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AARP Tax-Aide for senior citizens
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/17)
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free, individualized tax preparation for low-to moderate-income taxpayers - especially those 50 and older - at more than 5,000 locations nationwide. Cape Girardeau Public Library: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 13...
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Sedona Sunset
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/17)
Sunset in the Coconino National Forest just outside Sedona, AZ
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DeVos ekes out confirmation win; Pence casts tie-breaking vote
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- Charter-school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence. Two Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in a marathon effort to derail the nomination of the wealthy Republican donor...
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Trump tax-credit plan for infrastructure has risks
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has promised to revitalize America's aging roads, bridges, railways and airports, but a plan put forward by his economic advisers relies on a transportation financing scheme that hasn't been tried and comes with significant risks...
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Developers of local ridesharing service pleased with its launch so far
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
A week after the rollout of the local ridesharing app carGO, business manager Gunnar Knudtson said the company's hopes have come to pass. "Seven days can be summed up pretty easily," he said. "We're about to hit 1,000 downloads, people downloaded and ready to ride. We're very pleased with that number. It's going how we planned, but we are pleased to actually see it."...
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Uptown Jackson fills storefronts; organization shifts focus to drawing people
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
New businesses, expanded nightlife, events, remodeling and improvements to the water system all have contributed to giving new life to uptown Jackson, thanks to the joint efforts of the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization and city officials. This small group of volunteers began its efforts just a few years ago, and it has seen several uptown merchants partner with them in their vision to breathe new life into an area of town that is historically and commercially significant...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2017. There are 326 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began invading Singapore, which fell a week later. On this date:...
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Prayer 2/8/17
(Prayer ~ 02/08/17)
Lord God, may we always pursue righteousness and love others as you love us. Amen.
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Protests turned riots
(Column ~ 02/08/17)
As I have said repeatedly, protests are part of the fabric of our democracy and have been a staple in American politics since the very beginning. And protests of all sorts give voice to those who feel their views and positions are not being heard. But it's also important to draw a line between protests and riots. What we are too often seeing these days are riots camouflaged as protests...
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Local schools celebrate statewide recognition
(Editorial ~ 02/08/17)
In the past couple of weeks, a handful of local elementary schools have had plenty to celebrate, and celebrate they did. Alma Schrader Elementary School broke out the pom poms and loud cheering at a recent school assembly. The students learned at the assembly that the school had been named a Missouri State School of Character. ...
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Police face complaints about 'third-shift terror squad'
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lawyer calls it the "third-shift terror squad": a band of white officers who patrol the South Side of Providence at night and strike fear into blacks and Latinos by harassing and sometimes beating them, residents said. "They're terrorizing the city," said Charm Howie, a black former police cadet arrested by the crew. "I told them, 'I'm a father. My kids are up there in the window. Please don't disrespect me in front of my children.'"...
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Israeli allies condemn settlement law as lawsuits loom
(International News ~ 02/08/17)
JERUSALEM -- A new Israeli law legalizing dozens of unlawfully built West Bank settlement outposts came under criticism Tuesday from some of Israel's closest allies, as local rights groups prepared to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the measure. Amid the uproar, the Trump administration remained quiet about the law -- paving the way for further possible action by emboldened Israeli hard-liners before a trip to the White House by Israel's prime minister next week...
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Tornadoes touch down in Louisiana
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
NEW ORLEANS -- Hours after a tornado struck eastern New Orleans on Tuesday, hatchet-wielding firefighters walked up and down the debris-strewn Chef Menteur Highway, looking for anyone missing or trapped. "I'm homeless now," said Malcolm Ballard, 65, outside the heavily damaged Royal Palms Motel...
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Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in Syria's 'slaughterhouse'
(International News ~ 02/08/17)
BEIRUT -- The Syrian prison was known to detainees as "the slaughterhouse." Behind its closed doors, the military police hanged as many as 13,000 people over the course of four years before carting out their bodies by the truckload for burial in mass graves, according to a report issued by Amnesty International...
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Army to allow completion of Dakota Access oil pipeline
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Army said Tuesday it will allow the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the disputed four-state project. Construction still could be delayed because the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has led opposition, said it would fight the latest development in court...
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Melania Trump says White House could mean millions for brand
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- First lady Melania Trump has said little about what she intends to do with her prominent position. But in new court documents, her lawyers said the "multi-year term" during which she "is one of the most photographed women in the world" could mean millions of dollars for her personal brand...
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Major global warming study again questioned, again defended
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- Another round of bickering is boiling over temperature readings used in a 2015 study to show how the planet is warming. The issue is about how readings gathered decades ago were adjusted to try to get a clearer picture of how the Earth's temperature is changing now. Those adjustments have been questioned by some who reject mainstream climate science and have tried to claim there has been a pause in global warming...
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Appeals court hammers on government arguments for travel ban
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A panel of appeals court judges reviewing President Donald Trump's travel ban hammered away Tuesday at the federal government's arguments the ban was motivated by concerns about terrorism but also questioned a lawyer who said it unconstitutionally targeted Muslims...
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Out of the past: Feb. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/17)
Cape Girardeau lawyer John L. Oliver Jr. is one of three people included on a list of nominees to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court; Oliver, a fourth-generation lawyer, would become the third Cape Girardeau County resident to serve on the court if appointed by Gov. John Ashcroft...
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John Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
John Harold Rodgers, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cobden, Illinois, died at 12:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at his home. He was born June 25, 1935, in Chicago, the son of Francis and Loyola Powers Rodgers. He married Doris Bigler on Dec. 28, 1957, in Cobden...
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Michelle Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
Michelle Newton Rhodes, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in St. Louis. She was born March 15, 1969, in Hayti, Missouri, to Kenneth E. and Nova L. Butler Newton. Michelle was a 1987 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She worked for Mid-America Hotels as a front-desk attendant at the former Victorian Inn...
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Doyle Mahnken
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Doyle L. "Ollie" Mahnken, 66, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Kenneth Ledermann
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
Kenneth "Buddy" Ledermann, 67, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Joe Kluesner
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
Joe M. Kluesner, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Freeda Huskey
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Freeda Marie VanMatre Huskey was born May 9, 1924, at Gipsy, Missouri, the oldest of seven children born to the late Noah and Lillie Jackson VanMatre, and passed away Monday, Feb. 6. 2017. She was united in marriage Feb. 13, 1944, to T.H Huskey Jr., a 1942 high-school classmate. He preceded her in death March 30, 1974. Also, preceding her in death were three brothers, J.B., Gene and Clint VanMatre...
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Robert Cotner
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
Robert A. "Bob" Cotner peacefully passed away at his home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. He was the beloved son of Alvin and Myrtle Goetz Cotner, born May 6, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. He attended May Greene School, Cape Girardeau Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree in psychology...
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Melissa Bonta
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
Melissa Bonta, 40, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at First Baptist Church, 416 N. Main St., in Perryville, Missouri.
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Jackson police report 2/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 100 block of South Shawnee Boulevard. n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 2200 block of Garrett Lane. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 600 block of East Jefferson Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists were made at 2:25 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 11:19 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; and 12:44 p.m. on Broadway. n At 1:57 a.m., a call on East Rodney Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/17)
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 possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Bloomfield and Missouri streets...
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Birth 2/8/17
(Births ~ 02/08/17)
Daughter to Devon Curtis Brooks and Katelynn Lane Joyner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2017. Name, Ryelee Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Second daughter. Joyner is the daughter of Karen Joyner of Cape Girardeau. Brooks is the son of Lori Ann Smith-Brooks of Cape Girardeau and Randy Brooks of Memphis, Tennessee...
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Missouri right-to-work law could go before voters
(State News ~ 02/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Opponents of Missouri's new right-to-work law are trying to put it to a public vote. Missouri AFL-CIO president Mike Louis filed a referendum petition to do so with the secretary of state Monday, the same day Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed the ban on mandatory union fees...
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Former secretary of state launches 'Let America Vote' effort
(State News ~ 02/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Three months after losing his bid for the U.S. Senate, former Democratic Missouri secretary of state Jason Kander is launching an organization that's taking a new approach to fight what he calls voter suppression efforts. Kander on Tuesday announced an organization called Let America Vote. A 27-member advisory board includes elected officials from across the country, communications leaders, and activists that include Martin Luther King III, the son of the slain civil-rights leader...
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2nd person says killing suspect faked working for TV show
(State News ~ 02/08/17)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A second person has come forward to say a woman accused of killing a man she lured to her suburban St. Louis home by pretending to be a "Dateline" producer tried the same story with him. It's the latest twist in a case involving Pamela Hupp, who authorities said killed a man she found at random in an effort to incriminate another man involved in a previous murder case in which Hupp was a key witness...
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Cape mayor to receive statewide award for his role in parks and rec
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
The Missouri Park and Recreation Association will honor Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger with the group’s Public Official Award for his “public promotion and support voiced on behalf of recreation and park interests and issues.” Cape Girardeau parks and recreation director Julia Thompson nominated Rediger and surprised the mayor with the announcement during Monday’s city council meeting...
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Deputies: Perryville woman pulled gun on man during argument
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
A Perryville, Missouri, woman began arguing with her significant other about a piece of handrail in his truck. Deputies said the argument ended when she pulled a 9 mm handgun on him, and he called the sheriff’s department. Perry County sheriff’s deputies arrested Alice Darlene Boland, 56, on Monday. The Perry County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged her with unlawful use of a weapon. Her bond was set at $5,000 cash...
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Judge finds probable cause to continue witness-tampering case
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
Judge Gary Kamp found sufficient probable cause during a preliminary hearing Tuesday to continue a criminal case against a Marble Hill, Missouri, woman accused of threatening a witness in a felony prosecution. The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on June 29 charged Carole L. Gusler, 74, with tampering with a witness
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Cape residents discuss homelessness, Red Star, traffic issues at planning meeting
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
Eleven Cape Girardeau residents turned out Tuesday for the city council’s first meeting to solicit public input on the city’s priorities and future direction. Homelessness, the Red Star neighborhood and traffic issues were among the topics raised by residents who met with Mayor Harry Rediger, Ward 1 Councilman Joseph Uzoaru and members of the city staff...
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Cheeto resembling Harambe draws $100K bid
(National News ~ 02/08/17)
Someone bid nearly $100,000 on eBay for a Cheeto that bears a resemblance to slain gorilla Harambe. The seller said he found it in a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Bidding began at $11.99 on Jan. 28. It ended early Tuesday with a winning bid of $99,900. The listing showed a picture of the Cheeto side-by-side with a gorilla climbing a tree. Harambe was shot by handlers at the Cincinnati Zoo after dragging a small boy who had gotten into his enclosure...
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Benton man accused of statutory rape
(Local News ~ 02/08/17)
Scott County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Benton, Missouri, man Friday on suspicion of statutory rape. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged William Joseph Hill, 33, with two counts of second-degree statutory rape Saturday. Hill lived with a family in the 100 block of Shady Branch Road in Benton, and the mother there found a note written by her daughter to a friend, according to a probable-cause statement from Scott County sheriff’s detective Jessica Martin...
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