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Woodland baseball scrapes past Oak Ridge in first round of Oak Ridge Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/16)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- The 26-mile bus ride to Oak Ridge High School was not kind to the Woodland baseball team on Thursday. That was when the Cardinals' JD Jenkins suffered an unfortunate and untimely leg injury, forcing him to miss his first-round pitching start at the Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bell City baseball blanks Saxony Lutheran at Oak Ridge Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/16)
Cole Nichols hit a triple to produce the only extra-base hit of the game as the Bell City baseball team downed host Saxony Lutheran 7-0 in the opening round of pool play Thursday in the Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament. Austin Hicks went the distance to get the win for Bell City. He recorded 11 strikeouts and walked one...
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Saxony Lutheran baseball finds way to win 'ugly,' drops Zalma in Oak Ridge tourney
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/16)
The Saxony Lutheran baseball team spent several minutes perched near the batting cages at the Crusaders’ home field following their game against Zalma on Friday afternoon in the Oak Ridge Invitational. Coach Paul Sander and his squad were disappointed in the continued lack of hitting and made sure to discuss that during their postgame chat, but Sander also made sure his guys understood that he was pleased they were able to grind out a 5-1 victory over the visiting Bulldogs...
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Errors haunt Southeast Missouri State baseball as win streak is snapped at Austin Peay
(College Sports ~ 04/08/16)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team saw its 11-game winning streak snapped Friday, as the Redhawks fell on the road to Austin Peay, 6-1. The loss also handed SEMO its first Ohio Valley Conference defeat of the year. Southeast (21-9 overall, 12-1 OVC) was held to just four hits, notching all of those in the first two innings...
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Advance softball squad remains thankful after 15-0 loss to Oran
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- It's not too often after a 15-0 perfect game that both teams are in a thankful state of mind. Oran coach Jim Eftink had just watched senior Tatum May strike out eight of the nine batters faced and two of his freshmen, Leah Cauble and Claire Ramsey, belt back-to-back home runs in a six-run first inning of a three-inning game Friday...
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Just Saying
(Submitted Story ~ 04/08/16)
Just driving, by the place where the KFC is rebuilding and the sign says it all. Can't wait.
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THE TRAIN AT CAPAHA AND TWO GRANDSONS
(Submitted Story ~ 04/08/16)
Timmy and Noah at Capaha Park while visiting Grampa and Gramma Kagle, along with their parents, David and Karla, and four of their brothers, who visited here for Easter from Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
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SIX OF THIRTEEN at GRAMPA AND GRAMMA'S HOUSE
(Submitted Story ~ 04/08/16)
Our daughter Karla, her husband, David, and six of their 13 children, from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, visited us for Easter. Karla and family also visited her sister, Debbie, and her husband, Carroll, where we enjoyed Easter dinner and an Easter egg hunt. Several members of Carroll's family also attended...
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Annual Spring into Dance returns next week with sports-themed dance
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
Ever hear a sports commentator give a play-by-play of a ballet? That’s what’s in store for those who attend the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Dance’s annual Spring into Dance, to be held Thursday through April 17. DanceSport is one of nine pieces included in the two-act performance, which will take place at Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus...
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Missouri Senate passes $27 billion spending plan
(State News ~ 04/08/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More money would go to public schools, universities and scholarships under a budget plan the Missouri Senate passed Thursday that also would cut state funding for Planned Parenthood. The $27 billion spending plan, which must be hashed out with a version the House passed last month, also boosts funding for prison guards, public defenders and health-care providers...
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Reinstalled neon light to brighten historic Carthage motel
(State News ~ 04/08/16)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- When the iconic Boots Court opened in Carthage in the 1940s, the green neon lighting that outlined the structure was an important part of the allure. The neon, along with the building, fell into disrepair over the years until the Boots was purchased in 2011 by sisters Deborah Harvey and Priscilla Bledsaw. ...
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Second suspect sought in Malden shooting that injured girl
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
MALDEN, Mo. — Malden police have released the name of a second suspect in a March 25 shooting that injured a young girl. Police are searching for Cassius Benford, 18, of Malden. Officers began searching for Benford and Jarvis Wofford of Cape Girardeau after they received a 911 call advising police an 8-year-old girl had been caught in the crossfire. Several rounds of bullets struck a motor vehicle in which the little girl and two of her siblings were occupants...
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Classic car on the riverfront
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
The Mississippi River and sky are reflected in a vintage Lincoln that was parked on the River Walk in downtown Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon.
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Local state senator backs fuel-tax measure; two House members question whether voters would approve a hike
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
Hiking Missouri’s fuel tax would provide needed revenue to maintain and fix the state’s roads and bridges, state Sen. Wayne Wallingford said Thursday. The Missouri Senate earlier this week voted 21 to 10 to put a measure before voters in November to raise the motor-fuel tax by 5.9 cents per gallon...
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CASA to change name, looks to double services
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southeast Missouri Inc. is getting ready to change its name and double its services. Linda Nash, who leads the Cape Girardeau-area office, said the rebranding initiative is local, although some CASA offices around the country have opted for a more specific name as well...
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Country fans mourn Haggard, celebrate Nelson at concert
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
Willie Nelson is on the road again, and the first stop on this leg of his Willie Nelson and Family concert was Cape Girardeau. On Thursday evening, thousands of people packed into the Show Me Center to see the “redheaded stranger” along with special guests Jamey Johnson and Ryan Bingham...
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Bollinger County finds potential fine cheaper than insurance
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
Bollinger County, Missouri, officials say it is cheaper to risk a fine for violating the federal Affordable Care Act than to provide health insurance for their employees. The head of the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) said he is not aware of another county in Missouri taking Bollinger County's approach...
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Traffic citations have gone down in Cape Girardeau but up in Jackson in recent years
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
The number of traffic tickets being issued in Cape Girardeau is declining, while the tickets being written in Jackson have been going in the opposite direction over the last several years. Both cities write roughly the same number of tickets on a per-capita basis, however...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
Today is Friday, April 8, the 99th day of 2016. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record...
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Speak Out 4/8/16
(Speak Out ~ 04/08/16)
I'm lovin' me some 4-4 split on the U.S. Supreme Court although they recently unanimously upheld the principle of "one person, one vote," despite the machinations of malevolent conservatives. Am I the only American that was offended by the Sunday comic of Dilbert? How could you mention ISIS? After all the damage they have done? I can't even believe the author of this comic sees anything funny in it whatsoever!...
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In defense of an awkward answer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/16)
Recently, a presidential candidate was asked a hypothetical question by Chris Matthews: If the Supreme Court decided that abortion was no longer legal and a woman had an abortion, should she be punished? The candidate hesitated, started and stopped, and finally said it was a complicated topic, but yes, the woman should probably be punished in some way, he declined to suggest how. He later said he meant the doctor, not the woman, should be punished...
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More businesses voluntarily becoming nonsmoking
(Editorial ~ 04/08/16)
Across the nation, states and municipalities have taken the step of requiring businesses to ban smoking in their establishments. Cape Girardeau does not have a prohibition on smoking; voters narrowly defeated a measure in 2011 that would have banned smoking in all public establishments, including privately owned bars and restaurants...
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I wonder ... about elections and referendums
(Column ~ 04/08/16)
I wonder why we voted twice, once in March and again this week. The March vote was part of the cockeyed way the two major political parties select candidates. That was a presidential primary. Some states caucus rather than voting in a way that presumably determines who will be favored by each candidate in the first round of convention balloting. ...
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Out of the past: April 8
(Out of the Past ~ 04/08/16)
A scale model of a 17,200-square-foot building for the Salvation Army is unveiled at the organization's annual dinner meeting; the one-story structure will be built at the same location as the current building, on the southwest corner of Sprigg and Good Hope streets...
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Patrick McFadden
(Obituary ~ 04/08/16)
Patrick T. McFadden, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Winifred 'Winnie' Dumey
(Obituary ~ 04/08/16)
Winifred "Winnie" Dumey, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 18, 1932, near Millersville, the daughter of Boyd and Bertha Sander Summers Jr. She and Ralph L. Dumey were married July 3, 1953, at First United Methodist Church in Chaffee, Missouri. They had been married nearly 59 years when Ralph passed away April 1, 2012...
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James Carr
(Obituary ~ 04/08/16)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- James L. Carr, 79, of Wolf Lake and formerly of Summerfield, Florida, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/08/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 12:01 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:46 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 3:04 a.m. on South Benton Street; 3:15 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:53 p.m. on Longview Drive; 8:35 p.m. on Franks Lane; and 9:41 p.m. on Hackberry Street...
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Putin says Panama Papers part of plot to weaken Russia
(International News ~ 04/08/16)
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of a U.S.-led plot to weaken Russia. Putin also defended a cellist friend named as the alleged owner of an offshore company, describing him as a philanthropist who spent his own funds to buy rare musical instruments for Russian state collections...
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U.S. open to 'new arrangement' on Iran's missile tests
(International News ~ 04/08/16)
MANAMA, Bahrain -- The United States suggested Thursday it was open to a "new arrangement" with Iran for peacefully resolving disputes such as Tehran's recent ballistic missile tests, while America's Sunni allies in the Persian Gulf said Iran must stop sending forces to Syria and weapons to Yemen if it wants to normalize ties with its neighbors...
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IS abducts dozens of workers near Damascus; fighting worsens
(International News ~ 04/08/16)
BEIRUT -- In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants abducted 300 cement workers and contractors Thursday from their workplace northeast of Damascus as fighting against the extremist group raged in the country's north ahead of a new round of peace talks...
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Siege tactics complicate fight for key IS-held Iraqi town
(International News ~ 04/08/16)
HIT, Iraq -- As they advanced on the Islamic State-held town of Hit, Iraqi counterterrorism troops had to decide how to press the attack. If they stormed in with armor and airstrikes, they risked heavy casualties and might allow the militants to flee...
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Report: 4 'credible' sex-abuse allegations against Hastert
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
CHICAGO -- At least four people have made "credible allegations of sexual abuse" against former House speaker Dennis Hastert, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday, citing unidentified law-enforcement sources. The newspaper said all the accusers are men whose allegations stem from when they were teenagers and Hastert was their high-school coach in Yorkville, Illinois, southwest of Chicago...
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Court hears case of teen who sent beau texts urging suicide
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
BOSTON -- Dozens of text messages a teenage girl sent to her boyfriend that encouraged him to kill himself were just words and do not constitute a crime, her lawyer told the state's highest court Thursday. But a prosecutor argued Michelle Carter pressured Conrad Roy III for weeks to end his life and engaged in "emotional manipulation" of a vulnerable teen who had struggled with depression and previously attempted suicide...
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Clinton, Sanders clash over qualifications, background
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
NEW YORK -- With accusations of lying, hustling for money and failed leadership, the race for the Democratic nomination took a decidedly negative turn, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders exchanging a series of barbs over qualifications for the presidency...
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Poll: Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
WASHINGTON -- For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks. Seven in 10 people, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavorable view of Trump, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll...
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Man accused of torture killing escapes psychiatric hospital
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
SEATTLE -- A man accused of torturing a woman to death but found too mentally ill for trial was on the loose Thursday after crawling out a window in a locked, lower-security unit of a Washington state psychiatric hospital already facing federal scrutiny over safety problems...
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Space station getting inflatable room, a cosmic first
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Forget blow-up air mattresses. Space-station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It's a technology demonstration meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, as well as orbiting outposts catering to scientists and tourists in just a few more years...
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Military takes cues from colleges for sex assault prevention
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- As the U.S. Air Force prepared to roll out a new sexual-assault prevention strategy, it sent a delegation to Connecticut College, a small liberal-arts school that introduced the same program several years earlier. The visit last month -- including conversations with students, athletic coaches and others -- was the latest example of the military taking cues from colleges and universities to try to stem sexual assault, a problem that has been the target of crackdowns in recent years for both higher education and the armed forces.. ...
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Checking in with five former 'American Idol' contestants
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" brought pop stardom to just a handful of contestants, but others who competed over the years made an impression. Many have faded from view, while others parlayed the talent show's spotlight into ongoing music and other careers in show business. As "American Idol" wrapped its 15-year run Thursday, five former performers shared highlights of how "Entertainment Boot Camp 101" -- as one fondly termed the "Idol" experience -- helped lead them to today...
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Kenny Chesney's 'No Shoes Radio' joins SiriusXM
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
NEW YORK -- Country singer Kenny Chesney now has his own "No Shoes Radio" channel on satellite radio's SiriusXM, seeking more exposure for an online venture he started in 2008 to share music with fans. Besides Chesney's own music, the channel features a mix of country, acoustic, classic rock and reggae at least partly curated by the star. The name "No Shoes Radio" is a takeoff on his 2002 album, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems."...
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#SemoSelfie 4/8/16
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
Cardinals Opening Day representin' at the Russe #teamcardinals #teamcharlotterusse #cardinalssquad #charlotte- squad #semoselfie
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Tunes at Twilight will return May 13
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
Old Town Cape Girardeau’s annual spring Tunes at Twilight series will begin with The Jenny Johnson Band at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo, 44 N. Lorimier St. in Cape Girardeau. Jenny Johnson is an Americana folk singer from Southern Illinois. Her band includes guitarist and vocalist Janis Esch, fiddler and vocalist Toby Merriman, accordionist Alex Pape and upright bassist and vocalist Nate Graham...
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Tarasenko lifts Blues past Chicago in OT
(Professional Sports ~ 04/08/16)
CHICAGO -- The battle for the top spot in the Western Conference was almost over. Then Vladimir Tarasenko stepped up for the St. Louis Blues. Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game at 3:37 of overtime, and the Blues cooled off the Chicago Blackhawks with a 2-1 victory Thursday night in a possible playoff preview...
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Chase ends with suspects taking selfies
(National News ~ 04/08/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities arrested two burglary suspects who led them on a long, bizarre chase Thursday in a top-down convertible through rainy Southern California that ended with the men stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed. Shortly after 3 p.m., the car -- riding on three tires -- pulled up on a South Los Angeles street. The driver got out and sat on the hood. Both men took selfies with a group of apparent friends or well-wishers...
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Best Bet: No Limits Monster Trucks zoom to the Show Me Center
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
The No Limits Monster Truck Tour will make a pit stop in Cape Girardeau at 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St. Doors will open at 1 and 6:30 p.m. for the performances. Tickets are $30 for 100-level seating, which includes the VIP pit party; $20 for adults and $10 for children between 2 and 12 years old for 200-level seating; and $50 for a family four-pack, which includes two adult and two child passes in 200-level seating. ...
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Artifacts 4/8/16
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/16)
The Mystery Sonatas of Heinrich Ignaz Biber will be presented by the Kingsbury Ensemble and Southeast Missouri State University professor Brandon Christensen at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Shuck Recital Hall at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets for the event are $17 and may be purchased at the River Campus box office, online at RiverCampusEvents.com or by calling (573) 651-2265...
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Route Y in Perry County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 04/08/16)
Route Y in Perry County between Route A and County Road 438 will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. A MoDOT news release stated the work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday...
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Births 4/8/16
(Births ~ 04/08/16)
Son to Michael Robert and Lindsey Nicole Dudek of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:19 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016. Name, Ashton Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Dudek is the former Lindsey Gotto, daughter of Mark and Debbie Gotto of Perryville, Missouri. She is an accountant with the Cape Girardeau School District. Dudek is the son of Robert and Donna Dudek of Lake Zurich, Illinois. He is a branch supervisor with Commerce Bank...
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Prayer 4/8/16
(Prayer ~ 04/08/16)
Jesus, we worship and sing praises to you, for you are the Risen Lord. Amen.
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