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Cape woman found dead, shot by husband, officials say
(Local News ~ 04/08/19)
A woman was found dead after her husband told police he shot her Friday night in Cape Girardeau, according to a release Saturday from the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Police received a phone call from Timothy Edward Corrigan, 69, who claimed he shot his wife, Katheia Corrigan, 64, at about 9 p.m. Friday inside their home at 1944 Perryville Road ...
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Cape city receives grant to rehab 10 houses
(Local News ~ 04/08/19)
The City of Cape Girardeau plans to rehabilitate 10 homes in a project funded largely by a grant. The city has received a $121,330 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa, to rehab houses of low-income homeowners, according to Steve Williams, the city’s housing assistance coordinator...
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Business Notebook: Painted Wren Art Gallery offering opportunity to work on mural to mark Missouri bicentennial in 2021
(Business ~ 04/08/19)
Through their art gallery, the Painted Wren and several Paint-for-a-Cause fundraisers, Aaron Horrell and Barb Bailey have learned how to make murals happen. But now, after moving the gallery from downtown Cape Girardeau across town to a new location on Whitelaw Avenue, Horrell and Bailey have begun their most ambitious project to date: a 12-foot-by-30-foot painting to mark Missouri's upcoming bicentennial that will, upon completion, be permanently installed somewhere in the State Capitol in Jefferson City.. ...
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Shipyard Music and Cultural Festival launch party set for April 18
(Local News ~ 04/08/19)
This year’s Shipyard Music and Cultural Festival will be Sept. 27 to 28, but not before a launch party from 6 to 9 p.m. April 18 at the future location of Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse in Cape Girardeau. Jeff Rawson, creative director for rustmedia, which is presenting the festival, said the launch party at 1107 Broadway will serve as a loyalty party for fans from last year. It also the first day tickets will be available...
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Track and field athletes compete at Special Olympics event Saturday in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/08/19)
Hunter Ross of Jackson grew up watching his brothers compete in sports and was their “biggest cheerleader,” according to his mother, Sandy Ross. “But this is his event,” she said. “When it comes to the Special Olympics, it’s his event, it’s his stuff. And he is just so proud to be, you know, be a part of it. And have people cheering for him.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/08/19)
Today is Monday, April 8, the 98th day of 2019. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead in Seattle from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was 27...
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Prayer 4-8-19
(Prayer ~ 04/08/19)
Lord Jesus, we're thankful that you are the resurrection and the light. Amen.
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Speak Out 4/8/19
(Speak Out ~ 04/08/19)
Shut down the border and build the fence. Schumer and Durbin, shut up and let Trump protect the U.S.A. ... I have been a season basketball holder for 49 years, but I won’t make the half century mark. SEMO now has its top two basketball players leaving. When the university makes a commitment to being competitive, and if I’m still alive, I’ll return.
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TBY Spring Fling to be held Wednesday in Jackson
(Editorial ~ 04/08/19)
TBY, the Southeast Missourian’s monthly magazine targeting those close to or past retirement age, is hosting a Spring Fling event Wednesday at the Jackson Civic Center. We hope you stop by for some fun activities. ...
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Avengers help unveil $5M donation for seriously ill children
(Entertainment ~ 04/08/19)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Some of Marvel's top Avengers assembled to support a $5 million donation to benefit seriously ill children in hospitals around the globe. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd and Brie Larson helped unveil the donation of money and toys to benefit charities and children's hospitals at Disney Resort in Anaheim on Friday...
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Lithuanian man flies alone on commercial plane to Italy
(International News ~ 04/08/19)
VILNIUS, Lithuania — A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from capital Vilnius to the northern Italian city of Bergamo for a skiing holiday March 16, had the whole plane — which can usually sit up to 188 people — to himself. ...
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U.S. pulls forces from Libya as fighting approaches capital
(International News ~ 04/08/19)
BENGHAZI, Libya -- The United States has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya because of "security conditions on the ground," a top military official said Sunday as a Libyan commander's forces advanced toward the capital of Tripoli and clashed with rival militias...
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Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns
(National News ~ 04/08/19)
The biggest tech companies want you to know they're taking special care to ensure their use of artificial intelligence to sift through mountains of data, analyze faces or build virtual assistants doesn't spill over to the dark side. But their efforts to assuage concerns their machines may be used for nefarious ends have not been universally embraced. Some skeptics see it as mere window dressing by corporations more interested in profit than what's in society's best interests...
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Chief of staff says Dems will 'never' see Trump tax returns
(National News ~ 04/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats will "never" see President Donald Trump's tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress. Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a "political stunt" and wanting "attention" after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, asked the IRS to provide six years of Trump's personal tax returns and the returns for some of his businesses...
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Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns
(National News ~ 04/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned Sunday amid the administration's growing frustration over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. President Donald Trump announced Sunday in a tweet U.S. ...
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Out of the past: April 8
(Out of the Past ~ 04/08/19)
Two seniors at Southeast Missouri State University are angry they were not allowed to vote in Tuesday's election for the statewide constitutional amendment on riverboat gambling; an election judge at Franklin School refused to allow them to vote even though they had voted at the same polling place last November; neither student had his voter identification card, and their driver's licenses listed their Sikeston, Missouri, residences...
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Leon Ainsworth
(Obituary ~ 04/08/19)
Leon Parker Ainsworth, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Kelly Abbott
(Obituary ~ 04/08/19)
Kelly Jean Abbott, 54, of Jackson died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Stan Hargis officiating...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/8/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/08/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 1:42 a.m. on Whitener Street, 5:31 a.m. on East Rodney Drive, 9:24 a.m. on Park Place Drive, 11:37 a.m. on Whitener Street, 7:21 p.m. on South West End Boulevard and 7:29 p.m. on South Spanish Street...
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NerdWallet: Can your employer cure your money woes?
(Business ~ 04/08/19)
Millions of Americans get their health insurance and retirement accounts through their employers. Now some are getting help with their debt. Companies including insurer Aetna and accounting firm PwC help employees pay down student loans. Others partner with startups to offer debt solutions as an employee benefit. Among the approaches:...
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To imagine the '5G' future, revisit our recent wireless past
(Business ~ 04/08/19)
NEW YORK -- The mobile industry is cranking up its hype machine for sleek new "5G" networks it says will make your phone and everything else faster and wonderful. If you believe the marketing. But no one can really say how 5G will change your life; many of the apps and services that will exploit its speed haven't been created yet. Look back at the last big wireless upgrade, though, and you can get a sense of how profound that change might be...
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Fox manages hen house
(Column ~ 04/08/19)
In recent years, Missouri monopoly investor-owned electric utilities have touted the benefits of the Illinois form of electric regulation. The Illinois electric market is characterized by two features: (1) competition in the electric generation market and (2) incentives for utilities to invest in the distribution grid. ...
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Road work 4/8/19
(Local News ~ 04/08/19)
Street repairs because of water system work will close a lane of westbound traffic in the 2100 block of William Street and 1800 block of Broadway on Tuesday and will last one or two days, weather permitting, according to a City of Cape Girardeau news release. Traffic will flow in both directions and businesses will remain accessible, the release stated...
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National Work Zone Awareness Week: Drive Like You Work Here
(Submitted Story ~ 04/08/19)
Whether we work in an office or on our nation’s roadways, we all deserve to Go Home Safe. National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is a national campaign to spread the message that we are all responsible for work zone safety. NWZAW, April 8-12, is a reminder to motorists who drive through work zones to observe posted speed limits, eliminate distractions, and be watchful for roadway workers and their equipment. This year’s theme is “Drive Like You Work Here.”...
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Missouri Youth Make Moves in Game of Leadership
(Submitted Story ~ 04/08/19)
Leadership and independence were the name of the game for four Cape Girardeau County youth who attended Missouri’s 4-H Teen Conference at University of Missouri campus March 16-17. They joined 255 youth ages 11-13 from 68 Missouri counties for workshops led by older State 4-H Council teens. ...
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