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Council must fill 'Fox hole' in Ward 5
(Local News ~ 04/05/18)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will have to fill a vacancy on the board, which was created by the election Tuesday of Ward 5 Councilman Bob Fox as mayor. Ultimately, a special election will be held to fill the remainder of the four-year term, city attorney Eric Cunningham said Wednesday...
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Council race determined by one vote; certification must take place before it's official
(Local News ~ 04/05/18)
It isn't often a local race is decided by one vote, but Tuesday's unofficial results indicate exactly that situation in Scott City's Ward 3 race between former mayor Tim Porch and James Payne. Unofficial results show Tim Porch with 105 votes and James Payne with 104...
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Ask a foodie: What's your favorite place for brunch?
(Local News ~ 04/05/18)
I'm going out of the usual jurisdiction, because I love nothing more than day drinking before noon. Get up and drive a couple hours to Vin de Set in St. Louis for their breakfast brunch. Build yourself a Bloody Mary, and their French brunch buffet is wonderful. Cheeses, prime rib, omelet stations and biscuits with an in-house cream gravy is a good start to a weekend morning. Worth the time and money...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/05/18)
Today is Thursday, April 5, the 95th day of 2018. There are 270 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 5, 1764, Britain's Parliament passed The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, which was repealed in 1766...
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Lawyer: Guantanamo Bay detainee has right to make, show art
(Community ~ 04/05/18)
NEW YORK -- A man accused of helping to plan the Sept. 11 attacks wants to be able to publicly distribute art he makes in his cell at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Ammar al Baluchi's attorneys sent a motion to a military commission Wednesday, saying the Department of Defense has violated his rights by making it more difficult for him to draw and paint and by blocking him from giving his artwork to his attorneys...
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DeVos joins debate on racial inequities
(Community ~ 04/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos entered a heated national debate on racial disparities in school discipline, meeting with educators Wednesday as a government watchdog said in a report African-American students continue to be punished more often than their peers...
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Erdogan: Turkey will push Kurds out of Syria's north
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday his military "won't stop" trying to oust Syrian Kurdish fighters from Syria's north, as he met with the leaders of Russia and Iran for talks on resolving the conflict. The three countries, which have teamed up to work for a Syria settlement despite their differences, reaffirmed their commitment to Syria's territorial integrity and the continuation of local cease-fires. ...
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Trump scales back goals in Syria, leaves future to others
(National News ~ 04/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is dramatically scaling back U.S. goals in Syria as he pushes for a quick military withdrawal, Trump administration officials said Wednesday, abandoning plans to stay long-term to stabilize the country and prevent the Islamic State group from re-emerging...
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Iraq grapples with Iranian influence ahead of May legislative elections
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
BAGHDAD -- Iran's influence is looming large as Iraqis prepare to head to the polls for parliamentary elections in May, with many in the country worried Tehran may be looking to strengthen its political grip on Baghdad through the ballot box. Iranian support and military advisers helped Baghdad's Shiite-led government beat back the Islamic State group. ...
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Israel's African migrants in limbo after reversal
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Halofom Sultan went from being jailed in his native Eritrea for opposing the oppressive government to detention in Israel, where he is seeking asylum after fleeing for his life. So when Israel's prime minister announced a United Nations deal Monday to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants, Sultan was hopeful. But hours later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled the deal...
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Mexico giving caravan migrants transit visas
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico -- The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants drawing criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse...
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Israeli rights group urges soldiers to refuse live-fire orders in Gaza
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
JERUSALEM -- A leading Israel human rights group urged Israeli forces in a rare step Wednesday to disobey open-fire orders unless Gaza protesters pose an imminent threat to soldiers' lives. B'Tselem said the appeal is a last-ditch attempt to prevent more bloodshed on the volatile Gaza-Israel border...
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France puts 78,000 security threats on vast police database
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
PARIS -- France has flagged more than 78,000 people as security threats -- more than all other European countries put together -- in a database intended to let European police share information on the continent's most dangerous residents, according to an analysis by The Associated Press...
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Study suggests weight-diabetes link in teenagers
(National News ~ 04/05/18)
There may be a critical window for overweight kids to get to a healthy level. Those who shed their extra pounds by age 13 had the same risk of developing diabetes in adulthood as others who had never weighed too much, a large study of Danish men found...
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Trump signs proclamation directing troops to border
(State News ~ 04/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- Asserting the situation had reached "a point of crisis," President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday directing the deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration. "The lawlessness that continues at our southern border is fundamentally incompatible with the safety, security and sovereignty of the American people," Trump wrote in a memo authorizing the move, adding his administration had "no choice but to act."...
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House votes to ban most abortions after 20 weeks
(State News ~ 04/05/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban most abortions after a fetus is 20 weeks old, an effort supporters say is aimed at preventing the procedure at a time in which they believe fetuses can feel pain. House members voted 117-31 for the legislation that would allow exceptions only when a woman's life is endangered or she is at "serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions.". ...
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Greitens requests wait for release of findings of House investigation
(State News ~ 04/05/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' say state lawmakers' investigation into the Republican governor could taint a jury pool in his upcoming trial over allegations he took a nonconsensual photo of a partially nude woman with whom he had an extramarital affair...
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'Old Lead Belt' will undergo $111 M cleanup
(State News ~ 04/05/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A consent agreement announced Wednesday calls for spending $111 million to remove lead from about 4,100 residential properties in Missouri's "Old Lead Belt" region southwest of St. Louis. The agreement is between Doe Run Co., a St. Louis-based mining company, the federal government and the state of Missouri. ...
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Study fingers engineering along Mississippi for worsened floods
(State News ~ 04/05/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- Flood control work in the Mississippi River and its tributaries has likely made floods worse in Mississippi and Louisiana, researchers say. Using 500 years of data from tree rings and from sediment in oxbow lakes -- bends that once were part of the Mississippi River but became lakes when the river changed its path slightly -- they say the river has flooded more often and poured more water into those states over the past 150 years than any previous period...
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YouTube shooter questioned before attack, found calm
(National News ~ 04/05/18)
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Just hours before she shot and wounded three people at YouTube headquarters, Nasim Aghdam calmly told police who found her sleeping in her car she was having family problems and had left her home. During the 20-minute interview with officers early Tuesday, she did not mention being angry with YouTube or having accused the company of suppressing her video posts. She gave no indication she was a threat to herself or others...
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MLK honored as thousands march
(National News ~ 04/05/18)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- With thoughts on the past and eyes to the future, thousands marched and sang civil rights songs Wednesday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the "apostle of nonviolence" silenced by an assassin 50 years ago. At events ranging from a jubilant concert to a solemn wreath-laying, admirers around the country took time to reflect on King's legacy and discuss how his example can apply to racial and economic divides still plaguing society...
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Kenny's to open another Flippin' location
(Local News ~ 04/05/18)
Business is booming for Chaffee-based burger joint Kenny's Flippin' Burgers, and to keep up with the demand, a second location will open early May at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. The first location -- owned by Jesse and Kasey Stuart -- opened in August, and the meteoric success has created a need for the overflow of its customers...
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Famous Clydesdales in Cape this week
(Editorial ~ 04/05/18)
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales are in Cape Girardeau this week, thanks to the requests of River Eagle and Drury Hotels. The public can see the famous horses at different points throughout the week, including at the Cape Girardeau Police Headquarters from 10 a.m. to noon today; at a SEMO baseball game Friday starting at 5 p.m.; and in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday afternoon for a parade on Spanish and Main streets starting at 3 p.m...
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Out of the past: April 5
(Out of the Past ~ 04/05/18)
Opponents of a proposed bond issue and building fund levy hike for Cape Girardeau public schools have organized a last-minute campaign against Tuesday's ballot measures. Widening of Route K from two to five lanes from the west side of its Interstate 55 overpass to the westernmost entrance to the WalMart Supercenter is scheduled to begin this spring, said a Missouri Highway and Transportation Department official; the project is designed to relieve traffic congestion that has increased on Route K with the opening of the store last year.. ...
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Jerry Mungle
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
PATTON, Mo. -- Jerry Mungle, 75, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 20, 1942, in Rector, Arkansas, son of Everett Jefferson and Ruby Leona Sanders Mungle. He and Anna Mae Aslinger were united in marriage Aug. 4, 1962...
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Jason Holweg
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
Jason J. Holweg, 42, of Allenville passed away Friday, March 30, 2018. He was born June 21, 1975, in Mokane, Missouri, to Raymond and Tammy Crowden Holweg. He and Natasha Calhoun were married Feb. 23, 2004, in Las Vegas. Jason attended Delta High School. He was most recently employed at T & W Masonry in Advance, Missouri, and was previously employed at Duby Plastering in Chaffee, Missouri...
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James Hennig
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
James Frederick Hennig, 91, of Jackson, died Sunday, April 1, 2018, at his home. Jim was born June 2, 1926, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of Fred and Norma Hennig. He married Jeannette Lind in 1950 and she preceded him in death. He and Patricia Bretzel Maring were married Feb. 10, 1980...
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Larry Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Larry D. Heisserer, 70, of Chaffee, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. April 19 at St. Augustine Catholice Church in Kelso, Missouri, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary...
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Edward Fausz
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward D. Fausz, 66, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Kevin Fausz officiating...
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Harry Chaney
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Harry Joe Chaney, 78, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. Interment will take place on a later date in Lesley Ridge Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Another little remembered hero
(Column ~ 04/05/18)
Mike Novosel is another member of our military whose records have been buried in the millions of military records stored at Corpson Page Ave. in St. Louis. Novosel's history he is noteworthy as he was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. When Novosel finally retired in 1985, he was the last World War II pilot still on active duty...
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Try this eggplant, chicken marinara, a one-dish-wonder
(Community ~ 04/05/18)
Many eggplant recipes start with slicing or dicing and sauteing in oil. But this approach can add a lot of unnecessary fat to your dish, as porous eggplant flesh absorbs oil like a sponge as it cooks, leading most of us to add more fat than we realize. Instead, consider roasting the eggplant whole...
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China rolls out retaliatory list of tariffs on U.S. goods
(International News ~ 04/05/18)
BEIJING -- China on Wednesday issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods, including soybeans and small aircraft, for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging technology dispute with Washington. The country's tax agency gave no date for the 25 percent increase to take effect and said it will depend on what President Donald Trump does about U.S. plans to raise duties on a similar amount of Chinese goods...
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Prayer 4/5/18
(Prayer ~ 04/05/18)
O Father God, thank you for grace through your son Jesus. Amen.
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Speak Out 4/5/18
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/18)
Thank you Cape voters for voting yes. This may not solve all the problems some property owners are having, but it sure has to help. Hopefully the city will do more to clean out and make stormwater drainage ditches better. It shouldn't be the property owner's responsibility for the three or four streets of homes that is passing by their homes. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/5/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Renee Schaffer, 39, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Bollinger County warrant. n Eric Davis, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on an O'Fallon, Missouri, warrant...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/5/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assist calls were made at 1:33 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 10:35 a.m. on South Mineesota Avenue; 2:28 p.m. on Franklin Street; 3:01 p.m. on North Pacific Street; 3:02 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 7:04 p.m. on William Street; 7:59 p.m. on South Ellis Street; and 8:39 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Births 4/5/18
(Births ~ 04/05/18)
Twin daughters to Ryan Emerson and Paige Noel Lucy of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Caroline Britt was born at 7:45 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces. Lorelai Marie was born at 7:46 a.m. and weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces. ...
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Roger Syverson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/18)
Roger A. Syverson, 71, of Jackson died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
- Clydesdales Visit Cape Girardeau (Submitted Story ~ 04/05/18)
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St Ambrose Archery team
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/18)
In March, 14 students from Saint Ambrose School in Chaffee participated in the Missouri Archery State championships in Branson. Schools from all over the state compete with kids from 4th grade to 12th grade. This is the school's second year competing in NASP archery competitions. We want to congratulate the kids on another great seaon...
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Bankruptcies — March 2018
(Business Records ~ 04/05/18)
Bankruptcies filed through March for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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