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Route F in Bollinger Co. reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
Route F in Bollinger County from Route N and Route T will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. The work will be done today and Thursday, and Monday through Aug. 1, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily...
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Local schools concerned about revenue loss with tax-cut bill
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
Missouri schools stand to lose about $450 million in state revenue this school year and $260 million annually if lawmakers override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a hotly contested income tax-cut bill, according to data provided by state education officials to a school administrators' association.
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Obama in Mo., Ill.: Washington took its eye off economic ball
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Washington has "taken its eye off the ball" as he pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes that strain many in the middle class nearly five years after the country plunged into a recession...
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Wildwood weighs methamphetamine lab cleanup law
(State News ~ 07/24/13)
WILDWOOD, Mo. -- The St. Louis County town of Wildwood has given first-round approval to an ordinance requiring decontamination of properties where methamphetamine labs have been found. Half of the states in the U.S. have passed laws requiring cleanup from meth labs, but not Missouri, even though the state has ranked No. 1 in meth lab seizures every year but one during the last decade...
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Fatal shooting after argument along Meramec River
(State News ~ 07/24/13)
STEELVILLE, Mo. -- A float trip on a river in eastern Missouri turned deadly when a property owner became angry after seeing a man urinating on a gravel bar, authorities said Monday. James Crocker, 59, of Steelville, is charged with second-degree murder. He is jailed on a $650,000 cash-only bond...
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Wappapello closing two beaches
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
WAPPAPELLO LAKE, Mo. -- For the second year, Wappapello Lake will close two of its three beaches more than a month early for budget-related reasons. Public beaches at Rockwood Point and Redman Creek will close Monday. Peoples Creek Beach will remain open until Sept. 9. Boat ramps also will remain open...
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Mo. court seeks more input on gay death benefits
(State News ~ 07/24/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision about federal benefits for gay couples has prompted the Missouri Supreme Court to take a second look at a pending case involving a deceased state trooper. The state's high court heard arguments in February on a challenge to a Missouri law that denied survivor benefits to Kelly Glossip, the same-sex partner of Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Dennis Engelhard, who died in the line of duty in 2009...
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Trucker in fatal crash may have suffered heart attack
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
Final autopsy results are pending, but authorities suspect the Texas trucker killed in an accident last week on Interstate 55 suffered a medical crisis just before his tractor-trailer ran off the road. James D. Holloway, 56, of Corsicana, Texas, died July 17 when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed through a guardrail, went down an embankment and caught fire in a wooded area just south of mile marker 97.2 on southbound I-55, police reported...
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Miller, bullpen pitch Cardinals past Phillies
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
ST. LOUIS -- All St. Louis rookie Shelby Miller needed was a little time off. Miller, starting for the first time in 12 days, threw six shutout innings and Allen Craig drove in a pair of runs to lead the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night...
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Heartland virus found in ticks in Missouri
(State News ~ 07/24/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Federal health investigators have confirmed that ticks carry a new virus that sickened two Missouri men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspected ticks were a likely source of the Heartland virus, which was named for the St. Joseph hospital where the men were treated in 2009...
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Conservation department restocking alligator gar in region
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
The Missouri Department of Conservation is restocking alligator gar to keep populations balanced in local fisheries. Stocking efforts first began in 2007 at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Stoddard and Wayne counties. Efforts are expanding to seven other conservation areas throughout Southeast Missouri near the St. ...
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Illinois officials investigate man's drowning death
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
Illinois law enforcement officials still are investigating the death of a Cape Girardeau man whose body was found in Scott County two days after he disappeared some time during a trip to a nightclub in East Cape Girardeau. The body of Joey Caruso, 24, was pulled from the Mississippi River near the Southeast Missouri Port Authority on July 15, two days after he failed to return from a night out with friends at The Pony nightclub, police reported. ...
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Jackson Homecomers opening night rained out
(Local News ~ 07/24/13)
The first evening of the Jackson Homecomers celebration lasted only about half an hour. It ended in a torrential downpour. At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Barbara Lohr welcomed everyone. "We here in Jackson really like to celebrate," she said. "Hopefully this rain will hold off for a while and let us have our party. But as always, we are here because we want to have fun, a lot of that good food and we want to have fellowship with all of our friends and neighbors."...
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Monola Senn's 99th Birthday
(Submitted Story ~ 07/24/13)
Monola (Maggie) Senn celebrated her 99th birthday on June 29th at Scott City Park. In attendance were her 5 children: Mildred Stull of St. Peters, Doris (David) Crites of Columbia, Verna Anyan of Silex, Larry (Pearl) Senn of Scott City and Gary (Toni) Senn of Scott City. Also in attendance were her 17 grandchildren, her 32 great grandchildren and her 16 great-great grandchildren. Maggie is known for her hand-crafted quilts. She is a member of Illmo Baptist Church...
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Eagle with fish
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/24/13)
this eagle was taking a large fish to the young ones in the nest.
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2013 Corporate Games - Register Now
(Submitted Story ~ 07/24/13)
The 2013 Corporate Games will be hosted Sept. 15-27 in Cape Girardeau. The annual event, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, promotes healthier lifestyles, teamwork, participation and fun for Cape Girardeau area businesses, employee-based organizations and nonprofit organizations...
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Maple UMC to hold Fish/Chicken Fry Friday
(Submitted Story ~ 07/24/13)
The Methodist Men of Maple UMC will host an All-You-Can-Eat Fish and Chicken Fry Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church, corner of Cape Rock and Jean Ann Dr. Fish, chicken, hushpuppies, slaw and fries will be featured, along with drinks and homemade desserts. All are invited...
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Having fun @ Jackson homecomers!
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/24/13)
Halle having fun at Jackson homecomers!
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Zone 4 tourney features tough field
(High School Sports ~ 07/24/13)
The Jackson Post 158 Senior American Legion baseball program successfully bid to host this year's Zone 4 tournament. That meant Jackson automatically qualified for the five-team, double-elimination event -- but Post 158 was intent on not backing into the field...
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A-Rod could be facing lifetime baseball ban
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez certainly leads the New York Yankees in headlines this season even though he hasn't played a single major league game. Injuries have kept him away from the team since last year's playoffs, and now Rodriguez faces discipline from Major League Baseball in its drug investigation, possibly up to a lifetime ban...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 205th day of 2013. There are 160 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 24, 1959, during a visit to Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in his famous "Kitchen Debate" with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev...
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Losing trust
(Column ~ 07/24/13)
Our federal government can continue to function even with highly unpopular positions. Our federal government can continue to function even with partisan bickering, major social divisions and slow erosions of personal freedoms. But a federal government cannot continue to function when it loses the trust of the American public...
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Speaker Series
(Editorial ~ 07/24/13)
There's still time before Southeast Missouri State University students head back to campus, but the university already is gearing up for the school year with last month's Speaker Series announcement. Many high-profile speakers have been on campus in recent years to talk about everything from politics and policy, to health and fitness, and sports and championship teams...
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Speak Out 7/24/13
(Speak Out ~ 07/24/13)
Community Improvement District is code for taxing everyone who does business in that area to support those businesses who do not care enough about themselves to clean up the vomit, broken beer bottles in front of your business and fix the fractured windows in the buildings. ...
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Detroit retirees worry about possible pension reductions
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
DETROIT -- K.D. Bullock had been retired from the Detroit Police Department for nearly 17 years and was working as a casino security supervisor when he encountered a problem last March -- long accustomed to working on his feet, he suddenly couldn't make it up a flight of stairs. ...
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Market mixed after uneven earnings reports
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Uneven corporate earnings news left the stock market mixed Tuesday. Most major indexes closed slightly lower, except for the Dow Jones industrial average. Yet even there the gain was because of the increase in one stock, United Technologies...
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Lawmaker urges steps to open Japanese markets
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
WASHINGTON -- A House Democratic leader on trade policy Tuesday said the time is right to press Japan on its closed markets as Japan formally joins the United States and 10 other Asia-Pacific nations in negotiations to create a major new trade bloc...
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Out of the past 7/24/13
(Out of the Past ~ 07/24/13)
A Baptist missiongroup from Georgia will be here this week to assist members of Southside Baptist Church in rebuilding their sanctuary; Southside will build a new edifice on the same site as the church, which burned Dec. 16, 1987, at 805 Hackberry St...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/23/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Jackson police report 7/23/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Cape GIrardeau police report 7/23/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Thefts Miscellaneous...
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FDA says menthol cigarettes worse than other types
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban the minty smokes -- one of the few growth sectors of the shrinking cigarette business...
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NTSB recovers recorders after Southwest Airlines gear collapse
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Federal investigators have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a plane whose front landing gear collapsed, sending it skidding along the tarmac at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. The recorders were recovered Tuesday afternoon, one day after the hard landing caused LaGuardia's temporary closure. Officials say the recorders were sent to the National Transportation Safety Board's lab in Washington for downloading and analysis...
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House GOP, Democrats clash over immigration
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans took a tentative step toward offering citizenship to some unauthorized immigrants Tuesday, but hit an immediate wall of resistance from the White House on down as Democrats said it wasn't enough. The dismissive reaction to the GOP proposal to offer eventual citizenship to some immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. ...
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Larry Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/24/13)
Larry G. Reynolds, 70, of Glenview, Ill., formerly of St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Glenview, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Loving husband of Karen Yulkey Reynolds; dear father of Lisa (Keith) Bandolik and Derek (Angela) Reynolds; special grandfather of Tara, Cole, Jack and Harper; brother of J.D. (Marge) and Jerry (Lil) Reynolds; brother-in-law of Joyce (Ted) MacDonald and Lindy (Ken) Selle; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews...
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Jeanette Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 07/24/13)
Jeanette Kitchen, 63, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Eliza Lane
(Obituary ~ 07/24/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- Eliza Mae Lane, 103, of Oran died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo. Friends may call from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, and from noon until time of service Saturday at Green Memorial Church in Sikeston...
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Candy Hampton-Hurt
(Obituary ~ 07/24/13)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Candy Lee Hampton-Hurt, 64, of Jonesboro died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Anthony Weiner caught in another sexting scandal
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Anthony Weiner found himself caught in another sexting scandal Tuesday like the one that destroyed his congressional career, but stood side-to-side with his wife to say he will remain in the race for mayor of New York City. "This is entirely behind me," Weiner said at a news conference, just hours after he confirmed exchanging a newly disclosed round of sexually explicit photos and text messages with a woman online...
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Baby fever caps image turnaround for UK royals
(Entertainment ~ 07/24/13)
LONDON -- A crowd cheered, hundreds of cameras clicked and an image of familial perfection was beamed around the world. Prince William, his wife Kate and their infant son, the Prince of Cambridge, emerged Tuesday from London's St. Mary's Hospital to start a new chapter in their lives -- capping a remarkable turnaround for a monarchy that had ended the 20th century at a low point of popularity...
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North Korea halts rocket launch pad endeavors
(International News ~ 07/24/13)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has stopped construction work at a site meant to launch bigger and better long-range rockets, a possible sign that Pyongyang is slowing or even halting development of larger rockets, according to a new analysis of recent satellite imagery...
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Brazil police: Francis security ‘positive' rating
(International News ~ 07/24/13)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Even though Pope Francis' motorcade ended up stalled on a traffic-choked street and swarmed by thousands of faithful, Brazilian officials said Tuesday they evaluated security for the pontiff's arrival in Rio as "positive." The frenzied crowd surrounded the motorcade Monday afternoon as people reached inside to touch Francis, snap photos with their phones or hand him babies to kiss -- scenes that alarmed some onlookers, although the pope himself seemed overjoyed with the raucous welcome and kept his car window down. ...
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Nominee for Homeland Security being investigated
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company run by a brother of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. ...
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The next step in streamlining state government
(Column ~ 07/24/13)
Last week my committee on Downsizing State Government embarked on an aggressive three-day tour of Missouri. Spanning hundreds of miles, we made nine stops across the state to bring your government from Jefferson City to your Main Street. I was humbled at not only the quantity of those who attended but also the quality of the suggestions and testimonials. Many of the attendees asked what would be next. They expect results from this tour. I intend to deliver them. ...
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Taxes rarely go away - but they can
(Column ~ 07/24/13)
A recent article in the Southeast Missourian newspaper titled "Decision on sales taxes delayed by city council" embodies the mental rut that our politicians are stuck in when it comes to taxes. The Cape Girardeau City Council voted not to put a renewal of the hotel/motel tax and a restaurant tax on the November ballot. ...
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Players speak out against MLB's latest PED scandal
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Protective no more, baseball players are downright disgusted these days with doping. Now they are demanding even stiffer suspensions for those caught cheating. "It's a new generation of athletes that are standing up," Travis Tygart, chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, said Tuesday. "The culture's been flipped on its head."...
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Handful of Rams veterans earn commute to training camp
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Coach Jeff Fisher gave St. Louis Rams rookies something to shoot for before they hit the field for the first time: Four-year veterans can commute to training camp. "It's cool, it's something coach Fish does for those guys," safety T.J. McDonald said after Tuesday's workout. "I've got my rookie duties and I understand that...
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Fisher adds more kids to young Rams squad
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
The coach has even more young talent to work with in his second season in St. Louis
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Obama squares off with lawmakers over NSA authority
(National News ~ 07/24/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government's authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed sharp divisions among members of Congress...
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Prayer 7/26/13
(Prayer ~ 07/24/13)
O Lord Jesus, may we train our children in your ways. Amen.
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Area digest 7/24/13
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/13)
Wesley Stoverink was on the winning team in both of the SEMO Horseshoe Association events held last weekend. Stoverink teamed with Ron LeGrand to win the 13-team competition Saturday at the Scott City Knights of Columbus. Carolyn Schreckenberg and Randy Senciboy placed second...
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Carpenter encounters setback in rehabilitation assignment
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/13)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis right-hander Chris Carpenter has been slowed in his attempt to come back from neck and shoulder nerve damage and will skip his next rehab start. The 2005 Cy Young Award winner struggled Saturday in his latest minor league outing, allowing four runs and nine hits over 3 1/3 innings for the Cardinals' Class AAA farm club in Memphis...
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Rain extends Capahas' home winning streak into 2014 season
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/13)
The Plaza Tire Capahas will carry their long home winning streak into next season. That came courtesy of not another victory at Capaha Field but by way of a rainout. Tuesday night's final scheduled regular-season game against the Fairview Heights (Ill.) Redbirds was washed out before it got started...
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