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Surging Saxony girls basketball handles Notre Dame with ease
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/16)
Brianna Mueller finished with a game-high 25 points, and the Crusaders went on a 15-2 run to close the first half in a 59-37 win Thursday at home over Notre Dame.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Meadow Heights boys basketball edges Zalma for MVC Tournament title
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Bell City boys basketball rallies to beat Oran
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/16)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- There weren't many surprises during the first 24 minutes of Friday night's boys basketball game between Oran and Bell City. The Eagles had already defeated the Cubs twice earlier in the season, and all signs were pointing to another victory when the third quarter ended with Oran leading 47-35...
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Missouri legislators press to keep university's board seats vacant
(State News ~ 02/05/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's Democratic governor pledged Thursday to circumvent the Republican-led Legislature if needed to fill vacancies on the board that oversees the state's flagship university, further escalating the tensions of legislators already frustrated about the handling of racial issues that culminated in the resignations of the system president and campus chancellor...
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State Senate votes to ban traffic-ticket quotas
(State News ~ 02/05/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate voted unanimously Thursday to bar cities, counties and law-enforcement agencies from setting traffic-ticket quotas, responding to criticism some communities have been too reliant on raising money from issuing these and other types of citations...
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Charges filed in meth-by-mail case
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
Charges and an arrest warrant have been filed against the man who was set to receive a pound of methamphetamine through the mail Jan. 22 in Perryville, Missouri. Richard Frank Militzer, 48, of Perryville has been charged with felony intent to distribute a controlled substance, three counts of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Tip of woman's finger bitten off during fight
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A woman was arrested after authorities say she bit the tip off another woman's little finger at a Sikeston bar. Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers were notified by the emergency-room personnel at Missouri Delta Medical Center of a possible second-degree assault Friday night...
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Woman charged with assaulting cop after signing away custody of children
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
A Perryville, Missouri, woman signed her children over to the Perry County, Missouri, juvenile officer and the Missouri Department of Family Services on Wednesday. When she tried to get them back a short time later, she ended up being charged with assaulting a law-enforcement officer...
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Sikeston police looking for more victims in YMCA videotaping case
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — As the Sikeston Department of Public Safety continues its investigation into allegations of invasion of privacy in the bathroom at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri, authorities are seeking other possible victims. Some of those victims may be in another state, police said...
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Special Olympics to bring 600 athletes, coaches to town
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
More than 600 athletes and coaches will gather in Cape Girardeau next weekend for the Feb. 14 Special Olympics Southeast Regional Basketball Tournament. More than 70 teams from the Southeast Missouri and metro St. Louis area will compete to qualify for the state event in March, said Susan Shaffer, competition director for Special Olympics Missouri...
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Officers honored as heroes for rescuing burglary suspects
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
There was a point when Robert Newton’s instincts contradicted his training. Cape Girardeau officers had chased two suspects for several miles north on Perryville Road, with the alleged burglars driving ever faster and more erratically along the narrowing road...
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South Old Orchard road reopens in Jackson
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
South Old Orchard Road in Jackson is back open again after months of construction on two separate projects on either end of the roadway. At the southern end of the road, near where it intersects with East Jackson Boulevard, South Old Orchard Road has been extended to tie into Old Cape Road East. North of the intersection, a bridge update opened in mid-January...
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Cape city officials hammer out safe solution for 'medieval' role-playing group
(Local News ~ 02/05/16)
Andrew Litzelfelner loves playing an assassin. Dressed in medieval attire, he shoots padded arrows at the “warrior” and the “barbarian” on a sunny Saturday in Cape Girardeau’s Arena Park. But Litzelfelner and his fellow role players in the local chapter of Amtgard — a live-action, recreation society centered on medieval times — recently discovered such “combat” put them in violation of a city law banning the discharge of any “projectile weapon.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2016. There are 330 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1811, George, the Prince of Wales, was named Prince Regent due to the mental illness of his father, Britain's King George III...
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Church helps stem tides of grief
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/05/16)
It is early morning and the world is dark and cold. I sit here thinking about the events of the last year, and I am reflecting on the effect the death of my son has had on myself and my family. A tear develops in my eye, and I start to write this letter...
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Cookie Spree back at First Friday
(Editorial ~ 02/05/16)
First Friday with the Arts is a great event that encourages people to come to downtown Cape Girardeau and experience the local art scene. This month, the Cookie Spree is back. For the second year, this stamp card event will feature a special offer from Chocolate Works. A variety of cookies will be available at galleries and businesses throughout downtown...
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Catholic Schools Week celebrates knowledge, faith
(Editorial ~ 02/05/16)
On Saturday, many schools around the region will wrap up a special week. Catholic Schools Week, which begins the last Sunday of January, was established in 1974 to celebrate the strengths and values of a Catholic education. The overall theme for this year's event is "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service." Daily themes help schools focus on different aspects of their education. ...
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Don't believe everything you read at first glance
(Column ~ 02/05/16)
I thought when I got new eyes at the end of last year that I might be able to make more sense out of what I was reading. I had cataract surgery, as many of you have had, and I'm enjoying the freedom of not wearing glasses after more than 65 years. Before I had the eye surgery, my eyesight was getting progressively worse, I have to admit. How bad? Well, I would read something and it would make sense. Then I would read it later and discover something entirely different...
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Out of the past: Feb. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/16)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has granted Scott City $203,500 to help fund construction of sewer lines to serve the city's industrial park; the almost 16,000 feet of sewer lines will provide services for Havco Wood Products Inc., Industrial Fuels and Resources Inc., Rhodes Oil Co. and about 15 other commercial and service industries in the industrial park...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists were made at 1 a.m. on Landgraf Drive; 3:19 a.m. on Patricia Street; 4:29 a.m. on Marvin Street; 7:43 a.m. on Boxwood Drive; and 3:40 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of assault. n A 13-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of domestic assault...
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Sherma McCarty
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
ShermaDene McCarty, 79, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born July 22, 1936, in St. Louis, the daughter of Everett and Mary Wilson Wilkinson. Sherma was the wife of Master Sgt. Darrel McCarty, who was the U.S. Air Force chapel manager for 22 years. She, too, was very active in the chapel services, earning many commendations from the Air Force...
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Viola Kinder
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Viola L. Kinder, 90, of Delta passed away at 5:38 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born April 10, 1925, at Scopus, Missouri, to the late Jesse Albert and Emma Lou Limbaugh Angle. Viola married Franklin W. Kinder on Dec. 27, 1941, and he preceded her in death Sept. 24, 1999...
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Frieda Kelley
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Frieda Mae Kelley, 84, of Gordonville died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 15, 1931, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to William and Zora Leftridge Clark. She married Kelsey Claude Kelley on Jan. 1, 1952, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death May 5, 2015...
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Laura Henry
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Laura Ann Henry, 62, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at her home near Millersville. She was born July 24, 1953, in Oakland, California, to John and Hanna Holman O'Neill. She and Steve Henry were married Dec. 1, 1979, in Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Births 2/5/16
(Births ~ 02/05/16)
Son to Jacob Keith and Leslie Catherine Bell of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:29 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Name, Greyson Keith. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bell is the former Leslie Garris, daughter of Rodney and Debbie Garris of Perryville. Bell is the son of Joe and Jenny Bell of Sedgewickville, Missouri. He is employed by TG Missouri...
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First Friday receptions 2/5/16
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
Colorful cookies, historic recipes and family favorites will be available at today's First Friday in downtown Cape Girardeau. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will distribute handouts listing each location's cookie flavors. Many favorite galleries and businesses will be open for the event, plus a few new faces to First Friday. This will be a special stamp-card event featuring an offer from Chocolate Works -- receive seven stamps to be eligible for five free truffles from Chocolate Works...
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Best Bet: Jazz Festival Gala Concert tonight
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
Trumpeter Bob Lark will join Southeast Missouri State University's Jazz Ensembles at 7:30 p.m. today on stage at the River Campus as part of the Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival. Lark has recorded with top jazz artists and is a professor of jazz studies at DePaul University. ...
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Airline CEO: Explosive residue found in Somalia incident
(International News ~ 02/05/16)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The head of the airline whose jetliner was damaged in an explosion shortly after takeoff from Somalia said Thursday investigators have found what appears to be residue from explosives, though he cautioned the findings were inconclusive...
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Egypt official: Tortured Italian student died 'slow death'
(International News ~ 02/05/16)
CAIRO -- The body of an Italian graduate student who disappeared last month has been found with multiple stab wounds, cigarette burns and other signs of torture and a "slow death" on a roadside on the outskirts of Cairo, an Egyptian prosecutor said Thursday...
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World pledges $10B for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
(International News ~ 02/05/16)
LONDON -- World leaders pledged more than $10 billion Thursday to help fund schools, shelter and jobs for refugees from Syria's civil war, money British Prime Minister David Cameron said "will save lives, will give hope, will give people the chance of a future."...
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Florida, vulnerable to Zika virus, gets ready for fight
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
MIAMI -- Florida's warm climate, year-'round mosquitoes and revolving door of international travelers make it vulnerable to the Zika virus, but local governments here have a history of fighting off outbreaks before they become widespread. A crucial component has been urging people to dump or cover anything on their property that holds water so they don't end up raising mosquitoes that spread the virus through bites. ...
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Latin America scrambles to squash Zika-spreading mosquito
(International News ~ 02/05/16)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- With no hope for a vaccine to prevent Zika in the near future, authorities are focusing on the most effective way to combat the virus: killing the mosquito that carries it. Fumigation is one method; another is seeking out and draining standing water where the insect lays its eggs...
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Powell, Rice also used personal email
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the immediate staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also received classified national security information on their personal email accounts, according to a memo by the State Department watchdog that was released Thursday...
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6 dead in possible murder-suicide
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
CHICAGO -- Chicago police on Thursday found the bodies of four men, one woman and a child inside a home on the city's South Side in what they said could be a murder-suicide, even as they added extra patrols in the neighborhood. Interim police Superintendent John Escalante said police checked the house Thursday afternoon after receiving a call from a co-worker worried about someone who lived there. ...
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Pro-life activist offered probation
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
HOUSTON -- A pro-life activist's plan to reject a plea deal offering probation for charges related to making undercover Planned Parenthood videos likely means his goal is to use a trial as a public platform to criticize the not-for-profit, legal experts said...
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Northern Ireland sells nuclear bunker
(International News ~ 02/05/16)
BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland -- Northern Ireland is selling its Cold War-era nuclear bunker, an underground installation with room for 235 beds sellers imagine could be transformed into a tourist attraction or blast-proof storage facility. For $850,000, the successful buyer could acquire a 46,363-square-foot, grass-topped building discretely situated on 3.74 acres of rolling fields northwest of Belfast. Northern Ireland's leaders have decided they can survive without the bunker...
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No charges in subway police shooting
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors said they won't pursue charges against a Metro Transit Police officer who fatally shot a man in a tunnel last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced Thursday officials concluded there wasn't enough evidence the officer used excessive force or had criminal intent in the shooting death of 35-year-old Bobby Gross...
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Prosecutor: Girl texted with college man before stabbing
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Two Virginia Tech students carefully planned the kidnapping and killing of a 13-year-old girl, arranging a pre-dawn rendezvous online after buying cleaning supplies and a shovel at separate Wal-Mart stores, a prosecutor alleged Thursday...
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Trump campaign shows a different side after Iowa loss
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
EXETER, N.H. -- Stung by his second-place finish in Iowa, Donald Trump is facing new pressure to prove he can translate his massive crowds and poll leads into election wins. And his team appeared intent to demonstrate Thursday they'd learned from any past mistakes...
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General says troop cuts constrain Afghan training mission
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
WASHINGTON -- The ability to train and advise Afghan security forces will be constrained if the U.S. troop level is cut to 5,500 as President Barack Obama has proposed, the senior American commander in Afghanistan said Thursday. Army Gen. John F. Campbell told the Senate Armed Services Committee "very little" training will be done with fewer American forces...
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Drug exec takes the Fifth on Capitol Hill, angers lawmakers
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
WASHINGTON -- Infuriating members of Congress, a smirking Martin Shkreli took the Fifth at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday when asked about his jacking up of drug prices, then went on Twitter and insulted his questioners as "imbeciles." The brash, 32-year-old entrepreneur who has been vilified as the new face of pharmaceutical industry greed was summoned by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is investigating soaring prices for critical medicines...
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5 years trimmed from ex-cop's sentence in Katrina body case
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
NEW ORLEANS -- An ex-New Orleans police officer who burned the body of a man shot to death by a fellow officer in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina had his 17-year-sentenced reduced by more than five years Thursday by a federal judge. But Gregory McRae lost his bid for an even greater sentence cut...
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Officials warned of water, Legionnaires' link
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
LANSING, Mich. -- High-ranking officials in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration were aware of a surge in Legionnaires' disease potentially linked to Flint's water long before the governor reported the increase to the public last month, internal emails show...
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Fireworks fly as Clinton, Sanders square off
(National News ~ 02/05/16)
DURHAM, N.H. -- Fireworks flying in their first one-on-one debate, Hillary Clinton accused Bernie Sanders on Thursday night of subjecting her to an "artful smear," while Sanders suggested the former secretary of state was a captive of America's political establishment...
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#SemoSelfie 2/5/16
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
Cape Chamber gals #semoselfie
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Festival to once again bring together musicians from both sides of river
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
The Cross Rivers Roots & Blues Festival makes its return Saturday at Port Cape Girardeau for its fifth annual performance. Event coordinator Ivas John of The Ivas John Band originates from Chicago and now lives in Cape Girardeau. He got his start professionally in Carbondale, Illinois, more than 10 years ago...
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Mandisa to join other Christian musicians on Rock & Worship Roadshow stop in Cape
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
The Rock & Worship Roadshow will make a stop Feb. 13 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. This smorgasbord of talent will feature Christian music artists Jeremy Camp, Newsboys, Mandisa, Phil Wickham, Family Force 5, Audio Adrenaline, Danny Gokey and Citizen Way, along with Shaun Groves as a speaker...
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Artifacts 2/5/16
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/16)
"Family Days: Civil War Times" will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Crisp Museum on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. The event will explore local historic events and demonstrate Civil War-period clothing, food, music and firearms. For information about the event's presentations and activities, call (573) 651-2256...
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Prayer 2/5/16
(Prayer ~ 02/05/16)
O Lord Jesus, we sing to you, for you are highly exalted. Amen.
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