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Missouri lawmakers pass limits on public construction
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri local governments no longer would be able to require union working conditions for public-construction projects under a bill passed Thursday by the Republican-led Legislature. Counties, cities and other local governments currently have the option to issue bid requirements mandating union working conditions for contractors if less than half a project's funds come from the state. The bill, which passed the House 104-52, would prohibit that...
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Time for a trim on Broadway
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
Joseph Ettling prunes a Chinese elm tree Thursday in the 400 block of Broadway in Cape Girardeau. City parks department employees trim the trees on the Broadway streetscape once a year for aesthetics and improved sight for motorists. The trees were planted as part of the $4.5 million Broadway corridor project completed in 2012.
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Rep. Smith praises Trump's inquiry into aluminum imports
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith praised President Donald Trump's effort Thursday to protect the American aluminum industry, suggesting it could lead to imposition of tariffs on imported aluminum. Such a move may make American aluminum companies more competitive and eventually lead to the reopening of the smelter plant in New Madrid County, Missouri, Smith said...
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Fourth annual Jackson in Bloom celebration to be held next weekend
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/17)
The fourth annual Jackson in Bloom celebration welcomes spring with an antique-tractor show, a first-ever Fashion in Bloom week, quilt show, vendors, activities and more from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6 in uptown Jackson and on the courthouse square. The event has been pushed back a week because of inclement weather...
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Strattman to step down as principal at St. Mary
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
Carol Strattman has announced she’s stepping down after 24 years as principal of St. Mary Cathedral School. A celebration in her honor is planned for May 7. She said she didn’t fully realize when she applied for the job she would serve in the role for decades or enjoy it as much as she has...
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Cape County Transit taxis to accept cards beginning Monday
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
Passengers will find it easier to pay for Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CTA) taxi rides now that they can pay with credit or debit cards. The authority has installed computer tablets and card readers in its vehicles. The tablets were installed in 40 CTA vehicles about three months ago, and the card readers have been tested for about a week now, said Steve Colbert, CTA operations manager...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, April 28, the 118th day of 2017. There are 247 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 28, 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title after he refused to be inducted into the armed forces. ...
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A guide to a cat's nine lives -- or maybe more
(Column ~ 04/28/17)
We've all heard that cats have nine lives. I believe it. But I also believe we have been wrong all along about how that works. You know, having nine lives. And you know what? I think humans are a lot like cats in this respect. Let me explain. The popular explanation for a cat's nine lives is that cats, because they are cats, get themselves into life-threatening situations. ...
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Local runners compete in Boston Marathon
(Editorial ~ 04/28/17)
Some of them get up before dawn and hit the streets before everyone else gets out of bed. Others lace up their shoes in the evening. Some just work in a good run whenever they have a hole in their schedule. But if you pay attention on your daily commute anywhere in Cape Girardeau, you're likely to see a runner...
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500 people in R.I. get duplicate tax-refund checks
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Five hundred Rhode Island residents have received duplicate tax-refund checks totaling $364,000. A state official said human error is to blame. The checks were sent in a group of refunds mailed Friday. The checks people received are identical, but only one of the two checks can be cashed. Rhode Island Department of Administration policy director Allison Rogers said people can cash one check and return the other to the state, along with a brief explanation...
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Passenger who was dragged off jet settles with United
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
CHICAGO -- The passenger who was dragged off a flight after refusing to give up his seat settled with United for an undisclosed sum Thursday in an apparent attempt by the airline to put the fiasco behind it as quickly as possible. David Dao's legal team said the agreement includes a provision the amount will remain confidential. One of his lawyers praised United CEO Oscar Munoz...
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France: Analysis shows Syrian government behind sarin attack
(International News ~ 04/28/17)
PARIS -- France said the chemical analysis of samples taken from a deadly sarin-gas attack in Syria earlier this month "bears the signature" of President Bashar Assad's government and shows it was responsible. Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said France came to this conclusion after comparing samples from a 2013 sarin attack in Syria that matched the new ones...
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Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Trump's secretary of labor
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed Alex Acosta as secretary of labor, filling out President Donald Trump's cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office. The 60-38 vote confirms Acosta to the post. Once sworn in as the nation's 27th secretary of labor, the son of Cuban immigrants will lead a sprawling agency that enforces more than 180 federal laws covering about 10 million employers and 125 million workers...
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Tillerson says China asked North Korea to stop nuclear tests
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests. "We know that China is in communications with the regime in Pyongyang," Tillerson said on Fox News Channel. "They confirmed to us that they had requested the regime conduct no further nuclear test."...
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Hundreds rally in Berkeley after Coulter talk canceled
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Hundreds of people waving American flags and chanting "USA" gathered peacefully Thursday for a rally at a park in Berkeley -- home of the free-speech movement -- to protest a canceled appearance by conservative commentator Ann Coulter...
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Pentagon joins intensifying probe of former Trump aide Flynn
(National News ~ 04/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Investigations intensified into President Donald Trump's ousted national-security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Thursday as the Pentagon watchdog joined lawmakers in probing payments he accepted from foreign sources including a Russian state-sponsored TV network...
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Out of the past: April 28
(Out of the Past ~ 04/28/17)
Full-time students will be paying more than $5,000 to live on campus and attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 1992-1993 academic year. That cost has climbed by more than $3,000 over the past 10 years, university figures show. The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation wants "seed" money to acquire the 150-year-old St. ...
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Alfred Walter
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Alfred G. "Pop" Walter, 90, of Jackson died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at his home. He was born Feb. 22, 1927, the son of Otto and Anna Sander Walter. He and Arlene Krueger were married Dec. 20, 1959. She died April 19, 1985. Alfred was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He was baptized and confirmed at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Illmo...
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Cathy Loness
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Cathy A. Loness, 61, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Denise Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
TUPELO, Miss. -- Denise Michelle Jones, 53, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at her home. She was born Aug. 13, 1963, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo, Illinois, to Kenneth and Bonnie Thurston Willis. She ran barefoot in the summer without insect repellent or sunscreen. ...
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Derenda Holland
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Derenda M. Holland, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1938, in Peach Orchard, Arkansas, to the late Shorty Foust and Bertha Loretta English Foust. She and Mederith G. Holland were married June 20, 1965, in Sikeston, Missouri. He preceded her in death Feb. 1, 2015...
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John Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- John W. Dickerson, 87, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Missouri. He was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Jackson, the son of Frank and Grace Morrison Dickerson. He and Myra Kay Barks were united in marriage April 29, 1971...
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Bill Dalton
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
William Grant "Bill" Dalton, 76, entered heaven Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was born Saturday, Dec. 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Leonard and Nelle Rhodes Dalton...
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Billie Burch
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Mildred Marie "Billie" Burch passed away peacefully Monday, April 24, 2017, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. Billie was born to the late George and Sophia Eggiman Hanschen in Scott City. She is survived by her nephews, Joe (Kim) Hanschen of Jefferson City and Steve (Angela) Hanschen of Dunlap, Tennessee; a niece, Maria Hanschen of Cape Girardeau; and three great-nephews, Logan Hanschen, Ryan Hanschen and Matthew Thompson...
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Jackson police report 4/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Jacqueline McClellan, 28, of Scott City was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear. Assault n Assault was reported in the 400 block of Berchman Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday. n Medical assists were made at 2:53 a.m. on South Louisiana Street; 12:20 p.m. on South Benton Street; 3:52 p.m. on Hilldale Circle; 5:48 p.m. on Franks Lane; and 8:09 p.m. on South Pacific Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana at 2839 Whitener St...
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Births 4/28/17
(Births ~ 04/28/17)
Daughter to Shane L. and Jessica M. Goodwin of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 11:03 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Name, Emi Mae. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Goodwin is the former Jessica Martin, daughter of Jeff and Deb Martin of Jackson. She is a manager at STA. Goodwin is the son of Beau and Laura Beaubouef of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Terry Goodwin of Alexandria, Louisiana. He is a general manager at PetCo...
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Missouri House wants more information on state legal costs
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House members want more information on how much money the state is paying in lawsuit settlements and judgments. House members voted 150-1 on Thursday to pass legislation to require the attorney general and administration commissioner to update lawmakers and others monthly on state legal expenses. ...
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Missouri House passes bill to protect Airbnb, other rentals
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Some Missouri lawmakers want to shield lodging websites such as Airbnb from local ordinances that could regulate the services out of business in the state. House members on Thursday voted 90-49 to pass a bill to do so. The legislation would prohibit cities and other local governments from adopting fines or regulations that in effect ban residents from renting out their homes to vacationers through sites such as Airbnb. ...
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Audit: Ferguson courts 'in disarray' after police killing
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
ST. LOUIS -- An audit launched in the wake of unrest after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson found the city's court system "in disarray" and disorganized, according to a report released Wednesday by the Missouri state auditor. State Auditor Nicole Galloway was in St. Louis to release details of the audit, which gave Ferguson courts a "poor" rating -- the lowest available. The performance was so bad, Galloway said, her office will conduct a follow-up review later this year...
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Inmate argues religious duty to deal heroin; appeal fails
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A St. Louis man ordered to spend more than a quarter century in prison on drug charges has failed to have his prosecution overturned, despite his argument he has a religious duty to sell heroin. In an appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. ...
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Woman reported man was abused at home for mentally disabled
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
FULTON, Mo. -- The former guardian for a central Missouri man who police believe was recently found dead in a concrete-encased container said she once called an abuse hotline because she believed he was being mistreated at a home for the mentally disabled...
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Missouri Senate passes school choice, transfer proposal
(State News ~ 04/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators approved an education proposal Thursday that would create tax-credit education savings accounts for some students and would change the way students can transfer from low-performing districts and schools. Opponents say the savings accounts could be the "camel's nose under the tent" for more school-choice proposals. And a change in the accreditation process could require the state to revamp the way it evaluates districts and schools...
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DeGeneres marks 20th anniversary of 'Ellen' coming-out episode
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/17)
NEW YORK -- With a headline of "Yep, I'm Gay" on the cover of Time magazine and the same declaration on her sitcom, Ellen DeGeneres made history 20 years ago as the first prime-time lead on network TV to come out, capturing the hearts of supporters gay and straight amid a swirl of hate mail, death threats and, ultimately, dark times on and off the screen...
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#SemoSelfie 4/28/17
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/17)
The day is here! (But someone forgot to tell Baby B!) #40weeks #duedate #preggo #semoselfie #babybump #cmonbaby #bw #baby picsapp
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Best Bet: Flourish Women's Summit to be next week
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/17)
Flourish magazine, the Southeast Missourian and rustmedia will host a one-day event celebrating the women who live and work in Southeast Missouri from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Keynote speaker is author and entrepreneur Adrienne Ross. Small-group sessions, speakers and panelists will be ongoing through the day. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Tickets to the event are on sale now at women.semissourian.com...
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Artifacts 4/28/17
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/17)
EPIC will hold its fourth annual Off the Wall art benefit from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Galerie 109, 109 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $35 each or $50 for two. Live entertainment includes music and a painting created and auctioned on site, refreshments and a chance to purchase pieces from the gallery exhibit. ...
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Prayer 4/28/17
(Prayer ~ 04/28/17)
O Lord Jesus, we lift up your name in praise, the King of glory. Amen.
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Speak Out 4/28/17
(Speak Out ~ 04/28/17)
For weeks now, traffic has been snarled on Jackson Boulevard due to sidewalk construction. Frustration mounts. The cost of these cement sidewalks must be astronomical, and considering few people use them one has to question the endeavor. The existing asphalt walks could have been patched and sprayed for weeds much cheaper. With many roads needing repaired in the area, what gives here?...
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Peter Pan Auditions!
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/17)
Between the Scenes Studios for the Performing and Visual Arts in Uptown Jackson presents... Casting ages 5-18, male or female for our Fall Production of Peter Pan! We are looking for vocalist, dancers, actors, and actresses. Beginning to advanced skill level, no experience necesssary!...
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Jim Gill Visits St. Paul
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/17)
On April 24th, St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson invited families to come engage in music play during a concert led by Jim Gill, an award-winning musician and author. Young children, parents, and grandparents were singing, clapping, dancing, and sneezing along to Jim's silly and inspiring musical games!...
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