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Cape to spend nearly $400,000 to speed review of development plans
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
The city of Cape Girardeau plans to spend nearly $400,000 on a computer system to streamline review of development plans and allow plans to be submitted online. Anna Kangas, the city's building and code-enforcement manager, said the system could be in operation in early 2018...
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Missouri attorney general moves to challenge Sen. McCaskill
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley will take the first step toward challenging incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill later this week, his spokesman said Wednesday. It potentially sets up a marquee 2018 race between a crafty Democratic veteran and a political newcomer touted as a rising star in the Republican party...
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Cape, Jackson schools prep freshmen for upcoming school year
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
Freshman orientation at Cape Girardeau and Jackson public schools saw hundreds of students -- and their teachers -- gearing up for a new school year set to begin Aug. 10. Christopher Kase, principal at Central High School in Cape Girardeau, said the incoming freshman class has 327 students, which were divided into two groups for orientation...
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Two witnesses apologize to Robinson during first day's hearing
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- David Robinson shuffled into the Jefferson County courthouse Wednesday morning and waved to his family. They filled half the gallery, many wearing "Justice for David" shirts. His shackles jingled as he stooped to wipe his eyes. "I'mma get emotional," he said quietly, taking his seat at the defendant's table to wait for Judge Darrell Missey...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2017. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that took him to the present-day Americas...
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Missile defense
(Column ~ 08/03/17)
The threats coming from North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, continued with another test of its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The North Koreans claim their missiles can now hit targets in the continental United States. In light of these threats it is appropriate for the U.S. Department of Defense to continue testing and improving missile defense systems to protect the U.S. from attack. The threats are fodder for the media as they emphasize the threats without putting it all in context...
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Notre Dame senior Drew Beussink spends spring semester as page in U.S. Senate
(Community ~ 08/03/17)
Incoming senior Drew Beussink learned a lot over the final four months of his junior year, despite attending his final class at Notre Dame Regional High School in late January. The remainder of Beussink's school year was spent 700 miles away, learning about the rapport of U.S. Senate members, filibusters and cellphone addiction...
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Town evacuated after freight train derails, catches fire
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
HYNDMAN, Pa. -- Nearly three dozen cars of a freight train carrying hazardous materials careened off the tracks in a small Pennsylvania town Wednesday, igniting fires in some rail cars and a garage and forcing emergency officials to evacuate the whole town of about 800 residents...
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Older people dying on job at higher rate than all workers
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics. It's a trend that's particularly alarming as baby boomers reject the traditional retirement age of 65 and keep working. The U.S. government estimates by 2024, older workers will account for 25 percent of the labor market...
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Weldon Overbeck
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
Weldon Overbeck, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 31, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1936, in Cape Girardeau County and was the son of Albert and Viola Simpher Overbeck. He married the love of his life, Lois Statler, on Nov. 25, 1961. She survives of the home...
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Mary Eileen Karcher
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Eileen Karcher, 82, of Cairo died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mary Eileen was born Nov. 16, 1934, the daughter of Harry M. and Eileen Ryan Stout. She and James R. "Dick" Karcher were married March 9, 1973, at St. Patrick's Church in Cairo...
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Bennie James
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bennie Lee James, 81, of Marble Hill died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon at the chapel, with burial to follow in McGee Chapel Cemetery near Grassy, Missouri...
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Judy Beussink
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Julia Anna "Judy" Beussink, 82, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Advance Assisted Living. She was born Feb. 16, 1935, in Leopold, Missouri, the daughter of Henry and Willomena Schmitt. She and Paul Beussink were united in marriage Oct. 23, 1954, in Leopold, and he preceded her in death April 18, 2014...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 5:09 a.m. on Linden Street; 6:13 a.m. on William Street; 7:03 a.m. on North West End Boulevard; 7:14 a.m. on Johnson Street; 9:43 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 6:13 p.m. on North Main Street; 6:21 p.m. on Franklin Street; and 6:46 p.m. on Timon Way...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/17)
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 forgery in the 800 block of North Kingshighway. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, 777 N. Main St...
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Births 8/3/17
(Births ~ 08/03/17)
Daughter to Shawn Patrick and Brittney Alexis Powderly of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:33 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2017. Name, Piper Elaine. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Powderly is the former Brittney Bennett, daughter of William and Stephanie Bennett of Chaffee. ...
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Appeals court revives part of lawsuit over Ferguson protests
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit in which a man alleged police violated his civil rights by using excessive force when they arrested him during sometimes-violent protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, three years ago...
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High Ridge woman claims $1 million Lottery prize
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri woman is the winner of a $1 million Missouri Lottery prize. The Lottery said Wednesday that Anita Mayer of High Ridge was a winner in the "$300,000,000 Golden Ticket" scratch-off game. Mayer purchased the ticket at Circle K in High Ridge. She claimed her prize July 18...
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Missouri abortion special session cost $92,000
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A recent special legislative session on abortion policies cost Missouri taxpayers nearly $92,000. Figures provided to The Associated Press show the House spent about $60,000 and the Senate nearly $32,000 on the session that ran from mid-June to late July. ...
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St. Louis officer unusual in opting for trial without a jury
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The fate of a former St. Louis police officer accused of killing a suspect rests with a judge, not a jury of his peers. Experts say given the public scrutiny of recent police shootings, Jason Stockley's decision to opt for a bench trial makes sense...
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Trump backs GOP plan to push legal immigration changes
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday embraced legislation from two Republican senators that would place new limits on legal immigration and seek to create a system based more on merit and skills than family ties. Trump joined with Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to trumpet the bill, which so far has gained little traction in the Senate...
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First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes -- a big step toward one day preventing a list of inherited diseases...
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Boy Scouts: Top leaders didn't call Trump to praise speech
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
NEW YORK -- The Boy Scouts denied Wednesday the head of the youth organization called President Donald Trump to praise his recent, politically aggressive speech to its national jamboree. Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Wednesday, "I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful." Politico published the transcript...
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Trump blasts Russia sanctions bill, but still signs it
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a "seriously flawed" package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, bowing for the moment to resistance from both parties to his push for warmer ties with Moscow...
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Pentagon: 2 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan blast
(International News ~ 08/03/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday left two American service members dead, a Pentagon spokesman said, despite refusals by the U.S. military in Afghanistan to say whether there were any deaths in the assault claimed by the Taliban...
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Vote tampering claims jolt Venezuela on eve of new assembly
(International News ~ 08/03/17)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Revelations on Wednesday that turnout figures apparently were manipulated in a crucial vote for an all-powerful constituent assembly in Venezuela cast a longer shadow over the controversial body hours before it was to convene. The official count of voters in Sunday's election was off by at least 1 million, according to the head of the voting-technology firm Smartmatic -- a finding certain to sow further discord over a body that has been granted vast authority to rewrite Venezuela's constitution and override every branch of government.. ...
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Judith Jones, editor of Julia Child, dead at 93
(Entertainment ~ 08/03/17)
NEW YORK -- Judith Jones, a consummate literary editor who helped revolutionize American cuisine by publishing Julia Child and other groundbreaking cookbook authors, worked for decades with John Updike and Anne Tyler and helped introduce English-language readers to "The Diary of Anne Frank," has died at age 93...
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2 people found dead after explosion at Minneapolis school
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A second body was found in the rubble of a collapsed school building in Minneapolis after an explosion killed a school employee and injured several others, fire officials said Wednesday night. City fire chief John Fruetel said the body was recovered about 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Minnehaha Academy...
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Three people injured at Route W and LaSalle Avenue
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
First responders from the East County and Cape Girardeau fire departments work a two-vehicle accident Wednesday on Route W at the LaSalle Avenue intersection north of Cape Girardeau.
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Cape man accused of four-county police chase in Illinois
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
Greene County, Illinois, authorities filed charges against a Cape Girardeau man accused of leading police on a four-county chase Tuesday that included ditching his car in the Illinois River, swimming across it and stealing a truck. Jesse V. Dorris, 47, was charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer, speeding, disobeying traffic-control devices, driving while license is revoked and driving under the influence of drugs...
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Wilson City man dies in apparent homicide
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
WILSON CITY, Mo. — The Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after the death of a Wilson City man Tuesday. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker said Ralph Edward Cross, 55, was found dead early Tuesday...
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Marble Hill man accused of choking, threatening to kill girlfriend
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
A 56-year-old Marble Hill, Missouri, man threatened to kill his girlfriend Monday after earlier choking her, the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputy Dylan Miller arrested Michael Jackson on Monday. Jackson was charged Tuesday with a Class D felony of second-degree domestic assault...
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Doniphan man accused of killing his brother-in-law
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
DONIPHAN, Mo. — A Doniphan man is accused of shooting his brother-in-law fatally during an argument early Monday. At 2:15 a.m., deputies went to a residence on Millcreek Road about a shooting, Ripley County Sheriff Mike Barton said. Deputies found Matthew D. Schrimsher, 31, had been shot once in the lower abdomen through a closed door, Barton said...
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Missouri Tax Free Weekend begins Friday
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
Missouri’s Tax Free Weekend will begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday and Sunday. While Cape Girardeau and Marble Hill have opted out of participating, other local communities will waive their city sales tax for weekend purchases of items intended as school supplies...
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Missouri governor sets date to fill vacant legislative seats
(State News ~ 08/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Special elections will be held Nov. 7 to fill vacant Missouri state Senate and House seats. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday set the election date for the seats of former Reps. Tila Hubrecht and Randy Dunn. Republican Hubrecht left her seat in June to work as a nurse. ...
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Dying woman in Virginia granted wish of Ohio milkshake
(National News ~ 08/03/17)
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- An Ohio native in hospice care in Virginia had a dying wish fulfilled last month -- one last mocha milkshake from a popular suburban Cleveland restaurant. Emily Pomeranz, 50, died Friday of pancreatic cancer. With help from a friend in Virginia and the owner of Tommy's in Cleveland Heights, the shake arrived four days earlier. Restaurant owner Tommy Fello organized the shake's 375-mile journey by packing it in dry ice and shipping it overnight...
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Learning briefs 8/3/17
(Community ~ 08/03/17)
The following students from Southeast Missouri made the honor list for the spring 2017 semester at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri: Andrew Moore of Benton; Sarene C. Allen, Steven Boos, Dalton Buchanan, Jacob Cieslewicz, Justin Flynn, Cecil Hale, Thomas Himmelberg, Andrew Hinkle, James Holloway, Nathan Lutes, Joy Mueller, Dillon Okelly, Branton Reeves, Caroline Schott, Caleb Strickland, Scottie Thomas, Adam Worley and John Young, all of Cape Girardeau; Clayton Fritsche of Frohna; Logan Bader, Gabriel Bohnert, Christopher Hartle, Aaron Joyce, Jacob Pappas, Zach Taylor, Sara Thompson and Stetson Tuschhoff, all of Jackson; Jacob Legrand of Kelso; Clinton Gaskill of Millersville; Laine Whitaker of Oak Ridge; Alaina Childers, Trenton Green, Joseph Kane, Emily King, Connor Moldenhauer and Elizabeth Triller, all of Perryville; and Landon Thompson of Sedgewickville. ...
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Hooked on Science: Magnetic money
(Community ~ 08/03/17)
n Neodymium magnet n United States $1 bill n STEP 1: Hold the dollar bill so it hangs freely from your fingers. What effect will the neodymium magnet have on the dollar? n STEP 2: Look for a location on the dollar bill, which has a lot of ink, bring the magnet close to the dollar, and observe. What happens? Apply what you know to design a way to help a cashier determine whether money is counterfeit...
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Array of back-to-school events planned throughout August
(Community ~ 08/03/17)
Tegan Marie will give a free concert from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Walmart, 3439 William St. in Cape Girardeau. Discovery Playhouse will hold a beach bash from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at their location, 502 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Hands-on activities, games, crafts and a snack will be on at this fun, educational night out. Cost is $8 for non-members and $5 for members. Reserve a spot by calling (573) 335-7529...
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Prayer 8/3/17
(Prayer ~ 08/03/17)
O Heavenly Father, may your power be made known to all in our weakness. Amen.
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Joseph Applewhite
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joseph Lee Applewhite, 73, of Sikeston died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Friends may call from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the church, with Pastor Joe Nabors officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston...
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Out of the past: Aug. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/17)
Fueled by a high-profile race for governor and heated races for local offices, voter turnout in tomorrow's primary is expected to be high. Despite a lower-than-average number of absentee ballots turned in so far in Cape Girardeau County, County Clerk Rodney Miller believes voter enthusiasm is extensive...
- Editorial cartoon 8-3-17 (Editorial Cartoon ~ 08/03/17)
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Rablewood Garden Club awards July yard of the month
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/17)
Ramblewood Garden Club has awarded the July Yard of the Month to the Vaughns, who live on Perry Avenue in Cape Girardeau. Pictured above are Anne Foust, garden club president, Nadine Davis, Butterfly Garden chairman, Sue and Charlie Vaughn and Bonnie Coy-Swenson, yard selection committee...
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SEMO volleyball team, Dalhousie founder recognized for excellence
(Editorial ~ 08/03/17)
Much of the focus on sports is on winning, but being honored beyond the sports arena bears witness to something beyond scores and talent. Intelligence, commitment, leadership and character help an athlete in competition and in life. Recently, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team and local businessman/amateur-golf supporter Cord Dombrowski were recognized for continued excellence...
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