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Tight security planned at World Series
(State News ~ 10/22/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Fans planning to attend World Series games in St. Louis should expect tight security. St. Louis police chief Sam Dotson met Monday with state and federal law enforcement officials, government leaders and others. Representatives from the Cardinals and Major League Baseball were also there...
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Police: Nev. middle school gunman was 12 years old
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) -- The student who wounded two classmates and killed a teacher and then himself on a Nevada middle school campus was 12 years old. Authorities say they're withholding the Sparks Middle School student's name out of respect for his family. But Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras released the seventh-grader's age at a news conference Tuesday...
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Truck crashes into houses on West End Boulevard
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
A medical issue may have caused a driver to lose consciousness just before he ran off the road and hit two houses Tuesday afternoon on South West End Boulevard, authorities said. The driver -- a 74-year-old Illinois man whose name was not released because of medical confidentiality rules -- was driving a GMC pickup truck north on West End Boulevard when the vehicle ran off the road and traveled about half a block, sideswiping a house at 140 S. ...
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Cape Girardeau murder case continued
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
The case against a Cape Girardeau murder suspect has been continued to January. Steven Lee Williams, 35, faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the Sept. 20, 2012, shooting death of 38-year-old Darcus Purl...
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Second suspect pleads guilty in methamphetamine case
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
A second suspect has pleaded guilty in a methamphetamine case that stemmed from a shooting at a Cape Girardeau residence in June. Thomas Hamilton, 46, pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of anhydrous ammonia in an unapproved container...
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Driver crashes trying to help stranded motorist on I-55
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
A Perryville, Mo., woman's good deed ended with a crash Sunday in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Jennifer L. Rednour, 29, of Perryville had pulled to the right side of Interstate 55 near mile marker 144 to help a stranded motorist, the patrol reported...
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New prosecutor to look at sex assault case
(State News ~ 10/22/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A special prosecutor was appointed Monday to reinvestigate allegations levied by a 14-year-old Missouri girl who said she was sexually assaulted by an older classmate who plied her with alcohol in their rural town. Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, who is no stranger to high-profile cases, was named to the job by a Nodaway County judge. ...
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City council votes to allow downtown sidewalk cafes
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
Sidewalk cafes will soon be allowed on several downtown streets, Cape Girardeau's city council decided Monday. The council, apart from Councilman Mark Lanzotti, who was absent during the regular meeting, unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance that will create a permit program for sidewalk cafes. ...
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Gov. Nixon proposes more funding for higher education
(State News ~ 10/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday he will propose a significant funding boost next year for colleges and universities and new resources for financial aid and scholarship programs. Nixon did not specify the amount of additional money he will recommend for the 2015 budget he presents in January but said he wants "to be aggressive with the funding." He said the proposal will call for institutions to receive the extra money based on performance...
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Mo. public defender system cites budget crunch
(State News ~ 10/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The head of Missouri's public defender system says a hiring freeze will start Nov. 1 and furloughs could be necessary in January if Gov. Jay Nixon does not release additional money budgeted for the system. State Public Defender Cat Kelly sent notices last week to judges warning "that your local public defender offices will be running into some unforeseen staff shortages in the not too distant future."...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen discuss Fruitland annexation petition
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
A petition for the annexation of Fruitland was discussed during the Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting Monday. The petition, discussed during the study session of the aldermen, was presented to the city Oct. 7 by a group of Fruitland residents known as "Friends of Fruitland" who are seeking to incorporate the community into a fourth-class city...
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Obama: 'No excuse' for health care sign-up problems
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday offered "no excuses" -- and little explanation -- for the computer bugs still frustrating Americans who are trying to enroll online for insurance plans at the center of his health-care law. But software developers tasked with building the site said they saw signs a year ago that the debut could fail...
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Show-Me Cannabis discusses plans for the legalization of marijuana in the state
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
The dozens of locals who filled the Hirsch Room at the Cape Girardeau Public Library to standing-room only Monday night had one thing in common -- an opinion on marijuana. Show-Me Cannabis, a Kansas City, Mo.-based group that advocates for the legalization and regulation of marijuana in the state, visited Cape Girardeau to host a public meeting for its cause. ...
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Advocates want Missouri's film tax credit program reauthorized
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
As filming of 20th Centry Fox's "Gone Girl" winds down, Cape Girardeau can boast it has hosted a major Hollywood production for several weeks. In public interviews, some big names involved with the production of "Gone Girl" have praised the city for its geographical features and downtown attractions in serving as a stand-in for North Carthage, the fictional Missouri town on the Mississippi River that serves as a primary setting for the film and for Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" novel...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2013. There are 70 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a nationally broadcast address in which he publicly revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Communist island nation...
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Good choices
(Editorial ~ 10/22/13)
Southeast Missourian reporter Emily Priddy recently looked at the state's methamphetamine numbers. In 2012, there were 11,210 clandestine methamphetamine lab incidents across the country. More than 16 percent of the incidents were in Missouri. In the story, a former meth addict talked about his encounter with the drug and how it wrecked his life. Thankfully, he's now sober...
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The employee/employer relationship
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/13)
The government consists of people employed by "we the people" to represent us and do our business. Why is it that when our employees fail to do their duty and government grinds to a halt our employees feel they have the right to deny us, the taxpayers (their employers), the use of our own parks and open-air memorials?...
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Prayer 10/22/13
(Prayer ~ 10/22/13)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for your ways are higher than our ways. Amen.
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Study finds donor egg pregnancies are on the rise
(Community ~ 10/22/13)
CHICAGO -- U.S. women are increasingly using donated eggs to get pregnant, with often good results, although the ideal outcome -- a single baby born on time at a healthy weight -- is still uncommon, a study found. That ideal result occurred in about 1 out of 4 donor egg pregnancies in 2010, up from 19 percent a decade earlier, the study found...
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Bacteria found in breast milk sold on Internet
(Community ~ 10/22/13)
CHICAGO -- Human breast milk is sold for babies on several online sites for a few dollars an ounce, but a new study says buyer beware: Testing showed it can contain potentially dangerous bacteria including salmonella. The warning comes from researchers who bought and tested 101 breast milk samples sold by women on one popular site. Three-fourths of the samples contained high amounts of bacteria that could potentially sicken babies, the researchers found. They did not identify the website...
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Out of the past 10/22/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/22/13)
Louis Hecht, a former Cape Girardeau business man and active civic leader, dies in Las Vegas, where he had resided since 1947; he was 99 years old; Hecht came to Cape Girardeau in 1916, bought a small business on Main Street and changed its name to Hecht's...
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Speak Out 10/22/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/22/13)
I lost my wallet at the Central football game on Friday. I just want to say that I am happy that there are still honest people out there. I didn't think I'd get it back, but everything was there and nothing was missing. I want to thank the person for finding it and turning it in. I hope they stay honest the rest of his or her life...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Births 10/22/13
(Births ~ 10/22/13)
Son to Harold Andrew Pritchett and Adriel Elizabeth Cross of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 3:49 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Name, Owen Blake. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Ms. Cross is the daughter of Dana and Danette Cross of Jonesboro, Ill. She is employed by Target. Pritchett is the son of Mike Pritchett of Cape Girardeau and Tonya Pritchett of Henderson, Texas. He is employed by Mondi...
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Darin Reid
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Darin Gene Reid, 45, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to service time Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating. Burial will be private in Home Cemetery...
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Mary Kenkel
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
Mary Ellen Kenkel, 69, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cemetery, with the Rev. John Harth officiating...
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Shirley Hull
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
Shirley L. Hull, 74, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Thebes, Ill., passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 18, 1939, in Granite City, Ill., daughter of the late Darrell and Hazel Bernice Stonecipher Anderson...
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Richardson Copeland Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Richardson Copeland Sr., 68, of Morley passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 24, 1945, in Chickasaw, Miss., to the late Mathis Paul and Josie Dodd Copeland Sr. He and Shelby Jo Houchins were married Feb. 16, 1982, at Morehouse, Mo. She preceded him in death Feb. 4, 2010...
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Carolyn Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
Carolyn N. Brown, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to service time Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Health Beat: Community changes address common health threat
(Community ~ 10/22/13)
It's common knowledge that smokers have greater health risks because of their tobacco use, but nonsmokers also are at risk when exposed to tobacco smoke, also referred to as secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, hundreds of which are toxic, and at least 69 that can cause cancer. Adult nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke also are at increased risk for heart disease and lung cancer...
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Suicide bomber strikes Russian bus, killing 6
(International News ~ 10/22/13)
MOSCOW -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and injuring about 30, officials said. The attack in Volgograd added to security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The suspected bomber was from the North Caucasus, a region in southern Russia where an Islamic insurgency has been simmering for more than a decade after two separatist wars in Chechnya. ...
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France joins list of allies angry over NSA spying
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- Joining a growing list of angry allies, France on Monday demanded an explanation from Washington of a report that the U.S. swept up 70 million French telephone records and text messages in its global surveillance net, even recording certain private conversations...
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Super smog hits north China city; flights canceled
(International News ~ 10/22/13)
BEIJING -- Visibility shrank to less than half a football field and small-particle pollution soared to a record 40 times higher than an international safety standard in one northern Chinese city as the region entered its high-smog season. The manager for U.S. jazz singer Patti Austin, meanwhile, said the singer had canceled a concert in Beijing because of an asthma attack likely linked to pollution...
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Strong hurricane meanders off Mexico's Pacific coast
(International News ~ 10/22/13)
ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Hurricane Raymond gained strength as it remained nearly stationary off Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday, though it threatened to hurl heavy rains onto a sodden region already devastated by last month's Tropical Storm Manuel...
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Philanthropist on trial in money laundering case
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
EL PASO, Texas -- An ex-Carnegie Mellon University trustee was accused Monday by a Texas federal prosecutor of conspiring with a romantic interest to launder half a billion dollars for a Mexican drug cartel. Marco Antonio Delgado is being tried in El Paso on money laundering charges...
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New iPads likely to star in Apple's latest show
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is expected to round out its lineup of gadgets for the holiday shopping season with today's unveiling of its latest iPads. The San Francisco showcase is likely to feature remodeled versions of Apple's standard-sized iPad with a 10-inch display screen and the iPad Mini with a nearly 8-inch screen. ...
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New Jersey governor ends gay marriage fight as couples wed
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie dropped his fight against gay marriage in New Jersey on Monday, framing the decision in a pragmatic way: No point in fighting a losing battle. Just hours after gay couples began exchanging vows with the blessing of New Jersey's Supreme Court, Christie announced he was withdrawing his appeal to the high court...
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Student in Nev. kills teacher, himself
(National News ~ 10/22/13)
SPARKS, Nev. -- A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their classmate...
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Rams lose Bradford for season
(Professional Sports ~ 10/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Sam Bradford is done for the season, and the chances on this being the year the St. Louis Rams post their first winning season in a decade changed dramatically. They insist the season is far from over. Rams coach Jeff Fisher told players to keep their chins up Monday, referencing a book by an inspirational speaker as a rallying point for the final nine games...
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Carol Burnett receives top U.S. humor prize in D.C.
(Entertainment ~ 10/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- When Carol Burnett launched her namesake variety show in the 1960s, one TV executive told her the genre was "a man's game." She proved him wrong with an 11-year run that averaged 30 million viewers each week. On Sunday, the trailblazing comedian received the nation's top humor prize at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ...
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Bradshaw, King look to grow along with Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 10/22/13)
Junior guard Allyson Bradshaw already has made her mark as one of the more prolific 3-point shooters in Southeast Missouri State women's basketball history. Sophomore forward Connor King is trying to make her mark as a key rotation player for the Redhawks...
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Former Leopold star faces new game at Southeast
(College Sports ~ 10/22/13)
Kyle Stroder knows he faces some fairly steep odds in trying to earn quality playing time with the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team, at least during his freshman season this year. That doesn't diminish the Leopold High School graduate's enthusiasm for being on the squad as an invited walk-on...
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Cards' farm system helps produce World Series team
(Professional Sports ~ 10/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The lessons begin in rookie ball. Every team emphasizes fundamentals and preparedness, both physical and mental, in the hope it all becomes second nature as players climb through the farm system. One organization's philosophy always seems to stick out. Everyone knows about The Cardinal Way...
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Tigers improve drastically during second season in SEC
(Professional Sports ~ 10/22/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Few outside of the Missouri locker room expected the Tigers to compete in the Southeastern Conference in just their second season in the league. Predicted to finish sixth in the SEC East, the team is now ranked fifth in the country and holds a two-game lead in the division...
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High school roundup: Leopold spikers sweep St. Vincent
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/13)
Leopold claimed a 25-19, 26-24 volleyball win at St. Vincent on Monday night in a potential Class 1, District 4 championship match preview. Denai Arnzen had three kills and 11 digs for the Wildcats, while Sydney Eeftink had 14 assists, four aces and two kills...
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Schedule begins to ease down the stretch for 1-6 Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 10/22/13)
The young and inexperienced Southeast Missouri State football team is making no excuses for its 1-6 overall record and 1-3 Ohio Valley Conference mark. Southeast has really only been close to winning one game -- and that's the contest it did win, 37-34 in triple overtime over Murray State. The six losses have all been by at least 10 points...
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Christopher Seyer
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
KELSO, Mo. -- Christopher A. Seyer, 48, of Kelso passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at St. Louis University Hospital. Chris was born March 26, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, to Joseph A. and Frieda Brockmeyer Seyer. He and Joni Y. Gibson were married Sept. 9, 1990, in Cape Girardeau...
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Missouri switches to new execution drug
(State News ~ 10/22/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Missouri Department of Corrections said Tuesday it is switching to a new lethal injection drug, less than two weeks after the governor halted executions until it could find a replacement for the anesthetic propofol. The Corrections Department said in a news release that it will use the sedative pentobarbital. The Death Penalty Information Center said 13 states use the drug for executions...
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