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Capahas baseball team blanks Printers
(Community Sports ~ 07/20/16)
The Burger King Capahas made quick work of the St. Louis Printers on Tuesday in Perryville, getting a strong outing on the mound from a trio of pitchers to pick up a 4-0 victory. Calvin Lovig got the win on the mound for the Capahas (14-2), going five innings and giving up just one hit while striking out four and walking none. Josh Haggerty and Alex Huering each contributed two innings on the hill, with each giving up a single base hit...
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Family Video donates toys to Southeast Hospital
(Submitted Story ~ 07/20/16)
Family Video in Cape Girardeau recently conducted a one-day new toy blitz to benefit pediatrics patients at Southeast Hospital. Shown here with donated toys are, from the left, Sheila Beussink, director of patient care services at Southeast; Keri Hurt, Family Video store manager; Hannah James, customer service representative with Family Video; and Patti Ranzini, executive director of the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation...
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Rafters bring recycling message down Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Hundreds of plastic bottles are floating in the Mississippi River, traveling south toward the Gulf of Mexico. But this is not pollution, and the bottles are not trash. At least, not anymore. A catamaran named "ioco," built with reclaimed wood from old docks and made buoyant by over 800 recycled water and soda bottles, is making its way down the Big Muddy. Helmed by an international team of environmentalists, the boat and its crew are spreading a message of environmental awareness...
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Suspect in downtown Cape shooting ID'd in court
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Cape Girardeau County bailiffs arrested a Cape Girardeau man Tuesday in court in Jackson in connection with a shooting that occurred early July 2 in downtown Cape Girardeau. A unnamed witness said she saw DeMarcus Phillip Turner, 23, holding a handgun after hearing several shots near a parking lot about 1 a.m. July 2 on Main Street across from Hutson's Fine Furniture, according to a probable-cause statement filed by Cape Girardeau Sgt. Jeffrey Bonham...
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Privacy, history, ducks debated in Bloomfield Road case
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Owners of land that once was part of a historic estate took issue with the city of Cape Girardeau's plans to widen Bloomfield Road and build a walking trail during a court hearing Tuesday. The hearing before Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis in Common Pleas Circuit Court involved testimony about everything from historical springs and pond ducks to a Dalhousie golf-cart path...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2016. There are 164 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 20, 1976, America's Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars. On this date:...
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Cape TechWeek should draw
(Editorial ~ 07/20/16)
It's time for Cape Girardeau to get its Geek on. And that's a good thing. TechWeek is coming July 22, with an array of activities for the technology-inclined among us. As business reporter Bridget Brown recently reported, TechWeek will offer networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, educational opportunities for children and give developers, designers, artists and researchers a chance to compete for a prize...
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Jamaican style heats up Cape
(Community ~ 07/20/16)
Zazzy Fashion House is one of downtown Cape Girardeau's newest boutiques. Owners Nathalee Williams and Clifton Brown are on their way to the altar and have decided to join not only in matrimony, but in business. Though neither of them is new to business, it is the first time they have ventured into the fashion retail industry...
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Kick your bad beauty habits this summer
(Community ~ 07/20/16)
Whether you're heading to a backyard barbecue or a summer soiree, a healthy, glowing complexion is the best accessory this summer. Everyone knows the drill about proper skin cleansing and moisturizing regimens, but many women interfere with their skin health by not taking the same care when it comes to beauty products...
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Trump officially becomes GOP nominee
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
CLEVELAND -- United for a night, Republicans on Tuesday nominated Donald Trump as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman's stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him into a November faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton...
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Plagiarism charges mar Melania Trump's moment
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
CLEVELAND -- This was to have been Melania Trump's moment, her first real introduction to American voters who'd seen her by her husband's side for months but had barely heard her speak. But within moments of Melania Trump's triumphant appearance on the Republican National Convention stage, accusations of plagiarism surfaced, eclipsing her achievement in the latest stumble by the Trump campaign...
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Kansas City, Kansas, cop dies after being shot in police car
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot and killed Tuesday while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting, police said. Capt. Robert Melton was searching for the suspect when he drove up to someone who matched that person's description just before 2 p.m., police spokesman Tom Tomasic said. ...
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German train attacker vowed 'revenge on the infidels'
(International News ~ 07/20/16)
WUERZBURG, Germany -- A 17-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker vowing "revenge on these infidels" went on an ax-and-knife rampage on a train in southern Germany, wounding five people before being shot and killed by police -- an attack German authorities conceded Tuesday was almost impossible to prevent...
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Turkey fires tens of thousands in coup-plotters hunt
(International News ~ 07/20/16)
ISTANBUL -- Asserting "all the evidence" points to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric as the mastermind of last week's failed coup, Turkey's government on Tuesday fired tens of thousands of teachers, university deans and others accused of ties to the plot and demanded the cleric's extradition...
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Leslie Jones, under hateful barrage on Twitter, fights back
(Entertainment ~ 07/20/16)
NEW YORK -- Under a barrage of hateful posts on Twitter, "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones said she was "in a personal hell" and urged the social networking service to do more to eradicate abuse. In a series of posts Monday night, Jones said she had been pummeled with racist tweets. She retweeted tweets directed at her with disturbing language and pictures of apes...
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Out of the past: July 20
(Out of the Past ~ 07/20/16)
A multi-million dollar professional office/retail complex will house its first occupant here by September 1992; Health Services Corp. of America is building the $7 million-plus complex on the six-acre tract it owns along Mount Auburn Road, between Doctors Park and West Park Mall...
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Bonnie Wilkening
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
Bonnie Lou Wilkening, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2016, at The Arbors at Auburn Creek. She was born Sept. 25, 1930, in Jackson to Roy B. and Rika K. Loos Smith. She and Lynne R. Wilkening were married May 25, 1952. He preceded her in death in February 1957...
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James Murray
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
James H. Murray, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born March 28, 1944, in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, to Edward and Easter Walls Murray. He and Gleda Burk were married June 25, 1983, at Memphis, Tennessee...
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Billy Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
ROLLA, Mo. -- Billy Gene Mayfield, 69, of Rolla passed away Monday, July 18, 2016. Bill was born April 24, 1947, to Carl and Trula Seabaugh Mayfield in Cape Girardeau and was raised in Sedgewickville, Missouri. Bill attended Patton (Missouri) High School and upon graduation enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving four years with one year in Vietnam...
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Diane Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
Diane Hinkebein, 53, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Leah Halliburton
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
Leah Yvette Halliburton, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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James Green Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
James Edward Green Sr., 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Eberhart Perr and Golda Linebarger. He and Linda Stevenson were married Feb. 20, 1987. She survives...
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Rosia Bell
(Obituary ~ 07/20/16)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Rosia Bell, 82, of Ullin died Friday, July 15, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Jackson police report 7/20/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n David A. Medling, 55, 818 Dorothy Drive, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. n Samuel D. McDaniel, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license revoked, speeding and a seat-belt violation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/20/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists at 5:45 a.m. on North West End Boulevard; 7:21 a.m. on Interstate 55; 8:23 p.m. on North Fountain Street; and 11:43 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/20/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Austin L. Wilson, 21, 2536 Tulip Lane, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at South Main and Independence streets...
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Births 7/20/16
(Births ~ 07/20/16)
Son to Joshua Paul and Angela Marie Freiheit of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:37 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016. Name, Emmett Joshua. Weight, 3 pounds, 14 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Freiheit is the former Angela Heuring, daughter of Myra Johnston of Fredericktown, Missouri, and Donald Heuring of Fruitland. ...
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Monsanto rejects Bayer buyout, again
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
NEW YORK -- Monsanto on Tuesday rejected a second and richer takeover bid from Bayer. The German drug and chemicals company last week boosted its offer from $62 billion, to about $65 billion, or $125 per share. Monsanto Co., a seed company, called the revised offer inadequate, as it did the initial bid...
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Plans for self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
WASHINGTON -- Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by many automakers: The humans in them will be ready to step in and take control if the car's systems fail. Instead, experience with automation in other modes of transportation such as aviation and rail suggests the strategy will lead to more deaths like that of a Florida Tesla driver in May...
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No charges for St. Louis officers who killed suspect in 2015
(State News ~ 07/20/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Two St. Louis police officers will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old suspect, after a special prosecutor ruled Tuesday the officers acted in self-defense. Isaac Holmes was killed in January 2015 after a stolen Chevrolet Monte Carlo sped away from police and crashed into a wall. ...
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GOP rivals spar in Missouri primary for attorney general
(State News ~ 07/20/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two Republicans vying to become their party's nominee for Missouri attorney general are waging one of the state's most hotly-contested primary campaigns, slamming each other with attack ads in a race that also includes lawsuits and ethics complaints...
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Crowded field chases Missouri lieutenant governor's job
(State News ~ 07/20/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Six candidates, including a former four-term congressman, are vying to advance from their party's primaries in hopes of becoming Missouri's next lieutenant governor and elevating the office often seen as having the least cachet in elected state government...
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Sheriff gives more details on fatal Kennett shooting
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
KENNETT, Mo. — Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder said Shane McCormick was shot Sunday afternoon by Kenneth Bowles after a fight at a home on Elm Street. McCormick later died at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Bowles has not been charged in relation to the shooting, but he was charged with assault relating to the victim’s mother, according to a news release from Holder...
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Pedestrian hurt during hit-and-run in Perryville
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Perryville, Missouri, police are asking for help identifying suspects in a hit-and-run collision Sunday in which a pedestrian was struck. A 75-year-old woman was crossing the street near Clarkson Eye Center at the corner of Jackson and West South streets about 6:45 p.m. when she was hit by a car, according to Perryville Cpl. Jerri Cain...
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GOP 8th District candidates voice support for right to bear arms, border security
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
The three Republican challengers to Missouri 8th District U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, voiced support for the right to bear arms and securing the nation’s borders during a candidates’ forum Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The congressman was unable to attend the forum, sponsored by the Cape County Tea Party, because he was attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as a Missouri delegate...
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Thumb injury lands Peralta back on disabled list
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta is going back on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained ligament in his surgically repaired left thumb. The 34-year-old Peralta is batting .221 with five homers and 13 RBIs. He missed the first 57 games of the season before returning June 7...
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Nation briefs 7/20/16
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state, Massachusetts and Maryland are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging the German automakers defrauded customers, misled regulators and sought to cover up the deception. ...
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Sensor sends text alerts from cows in labor
(National News ~ 07/20/16)
DURHAM, N.H. -- University of New Hampshire dairy researchers are more relaxed these days about monitoring pregnant cows: A sensor attached to their tails sends text alerts when they're in labor. Moocall measures tail movement patterns triggered by labor contractions. ...
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Prayer 7/20/16
(Prayer ~ 07/20/16)
O Lord God, may we praise you with an upright heart. Amen.
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Hillary lacks track record; Trump lacks polish
(Column ~ 07/20/16)
Given the warp-speed of rapidly changing world events, there is always concern writing a newspaper column two full days in advance to meet a publication deadline. Over this past weekend, as would be expected, I had hoped to focus on the GOP nominating convention...
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