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Jackson schools turfing project moves forward
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Jackson School District is moving ahead with plans to resurface two fields with artificial turf, according to a recent district news release. The board of education approved an agreement March 26 for artificial turf to be installed at the high-school football and soccer stadiums, the release stated...
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Meet Me at Notre Dame: High school to present musical 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
This week, Notre Dame Regional High School students, alumni and faculty will perform their rendition of “Meet Me in St. Louis,” the tale of life leading up to the 1904 World’s Fair. The story revolves around one family — the Smiths — with four daughters competing for love while they all have to come to terms with the fact the head of the household has accepted a new out-of-state job in New York. The family must then cope with uprooting their lives and all they know...
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Jackson public safety sales tax measure passes
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Voters in Jackson responded with a resounding “yes” when asked to impose a one-half cent sales tax to improve public safety measures in the city, according to unofficial poll results posted Tuesday night. Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs said when reached by phone Tuesday evening after the polls closed he is grateful to everyone who had a part in the ballot measure’s passage...
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Cape voters pass parks/stormwater tax extension measure by wide margin
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Cape Girardeau voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure Tuesday extending a three-eighth-cent sales tax for 15 years to fund parks and stormwater projects and operations. While total turnout was small — only 2,744 votes were cast on the ballot measure — city officials were thrilled with the outcome...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
Today is Wednesday, April 4, the 94th day of 2018. There are 271 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; his slaying was followed by a wave of rioting (Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago were among cities particularly hard hit). ...
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Remembering Memphis 50 years ago this week
(Column ~ 04/04/18)
I was a junior in college 50 years ago today attending Memphis State University. It was a turbulent time in American history. I worked on a college newspaper and spent many hours covering the civil rights demonstrations on campus along with the protests against the war in Viet Nam...
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Far-right, even racist views go mainstream in Central Europe
(International News ~ 04/04/18)
ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Croatian president thanks Argentina for taking in notorious pro-Nazi war criminals after World War II. In Bulgaria, a top politician calls the country's Roma minority "ferocious humanoids." And Hungary's prime minister declares the "color" of Europeans should not mix with Africans or Arabs...
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Interior backing away from fee hikes at parks
(Community ~ 04/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public. The plan would nearly triple entrance fees at 17 of the nation's most popular parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Zion, forcing visitors to pay $70 per vehicle during the peak summer season...
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Israeli leader nixes migrant deal
(International News ~ 04/04/18)
JERUSALEM -- In an abrupt and startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixed his own deal Tuesday with the United Nations to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants in Israel and other Western nations, caving in to nationalist critics who have demonized the migrants for taking over poor neighborhoods in Tel Aviv...
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Migrant caravan halts, as was plan all along
(International News ~ 04/04/18)
MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico -- The caravan of Central American migrants angering U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat Tuesday to Mexico. "The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our "Weak Laws" Border, had better be stopped before it gets there," Trump wrote. ...
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U.S. suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages. The use of what are known as cellphone-site simulators by foreign powers has long been a concern, but American intelligence and law enforcement agencies, which use such eavesdropping equipment themselves, have been silent on the issue until now...
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Attorney sentenced in Russia probe
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison in the first punishment handed down in the special counsel's Russia investigation. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine...
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Lawsuit targets hog farm smells
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A low-cost, high-volume livestock-rearing method pioneered in North Carolina came under fire Tuesday as jurors began hearing a lawsuit from neighbors who say the world's largest pork corporation is endangering their health and making their lives miserable...
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Woman opens fire at YouTube, wounds 3 before killing herself
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- A woman opened fire Tuesday at YouTube headquarters, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself as terrified employees huddled inside, police and witnesses said. After receiving multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire, officers and federal agents swarmed the company's suburban campus sandwiched between two interstates in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Bruno...
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Teacher rebellion puts politicians on defensive
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A teacher rebellion in red states from West Virginia to Arizona has put Republicans on the defensive, forcing them to walk a fine line in the months before midterm elections between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and conservative supporters who want a smaller government and low taxes...
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Midlife 'wealth shock' may lead to death
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn't. The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers called a "wealth shock," crossed socioeconomic lines, affecting people no matter how much money they had to start...
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Family files wrongful death suit in wake of Florida bridge collapse
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
MIAMI -- The parents of the youngest victim killed by a collapsed bridge in Miami said Tuesday they want justice for their daughter, describing her as a selfless teenager with ambitions of becoming a lawyer. Orlando and Gina Duran said there were too many mistakes and oversights in the construction of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge before it toppled onto a busy highway March 15, killing their 18-year-old daughter Alexa and five others...
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U.S. proposes tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
WASHINGTON --The Trump administration Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing's policies requiring foreign companies to hand over their technology. China immediately threatened to retaliate against the new tariffs targeting high-tech industries Beijing has been nurturing, from advanced manufacturing and aerospace to information technology and robotics...
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King's 'Poor People's Campaign' to get reboot 50 years after death
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- When he was killed 50 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was working on a campaign to unite poor people of diverse backgrounds to demand better homes, jobs and education. Now, civil rights leaders are reviving the Poor People's Campaign with 40 days of marches, sit-ins and other peaceful protests. Organizers of the rekindled campaign discussed their plans Tuesday in Memphis on the eve of the anniversary of King's death...
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'Nightmare bacteria' pose growing threat
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
"Nightmare bacteria" with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-a-kind hunt to see how much of a threat these rare cases are becoming, health officials said Tuesday...
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Missouri revenue up 3.8 percent
(State News ~ 04/04/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri state budget director Dan Haug said general revenue collections are up 3.8 percent compared to the same time last year. Haug released data Tuesday showing individual income tax collections as of the end of March were up 6.6 percent so far this year. They're up 10.2 percent compared to March 2017...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/4/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/04/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assist calls were made at 9:32 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 10:43 a.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 12:22 p.m. on Beavercreek Drive; 12:25 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 1:51 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 6:54 p.m. on Normal Avenue; 7:14 p.m. on Boutin Drive; and 9:31 p.m. on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/4/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/04/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Talisha Lee, 40, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on two Cape Girardeau County warrants. n Shawna Odom, 44, was arrested on three Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear...
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Out of the past: April 4
(Out of the Past ~ 04/04/18)
Ann B. Sherer, consecrated as bishop of the Missouri Area in 1992, preaches during the morning worship service at Centenary United Methodist Church, her topic being "Eager Every Morning"; prior to her ordination, she served as senior pastor of Westbury United Methodist Church in Houston...
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Area voters approve school, city tax measures
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Area voters said yes to school and municipal tax measures in Tuesday's election. Voters in the Oak Ridge School District approved a no-tax-increase bond issue to fund construction of two additional elementary school classrooms, enhance school safety and make other improvements...
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Ward 2 Councilwoman Shelly Moore wins re-election to second term
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Cape Girardeau Ward 2 Councilwoman Shelly Moore won re-election to a second term Tuesday over challenger Scott Johnson. It was the only contested council race on the city's election ballot. Moore, the first black woman elected to the council, garnered more than 57 percent of the vote to nearly 42 percent for Johnson...
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Brant to remain Scott City mayor; Porch wins council seat by one vote
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Norman Brant will remain mayor in Scott City, having defeated Ron Cummins, who was seeking the mayor post he vacated in August. Brant won in a landslide, collecting nearly 70 percent of the votes Tuesday. Meanwhile, another former mayor, Tim Porch, apparently won a council seat in Ward 2 by the slimmest of margins, with the unofficial results showing he defeated James Payne by a single vote. According to state law, Payne has the right to a recount, since the margin was less than 1 percent...
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Richard Wilson
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Richard Carroll Wilson, 83, of Kirkwood passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018, at home after a long illness, surrounded by family. He was born Jan. 31, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to the late Albert George and Gladys Alma Scherrer Wilson...
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Mary Uelsmann
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Mary Belle Uelsmann, 92, of Benton died Sunday, April 1, 2018, at her home. She was born July 26, 1925, in Ancell to Herman Harrison and Dellia G. Ellis Belk. She and Thomas Andrew Uelsmann married Sept. 8, 1946, in Illmo. He preceded her in death June 11, 2011...
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James Schweer
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
James B. "Jim" Schweer, 61, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Evelyn's House Hospice Facility in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 19, 1956, in Sikeston, Missouri, son of Harold "Skeeter" and JoAnn Matz Schweer. He and Gina Hertlein were married May 3, 1986...
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Eugene McCalister
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Eugene Womack McCalister, 92, of Bradenton, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, April 2, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Naomi Hartle
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
Naomi Viola Hartle, 95, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Sept. 13, 1922, near Millersville, the only child of Francis and Louise Summers Hartle. She and H. Dale Hartle were married Jan. 6, 1945, in Corning, Arkansas. ...
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Arthur Eldridge
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
Arthur Lee Eldridge, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late John and Ethel Mae Carnell Eldridge. He and Effie Mae Bettiegrue married Aug. 25, 1956, and she survives of the home...
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Wilbur Bedwell
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
Wilbur E. Bedwell, 75, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, at his home. He was born April 28, 1942, in Thebes, Illinois, to Phebe and Lucy Elzora Griggs Bedwell. He married the love of his life, Sandy Poole, April 26, 1963. Wilbur was dearly loved by his family. ...
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Joe Alsdorf
(Obituary ~ 04/04/18)
Joe Alsdorf, 67, of Friedheim went home to his Heavenly Father on Friday, March 30, 2018. He was doing what he loved most, helping a family friend on his farm in Friedheim. Joe was born May 2, 1950, in Newburgh, New York, to Joseph and Doris Terwilliger Alsdorf...
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Prayer 4/4/18
(Prayer ~ 04/04/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we be leaders who seek to honor you, our Savior. Amen.
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Trump: Put military on Mexico border
(National News ~ 04/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated by slow action on a major campaign promise, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until a border wall is built. Trump told reporters he's been discussing the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis...
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Scott County Route O closed for bridge work
(Local News ~ 04/04/18)
Route O in Scott County, between County Road 530 and County Road 532, will be closed as contractor crews replace a bridge. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release says the work will start at 6 a.m. April 16. The road is scheduled to re-open at 5 p.m. July 13...
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Missouri should follow Utah on child neglect law
(Column ~ 04/04/18)
My wife and I live in an apartment across the street from a park. For years, we've allowed our girls to play in the park on their own, drawing chalk mermaids on the sidewalk, kicking soccer balls and tossing something similar to a "Frisbee." For a long time, their favorite activity was simply gathering twigs and playing school. ...
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