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Debate over vaccine requirements forges strange alliance
(Community ~ 02/10/15)
DENVER -- When it comes to vaccinations, some states' approaches have been more successful than others. Although Missouri is below the national average for vaccination rates, the state has fared better than others in the face of a recent measles outbreak...
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Illinois woman accused of aiding extremists appears in court
(State News ~ 02/10/15)
CHICAGO -- A prosecutor told a federal judge Monday that a suburban Chicago mother of four accused of sending money and military equipment to militant groups in Syria and Iraq poses a danger to the community and is a flight risk, so should remain in custody...
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Lawsuits: St. Louis County town jails are 'debtors prisons'
(State News ~ 02/10/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Federal lawsuits allege that jails in the St. Louis County towns of Ferguson and Jennings operate essentially as modern-day debtors' prisons, where minor traffic offenses can lead to extended periods behind bars. Two lawsuits were filed Sunday on behalf of people who have spent time in jail for failure to pay fines for traffic violations and minor offenses. ...
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Cape Girardeau RadioShack to close
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Cape Girardeau's RadioShack is closing its doors as the nationwide company recently filed for bankruptcy. The store is in West Park Mall's west wing. On Monday, the electronics retailer had a liquidation sale in progress at the mall with a sign out front indicating the store is in its last seven days of business...
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Cyber Crimes Task Force hampered by funding cuts
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Authorities say cuts in funding for the Southeast Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force are crippling the work it can do investigating online predators of Missouri children. The task force, based at the Poplar Bluff Police Department, was formed in 2007 as a means to fight online criminals who often seek to entice children and deal in child pornography...
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Former Dexter doctor charged with soliciting sex from a child
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The doctor arrested Friday in West Plains, Missouri, for soliciting sex with a 4-year-old girl had a strong presence in Southeast Missouri, including at clinics in Dexter and Bloomfield. Dr. Donald W. Lamoureaux, 68, was part of a team of medical personnel who operated from the SoutheastHEALTH clinic on Business 60 in Dexter...
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Jackson School Board to apply for technology grant
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The Jackson School Board will decide at its 7 p.m. meeting today whether to submit an application for a grant that would be used for updating equipment in the high school's business department. The Vocational-Technical Education Enhancement grant, which is administered through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is applied for annually by the department, said superintendent Ron Anderson...
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Lexington Avenue accident near roundabout
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The driver of a Ford Taurus was taken to a hospital Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 after a one-vehicle accident on Lexington Avenue just west of the roundabout in Cape Girardeau. According to Cape Girardeau police, the driver, who was westbound on Lexington, traveled through the roundabout before the car crashed into a guard rail on the bridge, east of the North Kingshighway intersection. (Fred Lynch)...
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Grandmother dies from injuries sustained in fire
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff woman critically injured in a weekend house fire, which claimed the lives of two of her young grandsons, also has died of her injuries. Erma Pierce, 47, died Thursday in the burn unit at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, where she, along with her 46-year-old husband, Daniel, were patients...
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Report: Cars not fully protected from hacking
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers could take control of vehicles or steal personal data, a member of the U.S. Senate is asserting...
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April trial date set in Safe Harbor case
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
A trial date has been set that could affect the future of Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary in Jackson. Safe Harbor's lawyer, Patrick Davis, and Missouri assistant attorney general Jacob Westen met with Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge Michael Gardner at Common Pleas Courthouse on Monday to set the date for the trial, which will begin April 9 at the municipal court in Jackson...
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Fire claims life of family pet
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Although a fire at a single-family home on Fountain Street on Monday morning didn't claim any human lives, it did prove fatal for a dog. Residents at 1113 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau were able to get out of the home safely, but their dog did not survive. One cat was rescued and one was unaccounted for Monday afternoon...
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Neighborhood development meeting to focus on identity and leadership
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The second Neighborhood Development Initiative meeting in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau's Ward 1 will focus on structuring the neighborhood's identity and finding community leaders. The first meeting held in the neighborhood that stretches from Second Street to East Cape Rock Drive and spans east to west from Rand Street to Big Bend Road was held about a month ago and focused on identifying the key problems in the community...
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Pruitt, Wilhite lead Chaffee girls basketball team to an 87-53 win over Meadow Heights
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/15)
PATTON, Mo. -- There wasn't much that could stop the Chaffee girls basketball team from scoring against Meadow Heights on Monday night.
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Interstate truck collision snarls traffic; corn strewn over roadway
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Many motorists waited for over an hour Monday as emergency responders and road crews worked to clear a jackknifed semi-truck and a corn-covered southbound lane on Interstate 55. Around 1:25 p.m. Monday, an 18-wheeler carrying car parts apparently rear-ended another truck carrying a large load of corn near mile marker 97 in Cape Girardeau...
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Oran Junior High & High School Students of the Montn
(Submitted Story ~ 02/10/15)
January Students of the Month at Oran High School
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The sunset behind my house
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/10/15)
The sunset behind my house in Cape Girardeau
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Preventing Colorectal Cancer: Free Seminars in March
(Submitted Story ~ 02/10/15)
Colorectal cancer is deadly. Only lung cancer kills more Americans each year than this largely preventable disease. Colorectal cancer does not discriminate. This disease affects men and women equally. Those diagnosed with the disease often experience no noticeable symptoms...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2015. There are 324 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1940, MGM released the animated short "Puss Gets the Boot," the debut of Tom and Jerry (although in this cartoon, the cat is called "Jasper" by its owner while the mouse was dubbed "Jinx" by creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera)...
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Victim of stalking? Consider tips from experts
(Editorial ~ 02/10/15)
Technology can be a great thing, but it's also a vehicle some use for shady purposes -- including stalking. A recent story by reporter Emily Priddy highlighted the problem of stalking. According to a report from 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice estimated 3.3 million adults in this country had been stalked within the year...
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Doctor's office may be dangerous place for data
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud. Those medical forms you give the receptionist and send to your health insurer provide fertile ground for criminals looking to steal your identity, since health-care businesses can lag far behind banks and credit card companies in protecting sensitive information. ...
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ABC beats Brian Williams' newscast in ratings Friday
(Entertainment ~ 02/10/15)
NEW YORK -- Brian Williams took a pounding in the ratings for his final night on the air before stepping aside as NBC looks into misstatements he made, but it's unclear whether the drop in viewership was related to the controversy. The Nielsen company said ABC's "World News Tonight" had 8.46 million viewers on Friday, while NBC's "Nightly News" had just under 8 million. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/10/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n Medical assist calls were made to: Independence Street at 1:44 p.m.; Perry Avenue at 3:43 p.m.; North Park Avenue at 5:20 p.m.; and Cape West Parkway at 7:25 p.m...
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Jackson police report 2/10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/10/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jake A. Scroggins, 23, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/10/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Lynetta Thelma Duff, 20, 1721 Cape Meadows Circle, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for property damage...
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Renee McDowell
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Renee Ann McDowell, 66, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1948, in St. Louis, to Ray C. and Hallie M. Sparks Wisdom. She and Benny McDowell were married Oct. 29, 1966, in Illmo (Scott City). Renee attended Scott City High School. ...
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Charles Sims
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Charles Oliver Sims, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 3, 1936, in Creal Springs, Illinois, to Harry and Alice Glen Sims. He and Ruby Diana Dyer were married Feb. 14, 1997, in Cape Girardeau. Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Lovaira Bock
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lovaira L. Bock, 92, of Perryville died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 8, 1922, in Friedenberg, Missouri, daughter of Charley J. and Lydia Hoehn Lintner. She and Walter Benjamin Bock were married Feb. 3, 1946. He preceded her in death Feb. 8, 1994...
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Speak Out 2/10/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/10/15)
Yes, there needs to be a traffic light put in where John's Pharmacy is and where the Wal-Mart new grocery store is. It's just not a safe situation. This morning in the paper, the county wants to put the use tax back on the ballot. They have raised the property taxes the last two years. They're never satisfied. You know what? He acts like Obama: Tax, tax, tax. This is Cape Girardeau, not Washington, D.C...
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Out of the past: Feb. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/10/15)
The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble, a 20-piece professional music group of the Military Airlift Command Band, plays a free concert at the Cape Girardeau Central High School auditorium in the evening; the featured vocalist is Master Sgt. Normia Carter...
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Nola Loomis
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Nola Faye Finley Loomis, 89, of Anna, formerly of Harrisburg, Illinois, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Union County Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kerry Bean officiating. Interment to follow in Anna City Cemetery...
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Lilla Curnell
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Lilla Curnell, 80, of Scott City died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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McDonald's sales fall in China, Japan after scares
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Food-quality scares are hurting McDonald's in China and Japan, where weakness contributed to a key global sales figure falling 1.8 percent. The world's largest hamburger chain said sales dropped 12.6 percent in January at locations open at least 13 months in the division that includes the Asia region. That overshadowed a 0.4 percent rise at U.S. locations and a comparable 0.5 percent increase in Europe...
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Thomas objects to court's signal on gay marriage
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is inappropriately signaling it intends to clear the way for gay marriage across the nation, Justice Clarence Thomas complained Monday in a stinging dissent to the court's refusal to block the start of same-sex marriages in Alabama...
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Obama, Merkel rally behind diplomacy in Ukraine conflict
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rallied behind efforts to reach a long-shot diplomatic resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Monday, but they offered no clear path for how the West would proceed if talks this week fail...
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Missing U.S. pilot, plane frustrate searchers
(International News ~ 02/10/15)
JOHANNESBURG -- Last year, an American disappeared while traveling alone in a small plane in West Africa, heading to a new job as an anti-poaching pilot in a national park. Investigators think he hit a mountain but the location of his Cessna 172 remains a mystery after a search stymied by limited resources, patchy help from local authorities and forested, mountainous terrain...
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Morocco legalized 18,000 migrants in 2014 under new immigration policy
(International News ~ 02/10/15)
SALE, Morocco -- Morocco announced Monday that 65 percent of migrants applying for legal status were approved -- about 18,000 people -- in the first year of the country's new immigration policy. At the same time, a top security official promised to destroy illegal camps housing immigrants trying to reach Europe...
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Connecticut to super-rich residents: Please don't leave us
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- If you're a billionaire living in Connecticut, chances are the tax department is keeping an eye on you. In a state home to some of the richest Americans, tax officials go to some lengths to keep them -- or, more accurately, keep the billions of dollars in revenue their income taxes generate...
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Lung cancer now top cancer killer for women in rich nations
(Community ~ 02/10/15)
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did for men. Lung cancer has been the top cancer killer for men for decades...
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Goodell forms committee to assess LA stadium plans
(Professional Sports ~ 02/10/15)
LOS ANGELES -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has established an internal committee to review stadium options in Los Angeles and coordinate any possible move to Southern California, according to a league memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press...
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New England feels under the weather after record snowfall
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
BOSTON -- More than 2 feet of fresh snow piled up in parts of New England on Monday, breaking records set during the blizzard of 1978 and testing the patience of officials and commuters as forecasters warned of more winter misery later in the week. The latest onslaught forced the cancellations of hundreds of flights, tested transit systems and tempers and collapsed roofs straining beneath the weight of 5 feet or more of snow in less than two weeks...
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Survivors: Police use of tear gas made stadium a death trap
(International News ~ 02/10/15)
CAIRO -- Survivors described it as a corridor of death: a narrow route of high, chain-link security fences and barbed wire that thousands of soccer fans were filing through before entering the stadium to watch their team play. Then, mayhem broke out. ...
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Southeast Missouri State football team to open 2015 season with Mizzou
(College Sports ~ 02/10/15)
The Southeast Missouri State football team will open its second season under coach Tom Matukewicz with a visit to two-time defending Southeastern Conference East Division champion Missouri. The game was part of the Southeast schedules released Monday for the 2015 and 2016 seasons...
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Name-a-Roach popular at Valentine's Day
(National News ~ 02/10/15)
NEW YORK -- This Valentine's Day, name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex, mother-in-law or a loved one who's an incredibly good sport. The Name-a-Roach program was launched at the Bronx Zoo in 2011. Apparently people are still coming out of the woodwork to participate. ...
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High school roundup: Scott City girls notch road win against Delta
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Births 2/10/15
(Births ~ 02/10/15)
Son to Jason Andrew Ponder and Jenny Grace Comte of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:56 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Name, Andrew Brenton. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Third son. Ms. Comte is the daughter of Marilyn Comte of Thebes, Illinois, and the late Eugene Comte. She is a student adviser with American Intercontinental University. Ponder is the son of Alan Ponder and Ruth Ponder of Cape Girardeau. He is a welder with Missouri Dry Dock and Repair Co...
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Prayer 2/10/15
(Prayer ~ 02/10/15)
Lord Jesus, thank you that you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.
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Area crashes lead to injuries, deaths
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Editor's Note: This story was corrected to indicate that Robert E. Howell was a passenger of Jon G. Corbett. A series of area car crashes have left several people dead and many others injured. Sunday afternoon, a Missouri truck driver was killed in Butler County when his Freightliner truck ran off the right side of the road and overturned...
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