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IMPACT 100 Reaching Perryville MO
(Submitted Story ~ 02/02/17)
Impact 100-Perry County is a new organization, recently formed in Perry County MO, based on an idea of Wendy Steele, a Cincinnati Ohio woman, who is the founder of Impact 100, “Women together, Changing lives.” Impact 100 was designed to remove the traditional barriers to giving and provide a unique experience to the donor. An experience so compelling, it would forever change lives. A significant grant means transformation for the grant recipient as well...
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10th Anniversary of 'The Miracle King Air'
(Submitted Story ~ 02/02/17)
So, as hard as it is to believe, today is the 10th anniversary of the 'Miracle King Air'. It's two pilots came as close as anyone would care to having a look into the 'abyss', as their plane narrowly avoided an in-flight break up, following a vertical dive from it's cruising altitude...
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State Supreme Court rejects legal challenge to Cape nuisance law
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to hear a local lawyer's legal challenge to Cape Girardeau's nuisance law. The lawyer, Richard Kuntze, said Wednesday the court's decision likely brings an end to his three-year battle with city hall. Stephen Southard, the lawyer representing the city, said the court case has shown the city ordinance is legal. Other cities, he said, have similar ordinances...
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Fruitland meat processor, sewer district strike deal to solve each other's problems
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
A local meat processing plant and sewer district have reached an agreement that will improve both parties' situations and be a benefit to the community, a local business owner said Wednesday. In December, Fruitland American Meat LLC of Fruitland lost a lawsuit by the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources that alleged violations of Missouri's Clean Water Act...
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Cape increases number of officers trained to respond to mental-illness situations
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
Cape Girardeau Police said it has between three and six crisis-intervention-trained officers on each shift, and that increase in training coincided with a decrease in mental-health calls. Crisis intervention team training is a program that teaches de-escalation techniques to officers responding to a crisis situation, such as a person threatening to commit suicide or a person acting abnormally violent because of a mental-health condition...
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Downtown merchants shrug off construction project
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
Construction machinery rumbled about Main Street, but the shops were open Wednesday, and they plan to be throughout the city of Cape Girardeau's sidewalk-replacement project. Although the construction may affect foot traffic, downtown business owners hope their hard work and creativity will get their customers in the door between now and the project's tentatively scheduled completion in late May...
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World of knowledge: Cultural Exchange Network volunteers give demonstrations to Oran students
(Community ~ 02/02/17)
A big world opened to some small students Wednesday in a familiar setting -- the gymnasium at Oran Elementary School. Leslie Corn, the director of communications for the Cultural Exchange Network (CENET), held up a world map with help from two of the third- and fourth-graders assembled...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2017. There are 332 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1887, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, held its first Groundhog Day festival. On this date:...
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Sloppy policy makers
(Column ~ 02/02/17)
Anyone who watched television news last weekend saw the growing crowds of protesters at airports across the country. The protests were in reaction to the sudden travel bans enacted against travelers from seven predominately Muslim countries. By Monday protests of the U.S. ban had spread to many other nations including our allies in Western Europe as well as their political leaders...
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Prayer 2/2/17
(Prayer ~ 02/02/17)
O Lord Jesus, we love you with all our heart, soul and strength. Amen.
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Cape Chamber honors members, celebrates milestone
(Editorial ~ 02/02/17)
Not only did the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce celebrate current community members and businesses who have made a difference in the community, but it also marked a major milestone, the 100th anniversary of the chamber's official start, at its annual dinner on Friday...
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Review of pipeline could be beginning of end for opponents
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Army's review of a proposal to finish the Dakota Access pipeline could be the beginning of the end for opponents who have been fighting the project for nearly a year. But the American Indian tribe at the center of the debate, the Standing Rock Sioux, vows to keep battling the pipeline in court out of fear an oil leak could contaminate its drinking water...
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Officials: Guards held hostage by inmates at Delaware prison
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
SMYRNA, Del. -- At least four guards and a counselor were taken hostage by inmates Wednesday inside a Delaware prison, according to a union attorney, and all the state's prisons were put on lockdown as police swarmed the facility. Bruce Rogers, counsel for the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware, said inmates had taken control of one building at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. Injuries to officers and inmates were reported, he said...
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Amid Trump's shake-up, many wondering 'what's coming next'
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
Days into an administration that promised to govern by upheaval, Donald Trump's White House has been the target of massive protests, defied reporters who questioned fact-challenged statements and issued a blur of lightning-rod executive actions. The speed and depth of it all have left many Americans apprehensive: Even some who longed for a shake-up are unsettled by a sense of chaos it has unleashed...
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Little heard in public, Bannon is quiet power in Oval Office
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- People are beginning to pay more attention to the man behind the curtain. It is a mark of Steve Bannon's sway in the Trump White House a man who has spoken so little in public over the last two weeks is getting so much credit -- and blame -- for what's going on...
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Trump to Senate: Scrap rules if needed to confirm Gorsuch
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump urged the Senate's Republican leader Wednesday to resort to the "nuclear option" of scrapping longstanding chamber rules if needed to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. It was an aggressive opening to what's shaping up as a ferocious clash over the future of the high court...
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GOP pushes 2 top Cabinet picks through to full Senate
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that otherwise would have barred them from taking the vote. The tactic seemed a warning shot they might deploy brute force in the upcoming fight over the Supreme Court vacancy...
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British lawmakers back bill to trigger EU exit talks
(International News ~ 02/02/17)
LONDON -- Britain moved closer to leaving the European Union on Wednesday as lawmakers backed a bill authorizing divorce proceedings and kept alive the government's plan to trigger Brexit talks within weeks. The House of Commons decisively backed the bill by 498 votes to 114, sending it on for committee scrutiny...
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IS using drones, other tactics with deadly effect
(International News ~ 02/02/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- First the tiny drones buzz overhead to observe Iraqi soldiers. Then the Islamic State group's flying machines return to drop a small explosive device to sow panic among security forces -- or deadlier, to help guide a suicide car bomber to a target...
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U.S. puts Iran 'on notice' after missile test
(International News ~ 02/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. put Iran "on notice" Wednesday after the Iranian military tested a ballistic missile and allied rebels in Yemen attacked a Saudi naval vessel in the Red Sea, an early manifestation of President Donald Trump's promise of a tougher American approach to the Islamic republic...
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Trump, education top inmates' reasons for hostage situation
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
SMYRNA, Del. -- Inmates at a Delaware prison took five corrections department workers hostage Wednesday, a move the inmates told a local newspaper was because of concerns about their treatment and the leadership of the United States. The hostage situation drew dozens of officers and law-enforcement vehicles to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna and prompted a statewide lockdown of all prisons...
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Beyonce announces she's pregnant with twins on Instagram
(Entertainment ~ 02/02/17)
NEW YORK -- Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister -- twice over. Beyonce and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram the superstar singer is pregnant with twins. "We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two," said a statement signed "The Carters," Jay Z's real last name...
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Israel evacuates West Bank outpost amid new settlement binge
(International News ~ 02/02/17)
AMONA, West Bank -- Israeli forces uprooted this West Bank outpost Wednesday, removing residents and hundreds of their supporters in sometimes-violent clashes as they dismantled a community that has become a symbol of Jewish settler defiance. The evacuation, which followed years of legal battles, came amid a flurry of bold new settlement moves by Israel's government, which has been buoyed by the election of President Donald Trump...
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Out of the past: Feb. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 02/02/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- While some rural hospitals have discontinued obstetric services, Perry County Memorial Hospital has improved its facilities; the Perryville hospital opened its new obstetrics department last month as part of an overall expansion and remodeling project...
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Louise Nussbaum
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Louise M. Nussbaum, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at Lutheran Home Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Paul Mize
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Paul E. Mize, 53, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a rosary. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Interment will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with graveside military honors...
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Barbara May
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Barbara J. May, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Life Care Center. She was born Friday, Dec. 18, 1942, in St. Louis to the late Alvin and Florence Boyer Gooch. She married Eugene May at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death in September 2000...
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Ruth Long
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Ruth Mae Long, 93, of Rockview died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at her home. Friends may call after 11 a.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the chapel. Burial will be at Pulliam Cemetery near Scopus, Missouri...
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Jerome Lindner
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Jerome Loverne Lindner, 66, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson.
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Travis Hitt
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Travis Leo Hitt, 41, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. Travis was born Oct. 25, 1975, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Dennis and Glenda Hampton Hitt. Travis was a 1994 graduate of Advance High School. ...
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William Hahs Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- William Kent Hahs Jr., 51, of Sedgewickville died Monday, Jan. 31, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sedgewickville Lutheran Cemetery...
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Leon 'Honey' Graviett
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Leon "Honey" Graviett, 91, formerly of Morley, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born May 15, 1925, in Fryesville, Arkansas, to the late William Orval and Margaret Knauss Graviett. He married Patsy Ruth Shy on May 15, 1947, in Piggott, Arkansas, and she preceded him in death May 8, 2010...
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Delores Estes
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Delores Jean Estes, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 4, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to the late Dewey and Emma Kirchhoff Reynolds. She and Gary Estes started a 64-year-long journey together March 7, 1953, when they were married at the Southeast Missouri State College Baptist Student Union in Cape Girardeau...
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Robert Cotner
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Robert Cotner, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Jane Bodine
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Jane M. Bodine, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at her home at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson fire report 2/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Emergency medical service on Independence Street. n Emergency medical service on Old Toll Road. n Mutual aid on Route FF. n Illegal burn on Abbie Court. n Emergency medical service on Main Street...
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Jackson police report 2/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the area of South Union Avenue. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 1100 block of Apache Avenue. n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 600 block of Broadridge Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 2:37 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; 9:16 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 2:07 p.m. on Pioneer Drive; 2:31 p.m. on Rust Avenue; 2:49 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 2:50 p.m. on Linden Street; and 4:08 p.m. on Broadway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/17)
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 domestic assault. Summons n Michael M. Stone, 63, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for nuisance declared at 507 S. Hanover St...
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Births 2/2/17
(Births ~ 02/02/17)
Daughter to Jesse Michael and Bailey Louise Jarrett of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Name, Graycen Michelle. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Jarrett is the former Bailey Conner, daughter of Jessica Conner of Osawatomie, Kansas. Jarrett is the son of Michael Jarrett and Gera Jarrett of Kennett, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett are employed by Havco Wood Products...
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Whoosh! Swish! Meet Bat Bot, the new flying batlike drone
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Because it mimics the unique and more flexible way bats fly, this 3-ounce prototype could do a better and safer job getting into disaster sites and scoping out construction zones than bulky drones with spinning rotors, said the three authors of a study released Wednesday in the journal Science Robotics. ...
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Pork industry says not to worry about a bacon shortage
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An insatiable demand for bacon depleted frozen pork belly supplies in the U.S. to a record-low level for December, but the pork industry is confident it can keep up with demand and avoid any serious shortages. Bottom line: A pound of bacon may cost a little more as winter wears on, but prices should stabilize by summer...
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Missouri woman on highway fatally struck by deputy
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
POTOSI, Mo. — A 66-year-old Missouri woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle driven by a sheriff’s deputy. KTVI-TV reported 66-year-old Brenda Gross of Washington County was fatally struck Monday night while walking along a rural road in the dark. ...
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Columbia woman accused of abandoning man's corpse
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A 55-year-old woman has been charged with abandonment of a corpse after a decaying body was found in a Columbia apartment. Prosecutors filed the charge Tuesday against Deborah Berardi of Columbia who is jailed in Boone County on $20,000 bond. ...
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Police: Woman's body found in Illinois landfill
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
ST. LOUIS — Investigators are trying to determine whether the body of a young woman found in a landfill is that of a missing woman being sought by St. Louis police. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported cadaver dogs found the body Tuesday in a landfill in Marissa, Illinois, about 30 miles from St. Louis. ...
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Missouri S&T confirms a case of the mumps
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
ROLLA, Mo. — Mumps have been reported at another Missouri university. The Missouri University of Science and Technology said in a news release Wednesday a single student has contracted the illness. Students at the Rolla school are urged to contact health officials if they believe they may be infected. Health officials are monitoring reports to determine whether further measures are needed...
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Missouri bill allows more breath-test evidence in DWI cases
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House passed a bill Wednesday that could overturn a state Supreme Court decision pertaining to breath-test evidence in drunken-driving cases. The bill would allow courts to use breath-test evidence gathered from Dec. 30, 2012, through April 4, 2014, in driving-while-intoxicated cases. The House passed the legislation by a 127-37 vote. It now goes to the Senate...
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Greitens picks first woman to lead Missouri State Highway Patrol
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens has nominated the first-ever female superintendent to lead the Missouri State Highway Patrol in its 81-year history. The Republican on Wednesday announced his choice of Lt. Col. Sandy Karsten to be the next highway patrol leader. Her appointment needs Senate confirmation...
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Coroner's jury leads to charge in Fayette, Mo., teen's suicide
(State News ~ 02/02/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A manager of a small-town Dairy Queen accused of bullying a teenage employee who later killed himself was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter after a rare investigation in Missouri requested by the local coroner. A felony complaint alleges Harley Branham, 21, harassed the 17-year-old employee between September and Dec. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/2/17
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Jan. 30 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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McCaskill: Dems boycotted Cabinet vote because new information surfaced
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee boycotted a Senate Finance Committee hearing earlier this week on the nomination of banker Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary because new information surfaced, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said Wednesday...
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Scott County explores consolidating 911 systems
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County Commission is exploring the possibility of consolidating the county’s enhanced 911 communication system. “We had a visit with a neighboring facility, and we’re looking into some other facilities, also,” Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said during Tuesday’s commission meeting...
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Police: Sikeston woman used stun gun on children
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston woman faces child-abuse charges for being accused of using a stun gun on more than one juvenile. Mary J. Applewhite is charged with three counts of felony first-degree endangering the welfare of a child through physical injury, not sexual conduct, according to online court records...
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Southeast student punched while walking near campus
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
A Southeast Missouri State University student was punched and pushed into bushes as he walked from his job just off campus Jan. 25, according to a news release Tuesday. The victim was walking along Henderson Avenue between Harmony Street and Broadway when he was jumped, punched and pushed into the bushes, according to the release...
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Doctor who was Cape's first neurosurgeon dies at 81
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
Yong Kie Kim, the man who brought neurosurgery to Cape Girardeau, died Saturday. He was 81. “Dr. Kim was one of the pioneers who helped bring Saint Francis and Cape Girardeau into the modern age of surgery,” Thomas Diemer, Saint Francis Healthcare System vice president of quality and patient safety, said in a statement Wednesday...
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Ferret undergoes pacemaker surgery
(National News ~ 02/02/17)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- A ferret is recovering at home after being fitted with a pacemaker during a rare surgery at Kansas State University. The ferret, Zelda, is owned by Carl Hobi of Olathe, Kansas, who took her to the Veterinary Health Center in Manhattan. Zelda had a third-degree block in her heart. The university determined Zelda was a good candidate for a pacemaker, although it had to be special ordered because of the small size of her veins...
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Hooked on Science: Smoke-ring launcher
(Community ~ 02/02/17)
n 32-gallon trash can n Shower curtain n Two bungee cords n Fog machine n Step 1: Using a knife, have an adult cut a 5-inch hole in the bottom of the trash can. n Step 2: Cut a large square from the shower curtain. Make sure the square is large enough to stretch over the top of the trash can...
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Students honored for academics
(Community ~ 02/02/17)
The following local students were named to the fall 2016 dean's list at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri: Casey Vaughn, Cape Girardeau; Caitlyn Landewee, Leopold, Missouri; Joshua Hunt, Perryville, Missouri; Austin Bucher, Leopold; Stasha Cook, Chaffee, Missouri; Brittany Green, Benton, Missouri; Ashley Gremaud, Perryville; Holly Hottel, Jackson; Stephanie McHughs, Scott City; Lindsay Schemel, Perryville; Caitlin Petty, Leopold; Ashley Unterreiner, Perryville; Kelly Marchewa, Glen Allen, Missouri; Peytonn Besand, Perryville; Hannah Hoehn, Perryville; Marissa Rousseau, Cape Girardeau; Heather Watkins, Cape Girardeau; Katlin Yates, Millersville; Brianna Boland, Perryville; Anne Ziegler, Kelso, Missouri; Jessica Hill, Marble Hill, Missouri; Kaycie Seyer, Oak Ridge; Julie Wisdom, Perryville; Abby Addleman, Cape Girardeau.. ...
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