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Gordonville voters to decide vehicle-tax, use-tax measures
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
Voters in Gordonville will decide the fate of two ballot measures in the Aug. 7 primary election that could boost the village budget and help maintain city streets, a town official said. Stephen Southard, village attorney, said voters are being asked to maintain the vehicle sales tax and impose a use tax to provide needed tax revenue...
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Sales tax holiday coming up this weekend
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
Shoppers looking to save money during back-to-school shopping are in luck this weekend — Missouri’s annual tax-free weekend on certain school-related items starts Friday and runs through Sunday. The City of Jackson, Cape Girardeau County and the State of Missouri are all waiving sales tax on qualifying purchases, meaning shoppers in Jackson can expect 7.225 percent off qualifying purchases, including clothing, school supplies, computers and more, according to a news release from the City of Jackson. ...
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Watercolors of summer at the River Campus
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
Nancy Ross, left, paints a hibiscus from a reference image Tuesday as teaching artist Brenda Seyer advises Linda Lovewell in the creative watercolors class at the River Campus. The students experimented with different styles of painting.
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Blood donors to receive gift card until Aug. 30
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
The American Red Cross has recently announced an urgent need for blood donors, offering an Amazon.com gift card as an incentive to give. Red Cross blood donations are being distributed to hospitals faster than they are coming in, and as a result, there is now less than a five-day blood supply on hand, Joe Zydlo, American Red Cross external communications manager of the Missouri-Illinois blood services region, confirmed Tuesday...
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Lawsuit involving Facebook post about guns and kindergartners heads back to court
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower-court ruling that had thrown out a civil suit against three Jackson police officers who arrested a Cape Girardeau man for a satirical Facebook post that talked of shooting kindergarten students. In a 10-page ruling late last week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the officers were not entitled to “qualified immunity” from the lawsuit and remanded the case back to federal district court in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Area health departments to train for digital records
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
Several county health departments will be closed or offering partial services soon as part of an effort to train staff on new electronic health records software, according to Cape Girardeau County officials. Jane Wernsman, director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, said 14 county public health departments jointly applied for and received a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to purchase the software, and Cape Girardeau is serving as lead agency...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2018. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. (Whitman, who had also slain his wife and mother hours earlier, was finally gunned down by police.)...
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How much money is too much?
(Column ~ 08/01/18)
Manhattan was purchased from native Americans by the Dutch in 1626 for 60 guilders or about $1,000. Calling itself the cultural, financial, media and entertainment capital, Manhattan is perhaps the most expensive piece of property in the world. But there's a little chunk of California that is shaking up the real estate world and is trying to rival Manhattan's high-priced digs...
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Pardon sought for Missouri protester who got 8-year sentence
(State News ~ 08/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri legislator is asking the governor to pardon a man who was sentenced to eight years in prison for starting a fire at a store during a protest over a fatal officer-involved shooting. Democratic Rep. Bruce Franks Jr. said Tuesday the prison sentence given to Joshua Williams was "harsh." A spokeswoman for Republican Gov. Mike Parson said he was traveling and wasn't immediately available for comment...
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Republican U.S. Sen. Blunt says he backs Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
(State News ~ 08/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said he backs Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Blunt announced his support Tuesday after meeting with the conservative judge. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. ...
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Independent files to get on U.S. Senate ballot in Missouri
(State News ~ 08/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Independent candidate Craig O’Dear’s campaign said it has submitted more than enough signatures to get on the November ballot in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, a Republican, is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill ...
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Ameren customers to see rate decrease starting today
(State News ~ 08/01/18)
ST. LOUIS — Electric rates for customers of Ameren Missouri will decrease 6 percent starting today, with the St. Louis-based utility crediting legislation passed by state lawmakers and action by the Missouri Public Service Commission. Ameren said the $167 million rate cut is the result of federal tax reductions passed by Congress in December and approved by Missouri lawmakers and regulators earlier this year. ...
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Family who lost 9 in duck boat tragedy files 2nd lawsuit
(State News ~ 08/01/18)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fifty-three members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a duck boat sank near Branson, Missouri, described their pain and unfathomable loss Tuesday while calling for a ban on the amphibious tourist boats their attorney likened to "coffins and death traps."...
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Officials explain family separations
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- A Department of Health and Human Services official told senators Tuesday the agency had warned the Trump administration separating families would be dangerous for children. But some of the government's top immigration officials used a Senate hearing to largely defend how the policy has been implemented, with one comparing family detention centers to "a summer camp."...
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Prosecutors: Manafort acted as if above the law
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Paul Manafort orchestrated a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to evade U.S. tax and banking laws, leaving behind a trail of lies as he lived a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said Tuesday as they laid out their case against the former Trump campaign chairman...
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Trump administration eyes tax break on capital gains
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is studying the idea of implementing a big tax break for wealthy Americans by reducing the taxes levied on capital gains, but no decision has been made on whether to proceed. Administration officials said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prefers deferring to Congress. But he does have his department studying the economic impact of such a change and the legality of proceeding without congressional approval...
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Lawmakers struggling to respond to Trump-Putin
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Vladimir Putin, shore up relations with NATO allies and prevent Russian interference in the midterm election...
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Repeat wildfire evacuations leave some Californians weary
(Community ~ 08/01/18)
UPPER LAKE, Calif. -- Jessyca Lytle fled a fast-moving Northern California wildfire in 2015. It spared her property but destroyed her mother's memorabilia-filled home in rural and rugged Lake County. Less than three years later, Lytle found herself listening to scanner traffic and fire-proofing her mother's new home Tuesday as another wildfire advanced and turned the sun into a tiny orange dot suspended in the smoke...
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Airliner crashes in northern Mexico; no deaths, 49 injured
(International News ~ 08/01/18)
MEXICO CITY -- An Aeromexico jetliner crashed while taking off Tuesday during a severe storm in northern Mexico, smacking down in a field nearly intact then catching fire, and officials said it appeared everyone on board escaped the flames. Durango state Gov. Jose Aispuro initially wrote in his Twitter account "it is confirmed there were no fatalities in the accident," but he later said authorities were checking the plane's burned-out hull to make sure no one had been trapped...
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Levi's, Yelp join coalition pledging not to discriminate
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
A coalition of more than 1,200 businesses and cities -- including Levi's, Yelp and Lyft -- are pledging not to discriminate against employees or customers based on race, sexual orientation or other characteristics. Businesses in the coalition can place "Open to All" stickers in their windows. Yelp is also adding a tab to its site so restaurants and other locations can note they are open to everyone...
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Judge blocks blueprints for 3D-printed guns
(National News ~ 08/01/18)
SEATTLE -- A federal judge Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online...
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LA prosecutors decline Moonves sex charges
(Entertainment ~ 08/01/18)
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors in Southern California declined to pursue sexual abuse claims against CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves because the statute of limitations has expired, according to documents. The unidentified woman, who worked in the television industry, went to Los Angeles police in February to report three alleged incidents, two in 1988 and one from 1986...
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Rival Koreas' generals end talks with no agreement
(International News ~ 08/01/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Rare general-level talks between the two Koreas ended with no agreement Tuesday, but the top delegates said they had a meaningful discussion on easing their countries' decades-long military standoff. Experts said it was still unclear whether the rivals can reach any breakthrough agreement on reducing tensions in the near future because South Korea, in close consultations with the United States, must link any expansion of ties to progress in North Korea's nuclear disarmament. ...
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Russian secret-spilling site 'Dossier' steps into spotlight
(International News ~ 08/01/18)
LONDON -- Over the past three months, a handful of highly placed Russians have discovered their secrets seeping onto the web. It happened to a Russian Interior Ministry official whose emails were published online in April. It happened again this month, when details about a former Kremlin chief of staff's American energy investment were exposed by Britain's Guardian newspaper...
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Sculptures made from ocean's plastic trash
(Entertainment ~ 08/01/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans' aquarium and zoo, all of them made from plastic trash washed ashore. There's a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and beach toys and a jellyfish made mostly of cut-up water bottles...
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Out of the past: Aug. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 08/01/18)
Floodwater from the Mississippi River causes the congregation of Red Star Baptist Church to move worship services to 2912 Bloomfield Road, the former West Park Baptist Church; the Rev. Mike Perry, interim pastor, says the congregation will likely continue meeting there through August...
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15 dead in Afghan bombings
(International News ~ 08/01/18)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bombing hit a passenger bus Tuesday in western Afghanistan, killing at least 11 people, as militants launched a coordinated attack on a city in the country's east where initial reports said four people were killed, according to officials...
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Weather kills 300 in Japan
(International News ~ 08/01/18)
TOKYO -- More than 300 people died in July from weather-related disasters in one of Japan's deadliest months in recent years. First came record rainfall. Disaster authorities say at least 220 people were killed early in the month by severe flooding and landslides in western Japan, with nine more still missing and presumed dead. That was followed by record temperatures topping 104 degrees. The heat has been blamed for 116 deaths...
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Melvonia Parrow
(Obituary ~ 08/01/18)
Melvonia Parrow, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 14, 1935, in Parma, Missouri, to James and Georgia Clark Ruffin. She and Percy Parrow were married Oct. 9, 1954, at New Madrid, Missouri. She loved gardening and working on puzzle books. She had a passion to read the Bible. She loved spending time with her children and all of her grandchildren...
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Margaret London
(Obituary ~ 08/01/18)
Margaret Ann "Mogye" London, 79, of Cape Girardeau went to join her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 28, 2018. She was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Cape Girardeau to Truman and Gertrude Travelstead. Mogye graduated from Berkeley High School in St. Louis in 1956. She worked in jewelry sales with JCPenney, Lowell's and Zickfield's...
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Johnnie Gramlisch
(Obituary ~ 08/01/18)
PURVIS, Miss. -- Johnnie "Junior" Gramlisch, 90, of Purvis passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Collins, Mississippi. He was born Feb. 18, 1928, to John and Mary Sadler Gramlisch. He and Olivia Bourgeois were married Dec. 31, 1947, in Southern Louisiana, and she survives of the home...
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Prayer 8/1/18
(Prayer ~ 08/01/18)
O Lord Jesus, thank you that by your stripes we were healed. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/01/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kayla Lawrence, 26, of Farmington, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/01/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 9:16 a.m. on Aspen Drive, 12:38 p.m. on Themis Street and 6:53 p.m. on North Middle Street. n Citizen assists were made at 12:05 a.m. on Pioneer Drive and 4:06 a.m. on Pioneer Drive...
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Delta Leadership Institute Graduates 3 Missouri Leaders Poised to Support Economic Development Efforts
(Submitted Story ~ 08/01/18)
PADUCAH, Ky. – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates three new Missouri graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across southeastern Missouri and the Delta region...
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HistoriCorps to Save Missouri’s Surprise School
(Submitted Story ~ 08/01/18)
Nationally Recognized Historic Structure to Undergo Preservation Efforts Wilderness, MO: HistoriCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to preserving America’s historic structures, in collaboration with Mark Twain National Forest, will restore Surprise School from August 12 – August 31, 2018. ...
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my praying man
(Submitted Story ~ 08/01/18)
I love to wood carve and I would like to submit my praying man and see what the your viewer think of it.
- Hunting for Prey (Submitted Story ~ 08/01/18)
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Victim in Hardee's shooting dies from wounds; supsect in custody
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
A man was injured after shots were fired Wednesday following an altercation inside Hardee's restaurant at 2115 William St. in Cape Girardeau, police said. Another man was taken into custody, said Cape Girardeau Police Department public-information officer Rick Schmidt...
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Victim in Hardee's shooting dies from wounds; supsect in custody
(Local News ~ 08/01/18)
A man died after shots were fired Wednesday following an altercation inside Hardee’s restaurant at 2115 William St. in Cape Girardeau, police said.
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Written from Russia: Perspectives on Trump and Putin
(Column ~ 08/01/18)
One of the joys of an international marriage is visiting relatives abroad, and I'm writing this column while on vacation in rural Russia. My wife grew up in a city of two and a half million people but spent her summers with grandparents in a small Russian village. ...
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