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Tours for Hope 'shines a light' on foster care
(Local News ~ 04/30/18)
Tours for Hope highlighted five homes in Southeast Missouri on Saturday to raise awareness and benefit Hope for One More, a local, not-for-profit organization with one main goal: providing foster care and advocacy services to those in need. Among the many volunteers stationed at the featured homes, representatives from Area Properties Real Estate–River Region, First Missouri State Bank, Red Letter Communications and the founders of Hope for One More also were present...
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Old Orchard Road in Jackson will close Wednesday
(Local News ~ 04/30/18)
Beginning Wednesday, South Old Orchard Road in Jackson will close for about a month, so work to straighten an awkward curve can commence, according to a city official. The portion of road between the East Jackson Fire Station and County Road 306 will be re-constructed to straighten the sharp curve, a city news release from Jackson administrative services director Rodney Bollinger stated...
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'Angels' assist people with disabilities compete in Steamboat Triathlon
(Local News ~ 04/30/18)
Nearly 100 racers from five states competed in this year’s Steamboat Triathlon on Sunday in Cape Girardeau. While many triathletes participate for the challenge of the race, members of myTEAM TRIUMPH seek to use endurance competitions like the Steamboat Triathlon for a greater purpose...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/30/18)
Today is Monday, April 30, the 120th day of 2018. There are 245 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 30, 1945, as Soviet troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun...
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Prayer 4-30-18
(Prayer ~ 04/30/18)
O Heavenly Father, may the joy of the Lord Jesus fill our hearts. Amen.
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Speak Out 4/30/18
(Speak Out ~ 04/30/18)
Thank you, Adrienne Ross, for your great article “Raising victims or victors.” There is no doubt that our country has many problems, including racism on both sides. There is also no doubt that most of these problems start at home, whether you’re black, white or any other color. ...
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Support local food drive
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/30/18)
On Saturday, May 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers will mark the 26th anniversary of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Unfortunately, as letter carriers, we often come face to face with the sad reality of hunger. This day helps stock local food pantries to combat this issue...
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Southeast computer science program celebrates milestone
(Editorial ~ 04/30/18)
In 1966, Southeast Missouri State College began a computer science program, offering an associate degree. That year, according to www.computerhistory.org, a man named Ralph Baer began experimenting with how to use computer programing with televisions, devising the first iteration of “Pong,” a table-tennis video game. ...
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'Infinity War' opens with record $250M, passing 'Star Wars'
(Entertainment ~ 04/30/18)
NEW YORK -- A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord "Avengers: Infinity War" opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning $250 million in box office over the weekend and edging past "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to set the highest opening weekend of all-time...
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Woman charged with stealing butterfly from Ohio exhibit
(National News ~ 04/30/18)
CINCINNATI — Police say a woman who stole a butterfly from an Ohio botanical garden exhibit has been arrested. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Springfield Township police on Friday arrested 36-year-old Jamie Revis of Springfield Township. She’s charged with theft for stealing a blue morpho butterfly from Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati two weeks ago. ...
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Pompeo says U.S. stands with Israelis, Saudis against Iran
(International News ~ 04/30/18)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday ratcheted up the Trump administration's rhetoric against Iran and gave warm boosts of support to Israel and Saudi Arabia in their standoffs with Tehran. Pompeo's comments in Riyadh and then Tel Aviv came as he neared the end of the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America's top diplomat. ...
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Where's Capt. Molly? Search on for Revolutionary hero grave
(National News ~ 04/30/18)
Where is the body of Captain Molly? Revolutionary War hero Margaret "Captain Molly" Corbin was long thought to be buried beneath her granite monument at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. The Daughters of the American Revolution moved her remains there in 1926 from an unmarked grave nearby. But it's now clear they removed the wrong remains...
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Trump hosts African leader at the White House
(International News ~ 04/30/18)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- After more than a year in office, President Donald Trump for the first time is hosting an African president at the White House. The meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari today comes after an uncomfortable start to the Trump administration's approach to the world's second most populous continent...
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Health care is new front for transgender rights under Trump
(National News ~ 04/30/18)
WASHINGTON -- Military service. Bathroom use. Job bias. And now, health care. The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule baring discrimination in health care based on "gender identity." Critics say it's another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people...
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U.S. says crossing is full before caravan tries to seek asylum
(National News ~ 04/30/18)
SAN DIEGO -- A group of Central Americans who journeyed in a caravan to the U.S. border resolved to turn themselves in and ask for asylum Sunday in a direct challenge to the Trump administration -- only to have U.S. immigration officials announce the San Diego crossing was already at capacity...
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North Korea offers to give up nukes if U.S. vows not to attack
(International News ~ 04/30/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North, Seoul officials said Sunday...
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Tech companies getting richer
(Business ~ 04/30/18)
The tech industry is rich, but it can be challenging to get just how much money it's minting. Four of the industry's giants -- Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet -- reported unexpectedly large profits last week. A fifth, Apple, releases earnings Tuesday. These companies are the largest on Earth, at least in terms of their market value...
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NerdWallet: Your older car: should you fix up or break up?
(Business ~ 04/30/18)
You're looking at a $1,200 repair estimate for your ailing car when an ad catches your eye: a brand new set of wheels for a mere $450 a month. At first, dumping your old car might seem like a no-brainer -- and you can't help picturing how good you would look in that new car. But automotive experts say you'll almost always come out ahead -- at least financially -- by fixing old faithful. There are, however, other important considerations when deciding whether it's time to say farewell...
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Business owners weigh privacy concerns and ads
(Business ~ 04/30/18)
NEW YORK -- Some small businesses that use Facebook ads to promote themselves and attract new customers are wrestling with whether they need to change strategy after the company's data-misuse scandal. The revelations Cambridge Analytica gathered personal information from 87 million Facebook users made some people and small businesses jittery. Small business owners don't want customers to draw any connection between their ads and Cambridge Analytica, or to be unnerved by how their data is used...
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Sprint, T-Mobile merger in the works
(Business ~ 04/30/18)
NEW YORK -- T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement Sunday that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players -- that is, if the Trump administration's antitrust regulators let the deal go through. The nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless companies have been considering a combination for years, one that would bulk them up to a similar size as industry giants Verizon and AT&T. But a 2014 attempt fell apart amid resistance from the Obama administration...
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Out of the past: April 30
(Out of the Past ~ 04/30/18)
Newly elected chairman of the Faculty Senate of Southeast Missouri State University, Terry Sutton, says the senate needs to address the issue of tenure; he says he and other faculty members are concerned tenure decisions are being made based more on whether instructors have published research rather than on classroom teaching...
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Sarah Schulte
(Obituary ~ 04/30/18)
Sarah J. Schulte, 90, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 8, 1927, in Cape Girardeau County to Martin W. and Amelia Altenthal Westerhold. She and Leo Schulte were married May 11, 1946, at the rectory of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They had been married 66 years when Leo passed away Nov. 5, 2013...
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Marjorie Risha
(Obituary ~ 04/30/18)
Marjorie Mae Risha, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Lutheran Home. Graveside services was held Sunday at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Mabel Murray
(Obituary ~ 04/30/18)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Mabel Lee Murray, 68, of Bell City passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 28, 1949, in East Prairie, Missouri, to the late Edith Connolly and Martin Ward. Mabel's significant other, Junior Murray, survives of the home...
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Louie King
(Obituary ~ 04/30/18)
Louie E. King, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Chateau Girardeau. He was born April 20, 1931, in Leeman, Missouri, to the late Floyd E. and Zone Hodge King. Louie and Dorothy Kielhafner were married Nov. 24, 1955, at Kelso, Missouri. She preceded him in death Jan. 10, 2011...
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Marjorie Emery
(Obituary ~ 04/30/18)
ANNA, Ill. -- Marjorie L. Emery, 82, of Anna died Sunday, April 29, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/30/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/30/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 7:09 a.m. on Independence Street; 2:14 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 3:14 p.m. on North Kingshighway; and 3:26 p.m. on South Kingshighway...
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U.S. Sen. Blunt won't call for Greitens' resignation
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says it is premature to call for the resignation of Gov. Eric Grietens. Blunt, R-Mo., said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday the criminal and legislative process should be allowed to continue and determine whether Greitens stays in office...
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University of Missouri medical program pairs students, seniors
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A University of Missouri medical school program that pairs first-year medical students with elderly adults in the community, aims to reverse stereotypes about age and build empathy among trainee medical professionals. Nearly 80 elderly adults and more than 70 students are participating in the Senior Teacher Educator Partnership this year, the Columbia Missourian reported. ...
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Missouri considers nation's first label for plant-based meat
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Companies that produce plant-based meat substitutes or lab-grown products would be required to clearly note their products do not contain meat under a bill approved by the Missouri House. The bill was approved 107-38 by the House on Thursday and now goes to the Senate for consideration. If it's approved, Missouri would be the first state in the country to address the issue, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri to return $575K park money to federal government
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources plans to give $575,000 originally earmarked for two new state parks back to the federal government. The money intended for Jay Nixon State Park and Eleven Point State Park is now going back to the U.S. Department of Interior, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Battle over medication abortion continues in Missouri courts
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Planned Parenthood and the attorney general's office continue to battle in federal court over new regulations of medication-induced abortions enacted this year during a special session of the Missouri Legislature. The law effectively has left Kansas City and St. ...
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Missouri court: Woman in Greitens case must turn over phone
(State News ~ 04/30/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A woman who had an extramarital affair with Gov. Eric Greitens must turn over her cellphone for a forensic investigation after a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. The high court's decision follows the woman's request Friday to block an order by a state judge overseeing the case requiring her phone to be examined by a court-appointed expert, the court ruled Friday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/30/18
(Local News ~ 04/30/18)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of April 26 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Business Notebook: Richard Proffer works to help owners grow their businesses and communities thrive
(Business ~ 04/30/18)
At his desk in the Cape Girardeau County University of Missouri Extension Office, Richard Proffer leans back in his chair and gestures to rows and stacks of books on business theory, management techniques and everything in between, but he's quick to point out he isn't a "theory guy."...
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Chaffee community outreach during Elementary Map testing.
(Submitted Story ~ 04/30/18)
Chaffee Elementary School recently took their Map test. This time of year can be very stressful for students and faculty. This year the community supported the students by adopting a classroom. Each business donated treats and a note of encouragement for the students. ...
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