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Height of Illinois levees concerns some in Missouri
(State News ~ 06/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- State versus state battle lines are being drawn across the Mississippi River, with a top Missouri official urging Illinois regulators to back away from a plan allowing higher levees that could push more floodwater to the Missouri side of the river...
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Cape school board presents draft of comprehensive plan
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
After nearly a year of gathering and analyzing information from focus groups and surveys, the Cape Girardeau school district has crafted a draft of the comprehensive school improvement plan for 2017, presented during Monday's special school board meeting...
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Jackson scores high in survey of residents; better streets, Aldi are high priorities
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
A recent survey showed more than 90 percent of Jackson residents rated the city a "good" or "excellent" place to raise children, according to results presented Monday night to the Board of Aldermen. The survey, conducted by ETC Institute, also found three-quarters of residents feel the city is "moving in the right direction," Jason Morado, a project manager with ETC, said...
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Professor: Cape 'a perfect seat' to experience Aug. 21 eclipse
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
A total solar eclipse will darken the skies above Cape Girardeau on Aug. 21 for the first time since 1442, said Peggy Hill, physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University. A crowd of just over 100 people gathered Tuesday night at the Cape Girardeau Public Library for the talk...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2017. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer begins at 9:24 p.m. Pacific time/10:24 p.m. Mountain time/11:24 p.m. Central time (12:24 a.m. Eastern time June 21). Today's Highlight in History:...
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His suicide, her responsibility?
(Column ~ 06/20/17)
NOTE: I put fingers to keyboard prior to the verdict in this case. The verdict has now been rendered. Read on for my pre-verdict thoughts, and read my "Followup" for my thoughts after the verdict. I am not a lawyer. I write this, therefore, not from the perspective of one deeply entrenched in the law, but as one immersed in common sense...
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Jackson church celebrates 140 of service
(Editorial ~ 06/20/17)
Add St. John's United Church of Christ in Jackson to churches enjoying longevity. Yes, 140 years after opening its doors, St. John's remains a pillar in the community. "Cherishing Our Past and Embracing Our Future" was the theme for this anniversary celebration, which took place on Sunday, June 11...
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Christine Crader
(Obituary ~ 06/20/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Christine Crader, 88, of Advance passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Sept. 18, 1928, at McGee, Missouri, the daughter of Noah and Mattie Duniphan Berrong Sr. Christine was a teacher in the Advance School District for 37 years. She attended Brownwood General Baptist Church...
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John Biri
(Obituary ~ 06/20/17)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- John C. "JB" Biri, 72, of Topeka, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. He was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Jackson, the son of John and Alma T. Christy Biri Sr. John was a graduate of Jackson High School. He moved to Topeka in 1963. ...
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Google promises YouTube crackdown on online extremism
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is promising to be more vigilant about preventing terrorist propaganda and other extremist videos from appearing on its YouTube site amid criticism about the internet's role in mass violence. Its crackdown will involve computer programs and an expanded group of people dedicated to identifying videos promoting terrorism so they can be blocked from appearing on YouTube or quickly removed...
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Out of the past: June 20
(Out of the Past ~ 06/20/17)
Herb Nance applies a new coat of paint to the Statue of Liberty replica at Freedom Corner in Capaha Park. Members of American Legion Post 63 maintain the patriotic display. The statue was donated to the city by the Boy Scouts of America in 1950. CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The personnel of the North Scott County Ambulance District host an open house, showing off the district's new facility on Highway 77 south of Chaffee. The building is the district's first home office it has owned...
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'Human Project' study will ask 10,000 to share life's data
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
NEW YORK -- Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes to blood samples and life-changing events. For 20 years. Researchers are gearing up to start recruiting participants from across the city next year for a study so sweeping, it's called "The Human Project." It aims to channel different data streams into a river of insight on health, aging, education and many other aspects of human life...
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Ohio woman reunited with lost tortoise after two-week search
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
CLEVELAND -- A wayward tortoise's surprising trek around Ohio ended happily for its owner after a two-week search. Otis the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door May 30 and escape from Kathie Heisinger's home in Sebring in Mahoning County...
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Day care center, 2 former workers sued over 'Fight Club'
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
CRANFORD, N.J. -- Another family is suing two former day-care workers who instigated scuffles among the children they oversaw as part of what prosecutors called a "fight club." The suit filed by the parents of a 4-year-old boy claims he suffered severe emotional distress and now receives therapy as a result of the forced fights at the Lightbridge Academy in Cranford...
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Cattle ranchers sue to return country-of-origin labeling
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Ranchers on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, seeking a return of labels that clearly identify meat produced in other countries and imported to the United States. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Spokane, seeks to overturn a March 2016 decision by the Department of Agriculture to revoke regulations requiring imported meat products to be labeled with their country of origin...
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Poll: Courts are right in blocking Trump's travel ban
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans said federal courts are acting properly in blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two versions of the travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries have been put on hold by federal courts. Trump said the ban is necessary to keep would-be terrorists from traveling to the United States. Opponents, including some state officials, argue it is intended to keep Muslims out...
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Muslims skeptical about 'road rage' in Virginia girl's death
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Police in Virginia on Monday blamed road rage for the killing of a teenage Muslim girl who allegedly was attacked by a driver while walking with friends to her mosque between Ramadan prayers this weekend. The girl's father, Mohmoud Hassanen Aboras of Reston, said he doesn't understand how this could have happened, because he said his daughter, 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen, was a friend to everyone...
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House Dems question Flynn disclosures of Middle East travel
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Two top House Democrats are questioning whether Michael Flynn failed to report a 2015 trip to the Middle East to federal security clearance investigators. It is a potential omission that could add to the legal jeopardy President Donald Trump's former national-security adviser faces over the truthfulness of his statements to authorities and on government documents...
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U.S. student freed by North Korea in a coma dies at age 22
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
CINCINNATI -- Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, his family said. The 22-year-old "has completed his journey home," relatives said in a statement. They did not cite a cause of death...
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Tensions rise in Syria as Russia, Iran send US warnings
(International News ~ 06/20/17)
BEIRUT -- Russia on Monday threatened aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline intended to avoid collisions in retaliation for the U.S. military shooting down a Syrian warplane. The U.S. said it had downed the Syrian jet a day earlier after it dropped bombs near the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces conducting operations against the Islamic State group, adding that was something it would not tolerate...
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Japan investigates delay in reporting U.S. Navy ship collision
(International News ~ 06/20/17)
TOKYO -- Japan's coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported. A coast-guard official said Monday they are trying to find out what the crew of the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal was doing before reporting the collision off Japan's coast to authorities 50 minutes later...
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Car rams police vehicle in Paris; attacker dies
(International News ~ 06/20/17)
PARIS -- A man on the radar of French authorities was killed Monday after ramming a car carrying explosives into a police vehicle in the capital's Champs-Elysees shopping district, prompting a fiery blast, officials said. France's anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation...
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Missouri House members toughen proposed abortion regulations
(State News ~ 06/20/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members meeting during a special session to consider new abortion restrictions sought Monday to restore some of the most divisive proposals senators stripped from a bill to increase its chances of becoming law. The House Children and Families Committee advanced many of the provisions sought by GOP Gov. ...
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Van attack on London Muslims suggests new polarization
(International News ~ 06/20/17)
LONDON -- The rash of deadly terror attacks that has rattled Britain in recent months took an ominous new turn Monday as Muslim worshippers became targets during the holy month of Ramadan, mowed down by an attacker who plowed a van into a crowd leaving prayers at two mosques in north London...
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Survivors leaped into water tanks to escape deadly fires
(International News ~ 06/20/17)
NODEIRINHO, Portugal -- Survivors emerged Monday with stories of leaping into water tanks and other escapes from the forest fires scorching central Portugal, and authorities came under criticism for not doing more to prevent Portugal's deadliest natural disaster in decades...
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Small earthquake rumbles in Southeast Missouri
(State News ~ 06/20/17)
STEELE, Mo. -- Another small earthquake has rattled parts of Southeast Missouri along the New Madrid fault. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquakes Hazards Program said the earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 rumbled at 4:26 a.m. Monday, centered near the small town of Steele in the Missouri Bootheel region...
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Coroner: Cocaine among drugs found in Carrie Fisher's system
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Carrie Fisher's autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what effect the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death. The report released Monday states Fisher may have taken cocaine three days before the Dec. 23 flight on which she became ill. She died four days later...
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Cosby alternate juror 'probably' would have voted to convict
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/17)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- An alternate juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case said Monday he "probably" would have voted to convict and was "ridiculously sick" when he found out the main jury couldn't reach a verdict. A mistrial was declared Saturday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. Prosecutors plan to retry the 79-year-old star on charges he drugged and molested a woman in 2004...
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Cape council approves airport lease for avionics business
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
An aircraft avionics business will lease space at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport under an agreement approved Monday by the City Council. Elite Avionics Services LLC will lease office and hangar space in hangar 71, said airport manager Bruce Loy...
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Cape council increases golf fees, establishes fund to help utility customers in need
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to increase greens fees and tournament fees at the municipal golf course by 5 percent, effective Jan. 1. In addition, concession fees will be raised and the city plans to establish a junior golf program. The moves combined are expected to generate more than $10,000 in additional revenue, according to a city memorandum...
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Old-school riverboat stop in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
The Queen of the Mississippi riverboat docks briefly Monday in Cape Girardeau before continuing down the Mississippi River.
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St. Louis Confederate memorial removal temporarily halted
(State News ~ 06/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The city of St. Louis temporarily will be prevented from removing a Confederate monument from a city park after a circuit court judge issued an injunction until a hearing is held next month to determine who owns the structure. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Robert Dierker on Monday issued the injunction and set a July 6 hearing for arguments over whether the city or the Missouri Civil War Museum owns the 38-foot-tall granite monument, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Pet squirrel that stopped burglary returns to wild
(National News ~ 06/20/17)
BOISE, Idaho -- A pet squirrel that gained fame by thwarting a home burglary has returned to the wild. Adam Pearl said Joey climbed onto his shoulder for a goodbye earlier this month, then scampered up a backyard apple tree at his home and hasn't been seen since. Pearl said friends found Joey on the ground last summer after he fell out of his nest. Joey made headlines in February when police nabbed a burglary suspect who reported fleeing a home after being attacked by a squirrel...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/20/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 12:10 a.m. on East Rodney Drive; 4:21 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 4:36 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 5:44 a.m. on Park Place; 1:44 p.m. on William Street; and 2:39 p.m. on Cape Meadows Circle...
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Jackson police report 6/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/20/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Luther Torrez, 26, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to drive within the right lane. Assault n Assault was reported in the 3000 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/20/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Paula Holman, 52, no address given, was arrested at 1501 N. Kingshighway on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Khalil Reed, 17, no address given, was arrested at 2502 Melrose Ave. on suspicion of disturbing the peace...
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Comic Bill Dana, who won fame as 'Jose Jimenez,' dies at 92
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/17)
NEW YORK -- Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Emerson College, his alma mater. He was 92. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as head writer and a member of the performing troupe...
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Leona Scherer
(Obituary ~ 06/20/17)
KELSO, Mo. -- Leona Catherine Scherer, 84, of Kelso died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Lloyd Loberg
(Obituary ~ 06/20/17)
Lloyd Elmer Loberg, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private service was held Friday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, with Donny Ford officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Prayer 6/20/17
(Prayer ~ 06/20/17)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.
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Speak Out 6/20/17
(Speak Out ~ 06/20/17)
I have a house I want to sell. I wonder if their personnel would help me, since the city government of Cape is now taking on the role of a Realtor. Greitens is just Trump 2.0. He attacks everyone around him. Claims to not be establishment and plays the game like a pro. He might not be a fat old man like Trump, but he is definitely just as suspect...
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Nina Edwards
(Obituary ~ 06/20/17)
Nina May Edwards, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Gideon, Missouri, to Edward D. and Maddie Fleetwood Cruce. She and Arnold Edwards were married May 4, 1963, at Cape Girardeau...
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St. Louis Cardinals partner with Academy Sports + Outdoors to host Kids Clinic
(Submitted Story ~ 06/20/17)
The St. Louis Cardinals partnered with Academy Sports + Outdoors to host a Kids Clinic for children ages 7-12. Today's camp was held in Cape Girardeau at Shawnee Parks Complex with more than 150 kids participating in baseball drills from former Cardinal players such as Scott Terry, Curt Ford, Danny Cox, Tom Lawless, Neil Fiala, John Costello. For more information on the Kid's Clinic, visit: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/fan_forum/kids-clinics/...
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Notre Dame High School receives statewide recognition for students’ commitments to being Safe and Sober
(Submitted Story ~ 06/20/17)
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – This spring 90 percent of students at Notre Dame High School took a pledge to be Safe and Sober. Safe and Sober, a nonprofit organization, rewarded Notre Dame High School and its students this month for their outstanding participation in the program by giving the school a check for $500...
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Southeast to launch high-altitude weather balloon on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 06/20/17)
The sky over Southeast Missouri State University on Wednesday afternoon will include a high-altitude StratoStar weather balloon on its way to near-space during a tethered launch in preparation for the region's Aug. 21 full solar eclipse. The latex weather balloon, 6 to 8 feet across, will be filled with helium and contain a camera, tracking equipment and box of 20 experiments weighing no more than 63 grams each. It will launch from Houck Field on Wednesday...
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