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IT room for Cape Girardeau County Justice Center added in
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Commissioners approved an addition to the Cape Girardeau County Justice Center project at Monday’s regular meeting, meaning the $18 million project will now include dedicated space for county and state information technology staff. At the meeting’s outset, commissioners observed a moment of silence in honor of Judge Marybelle Mueller, who died Wednesday at age 91...
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Aldermen discuss abandonment of East Jefferson to Immaculate Conception; table vote to next month
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Discussion on abandonment of East Jefferson Street between Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and School, setting of public hearings and contract extensions were among items on the agenda for Monday's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting. A contract between the city and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau to abandon East Jefferson Street between South Hope and South Ohio streets was tabled until the Nov. 5 meeting, pending discussion of concerns by board members...
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Cape Council scraps use-tax measure for now
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Cape Girardeau city officials have scrapped the idea of putting a use-tax measure on the April ballot, preferring instead to see what the state Legislature might do to tax online sales. At Monday’s study session, council members agreed with city staff it makes sense to see whether lawmakers will establish a process allowing the state and local governments to levy sales taxes on online purchases...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2018. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, was beheaded. On this date: In 1758, American lexicographer Noah Webster was born in Hartford, Connecticut...
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Police working with landlords to keep Cape safe
(Editorial ~ 10/16/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department continues rolling out proactive and innovative programs to help deter crime, rather than just react to it. The latest program is called The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. It's a three-phase, international initiative that engages apartment owners and residents, police and other agencies, according to a recent report by Mark Bliss...
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Kavanaugh 'crime' lesson: hurting people hurt people
(Column ~ 10/16/18)
"Hurting people hurt people." I first heard this years ago in the church. It was true then, and it is no less true today. I've seen it play out often, and the political upheaval we see today highlights it. Unless you are completely disengaged from what is going on in the nation (and if you were, you wouldn't be reading this right now), you see the ongoing shenanigans surrounding the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. ...
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Judge orders Missouri to give juvenile lifers parole chance
(State News ~ 10/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has ordered Missouri to develop a plan to provide inmates who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for crimes committed as minors with "a meaningful and realistic opportunity" for release, finding the state's current system unfair...
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McCaskill brings in another $8.5M for Senate re-election bid
(State News ~ 10/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Data released Monday shows Missouri's Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill brought in $7.8 million in roughly two months for her tough re-election bid, breaking records and raising nearly double what her Republican opponent did...
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No parking zone at Red Star Access
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Cape Girardeau resident Stephen McGee views the Mississippi River on Monday as it covers a portion of the parking lot at the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau.
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Koreas agree to break ground on peninsula railroad project
(International News ~ 10/16/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea continued their push for peace Monday with high-level talks resulting in a host of agreements, including a plan by the rivals for a groundbreaking ceremony this year on an ambitious project to connect their railways and roads...
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U.S. eyes military bases for coal, gas exports
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia, as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports...
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Google Pixel 3 phone aims to automate more daily tasks
(Community ~ 10/16/18)
NEW YORK -- There's not much about the physical details of Google's new Pixel 3 phone you can't find elsewhere. That bigger display and curved design? Apple and Samsung phones already have that. But the Pixel doesn't intend to wow people with its hardware anyway. It's really a showcase for Google's latest advances in software, particularly in artificial intelligence...
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Hurricane aftermath: Worry about missing
(Community ~ 10/16/18)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby, which survived Hurricane Michael's devastating winds. Maybe she was rescued and is lying in a hospital bed somewhere. The pile of rubble that was once her Mexico Beach home is shallow, too shallow for a body to go unnoticed, Garone Behnke tells herself...
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U.S. budget deficit hits highest level in 6 years
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- The federal budget deficit has surged to $779 billion in fiscal 2018, its highest level in six years as President Donald Trump's tax cuts caused the government to borrow more heavily in order to cover its spending. The Treasury Department said Monday the deficit climbed $113 billion from fiscal 2017. Debt will likely worsen in the coming years with the Trump administration expecting the deficit to top $1 trillion in 2019, nearly matching the $1.1 trillion imbalance from 2012...
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Warren to Trump: Pay up on Native American test
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
BOSTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis she said indicated she has some Native American heritage, a direct rebuttal to President Donald Trump, who has long mocked her ancestral claims and repeatedly referred to her as "Pocahontas."...
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Poll: Many caregivers neglecting their own health
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- Skipping your checkup but not grandma's? Caring for an older loved one is a balancing act, and a new poll shows too often it's the caregivers' health that's neglected. The survey, by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found about a third of caregivers have gone without a routine physical or dental care, skipped or didn't schedule a test or treatment or even forgot to fill a prescription or failed to see a doctor for their own illness or injury because they were too busy with their caregiving duties.. ...
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Story may soon change on murdered journalist
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump suggested Monday "rogue killers" could be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an explanation offering U.S. ally Saudi Arabia a possible path out of a global diplomatic firestorm. The Saudis continued to deny they killed the writer, but there were indications the story could soon change...
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Harry, Meghan announce pregnancy
(International News ~ 10/16/18)
SYDNEY -- A beaming Duke and Duchess of Sussex started the first day of official engagements of a royal tour of Australia today with the public focus on the former Meghan Markle's newly announced pregnancy. Meghan wore a tight-fitting cream dress by Australian designer Karen Gee barely revealing a royal bump as they were welcomed at an event at the Sydney Harbor-side mansion where the couple are staying...
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Wildfire threat forces outages
(Community ~ 10/16/18)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, two major California utilities for the first time cut power to some customers amid high winds -- and another power provider was considering similar action. Pacific Gas & Electric began cutting power Sunday night to tens of thousands of customers in Northern California after the National Weather Service warned of extreme fire danger across the state due to high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation...
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Out of the past: Oct. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 10/16/18)
Millie Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau, whose son is conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, one of the most well-known men in America, was recently named Honorary Homemaker of the Year by Eagle Forum, a national conservative, pro-family organization...
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Russell Schremp
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Russell A. Schremp, 80, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct.14, 2018, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rickey Valleroy officiating. Inurnment will be in Mary Queen of Heaven Mausoluem at Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Mary Rellergert
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Mary Lois Rellergert, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Victor Anokwute officiating...
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Marilyn Kinsey
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Veda Marilyn Kinsey, 85, of McClure died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at her son's home in Thompsonville, Illinois. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Dannie Dees
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dannie Dees was born April 7, 1950, and left this world Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. His parents were Opal and Leon "Frog" Kiefer. As a young adult, Dannie raised and trained American Kennel Club-registered beagles and was a member of the SEMO Beagle Club...
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John Cummins
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
TAMMS, Ill. -- John Amos Cummins, 80, of Tamms, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Funeral will follow at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will follow in Anderson-Boaz Cemetery...
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Prayer 10/16/18
(Prayer ~ 10/16/18)
Lord Jesus, Blessed Redeemer, we praise you for you are our portion forevermore. Amen.
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Government spends millions to guard Confederate cemeteries
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
ALTON, Ill. -- After last year's deadly clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, the federal government quietly spent millions of dollars to hire private security guards to stand watch over at least eight Confederate cemeteries, documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs show...
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Microsoft co-founder, Allen dies at 65 after cancer battle
(National News ~ 10/16/18)
SEATTLE -- Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. He died in Seattle from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his company Vulcan Inc. announced...
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Business Briefs
(B Magazine ~ 10/16/18)
Hanschen receives award Shaun D. Hanschen, a member of Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas and Hanschen, LLC, was awarded the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award by The Missouri Bar Foundation during the Missouri Bar Annual Meeting on Sept. 26 in St. Louis. He also was named as one of 45 Up & Coming attorneys by Missouri Lawyers Media on October 12 during an awards luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis...
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