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Mo. House endorses prescription drug monitoring
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has approved legislation allowing creation of a database to track purchases of prescription drugs. Missouri is the only state without legislation authorizing such a database. The House passed the bill Thursday on a vote of 112-32, and it now goes to the Senate...
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Okla. company blocked from selling execution drug to Mo.
(State News ~ 02/13/14)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Oklahoma pharmacy from selling a drug to the Missouri Department of Corrections for use in an upcoming execution. The judge agreed late Wednesday to issue a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by Missouri death row inmate Michael Taylor...
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NRA urging Mo. Senate to vote against gun bill
(State News ~ 02/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The National Rifle Association urged Missouri state senators Wednesday to reject a gun rights bill because of a provision it says could lead to a gun owner registry. In a notice posted of its website, the NRA urged its members to call Missouri lawmakers and tell them to vote "no" on legislation that would seek to nullify some federal gun control laws and jail federal agents for enforcing them. ...
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Gay-marriage backers win in Ky. as lawsuits multiply
(State News ~ 02/13/14)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, part of an unprecedented barrage of marriage-equality lawsuits in states where voters have overwhelmingly opposed recognition of gay and lesbian couples...
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Dobbins to speak at rescheduled First Friday Coffee this week
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee will feature an update from speaker Kenneth Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, as well as a program titled "A Journey to Never Neverland." A continental breakfast will be available at 7 a.m., and the program will begin at 7:40 a.m. Friday at the Show Me Center...
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Safe House announces date for 2014 Vintage NOW Fashion Show
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
The Safe House for Women today announced via news release that its fifth annual Vintage NOW Fashion Show -- with a theme of The Fabulous Fifties -- will be Oct. 17 at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Vintage NOW is hosted by Pastimes Antiques, and net proceeds benefit the Safe House for Women...
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Deer congregate on hillside near interstate
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A herd of deer gathers on a hillside behind a subdivision northeast of Exit 96 off Interstate 55, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Cape Girardeau. Around 20 deer were in the herd....
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Scott City School Board to form bond issue committee
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Scott City School Board members reached consensus at their meeting Wednesday to start looking for members of a committee for a bond issue that won't require a tax increase. Voters approved a $3.5 million bond issue in 2001 that will be paid off in 2021, superintendent Diann Ulmer said. Proceeds from those bonds were used for an addition that houses the elementary, middle and high school, plus a variety of renovations, board president Scott Amick said...
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Black-box data from submerged car inconclusive
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Investigators recovered data from the black box in a Pontiac Bonneville that was pulled from the Mississippi River last month, but the information was inconclusive, a police spokesman said this week. On Jan. 17, authorities found the body of Autumn D. Vinson, 62, of Jackson inside the car, which was submerged in five to six feet of water near the Red Star boat access area...
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Central students take awards at two area art exhibits
(Community ~ 02/13/14)
The accolades keep coming for Cape Girardeau School District art students. Several recently garnered awards at the 36th annual High School Art Exhibition, "Exhibiting Excellence," at the River Campus, and several students also were recognized at the Teen Spirit Exhibition in Paducah, Ky...
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St. Paul Lutheran employees given panic alarms
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
With a view toward increased student safety in an age of constant news about school shootings and attacks, St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson demonstrated its new mobile panic-alarm buttons Wednesday aimed at speeding up law enforcement response time. And there are enhancements to come as funding becomes available, principal Tim Mirly said...
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Local man charged in Illinois shooting
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- A Southeast Missouri man is one of three people jailed in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday in southwestern Illinois. Anthony P. Allen, 21, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Darrin B. Hayes of Belleville, according to a news release from Lt. Michael Hundelt, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis...
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Nixon explains "Good Schools, Good Jobs" plan to Jackson Middle School students
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Along with discussing his "Good Schools, Good Jobs" plan for Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday told students at Jackson Middle School that classes and tests are going to get harder. He also encouraged them to pursue education beyond high school to compete in what has become a global job market...
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Most states lag in health insurance sign-ups
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
WASHINGTON -- Most states are still lagging when it comes to sign-ups under President Barack Obama's health-care law, but an Associated Press analysis of numbers reported Wednesday finds a dozen high-achievers getting ahead of the game. Huge disparities are emerging in how well states are living up to federal enrollment targets, and that will help determine if the White House reaches its unofficial goal of having 7 million signed up by the end of March, six weeks away...
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kitten sibling
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/13/14)
Kitten squeals
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Jackson Middle School February Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/13/14)
Jackson Middle School sixth and seventh grade Students of the Month for February stand with schools officials, from left: (front row) Nathan Luevano, Jared O'Kelly, Hank Warren, Nikki Evans and Maegen Farow; (second row) Assistant Principal Mike Martin, Haley McElvoy, Dylan Brott, Blake Barnes, Landon Carlton, Kalli Mayfield, Laura Bertrand and Principal Janelle Pope. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Jackson Middle School...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2014. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1914, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, also known as ASCAP, was founded in New York to protect the copyrights of creators and ensure compensation for public performances of their works...
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Concussion seminar brings attention to important issue
(Editorial ~ 02/13/14)
Sports safety is serious business, particularly head injuries that lead to concussions. On Jan. 29 more than 100 people attended a daylong seminar about head injuries from sports at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Joseph F. Waeckerle, a former team physician for the Kansas City Chiefs and clinical professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, spoke to the group about concussion awareness, having a "Team Plan" and the importantance of realizing concussions are not a minor event.. ...
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Prayer 2/13/14
(Prayer ~ 02/13/14)
O Lord Jesus, our Savior and Lord, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Senate clears debt limit measure for president
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to raise the federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress on Wednesday with an awkward assist from top Senate Republican leaders who were forced into a politically treacherous vote engineered by tea party favorite Ted Cruz...
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Richard Sturm
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Charles "Richard" Sturm, 68, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at his home. He was born May 7, 1945, in Fornfelt (Scott City) to Morris "Junior" and Laura Glen Biggs Sturm. He married Rita Mercer on Feb. 4, 1985. Richard worked at the Scott City Sanitation Department. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 6407 in Scott City...
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Betty Denny
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Betty L. Denny, 77, of Puxico died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 26, 1936, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to the late Earl "Red" and Dorothy Boyer Dillon. She was the beloved wife of Donald Denny; loving mother of Byron (Rose) Denny and Donna (David) Hayes; beloved grandmother of Sunshine and Donny House, Katie and Toby Lovett, Bobbie Jo and Greg Dontrich, Jessica Benson and Daniel Copeland, Stacy Stotts, John and Summer Hayes, Frank and Clarissa Richardet; great-grandmother to Tonya, Jasmine, Journee, Bobby, Anthony, Austin, Vivian, Lanie, Dakota, Johnny and Sadie.. ...
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Agnes Minor
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Agnes M. Minor, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 11, 1920, in Du Quoin, Ill., to Louis and Nina Ireland Westerwelle. She and Edward Minor were married Aug. 17, 1940, in Greenville, Mo. He preceded her in death July 6, 2007...
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Joe Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Joseph Edwin "Joe" Ludwig, 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 30, 1925, near Pocahontas, to Edwin and Dora Tuschhoff Ludwig. He and Loustell A. Aufdenberg were married June 1, 1958, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. They celebrated 55 years of marriage in June 2013...
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Donna Wagner
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Donna Wagner, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home.
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Sinkhole swallows cars at Corvette Museum in Ky.
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- It was a sight to make a classic car lover weep: A gaping sinkhole opened beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky and swallowed eight prized cars like they were toys, piling them in a heap amid loose dirt and concrete fragments...
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Ray Davies, Donovan voted to Songwriters Hall of Fame
(Entertainment ~ 02/13/14)
NEW YORK -- Ray Davies and Donovan are among the 2014 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization announced Tuesday that "Midnight Train to Georgia" writer Jim Weatherly and English songwriter Graham Gouldman also made the cut. Mark James, the writer of "Always on My Mind" -- covered by Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson -- rounded out the list of five inductees...
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Congress clears bill ending cuts to military pension
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
WASHINGTON -- Congress voted Wednesday to restore full cost-of-living pension increases for younger military retirees, completing a bipartisan capitulation to veterans groups that rose up against a modest cut when it was enacted less than two months ago...
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Out of the past 2/13/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/13/14)
Broadway cruisers cooperated with law enforcement officials over the weekend, and there was no disabling traffic congestion as in the past; traffic was light, and those who were cruising apparently extended their trips along Broadway. On a rainy night, city council members generally voice support for a revised stormwater management ordinance; the ordinance would basically require developers to provide stormwater retention structures for new residential and commercial developments...
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Jackson girls basketball team holds off Poplar Bluff for conference win
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- When it's Jackson and Poplar Bluff, throw out the stats. The Lady Indians didn't allow a field goal more than 6 1/2 minutes at the start of the second half but needed a five-point run late to hold off Poplar Bluff 37-31 in a SEMO Conference game Wednesday...
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Speak Out 2/13/14
(Speak Out ~ 02/13/14)
I recently had a thrilling experience watching former SEMO roundballer Nick Niemcyck score 56 points in Cape's talent-filled basketball league. Nick was a three-point scoring machine and those present got to witness a jaw-dropping performance. However, many of those in attendance claiming that it had to be a city league record were wrong. I think the record was set in the early '70s when Cape Central and SEMO all-star Kermit Meystedt racked up a single game total of 100 points...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/13/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/13/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Thefts Property damage Burglary Assault Miscellaneous...
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Hooked on Science: Love potion flower
(Community ~ 02/13/14)
Using a special love potion, a common household ingredient, you can add a little science to your Valentine's Day by turning white flowers a bright pink. STEP 1: Saturate the white artificial flower in phenolphthalein and allow the flower to dry. ...
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Who's neXt 2/13/14
(Community ~ 02/13/14)
Susanna Hayward and Claire Herbst of Cape Girardeau were named to the fall 2013 dean's list at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or above to earn this honor. Graduates Alaina Little of Anna, Ill., graduated summa cum laude from Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville, Ill., during the college's fall commencement ceremony. ...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team ready to begin season on road
(College Sports ~ 02/13/14)
The members of the Southeast Missouri State baseball team aren't limiting themselves when it comes to how successful of a season they believe they'll have.
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Injury, crucial loss damage Southeast men's basketball team's chances for OVC tourney berth
(College Sports ~ 02/13/14)
The Redhawks lost 79-70 to UT Martin on Wednesday after leading scorer Jarekious Bradley left the game with a knee injury.
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Ice storm causes another traffic jam in the South
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
ATLANTA -- Drivers got caught in monumental traffic jams and abandoned their cars Wednesday in North Carolina in a replay of what happened in Atlanta just two weeks ago, as another wintry storm across the South iced highways and knocked out electricity to more than a half-million homes and businesses...
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Ancient baby DNA suggests tie to Native Americans
(National News ~ 02/13/14)
NEW YORK -- The DNA of a baby boy who was buried in Montana 12,600 years ago has been recovered, and it provides new indications of the ancient roots of today's American Indians and other native peoples of the Americas. It's the oldest genome ever recovered from the New World. Artifacts found with the body show the boy was part of the Clovis culture, which existed in North America from about 13,000 years ago to about 12,600 years ago and is named for an archaeological site near Clovis, N.M...
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High school roundup: Oran boys topple Chaffee in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
It took the Oran boys basketball team an extra period, but the Eagles managed to fly away with a 71-64 overtime win over conference rival Chaffee for the third time this season. Jacob Priggel and Seth Ressel bucketed 22 points apiece to lead Oran, which improved to 19-5 with the win. Priggel grabbed nine rebounds for the Eagles...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Advance's Lane Below
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
Below scored a career-high 40 points in the Hornets' 75-55 road win over Dexter last week.
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Cardinals arrive in Florida; Matheny notes green arms
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The eight players vying for the five spots in the St. Louis Cardinals' starting rotation haven't seen all that many spring trainings. The inexperience occurred to manager Mike Matheny on Wednesday, reporting day for Cardinals pitchers and catchers...
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