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Humane Society may cap number of animals accepted from Cape if city doesn't increase funding
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri may limit the number of animals it accepts if the city of Cape Girardeau does not provide more funding, the group's president said Wednesday. Humane Society board president Charlotte Craig said any such cap would apply to animals received from Cape Girardeau residents and the city's animal-control officers...
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Missouri House advances power-rate bill
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow manufacturing companies to negotiate lower electricity rates than currently allowed -- a measure supporters said could bring hundreds of jobs to the southeastern corner of the state but critics argue would raise rates for utilities customers...
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23 million more uninsured with GOP health bill, analysts say
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- The health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance and confront others who have costly medical conditions with coverage that could prove unaffordable, Congress' official budget analysts said Wednesday...
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Region's lakes, scenic rivers mostly open, with limitations
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
Lakes and rivers in Southern Missouri affected by recent flooding will be open for the Memorial Day holiday, even if some beaches and boat ramps are expected to remain underwater into June and July. Campgrounds and a limited number of water access points are available, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello and Clearwater, as well as national and state parks...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The bridge is located at mile marker 66 over U.S. 60/Interstate 57 in Sikeston, Missouri. According to a MoDOT news release, the lane reduction will be in place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 25, the 145th day of 2017. There are 220 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 25, 1977, the first "Star Wars" film (later renamed "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope") was released by 20th Century Fox...
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Memorial Day 2017
(Column ~ 05/25/17)
Memorial Day began as Decoration Day a day when the graves of Civil War Union soldiers were decorated with flowers and flags. In the South a similar custom was done to recognize and remember their dead from that terrible and costly war. Estimates vary but about 620,000 died in the Civil War. Decoration Day was celebrated independently in many states...
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Mixed results from Missouri legislative session
(Editorial ~ 05/25/17)
In the last statewide election, the Republican Party took the governor's seat, along with every other statewide office. The voters spoke, and did so emphatically. And so the state government entered this legislative season with a GOP agenda, and the means to get a lot of things done, knowing it had strong majorities in the House and Senate and knowing the opposing party was not waiting in the governor's office with his veto pen at the ready...
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Research differs on whether charters welcome special-ed students
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- Five-year-old Nico Rosenblatt cannot speak and struggles to learn because of a rare genetic condition, yet he thrives when surrounded by other children in a regular classroom, according to his parents. But they said neither the public-school system nor a charter school in the nation's capital could provide an inclusive environment for him...
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Out of the past: May 25
(Out of the Past ~ 05/25/17)
Memorial Day. About 250 people gather at Cape County Park North under heavy, gray-bottomed clouds to observe Memorial Day; guest speaker for the service is retired Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Woodford. OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The Rock Springs Free Will Baptist Church, about four miles from Olive Branch in Rock Springs Hollow, is leveled by fire early in the morning. ...
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Carl Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 05/25/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Carl Edward Seabaugh Sr., 73, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the family home. He was born Dec. 7, 1943, in Marble Hill, son of James Marion and Bessie Irene Stratton Seabaugh. He and Ruth "Tina" Ernestine Isle were united in marriage Sept. 3, 1994, and she passed away Oct. 20, 2014...
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Ermajean Mills
(Obituary ~ 05/25/17)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Ermajean Izettia Mills, 89, of Marquand passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Claru Deville Nursing Center in Fredericktown, Missouri. She was born July 17, 1927, at Marquand, daughter of Marvin and Parizettia Barker Reagan. She and the Rev. Nehemiah Francis Mills were married Jan. 11, 1947, and he passed away April 9, 2002...
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Thomas Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/25/17)
HIXSON, Tenn. -- Thomas Bennett Jackson, 81, of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in a local hospital. He was a distinguished veteran of the United States Navy, serving our country for more than 25 years. Mr. Jackson had lived in Soddy-Daisy for the past 17 years and was of the Baptist faith. Our beloved Papa was the foundation our family was raised on, and he will forever live in our hearts. "Family is the Rock."...
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Shirley Duncan
(Obituary ~ 05/25/17)
Shirley A. Duncan, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge Skilled Nursing Home. She was born May 18, 1947, in Helena, Arkansas, to Eural and Gracie Moody Pyron. Shirley was a retired bartender. She is survived by one sister, Kathy of Tennessee; five brothers, Chuck and Rod of Tennessee, Bob of Missouri and Rick and Don of Illinois; and several nieces and nephews...
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Jackson police report 5/25/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Amber Coffey, 30, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Theft n Theft was reported in the 800 block of North Farmington Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/25/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Carlos R. Miniel, 24, of Zalma, Missouri, was arrested at 449 S. Kingshighway on a Bollinger County, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for traffic offense...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/25/17
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the May 22 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Insurer pulls out of Kansas, Missouri health-care exchanges
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
ealth-care exchanges in Kansas and Missouri next year because of mounting financial losses. The company’s announcement Wednesday makes it just the latest insurer to drop out of the government-backed marketplaces that were a pillar of the Obama-era federal health-care overhaul law. ...
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Missouri curators raise tuition, fees at 4 campuses
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It will cost more to attend the four campuses of the University of Missouri system next year. The university’s board of curators voted Tuesday to increase in-state tuition to the maximum amount allowed by a state cap. In-state tuition will increase by 2.1 percent this fall at all four campuses. ...
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New University of Missouri leader to champion diversity
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The new top administrator of the University of Missouri's flagship campus said Wednesday promoting inclusion and diversity would be a priority at the Columbia school, where officials say racial acrimony in recent years has cost it enrollment and revenue...
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Concerns at St. Louis-area subdivision after landslide
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
FENTON, Mo. — Residents of a suburban St. Louis subdivision are trying to figure out what to do about a landslide that already has displaced occupants of one home. Heavy rains three weeks ago triggered the landslide at the Winter Valley subdivision in Jefferson County, near Fenton. ...
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Rabid bat in St. Louis County prompts warning to residents
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
CLAYTON, Mo. — A bat in St. Louis County has tested positive for rabies, and health officials said it should serve as a reminder for people to be cautious around bats and other wildlife. The county said Wednesday the bat is the first to test positive for rabies this year in St. Louis County. ...
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St. Louis' Confederate monument vandalized after protest
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
ST. LOUIS — A Confederate monument in St. Louis’ Forest Park has been vandalized after supporters and opponents of the monument clashed over whether it should be removed. KMOV-TV reported police were on hand Tuesday night as people on both sides of the debate gathered at the monument. ...
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Missouri seeks federal disaster aid for flooding
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Eric Greitens is requesting federal disaster aid for 45 Missouri counties affected by recent flooding. Greitens said Wednesday he has asked President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri. The declaration would make federal assistance available to individuals and businesses who suffered flooding damage in 37 counties, including Bollinger County. ...
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Debate on punishing adults when children find guns stalls
(State News ~ 05/25/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is one of several states where proposals to punish adults in fatality cases where children gained access to unsecured weapons have stalled in the Legislature. The issues arises as Missouri recorded six children ages 3 and younger dying in accidental shootings between 2014 and 2016, according to data compiled by The Associated Press and the USA TODAY Network, which examined cases across the country in which children killed themselves or other children after gaining access to unsecured firearms.. ...
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Study: Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in children with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot's possible health benefits. "This is the first solid, rigorously obtained scientific data" a marijuana compound is safe and effective for this problem, said one study leader, Dr. Orrin Devinsky of NYU Langone Medical Center...
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Food-stamp cuts could ripple through economy
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
NEW YORK -- A proposal to curtail the nation's food-stamp program would pinch families struggling to pay for groceries and ripple through other areas of the economy, including supermarkets and discounters, as people shuffle their budgets. President Donald Trump is proposing a 30 percent reduction in the federal budget for the program formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP...
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Former allies on school choice now divided by Trump budget
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
President Donald Trump's budget proposal to provide federal tax money for private-school scholarships is getting pushback from an unconventional source: groups known for promoting school-choice initiatives. The plan promoted by Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos widened a divide in the school-choice movement and brought condemnation from people who support more competition for public schools in the form of charter schools but oppose sending tax money to private institutions...
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Video appears to show Texas officer striking teenage girl
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Police Department is reviewing police body-camera footage after a bystander posted video online that appears to show an officer punching an eighth-grade girl three or four times outside a birthday party last weekend. Mayor Ivy Taylor issued a statement saying the video "is hard to watch and listen to," and the department is reviewing the police body-camera footage to determine exactly what happened...
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Trump budget faces Dem opposition, GOP doubts about math
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's budget chief delivered a spirited defense of the plan's deep spending cuts, but his agriculture secretary offered only a half-hearted endorsement of proposed reductions to farm subsidies and food stamps. A day after the budget's release, a handful of senior administration officials fanned out Wednesday on Capitol Hill, facing tough questions from Democrats opposed to the blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year and Republicans skeptical of the administration's math.. ...
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Foreign meetings omitted from Sessions' security clearance
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose contacts with foreign dignitaries, including the Russian ambassador, on a security-clearance form he submitted as a United States senator last year, the Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday...
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Setting aside past rude talk, Trump and pope focus on peace
(International News ~ 05/25/17)
VATICAN CITY -- Handshakes, gifts, friendly small talk and big hopes for peace. Setting aside past differences and rude comments, President Donald Trump and Pope Francis put a determinedly positive face on their first meeting Wednesday at the Vatican...
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Reporter said GOP House candidate 'body-slammed' him
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
HELENA, Mont. -- A reporter said the Republican candidate for Montana's sole congressional seat "body-slammed" him Wednesday, the day before the special election. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, was in a private office giving an interview, when Guardian newspaper reporter Ben Jacobs went into the office without permission, Gianforte campaign spokesman Shane Scanlon said...
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Investigators explore bomber's links to larger network
(International News ~ 05/25/17)
LONDON -- British investigators are hunting for potential conspirators linked to the bombing that killed 22 people in a search that is exploring the possibility the same cell linked to the Paris and Brussels terror attacks also was to blame for the Manchester Arena attack, two officials familiar with the investigation said Wednesday...
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Playboy model pleads no contest for post of nude woman
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/17)
LOS ANGELES -- A Playboy centerfold was ordered to clean up graffiti Wednesday for secretly snapping a photo of a naked 71-year-old woman in a locker room and posting it online with a mocking comment. Dani Mathers pleaded no contest to misdemeanor invasion of privacy in Los Angeles County Superior Court for the case that sparked outrage over the incident of so-called body shaming...
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Taiwan becomes 1st in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage
(International News ~ 05/25/17)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In a first for Asia, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday, punctuating a yearslong campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent's most liberal democracies. In its majority opinion, the court said a provision in the current civil code barring same-sex marriages violated two articles of the constitution safeguarding human dignity and equality under the law...
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IS-linked militants besiege Philippine city
(International News ~ 05/25/17)
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines -- Islamic State-linked militants swept through a southern Philippine city, beheading a police chief, burning buildings, seizing a Catholic priest and his worshippers and raising the black flag of IS, authorities said Wednesday...
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Moody's cuts China credit rating over rising debt
(International News ~ 05/25/17)
BEIJING -- The Moody's ratings agency on Wednesday cut China's credit rating because of surging debt, prompting a protest by Beijing and highlighting challenges faced by Communist leaders as they overhaul a slowing economy. The downgrade adds to warnings about China's reliance on credit to propel growth after the 2008 global crisis...
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Technical problems force HBO to scrap Jon Stewart venture
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/17)
NEW YORK -- HBO is scrapping a web-delivered satirical project it was developing with Jon Stewart, a change of plans that keeps the popular political humorist on the sidelines as the Trump administration continues to provide his fellow comedians with comic gold...
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Need cash? Facebook expands personal fundraising tools
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
Need cash? Facebook expands personal fundraising tools NEW YORK -- Facebook is expanding its fundraising tools that let users ask friends and strangers to give them money to help pay for education, medical or other expenses. The company has been testing the tool, which is similar to online fundraising services such as GoFundMe, since March...
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Jury of 12 on Bill Cosby sex assault case includes 2 blacks
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/17)
PITTSBURGH -- The jury that will hear the sex-assault case against Bill Cosby will include two black members among its 12 in a case Cosby believes could be racially motivated. Prosecutors and the defense team Wednesday also chose six alternate jurors, two of them black...
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Man with prior sex convictions charged with abuse of a child 10 years ago
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
An Illinois man faces felony charges for sexually abusing a child when they lived together in Cape Girardeau about 10 years ago, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Eric L. Johnson, 40, of East St. Louis, Illinois, formerly of Cape Girardeau, with first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree attempted statutory sodomy...
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Local students earn scholarships
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2017-2018 academic year: August Knutson of Chaffee, Missouri, and Destiney Korando and Brittany Young, both of Perryville, Missouri, have received the Residence Life Leadership Award. ...
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Florida Georgia Line, Chainsmokers to perform at CMT Awards
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The duos of Florida Georgia Line and the Chainsmokers will pair up for a cross-genre performance at the CMT Awards, which will also include performances by Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood, and Lady Antebellum with Earth, Wind & Fire...
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Cop rescues dog stuck on 400-foot clif
(National News ~ 05/25/17)
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. -- A dog stuck about halfway down a 400-foot cliff in a gorge was rescued by a police officer who used ropes to reach the stranded canine. State Park Police Sgt. Ryan Clancy was lowered down by ropes Monday and hauled back up with the dog named Skippy, who had gone missing in the park two days earlier. The 6-year-old hunting hound-border collie mix was returned to his owner, who lives near the park...
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Sylvia Kolda: Notre Dame Regional High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
Parents: Mike and Kim Kolda Hometown: Cape Girardeau Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend the University of Notre Dame and major in mechanical engineering. High-school activities: Tennis, scholar bowl, French Honor Society president, French club president, math club president, National Honor Society, Tri-M Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, musical...
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Brenna Hahn: Oran High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
Parents: Jason and Stephanie Hahn Hometown: Oran, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend Southeast Missouri State University in the fall and major in a pharmacy-related field. High-school activities: Science club, track, student council president, class president, cheerleading, FBLA, BETA Club, art club, pep club, Family Career and Community Leaders of America...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 05/25/17)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The bridge is at mile marker 66 over U.S. 60/Interstate 57 in Sikeston, Missouri. The lane reduction will be in place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today...
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Hooked on Science: Soap in the microwave
(Community ~ 05/25/17)
n Bar of Ivory soap n Microwave n Paper plate n STEP 1: Place the soap on a paper plate. Describe and classify the soap by its observable properties. n STEP 2: Using the microwave, heat the soap for one minute. n STEP 3: Remove the soap from the microwave and observe. Describe and classify the soap by its observable properties. Develop a model to describe how the soap is made of particles too small to be seen...
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Prayer 5/25/17
(Prayer ~ 05/25/17)
O God, may you continue to bless us and make your face shine upon us. Amen.
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Speak Out 5/25/17
(Speak Out ~ 05/25/17)
Welcome to Cape Girardeau, with the sounds of gun shots nightly. In my 68 years living here, I can't remember ever hearing of this many. Yes, we had fireworks about all week before the 4th of July and you would hear more on New Years Eve. Jason Smith continues to be the corporate welfare cheerleader. ...
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