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More than 500 high-school students solve problems at university math event
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
More than 500 students from 26 schools competed in the 40th annual Math Field Day, hosted by Southeast Missouri State University's mathematics department. Team and individual events were held in Academic Hall Auditorium and in the University Center in categories covering subjects such as algebra, geometry, trigonometry, sets and logic, matrix and determinants, probability, number theory and calculus, among others, said event coordinator and math department professor Cheryl McAllister...
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Common Pleas fountain gets a new coat of paint
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
Craig Hess of the Cape Girardeau County Public Works Department on Tuesday morning applies a coat of black spray paint to the bottom tier of the fountain outside the Common Pleas Courthouse. The base of the fountain will also get a fresh coat of paint before it begins operating for the season...
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Without city record, Marie Street residents on hook for thousands in sewer repairs
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
Marie Street residents never figured to be on the hook for major sewer repairs when they had been paying city sewer bills for decades. But in 2014, Cape Girardeau city staffers informed residents they found no written evidence the deteriorating clay sewer pipe that connected to a city sewer line ever had been officially accepted into the city sewer system...
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Death penalty again overturned for man who killed couple
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A man convicted of killing an eastern Missouri couple during a 1996 robbery at their home has had his death penalty overturned for a third time. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry, in a ruling Thursday, called the portion of Carman Deck's trial that led to the latest death sentence "fundamentally unfair."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 19, the 109th day of 2017. There are 256 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 19, 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon (at that time, a men-only event) under an official number by registering without mentioning her gender; by her own estimate, she finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes. ...
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Money not solution to crime
(Column ~ 04/19/17)
Over the Easter weekend, Chicago proved once again why it has become the poster child of urban violence. In just one 18-hour period, 29 people were shot in the Windy City. Despite this senseless carnage, law enforcement officials in Chicago are touting the fact that shootings are actually less this year than last year...
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Cape Public Schools mark 150th anniversary
(Editorial ~ 04/19/17)
Cape Girardeau is celebrating its 150th anniversary of public schools for the next year. On April 7, students in the Cape Girardeau School District celebrated the first day of public school. According to a story by Tyler Graef, establishing a public school was met with great resistance back in 1867. ...
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Ivanka's business prospers as politics mix with business
(Community ~ 04/19/17)
SHANGHAI -- On April 6, Ivanka Trump's company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy. That night, the first daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner, sat next to the president of China and his wife for a steak and Dover sole dinner at Mar-a-Lago...
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Man gets 25 years in 1979 case of missing boy Etan Patz
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
NEW YORK -- Almost four decades after first-grader Etan Patz set out for school and ended up at the heart of one of America's most influential missing-child cases, a former store clerk convicted of killing him was sentenced Tuesday to at least 25 years in prison...
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Facebook killer takes his own life as police close in
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
ERIE, Pa. -- The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in Pennsylvania that began when a McDonald's drive-through attendant recognized him. It marked a violent end to the nearly 48-hour multistate manhunt for Steve Stephens, whose case brought new criticism on Facebook over how responsibly it polices objectionable material posted by users...
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Trump targets visa program he says hurts American workers
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
KENOSHA, Wis. -- Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Donald Trump signed an order Tuesday he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants. At the headquarters of hand and power-tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., Trump signed an order that asks the government to propose new rules and changes that will stop what he called abuses in a visa program used by U.S. technology companies...
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Prosecutors move to toss thousands of tainted drug cases
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
BOSTON -- Prosecutors in Massachusetts moved to throw out several thousand drug convictions Tuesday, five years after a chemist at the state drug lab was caught tampering with evidence and falsifying tests. The state's highest court had ordered district attorneys in seven counties to produce lists by Tuesday indicating how many of about 24,000 cases involving Annie Dookhan they would be unable or unwilling to prosecute if the defendants were granted new trials...
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UK leader seeks snap June 8 election to bolster Brexit hand
(International News ~ 04/19/17)
LONDON -- Delivering the latest jolt in Britain's year of political shocks, Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for a snap June 8 general election, seeking to strengthen her hand in European Union exit talks and tighten her grip on a fractious Conservative Party...
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Turkey: Main opposition party files for referendum annulment
(International News ~ 04/19/17)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday called on the opposition to respect the result of a referendum that will give sweeping new powers to the office of the president, but the main opposition party formally requested the vote be annulled...
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Police: Gunman shot, killed white men on street at random
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
FRESNO, Calif. -- A man who shot and killed three people at random on the streets of downtown Fresno shouted "God is great!" in Arabic during his arrest Tuesday and had posted on social media he disliked white people, authorities said. Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, was arrested shortly after the morning rampage that left three white men dead, police said. Muhammad, who is black, fired 16 rounds in one minute at four places within a block...
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IMF foresees global economy accelerating to 3.5 pct. in 2017
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
WASHINGTON -- A resilient China, rising commodity prices and sturdy financial markets are offering a sunnier outlook for the global economy and helping dispel the gloom that has lingered since the recession ended. That's the picture sketched Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund, which predicts the world economy will grow 3.5 percent this year, up from 3.1 percent in 2016. The IMF's latest outlook for 2017 is a slight upgrade from the 3.4 percent global growth it had forecast in January...
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United CEO says no one will be fired for dragging incident
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
The CEO of United Airlines said no one will be fired over the dragging of a man off a plane -- including himself. CEO Oscar Munoz said Tuesday he takes full responsibility "for making this right," and he promised more details later this month after United finishes a review of its policies on overbooked flights...
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U.S. VP Pence assures Japan: America is with you '100 percent'
(International News ~ 04/19/17)
TOKYO -- From two continents, top Trump administration officials warned Tuesday that North Korea's latest failed missile launch was a reckless act of provocation and assured allies in Asia the United States was ready to work to achieve a peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula...
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Reward up to $5K for information in beating death of dog
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. — The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the fatal beating of a Missouri dog named Snowball. The Kansas City Star reported the 17-year-old dog was beaten severely last month on the front porch of his owner’s Excelsior Springs home and died three days later from internal bleeding. ...
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Man's ashes stolen during Kansas City car break-in
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman said she wants her late brother “back home” after a bag containing his ashes was stolen from her car in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reported the theft happened Saturday when Naida Shipp and her fiance went to a doughnut shop with their fathers in the Westport bar and entertainment district. ...
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Activists' tribunal alleges Monsanto hurts environment
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A tribunal brought together by a rights group that aims to highlight what it claims are abuses by U.S. seed company Monsanto Co. has delivered an advisory opinion alleging the company “engaged in practices which have negatively impacted” people’s rights to a healthy environment, food and good health. ...
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Unemployment rate in Missouri drops to 3.9 percent
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Unemployment is Missouri has continued to drop. The Department of Economic Development on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down again from 4.1 percent in February to 3.9 percent in March. Unemployment was at 4.5 percent in March 2016. ...
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First-ever female mayor takes office in St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ first-ever female mayor is officially in office. Democrat Lyda Krewson was sworn in Tuesday. She won a hard-fought Democratic primary in March and won easily in the April 4 general election in the heavily-Democratic city. Krewson replaces four-term Democrat Francis Slay, who chose not to run again. ...
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Missouri House passes changes to student transfer policy
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has passed a plan to change laws on students transferring from failing schools. House members voted 138-6 Tuesday to send the bill to the Senate. The measure would require schools to be accredited by individual building instead of just by district. ...
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FBI announces hotline after Kansas City-area teacher charged with sex crimes
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The FBI has set up a hotline to collect information about a suburban Kansas City teacher who is charged with sex crimes. The agency said Monday its Kansas City Child Exploitation Task Force has joined Blue Springs police in investigating allegations against 52-year-old James Green Jr., The Kansas City Star reported...
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Judge rejects effort to reinstall painting in Capitol
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has rejected efforts to reinstall a painting in the Capitol some lawmakers and police groups found offensive because it depicts police officers with animal heads. David Pulphus, a student artist from Missouri, and Rep. William Clay, his Democratic congressman, had sued Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers for removing the painting in January. ...
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Missouri Attorney General: Church lawsuit should proceed
(State News ~ 04/19/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawyers for a Missouri church and the state submitted letters Tuesday arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court should proceed as planned despite a recent rule change that raised questions about the lawsuit's relevance. The Missouri Attorney General's Office and David Cortman, the lawyer for Trinity Lutheran Church, both submitted letters upon the high court's request to determine whether the case was merited after Missouri Gov. ...
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Out of the past: April 19
(Out of the Past ~ 04/19/17)
Easter Sunday ALTO PASS, Ill. -- The 56th annual sunrise service at Bald Knob Cross is held at 6:30 a.m.; delivering the sermon is the Rev. Greg Williams; special music is presented by the Shawnee Trio. Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church on Highway 1 holds two sunrise services; the outdoor service starts at 5:30 a.m. on the Mississippi River, about two blocks from the church; the other sunrise service is at 6 a.m. at the church, with the choir presenting special music...
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Dolores Slaughter
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dolores "Dolly" Slaughter, 93, of Chaffee passed away Friday, April 14, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born June 19, 1923, in Oran, Missouri, to the late Paul and Clara Pobst Halter Sr. She married Clarence "Bud" Slaughter, and he preceded her in death April 3, 2001...
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Larry Lusk
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
Larry Allen Lusk, LCDR USN ret., 71, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the family farm in Fayette, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. David Conley officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau, with full military rites...
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Boyce Freeman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
Boyce E. Freeman, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with family members officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Van Dillow
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Van H. Dillow, 90, of Tamms died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Jones Funeral Home of Tamms.
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Charles 'Scooter' Chrestman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
Charles "Scooter" Chrestman, 61, of North Carolina, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital at Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Zelma Bennett
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
Zelma M. Bennett, 86, of Franklin, Tennessee, formerly of Jackson, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Southern Care Nursing Home in Franklin. Viewing will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 1048 W. Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau...
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Howard Alexander
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
Howard L. Alexander, 74, of Jackson died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, due to complications from a fall he experienced April 7, 2017. He was born Aug. 18, 1942, in Paducah, Kentucky, the youngest son of Edward and Olear McChristian Alexander. He married Sherron Slusmeyer Aug. 14, 1965...
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Jackson police report 4/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Thomas Pettyjohn, 40, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child. n James Scheller, 21, of Scott City was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department released the following items. Sunday n Medical assists were made at 3:15 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 7:38 a.m. on Park Place; 10:26 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 11:51 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 5:10 p.m. on Vantage Drive; 7:42 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 8:12 p.m. on North Middle Street; and 8:58 p.m. on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A juvenile was in custody pending formal charges of tampering with a motor vehicle. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance...
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Deputy: Man kicked, broke uncle's ribs after yard-work dispute
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
A man kicked and badly injured his elderly uncle Saturday after a disagreement over lawn work in Benton, Missouri, police said. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged Lerome G. Segers, 29, of Sikeston, Missouri, with first-degree assault on a special victim...
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Oran burglary suspect faces new counts of statutory rape
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
An Oran, Missouri, man is facing several charges, including statutory rape and burglary, after fleeing from a traffic stop Thursday. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Friday charged James C. Griswell, 22, with first-degree burglary, failure to register as a sex offender, second-degree property damage, possession of a defaced firearm, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana and child endangerment...
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Turn lanes added to Jackson Main Street intersection
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
East Main Street in Jackson now has left-turn lanes installed at its intersection with Shawnee Boulevard, according to a news release from public-works director Rodney Bollinger. “Drivers can now use the lanes to make left turns at this busy intersection,” Bollinger said in the release...
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Movie and TV star Kevin Spacey to host the Tony Awards show
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/17)
NEW YORK -- Kevin Spacey has been picked to host this year's Tony Awards, putting the award-winning star of "House of Cards" in the unenviable position of steering a telecast surely facing a post-"Hamilton" hangover. The telecast June 11 will originate from the 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, and producers are sure to be keeping their fingers crossed they avoid any technical or human snafus that have marred previous awards shows this year, including the wrong winner announced at the Oscars and sound issues at the Grammys.. ...
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Road work 4/19/17
(Local News ~ 04/19/17)
Southbound U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane between Silver Springs Road and Highway 74 East as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the bridge over Interstate 55. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Alligator crawls out of storm drain
(National News ~ 04/19/17)
METAIRIE, La. -- An alligator has been wrangled after crawling out of a storm drain in Louisiana. WWL reported a 7-foot alligator emerged from a drain Monday in Jefferson Parish after heavy rains. The drain was behind an elementary school that wasn't holding class because of spring break. ...
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Buy the River: Getting personal about bridal with Athena Albright
(Community ~ 04/19/17)
Athena Albright knows bridal, and with this season's prom and wedding events in full swing, she is more than ready to make your acquaintance. The Andrew Jackson Bridal Co., 1733 N. Kingshighway, has a diverse retail selection with a boutique approach to serving their customers. ...
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Prayer 4/19/17
(Prayer ~ 04/19/17)
O Heavenly Father, may we be good stewards of all you have blessed us with. Amen.
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Principal, Secretary, Teacher, & Cooks of the Day at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 04/19/17)
Among the auction items at the Guardian Angel Dinner Auction on February 25 were Principal of the Day, Secretary of the Day, Teacher of the Day, Cooks of the Day, and a VIP student of the week. The bidding on these items can go pretty high. The parents/grandparents of Traci Hency (principal), Camryn Lynch (secretary), John Crippen (teacher), Katie Webb (who chose Kennedi McVay to be her co-cook), & Seth Reed (VIP) were the high bidders this year. ...
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Confirmation at Trinity Lutheran Church - Egypt Mills
(Submitted Story ~ 04/19/17)
Kyle Anthony Craigmiles was confirmed on April 9, 2017 by Rev. Barry Pfanstiel at Trinity Lutheran Church - Egypt Mills.
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