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SEMO closed due to weather; 'Man of La Mancha' production still on
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- The wintry mix of snow and sleet is forcing Southeast Missouri State University to close its main campus in Cape Girardeau along with regional campuses in Sikeston, Malden and Kennett. Also closed Wednesday was the university's Perryville Higher Education Center. Dining facilities on the main campus opened at 8 a.m., and Kent Library was also open...
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Snow and ice move across region
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
Cardinals pitchers and catchers are due in Jupiter, Fla., next week. Southeast Missourians might want to hang onto that knowledge, because it's about the only sign of spring on the horizon as another round of snow and ice moves through the area.
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More schools offer a therapist on-site
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
School shootings, the anxiety of being a teenager and complicated home lives can leave students with more on their minds than books while they're at school. So when Community Counseling Center approached Central High School about making a school-based therapist available, principal Mike Cowan said the school "jumped on it immediately."...
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Caruthersville's Monroe plans to sign with Southeast Missouri State football team
(College Sports ~ 02/05/14)
The Caruthersville running back 1,430 yards on 130 carries during his senior season with the Tigers.
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House panel considers sales tax for highways
(State News ~ 02/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top transportation official warned a House committee Tuesday that the failure to pass a penny increase in the state's sales tax for highway funding could compromise road safety and cause slow economic growth. The House Transportation Committee held a public hearing on the measure that would go before voters in November if passed by the Legislature. ...
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Coaches short on time, scholarships for Southeast Missouri State signing class
(College Sports ~ 02/05/14)
The first-year coaching staff had just 11 scholarships to hand out and seven weeks to find recruits.
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Spencer & Mau
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/14)
The boys looking out the door at all of the snow.
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Matukewicz's first Southeast Missouri State football recruiting class will include Kickapoo quarterback
(College Sports ~ 02/05/14)
Several players will make their verbal commitment to Southeast Missouri State official Wednesday on National Signing Day.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2014. There are 329 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices; the proposal, which failed in Congress, drew accusations that Roosevelt was attempting to "pack" the nation's highest court...
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Exec: Target taking action on security
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- An executive of Target Corp. said Tuesday the retailer has taken actions to shore up security following the massive breach of millions of consumers' data during the holiday season. But senators examining the issue at a hearing said even the most robust security systems can be vulnerable to cyberattack, and only the adoption by banks and retailers of more advanced technology for payment cards and processing systems will reduce fraud...
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Man jumps into Springfield pond, saves two women
(State News ~ 02/05/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A good Samaritan in southwest Missouri is being hailed as a hero for jumping into an icy pond to pull two young women from a submerged car. The Springfield News-Leader reported the rescue happened about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday in Springfield. Donovan Hensley had just dropped off his wife at work when he saw skid marks leading into a pond and two women standing on a sinking vehicle...
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Missouri death row inmate appeals over beating by police
(State News ~ 02/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An attorney for a Missouri man who has been on death row for two decades asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his conviction, asserting that prosecutors suppressed evidence indicating he may have been beaten into confessing...
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Fewer leaving Normandy and Riverview Gardens districts
(State News ~ 02/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Fewer students in two unaccredited suburban St. Louis school districts are transferring to better-performing districts for the 2014-2015 school year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported a combined 2,200 students transferred for the current school year from the Normandy and Riverview Gardens districts. The transfers came quickly after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last summer that students from unaccredited districts can transfer at their home district's expense...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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New Safe House director seeks to help more people
(Editorial ~ 02/05/14)
The Safe House for Women recently announced the organization has a new executive director. Allison Leonard, who previously served as director of operations, was named executive director. In addition to her work with Safe House, Leonard previously worked at the Department of Social Services...
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Speak Out 2/5/14
(Speak Out ~ 02/05/14)
Thanks again, Mr. Obama, for lying to us. My prescription medicines now cost me, in addition to have to paying a premium for prescription insurance. It didn't happen this way until you introduced your new programs. Mr. Obama, you have lied about everything. You have lied again and again, and this only proves it...
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Charles Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
A memorial gathering for Charles F. Hopkins will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the parlor of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. A service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, with Dr. Kim Nelson officiating. Hopkins, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014...
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Francis Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
GODFREY, Ill. -- Francis Miller, 85, of Godfrey, formerly of Glen Carbon, Ill., and Shawneetown, Mo., passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 13, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to the late Erskin and Edna Proffer Miller. He and Virginia Eifert were married Sept. 4, 1950, at Eisleben Luthern Church in Scott City...
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Richard McGill
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
SILVERHILL, Ala. -- Richard Lee McGill, 77, born in Missouri and a resident of Silverhill passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at a local hospital. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. He was also an active member of Fairhope Christian Church...
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Dale Rose
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dale Stephen Thierry Rose, 56, of Marble Hill died unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. Born on Feb. 4, 1957, in Nancy, France, he was the son of Jimmie Dale Rose and Augusta Agastein Rothstein. As an infant he came to the United States and was raised in Wickes, Ark...
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Danny Mac
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Danny Mac, 62, of Cairo died suddenly Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1951, in Washington Courthouse, Ohio, son of Clarence and Martha Heidy McDonald. He married Catherine Anderson on Aug. 27, 1976. She survives...
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Diane Pobst
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
Diane Pobst, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 2/5/14
(Births ~ 02/05/14)
Son to Harold Dean and Christina Dawn Warden of Jonesboro, Ill., Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:31 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Name, Samuel Jeremiah. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Warden is the former Christina McLane, daughter of James and Yvonne McLane of Jonesboro. She is a teacher at Southern Seven Health Department/Head Start. Warden is the son of Leon and Betty Warden of Anna, Ill. He is employed by Kroger...
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The ‘overhyped' income inequality talking point
(Column ~ 02/05/14)
The president's theme of "income inequality" is not gaining the traction the administration had hoped. Anxious to move the narrative away from the widely unpopular Obamacare fiasco, the drumbeat of "income inequality" seemed a popular notion. The president had even called this new theme the "defining challenge of our times" with the appropriate bravado and accompanying applause...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrest Theft Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Microsoft CEO to focus on mobile, cloud
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
LOS ANGELES -- As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella takes the company's helm, he is declaring a new focus on a "mobile-first, cloud-first world." So far, he only has the latter half of the formula figured out. Microsoft and its new CEO are trying to catch rivals such as Apple, Google and Amazon, which are each building their own thriving ecosystems for mobile devices. ...
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Couple charged after toddler calls 911 15 times
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
LOWVILLE, N.Y. -- Authorities have charged a northern New York woman and her boyfriend because the woman's 2-year-old daughter used their cellphones to dial 911 a total of 15 times last month. Village of Lowville police officer Matthew Martin said the 23-year-old mother and her 33-year-old boyfriend told him they tried to keep their phones away from the persistent toddler, but the girl kept getting them and dialing 911...
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New wave of heroin claims Hoffman and others
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
NEW YORK -- Heroin was supposed to be an obsolete evil, a blurry memory of a dangerous drug that dwelled in some dark recess of American culture. But smack never really disappeared. It comes in waves, and one such swell is cresting across the nation, sparking widespread worry among government officials and driving up overdose deaths -- including, it appears, that of Oscar-winning actor Philip Michael Hoffman...
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Bears, eagles, seals: How endangered animals fare
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The U.S. government has spent billions of dollars trying to save more than 1,500 animal and plant species listed as endangered or threatened. A group of House Republicans say that's translated into just 2 percent of protected species taken off the list. They called Tuesday for an overhaul to the 1973 Endangered Species Act, giving states more authority over imperiled species and limiting litigation from wildlife advocates...
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Gay marriage fight comes to the South
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
NORFOLK, Va. -- The gay marriage fight arrived in a Southern courtroom Tuesday, as opponents of a Virginia law banning same-sex unions told a federal judge it was just like the Jim Crow-era prohibition against interracial marriage. Supporters maintained there was no fundamental right to gay marriage and the ban exists as part of the state's interest in responsible procreation...
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Indiana man back home 18 years after abduction
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Nathan Slinkard was 5 years old when his mother failed to return him to his father as an Indiana court had ordered. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old man was back home with his father, about a week after he walked into the United States Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, identified himself and asked to come home to the U.S...
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Long winter brings salt shortage
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
CHICAGO -- As piles of snow grow taller during this seemingly endless winter, the piles of salt for spreading on the nation's icy, slushy roads are shrinking, forcing communities to ration supplies because there's not enough salt to go around. Cities have gone through most of their salt well ahead of the time they traditionally need it -- when the coldest part of winter gives way to temperatures just warm enough to turn snow into freezing rain and sleet and roads into ribbons of ice...
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Benedict Cumberbatch meets Muppets in PBS YouTube video
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Benedict Cumberbatch is a star used to working with other stars, but even he was impressed by the cast of a new project. The British actor of "Sherlock" and "Star Trek" fame appears with a pair of "Sesame Street" Muppets in a video posted Tuesday on PBS' YouTube channel...
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Eight dead in Tunisian shootout with militants
(International News ~ 02/05/14)
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia's National Guard stormed a suspected militant hideout in a seaside suburb of Tunis after a daylong standoff Tuesday. Seven radicals were killed, including suspect in a political assassination last year, a minister said...
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Klitschko warns about Ukrainian anger
(International News ~ 02/05/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian opposition leaders warned Tuesday tempers are heating up and the president must take action to resolve the country's protracted political crisis. Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxing champion who is one of the top figures in Ukraine's mass protests, met Tuesday with President Viktor Yanukovych as parliament held a session but took no action...
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Sea survivor's Salvadoran family thought he'd died
(International News ~ 02/05/14)
GARITA PALMERA, El Salvador -- A Salvadoran fisherman's account of his survival after more than 13 months and about 6,500 miles in an open boat has proved a double miracle for his mother and father, who lost touch with him eight years ago and thought he was dead...
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Syrian forces hit Aleppo with crude barrel bombs
(International News ~ 02/05/14)
BEIRUT -- Men pull a girl from the rubble and haul her onto a dirty sheet of plastic, while another child, coated in white dust save for a red streak of blood from his nose, lies with his crushed leg dangling off a gurney -- the aftermath from the dropping of a crude "barrel bomb" by Syrian forces on the city of Aleppo...
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Book published against pope's wishes
(International News ~ 02/05/14)
WARSAW, Poland -- Poles are divided between praise and condemnation of John Paul II's secretary for publishing the late pope's personal notes -- against his last will and testament. John Paul ordered the notes burned after his death and put his trusted confidant, the Rev. ...
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Panel OKs proposal over governor's budget power
(State News ~ 02/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers moved forward Tuesday with a constitutional amendment that would allow the Legislature to block spending cuts enacted by the governor. The proposal comes amid frustration in the Republican-controlled Legislature over cuts enacted by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, including his freezing of several hundred million dollars while campaigning last fall to sustain the veto of a tax cut...
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Kerry takes aggressive approach in first year
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- John Kerry has spent nearly half of his first year as secretary of state jumping on and off airplanes and diving headlong into some of the world's most difficult problems. Since taking office Feb. 4, 2013, he has brought opposing sides to the negotiating table over Syria, Iran and Israel in high-stakes diplomatic gambles that promise big payouts but could fail with catastrophic results. ...
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Navy investigates alleged cheating on nuclear work
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Navy is investigating 30 or more senior sailors in connection with alleged cheating on written tests designed to qualify them as instructors at a school that trains younger sailors to operate naval nuclear power reactors, officials said Tuesday...
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Prayer 2/5/14
(Prayer ~ 02/05/14)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love for us. Amen.
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Five departments battle Delta blaze
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
DELTA -- Five area fire departments responded to a blaze Tuesday evening at a home on State Highway N. Scanner traffic initially indicated some occupants might be trapped inside the building, but a woman answering the phone Tuesday night at the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department said no injuries were reported as a result of the fire...
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Weather forces ferry to remain closed today
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
Icy weather will keep the Dorena-Hickman Ferry closed today. The ferry closed Sunday after ice coated the ferry itself and the landings on both sides of the Mississippi River iced over, creating unsafe conditions for both passengers and crew, according to a news release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet...
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Comedian Rickey Smiley coming to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
Stand-up comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley is coming to the Show Me Center on March 29. Smiley has established himself as a "clean" comic and performs for audiences of all ages. He is known for his character impersonations, especially his "trademark" characters Bernice Jenkins, Lil' Daryl, Rusty Dale and Beauford...
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Senate sends farm bill to Obama for signature
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation's 47 million food-stamp recipients to Southern peanut growers, Midwest corn farmers and the maple syrup industry in the Northeast...
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Health-care law means fewer full-time workers
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Several million American workers will cut back their hours on the job or leave the nation's workforce entirely because of President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, congressional analysts said Tuesday, adding fresh fuel to the political fight over "Obamacare."...
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Senators beat Blues in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 02/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues were 2 for 2 to open the shootout. Robin Lehner was thinking, oh no, not again. The Ottawa Senators backup goalie shut the door the rest of the way and ended a career oh-fer in shootouts. "Hopefully, this will break a curse," Lehner said after Kyle Turris scored the deciding goal in the fifth round for a 5-4 Senators victory Tuesday night. "I know I can be good at it. I've had a few bad ones in the beginning that snowballed and got in my head."...
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Local church will host Chinese Spring Festival
(Local News ~ 02/05/14)
The Chinese Student & Scholars Association at Southeast Missouri State University will host its annual Chinese Spring Festival at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church at 300 N. Ellis St., according to a university news release. "This year is different -- in the past we focused on performances. ...
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A look back at allegations against Woody Allen
(National News ~ 02/05/14)
NEW YORK -- "Cries and Whispers: The Ugly Explosion of an Unconventional Family," announced the Aug. 31, 1992, cover of Time magazine, which bore Woody Allen's bespectacled face. The saga involving Allen and erstwhile romantic partner Mia Farrow had exploded into the public consciousness days earlier. The most sensational part: an allegation the celebrated director had taken their adopted daughter Dylan, 7, into an attic-like space at Farrow's Connecticut home and molested her...
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High school roundup: Jackson girls dominate Perryville
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/14)
The Jackson girls basketball team blanked Perryville in the first quarter on its way to a 57-23 home victory Monday night. The Indians held an 18-0 lead after one quarter and a 30-7 advantage at halftime. Cassidi Tomsu led the Indians (10-6) with 16 points, while Rachel Crites added 14...
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Tigers put up fight before being dragged under by No. 3 Gators
(College Sports ~ 02/05/14)
~ Missouri was undone by cold shooting in the second half of a 68-58 loss GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Missouri had one scoring drought that cost it a chance at beating No. 3 Florida. The Tigers went four-plus minutes without a point in the second half, a scoreless stretch that proved to be the difference in a 68-58 loss to the Gators on Tuesday night...
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Out of the past 2/5/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/14)
The congregation of Southside Baptist Church celebrates the dedication of its new church building; the new church was built on the same site, 805 Hackberry St., as the former Southside Church, which was destroyed by fire Dec. 16, 1987. Rodeo fans waited inside as cowboys rounded up an escaped bull on a parking lot near the Show Me Center, following Friday night's Longhorn World Championship Rodeo; the one-ton bull escaped through a door someone had left open on the north side of the building just before the end of the show; it was captured about 15 minutes later by several rodeo contestants on horseback.. ...
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