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Jury recommends death for man who killed 3 at Jewish sites
(State News ~ 09/09/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A jury recommended the death penalty Tuesday for a white supremacist who fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas, less than two hours after he told jurors he didn't care what sentence was handed down. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 74, was convicted of capital murder by the same jury last week for the April 2014 shootings in suburban Kansas City. The judge overseeing the trial now will decide whether to follow the jury's sentencing recommendation...
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Clerk who fought gay marriage is released from jail
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
GRAYSON, Ky. -- The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was released Tuesday after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous hero's welcome from thousands of supporters waving large white crosses...
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Red Star playground removed after city inspectors find it broken
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
Those in the city's Red Star neighborhood may have noticed the recent absence of a tiny playground on North Main Street. City crews took down the structure Friday. "Our guys had been notified that there were some broken pieces on it and went down to inspect it," said parks and recreation director Julia Thompson. "[They] didn't feel comfortable leaving it with a few pieces that had been either broken or vandalized."...
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Video shows girl being treated after near-drowning
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
A cellphone video of a teenage girl being resuscitated after a near-drowning at Cape Splash on Monday was beginning to go viral on social media Tuesday. In response to the incident, several were questioning whether lifeguards reacted appropriately when a teenager, who apparently could not swim, waded into the deep end of a 9-foot pool...
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Governor appoints two to Southeast board of regents
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
Gov. Jay Nixon announced Tuesday two appointments to the Southeast Missouri State University board of regents. Phillip M. Britt of Kennett, Missouri, and Edward P. Gargas of Dexter, Missouri, will replace regents Daren Todd and Doyle Privett, respectively, whose terms expired Jan. 1...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2015. There are 113 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Final score: 1-0...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
Today is Tuesday, September 15, the 258th day of 2015. There are 107 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 15, 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe...
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Academics starts in the home
(Column ~ 09/09/15)
Missouri education officials and local school leaders are scrambling to dissect and explain recently released MAP test results. The test scores are serving as a wake-up call for many districts that report far too many students underperforming in virtually all areas...
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County reduces property tax as result of sales tax growth
(Editorial ~ 09/09/15)
It sounds good in a headline, "Property tax rate to go down in Cape County," but in reality the Cape Girardeau County Commission's move to lower the property tax for the county's operations barely registers in the pocketbooks of property owners. To be fair, the county commission is not seeking credit for lowering the rate. ...
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Fake pest control worker gets 7 years
(State News ~ 09/09/15)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for claiming to be a "bug guy" and stealing from several residences. Justin Layne Burns, 26, formerly of Farmington, was convicted of five counts of possession of a controlled substance. Five counts of first-degree burglary were dropped...
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4-year-old boy, his dog rescued from well in Mississippi
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
JACKSON, Miss. -- After spending three hours in an old water well, a 4-year-old boy was rescued along with his dog in southern Mississippi as emergency workers cheered. Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency director Clifford Galey said Tuesday that Gabe Allbritton was in the yard with his mother when he disappeared Monday afternoon...
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Clinton says private email was a mistake, says she's sorry
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Tuesday for her use of a private email account after declining since last week to express remorse for the State Department arrangement that has shaken her presidential campaign. Asked about setting up the private email account by ABC News, Clinton said: "That was a mistake. I'm sorry about that. I take responsibility, and I'm trying to be as transparent as I possibly can."...
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Out of the past: Sept. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 09/09/15)
A fundraising program with the theme "Building for Christ" is initiated at Hanover Lutheran Church; the congregation is planning to add an education wing and a fellowship area, along with improvements to the front entrance area of the church. The Cape Girardeau Junior Optimist Club this month was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for excellence in community service. ...
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Authorities: Teen defends mother, fatally shoots father
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
A man in a ski mask who broke into his former girlfriend's house and threatened her with a gun early Tuesday morning was shot dead by their teenage son, authorities said. John Heisler, 46, initially attempted to break in through a window at the St. Petersburg home where Jolene Andrews, 37, lived with her son and daughter, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a news release...
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Apple event to focus on new iPhones, Apple TV and Siri
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hey, Siri, what does Apple have in store for us this week? Along with new iPhones, the iconic tech company is expected to show off a new Apple TV system and a bigger role in the home for Siri, its voice-activated digital assistant. After a series of high-profile Apple launches over the past year -- super-sized iPhones, a digital wallet, a sleek smartwatch -- analysts say this week's news might not seem as dramatic. ...
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Mildred Stephens
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Mildred Marie Stephens, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. She was born Jan. 30, 1923, in Bell City, Missouri, to Jake and Addie Mae Goff Flowers. She and Walter Lee Stephens were married April 26, 1941, in Bloomfield, Missouri. He passed away Sept. 17, 1993...
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Virginia Thurston
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Virginia Eileen Heilig Thurston, 94, of Pulaski passed away at 4:31 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Virginia was born April 29, 1921, at Pulaski, daughter of the late Warren William Heilig Sr. and Edna Earl Hennington Heilig...
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Mitchell Gill
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Gill, 77, of Millersville passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born May 20, 1938, near Allenville, Missouri, the son of Hansel and Velda A. Mitchell Gill. He and Sieglinde Schenk were married in 1980...
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Birdie Conant
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Birdie D. Conant, 87, of Villa Ridge died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Massac County, Illinois, the daughter of Ed and Birdie (Morehead) Douglas. She married Roger Conant on Nov. 25, 1948. He preceded her in death Feb. 29, 2004...
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Joseph Borgschulte
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph R. Borgschulte, 55, of Sedgewickville died Sept. 7, 2015, in Bollinger County, Missouri. All services are private. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Geraldine Rellergert
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Geraldine M. "Gerry" Rellergert, 81, of Perryville died Sept. 7, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1934, in St. Louis, daughter of Emil and Toleta Christensen Niswonger. She married Raymond L. Rellergert on Nov. 24, 1956. He survives in Perryville...
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Harold Wessel
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Harold E. Wessel, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, after a brief stay in the Lutheran Home and Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 12, 1926, in Gordonville to Albert W. and Laura Hanschen Wessel. He and Eugenie Siebert were married June 18, 1950, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Madge Friese
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Madge Marie Walton Friese, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau and a faithful member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church for over 55 years. Madge had many varied interests during the course of her life. ...
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Pope speeds up, simplifies process for annulments
(International News ~ 09/09/15)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis radically reformed the process for annulling marriages Tuesday, overhauling 300 years of church practice by creating a new fast-track annulment and doing away with an automatic appeal that often slowed the process. The move, which came a week after he said he was letting all rank-and-file priests grant absolution to women who have had abortions, was additional evidence of his desire to make the church more responsive to the needs of ordinary faithful...
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Democrats clinch critical votes for Iran nuclear deal
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
WASHINGTON -- Pressing their advantage, the White House and Senate Democrats locked up the votes Tuesday to frustrate attempts by Republicans to pass a legislative rebuke to the Iran nuclear accord. Four previously undeclared Senate Democrats -- Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Ron Wyden of Oregon, Gary Peters of Michigan and Maria Cantwell of Washington state -- announced their support for the international agreement in a coordinated burst...
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Freddie Gray's family settles with city for $6.4M
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
BALTIMORE -- The parents of Freddie Gray reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the city of Baltimore, nearly five months after their 25-year-old son was fatally injured in police custody, sparking days of protests. The deal announced Tuesday appeared to be among the largest settlements in police death cases in recent years and happened two days before a judge is set to hear arguments on whether to move the trials for six officers charged in Gray's death from Baltimore...
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House lawyer urges 1 expulsion, 1 censure in affair cover-up
(National News ~ 09/09/15)
LANSING, Mich. -- The top lawyer for the Michigan House recommended Tuesday one state lawmaker be expelled and another censured for misconduct stemming from an attempt to hide their extramarital affair. Brock Swartzle, general counsel for the Republican-led chamber and chief of staff to the speaker, said GOP Rep. Todd Courser of Lapeer should be kicked out in part because he has shown "little true remorse," instead writing "mini-manifestos" on social media to deflect blame...
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Vanessa Williams to return to Miss America after 3 decades
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/15)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Three decades after she gave up the crown amid a nude photo scandal, Vanessa Williams is returning to the Miss America pageant. The Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions and the ABC television network announced Tuesday they are bringing back the award-winning actress and singer to serve as head judge for the 2016 competition. It begins Tuesday and culminates in the crowning of the next Miss America on Sunday...
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UN warns Hungary it faces a wave of 42,000 more migrants
(International News ~ 09/09/15)
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Leaders of the United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that Hungary faces a bigger wave of 42,000 asylum seekers in the next 10 days and will need international help to provide shelter on its border, where newcomers already are complaining about being left to sleep in frigid fields...
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Turkey deploys forces into Iraq to hunt down PKK rebels
(International News ~ 09/09/15)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey deployed ground forces across the border into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011, stepping up its battle against Kurdish rebels who have stung the Turkish military with a string of attacks in recent weeks...
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Program works to help low-income students get to college
(State News ~ 09/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Many low-income high-school seniors who have been accepted to a university or college never embark on their higher education journey, but a program in St. Louis is working to change that. High-school principals and community leaders say the once incoming university freshmen miss their first step to higher education because of missed financial-aid deadlines or because they don't have enough money to make the trip to campus...
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Program seeks to help St. Louis inmates re-enter society
(State News ~ 09/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A new effort in St. Louis seeks to help young jail inmates choose a productive life over a life of crime. A pilot program called "From Prison to Prosperity," announced Tuesday, provides state and private funds to help connect 130 inmates ages 17 to 24 to either jobs or classes at Ranken Technical College...
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2016 trial set for Brown family's suit against Ferguson
(State News ~ 09/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Michael Brown's parents over his fatal shooting by a Ferguson police officer won't go to trial for at least another year. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber in St. Louis has scheduled an October 2016 trial in the case of Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, its former police chief and the white ex-officer, Darren Wilson, who killed the 18-year-old Brown, online court records show...
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World War II veterans visit
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
One-hundred-year-old World War II U.S. Army veteran Mike Stafford, right, looks over a photo album with 89-year-old WWII U.S. Navy veteran Warren Cain on Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Cain and Stafford met for the first time Tuesday morning. Stafford served in Gen. Douglas MacArthur's motor pool during WWII, and Cain served on the USS Fitch and the USS Keokuk...
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Man accused of bank heist arraigned in court
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
A man accused of robbing The Bank of Missouri in Cape Girardeau last week appeared via videoconference at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse on Tuesday for his initial arraignment. Jeron Mister, 35, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, is charged with second-degree robbery after authorities say he stole money from The Bank of Missouri at 3427 William St. on Sept. 2...
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Melaina's Playland to be closed for maintenance
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
Melaina's Magical Playland will be closed for maintenance starting Wednesday. Work will be done to replace a portion of the play surface tiles and will continue through Sept. 16. The all-inclusive playground at Cape County Park North, which features amenities for children with disabilities, opened in 2013...
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United for Missouri founder to speak at Cape Tea Party meeting
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
The Cape County Tea Party will host its regular monthly meeting Sept. 15 at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. The guest speaker will be Carl Bearden, founder and executive director of United for Missouri's Future and United For Missouri. He also was elected to the Missouri House in 2000 and served as budget chairman and speaker pro tem during his time...
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Southeast Missouri State football team focuses on cleaning up mistakes
(College Sports ~ 09/09/15)
The No. 1 focus of the Southeast Missouri State football team in its practices leading up to Saturday's home opener against regional rival Southern Illinois is eliminating some of its "stupid" penalties. The Redhawks were whistled for 19 penalties totaling 103 yards in their season-opening loss to Missouri...
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High school roundup: Jackson volleyball team sweeps Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Former Cards pitcher Andujar dies at 62
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Joaquin Andujar, a star pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s who called himself "One tough Dominican," died in his native Dominican Republic on Tuesday. He was 62. "He was a joy to manage," former Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog said. "Everybody knew he didn't operate with a full deck most of the time, but when you had Joaquin on your ballclub, you were sitting on a firecracker every day."...
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Cubs strike early, beat Cardinals again
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/15)
St. Louis fell in an 8-0 hole and lost 8-5.
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews makes repairs to the Interstate 57 overpass bridge. The work is scheduled for today and Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Contract worker admits destroying some military records
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A contract worker for a national military records repository in St. Louis has admitted in federal court that he mutilated or destroyed dozens of the records. Thirty-one-year-old Peter Panouzis of East Alton, Illinois, pleaded guilty to a count of destruction of public records...
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Robert Evans
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Robert Childs Evans, Jr., 71, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Glen Mungle
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Glen L. Mungle, 89, of Troy, Missouri, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Pitman Funeral Home in Wentzville, Missouri, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri...
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Births 9/9/15
(Births ~ 09/09/15)
Son to Richard Alex and Kelli Elizabeth Adams of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Name, Victor Nolan Alexander. Weight, 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Adams is the former Kelli Hinton, daughter of Steve and Jamie Hinton of Jackson. She is a registered nurse at SoutheastHEALTH. Adams is the son of Royce and Kevin Kessel of Cape Girardeau and Charlie Adams of Cape Girardeau. He is a screen printer with Horizon Screen Printers...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/9/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/09/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dustin L. Easley, 26, of East Prairie, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant. Summonses n Keith D. Moon, 26, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for trespassing and shoplifting at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/9/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/09/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assist calls were made at: 10:32 a.m. on Kent Drive; 11:54 a.m. on Themis Street; 12:18 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 1:26 p.m. on Themis Street; 3:38 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 3:41 p.m. on Grandview Drive; 4:26 p.m. on Shawnee Boulevard; 4:54 p.m. on South Benton Street; 5:27 p.m. on South Ellis Street; and 6:46 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Prayer 9/9/15
(Prayer ~ 09/09/15)
O God, thank you for the blessing of work, and we pray for those seeking employment. Amen.
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