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Snow expected tonight into Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
The Cape Girardeau area is expected to get a burst of moderate to heavy snow Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory, which also includes parts of Kentucky and Indiana, will take affect starting at 9 p.m. ...
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Jackson issues snow route proclamation
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
Jackson officials have issued a snow route proclamation. The proclamation is effective beginning at 8 p.m. today, according to a news release from the city. Residents with vehicles parked on designated snow routes must remove them to allow crews to plow the entire width of the street. Vehicles that are not moved may be ticketed or towed, the release said...
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Newspaper launches new website design
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
Readers of semissourian.com will experience improved function, particularly on cellphones and tablets, with the launch of a new website design. The design has been years in the making, and is the first major upgrade of the website since 2010. The content will scale bigger or smaller, depending on the size of screen the reader is using...
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Cold weather slows flood cleanup
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
For most people, the historic New Year flood is over. But for many who need to clean their damaged properties, the work is just beginning. All the roads in Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau County are open. Cape Girardeau plans to reopen the floodgates today, public information officer Nicolette Brennan said...
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MLK speaker calls for Americans to live 'a life of sacrifice'
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
Americans need to live "a life of sacrifice," the Rev. Leo J. Bland told the crowd Monday at the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Luncheon in Cape Girardeau. Bland, pastor of the Lighthouse House of Refuge in Ullin, Illinois, said his faith is in God, not politicians...
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Slimmer Matt Adams tells Cape Cards Caravan he wants a bigger year
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
Matt Adams never has been and never will be a small human being. That will never change, even if the St. Louis Cardinals first baseman trimmed down during the offseason. It was never more evident than when he spent part of Monday evening seated next to his new, pint-sized bodyguard for much of a question-and-answer session during the Cardinals Caravan event at the Osage Centre...
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2015 All-Southeast Missourian Cross Country Team
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/16)
Plans after graduation: Run cross country and track at the University of Mississippi Favorite place to run: County roads with Carli (Knott) Favorite memory from the season: Breaking 18 minutes at Arkansas and then getting fourth place as a team at State...
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Southeast Missourian Boys Runner of the Year: St. Vincent's Levi Krauss
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/16)
Levi Krauss never has been the sort to be an onlooker or a mere participant. His approach to activities is high-octane, zestful, full-contact involvement. It's not surprising to find that the two-time all-state runner helps present musicals at St. Vincent High School. In fact, it may be more surprising to those in the theater audience that the outgoing senior on stage is a two-time all-state runner...
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Southeast Missourian Girls Runner of the Year: Jackson's Carli Knott
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/16)
Carli Knott probably wasn't expecting her district cross country meet to become a defining moment, but when her best friend and teammate, Chelsea Drum, was held out of the race for a nagging illness, Jackson's No. 2 girls runner rose to the occasion...
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Hope Children's Home Receives Donation
(Submitted Story ~ 01/19/16)
Hope Children's Home received a $2,900 donation from The Rushing Family Trust on Jan. 15. Hope Children's Home is a not-for-profit children’s home in Jackson that provides emergency shelter for foster children in the Cape Girardeau and surrounding counties. ...
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Alexa donates hair to Wigs for Kids
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/19/16)
Alexa, 9, a student at Jackson Elementary East, had her hair cut at Great Clips in Cape Girardeau to donate it to Wigs for Kids. Alexa is the granddaughter of Pat and Brenda Wissman and the daughter of Amanda Wissman. Pictured (from left): Dianna Worley, stylist at Great Clips; Alexa; and Willa Welter, manager at Great Clips...
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Morley Building Supply Christmas Drawing
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/19/16)
On Dec. 22, 2015, Morley Building Supply staff made two children very happy. Jaydon and Makinna won a sled full of toys compliments of Morley Building Supply. Their dad, Jamie Easter, entered them during one of his shopping visits. They are students at Scott County Central and mentioned they like to “hang out” and play basketball. Congratulations to the both of them!...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team snaps six-game slide against NAIA Hannibal-LaGrange
(College Sports ~ 01/19/16)
The Redhawks, playing solely man defense after weeks without it at all, got the defensive effort it needed in the second half of its Tuesday night game against NAIA Hannibal-LaGrange to defeat the Trojans 84-61.
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Grease! St. Mary 2016 Dinner Auction!
(Submitted Story ~ 01/19/16)
On Saturday, Feb. 27, St. Mary Cathedral School Home and School Association will again host its annual dinner auction, with this year's theme "Grease!" This 26th annual event will be held at Ray's Plaza Conference Center, starting at 4:30 p.m. ...
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Cold weather expected to last through the week
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
It's not just cold in the Cape Girardeau area -- it's downright frigid and likely to remain so at least until Sunday. David Humphrey, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, said temperatures dipped to about 10 degrees early Monday morning, bringing the area's wind-chill factor to zero...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2016. There are 347 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 19, 1966, Indira Gandhi was chosen to be prime minister of India by the National Congress party. (Gandhi, a powerful as well as polarizing figure, served as India's prime minister from 1966 to 1977, and again beginning in 1980 until she was assassinated in 1984.)...
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New website designed to better serve readers
(Column ~ 01/19/16)
If you're reading this column in print, be sure to go online or, better yet, check out semissourian.com on your smartphone. What you'll see is a big change from what semissourian.com has looked like in the past. Led by editor Bob Miller, webmaster James Baughn and a team at rustmedia, the site has been redesigned to better service how people access digital content today -- and for how they are predicted to access it in the future...
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Song gives flood victims a voice
(Editorial ~ 01/19/16)
Local musicians Evan Webb and Adam Hellman didn't necessarily set out to write an anthem when they composed "Dry Up or Drown." But that's exactly what they ended up doing. When the duo wrote the song and shared it with the rest of their band, the Rural Route Ramblers, in the spring of 2015, their one intention had been to honor their small-town roots...
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Speak Out 1/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/19/16)
The city wants more police officers; I don't have a problem with that but with each new officer comes a new police car. Why does each officer have to have their own car? There are several Cape officers living in Jackson and driving back and forth, that is an average of 100 miles a week each. Who's paying for the gas and maintenance?...
- Louisiana Marathon disqualifies 1st woman to finish race (State News ~ 01/19/16)
- Authorities identify woman found dead in Black River (State News ~ 01/19/16)
- Police identify suspected robber killed by officer (State News ~ 01/19/16)
- 14-year-old girl fatally shot in home of friend in St. Louis (State News ~ 01/19/16)
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Mary Morton-Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 01/19/16)
Mary Morton-Wilkinson, 83, of Jackson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on her 83rd birthday Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 16, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Oscar and Myrtle McClaird Ward. She and Leon Morton were married Nov. 20, 1949. They had been married 58 years when Leon passed away on May 4, 2008...
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William Winkler
(Obituary ~ 01/19/16)
William L. "Bill" Winkler, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1926, in Gordonville to William J. and Edna A. Siemers Winkler. He and Evelyn "Sis" Siemers were married Nov. 3, 1957, at Zion Lutheran Church...
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Bend and a beer: Yoga classes and craft breweries team up
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
MIAMI -- Call it detox and retox: Around the country, yogis are jumping up from savasana and hopping onto a barstool as yoga classes make their way into breweries. While the teaching is traditional, the classes tend to attract newbies, especially men, said Beth Cosi, found of Bendy Brewski in Charleston, South Carolina, and Memphis...
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Out of the past: Jan. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 01/19/16)
Local officials at the American Red Cross are reporting higher-than-average turnouts at recent blood drives, a trend they hope continues until the Persian Gulf war ends. In late December, the Missouri-Illinois chapter of the Red Cross was the first to send a blood shipment to the gulf area...
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GOP wonders whether Trump has fans or voters
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's the No. 1 question as primary season begins: Does Donald Trump merely have fans, or does the national front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination have voters who will mobilize come caucus day? The answer won't arrive until first-to-vote Iowa heads to the polls Feb. 1, but interviews with dozens of voters, political operatives, party leaders and campaign volunteers in the past week paint a mixed picture of Trump's efforts to make sure they do...
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British lawmakers slam Trump, but most oppose banning him
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
LONDON -- Donald Trump doesn't have many fans in Britain's Parliament. But a debate among lawmakers on calls to ban Trump from the country revealed little appetite to close Britain's doors to the provocative Republican U.S. presidential contender. During a three-hour debate Monday, legislators from Britain's main parties stood to call Trump an attention-seeker, a demagogue and a fool. Many, though, argued he should not be stifled or banned...
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With Confederate flag gone, King Day rally shifts focus
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- For the first time in 17 years, civil-rights leaders gathered Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow over them. The banner was taken down over the summer after police said a young white man who had posed for photos with a rebel flag shot nine black church members to death during a Bible study in Charleston...
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Morocco arrests Belgian linked to Paris attackers
(International News ~ 01/19/16)
RABAT, Morocco -- Moroccan police arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a "direct relationship" to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry said Monday...
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Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
WASHINGTON -- The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed. Scientists have known more than 90 percent of the heat energy from man-made global warming goes into the world's oceans instead of the ground. And they've seen ocean heat content rise in recent years...
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St. Louis unites against common enemy: Stan Kroenke
(State News ~ 01/19/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis football fans don't have the 49ers or Seahawks to hate anymore. They have a new nemesis: Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL executives who helped take away the team. It wasn't exactly moving trucks sneaking the Colts out of Baltimore or moving the Browns from Cleveland, but last week's decision to relocate the Rams to Los Angeles left Missouri's biggest city with bruised feelings, millions of dollars of unpaid debt from the current stadium and the distinction of losing two NFL teams in three decades.. ...
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More quakes rattle Oklahoma, but state avoids tough measures
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- In Oklahoma, now the country's earthquake capital, people are talking nervously about the big one as man-made quakes get stronger, more frequent and closer to major population centers. Next door in Kansas, they're feeling they're on firmer ground, although no one is set to declare victory...
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Missouri casino operators to seek tweaks to credit rules
(State News ~ 01/19/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 18-month-old Missouri law that allows casinos to issue credit to well-heeled patrons is working as intended, casino operators said, but a few tweaks could make it more useful. Under provisions that went into effect July 2014, seven of the state's 13 casinos offer lines of credit to customers who qualify to borrow at least $10,000 and have the ability to pay it back within 30 days...
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Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security
(International News ~ 01/19/16)
BAGHDAD -- The abduction of three Americans from a Baghdad apartment over the weekend is the latest in a series of high-profile kidnappings undermining confidence in the Iraqi government's ability to control state-sanctioned Shiite militias that have grown in strength as Iraqi security forces battle the Islamic State group...
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Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees
(Entertainment ~ 01/19/16)
NEW YORK -- Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars' second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said Monday they will not attend this year's ceremony. In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he "cannot support" the "lily white" Oscars. ...
- Cape Girardeau man injured in Butler County crash (Local News ~ 01/19/16)
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Blues upend Penguins 5-2
(Professional Sports ~ 01/19/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Paul Stastny and the rest of the Blues' top line turned in a clutch performance Monday night. Stastny had a goal and three assists, and linemates Alexander Steen and Troy Brouwer each added a goal and an assist for St. Louis in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jefferson counters Cape Central girls basketball rally
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/16)
After rallying from a halftime deficit to take a third-quarter lead, the Cape Central girls basketball team let a road victory get away from them as Jefferson (Festus) returned the comeback favor to defend its home floor 61-57 on Monday night in Festus, Missouri...
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World briefs 1/19/16
(International News ~ 01/19/16)
PARIS -- An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the backcountry, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials said. The Savoie prefecture confirmed the deaths and said 11 people out of a group of about 50 were struck by the avalanche. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/19/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/19/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 2 p.m. on New Madrid Street; 3:52 p.m. on Brandy Lane; and 6:54 p.m. on Kage Road. n At 12:41 a.m., a citizen assist on Cuesta Drive...
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Cape Girardeau city council agenda 1/19/16
(Local News ~ 01/19/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council agenda Jan. 19, 2016 City hall Study session, 5 p.m. Discussion items n Planning and Zoning Commission report n 2016 Cape Girardeau County Hazard Mitigation Plan presentation Regular session, 7 p.m. Presentation n Vehicle sales tax renewal and use tax...
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Homeless man with smooth voice back in radio
(National News ~ 01/19/16)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The homeless man whose silky voice turned him into an Internet sensation five years ago is back on the air -- at the same Ohio radio station where he started a career derailed by drug and alcohol addiction. Ted Williams returned to the airwaves with a weekday program on WKVO-AM. Williams, 58, got his start at the station in the 1980s. Williams said he's focusing on moving forward while living with his daughter and longtime girlfriend, who also battled addiction...
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Jackson police report 1/19/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/19/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jasa R. Elliott, 20, 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 was suspended...
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Tommy Hale
(Obituary ~ 01/19/16)
Tommy Eugene Hale, 56, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Robert Ellis
(Obituary ~ 01/19/16)
DRUMMONDS, Tenn. -- Robert Brian Ellis, 54, of Drummonds, formerly of Jackson, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at his home in Drummonds. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.
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The Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dies
(Entertainment ~ 01/19/16)
NEW YORK -- Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history's most successful songwriting teams with such hits as "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane," has died. Frey, who was 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said on its website...
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Playground or politics?
(Column ~ 01/19/16)
For months, Americans have tuned in to watch the Republican presidential candidates gather on stage to answer questions crafted to reveal who is most qualified to lead the nation. Because the field is the size of a small army, these debates have been divided in two -- undercard and main -- based on polling...
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Births 1/19/16
(Births ~ 01/19/16)
Son to Brandon Scott Wallingford and Danielle Kristine Cotner Wallingford of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Name, Noah Edward-Wayne. Weight, 9 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Cotner Wallingford is the daughter of Karen Marie Cotner and Ronald Edward Cotner of Cape Girardeau. ...
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