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Help Us Help Kinslee Valentines Dinner and Dance
(Submitted Story ~ 01/30/17)
Februrary 11th we are having a Valentines Dinner and Dance to raise money for a local girl who has Rett Syndrome. Her name is Kinslee Kinder, the Auxiliary has chosen to sponsor this young girl for the year to help her parents with medical, insurance and travel expenses. Their goal is to get her an appointment with a specialist who is breaking grounds in helping understand Rett Syndrome...
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Business notebook: Whimsy home-decor store opens in downtown Cape
(Business ~ 01/30/17)
At Whimsy, Patti Miinch and her daughter-in-law, Taylor Miinch, see their merchandise as windows into their customers' lives. As it happens, some of their most popular items for sale are actual windows, printed with custom lettering. But tucked inside the Indie House at 605 Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau, the tidy home-decor boutique sells other custom items such as towels and artwork...
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Drug overdoses treated at area hospitals decline or stabilize
(Local News ~ 01/30/17)
Local hospitals report drug overdoses treated at their facilities have decreased or leveled off, but county coroners and treatment representatives believe drugs are as prevalent and damaging as ever. Southeast Hospital said overdoses decreased from 66 patients in 2015 to 49 in 2016...
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Nearly 50 schools test skills in robotics competition in Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 01/30/17)
Middle- and high-school students' robots competed head to head in a tournament Sunday afternoon at the Show Me Center. The eighth annual event hosted by Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Polytechnic Studies saw teams from Cape Girardeau and Jackson, several surrounding towns and even the metro areas of Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis...
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Area fire departments seek grant to replace aging air packs
(Local News ~ 01/30/17)
Fire departments in Cape Girardeau and the area hope to secure federal funding to purchase vital safety equipment that allow firefighters to breathe in burning buildings. Cape Girardeau fire chief Rick Ennis said his department needs to replace more than 50 self-contained breathing apparatus units or air packs. The equipment is 11 years old, and industry standards recommend replacement after 10 years, he said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2017. There are 335 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator were later executed.)...
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Prayer 1/30/17
(Prayer ~ 01/30/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we strive to be servant leaders and glorify you. Amen.
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Cape Police strengthening relationships with community
(Editorial ~ 01/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department, under the leadership of Chief Wes Blair, continues to go above and beyond to establish good relations in the community. We are fortunate to have men and women in uniform who are committed to their oath to serve. We realize that not every community has such community-friendly officers who display creative ways to engage with citizens and build trust...
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Thank you Karoline Harold
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/30/17)
After reading Karoline Harold's Letter to the Editor in the January 23, 2017 SEMissourian I was moved to rewrite a letter of my own. As a sixth grader, she hits all the right notes in wishing for an America where we can all put our differences aside, find employment and give thanks for our many blessings...
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Suspect says 'God told me to do it' after fatal crash
(State News ~ 01/30/17)
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri tractor-trailer driver accused of crashing into a pickup truck and killing two people told investigators "God told me to do it," according to court documents. Adam Housley, 33, of Mountain Grove was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree murder in the crash a day earlier that killed Tisha Briggs, 48, and Leo Walker, 47...
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Longtime face of victims' advocacy group SNAP steps down
(State News ~ 01/30/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The man who has been the face of a national organization advocating for victims of abuse by clergy, especially those in the Catholic Church, has resigned from the organization. The Kansas City Star reported David Clohessy of suburban St. Louis voluntarily resigned Dec. 31 from the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP...
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First confirmed female mountain lion in Missouri since 1994
(State News ~ 01/30/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- State conservation officials reported the first confirmed presence of a female mountain lion in the state since 1994. Tests on saliva found on a partially eaten elk in Shannon County in February 2016 confirmed the female cat was in the area, the Missouri Conservation Department said in a news release Friday...
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First black chief judge named to appellate court
(State News ~ 01/30/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A Hope, Arkansas, native is to become the first black chief judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Lavenski Smith, now of Little Rock, will become chief judge of the St. Louis-based court on March 11. He succeeds Judge William Jay Riley, whose seven-year term as chief judge is expiring...
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St. Louis cop unsure if he can continue after shooting
(State News ~ 01/30/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis police sergeant who was shot in the face randomly as he sat in traffic in his department sport-utility vehicle said he's wrestling with whether he can remain in law enforcement. Tom Lake told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he's lucky to have survived the November shooting in which one bullet hit the father of three just below his left nostril and another pierced his left cheek...
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Military: First-known combat death since Trump in office
(International News ~ 01/30/17)
SANAA, Yemen -- A U.S. military service member was killed Sunday during a raid against al-Qaida militants in central Yemen that also left nearly 30 others dead, including women and children. The loss of the service member is the first-known combat death of a member of the U.S. military under President Donald Trump...
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Hard work starts now for France's Socialist candidate
(International News ~ 01/30/17)
PARIS -- Beating a politically weakened ex-prime minister proved easy for Benoit Hamon, who will represent France's ruling Socialist Party in the country's presidential election. Far harder will be convincing voters his hard-left platform isn't the recipe for ruin his critics claim...
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Plea in murder case from unlikely spot: the victim, a priest
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The Rev. Rene Robert devoted his life to helping society's most troubled, working with drug addicts and criminals and signing a "Declaration of Life" that called for his killer to be spared execution in the event of his murder...
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'Green View Index' rates cities by tree coverage
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
BOSTON -- Where are the trees? More important, where aren't the trees? A lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is helping some of the world's cities answer both questions in an attempt to make them more pleasant places to live and work. In an effort to enhance the critical role trees play in urban environments -- providing cooling shade, alleviating air and noise pollution and easing the effects of climate change -- the school's Senseable City Lab has developed an online platform that maps the canopy in some major cities to make it easier for urban planners and ordinary residents to see where more are needed.. ...
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Smaller states rejoice as Amazon finally collects sales tax
(Business ~ 01/30/17)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Many online shoppers in the United States for years have had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn't have distribution centers or corporate offices...
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Diversity in tech gets lots of attention but shows little progress
(Business ~ 01/30/17)
NEW YORK -- The tech industry has brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, disappearing photos and 3-D printers. But when it comes to racial and gender diversity, its companies are no trailblazers. Despite loudly touted efforts to hire more black, Latino and female workers, especially in technical and leadership positions, diversity numbers at the largest tech companies are barely budging...
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Culinary schools struggle with enrollment decline
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- With enrollment in culinary institutes in decline and programs across the country closing their doors, schools such as the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, which graduated celebrity chef Alton Brown, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, are committed to staying relevant and in demand...
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Jackson police report 1/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the area of East Main Street and South Shawnee Boulevard.
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Scott City fire report 1/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/17)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Jan. 20 n At 8:03 p.m., first alarm at 704 E. Pine St. n At 11:46 p.m., motor-vehicle collision on Interstate 55, mile marker 91.5. Jan. 21 n At 8:57 a.m., motor-vehicle collision/extrication on Interstate 55, mile marker 89...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/30/17
(Local News ~ 01/30/17)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Jan. 26 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Mary Ackman
(Obituary ~ 01/30/17)
Mary Ackman, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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California clears hurdle for cancer warning label on Roundup
(Business ~ 01/30/17)
FRESNO, Calif. -- California can require Monsanto to label its popular weed-killer Roundup as a possible cancer threat despite an insistence from the chemical giant it poses no risk to people, a judge tentatively ruled Friday. California would be the first state to order such labeling if it carries out the proposal...
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Travel ban sows chaos, outrage at airports
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's immigration order sowed more chaos and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers getting detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters marching against the sweeping measure that was blocked by several federal courts...
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'A Dog's Purpose' opens to $18.4 million amid controversy
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Opening in theaters amid controversy over animal treatment on set and calls for a boycott, "A Dog's Purpose" still managed to earn $18.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Tracking expectations had pegged the family film to open in the mid-$20 million range, but it still had a healthy debut for a movie that cost only $22 million to produce...
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'Hidden Figures' shocks Screen Actors Guild Awards
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/17)
The cast of "Hidden Figures" rocketed to the Screen Actors Guild top award at a fiery, protest-laden ceremony that was dominated by defiance over President Trump's sweeping immigration ban. An uplifting drama about African-American mathematicians who aided NASA's 1960s space race, "Hidden Figures" was the surprise best-ensemble winner Sunday night at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium...
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Out of the past: Jan. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 01/30/17)
Southeast Missouri State University students will be paying more to live on campus next fiscal year; the board of regents has hiked room and board rates for the 1993 fiscal year; the new rates will amount to an 8 percent increase in fees for the average student and put room and board charges in the range of $3,000 a year...
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5 dead in shooting at Canadian mosque
(International News ~ 01/30/17)
QUEBEC CITY -- Five people were killed in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the president of the center said Sunday. Authorities reported two arrests in what Quebec's premier and Canada's prime minister called an act of terrorism...
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Key Emmett Till witness gave false testimony, historian says
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
NEW YORK -- The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till's alleged killers has acknowledged she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book. Historian Timothy B. Tyson told The Associated Press on Saturday that Carolyn Donham broke her long public silence in an interview with him in 2008...
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Tractor driven through wall, safe stolen
(National News ~ 01/30/17)
EPPING, N.H. -- Police said two employees at a Burger King were arrested on marijuana charges. Epping police chief Mike Wallace said Garrett Norris, 20, was arrested Saturday after police conducted a sting operation. Also arrested was Meagan Dearborn, 19, the shift manager. Wallace said drive-through buyers would ask for "Nasty Boy," then for extra-crispy fries to signal a pot purchase. Wallace said the drugs weren't put in the food; they were sold in a separate container...
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People on the move 1/30/17
(Business ~ 01/30/17)
Robbie Guard has joined the board of directors for Gibson Recovery Center in Cape Girardeau. As board member, Guard will work to carry out the Gibson Center's mission to provide recovery services to and fostering healthy behaviors in residents. "Having had friends and family struggle with addiction, I am eager to serve the Gibson Center board, its employees and its patients," Guard said in a press release...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n At 3:39 a.m., a call on South Ellis Street. n At 7:20 a.m., an alarm system sounding on North Sprigg Street. n At 9:26 a.m., an alarm system sounding on North Kingshighway...
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RJ McKinney
(Obituary ~ 01/30/17)
RJ McKinney, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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