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Tyler Perry says Fincher is an 'amazing' director
(Entertainment ~ 12/19/13)
NEW YORK -- Tyler Perry writes, directs, stars in and produces his own movies and TV shows, so he doesn't have much time for outside projects. One he's glad he made work is a role in director David Fincher's upcoming film, "Gone Girl." Based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn and shot for several weeks in Cape Girardeau, "Gone Girl" is the story of a man who comes under suspicion in the disappearance of his wife. ...
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Area dancers to appear in Christmas Day Disney broadcast
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
Christmas will be a bit more festive this year for 10 area girls who recently took part in the taping of the Disney Parks Christmas Parade television special -- they'll be able to find themselves on TV. Notre Dame Regional High School students and many from Athletes Plus Cheerleading Training Center in Cape Girardeau traveled to Orlando, Fla., the week of Dec. ...
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Mo. man charged after son brings gun to school
(State News ~ 12/19/13)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The father of a 7-year-old St. Joseph boy who brought a loaded handgun to school has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm. The St. Joseph News-Press reported 28-year-old James Mueller was charged Wednesday, one day after the child brought the weapon to Lindbergh Elementary School...
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Dividers discourage sleeping at bus shelters
(State News ~ 12/19/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A move by the St. Louis-area mass transit agency Metro will make it harder for homeless people to nap on bus shelter benches downtown, a move that has angered some advocates for the homeless. KMOX Radio reported Metro is installing plastic dividers, two per bench, making it impossible to lie down. ...
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Nixon to promote training for mental health jobs
(State News ~ 12/19/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday proposed awarding $20 million in grants to Missouri's colleges and universities to prepare 1,200 more students for employment in mental health. Nixon said the funding would help the state make up a "critical shortage" of mental-health workers. ...
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Quest to restrict union fees targets 3 states
(State News ~ 12/19/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Buoyed by recent successes in the Midwest, conservatives and business groups are targeting at least three additional states for new efforts that could weaken labor unions by ending their ability to collect mandatory bargaining fees...
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Traffic stop leads to drug bust in Perryville
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville Police Department could receive more than $15,000 after a traffic stop led to a significant drug bust, interim chief Direk Hunt said Wednesday. Hunt declined to release specifics of the case, citing an ongoing investigation. But he said an officer stopped a vehicle on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident...
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Trial date set for Ill. woman accused of killing boy, 4
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The case against a woman accused of killing her boyfriend's 4-year-old son in 2011 is set for a bench trial Jan. 27. Sacha Brown, 31, of Jonesboro faces charges of murder, aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 and concealment of a homicidal death in connection with the Dec. 11, 2011, death of 4-year-old Justin Hepburn...
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Southeast play invited to theater festival
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
Southeast Missouri State University's production of "Murphy's Law," an original play that premiered in April at the River Campus, has been selected for invitation to the Kennedy Center-American College Theater Festival for Region 6 from Feb. 22 to 26 at Centenary College in Shreveport, La...
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Scott City board approves snow make-up days
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
Southeast Missouri's whopper snowstorm two weeks ago prompted Scott City School Board members to add some make-up days to the school calendar during their meeting Wednesday night. Superintendent Diann Ulmer said Scott City students missed four and a half days before Christmas this year; missed days tend to occur more after the holiday...
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Woman charged in overdose deaths of Perry County men
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- A woman is facing felony charges in connection with the Oct. 20 deaths of two Perry County men. Sandra M. Dallas, 56, of St. Mary is accused of supplying methadone to Travis M. Welty, 42, and Darin G. Reid, 55, on Oct. 19, just hours before the two men died...
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Board of regents accepts audits of university
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
Clean audits were accepted by the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents during its meeting Wednesday at Academic Hall. Presented by the certified public accounting firm of Rubin Brown of St. Louis, audits included the annual financial report, the A-133 Single Audit Report on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the System Facilities Financial Report, all for the year ending June 30. ...
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Southeast receives USDA funds to help rice cultivation, small businesses
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture grants for Southeast Missouri State University and the university's Missouri Innovation Corp. -- one for $100,000 and the other for $1 million -- were announced Wednesday. The university received a Rural Business Enterprise Grant of $100,000 and the Missouri Innovation Corp. was awarded an Intermediary Relending Program award of $1 million, a USDA news release said...
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No one hurt in Scott City house fire
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
Christina MacKinnon was eating dinner Wednesday evening with her daughter in Cape Girardeau when a neighbor called to tell her the house where she'd lived for seven years was on fire. "The neighbors called and said there was flames coming out of the living-room window," MacKinnon said Wednesday night as she watched Scott City and Cape Girardeau firefighters battle the blaze...
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Officials commemorate Highway 34 improvements
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation and local officials cut the ribbon Tuesday morning for the Highway 34 project that straightened curves, added shoulders and resurfaced the road through Route ZZ near Glenallen, Mo. "It's great weather, a great day, and the job has been a long time in the planning," said MoDOT district engineer Mark Shelton from a lectern at Woodland School's parking lot in view of the highway...
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Tom Matukewicz introduced as Southeast's football coach
(College Sports ~ 12/19/13)
After he was introduced as Southeast Missouri State's new football coach at a news conference Wednesday, Tom Matukewicz shook athletic director Mark Alnutt's hand and pulled a red hat with a Redhawks logo onto his head as the audience, filled with many Southeast employees, community members and the Board of Regents, stood and applauded...
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William Street options draw mixed reactions
(Local News ~ 12/19/13)
The public debut of two options for a revamp of Cape Girardeau's William Street corridor received mixed reviews those who attended Wednesday night's open house-style meeting at the Osage Centre. The meeting was hosted by city engineers and a group of hired planning consultants, who displayed the plans and answered questions. About 45 people attended during the first hour of the presentation...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2013. There are 12 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 19, 1843, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, was first published in England. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter...
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Ronald Wulfers
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
Ronald "Ron" Joseph Wulfers, 61, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away suddenly in Aurora on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, as a result of a tragic vehicle accident in which he was hit by a drunken driver. He died at the scene. He was born Oct. ...
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James Vandeven
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
James H. "Jim" Vandeven, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1945, in Lutesville, Mo., to Clarence Theodore and Barbara Rose Landewee Vandeven. He and Alice M. Bisher were married Nov. 9, 1968, at Chaffee, Mo...
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Lillian Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
ROLLA, Mo. -- Lillian Irene Williams, 92, of Rolla passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. She was born March 21, 1921, in Marquand, Mo., daughter of Marvin Dane and Mabel Irene Kelley Ward. She and Lt. Col. Cecil Bennett Williams were united in marriage July 12, 1942, in St. Louis...
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Daniel Zamora
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Daniel R. "Brown Boy" Zamora Sr., 62, of Perryville passed away Dec. 17, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1951, at El Paso, Texas, to Manuel and Delores Duran Zamora. He married Patti Tisher on Sept. 26, 1994, at Perryville; she survives...
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Lewis Dunne
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
Lewis S. Dunne, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at his home. He was born Friday, Feb. 25, 1916, in Wilmington, Del., to John and Elsie Zamaika Dudzinski. He and Claudine Rawlings were married Sunday, April 13, 1941, at Hamilton Park, Del. She died Nov. 30, 2002...
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Josh Downing
(Obituary ~ 12/19/13)
Josh R. Downing, 27, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. A celebration of life will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will take place at a later date...
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Births 12/19/13
(Births ~ 12/19/13)
Daughter to Shawn Robert Phillips and Amber Reanne Canoy of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:27 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Name, Aubrey Grace. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Fourth child, first daughter. Ms. Canoy is a server at Steak N' Shake...
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Retailers: Holiday shopping season a disappointment so far
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
NEW YORK -- Sparse crowds at malls and "50 percent off" signs at The Gap and other stores offer clues as to how this holiday season is shaping up so far: It's the most discount-driven one since the U.S. was in a deep recession. It's also the most disappointing for stores...
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Improving economy leads Fed to ease stimulus
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sent its strongest signal of confidence in the U.S. economy since the recession, deciding the nation's economic prospects are finally bright enough to withstand a pullback in stimulus spending. Yet the Fed also made clear it will keep supporting an economy that remains less than fully healthy. It will continue to keep interest rates low and try to boost unusually low inflation, which can be a drag on spending and borrowing...
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Jackson police report 12/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/19/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Burglaries Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item...
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Executions in U.S. fall close to a 20-year low
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- Use of the death penalty continues to decline with 39 people executed this year, only the second time in 19 years that fewer than 40 people were put to death, a private group reported today. The Death Penalty Information Center, a not-for-profit group that opposes executions and tracks the issue, also said the number of new death sentences was near its lowest level since capital punishment was reinstated in the 1970s...
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Palestinians ready to extend talks with Israel
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
BEIT JALLA, West Bank -- The Palestinians are ready to extend current peace talks with Israel beyond an April deadline if a detailed framework agreement is in place by then, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Wednesday. The comments by Saeb Erekat marked the first time Palestinian negotiators endorsed the U.S. idea of seeking a preliminary rather than a final deal by the end of a nine-month period of negotiations to which both sides agreed at the outset...
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Georgia woman has 1 of 2 winning lottery tickets
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
ATLANTA -- A Georgia woman who bought just one ticket and used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers was one of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest in U.S. history. Lottery officials in Georgia identified the winner as Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, east of Atlanta. Curry will take a lump sum of $123 million after taxes, Georgia Lottery chief executive Debbie Alford said...
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Marine center offers degree, hands-on training
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
GRASSY KEY, Fla. -- Molly, a bottlenose dolphin in her early 50s, can't see well and requires special care. The staff at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys is teaching her to respond to verbal and touch-related signals before she loses her sight completely...
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Ex-BP engineer convicted on one obstruction charge
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
NEW ORLEANS -- The first criminal trial produced by the Justice Department's sweeping probe of BP's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ended Wednesday with a jury convicting a drilling engineer of trying to obstruct investigators by deleting text messages from his cellular phone...
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Congress clears way for federal budget deal
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Wednesday scaling back across-the-board cuts on programs ranging from the Pentagon to the national park system, adding a late dusting of bipartisanship to a year more likely to be remembered for a partial government shutdown and gridlock...
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Egypt's Morsi faces new trial on terror charges
(International News ~ 12/19/13)
CAIRO -- Egypt's top prosecutor on Wednesday referred Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges he conspired with the Palestinian group Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and others to carry out a campaign of terrorist violence to destabilize the country after his ouster...
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Tooth Fairy is walk in park compared to Elf on the Shelf
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
NEW YORK -- Carly Kerby, a mother of four girls, doesn't have the greatest track record as the Tooth Fairy, but it was another family tradition that nearly did her in: The Elf on the Shelf. In case you've been hitting the egg nog a little too hard all these years, the elf is a big seller. It involves a picture book and a stuffed, felt elf that serves as a scout for Santa and has to be moved stealthily every night, traditionally around Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve...
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Health insurers add to payment deadline
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers anxious over tight insurance deadlines and lingering computer problems during the holidays will get extra time to pay their premiums under President Barack Obama's health-care law, insurers announced Wednesday. The board of the industry's biggest trade group -- America's Health Insurance Plans -- said consumers who select a plan by Monday now will have until Jan. ...
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Bill may send Guantanamo detainees home
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- Many detainees at Guantanamo Bay may be closer to heading home under a bipartisan deal reached in Congress that gives President Barack Obama a rare victory in his fight to close the prison for terror suspects. The deal would lift the most rigid restrictions Congress imposed on detainee transfers overseas and is part of a broad compromise defense bill awaiting final passage in the Senate this week. The House approved the measure last Thursday...
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Naughty or nice test
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
Will Santa visit you on Christmas Eve? Using a few materials from around the house, along with a special paper from Santa, you can determine if you have been naughty or nice. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Using the white crayon, write naughty or nice on a piece of white copy paper...
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Major step reached toward downtown CID
(Editorial ~ 12/19/13)
There have been significant changes in Cape Girardeau's downtown in recent years, including the Broadway Corridor Project. Now a local group has worked on a possible Downtown Community Improvement District to address other needs in the area, focusing on cleanup and security...
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Rein in spending
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/19/13)
The White House endorsed the Congressional Budget plan designed to head off another round of sequester cuts. The plan proposes reducing future cost of living adjustments for military retirees under 62 years of age. I'm under 62 and collecting a pension after nearly 22 years of active military service. ...
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Speak Out 12/19/13
(Speak Out ~ 12/19/13)
On a camping trip in October, we were at Sam A. Baker Park and we picked up some persimmon seeds. And we saved and dried the seeds and then pried them open to reveal eight seeds with a spoon inside and two with a knife inside. A spoon is for shoveling snow and a knife is for chipping ice. A fork means a mild winter. So far the persimmons have predicted the weather pretty accurately...
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Prayer 12-19
(Prayer ~ 12/19/13)
We praise you, Lord Jesus, our Wonderful Counsel and Mighty God. Amen.
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Immaculate Conception students take part in Lego robotics competition
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
Students at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson participated in the FIRST Lego League state championship Dec. 8 in St. Louis. The FIRST Lego League is a robotics competition that puts robots built from Lego Mindstorm kits through a themed obstacle course, a news release from Immaculate Conception said...
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Panel urges limits on NSA snooping
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- A presidential advisory panel has recommended sweeping limits on the government's surveillance programs, including requiring a court to sign off on individual searches of phone records and stripping the National Security Agency of its ability to store that data from Americans...
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Guide dog assured home after rescue
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
NEW YORK -- The guide dog that leaped onto subway tracks after his blind owner lost consciousness and fell off a station platform is assured a loving home after his retirement. Cecil Williams, who has been recovering at a hospital with Orlando still by his side, had been slated to get another working dog in January or February to replace the 11-year-old black Lab...
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500 reported killed in South Sudan
(National News ~ 12/19/13)
JUBA, South Sudan -- At least 500 people, most of them soldiers, have been killed in South Sudan since Sunday, a senior government official said as an ethnic rivalry threatened to tear apart the world's newest country. Some of the victims "were shot in the bushes" around Juba, the capital, Information Minister Micheal Makuei Lueth said Wednesday, citing a report from the minister of defense...
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Perryville girls earn tourney win
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/13)
The Perryville girls basketball team advanced to the consolation game of the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic with a 63-47 win over Meadow Heights on Wednesday. Ahnie Hoff had 20 points for the Pirates (2-3). MEADOW HEIGHTS (47) -- Kylee Whitener 6, Abi Bristow 10, Kiana Hotop 15, Emma Cook 8, Hayley Thorne 8. FG 15, FT 14-25, F 9. (3-pointers: Bristow 1, Hotop 2. Fouled out: none)...
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Brindley awarded scholarship to attend Southeast
(Community ~ 12/19/13)
Nick Brindley of Oran, Mo., has received the president's scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year. Brindley, the son of Larry and Lucy Brindley, will be a 2014 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Out of the past 12/19/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/19/13)
An inspection of the car belonging to Southeast Missouri State University student Jackie L. Lichte, who disappeared in January, gives no clues of the woman's whereabouts; the vehicle was found in the Mississippi River yesterday near Honkers Boat Dock...
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Saxony girls advance to tournament championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/13)
The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders (4-1) took another step toward defending their Kelso Supply Holiday Classic title with a 60-19 shellacking of Sikeston in a tournament semifinal Wednesday night at the Show Me Center. The win puts Saxony in tonight's final against Notre Dame at 8:30 p.m...
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Bulldogs knock off Jackson in semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/13)
Jackson coach Tyler Abernathy had his team as prepared as it could be for Notre Dame's intense full-court pressure. "We watched film for an hour yesterday and an hour today," Abernathy said. "It's one of those things until you face it you don't really realize how quick they are."...
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