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Illinois Senate nixes vetoes of budget plan with tax hike
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion budget package fueled by a $5 billion tax increase designed to start digging out of the nation's deepest budget crisis since the Great Depression...
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Construction of Scott City interchange set to begin; some question project benefit
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
Construction is set to begin later this month on a new $16 million, Interstate 55 interchange south of Scott City even as some area residents question the project. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project manager Eric Krapf said Monday that the additional interchange should reduce traffic congestion in the Scott City area and provide easier interstate access for Kelso, Missouri, residents...
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Cape Girardeau to provide free trolley service in downtown
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
A trolley will provide free rides through Cape Girardeau's downtown, starting July 13. The new service will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and inaugural ride starting at 3:30 p.m. Free "downtown Cape" T-shirts will be given to the first 15 people who ride the trolley, city and civic leaders said in a news release...
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Cape, Jackson throw July 4 parties; Poe accepts Spirit of America honor
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
With rain clouds looming and fireworks lighting up the sky, hundreds of Cape Girardeau residents gathered at the Arena Park grandstand Tuesday night for the Great American Fourth of July, where Pete Poe received the 2017 Spirit of America Award. The Spirit of America Award is presented by the Southeast Missourian to honor a resident for upstanding American attitudes and ideals...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 5, the 186th day of 2017. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League. ...
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Parks and Rec Day coming up this week
(Editorial ~ 07/05/17)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is once again organizing the annual Parks and Rec Day. The free public event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Osage Centre, and serves as a kickoff to Parks and Recreation Month. There will be several activities for all ages and abilities as well as ice cream on hand. ...
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The expanding welfare state is a house of cards
(Column ~ 07/05/17)
In a nation blessed with abundant opportunities for all, we seem to spend an enormous amount of time focused on those who rely on taxpayer assistance. America's charity -- which is based largely on our Christian foundation -- has always marked the compassion of our generous nation...
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'Children' choosing service over self
(Column ~ 07/05/17)
Parents are exercising their bragging rights by posting pictures of their children embarking on new seasons in their lives. It began as high school commencements approached and young men and women showed up in everyone's social media newsfeeds, compliments of their moms and dads oozing with pride. ...
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Trudy Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
TUPELO, Miss. -- Surrounded by her family at home, Trudy Lynnette (Cooper) Lincoln's gentle spirit left her body Friday, June 30, 2017, after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer. She never once complained about the countless treatments, doctor appointments or hospital stays, but rather enjoyed life and time with family and friends...
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Alfred Moeller Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
Alfred F. Moeller Jr., 85, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 23, 1932, in Ste. Genevieve, son of Alfred F. and Anna Miermann Moeller. Alfred grew up in Ste. Genevieve and completed his education by receiving a chemical-engineering degree from Rolla School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri...
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Everett Scharenborg
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
Everett James Scharenborg, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1930, in Leopold, Missouri, to John George and Frances VanGennip Scharenborg.Everett and Bernice Carroll were married July 10, 1956, at Jackson. Everett owned and operated Everett's Printing Service in Jackson for many years, retiring in 2002...
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Births 7/5/17
(Births ~ 07/05/17)
Daughter to Richard Alan and Shea Ann Hency Jr., of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:01 p.m. Monday, June 12, 2017. Name, Lucille Inez. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Hency is the former Shea Friedrich, daughter of Joy Friedrich and Bill Friedrich of Jackson. She works in the sleep lab at Saint Francis Medical Center. Hency is the son of Sheila Hency and Rick Hency Sr., of Cape Girardeau. He is a self-employed construction worker...
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In Connecticut prison, it's the inmates leading counseling
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
SOMERS, Conn. -- Imprisoned for killing a man, Edward White feared retaliation when he learned a fellow inmate was his victim's nephew. For a time, the inmate stopped speaking with White. But he offered forgiveness, an act White credits to the peer-counseling program through which they met...
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Out of the past: July 5
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A "small explosion" abruptly ended a July Fourth display at Sikeston last night, when nearly $7,000 worth of fireworks exploded within seconds. Two members of the Sikeston Elks Lodge 2319 received minor injuries but were treated and released from the Missouri Delta Medical Center Hospital...
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Czech orchestra of disabled musicians gets world attention
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/17)
PRAGUE -- It's an unusual orchestra, one that has played in London, Madrid, Moscow and Jerusalem. Its next stops are New York, Washington and Chicago. The Tap Tap, created 18 years ago to give students at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague an extracurricular activity, has become a major musical operation that has drawn millions of fans, first at home and gradually abroad...
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Top GOP recruit won't run against Missouri Sen. McCaskill
(State News ~ 07/05/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Top Republican recruit U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri said Monday she's not running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's seat in 2018, leaving the GOP field open for what likely will be a highly competitive race. Wagner said in a statement she's opting to defend her suburban St. Louis U.S. House seat...
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FBI, groups at odds over efforts to ID immigrant remains
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
HOUSTON -- Rolando Arriaza has visited hospitals, morgues and even the mesquite-covered terrain in South Texas his brother trekked nearly two years ago after illegally crossing into the U.S. -- all as part of an ongoing effort to find his sibling's remains and bring his family closure...
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Mueller probe could draw focus to Russian crime operations
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government long has warned Russian organized crime posed a threat to democratic institutions, including "criminally linked oligarchs" who might collude with the Russian government to undermine business competition. Those concerns, ever-present if not necessarily always top priorities, are front and center once more...
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Fourth of July holiday marked with pomp, dazzle
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
NEW YORK -- Americans celebrated their country's 241st birthday with big-time fireworks, small-town parades and other spectacles. Tuesday's festivities stretch from a baseball home-run derby in London to a picnic at the White House to a Utah ski town where residents initially weren't even sure they'd be home for Independence Day after recent wildfires...
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No 'specific agenda,' but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House said there's "no specific agenda." The two leaders will sit down in Hamburg, Germany, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit of leading rich and developing nations...
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British baby at end of life support draws in pope, Trump
(International News ~ 07/05/17)
LONDON -- A terminally ill British child has attracted the attention of the president of the United States and the pope. More than $1.68 million has been raised to help 11-month-old Charlie Gard travel to America for treatment. But little has changed for baby Charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic disease that has left him brain-damaged and unable to breathe unaided. ...
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Missile launch tests Trump's North Korea strategy
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
WASHINGTON -- The latest North Korean missile launch comes as President Donald Trump appears to be reassessing his strategy for the region, which has emphasized tough talk and collaboration with China. Trump responded quickly after North Korea on Tuesday tested a missile that flew higher and longer than previous ones, criticizing leader Kim Jong Un and urging China to "put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!" But he offered no specifics on a path ahead...
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Vatican acknowledges past problems at 'pope's hospital'
(International News ~ 07/05/17)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican secretary of state acknowledged Tuesday there were problems at "the pope's hospital" for children in the past but said the new administration is making a "serious effort to resolve them." Cardinal Pietro Parolin said some of the problems identified by current and former Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital staff in 2014 were "truly unfounded."...
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U.S. nuclear inspection results now concealed
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear-weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and bouts of low morale. Overall results of routine inspections at nuclear-weapons bases, such as a "pass-fail" grade, previously had been publicly available. They now are off-limits. The change goes beyond the standard practice of withholding detailed information on the inspections...
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Joey Chestnut defends title, gobbles down record 72 hot dogs
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/17)
NEW YORK -- Joey "Jaws" Chestnut gulped, chomped and powered his way to a 10th title Tuesday, continuing his record-setting reign as the chowing champion at the annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest. Shoving water-soaked buns and wriggling franks into his mouth on a hot, sunny day on the Coney Island boardwalk, he downed 72 dogs and buns in 10 minutes to beat his record and hoist the Mustard Belt for a 10th time...
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North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile
(International News ~ 07/05/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Tuesday claimed it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world's most dangerous nuclear standoff and, if true, a rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump's earlier declaration such a test "won't happen!"...
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Iraqi PM congratulates troops on 'big victory' in Mosul
(International News ~ 07/05/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraq's prime minister Tuesday congratulated his fighters on "the big victory in Mosul" -- even as fighting with Islamic State militants continued in Mosul's Old City neighborhood where Iraqi forces are about 250 meters from the Tigris River and facing fierce resistance...
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Bus carrying seniors crashes on German highway, killing 18
(International News ~ 07/05/17)
BERLIN -- A bus carrying German seniors on holiday slammed into the back of a truck that had slowed for a traffic jam and burst into flame Monday, killing 18 people on a major highway in Bavaria, authorities said. More than two dozen people who were hurt escaped the bus before it became fully engulfed in fire, police said...
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Man accused of shooting at another motorist on I-55 in Perry County
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
A man shot at another driver on Interstate 55 in Perry County after becoming enraged Friday afternoon, police said. The Perry County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged David Paul Ellis, 28, of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon Saturday. All charges are felonies...
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Fireworks suspected in structure fire
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
Fireworks ignited a structure fire early Monday at 1714 Woodlawn Ave. in Cape Girardeau, according to a report from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters reported light smoke and small flames visible from a second-floor front window...
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Show merges lowriders, artwork in museum
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Lowrider cars these days are far more than tricked-out automobiles with gravity-challenged rear suspensions and ear-rattling exhaust systems that seem to cry out for police to ticket the drivers. In their finest format, they have morphed into museum-quality works of art, appearing in shows around the world from Paris' Louvre to Washington's Smithsonian...
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Jackson aldermen accept final results of city survey; utility rates to be studied
(Local News ~ 07/05/17)
The Jackson Community Survey's final results were accepted by the mayor and board of aldermen at their meeting Monday. Mayor Dwain Hahs thanked public works director Rodney Bollinger for his work with ETC Institute of Olathe, Kansas, to create and conduct the survey...
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Couple marries in pot facility to support new law
(National News ~ 07/05/17)
LAS VEGAS -- A groom donned a bud of marijuana in his coat pocket as he and his bride said "I do" inside a Las Vegas facility growing the drug that's newly legal to buy. Anna Balfe-Taylor said she had to think about it when Mark Balfe-Taylor asked her to marry him inside the grow house. Neither smoked what was in the groom's pocket Saturday. The two were sober and said they plan to stay that way. They said the wedding was about supporting Nevada's new marijuana laws...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/5/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sunday n Medical assists were made at 1:40 a.m. on Broadway; 1:51 a.m. on Whitener Street; 8:55 a.m. on Whitener Street; 10:38 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 6:32 p.m. on South Benton Street; 6:59 p.m. on Linden Street; and 10:08 p.m. on William Street...
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Michael McClure
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael P. McClure, 53, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Perry County, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Jackson police report 7/5/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jacob Parrish, 24, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and driving while revoked. n Becky Williams, 35, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to register a motor vehicle, displaying plates of another, failure to provide proof of insurance and driving while suspended...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/5/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Jesse V. Dorris, 47, was arrested at North Mount Auburn Road and Beavercreek Drive on suspicion of driving while revoked, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and resisting arrest...
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Tom B. Lybarger
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Tom B. Lybarger, 86, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Crosstown, Missouri, with the Rev. Craig Petzoldt officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with military honors provided by VFW Post 4282 and Delta Team...
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Lauralyn LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
Lauralyn LeGrand, 67, of Jackson died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Ben Adams
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
Ben M. Adams, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley, Missouri...
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Lois Fritsche
(Obituary ~ 07/05/17)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Lois A. Fritsche, 80, of Farrar died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Prayer 7/5/17
(Prayer ~ 07/05/17)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you for you are our strength, our strong tower. Amen.
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