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'I'm going to die': Gunman kills 59 on Vegas Strip
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
LAS VEGAS -- The rapid-fire popping sounded like firecrackers at first, and many in the crowd of 22,000 country-music fans didn't understand what was happening when the band stopped playing and singer Jason Aldean hustled off stage. "That's gunshots," a man could be heard saying emphatically on a cellphone video in the nearly half-minute of silence and confusion that followed...
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Cold War radiation testing in U.S. widespread, author claims
(State News ~ 10/03/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar's new book revealed details of secret Cold War-era U.S. government testing in which countless unsuspecting people, including many children, pregnant women and minorities, were fed, sprayed or injected with radiation and other dangerous materials...
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Parody platform: City officials take satirical Facebook pages in stride
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
Converting the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge into a draw bridge, incinerating leaves with flamethrowers and random drug testing for SEMO District Fair animals are just some of the posts on a Facebook parody of the city of Cape Girardeau website. There's a parody of the city of Jackson website, too. ...
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Two on Cape council not running again
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will have at least two new faces and possibly as many as four next year. Ward 1 Councilman Joe Uzoaru said Monday he will not seek re-election to a second four-year term. Newly appointed Ward 6 Councilman Danny Essner said he will not run for the seat in the April 2018 election...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2017. There are 89 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1967, folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, the Dust Bowl Troubadour best known for "This Land Is Your Land," died in New York of complications from Huntington's disease; he was 55...
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I stand because I don't have to
(Column ~ 10/03/17)
I could go in a totally different direction with this column, but I feel to come from the positive rather than the negative perspective I could easily take. So much could be said, and so much has been said -- and I've said a lot of it myself. Much of it has been out of anger and frustration at the position people have chosen to take. Not today...
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Vote Ivers Square to win grant for renovation
(Editorial ~ 10/03/17)
We're all getting used to the new name of Ivers Square in Cape Girardeau. For those not familiar with this parcel of ground, it formerly went by Common Pleas Courthouse Park, but the name was changed in June to honor James Ivers, a former slave who served as a Union soldier in the Civil War, and his wife, Harriet...
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Jean Richardson-Hails
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The family of Jean Marie Richardson-Hails is sad to announce her passing Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer. Jean was born June 11, 1952, to Daniel David Richardson Jr. and Leah Yvonne Masterson. She will be remembered with love by her husband, Keith Hails; son, Adam (Allison) Hails; and her grandson, Isaac, who she loved beyond words. ...
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Karen Hampton
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Karen Sue Clodfelter Hampton, daughter of Lois Day Clodfelter and the late John Clodfelter, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 1946, and departed this life at Dexter on Sept. 30, 2017, at the age of 70. Karen was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Dexter. She was a resident of Dexter...
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Suzanne Stovall
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
Suzanne Stovall, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1939, to Henry and Elsie Sheata Bollinger. She is survived by a son, Byron (Melissa) Stovall of Cape Girardeau, and three grandchildren...
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Billy Mahurin
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Billy Ray Mahurin, 84, of Benton died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born May 30, 1933, in Goodland, Missouri, to Monte and Katherine Richardson Mahurin. He and Betty Lou Stegall were married July 12, 1951, at St. Louis...
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Out of the past: Oct. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 10/03/17)
Plans made more than two years ago to construct a new Cape Girardeau County Private Ambulance Service facility apparently will proceed this fall. The cost estimates for the work two years ago exceeded expectations, which delayed the project. The most immediate effect of a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant announced yesterday for the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority is construction can begin right away on the final phase of a railroad spur. ...
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Many Puerto Ricans angry over Trump's comments on island
(International News ~ 10/03/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Outside of official events, many Puerto Ricans say they won't be welcoming President Donald Trump with open arms during his visit to the storm-wracked island today. People in the U.S. territory were angry or dismissive Monday when asked about Trump's description of some Puerto Ricans who have criticized the U.S. government's aid after Hurricane Maria as "ingrates" and about his assurances that the relief effort is going well...
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Google spikes free-article requirements on publishers
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/17)
NEW YORK -- Google is ending a decade-old policy that required publishers to provide some free stories to Google users -- though it's not clear how many readers will notice, at least for the moment. Publishers had been required to provide at least three free stories a day under the search engine's previous policy, called "first click free."...
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Roku cuts price on top streaming player to counter Apple TV
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Emboldened by a successful IPO, Roku is reducing the price on the next generation of its best video-streaming player in an attempt to fend off competitive threats from Apple and Amazon. The latest Roku Ultra player, announced Monday, will sell for $100. That's a 23 percent decrease from the Roku Ultra released last year, a device that had been selling for $130 until a recent clearance sale...
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Poll: Americans want local leaders to fight warming
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Americans want local officials to take on the challenge of battling global warming now that President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nation an international climate-change agreement. That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago...
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Facebook says 10 million saw Russia-linked ads
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Facebook said ads that ran on the company's social-media platform and have been linked to a Russian internet agency were seen by an estimated 10 million people before and after the 2016 election. The company turned 3,000 ads over to three congressional committees Monday as part of their investigations into Russian influence in the 2016 election...
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Is Trump the 'bad cop' with North Korea? It may not be working
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- If President Donald Trump and his top diplomat are playing "good cop, bad cop" with North Korea, it doesn't appear to be working: Entreaties of diplomacy aren't yielding meaningful talks, and military threats aren't scaring Pyongyang into halting its nuclear advance...
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Supreme Court term begins with case of workers' rights
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court opened a high-profile term Monday with a case about employees' rights that could affect an estimated 25 million workers. Justice Neil Gorsuch, in his first full term on the bench, was silent during an otherwise lively argument in which the justices seemed closely divided...
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Catalonia urges mediation with Spain in secession dispute
(International News ~ 10/03/17)
BARCELONA, Spain -- Catalonia's leader called Monday for international mediation and for the European Union "to stop looking the other way" in the region's bid to secede from Spain, a day after a violent crackdown by Spanish police trying to block an independence referendum left hundreds bruised...
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U.S. spies in Havana hit by bizarre health attacks
(International News ~ 10/03/17)
HAVANA -- Frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America's spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among the first and most severely affected victims, The Associated Press has learned. It wasn't until U.S. spies, posted to the embassy under diplomatic cover, reported hearing bizarre sounds and experiencing stranger physical effects that the United States realized something was wrong, individuals familiar with the situation said...
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Trump sticks to somber script, refuses to join guns debate
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump stuck to a somber script Monday after at least 59 people were shot dead in Las Vegas, condemning the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history as an "act of pure evil" and declaring the nation would unite behind the survivors...
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US army chief says Russia war games broke observer rules
(International News ~ 10/03/17)
BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Army's commander in Europe said Russia broke up its Zapad war games with Belarus into parts to avoid having international monitors watch the weeklong exercises last month. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges said Monday the two countries deployed "way over 12,700" personnel, the limit beyond which Europe's OSCE security organization should be allowed to send observers...
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Brother and sisters go ship-watching
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
Wayne Chasteen, left, looks at the Pinta replica ship Monday with his sisters, Bonnie and Lyda, at Riverfront Park on in Cape Girardeau. The Nina and Pinta, replicas used by explorer Christopher Columbus, will remain docked in Cape Girardeau until Oct. 8...
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Rezoning clears way for Cape Girardeau bait shop
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved a rezoning request Monday that clears the way for the opening of a bait and tackle shop, which also would sell light groceries. Lester Chapman Jr., who owns The River's Edge Automotive at 1237 N. Water St., requested the property be rezoned from R-2, single family residential, to M-1, light manufacturing/industrial, so he could convert two bays of the building to retail space...
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Jackson to build sidewalk to park's softball field
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
In Jackson City Park, plans for a sidewalk from the parking lot to the softball field will commence. According to a Sept. 27 memo from city engineer Clint Brown to the mayor and the Jackson Board of Aldermen, Koehler Engineering and Land Surveying of Cape Girardeau will survey the softball field area in the city park...
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Officials: U.S. to ask Cuba to cut embassy staff by 60 percent
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is preparing to ask Cuba to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Washington, U.S. officials said Monday, in response to last week's U.S. move to cut its own embassy staff in Havana by a similar amount. The U.S. request marks another major setback for relations between the United States and Cuba, two countries that only recently renewed diplomatic relations after a half-century of hostility...
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Survey suggests more economic growth ahead for Midwest
(State News ~ 10/03/17)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A monthly survey of business leaders released Monday suggests economic conditions still are improving for nine states in the Midwest or Plains. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 58.2 in September, from 57.5 in August, the report said...
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Speak Out 10/3/17
(Speak Out ~ 10/03/17)
The SEMO District Fair was an excellent experience for my young daughter and me until it became a semi-traumatic experience for her. The tractor pull noises were terrible and the black smoke rising up was way over the top and I'm sure not good for the environment. I could hear the noises from my home miles away until at least 11 pm. Closing night should be fun for the entire family and a healthy affair. Not air and noise pollution...
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I-55 in Cape County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
I-55 in Cape County reduced for bridge repairs Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the Diversion Channel bridge. The span is located between Route AB and Highway 74. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place Oct. 15 from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m...
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Grandma accused of smuggling drugs to grandson
(National News ~ 10/03/17)
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Authorities said a grandmother joined her grandson in jail after being accused of smuggling drugs to him behind bars. A criminal complaint stated Carolyn Lou Gay, 64, visited her grandson, Shawn Douglas Weister, at Eastern Regional Jail near Martinsburg. The complaint stated Weister was directed to a strip-search room but instead ran away; when investigators caught him, they found 22 sealed drinking straws containing various drugs in his possession...
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Rock superstar Tom Petty dies; sold 80 million records
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Tom Petty, a rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as "Free Fallin,' "Refugee" and "American Girl," has died. Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said. He was 66...
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State briefs 10/3/17
(State News ~ 10/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to speak with President Donald Trump about campus sexual-assault policy. In a Monday letter, McCaskill criticized his administration's handling of the issue so far and asked to talk with him about working together on new policy. ...
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Prayer 10/3/17
(Prayer ~ 10/03/17)
Lord Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love, and the gift of eternal life through you. Amen.
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Jerry Moran
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
Jerry Lynn Moran, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Tony Kobak officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Melba Fulbright
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Melba Pauline Fulbright, 91, of Marble Hill died Monday, Oct 2, 2017, at Woodland Hills. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Don McRaven
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Don "Bullett" McRaven, 88, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at Jonesboro Rehab. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Paul Mayberry and Bill Freeman officiating. Interment will be at McCrite Cemetery in Tamms...
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Eva Kelley
(Obituary ~ 10/03/17)
Eva A. Kelley, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Riverview at the Park Care and Rehabilitation in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Collier officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/03/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of assault, assault of a law-enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and resisting or interfering with arrest...
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Births 10/3/2017
(Births ~ 10/03/17)
Son to Trent Dashun Williams and Akeida Lashea Edmondson of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:33 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Name, Trent Dashun Jr. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Second son. Edmondson is the daughter of Patricia Edmondson of Kennett, Missouri, and the late Larry White. She is with the support staff of Extra Hands. Williams is the son of Nichole Williams of St. Louis and Christopher Nunley of St. Louis. He is a cook at Buffalo Wild Wings...
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Jackson police report 10/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/03/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 900 block of West Main Street. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 600 block of East Jefferson Street. n Theft was reported in the 900 block of Old Cape Road...
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Food Giant robbed at gunpoint
(Local News ~ 10/03/17)
Armed robbers stole an undisclosed amount of money from Food Giant Sunday morning, police said. The robbery occurred around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Cape Girardeau Police public-information officer Sgt. Rick Schmidt said Monday. The men held up a Food Giant employee at gunpoint and fled before police arrived, Schmidt said...
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Sunrise
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/17)
At Perry County Community Lake
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Evening Optimist Club donates to Project Charlie
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/17)
The Evening Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau gave a donation of $3,600 to Project Charlie at their monthly meeting. Accepting the donation to the right is Jana Jateff, board secretary of Project Charlie, and presenting the donation is Amanda Walter, treasurer of the Evening Optimist Club. ...
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