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Sikeston considers fireworks ban changes
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston residents could be able to shoot fireworks inside the city limits as early as this year. On Monday, the Sikeston City Council discussed amending the city code that prohibits the sale and use of fireworks inside the city limits. Sikeston Mayor Steven Burch said he wouldn't mind seeing that policy changed at Monday's meeting...
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Area Dems hope to draw presidential candidate as keynote speaker this fall
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
Area Democrats hope to draw a presidential candidate to Cape Girardeau as keynote speaker for their annual fall festival in October. The Cape Girardeau County Democratic Party has made "an initial contact" with a presidential candidate's campaign, said Andy Leighton, vice chairman for public relations for the local party...
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Cape city officials want input on medical marijuana zoning
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
Cape Girardeau city officials want the public to weigh in on proposed medical-marijuana regulations that have left the city council divided. The city, through its website, is seeking public input through an online survey and soliciting online comments...
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Metro Business College to close barring surprise intervention
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
Barring an eleventh hour change in plans, Metro Business College will close by the end of the year. Metro Business College has campuses in Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City and Rolla, all three of which will close according to MBC founder and president George Holske. He said declining enrollment and the cost of keeping classrooms open have forced him to make closure plans...
- Leaving the water behind (Local News ~ 06/12/19)
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Affidavit details sibling's explanation of how 2-year-old girl died; suspect tells different story
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Authorities were told multiple stories about how a 2-year-old girl died in Benton, Missouri, on Saturday. According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by the Southeast Missourian, the man charged in connection to the girl's death, Raymond Bradley Dejournett, told police he left two children in the bath "for about three minutes."...
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Airbrush artist Malcolm McCrae imbeds history in art
(Local News ~ 06/12/19)
With paint and an iPad at his side, entrepreneur and Milwaukee-born painter Malcolm McCrae is on the brink of creating in-depth, augmented reality projects using history as the backdrop atop his Spanish Street studio in Cape Girardeau. When he moved from Milwaukee roughly 10 years ago, McCrae said he "couldn't really find any history here, specifically, African-American history."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/12/19)
Today is Wednesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2019. There are 202 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 12, 2016, an American-born Muslim opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, a gay establishment in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded before being shot dead by police...
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How much are America's children suffering from smart phones, Snapchat and sexting, and what can be done about it?
(Column ~ 06/12/19)
The setting was a Harvard Business School classroom. The question came from a boy who looked to be around 12 years old, "How much time do I have to use a smart phone to be called an addict?" It was a question, it seemed, sparked because of his parents, who considered his use to be over the line, and there was a note of defiance in the tone...
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Japan premier hopes to ease tensions in Tehran visit
(International News ~ 06/12/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to Tehran represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran as the country appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers America earlier abandoned...
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House mulls antitrust help for news industry against tech
(National News ~ 06/12/19)
WASHINGTON -- Members of both parties Tuesday suggested legislation may be necessary for the financially-struggling U.S. news industry as lawmakers began a bipartisan investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley companies. At a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, news media associations accused the tech companies of jeopardizing the industry's economic survival by putting news content on their platforms without fairly compensating them...
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Teen pleads guilty to threatening mass shootings at four Missouri schools
(State News ~ 06/12/19)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to threatening to commit mass shootings at several schools in northwest Missouri. Andrew Lemon pleaded guilty Tuesday to making a terrorist threat. The St. Joseph News-Press reported Lemon admitted on April 28 he sent messages to five friends via SnapChat saying he would commit mass shootings at several schools including Lafayette, Benton, Central and Savannah high schools and Truman Middle School in St. Joseph and Savannah...
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Missouri election head rejects petition for vote on abortion
(National News ~ 06/12/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top election official Tuesday rejected a third petition for a public vote on a new law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's action came as opponents of the law are fighting in court to force the Republican to approve two similar petitions for a referendum he rejected last week...
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U.S. gift to China shows N. Korea sanctions unenforced
(National News ~ 06/12/19)
WASHINGTON -- The meeting between acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and his Chinese counterpart began with all the hallmarks of a routine staged and scripted session between two uneasy rivals. First came the posed photo, as the two men shook hands with broad smiles in front of their nations' flags, and then they moved quickly into the hotel conference room, surrounded by staff. There, Shanahan presented Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe with a gift...
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DOJ supports suit demanding religious tuition payments
(State News ~ 06/12/19)
PORTLAND, Maine -- The U.S. Department of Justice is supporting three families who are suing to force the State of Maine to pay tuition for some students to attend religious high schools. The "Statement of Interest" filed Monday supports a lawsuit targeting the state's longstanding tuition policy for students in districts without have a high school. In those cases, the state will pay for tuition to a private school, but not a religious school...
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Johnson builds momentum in UK Conservative race
(International News ~ 06/12/19)
LONDON -- Boris Johnson solidified his front-runner status in the race to become Britain's next prime minister Tuesday, gaining backing from leading pro-Brexit lawmakers. But he faced calls from his rivals to abandon his low-profile campaign strategy and start answering questions from journalists and the public...
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Uganda confirms first Ebola case
(International News ~ 06/12/19)
KAMPALA, Uganda -- A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in what is the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo last year, Uganda's health ministry said late Tuesday, in a blow to efforts by health workers who for months sought to prevent contamination across the heavily traveled border...
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Russian journalist freed after police abruptly drop drug-dealing charges
(International News ~ 06/12/19)
MOSCOW -- In a stunning turnaround, Russian authorities Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against a prominent investigative reporter after a public and media outcry over his arrest, and they promised to go after the police who allegedly tried to frame him as a drug dealer...
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Ethel Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 06/12/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ethel Margaret Hardesty of Advance passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri. She was 94 years old. Known by her loved ones as "Miss Ethel," she was born in Hiram, Missouri, on April 6, 1925, to George and Ida Myrtle Wallace Wilfong. Ethel married Jasper Hardesty on July 10, 1946...
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Jeanette Dohogne
(Obituary ~ 06/12/19)
Jeanette M. "Nettie" Dohogne, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Lutheran Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to William H. and Mary L. Burger Vandeven. She and Robert "Bob" Dohogne were married Jan. 28, 1961, at St. Mary's Cathedral...
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Kennley Bramlett
(Obituary ~ 06/12/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Kennley Elizabeth Mae Bramlett, 2, of Benton died Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Normand Varone as celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Pamela Blankenship
(Obituary ~ 06/12/19)
Pamela Sue Blankenship, 59, of Scott City died Monday, June 10, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Shawn Davis officiating. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...
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Speak Out 6/12/19
(Speak Out ~ 06/12/19)
The Democratic Party and its leadership think it is a crime for a person to be successful in this country. They want to see more people on welfare and food stamps so they will be beholden to the government. This is not the American way. This is pure socialism...
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Prayer 6/12/19
(Prayer ~ 06/12/19)
Give us grace, O God, to withstand our suffering with the promise of your glory. Amen.
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Area police reports 6/12/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/12/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Nickolas Geiser, 22, was arrested on a warrant. Thefts n Theft was reported at 222 Good Hope St. n Theft was reported at Huddle House, 511 N. Kingshighway...
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Out of the past: June 12
(Out of the Past ~ 06/12/19)
The 1994 edition of Cape Girardeau Riverfest opened to a huge crowd Friday night, due in part to ideal weather conditions; but an early afternoon thunderstorm put a brief damper on some of Saturday afternoon's activities, and forced more than an hour delay in the evening's fireworks display...
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Local Resident Named as Toastmaster Division Director of the Year
(Submitted Story ~ 06/12/19)
June 11, 2019 - Toastmaster Ellen Kirchdoerfer was recently named Division Director of the Year for District 8 as part of the global communication and leadership organization, Toastmasters International. District 8 includes Central and Southern Illinois along with Eastern Missouri. Kirchdoerfer received this award at the District 8 Toastmaster Convention held in St Louis on Saturday, May 4, 2019...
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Woman accused of stealing funds meant for paralyzed officer
(State News ~ 06/12/19)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- The former president of a Missouri police charity is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from that organization as well as proceeds intended for an officer paralyzed in the line of duty. Angela McMunn of De Soto faces four felony counts. She does not have a listed attorney...
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Bob Phillips Awarded State DAV Service Officer of the Year
(Submitted Story ~ 06/12/19)
Robert (Bob) Phillips, Commander of the Thomas English Chapter 16 of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of Cape Girardeau, was awarded Chapter Service Officer of the Year for the state of Missouri at the annual DAV State Convention held in Jefferson, Missouri. ...
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‘Cancer, We Won’t Sing Your Tune’
(Submitted Story ~ 06/12/19)
“Compassion” was the unsung tune at a special benefit organized by those whose lives have been profoundly touched by cancer. Jim and Rhonda Pender lost their son Chad to cancer at the age of 26. Don Griffaw fought a personal battle with cancer. They, along with Wayne Unterreiner and support of Knights of Columbus Council 1111, partnered to host “Cancer, We Won’t Sing Your Tune,” a dinner, dance and auction to benefit individuals who are fighting cancer now. ...
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