to Bob Dylan...
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Dog driver causes truck crash
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
MANKATO, Minn. -- One dog apparently has learned a new trick: how to drive a semi-truck. Customers at a gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday. Mankato police say the idling truck apparently was put into gear, went through a parking lot, across the street and over a curb. A passer-by discovered the dog sitting in the driver's seat when he jumped into the truck to stop it. The driver had left the unoccupied truck running in a nearby parking lot...
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Cruz, Trump nab two states; Democrats also see divided verdict
(National News ~ 03/06/16)
WICHITA, Kan. -- In a split decision, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump each captured two victories in Saturday's four-state round of voting -- fresh evidence there's no quick end in sight to the fractious GOP race for president. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders notched wins in Nebraska and Kansas, while front-runner Hillary Clinton snagged Louisiana, another divided verdict from the American people...
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Jackson fire report 3/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Emergency medical service on South Hope Street. n A citizen assist on North Bast Street. n Emergency medical service at the intersection of Ridge Road and Stotler Way. n Emergency medical service on East Main Street...
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Jackson police report 3/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Richard M. Morris, 63, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license revoked and stealing. Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to following calls Thursday: n Medical assists at 8:31 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 9:13 a.m. on North Street; 10:25 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 11:23 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 11:42 a.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Thomas G. Jordan, 35, 2810 Hawthorne Road, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia. n Taylor J.M. Cummins, 21, 615 Farrar Drive, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation...
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Births 3/6/16
(Births ~ 03/06/16)
Son to Allen Michael Seabaugh and Kristan Reed Dohogne of Oran, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:24 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Name, Maverick Grey. Weight, 7 pounds. Fourth child, second son. Dohogne is the daughter of Kenny and Kim Dohogne of Delta. Seabaugh is the son of Jerry and Bessie Seabaugh of Delta. He is supervisor of elections at Cape Girardeau County...
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Lawmaker: Undoing Water Patrol merger no longer necessary
(State News ~ 03/06/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker is dropping efforts to dismantle the merger of the state's water and highway patrol. Rep. Diane Franklin, a Camdenton Republican, made the announcement Thursday, noting crucial changes have been made since she filed the demerger legislation in January. She said the Missouri State Highway Patrol is assigning more troopers to the water and increasing efforts to identify intoxicated boaters, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Missouri bill would cancel state income taxes for military
(State News ~ 03/06/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Active-duty Missouri residents stationed in the state wouldn't pay state income taxes under a bill approved in the Missouri Senate. Officials from Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base were on hand for the Senate's 31-0 vote Thursday, which was Military Appreciation Day, the Jefferson City News Tribune reported. The vote sent the measure to the House...
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St. Louis Zoo drops out of running for Grant's Farm
(State News ~ 03/06/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Zoo Association said Friday it is dropping the offer to buy Grant's Farm in south St. Louis County, citing a survey that showed most people prefer to keep the popular attraction in the family that founded Anheuser-Busch. The zoo association also cited concerns about litigation, since one of August Busch's six children, William K. "Billy" Busch, is fighting to keep the property...
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Ninth-inning run thwarts Southeast Missouri State baseball team in loss against Central Arkansas
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
Southeast Missouri State right-handed pitcher Clay Chandler was a little tired, a little amped up and a little bummed out following Saturday's game against Central Arkansas. The junior transfer from Wabash Valley had just finished pitching eight spectacular innings, but the Redhawks came out of the pitchers' duel with a 1-0 loss at Capaha Field, which led to the mixed emotions for Chandler...
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Belmont women rout E. Kentucky 95-63 for OVC title, NCAA
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Coach Cameron Newbauer now has to pay up on his promise. It's time to take his Belmont Bruins for ice cream. Sally McCabe led five Bruins in double figures with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Belmont routed Eastern Kentucky 95-63 Saturday for its first Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and second NCAA Tournament berth overall...
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Southeast roundup: Gymnasts pick up win in final regular-season meet
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
In its final home meet of the season before it hosts the Midwest Independent Conference Championship meet in two weeks, the Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team picked up a big win over MIC foe Centenary College. The Redhawks posted a 192.425 on Senior Day to top Centary, which finished with a 187.625 on Saturday...
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4 wins in 4: Austin Peay beats UT Martin 83-73 for OVC title
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Dave Loos gasped when senior Chris Horton went down with a sprained left ankle late in the first half. Turns out the veteran coach needn't have worried. His Austin Peay Governors had come too far to let injury or playing their fourth game in as many days stop them...
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Chen throws 2 shutout innings as Marlins lose to Cards 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 03/06/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Wei-Yin Chen threw two shutout innings in his spring debut for the Miami Marlins, who lost 3-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Chen allowed three hits and got some help when right fielder Giancarlo Stanton easily threw out Brayan Pena at the plate to end the second...
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Rams gather in LA to plan moves, get details about new home
(Professional Sports ~ 03/06/16)
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- Although the Los Angeles Rams are in a hurry to get established in their new home, linebacker Alec Ogletree has an even more pressing deadline. Ogletree's wife is pregnant, and her Aug. 2 due date falls early in the Rams' first training camp back on the West Coast...
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Finney-Smith helps Florida beat Missouri
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dorian Finney-Smith scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds as Florida defeated Missouri 82-72 on Saturday. Chris Chiozza added 17 points, eight assists and a season-high seven rebounds as the Gators spoiled Missouri's senior night, which paid tribute to the team's lone senior, forward Ryan Rosburg. Rosburg finished with 11 points and four rebounds, marking his eighth double-digit scoring performance in the last nine games...
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Fashion show helps Amen Center in Delta
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
Giving met glamour Saturday night as spectators packed the Franklin Elementary School auditorium for the first “Dreams Don’t Have an Expiration Date” Fashion Show. Wardrobe stylist MarQuetta Rush, the event’s chief organizer, said she wasn’t sure how many people were in the audience, but about 200 tickets were sold...
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Perryville woman faces 12 charges after police chase
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
Kelsey Marie Dover, 24, of Perryville, Missouri, was arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase that ended with her crashing into a refrigeration unit at a local restaurant, police said. Dover faces 12 charges in the incident, with four felony counts and eight misdemeanor counts ...
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Marble Hill assailant guns down another man, then commits suicide, police say
(Local News ~ 03/06/16)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, man shot and killed another man during what Bollinger County sheriff’s deputies described as a domestic disturbance Friday afternoon. The shooter then went home and took his own life, deputies said. The victim, Christopher Todd McGregor, 44, of Zalma, Missouri, was found dead at the scene near County Road 502 and County Road 519 just south of Marble Hill. He had suffered gunshot wounds and was laying on a low-water bridge...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team wins its first home series
(College Sports ~ 03/06/16)
The Redhawks defeated Central Arkansas 6-2 behind the pitching of starter Robert Beltran.
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Ewers -- Kuper
(Engagement ~ 03/06/16)
Joe and Barb Ewers of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Michelle, to Jameson Alan Kuper. He is the son of Lenny and Pat Kuper of Cape Girardeau. Lisa is pursuing a bachelor's degree in art education at Southeast Missouri State University. She is an art and physical education teacher at Prodigy Leadership Academy...
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Horrell -- Amick
(Engagement ~ 03/06/16)
Randy and Mona Horrell of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Elizabeth, to Brandon Jacob Amick. He is the son of Scott and Donna Amick of Scott City. Whitney is a graduate of Chaffee High School and received a business administration degree from Arkansas Northeastern College. She works at Miller Drywall Inc...
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Girl Scout Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/07/16)
This week is National Girl Scout Week!
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Empathy exercise: Chaffee teen, teacher live like homeless people
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Last week, Bailey Wiseman and Chaffee, Missouri, American history teacher Travis Calkins spent several days living the lifestyle of a homeless person. Wiseman, a freshman at Chaffee High School, wore the same blue sweatshirt and gray sweat pants every day...
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Pedestrian police: Cape cops begin foot patrols in downtown
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department had officers walking the streets this weekend to make downtown Cape Girardeau a safer place for residents and businesses. The foot patrols consist of two officers who walk around downtown from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Police spokesperson Sgt. Adam Glueck said the patrols will be focused on weekends, but they also will be deployed on a case-by-case basis for special events during the week...
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State senator wants to tax drug dealers
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
A Cape Girardeau lawmaker wants to tax Missouri's drug dealers. Republican state Sen. Wayne Wallingford said under his bill, dealers would face an additional charge of tax evasion if they are caught with illegal drugs that do not bear Missouri Department of Revenue stamps showing the excise tax has been paid...
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Business notebook: 573 Food Truck reopens for season
(Business ~ 03/07/16)
As a chef in a traditional restaurant, Jared Houchins found he was disconnected from his diners. He didn't have a rapport with the diners. Fine dining and working for other people lost its appeal. "I got real tired of it," Houchins said. "I decided to do something I loved and thought other people would enjoy and have a fun experience with."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
Today is Monday, March 7, the 67th day of 2016. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone. On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain...
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A healthy send-off: Top questions to ask before being discharged from the hospital
(03/07/16)
Being discharged from the hospital can feel a bit like falling off a cliff, says Rachel Miller, assistant manager of social services at Saint Francis Medical Center: You go from having a whole network of health-care professionals taking care of you in the hospital, to being home alone and responsible for your own care, which may include a confusing new set of medications and symptoms...
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Ask the experts: Finance professionals answer common estate-planning questions
(03/07/16)
Making end-of-life decisions and discussing them with loved ones can be uncomfortable and is not something most people enjoy. Estate planning is important, though, and it's essential if you want to have your wishes carried out after your demise. We talked to a group of professional attorneys and financial advisers who shared their knowledge and advice so you can begin the process of setting your affairs in order, if you've not already done so...
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Keep, sell or toss? Tips on sorting through a loved one's estate
(03/07/16)
The task of sorting through a loved one's belongings, or your own lifetime accumulation of "stuff," can be daunting. Local experts share their advice on how to get started, what is worth saving and what is OK to discard. Items that have sentimental value are definitely worth keeping...
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Get it together: Organizing your estate now will ease the burden on loved ones later
(03/07/16)
When the time comes to administer your estate, to ensure your wishes are carried out, it's vital to be organized, and to let loved ones know how to find what they will need to do it. "Organization is critical in estate planning, especially for an executor of an estate," says Tyler Cuba, managing partner at Cuba Financial Group in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Play ball! Local residents enjoy visiting Florida during St. Louis Cardinals spring training
(03/07/16)
For a number of Missouri residents, St. Louis Cardinals baseball is like a religion. With a regular season schedule potentially stretching from April through October, some dedicated fans make the trip to Jupiter, Florida, for the team's warm-up sessions and spring training games in February and March...
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Pairing gospel with comedy: Oran native Aaron McGranahan performing in Branson show this year
(03/07/16)
When people think of Branson, Missouri, they think of good music and live shows. Family-centric entertainment with a Christian bent is what you'll find with Eric Hinson & the Hinson Revival, a two-hour gospel variety show playing at the Branson Star Theatre now through Dec. 26. Oran, Missouri, native Aaron McGranahan stars as the Rev. Harry Bob Goozle, a comedic character he created over his years of association with Eric Hinson...
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Now Read This: 'The Accidental Empress' by Allison Pataki
(03/07/16)
For this month's book review, I'm back to my favorite genre: historical fiction. Former New York Gov. George Pataki's daughter, Allison, was inspired by her family's deep roots to write a book about Hungary. She also is co-founder of the not-for-profit organization ReConnect Hungary. "The Accidental Empress" is historical fiction based on some very sound facts...
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Prayer 3-7-16
(Prayer ~ 03/07/16)
O Heavenly Father, gracious Lord, thank you for your provision. Amen.
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Celebrating Black History Month at St. James AME
(Editorial ~ 03/07/16)
St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau recognized Black History Month on Feb. 28 with a celebration that included song, dance, poetry and messages of hope. The church, itself steeped in the history of the community, was decorated to honor the occasion and welcomed all who came to the event that was a fitting culmination of the annual observance...
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Apollo should answer for actions
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/16)
Recently there have been a number of news items about the bankruptcy of the Noranda Holding Co. and the closing of its aluminum plant in New Madrid, Missouri. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is alleging that this action is necessitated by falling aluminum prices, high electricity prices, disruptions at an important plant and a below-market contract with a major customer...
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Speak Out 3/7/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/16)
I agree and it's so much fun to watch. Conservative columnist George Will recently wrote in effect that Donald Trump is getting a kick out of tearing up the Republican Party. If the KKK can touch my auto to place fliers, does that also mean someone can touch my auto to sit on it? What if I don't want fliers of any kind placed on my car? What if the flier damages my wiper? Most fliers end up on the ground, and then that is called littering...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 3/7/16
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council agenda City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Discussion item n Annual audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 Closed-session discussion item n Legal actions and litigation, confidential communications with legal counsel and personnel matters, pursuant to RSMo. Sections 610.021(1) and (3)...
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Inventor of modern email dies
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and selector of the "@" symbol, has died. Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available. Email existed in a limited capacity before Tomlinson in that electronic messages could be shared amid several people within a limited framework. But until his invention in 1971 of the first network person-to-person email, there was no way to send something to a specific person at a specific address...
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Cynthia Bullock
(Obituary ~ 03/07/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Cynthia Ann Bullock, 63, of Marble Hill passed away March 5, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill. Born Jan. 20, 1953, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of James Sandy and Patricia Ann Heffner Bullock. She is survived by brothers Larry and Randy Massa, both of Glenallen, Missouri; Terry Massa of Marble Hill; Jeff Hastings of Georgia; Tim Hastings of Marble Hill; Robin Hastings of Texas; and Kevin and Jason Bullock...
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U.S. man held in girlfriend's death in Mexico
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- A U.S. man is being held in the death of his American girlfriend in the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexican authorities said Sunday. The 59-year-old man was detained by federal police at the Cancun airport before he was to board a flight to Atlanta, according to the prosecutors' office in Quintana Roo state, where both Playa del Carmen and Cancun are located...
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Indictment: Ex-Missouri deputy sexually abused women
(State News ~ 03/07/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A former Missouri sheriff's deputy already facing state sex-crime charges is accused in a federal indictment of sexually abusing four women and enticing a minor into prostitution. The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Louis on Friday announced the indictment against Marty Rainey, 52, of Sullivan, Missouri. ...
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Utah gay wedding expo connects couples, friendly businesses
(Community ~ 03/07/16)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Jason Langlois and Will Bladh are in the early stages of making plans for their summer 2017 wedding, and they don't want their excitement pierced by the pain of being rejected by a venue, florist and photographer who have a legal right in Utah to refuse to serve a gay couple...
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Out of the past: March 7
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/16)
The Show Me Center Board of Managers has voted unanimously to retain the center's current alcohol sales policy, which gives the center's director discretion of deciding whether alcohol should be sold at an event, but the board amended the policy to prohibit beer sales at concerts...
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Justice Department sends Ferguson a warning
(State News ~ 03/07/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Justice Department has told Ferguson officials it will drop a lawsuit if the St. Louis suburb approves a proposed agreement to reform the police department and court as originally written. But if the city refuses to approve the deal its leaders negotiated over 26 weeks last year with the Justice Department, the federal government is prepared to continue with the lawsuit, according to a DOJ letter sent to Ferguson's mayor Friday and obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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Relationship between Mizzou, lawmakers on the mend
(State News ~ 03/07/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tensions between the University of Missouri System and state legislative leaders appear to be dying down after months of turbulent talk and threats of budget cuts in the wake of protests at the Columbia campus that attracted widespread and sometimes negative attention...
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Scientists: Discovery of young, wild black carp troubling
(State News ~ 03/07/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The discovery of two juvenile black carp in a ditch connected to the Mississippi River in Missouri is the first, troubling sign the invasive species is reproducing in the wild and becoming more of a threat to already-endangered mollusks and some native fish, scientists say...
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China tries to reassure on economy, cuts growth target
(Business ~ 03/07/16)
BEIJING -- China's leadership tried to quell anxiety about its slowing economy after financial turmoil and rising labor unrest as it cut its growth target Saturday and promised to open the oil and telecom industries to private competitors in sweeping industrial reforms...
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U.S. adds 242,000 jobs; rate holds at 4.9 percent
(Business ~ 03/07/16)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health-care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.9 percent. The gains show the U.S. economy has weathered a global economic slowdown and falling financial markets without suffering much blowback. The improvement will help ease fears that arose in recent weeks a new U.S. recession might be looming...
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Probe of bid-rigging goes beyond ex-CEO of energy firm
(Business ~ 03/07/16)
DALLAS -- As advanced drilling technology opened untapped sources of oil and natural gas, it triggered fierce competition among energy companies to scoop up rights to drill on vast swaths of land across the country. The rush caused lease prices to skyrocket in the most promising fields. In a few cases, gas companies responded by cutting secret deals to rig the bidding and hold down their costs. Federal officials are investigating whether these shady practices are more common than believed...
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Suicide attack kills at least 47 in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/07/16)
HILLAH, Iraq -- A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens, officials said. It was the third massive bombing in and around Baghdad in a little over a week...
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EU looks to refugee-laden Turkey to ease its migrant burden
(International News ~ 03/07/16)
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders will be looking to boost aid to Greece as the Balkan migrant route is effectively sealed, using today's summit as an attempt to restore unity among the 28 member nations after months of bickering and go-it-alone policies, according to a draft statement Sunday...
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Some in GOP start seeing Cruz as best alternative to Trump
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
WASHINGTON -- Republican leaders Sunday grappled with the prospect the best hope for stopping Donald Trump's march to the nomination may be Ted Cruz -- the only candidate who causes as much heartburn among party elites as the billionaire businessman, if not more...
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Theories parse Trump's appeal to evangelicals
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's ability to attract white evangelical voters has confounded analysts. The reality television star and thrice-married Presbyterian has said he's proud to be Christian, but he also has said he doesn't repent to God for his sins, has flubbed Bible references and has referred to communion as "my little cracker." He said he is anti-abortion but in the past has supported abortion rights...
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New rancor, tough talk in Clinton-Sanders debate
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
FLINT, Mich. -- Ratcheting up the rancor, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a Democratic presidential debate Sunday night over trade, Wall Street influence and more. Clinton accused him of turning his back on the auto industry, and Sanders countered that Clinton's friends on Wall Street had "destroyed this economy."...
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House briefly evacuated during fire
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
A grease fire caused a Cape Girardeau family to evacuate its home Sunday evening, but it caused little damage. Emergency personnel received a call shortly after 7 p.m. of flames inside a home on the 1100 block of Landgraf Drive. While one of the residents was preparing dinner, a pan caught fire and had gotten out of control. Firefighters kept the fire contained to the top of the stove, although the blaze filled the house with smoke...
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Apollo should answer for actions
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/16)
Recently there have been a number of news items about the bankruptcy of the Noranda Holding Co. and the closing of its aluminum plant in New Madrid, Missouri. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is alleging that this action is necessitated by falling aluminum prices, high electricity prices, disruptions at an important plant and a below-market contract with a major customer...
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Lehtera scores goal in return from injury to help Blues extend winning streak to three games
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/16)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jori Lehtera scored in his return to the lineup, and the St. Louis Blues held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Sunday night. Ryan Reaves, Patrik Berglund and Robby Fabbri also scored for St. Louis, which won its third straight. The Blues have victories in seven of their past eight road games...
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Wong tries leadoff spot in Cards' exhibition loss to Nationals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Kolten Wong got a chance to bat leadoff for the St. Louis Cardinals and was hitless in two at-bats Sunday during a 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals. Wong vocalized his desire to hit in the top spot during the offseason. He got his first opportunity of the spring and lined out and grounded out...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team drops final two games in tourney
(College Sports ~ 03/07/16)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team closed play in the Cancer Awareness Tournament with a pair of losses Sunday in St. Louis. The Redhawks dropped a 9-0 decision in six innings to UMKC, then were edged 4-3 by Saint Louis University. The Redhawks went 1-3 in the weekend tournament and fell to 4-9 on the season...
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Speak out 3/7/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/16)
Fun watching Trump I agree and it's so much fun to watch. Conservative columnist George Will recently wrote in effect that Donald Trump is getting a kick out of tearing up the Republican Party. Call to action As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, and as we've expanded and started new military combat missions, I call on the noticeably absent SEMO Coalition for Peace and Justice to return to Broadway's Freedom Corner. ...
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Prayer 3/7/16
(Prayer ~ 03/07/16)
O Heavenly Father, gracious Lord, thank you for your provision. Amen.
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People on the move 3/7/16
(Business ~ 03/07/16)
Brown and Willen Audiology Center has announced a new doctor of audiology on its staff: Trent Essner, AuD. Essner graduated from Notre Dame High School and Southeast Missouri State University before pursuing his doctoral studies at Ball State University. He joins Brown and Willen Audiology Center with experience in hospital and clinical settings...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/7/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of failure to stop for a stop sign and unlawful use of drug parpahernalia at Bertling Street and Old Sprigg Street Road...
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Cardboard license plate lands woman in jail
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail. The Erie County sheriff's office reported a deputy pulled over a car Wednesday after noticing it didn't have a front license plate. Police said the vehicle's rear plate was a piece of cardboard painted to resemble a New York license plate. The charges against the 28-year-old woman include possessing a forged instrument and operating a vehicle with a suspended registration...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/7/16
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the March 3 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/7/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday. n Medical assists were made at 12:05 a.m. on William Street; 1:26 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 2:52 a.m. on East Rodney Drive; 5:14 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 9:38 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 12:23 p.m. on Linden Street; 1:22 p.m. on Linden Street; 3:01 p.m. on Whitener Street; 5:32 p.m. on Forest Street; and 8:23 p.m. on Bloomfield Road...
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Scott City fire report 3/7/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/16)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Feb. 27 n At 12:52 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2400 block of North Street. n At 2:30 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2100 block of Main Street. n At 5:04 p.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of Third Street East...
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in Calfornia
(National News ~ 03/07/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president -- and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease -- has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, assistant Allison Borio told The Associated Press...
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Southeast Missouri State freshman leaves basketball program, plans to declare for NBA Draft
(College Sports ~ 03/07/16)
Tony Anderson started three games and averaged 5 points for the Redhawks this past season.
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Southeast Missouri State pitcher Chandler attracts more honors
(College Sports ~ 03/07/16)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team's domination of the weekly pitching awards continues. Redhawks righty Clay Chandler was tabbed the Ohio Valley Conference's Pitcher of the Week as well as the Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Monday...
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Wainwright struggles with his control in his first exhibition start
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright struggled with his focus in his first start since last April and Matt Holliday made his professional debut at first base Monday as St. Louis beat a New York Mets split squad 9-4. Wainwright walked three in two scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two...
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Cardinals' Peralta could miss first two months of season
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta injured his left thumb and could miss the first two months of the season. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Peralta is expected to return to St. Louis for a second opinion of what he said may be a damaged ulnar collateral ligament...
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Cardinals to sell majority interest of Memphis Redbirds
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals are selling majority interest in the team's Class AAA affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee. The team said Monday that pending approval from the Pacific Coast League, Peter Freund will become majority owner. Freund is principal owner of Trinity Baseball Holdings and is president of Trinity Packaging Corp, a plastics manufacturer based in Armonk, New York...
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Life - the ultimate subject: Former professor's work to be memorialized within book collection
(03/07/16)
Jim Hamby didn't follow the institutional rules or mandates that came with working in academia. "He marched to his own drummer," says Dr. Robert Hamblin, emeritus professor of English and assistant director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Jackson Woman's Granddaughter Wins EMMY Award
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/16)
It's among the most prestigious awards in Television and now a Regional EMMY Award belongs to the granddaughter of Marilyn Priest of Jackson. Erika Kurre is a TV News Anchor and Reporter for Fox 17 News in Nashville and was presented the golden statue during the 30th Annual Midsouth EMMY Award ceremony on behalf of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ...
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Cape Central Graduate Earns Ph.D.
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/16)
Cassie Myers received her doctorate in political science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) on August 8, 2015. The focus of Myers’ dissertation was on American political behavior, specifically the implications of rural and urban politics on electoral outcomes. Her dissertation is entitled “Hometown Influence: The Impact of Geography on Statewide Candidate Emergence and Success.”...
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Building depth has been critical to pushing Saxony Lutheran girls basketball to the state final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/16)
Just three and a half minutes into the game, Ali Galemmo hobbled to the sideline, grimacing. A year of hard work had led the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team back to this point -- back to a shot at a trip to the state final four -- and Galemmo was in obvious pain nearly as quickly as the game had started. ...
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Plato's Closet clothing store opening soon in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
Young adults in Southeast Missouri soon will have another option when it comes to shopping for clothes. Marla and Scott Teter are opening Plato's Closet, which will cater to high-school and college students as a way to buy -- and sell -- their clothes...
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Cape council repeals section of noise ordinance struck down by judge
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council swiftly repealed a provision of the city's noise ordinance Monday night. The move came in response to a federal judge's ruling a week ago that struck down the provision as unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson issued a permanent injunction, barring the city from enforcing a section of the ordinance that prohibited "yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing" if it annoyed anyone in the vicinity...
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Design teams make pitch for building police station
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
Representatives of the two design-build teams vying to construct the new, $11 million Cape Girardeau police station and municipal court stressed their experience in erecting law-enforcement buildings during a public meeting Monday afternoon at city hall...
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Jackson boys basketball team looks to extend sectional winning streak against SLUH
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/16)
The Jackson boys basketball team will try to keep its three-year Class 5 sectional winning streak alive tonight against the team that ended its season last year. The Indians will attempt to avenge an eight-point state quarterfinal loss when it faces Saint Louis University High in a Class 5 sectional at 7:45 p.m. at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
Today is Tuesday, March 8, the 68th day of 2016. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1966, Nelson's Pillar, a 120-foot-high column in Dublin honoring British naval hero Horatio Nelson, was bombed by the Irish Republican Army...
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Hundreds compete today in science fair
(Editorial ~ 03/08/16)
Today the Show Me Center will be packed with students demonstrating the findings to their experiments for the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. Hundreds of students from dozens of area junior high and high schools will compete in the fair, now in its 60th year. ...
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Larry Hopper
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Larry Wayne Hopper, 76, of Benton died Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Acapulco, Mexico. He was born Dec. 24, 1939, in Scott County, Missouri, to Willard "Bill" Joe and Mary Ada Beggs Hopper. He married Nancy Laree Dennis on April 15, 1961...
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Births 3/8/16
(Births ~ 03/08/16)
Twins to Michael Wade Jones and Kyleigh Jean Stephens of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. A daughter named Brooke Jean was born at 5:23 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 15.75 ounces. A son named Carson Lee was born at 5:24 a.m. ...
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Jerry Elem
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Jerry "Hoppy" Elem, 68, of Bell City passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 4, 1947, at Jaywye, Missouri, the son of Robert and Irene Dockins Elem. Jerry was a truck driver for Sam Tanksley Trucking...
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Ruby Adams
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Ruby Irene Adams, 81, of St. Louis passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Woodland Manor in Arnold, Missouri. She was born May 21, 1934, in Scopus, Missouri, the daughter of Raymond and Lola Mae Yount Jones. She and Richard Adams were united in marriage June 17, 1950, and he passed away Oct. 5, 1975...
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David Goodson
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
Willard "David" Goodson, 81, of Jackson passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, as a result of a tragic automobile accident. He was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Jackson, the son of Willard and Margaret Friedrich Goodson. He and Jean Nenninger were married Jan. 12, 1957, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Helen Caudill
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
Helen Noah Caudill, 89, of Cape Girardeau was carried by angels into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Helen was born March 18, 1926, to the late Virgil and Eliza (Froman) Curtis...
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Death of 3-year-old girl investigated
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
BARNHART, Mo. -- Authorities in Jefferson County are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl. Sheriff Glenn Boyer says deputies were called about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a home in Barnhart, where the child had died. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating...
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St. Louis offers free land for spy agency site
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal spy agency is weighing offers of free land on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the St. Louis area as it considers where to relocate its national headquarters. Several top political leaders from the Missouri side of the region announced at a news conference Monday that 99 acres of no-cost land now is part of the effort to woo the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to north St. Louis...
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Sister: Boyfriend held in Mexico death said woman overdosed
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A sister of a Missouri woman who authorities say was strangled while vacationing in Mexico said Monday the woman's boyfriend told her she overdosed on prescription medications during a suicide bid after an argument. Mexican authorities say Tamra Turpin, 36, of Union, Missouri, died about 9 a.m. Wednesday of strangulation in the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, near Cancun, and 59-year-old attorney John Loveless is being held as part of a homicide investigation...
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Out of the past: March 8
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/16)
Twenty-one National Guard units in Missouri, including ones in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, would be eliminated under U.S. Defense Department plans to cut spending. The affected units include the 1140th Engineer Headquarters Company at Cape Girardeau and the 1140th Engineers Company A in Jackson...
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Robert Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
Robert L. "Bob" Smith, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Ratliff Care Center. He was born May 17, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Marshall and Stella (Mann) Smith. Bob and Violet Smith were married Dec. 5, 1951. Bob was a graduate of Northeast High School in Kansas City and earned a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Missouri. He taught chemistry at Southeast Missouri State University for...
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Frustrated GOP lawmakers weigh move to impeach top judges
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Republican lawmakers in Kansas, weary of conflicts with a judiciary that has been pushing for more school spending, are beginning to act on a measure to expand the legal grounds for impeaching judges. The move is part of an intensified effort in red states to reshape courts still dominated by moderate judges from earlier administrations...
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Womb transplant recipient grateful for chance at pregnancy
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
CLEVELAND -- The recipient of the nation's first uterus transplant said Monday she prayed for years to be able to bear a child and is grateful to the deceased donor's family and surgeons who've given her that chance. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic said Monday the 26-year-old woman is recovering well after receiving the uterus late last month...
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Bloomberg decides against third-party run
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
NEW YORK -- Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday he will not run for president, citing a concern his independent bid would hand the White House to Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. The billionaire, who has spent months mulling a third-party run that would have roiled this year's already unpredictable presidential campaign, made his decision official through an editorial posted on the Bloomberg View website...
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Jackson man dies in Sunday accident on Highway 25
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
Willard D. Goodson, 81, of Jackson died in a one-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon.
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Jackson school district to unveil new website
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
A new Jackson school district website will be unveiled at tonight's school-board meeting in Jackson, the superintendent said. Superintendent John Link said the new site is designed to be more functional and acessible than the previous website...
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Ferguson mayor: With costs clarified, DOJ agreement near
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Ferguson city leaders could end a potentially costly lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice this month, now that the federal agency has assured them its plan to overhaul the city's police and court system won't create an unmanageable financial burden, the mayor said Monday...
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Oran woman denies charges of stealing from Scott City animal clinic
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
An Oran woman is accused of stealing more than $17,000 from a Scott City Animal Clinic. Sandy M. Walter, 49, of Oran, is charged with felony stealing of at least $500. She was issued a criminal summons on Monday to appear before Circuit Judge Scott Horman at 9 a.m. April 12...
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Homeless woman charged with felony for alleged beef jerky heist; also made threat, police say
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
A homeless woman was charged with robbery after being accused of stealing beef jerky from a Cape Girardeau convenience store.
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Firefighter slightly hurt in Scott City house fire
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
A firefighter was slightly injured during a fire in Scott City that destroyed a home.
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Jackson school district to form strategic plan
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
What began in July and picked up steam in January is expected to reach its first major milestone by June for the Jackson school district. Superintendent John Link, who signed on as head of the district July 1, has been leading a new strategic plan. "We started discussing it back during my interview for the position," he said...
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Jackson, residents compromise on retaining-wall issue
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
The city of Jackson and residents of the Annwood Estates subdivision appear to have reached an agreement on what should be done about the retaining wall near the subdivision's entrance that is in disrepair. Engineer and surveyor Chris Koehler said the wall is in "terrible shape" and the results of surveying had not revealed anything surprising enough to significantly alter the original assessment of the land...
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Man charged with punching 83-year-old woman
(Local News ~ 03/08/16)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man is accused of punching an 83-year-old woman in the face. Travis Dewayne Nelson, 30, is charged with second-degree elder abuse, a felony, and second-degree domestic assault. He was arrested March 4 by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. Nelson's bond is set at $10,000 cash only...
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Blast takes down I-64 bridge
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
Blast takes down I-64 bridge CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- With a big boom, an 80-year-old Missouri River bridge is gone. The Missouri Department of Transportation used explosives Monday morning to take down the old eastbound span of the Daniel Boone Bridge that connects Interstate 64 traffic to St. Louis and St. Charles counties. The interstate was closed in both directions for the second of two blasts to take down the old narrow bridge. The first was Feb. 18...
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Bus strikes, kills walker near Mizzou campus
(State News ~ 03/08/16)
Bus strikes, kills walker near Mizzou campus COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia police said a city bus struck and killed a pedestrian near the University of Missouri campus. Police said in a news release the crash happened Monday morning. The name of the victim wasn't released...
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Nation briefs 3/8/16
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
ATLANTA -- A fire roared through a boarding house in Atlanta early Monday, collapsing the building and killing six people, authorities said. The victims included four men and two women, Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Cortez Stafford said. Their names were not available. ...
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Jackson fire report 3/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. n Mutual aid on Highway 25. n A citizen's assist on East Jackson Boulevard.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists were made at 12:01 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 12:50 a.m. on Elk Lane; 8:09 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 10:32 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 11:38 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 12:22 p.m. on Broadway; 1 p.m. on Sprigg Street; 4:58 p.m. on Lynnwood Drive; 7:02 p.m. on Franks Lane; and 7:03 p.m. on Franks Lane...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dara R. Mouhot, 20, 1221 Butler St., was arrested on suspicion of DWI and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway after striking a utility pole at Louisana Street and Broadway...
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Ruh-roh: Scooby-Doo van eludes police
(National News ~ 03/08/16)
REDDING, Calif. -- Northern California police have a mystery on their hands. A driver of a minivan painted to resemble the Mystery Machine from the "Scooby Doo" cartoon series led police on a high-speed chase reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph Sunday afternoon before giving her pursuers the slip. Police are searching for 51-year-old Sharon Kay Turman, who was wanted for alleged probation violations. Turman's Chrysler minivan was painted to resemble the van of cartoon fame...
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Wanda McGuire
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
Wanda Lee McGuire, 77, of Jackson died Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating, assisted by Charles Lance. Burial will be in McGuire Cemetery south of Burfordville...
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Albert Coram
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Albert Floyd "Sonny" Coram, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, March 7, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...
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Charles Lilly
(Obituary ~ 03/08/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles R. Lilly, 87, of Perryville died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church...
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Speak out 3/8/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/16)
Though not nearly as wild, the chaos in the country is reminiscent of 1968, at the peak of the Vietnam War. And, what did we end up having to show for it? Richard Nixon. In the current situation, the fear and trembling about Donald Trump exhibited by the Republican establishment and others will likely result in the Republican candidacy of Donald Trump, the crack-up of the GOP and the election of Hillary Clinton...
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Desperate GOP trots out mannequin Mitt Romney
(Column ~ 03/08/16)
Few things are as unattractive as desperation and cluelessness. In one fell swoop, the Republican establishment has managed to demonstrate both. I am not inclined to defend Donald Trump, and he obviously does not need it anyway. In large numbers, Americans have gone to the voting booths or spent hours caucusing for him. ...
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Prayer 3/8/16
(Prayer ~ 03/08/16)
O Father God, thank you for the many blessings you have given us. Amen.
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Cards SS Peralta postpones second opinion on injured thumb
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals postponed the second opinion on shortstop Jhonny Peralta's injured left thumb until today. Peralta was at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday and didn't specify why he had not gone to St. Louis for an additional exam. He said if the second opinion concurred with the initial diagnosis, he'd have surgery...
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Ole Miss tags 10-2 loss on Southeast Missouri State baseball team
(College Sports ~ 03/08/16)
In the first of two games against nationally-ranked Ole Miss, the Southeast Missouri State baseball team was unable to do what only ranked Louisville has done so far this season. The No. 13 Rebels, whose only loss of the season came to the Cardinals on Feb. 27, defeated the visiting Redhawks 10-2 on Tuesday night at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi, to improve to 11-1 on the season and extend its winning streak to six games...
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Cards' Wacha makes first spring outing in victory over Twins
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/16)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Michael Wacha gave up one run over two innings in his first start of the exhibition season as the St. Louis Cardinals beat a Minnesota Twins' split squad 5-3 Tuesday. A right-hander who led the Cardinals with 17 wins last season, Wacha allowed singles to Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar starting the first. Joe Mauer followed with a run-scoring, double-play grounder. Wacha gave up two hits in all...
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PCMS students studying Iditarod race
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/16)
Perry County Middle Schoolers are spending some time in Alaska this month — virtually, that is. Fifth graders in the classes of Mrs. Amanda Huber, Mrs. Mary Catherine Fetterhoff and Mrs. Michael-Ann Buchheit are following the 2016 Iditarod with live streams this month...
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$8,650 to be Invested in Community through GRACES
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/16)
The Women’s Leadership Council of United Way of Southeast Missouri, called GRACES, recently awarded a total of $8,650 through GRACES Grants to regional organizations. GRACES, which is an acronym for Giving Responsibly, Advocating for the Community, Excelling in Service, is one of more than 150 Women’s Leadership Councils in the United Way global network. ...
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New Salem United Methodist Women
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/16)
Joyce Brewer called the March 7 meeting to order by 12 members repeating the UMW purpose. We had 10 sick/shut-in calls for the month of February. Easter Sunrise Service will be March 27 at 6 a.m. with an Easter egg hunt and breakfast following the service...
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First Friday Art in Cape Girardeau at the Arts Council
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/16)
Our Grandson, Logan, attended First Friday with us and he decided to take a selfie with Grandma and Grandpa Bill and Mary Kiefer, and Artist Barbi Myers. We are standing in front of her paintings at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.
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Arts Council of Southeast Mo - First Friday with the Artists
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/16)
Logan Holley enjoyed First Friday at the Southeast Arts Council and made friends with artists Linda Buis and Christy Crites.
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Man shot, killed in Poplar Bluff Wal-Mart parking lot
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Authorities are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting at the Poplar Bluff Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot that left a Doniphan, Missouri, man dead inside a car and another in custody...
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Ryan’s restaurant in Cape Girardeau closes; parent company files for bankruptcy
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Ryan’s restaurant has closed. A sign on the door indicated a halt in service began Sunday, and requested employees to return Tuesday afternoon “for further instruction.”
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Former director of organization for sexual violence victims accused of stealing $34K
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
The former executive director of an organization that helps victims of sexual violence is accused of stealing more than $34,000 from the institution over two years. Former Beacon Health Center executive director Kimberly Dawn Williams, 49, of Cape Girardeau is accused of a Class B felony. The minimum sentence for such a crime is five years in prison with a maximum sentence of 15. Williams was issued a criminal summons on Monday to appear in court at 1 p.m. April 4...
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Science fair draws more than 400 projects
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
Students from 41 schools lined up in rows Tuesday at the Show Me Center to defend their projects during the 60th Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. Pamela Mills, a geoscience instructor at Southeast Missouri State University and veteran grade-school teacher who helps organize the event, said 88 more students participated this time than last year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
Today is Wednesday, March 9, the 69th day of 2016. There are 297 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 9, 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. During the First World War, Germany declared war on Portugal...
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TEDx continues focus on race, diversity issues
(Editorial ~ 03/09/16)
One of the biggest topics at Southeast Missouri State University -- and in the nation -- recently has been the issue of race and diversity. As part of Southeast's continuing efforts to bring the discussion to the forefront, the university held a TEDx last week with the theme "Diverse Passions" to discuss race and culture in society and media...
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Trump can ease minds by naming cabinet choices
(Column ~ 03/09/16)
Like millions of other Americans, I remain less than enthralled over the prospect of Donald Trump being the GOP standard-bearer come November. Despite this reluctance and concern, I find no way to even consider a vote for more years of the Obama approach as promised by both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders...
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Out of the past: March 9
(Out of the Past ~ 03/09/16)
Three area educators will be honored for meritorious service during the 115th annual Southeast Missouri District Teachers Association meeting to be held March 15: William C. Hoover of Southeast Missouri State University, Barbara Jean Klein of the Perryville School District and Virginia Eloise Marsh of the Sikeston School district...
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Lisa Thomas
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
Lisa Carol Thomas, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 7, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. March 19 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. March 19 at the church. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Raymond Seyer
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
Raymond C. Seyer, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 7, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Advance, Missouri, to Philip Jacob and Alvina Christina Dohogne Seyer. He and Rose Mary Hoffman were married Feb. 26, 1946, at St. Mary's Church in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Oct. 31, 2015...
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Deanie Ross
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
Lucy Geraldine "Deanie" Ross, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 17, 1930, in Zalma, Missouri, to Charles Elmer and Lucy Anne Rowe Eaker. She and Paul R. Ross were married Oct. 15, 1948, at Cape Girardeau. He died Feb. 22, 1995...
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Wanda McGuire
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
Wanda Lee McGuire, 77, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson, She was born Sept. 16, 1938, in Glennallen, Missouri, the daughter of Fonnie and Margaret Charles Cobb. She and Cecil McGuire were married Dec. 22, 1956. He passed away Feb. 8, 2010...
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Lisa Dalton
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
Mona "Lisa" Dalton, 51, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 17, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Otis W. and Edna Smith Seabaugh. Lisa was a 1981 graduate of Jackson High School. She worked many years as a secretary for the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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Rose Cory
(Obituary ~ 03/09/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose Mary Cory, 81, of Perryville died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at her home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville. Miller Family Funeral Home of Perryville is in charge of arrangements...
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Jackson police report 3/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Crystal I. Medling, 31, 8718 Dorothy Drive, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. Summonses n Geoffrey E. Shinn, 39, of Jackson was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Candace B. Plaermo, 33, 611 S. West End Blvd., was arrested at South Kingshighway and William Street on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation...
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9 hurt as train derails, car plunges into California creek
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
SUNOL, Calif. -- A commuter train struck a tree and derailed in storm-soaked Northern California, plunging its lead car into a rain-swollen creek and sending passengers scrambling in the dark to get out of the partially submerged car. Nine people were injured, four seriously, the Alameda County Fire Department said...
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Three decades later, a mixed legacy for 'Just Say No'
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
SEATTLE -- For a generation of Americans, first lady Nancy Reagan was most closely associated with a single phrase: "Just Say No." Three decades after the anti-drug campaign's heyday, its legacy is mixed. Experts say the slogan brought new attention to drug abuse and helped focus research on how to prevent it. But the motto also was part of a larger escalation of the drug war that relied on fear-based rhetoric, public moralizing and skyrocketing incarceration rates...
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Health-law fines double for many uninsured at tax time
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Many people who went without health insurance last year now are seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama's health-care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday. Among its customers who owe a penalty for the 2015 tax year, the average fine is $383, compared with $172 for 2014, the company said...
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Man dies after falling into burning leaves in St. Louis area
(State News ~ 03/09/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Police said an 89-year-old man died after falling into a pile of burning leaves in the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Albert Grewe was in his back yard when he fell Monday morning. St. Louis County Police said they believe Grewe's death in the Mehlville area was an accident. It was not clear what caused the man's fall...
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Ferguson takes step to resolve lawsuit with DOJ
(State News ~ 03/09/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- One year after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of police and court practices in Ferguson, the city where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown led to unrest and helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement may be nearing an agreement to end a lawsuit filed by the federal agency...
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Missouri Democrats filibuster religious objections measure
(State News ~ 03/09/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A filibuster by Democrats in the Missouri Senate pushed past the 24-hour mark Tuesday as they tried to block a Republican proposal to add greater religious protections to the Missouri Constitution for some business owners and individuals opposed to gay marriage...
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Authorities searching for man suspected in 5 fatal shootings
(State News ~ 03/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Dozens of officers searched farmland in central Missouri on Tuesday for a man suspected of killing a man at a nearby house just hours after fatally shooting four people at his neighbor's home about 170 miles away in Kansas. Two helicopters, police dogs and at least one SWAT team were helping look for Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino near New Florence, said Capt. ...
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Missouri House limits funding for MU, Planned Parenthood
(State News ~ 03/09/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House is sticking with a plan to cut about $7.6 million from the University of Missouri system budget, and Tuesday lawmakers voted to cut an additional $1 million from the Columbia campus. Lawmakers also amended the $27.3 billion state budget proposal to prevent state money from going to Planned Parenthood for services such as vaccinations and medical examinations. Missouri already prohibits state money from funding abortions...
- Flag raised at Common Pleas Courthouse (Local News ~ 03/09/16)
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FBI agents investigated over shots fired during standoff
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- FBI agents involved in the traffic stop that led to the killing of one of the armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge are under investigation for not disclosing they fired shots that missed rancher Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, an Oregon sheriff said Tuesday...
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U.S. drone attack kills 150 militants in Somalia
(International News ~ 03/09/16)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- By U.S. accounts, it was a devastating air strike against Islamic militants in Somalia, with more than 150 killed in a training camp, but it likely won't diminish al-Shabab's ability to continue a wave of attacks. African Union ground forces succeeded in ousting al-Shabab fighters from Somalia's capital in 2011 and protecting the weak government. ...
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WHO: Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thought
(International News ~ 03/09/16)
GENEVA -- Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several countries. After a meeting of its emergency committee on Tuesday, the U.N. health agency also said there is increasing evidence a spike in disturbing birth defects and neurological problems are caused by Zika, which is spread mostly by mosquito bites. ...
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Palestinian attacks kill American student
(International News ~ 03/09/16)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian attackers unleashed a series of shooting and stabbing assaults on Israelis on Tuesday, including a stabbing spree in the ancient Mediterranean port city of Jaffa that killed an American student near where Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with Israel's former president, police said...
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New Freddie Gray trial set, fellow officer must testify
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
BALTIMORE -- The second trial for a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray is set for next month -- a year after the black man's neck was broken in a police van -- and one of the officer's colleagues will be forced to testify. The latest reshuffling of trial dates happened Tuesday when Maryland's highest court ruled officer William Porter must testify against his fellow officers while he awaits retrial. ...
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Trump continues dominance in primaries; Clinton, Sanders split states
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
LANSING, Mich. -- Republican Donald Trump swept to victory Tuesday in Michigan and Mississippi, overcoming fierce efforts to blunt his momentum. Bernie Sanders breathed new life into his long-shot White House bid with a crucial win in Michigan's primary, chipping away at Hillary Clinton's dominance in the Democratic presidential race...
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Water-main break prompts boil order for parts of Cape
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
More than 300 properties in Cape Girardeau are under a precautionary boil order for drinking water because of a water-main break Tuesday afternoon. According to the city’s website, some properties in the Cape Hills, Cape Village and Tanglewood areas will be under a boil order until 4 p.m. Thursday...
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GOP attorney general candidate calls for end to 'culture of corruption'
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
Missouri Republican attorney general candidate Joshua Hawley wants to restrict or ban state lawmakers from accepting gifts from lobbyists and put an end to what he calls “the revolving door” that allows legislators to immediately become lobbyists. “The combination is just toxic,” he said during a campaign stop in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. “I am for a very restrictive or outright ban on gifts.”...
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Nation briefs 3/9/16
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
JACKSON, Miss. -- A South Carolina lawmaker is joining other black leaders in calling for Mississippi to change the last state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem. Democratic Rep. Justin Bamberg spoke Tuesday to more than 200 people for a change-the-flag rally outside the Mississippi Capitol. ...
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Ragtime pianist's historic home to open for tours
(Entertainment ~ 03/09/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The historic, Victorian house of ragtime pianist J.W "Blind" Boone is set to open this summer after 16 years of renovations. The J.W. "Blind" Boone Heritage Foundation will host a public celebration this summer before the home opens permanently for tours, receptions and other activities...
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Route A in Perry County reduced for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/09/16)
Route A in Perry County will be reduced to one lane from U.S. 61 to the end of state maintenance, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily today through March 31...
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Bag with $15K in cash found in road
(National News ~ 03/09/16)
UPPER DARBY, Pa. -- A transit worker found a bag loaded with over $15,000 in the middle of a road and turned it in to police. Bob Tracey, 61, was driving home from work Monday night when he spotted the black bag. Tracey said he thought it was a purse. But when he opened it, he saw dozens of crisp $100 and $20 bills. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority worker immediately called police. It's unclear who lost the money...
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Prayer 3/9/16
(Prayer ~ 03/09/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we stand firm in the face of adversity for what is right. Amen.
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Jackson boys basketball team's sectional streak runs dry
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- The Jackson boys basketball program has had a lot of success in recent years. Three straight sectional wins is nothing to scoff at. But on Wednesday night, the Indians just came up against a team that was too much to handle. Saint Louis University held Jackson to 21 points after the first quarter and pulled away for a 57-37 win in a Class 5 sectional at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri, ending the Indians' sectional winning streak...
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Competitive nature drives Saxony Lutheran girls basketball seniors back to final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
Four years ago, coach Sam Sides was hoping to get a glimpse of a recent influx of young talent when he recalls holding an open gym for members of the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team. Among those young players were freshmen Maddie Brune and Ashlynn Collier, who squared off in a physical pick-up game that Sides referred to as "knock-down, drag-out."...
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Guardian Angel Redwings take second in tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 03/10/16)
The JV Girls Basketball team of Guardian Angel School ended their season with a tournament hosted by St. Denis School, Benton, Missouri, on March 6, 7 and 9. The Redwings of Oran took second place at the tournament and third place for the Christian Youth League. They had a record of eight wins and four losses. Congratulations Lady Redwings for a great season!!...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team gets job done inside in absence of injured starter Galemmo
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The situation was far from ideal as Saxony Lutheran senior Ali Galemmo watched her team pull together in Thursday's Class 3 semifinal against Southern Boone at Mizzou Arena. All Galemmo could do was cheer on her teammates from the bench, as she sat with her foot wrapped in a cast, a pair of crutches at her side...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team advances to Class 3 state championship game
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
The Crusaders defeated Southern Boone 53-40 and will play Strafford in Saturday's title showdown.
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'American Pickers' TV show coming to the Show Me State
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
"American Pickers" is coming to Missouri. The popular History Channel documentary series follows antiques experts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz as they who hunt for valuable antiques in private collections throughout the country, "transforming one person's trash into another's treasure," according to the show's website...
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Religious exemption measure advances at 37-hour filibuster
(State News ~ 03/10/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican-led Senate on Wednesday advanced a proposal to add greater religious protections to the state Constitution for some business owners and people opposed to gay marriage after Democrats stalled a vote for about 37 hours...
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Departing councilwoman recalls 16 years in city hall
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
The third time was a charm for Loretta Schneider. It took the longtime Cape Girardeau councilwoman three times to get elected to a city council seat. She first was elected in April 1981, becoming the first woman to serve on the council. Schneider served on the council for the next five years. She returned to the council in April 2005. When her latest four-year term ends in April, she will have served on the city council for 16 of the last 35 years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
Today is Thursday, March 10, the 70th day of 2016. There are 296 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you" from the next room of Bell's Boston laboratory...
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Cape lawyer rides on after major bike wreck
(Editorial ~ 03/10/16)
There's physical activity such as running, walking and bicycling. There's a whole other level when you enter endurance races like the four-day Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge. Cape Girardeau lawyer Bryan Greaser recently participated in the race with his team of three other people. The trek includes 320 miles of terrain, going through pine ridges and jungles and caves and rivers. As Greaser told the Southeast Missourian, he was drawn to the race because he thought it would be epic...
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School bowling leagues provide fun, chance for scholarships
(Community ~ 03/10/16)
When Josh Drury attended Saxony Lutheran High School, his bowling team made it all the way to the state tournament in 2010. "I actually brought it all together," he said, with Saxony and Cape Girardeau Central High School fielding their own teams with help from Drury, a lifelong bowling enthusiast whose father and grandfather also played the sport...
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State House OKs CPR requirement
(State News ~ 03/10/16)
JEFFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a requirement high-school students receive some first aid training. The House on Wednesday endorsed a bill that would make 30 minutes of instruction in CPR and choking first aid a prerequisite for high-school graduation...
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It's the Noon Lions Club Pancake Day
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
Kaylea Williams gets help from her mother, Dana, as she pours syrup on a stack of pancakes Wednesday during the 78th annual Noon Lions Club Pancake Day at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. More images are in a gallery at semissourian.com.
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Video shows Google self-driving car hitting bus
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus. The collision happened on Valentine's Day, when a Google vehicle struck the side of a public bus in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View...
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NASA salvages Mars mission that should have launched by now
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's next Mars mission is still alive. Instead of scrapping the grounded Mars InSight spacecraft, the space agency announced Wednesday it's shooting for a 2018 launch. The robotic lander was supposed to lift off this month but ended up sidelined in December by a leak in a key French instrument. Project managers said the device should be redesigned in time...
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Out of the past: March 10
(Out of the Past ~ 03/10/16)
The North Cape Church of Christ begins meeting in the morning at the Show Me Center; the church has been in the planning for the last three years, as a part of the mission effort of Macon Road Church of Christ in Memphis, Tennessee; pastor of the new church is Randy Short...
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Jackson fire report 3/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Emergency medical service on Old Cape Road East. n Emergency medical service on North Missouri Street. Tuesday n Emergency medical service on Harmony Lane.
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Jackson police report 3/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Calvin B. Hebert, 24, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Michael J. Patrick, 56, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for following too closely...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 4:59 a.m. on South Park Avenue; 5:06 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 9:49 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 10:08 a.m. on Hawthorne Road; 10:09 a.m. on Wolverine Road; 2:36 p.m. on Linden Street; 4:09 p.m. on Walnut Street; 8:42 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 11:41 p.m. on Bellevue Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Lee W. Johannes, 61, 222 Good Hope St., was arrested at Hopper Road and Patricia Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n Ashley N. Rhymer, 24, 2780 Lynwood Hills Drive, No. 6, was arrested at 2780 Lynwood Hills Drive on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Kent Wiggins
(Obituary ~ 03/10/16)
MARYVILLE, Ill. -- Kent Michael Wiggins, 60, of Maryville, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home. A gathering of family and friends will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion, 1022 Vandalia St., in Collinsville, Illinois...
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Hazel Sandler
(Obituary ~ 03/10/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hazel Jean Sandler, 93, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at her home. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Mary Lee Rasmussen
(Obituary ~ 03/10/16)
Mary Parlee "Mary Lee" Rasmussen, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Harry Evers Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/10/16)
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Col. Harry Owen Evers Jr., Ret., on Friday, March 4, 2016, at home in Gulf Breeze. He was born Nov. 3, 1933, in Mounds, Illinois, to Ruth David Evers and Harry Owen Evers Sr. He lived most of his childhood in Mound City, Illinois...
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Tim 'Razor' Ballance
(Obituary ~ 03/10/16)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Mr. Tim "Razor" Ballance, 62, of Wolf Lake died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 13, 1953, in Anna, Illinois, the son of Dorris and Mary Groves Ballance. He married Karen McKnelly on Dec. 31, 1994, in Wolf Lake...
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Births 3/10/16
(Births ~ 03/10/16)
Daughter to Robert Bennett McQuillen and Jessica Ellen Griffith of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:38 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016. Name, Lilly Annabelle. Weight, 8 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Griffith is the daughter of Angie Griffith and Roger Griffith of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. McQuillen is the son of Robert Lee McQuillen of Detroit and Martha McQuillen of Benton, Illinois. He is in management at McDonald's...
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Nancy Reagan begins final journey to husband's side
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Nancy Reagan began her final journey to her husband's side Wednesday as a police motorcade carried her casket down an empty freeway lined with saluting firefighters and mourners holding hands over their hearts in tribute to the former first lady...
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Tampon tax: Does being female carry unfair costs?
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
NEW YORK -- Margo Seibert and Natalie Brasington don't think women should have to pay a "period tax," and like a growing number of other women, they are publicly questioning whether being female in the U.S. carries unfair costs. The pair are among five New York City women who filed a lawsuit last week arguing it was unconstitutional for the state to levy sales tax on tampons and sanitary napkins while offering medical product exemptions to many other items used by both genders, such as lip balm, foot powder and dandruff shampoo.. ...
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House panel trims Missouri's mid-year budget adjustment
(State News ~ 03/10/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers have trimmed about $7.3 million from Missouri's proposed mid-year budget increase of nearly $500 million. The House Budget Committee approved the reductions Wednesday along with limits on Gov. Jay Nixon's travel expenses and less flexibility in how some health-care funds are spent. Proposals for soil erosion projects and a grant program for ethanol-blended fuel pumps also were reduced...
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Database of problem police officers may get test in Ferguson
(State News ~ 03/10/16)
DALLAS -- In the wake of Michael Brown's death, the federal government wants to require the Ferguson Police Department to check all new hires against a database of officers who have been stripped of their law enforcement licenses for misconduct. The mandate to consult the National Decertification Index received little notice in the government's proposed agreement to reform the police and court systems in the St. ...
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Slaying suspect managed to elude U.S. immigration authorities
(State News ~ 03/10/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Immigration authorities last year sought to detain a Mexican national charged with killing five men in Kansas and Missouri this week, but they sent the detention order to an agency that didn't have him in custody. It was not the first time Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, who was in the U.S. ...
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Class 3 final four glance
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
Led by a group of eight seniors, the Crusaders are the only team with experience at the final four -- they appeared in 2014. Saxony (27-2) is currently the second-ranked team in Class 3 and carries a 23-game winning streak into this weekend's action in Columbia, Missouri...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team leans on old cliche to reach great heights
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/16)
Go ahead and call the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team a walking cliche if you'd like, but if the Crusaders are going to win a state championship -- which they set out toward today starting in a Class 3 semifinal in Columbia, Missouri -- they're going to do it with defense...
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Gordon gets first spring hit, Marlins beat Cardinals 5-3
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Reigning NL batting champion Dee Gordon singled for his first hit of spring training after an 0-for-10 start and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Wednesday. Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina made a sweeping tag play at the plate to save a run in his first appearance of the year. ...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team gives up late lead in loss to Ole Miss
(College Sports ~ 03/10/16)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team was able to keep up with nationally-ranked Ole Miss on Wednesday night, but with the game tied at 4-all after 7 1/2 innings, the Rebels plated two runs in the bottom of the eighth to come away with a 6-4 victory at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi...
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Blues outlast Blackhawks in shootout for 4th straight win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Shattenkirk scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. David Backes and Troy Brouwer scored in the third period for the Blues and Jake Allen stopped 33 shots through overtime to earn his 22nd win of the season. Patrik Berglund and Troy Brouwer also had goals in the tiebreaker...
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2 Baltimore officers charged in recorded assault on teen
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
BALTIMORE -- Two officers who police Baltimore's public schools walked out of jail Wednesday pending trial for assault and misconduct after their violent confrontation with a student was recorded by another teen. Both have checkered records, prompting parents and authorities to question whether enough is being done to prevent violent people from being hired to keep schoolchildren peaceful and safe...
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Man tied to Idaho pastor's shooting arrested at White House
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A fugitive wanted by Idaho authorities for wounding a church pastor apparently wrote a manifesto contending Martians controlled the Earth, police said. Kyle Odom, 30, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by U.S. Secret Service agents after allegedly throwing items over the fence at the White House in Washington, D.C...
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Trump tells GOP to embrace his bid
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A surging Donald Trump called on mainstream Republicans to unify behind his candidacy Wednesday as his White House rivals pursued their last best opportunity to block the billionaire businessman from building an insurmountable delegate lead in two key states...
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Clinton, Sanders make their cases for Hispanics
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
MIAMI -- Fighting for Florida and beyond, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled repeatedly in their eighth presidential debate Wednesday night over who's a true advocate for Latinos and who has a track record of letting Hispanics down. Facing off six days before Florida gives its verdict on the presidential race, Clinton faulted Sanders for repeatedly voting against a 2007 comprehensive immigration-reform bill; he faulted her for opposing a 2007 effort to allow people who were in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses.. ...
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J.K. Rowling launching 4-part series on wizarding school
(Entertainment ~ 03/10/16)
NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling has more magic on the way. The "Harry Potter" author is launching a series called "Magic in North America," a four-part backstory for this fall's film adaptation of the Potter prequel "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."...
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North Korea fires short-range missiles amid war games
(International News ~ 03/10/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea today, South Korea's military said, a likely show of anger at continuing springtime war games by rivals Washington and Seoul and a ratcheting up of hostility on the already anxious Korean Peninsula...
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Missiles from Iran: 'Israel must be wiped out'
(International News ~ 03/10/16)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase, "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the Shiite nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Jerusalem...
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Iraqi officials: U.S. captured ISIS chemical arms engineer
(International News ~ 03/10/16)
BAGHDAD -- U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group's unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press. It was the first known major success of Washington's more aggressive policy of pursuing IS militants on the ground...
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Murder suspect told police he was high on 'bad dope'
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man apparently high on what he described as “bad dope” shot and killed a driver who picked him up Tuesday morning on Highway 160. Authorities initially thought Stahl Lee Sturgeon, 50, of Doniphan, Missouri, had been shot inside his Toyota Camry on the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot in Poplar Bluff, but as officers pieced together witness statements, they learned the shooting happened on U.S. 67....
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Victim in screwdriver attack testifies against alleged assailant
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
The victim who claims he was stabbed in the face with a screwdriver Jan. 31 testified against his alleged assailant during a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Timothy J. McCall, 49, of Friedheim described the events of the early morning hours of Jan. 31. ...
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State auditor flags former Dunklin County public administrator
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
KENNETT, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway will deliver a presentation on the results of an audit that led to the resignation of former Dunklin County public administrator Shawnee Trowbridge. The presentation is set for 11:30 a.m. March 23 at the Kennett OAKS Nutrition Center. The meeting is open to the public...
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Two robbery suspects testify against colleague
(Local News ~ 03/10/16)
Two suspects admitted culpability in the robbery of college students and testified against a fellow robber during a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Both Jordan L. Benford, 20, of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Ricky R. Lucious, 20, of Cape Girardeau admitted they were present at the robbery Oct. 12...
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Learning briefs 3/10/16
(Community ~ 03/10/16)
Dylan Murakami and Jayden Marra of Cape Girardeau, Ryan Mize, Jeremiah McGuire and Olivia Brown of Jackson, Reed Walker of Marble Hill, Missouri, Bella Bowers of Scott City and Caleb Bess of Millersville were awarded the Regents' Scholarship to assist with the cost of attendance at Southeast Missouri State University this fall. ...
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George Martin, guided the Beatles to global fame, dies at 90
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
LONDON -- George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who quietly guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has died, his management said Wednesday. He was 90. Too modest to claim the title of the fifth Beatle, the tall, elegant Londoner produced some of the most popular and influential albums of modern times -- "Sgt. ...
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Airport: 1 person filed 6,500 noise complaints
(National News ~ 03/10/16)
WASHINGTON -- Out of 8,670 noise complaints Washington's Reagan National Airport received last year, officials said 6,500 of them came from the same person. Officials at the airport authority have said one unidentified Washington resident was responsible for about three-quarters of last year's noise complaints. That's the equivalent of one person making about 18 calls every day. Airport officials said they are working with residents to address the noise...
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Hooked on Science: Peep dough
(Community ~ 03/10/16)
n Peeps n Coconut oil n Powdered sugar n STEP 1: Place three Peeps and one tablespoon of coconut oil in a bowl and microwave the ingredients for 10 seconds. n STEP 2: Remove the ingredients from the microwave, add three tablespoons of powdered sugar and mix...
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Speak out 3/10/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/10/16)
If you have clinically diagnosed bipolar disorder, there is no way to work yourself off the medication. It would be like someone with severe diabetes tapering off insulin. Read "An Unquiet Mind" by Dr. Kay Redfield Johnson or Danielle Steele's "A Bright, Shining Star."...
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Delayed reactions
(Column ~ 03/10/16)
The Department of Defense lists more than 2.7 million troops who served in Vietnam. The most common estimate is that 850,000 of those veterans are still alive. Military.com has reprinted an article published by the Messenger-Inquirer, of Owensboro, Kentucky, by Don Wilkins on Feb 28. ...
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Clinton, Trump hold slight leads in Missouri ahead of primary
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have slight leads in Missouri heading into Tuesday's presidential primary, according to a statewide poll released today. Among GOP candidates, Trump leads with 36 percent to 29 percent for Ted Cruz, with 17 percent undecided, in the poll conducted for the Southeast Missourian and nine other newspapers...
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Cruz coming to Cape ahead of primary
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will stump in Cape Girardeau on Saturday. The announcement was made at the end of a Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club meeting Friday, just after noon. Cruz will be holding a rally at Academic Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University at 5 p.m...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team begins OVC play today at EKU
(College Sports ~ 03/11/16)
The Redhawks are the two-time defending regular season conference champion.
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Lucchesi's complete game lifts Southeast Missouri State baseball to victory over EKU in OVC opener
(College Sports ~ 03/11/16)
It took a complete-game performance on the mound from senior lefty Joey Lucchesi for the Southeast Missouri State baseball team to pick up a win in its Ohio Valley Conference opener on Friday night. The two-time defending OVC regular-season champion Redhawks posted a 2-1 road victory against Eastern Kentucky to improve to 7-7 on the season and 1-0 in conference...
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Capaha Field
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/16)
This is a photo of Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau is the birthplace of poison prevention
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/16)
Cape Girardeau is known as the City of Roses, River City, even “the Cape,”… but it could also be called the birthplace of poison prevention. This year, National Poison Prevention week is March 20-26. It’s nationally designated every third week in March to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. It all began in 1958 when founding Broadway Prescription Shop owner and pharmacist, Homer George, voiced his concerns about children’s safety...
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Great Harvest Bread sues Panera over trademark
(State News ~ 03/11/16)
ST. LOUIS -- One restaurant chain that made its name off fresh bakery products is suing another, alleging federal trademark infringement for use of what it calls a confusingly similar advertising slogan. Great Harvest Bread Co. filed suit Thursday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, against Panera Bread...
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The Force awakens in Springfield martial arts class
(State News ~ 03/11/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- In "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Luke Skywalker gave up on training new Jedi knights, but closer to home, Theron Sturgess is just getting started. Sturgess told the Springfield News-Leader he's taught martial arts such as jiujitsu and kenpo for 30 years, but his effort to teach Star Wars-style martial arts, Springfield Jedi Arts Academy, is "brand-spanking new."...
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Koster criticizes EPA over handling of landfill
(State News ~ 03/11/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency for missing deadlines in its planned cleanup of the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis. Koster said in a letter to EPA officials progress on the landfill, where nuclear waste was dumped in the 1970s, is taking longer than the agency initially projected...
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Authorities: Man accused of killing 5 tried to kill himself
(State News ~ 03/11/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A jailed Mexican national accused of killing five men earlier this week cut himself with a safety razor in an apparent bid to take his own life, authorities said Thursday. Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, 40, was hospitalized in stable condition after being found bleeding Thursday morning in the Montgomery County, Missouri, jail, the county sheriff's department said in a statement...
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Missouri religious-objections measure passes Senate
(State News ~ 03/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After a failed 37-hour filibuster by Democrats, the Missouri Senate on Thursday passed a proposal to add greater religious protections to the state constitution for some business owners and individuals opposed to gay marriage...
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Old Appleton man charged with rape
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
An arrest warrant has been filed for an Old Appleton man accused of felony statutory rape. William Benjamin Wilkens, 27, has been charged with felony second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. He was still at large Thursday afternoon...
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Boil-water order lifted in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
A precautionary boil-water order issued Tuesday in areas of Cape Girardeau has been lifted, according to information on the city’s website.
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Gallery of Inspiration helps counteract stigma of mental illness
(Entertainment ~ 03/11/16)
Beverly Northcutt does in her art what she does in her work. As director of the Gallery of Inspiration in downtown Cape Girardeau, she helps people find beauty where they might not expect it, whether it be in art or in themselves. The gallery, at 5 N. Main St. in Bilderbach’s Art Plaza, showcases paintings, drawings, photography and everything in between. Northcutt mostly does abstract painting and photography...
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Suspect sought in molestation case
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
An arrest warrant was filed Thursday for a Cape Girardeau man accused of felony statutory sodomy. Pollard Willie James, 56, of Cape Girardeau, is accused of performing oral sex on a 6-year-old relative at an apartment on William Street, according to a Jan. 28 probable-cause statement filed by officer Douglas Hays of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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$1.7 million available to assist workers affected by layoffs at Noranda Aluminum
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri has pledged to make $1.7 million in resources available to assist the nearly 850 workers affected by layoffs at the Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid, Missouri. These resources, made available through the Missouri Department of Economic Development and partner agencies, will help laid-off workers offset costs of utilities, housing, job-placement training and tuition...
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Cape car auction carries on after founder's death
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
On Saturday, Smith’s Auction Co. will hold its annual Spring Collector Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. But one person will be noticeably absent. Sherm Smith of Dexter, Missouri, founded Smith Auction Co. LLC in 1993, and since 1994, he had brought his car auction to Cape Girardeau and the Show Me Center every year...
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Teen pleads guilty to bringing gun to school
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
The same high-school student who brought the gun to school that killed Kaden Robert two years ago pleaded guilty in court Thursday to having brought a weapon onto campus again. Landon Urhahn, 18, of Benton, Missouri, pleaded guilty to felony unlawful use of a weapon Thursday in Scott County Circuit Court...
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Mental-health issues, substance abuse often go hand-in-hand
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
Chelsea Ferguson was 14 years old when she first began using drugs. She started by taking Ecstasy with her friends, then tried other drugs until she eventually became hooked on the opioid painkiller heroin. “I kind of switched around a lot,” she said...
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SoutheastHEALTH CEO expects $1.2 million profit this year
(Local News ~ 03/11/16)
Just three years ago, SoutheastHEALTH was spiraling. The rollout of new billing technology turned disastrous. Millions of dollars were not being collected. The hospital system, based in Cape Girardeau, would announce the exits of key executives, one right after another...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/11/16)
Today is Friday, March 11, the 71st day of 2016. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1888, the Blizzard of '88, also known as the "Great White Hurricane," began inundating the northeastern United States, resulting in some 400 deaths...
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School benefits from community's help
(Editorial ~ 03/11/16)
Friday, Feb. 19, was a bit scary for students and staff at Kelso C-7 Elementary in New Hamburg, Missouri. After some trim popped off an I-beam, the school was evacuated; it was later determined a wall in the school's cafeteria had settled, causing the plumbing to be compromised in addition to other damage...
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Speak Out 3/11/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/11/16)
According to an article in the Atlantic Monthly, there are 11 signs that tell or will tell us if communities like Cape Girardea will or are succeeding. I'll leave it to you to decide if we're measuring up. Divisive national politics are a distant concern, easiness of picking out who makes the community go, real public-private partnerships, people are familiar with the story of our community, there is a viable downtown area, nearness to a research university, having and caring about a community college, unusual schools, willing to experiment, openness to attracting a diverse population, big plans for the future, and, perhaps the most reliable indicator, having craft breweries. ...
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After the hugs, we know who's getting our vote
(Column ~ 03/11/16)
What would you say if I told you I had lunch with a future contender for president of the United States? It really happened. And I got not one, but two hugs out of the deal. My wife and I were having lunch at Steak 'n Shake. The place was packed, and we knew it might take a while for our order to arrive. So, we do what we've been doing for years. We borrowed a ballpoint pen from our accommodating waitress and played hangman on the back of the paper place mats...
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Out of the past: March 11
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/16)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority has purchased about 170 acres from West Lake Quarry that could spur port development; the property was acquired in an out-of-court settlement, ending a two-year effort by the port to purchase the land. Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team claimed its first-ever NCAA Division II South Central Regional championship with a pulsating 71-70 win over top-ranked West Texas State on Saturday night at the Show Me Center; the Otahkians will be at home again for the next round of the playoffs that start Saturday at the Show Me Center.. ...
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Larry VanGennip
(Obituary ~ 03/11/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Larry VanGennip, 72, of Advance died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Morgan Funeral Home of Advance.
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Sally Traw
(Obituary ~ 03/11/16)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Sally Marlene Traw, 64, of Morley died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the family home. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri. A funeral service will be at 5 p.m. at the funeral chapel...
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Mary Lee Rasmussen
(Obituary ~ 03/11/16)
Mary Parlee "Mary Lee" Rasmussen, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Cape Girardeau to Aquilla Simpson and Maude Jane Dellinger Reed at the old Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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