Stories from Thursday, June 16, 2016

Game time for the Southeast Missouri State football team's season opener at Memphis was announced on Wednesday. Kickoff between the Redhawks and Tigers has been set for 6 p.m. on Sept. 3. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. The Redhawks' home opener is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Indiana State...

Southeast Missouri State baseball standout Joey Lucchesi picked up more All-America and all-region honors on Wednesday. The left-handed pitcher, who became the Redhawks' highest draft pick ever on Friday when he was selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres, was named a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as well as a second-team All-South selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings...

WASHINGTON -- A Democratic senator waged a filibuster into the night Wednesday, an attempt to force a vote on gun-control legislation three days after 49 people were killed at a Florida nightclub in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said he would remain on the Senate floor "until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together" and evoked the Newtown school shooting in his state in 2012...

Storefront vacancies in the uptown Jackson is about to increase by two. But if Bob Schooley has his way, they won't stay vacant for long. Renovations at 105 and 107 E. Adams St. are nearly complete, and the properties soon will be available for rent...

With temperatures expected to remain in the 90s for the foreseeable future, it is a good time to find ways to beat the heat. Robin Smith, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, said he expects temperatures to remain above normal for the next few weeks despite a cold front moving in as the weekend approaches...

A dozen area Christian ministers and leaders publicly condemned the Orlando, Florida, mass shooting this week and "any act of violence and rhetoric of hate." In a letter to the Cape Girardeau community, they criticized violence toward "any fellow human" and stated the shooter's actions did not represent Islam...

Today is Thursday, June 16, the 168th day of 2016. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1963, the world's first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6; she spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely...

Brad Haertling is making good on his motto to "make learning an adventure." The Jackson middle-school teacher is cycling through Vietnam this summer, all the while posting lessons for his students on the web. Haertling told the Southeast Missourian he and his friend, Danny Rees, had been wanting to make the trip for years. He welcomed the opportunity to be able to incorporate education into his travels...

With every highway mile Coy Rahlmann logs, every truck his family trades in and every championship buckle his mom displays in the family great room, it's sinking in he could rodeo professionally. The victories began early and often and are picking up in speed and prestige. Most recently, the freshman from East Carter High School in Ellsinore, Missouri, earned a Missouri High School Rodeo state championship...

Dear Cape Girardeau Community: Last Sunday morning, in the early hours of the morning, 49 people were killed and dozens of others were injured at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The current state of the investigation seems to point to the fact that the shooter was motivated by thoughts of hatred directed towards those in the LGBTQ community...

ST. LOUIS -- George Springer hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros completed a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night. Tony Sipp (1-2) got the last out of the seventh in relief of Collin McHugh, Carlos Correa's two-run single off Trevor Rosenthal made it a three-run lead in the ninth and Will Harris finished for his fifth save in as many chances...

Members of the congregation of Centenary United Methodist Church have broken ground for a Family Life Center; the center will be adjacent to the church on North Ellis Street. To the U.S. Park Service, wild horses don't belong in the 60,000 acres of wilderness making up the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in southern Missouri; but to many Shannon County residents, the wild horses are a colorful part of the scenery along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers; the future of the animals will be decided by U.S. ...

Brian Keith Thompson, 48, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

Harold "Skeeter" Schweer, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at his home. "Skeeter," as he was known to most all who knew him, was born Jan. 26, 1935, in Jackson, son of Ben B. and Frieda J. Soehlig Schweer. He and Kathy Windeknecht Cora were married Oct. 5, 2001, in Branson, Missouri...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Therese Isadora Rousseau, 87, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, with parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 8:50 a.m. Monday at the funeral home...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Donna Ruth Cole, 46, of Ste. Genevieve, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at her home. Donna was born Oct. 10, 1969, in Centreville, Illinois, to the late Leslie and Margie Riley Cole. She graduated from Marquand-Zion High School in Marquand, Missouri, in 1987. She attended Southeast Missouri State University from 1992 to 1997. She spent her free time volunteering at the Ste. Genevieve Community Center...

Donald C. "D.C." Adams, 90, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his loving wife and his heavenly family Monday, June 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 20, 1926, in Pocahontas, the youngest of five boys, to Archie O. and Elsie L. Moore Adams. He and Ellen Jean Proffer were married July 9, 1948. They were married nearly 60 years when she passed away March 10, 2008...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jeremy T. Cook, 35, 440 Greensferry Road, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while operator's license revoked...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 8:31 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 9:27 a.m. on Linden Street; 10:32 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 2:32 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:37 p.m. on Minnesota Street; 7:18 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; and 8:32 p.m. on Price Drive...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Stacy L. Muser, 36, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of stealing tools and miscellaneous items at Lowe's, 3440 Lowes Drive. n Candace J. Stewart, no age given, of Perryville, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing tools and miscellaneous items at Lowe's, 3440 Lowes Drive...

Daughter to Daniel James Mansker and Michaela Dawne Hester of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:07 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Name, Persephone Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Hester is the daughter of Mike and Ruth Ann Hester of Cape Girardeau. She is a certified nursing assistant. Mansker is the son of Elizabeth Mansker of Cape Girardeau. He is a welder...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, ending a search at one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Divers found the body of Lane Graves about 16 hours after authorities first got the call a reptile had taken the boy from the water's edge at Seven Seas Lagoon despite his father's frantic attempt to save the child...

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana man facing weapons and ammunitions charges in California after telling officers he was headed to a gay-pride event was charged Wednesday in Indiana with child molestation -- allegations that apparently spurred his cross-country journey to Los Angeles, a prosecutor said...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando gunman Omar Mateen apparently made a series of Facebook posts before and during his attack on a gay nightclub, raging against the "filthy ways of the west" and blaming the U.S. for the deaths of "innocent women and children," according to a Senate committee letter released Wednesday...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Forty years ago, children rode their bikes unsupervised through suburban bedroom communities bracketed by Air Force bases east of Sacramento, California. Families rarely locked their doors at night. "It was a time of innocence. And then in June of 1976, that all changed," Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said about growing up in the area. "A community was taken hostage."...

ST. LOUIS — Foul play is not suspected after a school custodian was found dead in St. Louis, leading the school district to relocate children in a summer-school program to another building. ...

CAIRO -- Egypt on Wednesday said it spotted and obtained images from the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month, killing all 66 people on board, according to a statement by the country's investigation committee...

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's latest accusation against President Barack Obama -- that he's putting U.S. enemies ahead of the American people -- is thrusting him into uncharted territory for a presidential candidate of any major political party. Trump spent the first days after the Orlando nightclub massacre hinting Obama was sympathizing with or even supporting terrorists. ...

ST. LOUIS — With the Rams gone, the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority is seeking to find a use for the team’s vacated practice facility in the suburb of Earth City. ...

ST. LOUIS — A 3-year-old girl is recovering after being grazed by a bullet in what St. Louis police said was a road-rage incident. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Mark Twain neighborhood, near Interstate 70. The girl is expected to make a full recovery. ...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. — The Rev. Matthew Harrison has been re-elected to a third term as president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Church officials said Wednesday that Harrison won 57 percent of the vote in the election that began over the weekend among pastors and select members of the laity. ...

BUTLER, Mo. — A Missouri sheriff said he’s waiving fees for the rest of June for residents seeking concealed-carry permits after the weekend’s nightclub massacre in Florida. Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson announced the move Monday on the department’s official Facebook page. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A museum dedicated to classic cars has opened in Springfield. The Springfield News-Leader reported 75-year-old Guy Mace opened the Route 66 Car Museum on Wednesday. The museum is housed in a 20,000-square-foot facility that used to be a warehouse, and features a gift shop...

ST. LOUIS -- A reverse feeding tube developed in St. Louis to aid in weight loss by removing calories before they are digested has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the AspireAssist siphons food out of the stomach through a port implanted in the abdomen. The device was developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's employment has dropped after reaching an all-time high. The state Department of Economic Development on Wednesday said nonfarm payroll employment decreased by about 5,900 jobs in May. Employment in the state reached a record high when it hit more than 2.8 million in April, when the state gained 15,000 jobs...

Approval of minutes n Minutes of the June 9 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...

The case against a Perryville, Missouri, man accused of child molestation was declared a mistrial by Judge Michael Gardner after a Cape Girardeau County jury deliberated for nearly four hours Wednesday after closing arguments. Mark Miers, 46, was charged with first-degree statutory sodomy and furnishing pornographic materials to a minor. He was arrested Oct. 6, 2014, by Perry County sheriff's deputies...

The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will look to approve the school’s general operating and auxiliary budgets for fiscal 2017 when it meets today in St. Louis. University officials have proposed a $114 million operating budget, an increase of about $2 million over the current year’s budget...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. ­— Despite some ATV crashes over the weekend, owners of Brick’s and local officials said they believe the off-road park’s largest annual event was safer this year. In a review of Missouri State Highway Patrol operations related to the event, there were no driving-while-intoxicated arrests or crashes, Sgt. Clark Parrott said...

FISK, Mo. — Authorities said a Butler County man likely drowned after his truck apparently ran off Highway 51 in early April and became submerged in a pond. A 1999 Ford pickup and a body, later identified as the truck’s owner, Timothy Scott Harbin, 50, were found Friday afternoon submerged in a pond on the south side of U.S. 60 and the northbound lane of Highway 51...

SIKESTON, Mo. — Continuing with the district’s implementation of Project iLearn, the Sikeston School Board approved the purchase of 270 iPads for the high school Tuesday during its regular monthly meeting. The iPads will continue the expansion of the districtwide 1:1 initiative that aims to help all students learn more effectively and give them a tool that can help them learn anything at any time. The 1:1 refers to one mobile computing device for every student...

EVERGREEN, Colo. -- A fawn trying to make a clean getaway after it got caught in fencing instead wound up in the bathtub of a home. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a man freed the animal from some fencing outside his home in Evergreen on Tuesday night. Instead of returning to nature, the fawn ran through an open door of the man's house and into the bathroom. He told deputies he put it in the tub before calling for help. Deputies rescued the animal...

Richa Sutaria, a past graduate of Jackson High School, graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree and Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from the six-year combined BA/MD program at the University of Missouri at Kansas City's commencement ceremony, held May 23. Sutaria is the daughter of Dr. Kirit and Rita Sutaria. She will pursue a career in anesthesiology and will attend the University of Florida's residency program in Gainesville, Florida, from July 2016 to May 2020...

Thank you, O Lord Jesus, for your glorious gift of salvation. Amen.

I have no reason to doubt it: Michael Reagan, Conservative commentator and son of President Ronald Reagan, has said his father would not have voted for Donald Trump. The real shame is that this American born convert to extremism who carried out the mass slaughter in Orlando was able to purchase his arsenal legally...

When a member of the military completes his or her tour of duty in a war zone they lay down their weapons, gather their personal belongings and begin the trip home. They leave a world of harsh reality, danger, surrealistic events and close personal bonds. The memories of this time in every war veteran's life are the baggage carried by many and it remains long after youth has passed...