Stories from Thursday, March 8, 2018

Pairing cutting-edge technology with estate sales might not seem like an obvious combination, but to Micky McQuade, owner of Vintage Software in Jackson, it's a niche market that works. The original website started back in about 2001, McQuade said at Codefi's monthly Meet the Member session Wednesday, and that site was devoted to estate sales and cataloging items...

Southeast student Tracie Manes was visiting home when an EF2 tornado touched down in Malden, Missouri, on Feb. 24, destroying homes and leaving debris in its path. Manes, a senior at Southeast, happened to be staying with her family in Malden when the storm hit. Manes said she and her family knew there was going to be bad weather but did not know how bad...

The daughter of murder victim Sheila Box is aligning herself on the side of David Robinson, who the state convicted of Box's murder. Crystal King, who was 17 years old when her mother was shot in Sikeston in 2000, said in an interview with the Southeast Missourian she thinks Robinson should be released from prison...

Heavy rains turn backyards of homes into muddy lakes in one longtime Cape Girardeau neighborhood when nearby Arena Creek overflows its banks. Mayor Harry Rediger told residents along Stewart Drive on Wednesday a tax measure on the April ballot would alleviate some of the stormwater problem...

Today in History Today is Thursday, March 8, the 67th day of 2018. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang...

Restaurant: I've never had a bad experience with Tractors in Jackson, or the Southerner in Cape. Every time their service is on point. Fast food:. You can get a lot of shady fast food workers around here. The exception is the Taco Bell in Sikeston and in Cape on Kingshighway. Always a nice crowd working out there...

As deranged individuals look for easy targets for mass shootings, it's quite possible that as schools continue to tighten their security measures, different places may emerge as favorites for these heinous crimes. To that end, a special security session was recently held at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau for pastors and church officials to learn how to better secure their church buildings...

Our governor is accused of threatening to post a nude photo on the net of a woman in which he had an affair. He is indicted and will stand trial. It amazed me that when a woman accused a man automatically he is guilty. What if the governor was accusing the woman of the same thing? He would be laughed to scorn. ...

WASHINGTON -- The White House said Wednesday some countries -- including Mexico and Canada -- may be spared from President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs under national security "carve-outs," a move softening the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and business groups...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brought the Trump administration's feud with California to the doorstep of the state Capitol on Wednesday, suing over its so-called sanctuary state law and dramatically escalating a war with the liberal powerhouse in a sharp exchange of words with Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown...

NEW YORK -- In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior. There's just one problem: Roughly two decades of research has repeatedly failed to uncover any such link...

From the lobby of a hotel on the outskirts of Boston, Jesenia Flores fills out an online job application, hoping to find work to get her small family back to normal for the first time since Hurricane Maria flooded their home in Puerto Rico. The hotel along the interstate has been a refuge for her and other Puerto Rican families, but it's frustrating "to be cooped up here without knowing what will happen to us," the 19-year-old mother said as her 15-month-old son squirmed and cried in her lap...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas is the latest place where Democrats are finding optimism for 2018 after kicking off the nation's primary election season with their biggest midterm turnout in more than a quarter-century. But beneath the eye-opening numbers -- more than 1 million votes cast for Democrats on Tuesday night, their strongest showing in a Texas midterm primary since 1994 -- lurk buzzkills for a party eager to believe the GOP will pay in November for the erratic presidency of Donald Trump...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday including new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature. The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response to the shootings at a Parkland, Florida, high school that left 17 dead, is supported by the victims' families...

BRUSSELS -- The European Union says it's ready to retaliate against the United States over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum -- with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi's jeans and bourbon...

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in downplayed concerns Wednesday the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue will be accompanied by an easing of international sanctions and pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program. Moon made the comments in a meeting with political party leaders a day after South Korea announced an agreement with the North to hold a rare summit in April. ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- President Donald Trump hasn't spoken much about Africa, and what he's said has been far from flattering. It falls to his top diplomat, on his first official visit to the continent, to show the United States still cares. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived at sunset Wednesday in Ethiopia's capital, the initial stop on a five-country tour that will also take him to Djibouti and Kenya in the east before heading further west to Chad and Nigeria...

LONDON -- A Russian ex-spy and his daughter fighting for their lives in an English hospital were attacked with a nerve agent in a targeted murder attempt, British police said Wednesday. The case has further strained relations between Russia and Britain, which has said it will respond strongly if the Russian government is linked to the attack. It has overtones of a 2006 fatal attack on a former Russian spy blamed on the Kremlin...

NEW DELHI -- Architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi, best-known for his innovative work designing low-cost housing, has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the first Indian to win architecture's highest honor in its 40-year history. The award was announced Wednesday by Tom Pritzker of the Chicago-based Hyatt Foundation...

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Amazon is planning to open a large packing-and-shipping facility in suburban St. Louis that will employ more than 1,500 full-time workers. The Seattle-based online retailer announced plans Wednesday for the 800,000 square-foot fulfillment center in St. Peters...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Interfraternity Council for the University of Missouri announced it is halting all new-member activities in response to hazing allegations. The Columbia Missourian reported the Tuesday announcement on Twitter stated the activities will be paused until March 19...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Three candidates for University of Missouri's student government have dropped out after the discovery of offensive tweets they made. Blaine Thomas and Claire Jacobs separately announced Tuesday they were quitting the race for Missouri Students Association president after student journalist Brett Stover publicized tweets of theirs including racist and homophobic language, the Columbia Missourian reported...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's House budget leader on Wednesday said he's trying to work out a deal to avoid Gov. Eric Greitens' proposed cuts to higher-education funding, if schools don't raise tuition. Republican Budget Committee chairman Scott Fitzpatrick's latest state spending plan, unveiled during a hearing at the Capitol, includes $38 million more for public colleges and universities next year than what the governor recommended. ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man with an extensive criminal history shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others who were checking on a disturbance at a Missouri home, authorities said Wednesday. Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Collin Stosberg said the officers went to the home in Clinton, Missouri, on Tuesday night in response to a 911 call in which no one was on the line but a disturbance could be heard in the background...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Iesha Harris, 39, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on four Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau County warrants for failure to appear and shoplifting...

Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of March 5 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...

THEBES, Ill. -- A river near flood stage, strong currents and brisk winds are bing blamed for two barge accidents that closed the Mississippi River channel for several hours both Saturday and Sunday; two towboats, each pushing more than 20 barges, struck the Thebes railroad bridge in separate accidents, dislodging several barges and sinking two...

Betty Ann Wills, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Aug. 14, 1934, in Whitewater to Audrey "Toots" and Beulah "Boots" Hosea Williams. She and Cledith Dean Wills were married April 5, 1969...

PATTON, Mo. -- Melvin Ford Sitzes, 81, of St. Charles, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Windsor Estates in St. Charles. He was born Aug. 15, 1936, in Marquand, Missouri, son of Ford and Lillie Sitzes. Melvin worked for McDonald Douglas where he was a senior product development operations manager, working on planes, building cables for aircraft and helping design the lunar capsule. He graduated from Marquand High School and enjoyed gardening and traveling...

James N. Lichtenegger, 68, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at his home. He was born July 9, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Melvin H. and Norma M. Meyer Lichtenegger. James was a 1967 graduate of Jackson High School. He was an Eagle Scout and was active in Boy Scout Troop 11 and Explorer post 311 in Jackson. He also served on staff at Boy Scout Camp Lewallen, was former Lodge Chief for Order of the Arrow of Southeast Missouri in 1968 and was a Vigil Honor member...

Lola Mae Layton, 95, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born May 20, 1922, in Farmington, Missouri, to the late Larry and Katie Resinger O'Sullivan. She was a graduate of Farmington High School...

Gary Tren Estes, 87, loving and devoted husband of Delores Estes, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Gary was known by his many friends and family as a "gentleman," who cared for and respected others through his words and deeds...

Jacob Holmes feeds 8-month-old Camden Beussink while eating with his sister, Casey, right, and Kayla Thurman during the Noon Optimist Club Chili Day on Wednesday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. Camden was participating in the festivities, but not the chili...

NEW YORK -- For the second time in less than a week, a storm rolled into the Northeast with wet, heavy snow Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and bringing another round of power outages to a corner of the country still recovering from the previous blast of winter...

O Lord Jesus, our Messiah, thank you for loving and forgiving us. Amen.

Daughter to Tianamara Shemartee Flemon-Brown of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:02 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Name, T'Riley Serenity. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Flemon-Brown is the daughter of Tamara Flemon of Cape Girardeau. She works at the Shell D-Mart...

It has been 50 years since U.S. ground forces were involved in the heaviest combat with the most casualties of the Vietnam War. For many Vietnam veterans the memories and emotions they brought home from Vietnam are still as painful as when they returned. ...

The Guardian Angel JV Lady Redwings of Oran, MO recently finished their season. The Christian Youth League Girls JV Tournament was held at St. Denis School in Benton on March 5 & 7. The team, consisting of 4th & 7th graders, won the 3rd place trophy for the league play and won 2nd place in the tournament. Congratulations on a wonderful season to these girls and their coaches!...