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Iran nuclear announcement planned for today
(International News ~ 07/13/15)
VIENNA -- Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce today they've reached a historic deal capping nearly a decade of diplomacy that would curb the country's atomic program in return for sanctions relief, two diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday...
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Region holds a long history of exotic critters turning up in odd places
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
From someone finding a python on a front porch to a man catching an alligator in his front yard, it's been an unusual month for wildlife reports in the Cape Girardeau area. But the discoveries, while rare, aren't unprecedented. The Missouri Department of Conversation was contacted Thursday when a Cape Girardeau man found an alligator in the front yard of his home on Giboney Street...
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Event to commemorate floodwall mural's 10th anniversary
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
It's been 10 years since the Mississippi River Tales mural was completed. During that time, its popularity has seemed to grow. The floodwall mural has become part of Cape Girardeau's identity and went a long way toward gaining the public's approval of the floodwall. A commemoration of the mural's 10th anniversary is set for July 30...
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Business notebook: State-funded highway, bridge projects to become scarce
(Business ~ 07/13/15)
Most of the Missouri Department of Transportation road and bridge work -- estimated to employ hundreds of people every year in Southeast Missouri through contracts -- will disappear during the next few years as the agency turns to a maintenance-only plan for major routes...
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Lt. Gov. Kinder announces bid for governor
(State News ~ 07/13/15)
Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder vowed to "return to law and order" in announcing his candidacy for governor Sunday. The announcement occurred at a restaurant in St. Louis, near the border of Ferguson, Missouri, and not far from businesses that were looted and set on fire in November by people upset after a grand jury didn't indict a white Ferguson policeman for the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old who had scuffled with the officer...
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Powers ready to take on role as Kelly's new football coach
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/15)
The Kelly school district announced Lance Powers as the team's new head coach, a decision that was approved by the school board at a meeting on Thursday night.
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Birthday Breakfast with my 'Favorite' grandson
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/13/15)
I had the great pleasure of spending my 61st birthday with my grandson Trenton!
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Red House cuts ribbon on new room
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/13/15)
Docents and board members at the Red House Interpretive Center cut the ribbon Monday, July 13, on a new gift shop/trading post. The docents invite the public to check it out during our regular hours on Saturdays, 10 AM to 4 PM. Cutting the ribbon, from left to right, were Debra Baughn, Annita Layton, Debra Kapfer, Boots Jessup, Georgia Segraves, Don Koehler, Anne Hutson...
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Cardinals sustain another 6-5 loss to Pirates in extra innings
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/15)
Pittsburgh rallied with three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2015. There are 171 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 13, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.)...
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Carolyn Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Carolyn Y. Shirrell, 76, of Zalma passed away July 11, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1939, at Lowndes, Missouri, the daughter of Sylvester William and Eunice Mullins Thurston. Carolyn was a child-care provider. She believed in the Baptist faith...
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Jackson police report 7/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Thomas A. Slinkard Jr., 29, 412 Broadridge Drive, Apt. 3, was arrested on a Lincoln County, Missouri, warrant for a probation violation and on a Wayne County, Missouri, warrant for a probation violation...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 7/13/15
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the July 9 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Debris removal project to begin in Alaska
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
JUNEAU, Alaska -- A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tons of marine debris -- some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan -- set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for recycling and disposal in the Pacific Northwest...
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Whataburger takes stand against new open carry law
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
SAN ANTONIO -- An iconic Texas restaurant chain will not allow the open carrying of guns on its properties, and industry experts say other restaurants likely will take the same stand against a new state law legalizing the practice in many public places...
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Missouri 'lake paradise' languishes 30 years later
(State News ~ 07/13/15)
WARSAW, Mo. -- More than 30 years after a Forbes publishing subsidiary conducted a worldwide campaign to market land in central Missouri as a "lakeland paradise," the area is largely undeveloped, and dreams of a vibrant but secluded community have not been realized...
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Legality of local minimum wages remains unclear
(State News ~ 07/13/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A veto by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of legislation aimed at preventing local governments from raising minimum wages has left cities in murky legal territory over whether such ordinances are allowed under current law. The Friday veto comes when city officials in St. Louis and Kansas City are weighing whether to adopt higher minimum wages. But city leaders and opponents of higher minimum wages are at odds over whether those actions would be legal...
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A baseball wedding
(State News ~ 07/13/15)
Morgan Reynolds and Jason Peters say their vows Saturday at home plate during a baseball-themed wedding at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri. The ceremony took place between a St. Joseph Mustangs Mink League doubleheader. The two met at a Mustangs game last season...
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Greece pressed to back deal or leave euro
(International News ~ 07/13/15)
BRUSSELS -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and skeptical European leaders negotiated past a self-imposed deadline into the early hours today, with talks stuck on how Greece would guarantee austerity measures in exchange for a rescue package to prevent its banks from collapsing...
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Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man she worked with at a Miami bakery. The couple went together to the Dade County courthouse and asked for a marriage license. But she was white and he was black, and a county judge turned them away...
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It's showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. On Tuesday, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and present the previously unexplored world in all its icy glory. It promises to be the biggest planetary unveiling in a quarter-century...
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Mexican drug lord escapes; manhunt begins
(International News ~ 07/13/15)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico mounted a manhunt Sunday for its most powerful drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who escaped from a maximum-security prison through a one-mile tunnel from a small opening in the shower area of his cell, according to the country's top security official...
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Speaking for disenfranchised, Pope Francis reaches out to all
(International News ~ 07/13/15)
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Pope Francis reinforced his place as spokesman for the world's disenfranchised Sunday by visiting a flood-prone slum to encourage its landless and insisting the Catholic Church be a place of welcome for all -- sick and sinners especially...
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Silicon Valley company starts to take court disputes online
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Imagine working out a divorce without hiring an attorney or stepping into court or disputing the tax assessment on your home completely online. A Silicon Valley company is starting to make both possibilities a reality with software experts say represents the next wave of technology in which the law is turned into computer code that can solve legal battles without the need for a judge or attorney...
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Why is the GOP presidential field so big?
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
WASHINGTON -- Who yelled, "Everybody into the pool"? After all the candidate announcements, after all the speculation about who'd go first and who's yet to jump in, one question remains in this summer before the election year: Why are so many Republicans running for president?...
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Congressional votes for July 10
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
Besides roll call votes, the Senate and House also took action on legislation by voice vote. The Senate also passed the E-Warranty Act (S. 1359), to allow manufacturers of consumer products to meet warranty and labeling requirements by displaying warranty terms online. The House also passed the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act (H.R. 907), to improve cooperation with Jordan on military issues...
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Toy 'Minion' curse words might be all in your head
(Business ~ 07/13/15)
NEW YORK -- McDonald's swears up and down the little yellow "Minions" Happy Meal toy is speaking only nonsense words and not something a little more adult. Experts say the company may be right, and the curse words many hear may be tied to how our brains are primed to find words even when they're not really there...
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Last flight for US Airways expected in October
(Business ~ 07/13/15)
DALLAS -- The last flight for US Airways will take place this fall, and one more name in airline history will disappear. The farewell flight for US Airways will be a red-eye -- Flight 434 is scheduled to leave San Francisco about 10 p.m. and land in Philadelphia after 6 a.m. Oct. 17. The US Airways website will be turned off. Airport kiosks and signs will change to American Airlines...
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Rent increases force small businesses to move, revamp
(Business ~ 07/13/15)
NEW YORK -- Rising commercial rents in newly trendy areas are forcing some small companies to change not only where they do business, but how they do it. When Turchin Jewelry's owners decided to leave Miami's Design District rather than absorb a rent increase of $18,000 -- more than triple what they were paying -- they couldn't find affordable retail space. ...
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People on the Move 7/13/2015
(Business ~ 07/13/15)
Dr. Jeffrey A. Biskup, an anesthesiologist, recently joined Southeast Hospital's medical staff. Biskup is affiliated with Southeast Anesthesiology, according to a news release from SoutheastHEALTH. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and received his medical degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. ...
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Cape school board holding special planning session today
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board will have a special planning session at 12:30 p.m. Monday at the central administration office, 301 N. Clark St. Agenda items include a review of school data, a bond construction update and an instructional technology update, as well as discussion of secondary preparation periods and the district's comprehensive school improvement plan...
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Jackson officials lobby for passage of water-system bond issue
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
As the Aug. 4 election approaches, city officials are working to drum up support for a proposed $11.5 million water-system bond issue, and some area businesses are voicing their approval. The project would replace water pipes, some of which were installed more than 80 years ago, are poorly fitted to the city's needs and are prone to damage...
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Women in athletics are dedicated, inspiring
(Editorial ~ 07/13/15)
More than a sports victory, more than a victory for women, last Sunday's World Cup victory is an American victory. The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's win over Japan made the country proud. The manner in which the team won, with a hat trick by Carli Lloyd in the first 16-minutes of play, is reason enough to cheer, "USA! USA!" But who can deny enthusiasm for women's athletics is indeed mounting and that when young female athletes have role models to inspire them, it's a good thing?...
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Jackson Jr. Legion wins district tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/15)
Jackson Post 158 claimed the Junior Legion District 14 tournament for a third consecutive year with a 5-2 victory over Cape Girardeau Post 63 on Sunday night at Capaha Field.
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State briefs 07/13/2015
(State News ~ 07/13/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Police say a St. Louis officer shot and wounded a 16-year-old who ran toward the officer with a gun. The teen sustained a serious wound to his stomach and was taken to a hospital. The teen also was struck Saturday in the arm, and his head was grazed. ...
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Cat freed from truck engine finds new home
(National News ~ 07/13/15)
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. -- A cat rescued from the engine of a pickup truck after a 28-mile ride has a new home. The cat was given Sunday to Jennifer Blunts and her boyfriend, John Tegethoff. The tale began when the orange-and-white feline crawled into the pickup's engine compartment. Not knowing the cat was there, the driver traveled from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to the Mars Chocolate North America plant in Hackettstown, New Jersey, where employees heard meows and called police...
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Community sports briefs 7/13/15
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/15)
Lauren McClanahan and Luke Bracks emerged as the singles champions at the Jammin' Junior Tennis Tournament on Saturday. McClanahan defeated Lexi May 8-5 in the girls 18-and-younger final. Mikelle Culbreth claimed third place with an 8-2 win over Macy Urhahn...
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Don Cashan
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Don Cashan, 54, of Kevil, Kentucky, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Saturday night en route to Baptist Health in Paducah. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Anthony D. Bundy, no age given, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of probation violation. n Sieila K. Shy, no age given, 1226 Harmony 1, Cape Girardeau, and Glenda K. Ross, of 1226 Harmony 1, Cape Girardeau were arrested on suspicion of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday: n Medical assist calls were made at 11:46 a.m. on Themis Street; 1:48 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:10 p.m. on East Rodney Drive; 3:40 p.m. on William Street; 5:16 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 8:07 p.m. on East Rodney Drive; 9:22 p.m. on Themis Street; and 9:49 p.m. on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau County sheriff's report 7/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Stephanie M. Lewis, 41, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance -- methamphetamine...
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Prayer 7/13/15
(Prayer ~ 07/13/15)
We believe, O Lord Jesus, that through your grace we will be healed. Amen.
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Out of the past: July 13
(Out of the Past ~ 07/13/15)
Workers yesterday peeled back the roof of Saint Francis Medical Center, allowing a 20,000-pound magnet to be delivered; hoisted by a huge crane, the magnet and other pieces that make up the hospital's new magnetic resonance imaging unit were raised over the building and lowered through the hole in the roof...
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Speak Out 7/13/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/13/15)
Loving Joe; Interesting angle; Drone on; Flag down; Gas prices; The Republican way; Confederate flag
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