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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team confident as season approaches
(College Sports ~ 08/11/15)
Everything coach Julie Yankus, whose fifth season at the helm officially got underway with the team's first practices on Monday, mentioned as focuses for this season were already uttered moments earlier by players.
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Conditions this week should be ideal for watching meteor shower
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
The next few nights may yield an impressive light show for skywatchers, as the annual summer Perseids meteor shower hits its peak. Clear nights are forecast for the area through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Weather conditions and the current phase of the moon look to be coming together in perfect timing for the meteor shower's peak, which is expected to be early Thursday morning...
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Long-secret air-controller study shows chronic fatigue
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- Air-traffic controllers' work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air-traffic system, according to a study the government has kept secret for nearly four years. Federal Aviation Administration officials have declined to furnish a copy of the report despite requests and a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press. The AP obtained a draft of the final report dated Dec. 1, 2011, however...
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City breaks ground on new trash transfer station
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
The topic of trash and its disposal may not be an interesting to many, but that's not the case with Cape Girardeau officials. Those attending the groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning for a new multi-use transfer station were all smiles. A new transfer station has been high on the city's list of capital improvements projects for a little more than five years. The Public Works Department has been especially interested in finding a way to make the project happen...
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Suspect in Ferguson shooting used gun reported stolen in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- A suspect whom authorities say used a gun stolen from Cape Girardeau to open fire on police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said Monday...
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Co-defendant in 2014 beating death pleads guilty, sentenced to 20 years
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
The co-defendant in the beating death of an Anna, Illinois, man has pleaded guilty. Travis Turner, 26, of Dongola, Illinois, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the death of James "Jimmy" Morrison in 2014, according to a news release from Union County, Illinois, State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds...
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Good Clean Family Fun: The SEMO District Fair Oral History Project
(Submitted Story ~ 08/11/15)
County fairs are a tradition in rural America. Fairs have historically provided a time and space for farm families and townsfolk alike to come together for a few days to visit and display their prize crops, livestock, and handicrafts. Even as the nation raced toward industrialization and urbanization in the 19th and 20th century, county fairs continued to thrive in rural areas throughout each region of the U.S. ...
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Cape Tea Party Hosts Deputy State Director for AFP-MO
(Submitted Story ~ 08/11/15)
The Cape County Tea Party meeting will be on August 18 at 6:30 pm at the Cape Public Library. This month our speaker will be Rachel Payton, with Americans for Prosperity-MO. She will speak about AFP's Path to Prosperity initiative and their 2015 Legislative Scorecard. ...
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Secondary coming together for Southeast Missouri State football team
(College Sports ~ 08/11/15)
Southeast Missouri State defensive coordinator Bryce Saia believes the safeties and cornerbacks are close to the standard that was envisioned less than two years ago.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
Today is Tuesday, August 11, the 223rd day of 2015. There are 142 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 11, 1965, rioting and looting that claimed 34 lives broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles. On this date:...
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Donations add up for students starting school
(Editorial ~ 08/11/15)
School starts this week, and with it, all the last minute preparations. Not only do students have to prepare themselves mentally for another year of teachers, tests, and time constraints after the summer break, but parents have to prepare, as well. For one, they have to meet the financial demands that education brings...
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Speakout for 8/11/2015
(Speak Out ~ 08/11/15)
Wednesday night again, thieves came into my yard, stole my lighthouse that stood almost 3 feet tall and one that was 2 feet tall. This is after someone had come in my yard and cut several flowers and after they had stolen my $80 gazing ball. I really hope these people that steal things out of people's yards all rot where they need to rot, and get a job and buy your own stuff. Leave mine alone, because from now on, mine's going to be wired with electrical stuff. Zit-zit...
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Facing rising dental costs, seniors head to Mexico
(Community ~ 08/11/15)
LOS ALGODONES, Mexico -- Mark Bolzern traveled 3,700 miles to go to the dentist. The 56-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, native left home this spring, made a pit stop in Las Vegas to pick up a friend and kept heading south, all the way to Los Algodones, Mexico, a small border town teeming with dental offices...
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Local cyclist uses folic acid to counter effects of mitochondrial disease
(Community ~ 08/11/15)
Mike Milam always has been athletic. When he turned 64, he realized something was wrong, but he attributed it to age. "When I turned 64, I always said I was going to ride my age, and I made the 64.7 miles," said Milam, an agronomy specialist with the University of Missouri Extension in Kennett. "But it was the next year when I tried to ride 65 miles that I couldn't do it because I couldn't handle the heat."...
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Wehr named Mississippi River Commission president
(State News ~ 08/11/15)
Wehr named Mississippi River Commission president VICKSBURG, Miss. -- Maj. Gen. Michael C. Wehr, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Valley Division since August 2014, is the president of the Mississippi River Commission. The commission was created by Congress in 1879 to provide for general improvements along the length of the Mississippi River...
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James Stone
(Obituary ~ 08/11/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- James V. "Jim" Stone of Springfield passed away Aug. 7, 2015, at the age of 82. Jim was born in Cape Girardeau and was a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Following a career in mechanical engineering, Jim enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, creating stained glass, dancing and listening to live music. He was a member of American Legion Post 639 in Springfield, having served proudly in the U.S. Navy...
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Darlene Sanders
(Obituary ~ 08/11/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Darlene E. Sanders, 70, died Aug. 9, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1945, in St. Louis, daughter of the late Elmo and Evelyn (France) Frease. Mrs. Sanders graduated from Roosevelt High School in St. Louis and was the first student to enroll at Forest Park Community College, where she received an associate's and bachelor's degree. She received her master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Joe Baudendistel
(Obituary ~ 08/11/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- F. W. "Joe" Baudendistel, 84, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Holiday Residential Facility in Perryville. He was born Oct. 30, 1930, at Perryville, son of Clarence and Stella Moonier Baudendistel. He married Margaret Louis Brown on Jan. 19, 1952, in St. Louis. She preceded him in death Feb. 18, 2011...
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Out of the past: Aug. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/11/15)
City officials say work to stop a serious erosion problem along the east bank of Cape LaCroix Creek in Shawnee Park should begin later this year; the erosion has already caused a significant loss of park land and now threatens a major trunk sewer line which runs several feet east of the creek bank...
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Cletus Messmer
(Obituary ~ 08/11/15)
SCOTT CITY -- Cletus F. Messmer, 91, of Scott City died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 17, 1923, in Kelso, Missouri, to Edward Valentine and Clara Martin Messmer. He married Opal C. "Dee" Kalkbrinner on June 20, 1953. She preceded him in death July 25, 2014...
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Google to be part of new holding company, Alphabet
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- One of tech's biggest names, Google, is reorganizing under a new moniker -- Alphabet -- in a move underscoring its founders' ambitions to pursue ventures far beyond the company's Internet search core, from self-driving cars to cutting-edge medical research...
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Blues' Jori Lehtera out 6 to 8 weeks after ankle surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues said forward Jori Lehtera will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after recent surgery on his right ankle. Lehtera had surgery on Aug. 4. The Blues said the 27-year-old Lehtera was injured at the end of the season. St. Louis was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Wild...
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In Year 2, Greg Robinson is experienced hand for Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Greg Robinson is no wide-eyed rookie anymore. The St. Louis Rams needed him to grow up fast. The No. 2 pick of last year's draft qualifies as an experienced hand on the offensive line, given the team's massive makeover. Robinson is the left tackle and two rookies are on track to start on the right side, second-round pick Rob Havenstein at tackle and third-rounder Jamon Brown at guard...
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SEC trying to reclaim football supremacy after title drought
(College Sports ~ 08/11/15)
The Southeastern Conference is the unquestioned king of college football leagues. Maybe in some circles. That mindset has become practically a mantra for SEC coaches, fans and media over the last decade, but other leagues have won the national crown the last two seasons...
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Getting a haircut before school
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
Chasity Meyer, a student at Renaissance Beauty Academy, gives Sabion Haley a new hairstyle Monday in preparation for his first day of fifth grade at Central Middle School. Hundreds of people turned out for the back-to-school and community resource fair Monday at the Salvation Army. The event featured a variety of vendors to help children prepare for their first day of school. Cape Girardeau Public Schools start the new school year Thursday...
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Residents demand health answers as mine spill fouls rivers
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Farmers, towns and tribes slammed water-intake gates shut as a sludge-laden plume from a Colorado mine spill rolled down principal rivers in the desert Southwest on Monday, prompting officials and families to demand answers about possible long-term threats from heavy metals borne along by the spill...
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Diet Pepsi gets rid of aspartame in effort to woo back customers
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
NEW YORK -- A revamped Diet Pepsi without aspartame is popping up on store shelves. So will people start flocking back to the soda? PepsiCo says its new Diet Pepsi should be available nationally this week. In response to customer feedback, the company said earlier this year it would replace the aspartame in the drink with another artificial sweetener that has less baggage...
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Group backing Clinton gets $1M from anonymous donors
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton told a cheering crowd at her largest rally so far "the endless flow of secret, unaccountable money" must be stopped. Two weeks later, the main super PAC backing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination accepted a $1 million contribution that cannot be traced...
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Aniston's secret wedding officiated by Kimmel, Stern says
(Entertainment ~ 08/11/15)
NEW YORK -- Howard Stern has revealed details about the secret wedding between Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, including that Jimmy Kimmel officiated. Stern was a guest at the Los Angeles ceremony Wednesday that Aniston and Theroux disguised as a birthday bash for Theroux. Stern said on his radio show Monday he knew beforehand it was a wedding because the couple asked him to give a speech...
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Yorkies keep watch
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
Yorkshire terriers Prudence, front, and Tess keep watch from their owner's porch Monday in Cape Girardeau.
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Pakistan horrified by alleged child sex abuse blackmail ring
(International News ~ 08/11/15)
HUSSAIN KHAN WALA, Pakistan -- In a dusty town near Pakistan's border with India, families kept quiet for years about the blackmail gang locals believe filmed 270 children being sexually abused, fearful the videos could appear online or be sold in markets for as little as 50 cents...
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Missouri public defender director asks Nixon for $10 million
(State News ~ 08/11/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The director of Missouri's public defender system on Monday announced he's asking Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon for an additional $10 million this fiscal year, saying the money is needed to help the agency adequately represent the state's poorest individuals charged with crimes...
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Ozone readings remain lower than expected
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
Ground-level ozone amounts across Missouri so far have mostly come in under allowable standard limits, despite several heat waves. An environmental committee based in Perryville, Missouri, tracks ozone readings as it reviews potential implications for industry and economic development if Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties receive future designations as "non-attainment areas" by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has proposed new, lower standards...
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Man injured after hitting deer with motorcycle
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
A man riding a motorcycle was injured Sunday in an accident involving a deer in Cape Girardeau County. Michael D. Hanners, 45, of Cape Girardeau was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Highway 177 early Sunday morning about 12 miles north of Cape Girardeau, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report...
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Shooting, protests put Ferguson back on edge
(State News ~ 08/11/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots and police critically wounded a black 18-year-old accused of opening fire on officers...
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No survivors in small plane crash in Southern Illinois
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
There were no survivors after a small plane crashed in the Shawnee National Forest in Pope County, Illinois, according to a news release late Monday from Illinois State Police. Illinois State Police District 22 was contacted by the Pope County Sheriff's Department to assist with the search of a small aircraft that failed to arrive at the Marion, Illinois, airport...
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Sikeston police seeking suspects in shootout
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston police are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with a shootout. About 4 p.m. July 30, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call of shots fired in the 500 block of John R Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found bullet casings in the roadway near Monte Circle. Police were told men later identified as Orlando "TJ" Sheron Jr., 20, and Dwayne Harris Jr., 23, both of Sikeston, were shooting at each other...
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State police update background-check database
(Local News ~ 08/11/15)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Justice Information Services Division has updated its fingerprint portal. School districts now are able to view and download criminal record checks, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Missouri court sets execution for man in ex-wife's slaying
(State News ~ 08/11/15)
Missouri court sets execution for man in ex-wife's slaying JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court has set an Oct. 6 execution for a former St. Louis jailer convicted of hiring someone to kill his ex-wife. The execution date announced Monday is the second scheduled this year for 51-year-old Kimber Edwards...
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Nation briefs 8/11/2015
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Coast Guard says cocaine seizures off Latin America's Pacific coast have soared in 2015 to their highest levels in five years. Federal officials held a news conference to laud the efforts of the Coast Guard aided by the Navy, federal law enforcement agencies and the navies of allied nations that have resulted in the seizure of 119,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $1.8 billion over the past 10 months. ...
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Man in clown costume swings ax at woman
(National News ~ 08/11/15)
HICKORY, N.C. -- Police say a man wearing a clown costume swung an ax at a woman, but she wasn't hit. Authorities said the man came to the woman's house about 4:30 a.m. Friday wearing a clown mask and a multicolored wig. Authorities said the man didn't hurt the woman, and she removed his mask and recognized him as an acquaintance before he left. Authorities said the woman went to a judge and requested an arrest warrant after talking to officers...
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Lowell Walker
(Obituary ~ 08/11/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lowell T. Walker, 84, of Perryville, died Aug. 9, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a Catholic wake at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Scott City fire report 8/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/15)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 31 n At 3:45 p.m., an EMS call on South Messmer Street. Aug. 1 n EMS calls were made at 2:41 p.m. on Interstate 55; 3:24 p.m. on County Road 204; and 3:28 p.m. on Good Hope Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Reno M. Jones, 32, 515 Cape Meadows Drive, Apt. 17, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance at Broadway and North Water Street...
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Prayer 8/11/15
(Prayer ~ 08/11/15)
O Lord, may we fix our minds on whatever is true, noble, pure and lovely to you. Amen.
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