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Lieser, Dobbs among new coaches for Cape Central this fall
(High School Sports ~ 07/26/16)
The fall season is set to see a number of new faces on the sidelines for Cape Girardeau Central athletics. While the hiring of new football coach Arlen Pixley was announced in March, the summer has brought a pair of new hirings for the Tigers, with Jared Cowan set to take over both the boys and girls soccer programs and Justin Lieser, a familiar face at Central, grabbing the reins of the softball team...
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FBI investigates DNC hacking; Russians blamed
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Monday it is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach Hillary Clinton's campaign maintains was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump. A statement from the FBI confirmed it is "investigating a cyber intrusion involving the DNC," adding "a compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously."...
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Poplar Bluff native tells of real-life legal nightmare in book
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- For 35 years, Poplar Bluff native Leatrice Leon Little has wrestled with a nightmare. But for Little, his nightmare is real. It began in January 1981. He was attending a class at Southeast Missouri State University when two policemen walked in. To his surprise, they were there for him...
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Former Scott City mayor refutes claims made about loss of curbside recycling pickup
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Former Scott City mayor Tim Porch has taken issue with a number of claims made by Mayor Ron Cummins about the city's recycling program. Late last week, the city of Scott City unexpectedly announced the end of curbside recycling pickup. Cummins said the company that handles recycling pickup was faced with a broken truck. ...
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Sanders embraces Clinton after turmoil at convention
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
PHILADELPHIA — Seeking to bridge deep Democratic divides, Bernie Sanders robustly embraced his former rival Hillary Clinton Monday night as a champion for the same economic causes that enlivened his supporters, signaling it was time for them, too, to rally behind her in the campaign against Republican Donald Trump.
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Judge rules in favor of city in Bloomfield Road condemnation
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis upheld the commissioners' awards in a case in which the city of Cape Girardeau is taking land for the widening of Bloomfield Road and construction of a walking trail. The owners of the properties in the condemnation case argued in a hearing last week they should receive greater compensation because of the "heritage value" of the land...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball recognized by AVCA for academic success
(College Sports ~ 07/26/16)
For a ninth consecutive year, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team has been honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The AVCA created the award in order to honor collegiate and high school volleyball teams that display excellence in the classroom, maintaining a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, or a 4.10 GPA on a 5.0 scale...
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Businesses see boost from 'Pokemon Go' players
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
"Pokemon Go" has divided the nation. People walk the streets searching for their next Jigglypuff, or they're grumbling under their breath about how time could better be spent. Though some contend the augmented reality game is benefiting no one but the game developers, there is at least one segment that disagrees: Local business owners are seeing increased interest, foot traffic and sales, thanks to the new game...
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Court strikes down Missouri law cutting jobless benefits
(State News ~ 07/26/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court struck down a law Tuesday that had cut the duration of the state's unemployment benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally, meaning thousands of residents could get a longer financial lifeline as they look for work...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 26, the 208th day of 2016. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General...
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CVB should have easier access
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/16)
I have told the city management and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce over and over again about the extremely poor location of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), so we learn that the mistake is being perpetuated and money is being wasted...
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Cape Girardeau hosts top baseball talent
(Editorial ~ 07/26/16)
"Maybe it's home-field advantage. Maybe it's something more magical. But the Cape All-Stars have gotten the job done." These words, spoken by U12 Cape All-Stars baseball team coach, Fred Brinkopf, spoke of the success his team enjoyed in the Cal Ripken Midwest Plains 12-year-old Major/70 Region Tournament at Shawnee Park...
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Thank you for your support
(Column ~ 07/26/16)
"Thank you" is not sufficient, but it's the best tool I have to express my gratitude for the readers who came to Barnes & Noble Friday as I signed my new book, "#AuntAlma: Raisin' a Little Hell Heaven on Earth." The support I received was overwhelming and humbling...
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Sidney Myers
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Sidney Lee Myers, 69, of East Cape Girardeau died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving wife, children and family. He was born in Anna, Illinois, on July 17, 1947, the son of Sidney Amos and Floetta Mae (Farmer) Myers...
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Janette Eichhorn
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
Janette F. Eichhorn, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 21, 1936, in Lockport, Illinois, to Paul and Ruth (Smithpeters) Eichhorn. Janette graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Joliet, Illinois, in 1957. ...
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James Foeste
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
James Michael Foeste, 71, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at his home. He was born March 22, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Edward William and Alma Vivian Huey Foeste. He and Joan Ellen Huckstep were married Jan. 23, 1965, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Egypt Mills...
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Ronald Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
Ronald Edward Slinkard, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to W.T. and Elizabeth (Schlosser) Slinkard. Ronnie had been a customer-service representative with Southern Pacific Railroad...
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Buddy Parrish
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
Buddy E. Parrish, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 28, 1929, at Palmersville, Tennessee, to Yancy B. and Hilda G. Pentecost Parrish. He and Marsha M. Savers were married Nov. 20, 1971. He grew up on the family farm in northwest Tennessee near Cottage Grove. In 1966, he bought farmland in Tennessee and became a "weekend farmer," raising a small acreage of soybeans, corn and beefalo cattle. The farm was sold in 2008...
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Out of the past: July 26
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/16)
Responding to a request of the Cape Girardeau City Council, the Jackson Board of Aldermen and a special study committee, the Cape Girardeau County Commission voted yesterday to place a proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot that would provide funding for a countywide 911 emergency telephone system...
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Farewell to VCRs: Japanese maker to shelve once-hit product
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. said it's yanking the plug on the world's last video-cassette recorder. A company spokesman, who requested anonymity citing company practice, confirmed Monday production will end sometime this month, although he would not give a date...
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Mom of slain Florida teen warned son of nightclub shootings
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With the Orlando massacre fresh on everyone's minds, the mother of a young man who was slain at a nightclub early Monday had warned her son about what to do if there were a shooting: "Hit the floor, find a table." But when gunfire erupted at the Club Blu parking lot, 18-year-old Stef'an Strawder didn't have anywhere to hide...
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Georgia appeals court says 'upskirting' not against the law
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
ATLANTA -- A man admitted he surreptitiously took cellphone video up a woman's skirt while she shopped at a grocery store, but a Georgia court said he didn't break the law. A divided Georgia Court of Appeals this month tossed out the conviction of former grocery-store employee Brandon Lee Gary, who recorded videos up a woman's skirt -- known as "upskirting" -- while she shopped...
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Buddhist monk gets prison for stealing from temple to gamble
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
LAFAYETTE, La. -- A Buddhist monk was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $260,000 from the Louisiana temple he led and gambling most of the money at a casino. U.S. District Judge Donald Walter also ordered Khang Nguyen Le, 36, of Lafayette, to pay nearly $264,000 in restitution, U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley's office said in a statement...
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Pfizer: Arkansas execution would 'misuse' drug
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- An execution drug obtained by the Arkansas prison system this month appears to have been made by a subsidiary of Pfizer, though the pharmaceutical giant has said it doesn't want its drugs used in executions. The sale of the vecuronium bromide by an unknown third party may show how difficult it could be for manufacturers to prevent sales in states such as Arkansas that have execution-secrecy laws...
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U2, Drake, Britney Spears to perform at iHeartRadio festival
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/16)
NEW YORK -- U2, Drake, Britney Spears and Sting will perform at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in September. Sia, Billy Idol, Ariana Grande, Usher, Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line also will perform during the two-day event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 23 and 24, iHeartMedia announced Monday...
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Flight 370: With search suspended, a cold-case file awaits
(International News ~ 07/26/16)
BANGKOK -- For two years and more, it has been a lost ship, a metal container carrying 239 souls that disappeared one late Asian night, never to be seen again. And now, the search for the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 likely will become a thing of memory, too...
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At least 19 dead, about 20 hurt in knifing near Tokyo
(International News ~ 07/26/16)
SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- At least 19 people were killed and about 20 wounded in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just outside Tokyo in the worst mass killing in generations in Japan. Police said they responded to a call about 2:30 a.m. from an employee saying something horrible was happening at the facility in the city of Sagamihara...
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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Iraq checkpoint
(International News ~ 07/26/16)
BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint outside a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said, while a string of bombings in the Iraqi capital killed nine more people...
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Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists amid criticism
(International News ~ 07/26/16)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey on Monday issued warrants for the detention of 42 journalists suspected of links to the alleged organizers of a failed military uprising, intensifying concerns a crackdown on alleged coup plotters could target media for any news coverage critical of the government...
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IS attacker: Germans 'won't be able to sleep peacefully'
(International News ~ 07/26/16)
ANSBACH, Germany -- A Syrian man who tried to claim asylum in Germany pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and vowed the nation's people "won't be able to sleep peacefully anymore" in a cellphone video before blowing himself up outside a wine bar, wounding 15 people, authorities said Monday...
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Central High valedictorian accepts scholarship during board meeting
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Riley Knight, valedictorian of Cape Girardeau Central High School, accepted a $2,500 scholarship Monday night during a brief school board meeting. Knight plans to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and the scholarship was awarded by the Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation and Procter & Gamble Co...
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Cardinals arrive in New York at 8:30 a.m. after flight delay
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/16)
NEW YORK -- The St. Louis Cardinals did not arrive at their hotel in New York until 8:30 a.m. Monday after a flight delay that followed a nationally televised night game. They got a chance to catch up on sleep when their series opener at the New York Mets was rained out and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader starting at 3:10 p.m. today...
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Independence closed for utility relocation
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Work began Monday morning to relocate utilities at the Independence Street and East Rodney Drive/Gordonville Road intersection in Cape Girardeau. Independence Street, west of the intersection, will be closed to traffic in both directions for about three days. When it reopens, East Rodney Drive north of the intersection will be closed to traffic in both directions for about two days. The entire intersection will be closed beginning Sept. 19 for a period of two months for roundabout construction...
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Cape resident gets seven years in prison for shooting at man
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis sentenced a Cape Girardeau man for assault after he shot at the grandfather of his child. Darion T. Harris, 19, received seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for second-degree assault. Assistant public defender Arryn Carson argued Harris should have received a reduced sentence because he is 19, has a 3-year-old child and the victim expressed he did not want Harris sentenced to prison...
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Jackson Homecomers fest will go on despite roundabout work
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Organizers urged area residents not to let Jackson's roundabout detours dissuade them from attending for the Homecomers celebration. "It will definitely be on," organizer Larry Koehler said Monday. "This will be our 108th Homecomers. Some of the vendors change, but it's the same celebration that its been since I was a kid back in the 1950s with the downtown streets, carnival, vendors and stuff like that."...
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Cape man pleads guilty to business break-in
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Terry Lynn Price, 44, of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty Monday to receiving stolen property from 2015 and burglary in 2016. Price broke into Lemons Coin Machines in Cape Girardeau on May 29 and stole speakers, computers, a slot machine, tools, bags of vending keys, bags of change, novelty items and a large plastic tote of sealed cigarettes, according to a probable-cause statement filed by Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. ...
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Senate candidate Kander campaigns in Cape, says it's time to 'fire this Congress'
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander said it is time to "fire this Congress" during a stop Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau. The Democratic candidate, who is running for U.S. Senate, is on a 50-stop bus tour of the state. Kander seeks to unseat U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, who he contends is part of a failing Congress that has not addressed the nation's serious problems...
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GOP secretary of state candidate Will Kraus vows to fight voter fraud
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Republican secretary of state candidate Will Kraus vowed Monday, if elected, to investigate voter fraud in Missouri. At a campaign stop in Cape Girardeau, the state senator from Lee's Summit, Missouri, told a crowd of more than 20 supporters at My Daddy's Cheesecake restaurant that tackling voter fraud would be "a top priority of mine."...
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Woman sleeping in car accused of attacking Cape officer
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
A Cape Girardeau police officer tried to wake up a local woman sleeping in her car in the middle of the roadway Friday afternoon. When she regained consciousness, she punched the officer in the face and tried to kick him in the groin, police said. Cape Girardeau police arrested Tricia D. Mahurin, 26, of Cape Girardeau on Friday. The Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney's office charged Mahurin with assault on a law-enforcement officer and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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Jackson man gets prison term for bicycle robbery
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis sentenced Jessie L. Mercer, 38, of Jackson to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for robbing Joseph Littleton of his bicycle about Dec. 19. Littleton said Mercer punched and knocked him off his bicycle near the intersection of Silver Springs Road and Shawnee Parkway in Cape Girardeau, then punched and kicked him on the ground and stole $60 out of Littleton's wallet, according to a probable-cause statement filed by Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. ...
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Police: Charleston man killed in self-defense shooting
(Local News ~ 07/26/16)
A Charleston, Missouri, man was killed in what police described as self-defense shooting about 9 a.m. Saturday. Charleston Department of Public Safety officers responded to a report of a person shot at 307 Naomi St., where they found Christopher Flannigan, 28, of Charleston, dead from what appeared to be a gunshot wound, according to a news release from Charleston DPS director Bob Hearnes...
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Police reunite traveler with lost turtle
(National News ~ 07/26/16)
NEW YORK -- A turtle found wandering a busy New York City bus terminal was reunited with its grateful but sleepy owner. Joe Pentangelo said a bus dispatcher summoned police Sunday after the rambling reptile was found on a roadway inside the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey terminal. The turtle had spent about a half-hour at the police desk when a clue emerged: a man holding a second turtle. He told police he'd fallen asleep, and the turtles had climbed out of his shoulder bag...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:41 a.m. on Columbine Street; 9:28 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 1:46 p.m. on Lee Drive. n At 1:09 a.m., a police matter on North Kingshighway...
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Marni Nixon, voice of classic movie songs, dies at 86
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/16)
NEW YORK -- Hollywood voice double Marni Nixon, whose singing was heard in place of the leading actresses in such classic movie musicals as "West Side Story," "The King and I" and "My Fair Lady," has died. She was 86. Michael Kirsten, senior vice president of Nixon's talent agency, Harden-Curtis Associates, said she died Sunday of cancer in New York...
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Jackson police report 7/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Tyler R. Martin, 26, of Jackson was issued a summons for stealing. n Mary E. Roberts, 46, of Cordova, Tennessee, was issued a summons for public fighting. n Chelsea C. Roberts, 22, of Jackson was issued summonses for public fighting and operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St. Assaults n Domestic assault was reported...
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Leslie Hendershott
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Leslie Lee Hendershott, 50, of Marble Hill died at his residence Sunday, July 24, 2016. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings Funeral Home in Marble Hill.
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Robert Myers
(Obituary ~ 07/26/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Robert L. Myers, 56, of Marble Hill died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Estate Nursing Home in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rob Hale officiating...
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Prayer 7/26/16
(Prayer ~ 07/26/16)
O Lord God, we ask that you direct us in the daily decisions we make. Amen.
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Big catfish
(Submitted Story ~ 07/26/16)
Mike Rhodes of Whitewater, Missouri, left, and Jim Bone of Cape Girardeau, right, caught these catfish in the Mississippi River on June 30. On the left is a blue catfish that weighed 86 pounds and was 54 inches long. On the right is a blue catfish that weighed 75 pounds and was 51 inches long...
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