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More rain, more dead: Harvey floods keeps Houston paralyzed
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
HOUSTON -- Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues...
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Houston flooding affecting at least two Southeast students
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
For two Southeast students, Harvey isn't a distant news item. It hits close to home -- literally. Naomi Tesfay, a Southeast freshman, was at home in Houston two weeks ago. She has family and friends there. The neighborhood next to her family's home is flooding and under an evacuation notice, Tesfay said. But so far, she said her family is still in their home...
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Cape police set up voluntary database of homes, businesses with security cameras
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
Cape Girardeau Police are partnering with businesses and homeowners to more effectively use security-camera footage in criminal investigations. "It's just a way for us as a department to know which businesses and residences have exterior security cameras," said Cape Girardeau Police crime analyst Cpl. ...
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Rehder seeks Missouri House speaker role amid hacking probe
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
State Rep. Holly Rehder is campaigning to be speaker of the Missouri House amid a computer hacking probe that has shined the spotlight on the Southeast Missouri lawmaker. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Cole County prosecuting attorney have investigated possible hacking of her office computer, Rehder said Monday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2017. There are 124 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 29, 1967, the series finale of "The Fugitive," starring David Janssen as a doctor on the run after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, aired on ABC-TV, drawing an estimated 78 million viewers...
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Concealed carry law reciprocation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/29/17)
In 2013 a single mother of two from Philadelphia innocently ran afoul of New Jersey's concealed carry law. During a routine traffic stop Shareen Allen "voluntarily and honestly" informed the arresting officer that she "had a handgun in her vehicle and presented her concealed carry permit for Pennsylvania." Her concealed carry permit was invalid in New Jersey. Allen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, a felony with a possible three-year prison sentence...
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Fund-raising campaign for United Way kicks off
(Editorial ~ 08/29/17)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri kicked off its annual fundraising campaign last week, and the organization appears poised to try some new initiatives, namely online fund-raising, following the crowdfunding trends such as gofundme. At the kickoff luncheon, the nearly 200 attendees were asked to text their pledges to a real-time counter...
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Joe Locke
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
Joe E. Locke, 80, of Delta passed away Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. He was born Sept. 29, 1936, at the family home near Delta to the late Cloyes and Inez Morrison Locke. He married Bobbie K. Smith Houseman in 1961...
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Bob Hudson
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Robert E. "Bob" Hudson of Mound City passed away at 2:57 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born on New Year's Day, 1928, he was destined for success. A man rich in history and faith, compassion, integrity and respect, Bob Hudson touched more lives than can be counted. ...
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Irma Willson
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Irma F. Dippold Willson, 98, left this earth Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born May 11, 1919, at Longtown, Missouri, the third of six children born to the Rev. Leopold F. and Irma Griebel Dippold...
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Out of the past: Aug. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 08/29/17)
New street construction in Cape Girardeau was up this year, thanks in large part to rapid development in several subdivisions; 10,500 feet -- or nearly two miles -- of high-grade concrete streets have been built this year, with additional projects now under construction...
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Rally sparks reflection on race, equality in Charlottesville
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A white-nationalist rally here earlier this month has brought to the surface more than just anger over the response by city officials and police to the violence that resulted in three deaths. It also has forced residents to confront some of the ugly realities of racism, bigotry and inequality that long have been an issue beneath the charming veneer of this progressive, historic college town...
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Trump rolling back limits on military gear for police
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will revive a program that provides police departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, despite past concerns armored vehicles and other gear inflamed confrontations with protesters...
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Hundreds take advantage of executive branch parental leave
(State News ~ 08/29/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Hundreds of Missouri state government employees have taken advantage of paid parental leave since Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed an order that provides the benefit to some executive branch employees. St. Louis Public Radio said at least 580 state employees had applied for the benefit, according to the responses it received as of Friday to inquiries it sent to state agencies...
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Harvey's heavy rains ratchet up flooding fears in Louisiana
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
MOSS BLUFF, La. -- Heavy rain bands from Harvey lashed southwest Louisiana on Monday, ratcheting up flooding fears as the state's governor warned of a "dangerous situation" looming. Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters he expects the threat to rise as outer rain bands sweep into Louisiana, adding, "This is going to play out over several days."...
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North Korea fires missile over Japan in aggressive test
(International News ~ 08/29/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital, Pyongyang, that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said today. It was an aggressive test flight over the territory of a close U.S. ally that sends a message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby...
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First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama's playbook
(Community ~ 08/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- Bare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama's playbook. From public policy to high fashion to family ties, Trump is keeping alive parts of the former first lady's legacy even as President Donald Trump's administration alters other aspects...
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Government lawyer faces tough questions over travel ban
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
SEATTLE -- A government lawyer faced tough questions Monday from three federal appeals-court judges over who should be allowed into the U.S. under President Donald Trump's travel ban. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court said the president's 90-day ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen can be enforced pending arguments scheduled for October as long as those visitors lack a "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States," such as a close family relationship.. ...
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Probe: Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite law
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, stated a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate notification...
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Report: Pardoned Joe Arpaio mulling challenge to Sen. Jeff Flake
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- Recently pardoned former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio is considering staging a primary-election challenge against Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake. Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump on Friday, told the Washington Examiner on Monday he was considering running for elected office again...
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Lawyer says Trump Tower in Russia considered during campaign
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's personal lawyer confirmed Monday the president's company pursued a project in Moscow during the Republican primary but said the plan was abandoned "for a variety of business reasons." The attorney, Michael Cohen, also said he sent an email to the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of the potential deal...
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Sale of U.S. interior secretary's motor home raises questions
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
HELENA, Mont. -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's dormant congressional campaign committee recently sold a 2004 motor home at a steep discount to an old friend in the Montana Legislature. But a seemingly ordinary transaction between friends, when seen through the optics of campaign-finance laws, can raise a bevy of questions -- especially when those friends are politically high-powered and well connected...
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A high-five on the swing set
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
Justice Carlock, left, high-fives her sister Alfreda, 4, as she plays on a swingset Monday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Missouri's minimum wage law takes effect
(State News ~ 08/29/17)
ST. LOUIS -- On the day that thousands of St. Louis workers got pay cuts because of a new state law, Mayor Lyda Krewson, faith leaders and others gathered in support of a higher wage and offered plans about what happens next. A $10 minimum wage in St. Louis went into effect in May after a two-year court battle...
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Workers say Missouri government is 'caring,' 'underpaid'
(State News ~ 08/29/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State workers most frequently describe Missouri's government as "caring," "underpaid," "good" and "unorganized." According to Gov. Eric Greitens' office, those were some of the words most often used to describe Missouri government by the more than 35,000 workers who answered an administration-wide survey...
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County tax rates mostly unchanged
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
Cape Girardeau County tax rates are mostly unchanged from fiscal year 2016, but the general-revenue tax rate rose. County auditor Pete Frazier said the new rate for 2017 will be 7.19 cents per $100 assessed valution, up from 2016's 5.06 cents. The county tax rate to fund the sheltered workshop remains at 5.53 cents per $100 assessed valuation,...
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Homicide victim identified; police seek person of interest
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
Police have identified the Cape Girardeau man shot to death Saturday and are seeking another man in connection with the homicide, according to a news release. Jimmy Latray Walker, 22, was found in the 700 block of South Sprigg Street shortly after a shooting a few blocks away at Rhodes 101 Stop convenience store 3:45 a.m. Saturday...
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Federal government approves SkyWest's air service to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
The U.S. Department of Transportation approved SkyWest Airlines' plan to provide round-trip air service from Cape Girardeau to Chicago. The federal government will subsidize SkyWest's service under the Essential Air Service program. SkyWest is expected to begin offering flights in December, city officials said Monday...
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Mom fires gun found at mall to see if it was real
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
ATLANTA -- Police said a 10-year-old boy found a gun in a dressing room at an Atlanta mall, and it fired when the mother pulled the trigger to see whether it was real. The mother and son were in a dressing room at the Adidas store in Lenox Square last week when the boy found what he thought was a toy gun under a bench. Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown said the mother took the gun and pulled the trigger "to see if it was real." A single shot fired. Brown said there were no injuries...
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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. unveiled in Atlanta
(National News ~ 08/29/17)
ATLANTA -- The daughter of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside her father's newly unveiled statue Monday, just a few blocks from where he grew up, handing out hugs and telling each well-wisher: "It's about time." The statue paying tribute to King made its public debut Monday morning on the Georgia Capitol grounds in front of about 800 people, including Gov. Nathan Deal, many other state political leaders and several members of the King family...
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Jackson police report 8/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/29/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Cameron Decatoria, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear. n Steven McCormick, 31, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked...
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Sue Christensen
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Sue Christensen, 67, of Olive Branch died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Lindsey Cemetery in McClure...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/29/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU 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 theft at 1300 N. Water St. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault in the 900 block of North Frederick Street...
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Kevin Greenley
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Kevin Carlton Greenley, 58, of Advance died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. At his request, there will be no services. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Ida Broeker
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ida Mae Broeker, 94, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, with rosary at 9 a.m., at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Prayer 8/29/17
(Prayer ~ 08/29/17)
O Father God, thank you that we can come to you in prayer. Amen.
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Speak Out 8/29/17
(Speak Out ~ 08/29/17)
I attended Dr. Kaku's lecture at SEMO. He did a good job of outlining the accomplishments of science. He made interesting projections of those accomplishments in the next 50 years. He seemed to champion the attitude of science, which is "let's do this because we can." But any discussion of ethics was sorely missing. ...
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You're worth the challenge
(Column ~ 08/29/17)
Americans are notorious for being incessantly on the go. We did not, after all, become the greatest nation on the face of the earth because our citizens sat back and did nothing. How many of us, however, have sacrificed our well-being for the American Dream we've been conditioned to pursue, then awoke to the realization that we need to take better care of ourselves? Count me as one. For me, this great awakening has manifested itself in something called the Cape Girardeau Boot Camp Challenge...
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Local group offers formal dresses for Jackson homecoming
(Local News ~ 08/29/17)
A local volunteer organization has formal dresses available for Jackson High School's homecoming Sept. 9. SEMO Prom Mothers volunteer Brenda Randolph said many dresses, accessories and undergarments are available for those with financial need. Dresses size 0 to 28 are available...
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Grandkids and Popsicles
(Submitted Story ~ 08/29/17)
Our daughter Amanda Rees enticed the grandkids with Popsicles so she could get an amazing photo. They are in reverse birth order... Youngest to oldest... Charlee Keele Vince Rees Logan Keele Holden Keele Lain Rees Bailey Rees
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Sharon Webb
(Obituary ~ 08/29/17)
Sharon Ann Webb, 68, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at her home. She was born Nov. 28, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to George Raymond and Lillian Marie Miget Lawrence. She and Richard Webb were married April 30, 1992, at Jackson. She retired as a checker from Walmart in Jackson after working at Venture and Kroger. Sharon had been an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous for the past 30 years...
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