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Area hit with winter weather; accidents reported
(Local News ~ 01/14/19)
Southeast Missouri received its first round of snowfall for the year Friday afternoon and evening, causing unsafe travel conditions and several vehicle accidents, according to police. Cape Girardeau police public information officer Sgt. Rick Schmidt said Saturday there weren’t nearly as many accidents as he had anticipated, when factoring in the forecast...
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National Weather Service: 2018 was year with two seasons
(Local News ~ 01/14/19)
PADUCAH, Ky. — Essentially, 2018 went down as the year with only two seasons: winter and summer, the National Weather Service in Paducah said in its annual climate survey. Temperatures finished above normal by around 1 degree across the region, according to the review, which compiles weather information from NWS official observation stations in Paducah, Cape Girardeau and Evansville, Indiana. ...
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Business Notebook: Independence Street work will mean changes for business owners
(Business ~ 01/14/19)
Plans by Cape Girardeau city staff to take measures to improve congestion on Independence Street will affect business owners, both in the long- and short-term. Laly Martinez, part owner of Muy Bueno Mexican restaurant at 1751 Independence St., said she sees a definite need for improvements to the street, especially along the stretch between Aldi and Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery stores...
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2018 construction projects up, overall value down in Cape; projects down, value up in Jackson
(Local News ~ 01/14/19)
Construction in Cape Girardeau was down overall in calendar year 2018 over 2017, while Jackson’s construction activity was up slightly thanks in part to a justice center, new church building and new school district construction, according to recent year-end figures...
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Cape airport officials hope arrangement with Paducah leads to increase in passengers
(Local News ~ 01/14/19)
The inaugural flight from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport to Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Kentucky, took 16 minutes, 8 seconds. Ryan Dewrock, a member of the Cape Girardeau airport board, timed it on his iPhone. For officials with the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, the quick trip marked a big step forward, having discontinued flights to Quincy, Illinois, in favor of Paducah in a deal arranged through SkyWest Airlines, doing business as United Express. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2019. There are 351 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 14, 1963, George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge, "Segregation forever!" -- a view Wallace later repudiated...
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Prayer 1-14-19
(Prayer ~ 01/14/19)
O Father God, thank you for the peace that comes from knowing Jesus. Amen.
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Speak Out 1/14/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/14/19)
In 2006 and again in 2013, the Democrats voted to build a wall on the border. What has changed? Is it because they lost the election in 2016 and can’t get over it? I shudder to think how things might be if we had HRC as president. Do the right thing: fund the wall and our border agents. America deserves more than petty squabbling...
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Police say tourists in Iceland are putting themselves at risk searching for the Northern Lights
(Entertainment ~ 01/14/19)
AKUREYRI, Iceland -- Police in Iceland have a warning for visitors: Beware our roads in the winter. Spending a clear winter night under an Arctic sky lit up by spectacular streaks of color from the Northern Lights is an often-cited "bucket-list" experience among the reasons more people are visiting Iceland, especially its northern region...
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Texas man pleads guilty after alligator threat in Connecticut
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
BRIDEPORT, Conn. — A man who police say placed a 3-foot alligator on top of another man in Connecticut as part of an extortion attempt has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. The Connecticut Post reported 30-year-old Isaias Garcia of Garland, Texas, entered his plea Thursday to unlawful restraint. ...
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Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria's Assad
(International News ~ 01/14/19)
BEIRUT -- He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now Syrian President Bashar Assad is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he forcefully crushed the uprising against his family's rule...
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Family: Wisconsin teen in 'good spirits' post-kidnap, escape
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
The grandfather of a 13-year-old northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say escaped a man who killed her parents and held her captive for three months said Sunday she's in "exceptionally good spirits." Jayme Closs on Thursday fled the cabin near the small town of Gordon where she said she had been imprisoned. She approached a woman walking a dog and asked for her help...
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Storm punishes swath of U.S. with snow, ice and freezing rain
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
A winter storm that contributed to at least five deaths in the Midwest pummeled the mid-Atlantic region for a second day Sunday, bringing with it an icy mix that knocked out power, canceled flights and contributed to hundreds of car accidents. Virginia State Police said the driver of a military surplus vehicle was killed late Saturday after he lost control on Interstate 81 because of slick road conditions...
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DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
DALLAS -- Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the animal was declared extinct in the wild nearly 40 years ago...
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Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A U.S. judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C. Judge Haywood Gilliam granted a request for a preliminary injunction by California, 12 other states and Washington, D.C. The plaintiffs sought to prevent the rules from taking effect as scheduled today while a lawsuit against them moved forward...
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Industry wary of alternatives tries to protect a word: meat
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- More than four months after Missouri became the first U.S. state to regulate the term "meat" on product labels, Nebraska's powerful farm groups are pushing for similar protection from veggie burgers, tofu dogs and other items that look and taste like real meat...
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Graham urging Trump to reopen government for a few weeks
(National News ~ 01/14/19)
WASHINGTON -- A Republican lawmaker advising President Donald Trump said he is encouraging the president to reopen the government for several weeks to continue negotiating with Democrats over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall before the president takes the more drastic step of declaring a national emergency...
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U.S. apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp
(Business ~ 01/14/19)
A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties Wednesday with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding targeted members of ethnic minority groups. In recent years, authorities in the far west Chinese region of Xinjiang have detained an estimated 1 million Uighurs and Kazakhs in heavily-secured facilities where detainees say they are ordered to renounce their language and religion while pledging loyalty to the China's ruling Communist Party.. ...
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Strong economy did little to lift department store sales over the holidays
(Business ~ 01/14/19)
NEW YORK -- It was supposed to be a great holiday shopping season. Many investors had expected department stores to enjoy robust sales in light of a U.S. economy buoyed by low unemployment, higher wages, strong consumer confidence and cheap gas. So when Macy's and Kohl's reported lackluster numbers Thursday, they were taken aback, sending retail stocks into a tailspin and calling into question whether such mall-based chains can compete in a changing landscape where shoppers are shifting more of their spending online.. ...
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NerdWallet: What the government shutdown means for your mortgage
(Business ~ 01/14/19)
The partial federal government shutdown is complicating the already complicated process of getting and managing a mortgage. For one thing, the political storm is like severe weather at a major airport: You can expect minor delays or worse. And if you're among the 800,000 federal employees going without a regular paycheck, it could mean trouble making a house payment...
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Bud Light debuts bigger nutrition labels
(Business ~ 01/14/19)
DETROIT -- Beer drinkers can't claim blissful ignorance for much longer. Starting next month, packages of Bud Light will have prominent labels showing the beer's calories and ingredients, as well as the amount of fat, carbohydrates and protein in a serving...
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Out of the past: Jan. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/14/19)
The long wait is over; the newest section of Lexington Avenue -- connecting the arterial between Perryville Road and Cape Rock Drive -- opens in the morning; the general contractor, Kelley Equipment Co. of Cape Girardeau, has had to battle the elements and the clock to complete paving Lexington between Perryville Road and Concord Place...
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Margaret Melvin
(Obituary ~ 01/14/19)
Margaret Lucille Melvin, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Florence 'Flo' Lorenz
(Obituary ~ 01/14/19)
Florence P. “Flo” Lorenz, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the Villas of Jackson. She was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Anton and Mary Palisch Schade. She was baptized at home and confirmed and married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. ...
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Dolly Davault
(Obituary ~ 01/14/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Dolly Lou Davault, 80, of Advance passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 26, 1939, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Cecil Marion and Edwardean Harris Cowger. Dolly had been a homemaker and ran the family farm. She was a member of Advance Church of Christ. Church was very important to Dolly and she was always an active member; the last year was very hard on her not being able to attend due to her health...
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Kelly Crites
(Obituary ~ 01/14/19)
Kelly R. Crites, 84, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 26, 1934, in Bollinger County, son of Edward B. and Mabel A. Seabaugh Crites. He and Dorothy Marie Kurre married Sept. 3, 1955, at Old Appleton. Dorothy preceded him in death Feb. 27, 2000. Kelly and Wilma Barks Yamnitz married May 2, 2002, and she recently passed away Aug. 11, 2018...
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Leon Baker
(Obituary ~ 01/14/19)
Leon L. Baker, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. There will be a private graveside service Wednesday at Mount Kenton Cemetery in Paducah, Kentucky, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at the cemetery...
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Area fire reports 1/14/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 3:24 a.m. on Themis Street, 5:40 a.m. on South Ellis Street, 9:29 a.m. on Franks Lane, 11:47 a.m. on South Hanover Street, 3:02 p.m. on Fourth Street, 4:56 p.m. on Washington Avenue, 5:41 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court, 6:57 p.m. on Village Drive, 7:05 p.m. on Emerald Street and 7:44 p.m. on South Hanover Street...
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Area police reports 1/14/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Katherine L. Brace, 49, 38 N. Henderson Ave., was arrested on suspicion of a leash-law violation and defecation on public of private property...
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Large medical marijuana trade show scheduled for March in St. Louis
(State News ~ 01/14/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association is planning what it calls the state's largest medical marijuana trade conference in March. The trade show, called MoCannBizCon+ Expo will be held March 11 and 12 at Union Station in St. Louis...
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Report: Missouri is 'promised land' for polygamous community of 400 people
(State News ~ 01/14/19)
HUMANSVILLE, Mo. -- For members of a polygamous community of about 400 people in rural Missouri, their enclave has always been the promised land. Known as "The Ranch" to its residents and as "The Compound" to people in neighboring towns, the group still practices plural marriage 35 years after it was established on a 600-acre property between the towns of Humansville and Stockton in southwest Missouri, according to a report by The Salt Lake Tribune in collaboration with The Guardian that shined a new spotlight on the little-known community.. ...
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Judge certifies lawsuit over re-incarcerations class action
(State News ~ 01/14/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Up to 15,000 paroled inmates who were sent back to jail for parole violations could be eligible for relief after a federal judge certified as a class action a lawsuit arguing the inmates were re-incarcerated without hearings or legal representation...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/14/19
(Local News ~ 01/14/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Jan. 10 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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Pickleball tournament supports a good cause
(Editorial ~ 01/14/19)
Last April, Curtis Brown of Jackson had a seizure while playing pickleball at the Jackson Civic Center. He lost some memory and had a seizure. Later, scans showed a mass in Brown’s left temporal lobe near the communication center of the brain. A biopsy revealed a malignant tumor, which was removed in May...
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Rural areas still unplugged
(Submitted Story ~ 01/14/19)
I am blessed to live in an area that allows me to connect with my friends, family and TV shows through broadband internet. I love being able to talk to my family and friends through social media. Especially, if they live far away and I cannot see them everyday. ...
- Granite Rapids (Submitted Story ~ 01/14/19)
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