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Southeast to close Thursday and Friday
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
The Cape Girardeau campus of Southeast Missouri State University will cancel all classes Thursday and Friday because of today's winter storm. Southeast and its regional campuses closed early today because of the storm. The region is under a winter storm warning through Thursday morning, with up to eight inches of snow expected...
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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- In a direct challenge to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress on Tuesday and bluntly warned the U.S. an emerging nuclear agreement with Iran "paves Iran's path to the bomb." President Barack Obama pushed back sternly, saying the U.S. would never sign such a deal and Netanyahu was offering no useful alternative...
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Danforth cites political bullying during Schweich eulogy
(State News ~ 03/04/15)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- Former U.S. senator John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, suggesting political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself...
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Report finds racial bias in Ferguson police
(State News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- A Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department -- with officers routinely discriminating against blacks by using excessive force, issuing petty citations and making baseless traffic stops, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the report...
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Cape Central principal soon will end 40-year career
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
Principal Mike Cowan is known for a warm personality and a contagious smile that lights up the hallways of Cape Girardeau Central High School. But that smile faded into tears for a moment Tuesday as Cowan described what he'll miss most after his retirement this year: the students...
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Advance boys basketball team makes state quarterfinals for second consecutive season
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
Preston Wuebker scored the go-ahead basket with 31 seconds left, and the Hornets defeated Gideon 53-45 in a Class 1 sectional on Tuesday at Bloomfield High School.
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Jackson boys basketball team routs Fox to advance to district championship
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
The Jackson boys basketball team arranged a rematch with the top-seeded Poplar Bluff Mules with a 71-36 victory over host Fox in the semifinals of the Class 5 District 1 tournament Tuesday in Arnold, Missouri. Senior Blake Reynolds scored a game-high 21 points for the second-seeded Indians, who improved to 22-6 and will face Poplar Bluff in the championship game at 7 p.m. Thursday...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team begins sectional play today
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
Led by a group of eight juniors, the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team heads into its Class 3 sectional with three consecutive district crowns.
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Oran girls basketball team falls to Naylor in sectional play
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
Oran committed 11 of its 35 turnovers in the second quarter, during which Naylor outscored Oran 18-10 before cruising to a 59-31 win.
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Central girls basketball team's season ends with loss to Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
Dexter, the top-seeded team in the district, jumped out to a 26-9 lead after one period and methodically eliminated the fourth-seeded Tigers 66-30 at the Sikeston Field House.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
Today is Wednesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2015. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared, "With malice toward none, with charity for all."...
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Danforth cites political bullying in Schweich eulogy
(State News ~ 03/04/15)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the mean-spirited nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who he suggested was led to fatally shoot himself by political bullying from a negative radio ad and a perceived anti-Semitic whisper campaign...
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Cowan leaves legacy of joy, school milestones
(Editorial ~ 03/04/15)
Being an educator or administrator is a tough job, and you can tell when a teacher or principal loves education. If smiles and friendliness are any indications, it's clear that Dr. Mike Cowan enjoys being principal at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The affable Cowan, who has be at Central High School for 14 years as principal and in Missouri public schools for 40 years, is set to retire at the end of the school year...
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Speak Out 3/4/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/04/15)
** Obama, employment; ** Presidential rank; ** Trivia team; ** Congratulations; ** Big Dance?; ** Scott City schools; ** Schweich death; ** SEMO logo; ** Leadership; ** Bag ban?
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GOP should lead on immigration
(Column ~ 03/04/15)
Like many of you, I am sorely disappointed with the leadership in Washington, D.C., that has plunged this great nation into a fiscal and international mess of historic proportions. But the lack of leadership that disappoints me the most is the miserable failure and continued incompetence of the Republican leadership -- and I use that term loosely...
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In the mist
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
Fog hovers over Tywappity Community Lake in Chaffee, Missouri, on Tuesday.
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Email issue revives questions about Clintons
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing a new set of questions about ethics and transparency -- the sort that have dogged her and husband Bill for decades. The latest disclosure, that Clinton used a personal email account while serving as secretary of state, comes on the cusp of her likely second bid for president. ...
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Body-camera maker has ties to police chiefs
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Taser International, the stun-gun maker emerging as a leading supplier of body cameras for police, has cultivated financial ties to police chiefs whose departments have bought the recording devices, raising conflict-of-interest questions...
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Airlines reject shipments of rechargeable batteries
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Two major U.S. airlines say they no longer will accept rechargeable battery shipments as new government tests confirm explosions and violent fires are likely to occur when large numbers of batteries enclosed in cargo containers overheat...
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Ben Carson launches exploratory committee for presidency
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has created an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the first high-profile Republican candidate to formally enter the 2016 presidential contest. Carson, the only African-American expected to enter the race, rose to national prominence after criticizing President Barack Obama's health-care law at the 2013 National Prayer breakfast. He developed a loyal following among the GOP's most conservative voters...
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Chrissie Hynde memoir coming in September
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/15)
NEW YORK -- Chrissie Hynde will tell the story of her life, with all its ups and downs. Penguin Random House announced Tuesday the Pretenders singer was working on an "an incredibly frank" memoir that will come out Sept. 8. The book is untitled. According to Doubleday, Hynde will write about her childhood in Akron, Ohio, and offer a "strikingly intimate portrayal" of the punk rock scene of the 1970s and a "bittersweet" look back at the Pretenders, who had such hits as "Brass in Pocket" and "Talk of the Town" but lost two band members to drug-related deaths.. ...
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Thousands flee as volcano erupts in Chile
(International News ~ 03/04/15)
PUCON, Chile -- One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people. The Villarrica volcano erupted about 3 a.m. ...
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Ex-CIA chief admits sharing secrets with mistress
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an affair with his biographer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges he gave her classified material -- including information on war strategy and identities of covert operatives -- as she worked on the book...
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Congress sends Homeland bill to Obama without conditions
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Admitting defeat, House Republicans on Tuesday abandoned attempts to use the Homeland Security Department's spending bill to force concessions from President Barack Obama on immigration and sent him legislation to fund the agency through the end of the budget year with no strings attached...
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Lack of oil storage may lead to new price drop
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
NEW YORK -- The U.S. has so much crude, it is running out of places to put it, and that could drive oil and gasoline prices even lower in the coming months. For the past seven weeks, the United States has been producing and importing an average of 1 million more barrels of oil every day than it is consuming. ...
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Human waste on Everest a major problem, official says
(International News ~ 03/04/15)
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world's highest peak, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association said Tuesday. The more than 700 climbers and guides who spend nearly two months on Everest's slopes each climbing season leave large amounts of feces and urine, and the issue has not been addressed, Ang Tshering said. ...
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Homeless man killed by police did time for robbery
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
LOS ANGELES -- A homeless man killed on Skid Row by Los Angeles police had been released in May from a federal prison after serving 14 years for bank robbery, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. The man was identified as Charley Saturmin Robinet by the official, who had been briefed but was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity...
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Births 3/4/15
(Births ~ 03/04/15)
Son to Todd Allen and Rhonda Nichole Cunningham of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Name, Jayce Blaine. Weight, 5 pounds, 6 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Cunningham is the former Rhonda Gray, daughter of Larry and Sheila Gray of Jackson and Rick and Vicki Winchester of Cape Girardeau. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are self-employed. He is the son of Robert and Lucy Cunningham of Ottawa, Illinois, and Linda Cunningham of Marseilles, Illinois...
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Out of the past: March 4
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/15)
Dr. Robert W. Foster, interim president at Southeast Missouri State University, is guest speaker in the evening at the first Lenten dinner at Centenary United Methodist Church. A ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday marked the official opening of Cape Girardeau's not-for-profit Teen Activity Center, at the corner of East Plaza Way and Sheridan Drive; director of the center is Les Lindy...
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Victims to relive horror of marathon bombing as trial begins
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
BOSTON -- In the two years since twin bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon finish line, the case against suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has focused on arguments over where his trial should be held, who should sit on the jury and what evidence prosecutors should be allowed to use...
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A complication for the Fed: Rate cuts by other central banks
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- The world's central banks are injecting a new complication into the Federal Reserve's decision on when to raise interest rates from record lows: They're cutting their own rates. Last weekend, China's central bank slashed key rates for a second time in three months to try to stimulate the slowing Chinese economy. That move followed the European Central Bank's decision in January to begin buying bonds to try to revive a flatlining economy, a step the Bank of Japan is also pursuing...
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Obama announces 'Let Girls Learn' effort
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
WASHINGTON -- Saying every girl "has value," President Barack Obama announced a more focused government effort Tuesday to help tens of millions of girls around the world attend and stay in school. Michelle Obama said she's heading to Japan and Cambodia later this month to promote it...
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Suspect in custody in Cairo homicide case
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A suspect has been taken into custody in connection to a Feb. 26 homicide in Cairo. Christopher H. Simpkins, 43, of Cairo has been arrested, according to a Tuesday news release from Illinois State Police. Officials have been investigating the homicide with the Cairo Police Department...
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Downtown art unveiling rescheduled for April 10
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
A new date has been set for the launch of Cape Girardeau's second public art outdoor exhibition. The seven new sculptures replacing those that have been on display along Broadway for nearly a year will be unveiled at a special reception and kickoff event at 6 p.m. April 10 at the Vasterling Suites Courtyard at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fountain Street. The reception is open to the public...
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Suspect in beating death appears in court
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- One suspect in an Anna, Illinois, homicide appeared in court Tuesday in Union County for a pretrial hearing before Judge Mark Boie. Travis Turner, 26, of Dongola, Illinois, faces first-degree murder charges in the April beating death of James H. "Jimmy" Morrison, 46, of Anna. Turner has pleaded not guilty...
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One lane of I-55 closed for an hour after crash
(Local News ~ 03/04/15)
Interstate 55 near the 96 mile marker has reopened.
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Jackson police report 3/4/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/15)
The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Norman Ertman, 72, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. n Damien A. McElhaney, 26, 824 E. Jackson Blvd., was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on original charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, failure to maintain insurance, a seat-belt violation and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/4/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Andrew C. Finck of Washington, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. n Brittany Pagano, no age given, 144 Tomahawk Lane, was arrested on a warrant...
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Lynn Stamp
(Obituary ~ 03/04/15)
Lynn Matthew Stamp, 53, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. He was born Nov. 6, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, to Homer M. and Theda F. Lambert Stamp. He and Willie Maag were married July 3, 1987, at Scott City. Lynn was a "Mr. fix-it." He could fix anything and spent a lot of his time taking care of projects around the house. ...
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Herman Edwards
(Obituary ~ 03/04/15)
Herman "Bud" Edwards, 83, of Champaign, Illinois, formerly of Mound City, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at the Heartland Healthcare Center in Champaign. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Vincent Dirnberger
(Obituary ~ 03/04/15)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Vincent Cyril Dirnberger, 88, of New Hamburg went peacefully into God's hands Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, while surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Mass has been changed to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery...
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Terri Collins
(Obituary ~ 03/04/15)
Due to expected weather conditions, the funeral of Terri Collins of Delta will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. Burial will be in Kenyon Cemetery. Collins, 48, died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at her home.
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Robert Cashon
(Obituary ~ 03/04/15)
Robert W. Cashon, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Monticello House in Jackson. A memorial service will be at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Sikeston girls basketball team denies Notre Dame's comeback attempt
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/15)
No. 2 Sikeston defeated No. 3 Notre Dame 58-49 to advance to the Class 4 District 1 championship.
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New Mexico couple gets engaged, stranded on mountain
(National News ~ 03/04/15)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An ecstatic New Mexico couple who got engaged on top of Sandia Peak had to curtail their celebrations after getting stuck for hours because of high winds. KOB-TV in Albuquerque reports Arthur Edelhoff and Lindsay Duncan of Corrales took the tram up the mountaintop early Sunday evening. ...
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Prayer 3/4/15
(Prayer ~ 03/04/15)
Lord Jesus, may we tell the world about the gift of eternal life through you. Amen.
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