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Man charged after shooting involving Missouri patrol trooper
(State News ~ 06/05/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A 49-year-old Sikeston man is facing nine charges after he allegedly shot at a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who had stopped to help him. Larry Maddox was charged Monday after the shooting Sunday night in New Madrid County. Patrol Sgt. ...
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Spirit of America Award winner receives charitable prize
(Local News ~ 06/05/19)
Raymond Buhs, center, receives a $1,000 charitable prize Tuesday from Southeast Missourian publisher and Rust Communications co-president Jon K. Rust, right, and assistant pubisher Lucas Presson. ...
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River Campus to jumpstart summertime with annual festival
(Local News ~ 06/05/19)
With each of the River Campus Summer Arts Festivals offering more than the previous one, this year’s production of “Newsies” will be the venue’s largest summer production — comprising costumes, set and cast — according to Rhonda Weller-Stilson, dean of the Southeast Missouri State University’s College of Arts and Media...
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Not 'Reefer Madness': Councilmen push for fewer restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries
(Local News ~ 06/05/19)
Medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed within 200 feet of schools, day cares and churches in Cape Girardeau’s central business district if several members of the Cape Girardeau City Council have their way. Councilmen Robbie Guard, Daniel Presson and Ryan Essex voiced support for the proposal at Monday’s council meeting while council members Stacy Kinder and Victor Gunn objected to the idea. ...
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MoDOT urges patience on Chester bridge closing, Highway 3 detours due to flooding
(Local News ~ 06/05/19)
The Mississippi River bridge at Chester, Illinois, will remain closed to traffic until at least the middle of next week, according to a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT area engineer Brian Okenfuss said even after floodwaters leading up to the bridge on the Missouri side of the river recede, it will take several days to inspect it to be sure it has not sustained flood damage. ...
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BREAKING: Dutchtown intersection to close
(Local News ~ 06/05/19)
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close the intersection of highways 25 and 74 and Route A in Cape Girardeau County beginning at 9 a.m. due to flooding, according to a MoDOT news release. This intersection is commonly known as the Dutchtown intersection...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 5, the 156th day of 2019. There are 209 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 5, 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease...
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Perryville memorial is touching
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/05/19)
Excellent column by Lucas Presson on the Perryville veteran's memorial! On Memorial Day I went to see the memorial and found it a very moving experience. There were several veterans telling family members war stories, and I got the impression it may have been the first time they had talked about it...
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Awareness for Neurofibromatosis
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/05/19)
Almost 20 years ago, shortly after welcoming my sister Mia into the world, my family and I learned that she had a genetic disorder known as Neurofibromatosis (NF for short). Our family was pitted against a disorder with relatively few treatments and no cure, and Mia was facing a lifelong battle against her own body. ...
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Despite two restaurant closings, we have much local flavor on the food scene
(Editorial ~ 06/05/19)
Ruby Tuesday's and O'Charley's restaurants had become dining staples in Cape Girardeau, before their closings were announced last week. The chain restaurants were closed after lease terms and agreements expired and were not renewed with Drury Southwest...
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Green Zone reopens to the public
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
BAGHDAD -- Baghdad's Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years -- a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country's overall security situation after years of war...
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Israeli election highlights tense ties to ultra-Orthodox
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
JERUSALEM -- The trigger for Israel's unprecedented repeat election touches upon one of the major fault lines in Israeli society -- the role of the growing ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in modern life. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's prospective government collapsed last week over the issue of military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, a source of longtime resentment among the secular majority of Jewish Israelis who are required to serve...
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Merger leaves Nissan in the cold
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
TOKYO -- Some Japanese are using an old expression to describe how Nissan was left out of talks leading to the proposed merger between its French alliance partner Renault and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: "kaya no soto." That translates to "outside the mosquito net," or the unlucky person outside the net, getting bitten while others are safe inside. In other words, the odd man out...
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Sudanese forces clamp down in clash with protesters
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Pro-democracy protesters defied Sudan's military rulers Tuesday, carrying out scattered demonstrations around the capital of Khartoum as security forces -- including one of the most feared military units -- fanned out in large numbers and clashed with opponents in the streets...
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Trump eases up, makes nice with May before she steps down
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
LONDON -- Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticisms of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal, declaring history will remember her fondly if the United Kingdom can successfully leave the European Union...
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JoAnn Schmitt
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
JoAnn Schmitt, 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 14, 1948, in Jackson to the late Woodrow and Lois Clifton. She married Louis L. Schmitt Jr. on April 1, 1967, and he preceded her in death Sept. 15, 1999...
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Alvin Scheeter
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
DANVILLE, Ill. -- Alvin C. Scheeter, 81, of Danville passed away at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. He was born April 20, 1938, the son of Otto and Mamie Westrich Scheeter in New Hamburg, Missouri. He married Claudine Messmer on June 20, 1964, in Kelso, Missouri, and she survives...
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James Largent
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Dean Largent, 81, of Sikeston passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 27, 1937, in Sikeston, to Agatha Mumma and Louie Rice Largent. Jim married Carol Theresa Reynaud on Sept. 4, 1966, at St. Joseph Church in Marksville, Louisiana. They were married 53 years...
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Maurice Lange
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
Maurice H. Lange, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Egypt Mills to Herbert and Lula Haupt Lange. He and Marie M. Kester were married June 9, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Virgil Green
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
Virgil Green, 90, of Jackson died Sunday, June 2, 2019, at NHC Healthcare in Desloge, Missouri. Public visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roger Rice officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Brandy Davis
(Obituary ~ 06/05/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Brandy D. Davis, 37, of East Prairie died Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at her family home. Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. until time of service Thursday at First Church of God in East Prairie. Funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Dawn Walter as officiant. Burial will be at Dogwood Cemetery in East Prairie...
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Trump says GOP would be 'foolish' to block Mexico tariffs
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump declared Tuesday fellow Republicans would be "foolish" to block the tariffs he's threatening on Mexican imports, but GOP senators fearing a new trade war were considering action and grilling his administration lawyers behind closed doors...
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White House tells ex-aides to defy Congress' subpoena
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- The White House on Tuesday again directed former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to defy subpoenas and refuse to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee...
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Manafort to face state charges in NYC
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
NEW YORK -- Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, who is already behind bars in Pennsylvania on a federal conviction, is close to being transferred into custody in New York City to face state fraud charges, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday...
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Virginia governor demands action on guns after Va. Beach massacre
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol this summer to take up a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week's mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for "votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers."...
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Veggie products face new La. restrictions
(Community ~ 06/05/19)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Bye-bye, cauliflower rice. Farewell, veggie sausage. See you later, chicken-free strips. Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to labeling restrictions preventing veggie products from being called meat, non-rice products from being described as rice and sugar alternatives from being marketed as sugar...
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Deputy charged for inaction during Parkland shooting
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
MIAMI -- The former Florida deputy who stood outside instead of confronting the gunman during last year's Parkland school massacre was arrested Tuesday on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction. Broward State Attorney Mike Satz said in a statement 56-year-old Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges carrying a combined potential maximum prison sentence of nearly 100 years. ...
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Maine lawmakers approve assisted suicide measure
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the state's tradition of individualism and opponents insisting the practice tempts fate. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who has 10 days to act on the bill and has not indicated whether she will let it become law. Her office said she has not taken a position...
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Tariffs victims may not be Mexicans
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
PHOENIX -- The biggest victims of President Donald Trump's tariffs won't necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese or young urbanites who will have to pay more for avocado toast. The people likely to pay the steepest price for Trump's attempts to bend Mexico and China to his will are poor Americans, who already live close to the financial edge and could have to pay more for everyday purchases...
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Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economy, signaling the Fed will cut interest rates if necessary. Powell's comments gave a lift to stock markets, with the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 500 points at closing...
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Youths' lawsuit on climate change faces big hurdle
(National News ~ 06/05/19)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A lawsuit by a group of young people who say U.S. energy policies are causing climate change and hurting their future faced a major hurdle Tuesday as lawyers for the Trump administration argue to stop the case from moving forward. Three judges from the 9th U.S. ...
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Settlement talks underway over Missouri meat-labeling law
(State News ~ 06/05/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Settlement discussions are underway over a lawsuit challenging a Missouri measure making it a misdemeanor crime to promote plant-based food products as "meat." A federal court document dated Monday stated attorneys for Missouri and vegetarian food entities who sued are working diligently toward a settlement agreement as part of a court-ordered mediation process...
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Women complain about discriminatory jail screening policy
(State News ~ 06/05/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri county legislator has said her local jail has a sexist screening policy requiring any woman wearing an underwire bra to remove the undergarment before entering the facility -- a claim the sheriff and corrections department director dispute...
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Missouri lawmakers can eat for free when giving speeches
(State News ~ 06/05/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are forbidden from accepting free meals worth more than $5 from lobbyists -- unless they're giving an official speech at the dinner. Then it's OK. Free tickets to sports events such as St. Louis Cardinals or Kansas City Royals baseball games also are banned -- unless a lawmaker is throwing out the first pitch...
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Judge: Doctor testimony not needed in Missouri abortion case
(State News ~ 06/05/19)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday testimony from non-staff doctors at Missouri's only abortion clinic will not be necessary for a hearing that will determine whether the clinic can remain open. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer agreed to throw out subpoenas for four doctors who worked briefly at the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. ...
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South of D-Day beaches, another slaughter haunts
(International News ~ 06/05/19)
CHAMBOIS, France -- In the spring following the terrible D-Day battle, the grass grew especially thick and green, fertilized by thousands of corpses plowed into mass graves. It's hard now -- 75 years later, overlooking wheat fields spotted with blood-red poppies and with skylarks singing overhead -- to imagine it was here in 1944, on a wide, open plain soldiers nicknamed "the Corridor of Death," Adolf Hitler's armies in Normandy were all but destroyed, clearing the path for the liberation of Paris.. ...
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Prayer 6/5/19
(Prayer ~ 06/05/19)
For all who rely upon the compassion of others, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Cape fire report 6/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 1:56 a.m. on Stoddard Street, 8:47 a.m. on South Pacific Street, 9:06 a.m. on Briarwood Drive, 9:07 a.m. on Albert Street, 1:14 p.m. on Linden Street, 2:18 p.m. on Kiwanis Drive, 2:34 p.m. on South Sprigg Street, 3:54 p.m. on Lowes Drive, 4:61 p.m. on Peioronnet Drive and 5:35 p.m. on North Ellis Street...
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Jackson police report 6/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/19)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 600 block of North Farmington Road. n Theft was reported in the 300 block of East Jackson Boulevard.
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Births 6/5/19
(Births ~ 06/05/19)
Son to Donald III and Angela Womack III of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:27 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Name, Donald James IV. Weight, 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Womack is the daughter of Beverly Broshuis and Richard Broshuis of Leopold, Missouri. She is a teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Womack is the son of Donna Womack and Donald Womack Jr., of Festus, Missouri. He is a teacher at Perryville High School...
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Out of the past: June 5
(Out of the Past ~ 06/05/19)
The Rev. D. Chad McIntosh is the new pastor of West Side Church of God in Cape Girardeau; he graduated in May from Mid-America Bible College in Oklahoma City with majors in pastoral ministry and Bible; McIntosh and his wife, Lynn, have a 3-year-old son, Jacob...
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So close, yet so far away...
(Submitted Story ~ 06/05/19)
My daughter Loren caught this bitter-sweet moment when her 3 year old daughter Charlee, with her brother Logan by her side, decided she wanted to have a tea party with her daddy Travis Keele. Travis is serving in the USAF and has been deployed overseas since January...
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