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High court seems ready to scrap mandatory public union fees
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labor organizations collect fees from workers who decline to join. During more than an hour of oral arguments Monday, the high court's conservative justices seemed likely to side with a group of California teachers who say those mandatory fees violate the free-speech rights of workers who disagree with a union's positions...
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Rep. Smith's SCRUB Act seeks to scrap burdensome regulations
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., believes the federal government has too many, burdensome regulations. Smith has convinced a majority of his colleagues in the House something needs to be done about all those regulations. The House last week approved Smith's bill, the SCRUB Act, on a vote of 245-174. SCRUB stands for a much longer title: "Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome."...
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Cheap gas, federal action boost MoDOT funds after predicted shortfall
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation said the worst-case scenario of being unable to maintain state infrastructure has been avoided, thanks to federal legislation and an unexpected bump in tax revenue. After Missouri voters rejected a transportation sales tax in 2014, the department warned its budget would drop too low to maintain much of the state's infrastructure: three-quarters of state roads couldn't be fully maintained starting in 2017, and about one in ten bridges would be in critical condition by 2020.. ...
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Firefighters use doomed hotel for training
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
Last week, Cape Girardeau firefighters broke down every door in one wing of the Drury Lodge that is being torn down this week. Firefighter Jamie Hann thought it was pretty fun, on top of being educational. "It's dynamic training we don't get to do on a regular basis," Hann said. "Not many businesses donate to us. It's fun to get out with the crew."...
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Drury Lodge guests, employees reminisce as demolition begins
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
It's the end of an era: Demolition of the Drury Lodge began this week. Workers have cleaned out the building. They have removed furniture and anything else that can continue to be used. The hotel was built as a Ramada Inn in 1969 and became the Drury Lodge in 1985. The two-story hotel had 140 guest rooms. It housed banquet halls, meeting rooms and, for a time, the Cedar Street Restaurant...
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Pearl Harbor Day Dec. 7, 2015
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/12/16)
This picture was taken down at the Mississippi River on Dec. 7 during a ceremony on Pearl Harbor Day.
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Annual Girl Scout Cookie Program Begins
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/16)
It's the tastiest time of the year -- Girl Scout cookie time! The Girl Scout Cookie Program has begun with local Girl Scouts going door-to-door to take your order. The Girl Scout Cookie Program runs through April 3 and includes nine delicious flavors: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Shortbread, Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades, Cranberry Citrus Crisps, and new this year, Gluten-free Trios. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2016. There are 354 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 12, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. military should stay in Vietnam until Communist aggression there was stopped. The TV series "Batman," inspired by the comic book and starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, premiered on ABC, airing twice a week on consecutive nights...
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Best wishes on a well-earned retirement
(Editorial ~ 01/12/16)
Have you ever punched through a windshield? Most people would probably answer "no." But Harry Schumer is not most people. The master firefighter recently retired after 28 years of service with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Schumer says he's not sure why he enjoyed fighting fires so much, but thinks it may have to do with the adrenaline...
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Man accused of killing father with crossbow
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A northeast Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for allegedly killing his elderly father with a crossbow and hiding the body in a freezer. Charges were filed Monday against Carl Goldberg, 30, in the death of his father, 84-year-old Carl Maxwell. Goldberg is jailed on $1 million bond...
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Missouri NAACP selects new leader
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State NAACP has new leadership for the first time in nearly three decades. The NAACP said Rod Chapel was elected president of the Missouri organization, replacing Mary Ratliff, who held the position for nearly 30 years. Chapel, who also leads the NACCP's Jefferson City branch, was announced as the new statewide leader Saturday...
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Pickup of St. Louis-area flood debris begins
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
PACIFIC, Mo. -- Flood victims in the St. Louis area will get some relief starting Monday as curbside pickup of debris gets underway as part of the state of Missouri's "Operation Recovery." Crews began picking up debris in Pacific, Eureka, Jefferson County in and around Byrnes Mill and the St. Peters area of St. Charles County...
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Former student pleads guilty in threat case
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- One of the men accused of threatening violence during racial unrest at the University of Missouri has pleaded guilty. Conner Stottlemyre of Blue Springs, Missouri, admitted Monday in Nodaway County District Court to making a terrorist threat. The 19-year-old was attending Northwest Missouri State University in November when he was accused of posting a threat on Yik Yak that read, "I'm gonna shoot any black people tomorrow, so be ready." Sentencing is set for Feb. 22...
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Kathleen Conklin
(Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
Kathleen L. Conklin, 86, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at her home. She was born April 2, 1929, in Keokuk County, Iowa, daughter of Peter and Leona Kanke Heisdorffer. She and Paul Conklin were married Jan. 9, 1948. He passed away Jan. 22, 2007...
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Joyce Livingston
(Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
Joyce Ann "Mickey" Livingston, 73, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, with her sister by her side at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Oct. 15, 1942, to Harold Lee and Jueldeen Kathleen Palmer Livingston. Joyce graduated from Illmo-Scott City High School. She retired from Thorngate in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She spent her retirement enjoying her family and friends. She loved her life and her family. Her nieces and nephews became her children...
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Robert Amschler
(Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
Robert Eugene Amschler, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 28, 1936, in Perryville, Missouri, to Gilbert and Olivia (Buchheit) Amschler. He and Viola Pingel were married Jan. 3, 1959, in Biehle, Missouri...
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Out of the past: Jan. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/12/16)
Thirty-eight Seabees, a construction unit that trains at the Cape Girardeau Naval Reserve Center, leave here as a step toward deployment in the Persian Gulf. The group leaves by chartered bus for St. Louis, where it will board a plane en route to Port Hueneme, California...
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Honda, Volvo take top awards at the Detroit auto show
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
DETROIT -- After a few years of Detroit domination, two foreign automakers nabbed 2016 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year honors. A panel of about 55 independent automotive journalists selected the Honda Civic and Volvo XC90 on Monday...
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Thief stuffs snake in his pants at pet store
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A snake thief smuggled a 2-foot-long python from a Portland pet store by stuffing it down his pants. Sgt. Greg Stewart said no arrests have been made in Friday's theft. But Christin Bjugan, an owner of A to Z pet store, said video surveillance has helped viewers and police detectives identify a suspect, and she expects to have the snake returned soon...
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City councilman who started 'I Love Ferguson' campaign dies
(State News ~ 01/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A Ferguson city council member and former mayor who was the driving force behind the "I Love Ferguson" campaign amid the turmoil that followed the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has died. He was 56. City officials confirmed Brian Fletcher's death Sunday. City spokesman Jeff Small said Monday he didn't know the cause of death...
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State of Union address seeks to frame 2016 race
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address will attempt to frame the choice facing Americans as they select his successor, doling out an optimistic vision of the country's future in contrast with what he sees as pessimism that's pervasive in the Republican primary...
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Ringling circus elephants to retire in May
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The move comes amid increasing scrutiny of circus elephant acts, with local governments passing "anti-circus" and "anti-elephant" ordinances in response to concerns over animal cruelty...
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Clinton confronts rival Sanders as Iowa polls tighten
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton has spent much of her presidential campaign looking past Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, focusing instead on Republicans and the November general election. No longer. Three weeks before the lead-off Iowa caucuses and with polls suggesting a tightening race, she is confronting the Vermont senator more directly, attempting to undermine his liberal credentials on gun control, health care and even the Wall Street regulations that have been the core of his insurgent campaign.. ...
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Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina cut from main GOP debate lineup
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former technology executive Carly Fiorina will not appear on the primetime debate stage when the Republican Party's 2016 presidential class faces off later this week in South Carolina. Debate host Fox Business Network announced the debate lineup Monday evening, dealing a blow to both candidates three weeks before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses...
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Sean Penn: Nothing to hide over drug lord interview
(International News ~ 01/12/16)
MEXICO CITY -- Actor Sean Penn said he has "nothin' to hide," after images published Monday indicated he was under surveillance when he met with the Mexican actress who led him to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The pair apparently was followed and photographed as they set out for the supposedly secret meeting with the drug lord...
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Feds charge second suspect in string of jewelry-store robberies
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
ATLANTA -- The FBI zeroed in on a woman suspected in jewelry-store robberies across the South after analyzing records from cellphone towers near the robberies, then checking social media and hearing from suspicious friends, newly filed court records reveal...
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Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months
(International News ~ 01/12/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Aid convoys delivered food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged communities Monday, part of a U.N.-supported operation to help tens of thousands of civilians cut off for months by the war in Syria. Reports of starvation and images of emaciated children have raised concerns and underscored the urgency for new peace talks the U.N. hopes to host Jan. 25 in Geneva...
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Keith Urban plans 2016 tour while finishing album
(Entertainment ~ 01/12/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Keith Urban hasn't finished his forthcoming album, "RipCORD," but he's planning a new arena and amphitheater tour this year. The first leg of the RipCORD World Tour will begin June 2 in Kansas City, Missouri, and run through Nov. 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Urban announced Monday...
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MLK Day to alter trash collections
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
Area trash collection will be altered next week in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The city of Jackson's Sanitation Department will not operate Monday. Trash normally collected on that day will instead be collected Tuesday, along with regular Tuesday trash pickup. The recycling center in Jackson also will be closed Monday...
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Poplar Bluff school construction not affected by floods
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff school construction projects saw little, if any, setbacks after storms that resulted in widespread flooding across the area. School officials said the project still are set to be completed on schedule. Superintendent Chris Hon said all the district's projects have moved forward well in the past six months...
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Noranda: No timeline on restoring full production after circuit failure
(Local News ~ 01/12/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Production at Noranda's aluminum smelter remains reduced as officials assess the cause of an electrical circuit failure. Shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, the electrical supply circuit failed, Noranda officials said. Although no serious injuries were reported, the failure reportedly idled two of the plant's three pot lines...
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NFL owners meet to resolve issue about relocation to LA
(Professional Sports ~ 01/12/16)
NFL owners will try again to settle the issue of relocation to Los Angeles, this time knowing that commissioner Roger Goodell has declared the stadiums inadequate in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego. Two days of meetings in Houston start today, six weeks after owners delayed a vote because they wanted more information on possible moves involving the Raiders, Rams and Chargers. Any move would involve one or two teams...
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Cardinals import Korean pitcher to bolster bullpen
(Professional Sports ~ 01/12/16)
Seung Hwan Oh has 357 saves in his professional career.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball thumps New Athens
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
Jalen Williams scored a game-high 21 points to lead the top-seeded Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team to a 71-40 win over eighth-seeded New Athens in Monday's opening round of the Chester Tournament in Chester, Illinois. William Rogers sank 17 points and Corie Williams chipped in 16 points for Saxony Lutheran (14-1). ...
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Nation, world briefs 1/12/16
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- The government of North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen on suspicion of spying, CNN reported Monday. It said a man identified as Kim Dong Chul was being held by the Pyongyang government and said authorities had accused him of engaging in spying and stealing state secrets. ...
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Vet's ashes fired out of guns at range
(National News ~ 01/12/16)
HURRICANE, Utah -- A Vietnam War veteran went out with a bang Saturday. The son of Walter "Jim" Hosey of LaVerkin, Utah, loaded 50 shotgun shells with his father's ashes and fired them at the Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park in Hurricane with the help of relatives and friends. His son, Clint Hosey, said: "I think he got a kick out of that." Walter Hosey, who often visited the sports park, died Jan. 2...
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Mozeliak confident rest of organization not involved in hack
(Professional Sports ~ 01/12/16)
The Cardinals likely will be penalized by MLB for the crime committed against the Astros.
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Bowie never stopped looking ahead
(Entertainment ~ 01/12/16)
It was hardly a coincidence David Bowie named his greatest hits collection "Changes." Bowie changed musical styles, fashion, even his name -- from David Jones -- in a relentless exploration of the artistic muse. More than any one sound or song, that shark-like ability to keep moving forward defined him...
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Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
(Entertainment ~ 01/12/16)
NEW YORK -- David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound -- and the look -- of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cancer Sunday. Bowie, whose hits included "Space Oddity," "Fame," "Heroes" and "Let's Dance," died surrounded by family, representative Steve Martin said early Monday. The singer, who was 69, had fought cancer for 18 months...
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Jackson police report 1/12/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Gabrielle M. Murray, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/12/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n William J. Smith, 35, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for animal leash law required and animal bite at 2769 Adeline Ave...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/12/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:38 a.m. on South Benton Street; 11:07 a.m. on Ritter Drive; and 4:14 p.m. on North Sprigg Street. n At 7:36 a.m., an EMS call on North Pindwood Lane...
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Speak out for 1/12/16
(Speak Out ~ 01/12/16)
Laura Simon's awesome airborne photo overlooking the Mississippi River when it was above its all time high for Cape Girardeau will forever be remembered as the "go-to" documentation of a significant historical event for Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area...
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Prayer 1/12/16
(Prayer ~ 01/12/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we daily take up the shield of faith. Amen.
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Obama's empty chair and sincere, empty tears
(Column ~ 01/12/16)
On Tuesday, President Obama stood before the nation and wept. He wept for the children lost to gun violence. Those who, like the Sandy Hook Elementary School students, were innocent and precious and deserved to be nurtured and protected, not gunned down. He stood at the podium in the same room as people who have lost loved ones in the cruelest of ways and announced his executive actions on gun control...
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