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Straight to the top at Melaina's Magical Playland
(Local News ~ 11/20/19)
Savannah Sloan, 6, of Benton, Missouri, pauses at the top of a climbing attraction Tuesday at Melaina's Magical Playland at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
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Grain bin fire at Midwest Grain and Barge, second this month
(Local News ~ 11/20/19)
For the second time in two weeks, local fire departments responded to 179 Rushing Road for a working fire in a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge in Scott City. The fire was first dispatched at 4:43 p.m. Tuesday, according to Scott City fire chief Trent August, and no one was injured in the fire. ...
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'Not just a decent meal, but a great meal': Student Santas feast set for Christmas Day
(Local News ~ 11/20/19)
Jennifer Icaza-Gast — founder of local holiday charity Student Santas — has spearheaded the student-focused Christmas Day gift-giving event for 14 years. But for the last four years, the organization has evolved into also offering a banquet for families in need...
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State higher education commissioner stresses education to create strong workforce
(Local News ~ 11/20/19)
Missouri is at war. That was the blunt assessment of Zora Mulligan, Missouri’s commissioner of higher education, as she spoke to a group of business leaders and educators in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday afternoon. “We are at war with other states,” she said and explained how “there are some parts of the State of Missouri where border states are aggressively recruiting our businesses and our citizens. ...
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Cape council contested race sets stage for February primary
(Local News ~ 11/20/19)
Cape Girardeau’s municipal election next April will feature only one contested city council race. Ward 3 Councilman Nate Thomas faces a challenge from accountant Bradley Tuschhoff and pastor Renita Green, setting the stage for a primary election in advance of the April vote...
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Tribute to a local journalist, who’s shared his life with our community
(Column ~ 11/20/19)
One of the attributes that sets a great newspaper apart from lesser ones is a news staff that understands and is part of the community. Since 1979, Southeast Missourian reporter Mark Bliss has been part of the community -- getting married, raising a family, burying a spouse and marrying anew, and writing about all aspects of life in Southeast Missouri. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2019. There are 41 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1985, the first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released. On this date: In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights...
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Delfie Mueller
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Delfie M. Mueller, 91, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at The Arbors at Parkwood Meadows in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. She was born Jan. 25, 1928, in Farrar, Missouri, to Gottlieb and Marie Eggers Mahnken. She and Reinhold C. Mueller were married Sept. 4, 1949. He preceded her in death Dec. 20, 2018...
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Ruth Holman
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
Ruth Ellen Holman, 70, of Jackson died Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, with the Rev. Jason Shaw officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Alisa Holderbaugh
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
Alisa Brammer Holderbaugh, 48, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at her home in Oak Ridge. She was born March 8, 1971, in Hastings, Nebraska, to Jens and Sharon Hyde Brammer. She and Richard Holderbaugh were married April 1, 2011, in Cape Girardeau...
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Bryan Hale
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
ROODHOUSE, Ill. -- Bryan A. Hale, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Monday, July 1, 2019, in Roodhouse. No services will be held and cremation rites have been accorded by Niebur Funeral Home of Pittsfield, Illinois.
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Curt Fox
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
William "Curt" Curtis Fox, 42, of Jackson died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. He was born Oct. 31, 1977, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Curt was a man of integrity and honor, and he held himself to a higher standard. This led him to a career with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Curt graduated from the MSHP Academy on July 21, 2001. He was a corporal with the MSHP, most recently working in the gaming division...
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Leslie Burfiend Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/20/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leslie C. Burfiend Jr., 75, of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, formerly of Perryville, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Chapel in Perryville...
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No clear champ as Johnson, Corbyn spar in UK election debate
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked each other's policies on Brexit, health care and the economy Tuesday in a televised election debate that likely failed to answer the question troubling many British voters: Why should we trust you?...
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NATO chief heads to Paris as France comes under fire for Macron's words
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
BRUSSELS -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he will travel to Paris next week for talks with President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader lamented the "brain death" of the world's biggest military alliance. Macron's very public criticism of NATO -- notably a perceived lack of U.S. ...
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U.S., Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures -- a move the insurgent group asserted could help rekindle talks to end Afghanistan's 18-year war. The hostages -- American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks -- were released in an area of southern Afghanistan heavily controlled by the Taliban, ending more than three years of captivity since they were abducted outside the American University in Kabul, where both had been professors.. ...
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Sweden drops Assange rape investigation
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
STOCKHOLM -- Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, because too much time has elapsed since the accusation was made over nine years ago. Assange, who is battling an extradition attempt by the U.S. so he can face spying charges related to his WikiLeaks work, has always denied the allegations made against him during a visit to Stockholm in August 2010...
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Amnesty: At least 106 killed in Iran protests of fuel cost
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Days of protests in Iran over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed at least 106 people across the Islamic Republic, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing "credible reports." Iran's government, which has not made nationwide numbers available for the toll of the unrest that began Friday, did not immediately respond to the report. A request for comment to its mission at the United Nations was not immediately acknowledged...
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Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong campus protest
(International News ~ 11/20/19)
HONG KONG -- A small band of anti-government protesters, their numbers diminished by surrenders and failed escape attempts, remained holed up at a Hong Kong university early Wednesday as they braced for the endgame in a police siege of the campus. Police were waiting them out after 10 days of some of the most intense protests the city has seen in more than five months of often-violent unrest gripping the semi-autonomous Chinese city. ...
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Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska, wildlife
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet. In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won't be tested. University of Washington researchers left Nome on Nov. ...
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Patrick defends corporations and capitalism in primary bid
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick is centering his fledgling campaign on a defense of corporations and capitalism that puts him directly at odds with some of the party's most progressive figures. "There is a role in the economy for private equity. ...
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Jury rules for 10 plaintiffs in used body parts suit
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
PHOENIX -- The owner of a now-closed body donation facility was found civilly liable Tuesday for mishandling remains in about half of 21 cases filed by families of the dead. A jury awarded $58 million to 10 of 21 plaintiffs in the case against Stephen Gore, owner of the Biological Resource Center of Arizona. The jury awarded $8 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. It was not immediately clear why the jury did not rule in favor of 11 of the plaintiffs...
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Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy safety watchdog
(Community ~ 11/20/19)
BOSTON -- A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys topping a consumer safety group's list of worst toys for the holidays. World Against Toys Causing Harm unveiled its annual list Tuesday at a Boston children's hospital...
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As Epstein died, guards allegedly shopped online and slept
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
NEW YORK -- Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were sleeping and browsing the internet instead, according to an indictment released Tuesday charging the guards with lying on prison records to cover themselves...
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GOP-requested witness rejects Trump 'conspiracy theories'
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
WASHINGTON -- Sought by Republicans to testify, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine spoke up instead for Democrat Joe Biden in Tuesday's impeachment hearings, rejecting "conspiracy theories" embraced by President Donald Trump and some of his allies...
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Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call
(National News ~ 11/20/19)
WASHINGTON -- A career Army officer on assignment to President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified Tuesday he felt it was his duty to object to Trump's "improper" phone call seeking Ukrainian investigations of U.S. Democrats. Republicans answered him with doubts about his loyalty to the United States...
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Missouri launches campaign to stop youths from vaping
(State News ~ 11/20/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials are stepping up enforcement of laws banning the sale of vaping products to minors. The move is part of a state campaign launched Monday to deter young people from vaping. Missouri's health department so far has reported two vaping-related deaths...
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Remains found in Nebraska linked to Missouri killings
(State News ~ 11/20/19)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Human remains discovered in a Nebraska stock trailer appear to be from one of two Wisconsin brothers who were fatally shot by a Missouri farmer, authorities said Monday. The Lincoln County sheriff's Office in North Platte announced a local rancher found the remains mixed with dirt in a plastic tub inside the trailer...
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Missouri lawmakers vow to go after carjackers, but not guns
(State News ~ 11/20/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Republican legislators and Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Tuesday laid out legislative priorities for 2020 aimed at fighting violent urban crime, but they made it clear those priorities don't include stricter gun laws...
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Out of the past: Nov. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 11/20/19)
Stac Underwood of Cape Girardeau, who recently signed a country music contract on the 21st Century label in Nashville, Tennessee, is the featured guest at a gospel concert at First General Baptist Church in the evening; she has two songs that recently have been on the country music charts...
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Prayer 11/20/19
(Prayer ~ 11/20/19)
Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for our feet, a light on our path. Amen.
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Cape police report 11/20/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/20/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Bobby A. Bates, 31, no address given, was arrested on a warrant at William and South Hanover streets. n Jessica E. Dohogne, 39, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant at Good Hope Street and South Spring Avenue...
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(Shop Local ~ 11/20/19)
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