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Southeast Missouri State women's soccer plays Vanderbilt to scoreless exhibition draw
(College Sports ~ 08/10/16)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team went through the some of the final stages of preseason preparation by playing to a scoreless draw with Vanderbilt in an exhibition game Tuesday night in Nashville. The Redhawks were held without a shot in the first half, finishing with six total, but put up a stern enough defensive effort to hold the Commodores off the scoreboard. The hosts managed seven shots, including three on goal...
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Cape chiropractor set to work behind the scenes with wrestlers at Olympics
(Community Sports ~ 08/10/16)
Millions around the world are watching the 2016 Olympic Games. Only a select few get to experience the event from behind the scenes. Cape Girardeau chiropractor Matt Uchtman is one of those select few. From the outside, Uchtman's Elevation Chiropractic office is unassuming, like the other strip-mall businesses flanking it, but once you enter you can almost hear a distant samba beat. ...
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Southeast Missouri State football focusing on red-zone defense
(College Sports ~ 08/10/16)
The confidence of the Southeast Missouri State defense shone through at the Redhawks' sixth practice of fall camp Wednesday. Every time the team came together for a drill that pitted the two sides against one other, the voices of one defensive leader or another could be heard around the Rosengarten Athletic Complex...
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Jackson school board approves random drug-testing plan
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
High-school students in Jackson who participate in certain extracurricular activities will be subject to random drug testing this year under a policy adopted by the school board Tuesday night. Under the policy, students in grades nine through 12 will be required to consent to testing if they belong to any school-sponsored groups regulated by the Missouri State High School Activities Association...
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Judge denies confession suppression in burned-body murder case
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
New Madrid County Judge Fred Copeland recently denied a motion to suppress a confession from a Scott County defendant in a first-degree murder case in which the victim's body was burned in a car. Scott County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Neil Howland Jr., 28, of Scott City with first-degree murder, abandonment of a corpse, felony tampering with physical evidence and knowingly burning evidence...
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Cape businessman, city keep plans rolling for new skate park
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
Chris Hutson is rolling ahead with plans for a top-notch skate park. He has the land. He has cash donations and hopes for more. All he needs now is $200,000 in Cape Girardeau city tax dollars. He could have the funding by next summer if the city council agrees to it...
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Campaign donation limits, tobacco taxes go on Missouri ballot
(State News ~ 08/10/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters will be able to weigh in on proposed cigarette tax hikes and campaign contribution limits during the November election, Secretary of State Jason Kander announced Tuesday. Kander's office determined those measures and another to prohibit sales taxes on services that weren't taxed as of 2015 received enough valid signatures to get on the Nov. 8 ballot...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 10, the 223rd day of 2016. There are 143 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a measure establishing the Smithsonian Institution. On this date:...
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Longtime teachers serve students, younger educators
(Editorial ~ 08/10/16)
Almost everyone involved with the Oak Ridge School District between 1954 and 2008 knows the name Jackie Ludwig. Ludwig, who taught in the district from 1954 to 1990 and served on the school board from 1993 to 2008, was recently honored as a Pioneer in Education. The honor was bestowed during the 55th Cooperative Conference for School Administrators, hosted annually by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
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No-change November
(Column ~ 08/10/16)
As sad as it may sound, nothing will change following the pesidential election in November. Sure, we'll have new leadership and a major changing of the guard. But on the critical issues that divide this nation, nothing will change. At least not immediately...
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Judge denies Blagojevich's bid to lighten 14-year sentence
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
CHICAGO -- A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illinois governor's wife and daughters during his resentencing. U.S. District Judge James Zagel said it's an "unfortunate reality" Blagojevich's family members are made to suffer the consequences...
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Waterslide complaints surface after Kansas boy dies on ride
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- At least two people who rode in the last year on the same Kansas waterslide where a 10-year-old boy died say nylon shoulder straps came loose during the raft ride featuring a 17-story drop. It's unclear whether the straps on "Verruckt" -- German for "insane" -- played any role in Sunday's death of Caleb Schwab, a Kansas lawmaker's son. ...
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Some Delta systems haven't recovered fully from outage
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
DALLAS -- Delta Air Lines said Tuesday some computer systems still are working slowly more than a day after an outage crippled the airline and led to more than 1,500 canceled flights. The system the airline uses to check in and board passengers and dispatch its planes remains sluggish, said Delta's chief operating officer, Gil West...
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Firestorm as Trump says gun-rights backers can stop Clinton
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Donald Trump said Tuesday that Second Amendment advocates might find a way to stop Hillary Clinton from rolling back gun rights if she's elected, setting off a political firestorm as Democrats quickly accused him of encouraging violence against his opponent...
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Pakistanis mourn attack on lawyers and a deadly culture war
(International News ~ 08/10/16)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Many Pakistanis were in deep mourning Tuesday, a day after a suicide bombing that targeted lawyers killed 70 people in Quetta, touching a chord in the country's long-simmering culture war. By targeting lawyers, Islamic radicals appeared to take aim at a pillar of the country's budding civil society and a symbol of the supremacy of secular law in a modern state...
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Putin, Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations
(International News ~ 08/10/16)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Turkey's president cozied up to his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a visit intended to send a message to his allies in the West, whom he blames for what he considers a lack of support after a failed coup. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pressed the United States to extradite the man he claims was behind the failed insurrection and has sought more funds and visa-free travel from the European Union, but it's unclear what leverage improved ties with Russia could give him.. ...
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Clinton urges emergency action on Zika in Florida
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
MIAMI -- Urging Congress to cut short its summer recess, Hillary Clinton called for emergency public-health action Tuesday as she visited a Miami neighborhood dealing with the first U.S. outbreak of the Zika virus. At a local health clinic, the Democratic presidential nominee said Republican congressional leaders should summon lawmakers back to Washington and immediately pass funding for the Zika response...
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New hotel being built at Graceland set to open in October
(Community ~ 08/10/16)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Elvis Presley used to dream about building a guest house at his Graceland property for friends who would visit the rock 'n' roll icon. Presley didn't get to see his dream come true, but his fans will. The Guest House at Graceland is a six-story, 450-room hotel, opening Oct. 27 just steps from Presley's former home...
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Out of the past: Aug. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 08/10/16)
The Downtown Merchants Association celebrates its second annual Slice of Summer, distributing watermelon to participants from the new downtown pavilion, across from Hutson's Furniture. SIKESTON, Mo. -- State Representative Dennis Ziegenhorn, considered one of the leading candidates to succeed retiring state Sen. ...
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John Keith Wood
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
John Keith Wood, 51, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, July 29, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Loving survivors include a daughter, Megan Wood of Jackson; and his parents, Kenneth and Lorene Wood of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to service time Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Juanita Vernon
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Juanita "Sis" Vernon, 77, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
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Arlena Truss
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Arlena Truss, 99, of Ullin died Monday Aug. 1, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Ellen Speight
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Ellen Rose Henderson Speight, 90, of Dexter died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 24, 1926, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to the late Jesse Clarence and Ada Blanche Shy Henderson. She was a member of Lilbourn Methodist Church and graduated from Lilbourn High School in 1943. She had worked as a bookkeeper for P.M. Barton Farms and New Madrid County Ambulance District before retiring...
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Jordi Morris
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
Jordi Ryan Morris, 31, of Jackson died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at McLain Chapel Cemetery in Oriole...
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Patricia James
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Patricia Ann James, 58, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Gladys Eifert
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gladys Mae Eifert, 93, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 14, 1923, in Albion, Illinois, to the late Lawrence and Lena Stennett Day. She was the second of 12 children...
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Willie Douglas Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Willie Lee Douglas Sr., 72, of Mound City died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois. Full military honors will be given by the U.S. Army Burial Team and area veterans...
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Danny Bollinger II
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Danny Kaye Bollinger II, 46, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Donald Bitte
(Obituary ~ 08/10/16)
Donald Howard Bitte, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at his home. He was born Oct. 19, 1953, in Chicago to Howard Henry and Geraldine Hansford Bitte. He worked in the aerospace industry for the U.S. government in Denver. He is survived by his mother, Geraldine Hansford of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Danielle Castaneda of Westminster, Colorado; and eight cousins, Carol Piland of Johnston City, Illinois, Cindy Hansford Smith of Carterville, Illinois, Billie Anne Hansford George of Paris, Illinois, Ben Hansford of Johnston City, Selah Moore of Perryville, Missouri, Keith Moore of Denver, Craig Moore of Longview, Texas, and Patti Bird Moore of Vancouver, Washington.. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/10/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 9:18 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 9:36 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 1:29 p.m. on Albert Street; 1:57 p.m. on North Main Street; 3:31 p.m. on Belleridge Pike; 4:50 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 5:53 p.m. on Notre Dame Drive; and 6:27 p.m. on South Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/10/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Devon D. Johnson, 26, 670 Napa Circle, was arrested on a Jackson County, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for child neglect...
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Births 8/10/16
(Births ~ 08/10/16)
Son to Marie Kay Lufcy of Benton, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:07 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Name, Ayden Lynn. Weight, 5 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Lufcy is the daughter of Terry Lynn Lufcy of Benton and Vanessa Peterson of Jacksonville, Florida. She is employed by T.J. Maxx in Cape Girardeau...
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Facebook hates ad blockers so much it now blocks them
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
NEW YORK -- Facebook is blocking ad blockers on the desktop version of its service, saying well-made, relevant ads can be "useful." At the same time, the world's biggest social-media company said it is giving users easier ways to decide what types of ads they want to see -- unless, of course, the answer is "none."...
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Parks promised to poor California areas unbuilt years later
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A decade after California voters were promised $400 million worth of parks in some of the state's poorest neighborhoods, an Associated Press review finds fewer than half of the 126 projects that received the money have been built, as Democratic lawmakers push to add another $1 billion to the program...
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Running scared: 2 slayings reinforce female runners' fears
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
NEW YORK -- Becca Pizzi has run 52 marathons on seven continents and trained in all sorts of places and conditions, but there's one constant when she hits the road. She's always on the lookout for people who might want to harm a woman running alone...
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St. Louis Union Station planning $45 million aquarium
(State News ~ 08/10/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The owner of Union Station in downtown St. Louis is planning a $45 million aquarium that will feature sharks and thousands of other aquatic species. Construction should begin this fall and its opening is planned for late 2018, officials with Lodging Hospitality Management said. The St. Louis Aquarium will be built in what had been Union Station's shopping mall...
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Missouri's Koster says he backs limits on campaign donations
(State News ~ 08/10/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Tuesday said he's backing a proposal to re-impose campaign contribution limits in the state. Koster announced his support for a ballot initiative to limit donations to $2,600 for candidates and $25,000 for political parties per election. ...
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Tennessee leaves ride-safety approval to private inspectors
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Investigators have not determined how a Ferris wheel seat flipped over at a Tennessee county fair, sending three children plummeting 30 to 45 feet to the ground. But the accident that left a 6-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury sharpened the focus Tuesday on how carnival-ride operators are regulated...
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Poll: Young Americans favor wide array of LGBT rights
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
WASHINGTON -- Young people in America overwhelmingly support LGBT rights when it comes to policies on employment, health care and adoption, according to a new survey. The GenForward survey of Americans ages 18 to 30 found support for those policies has increased over the past two years, especially among young whites. But relatively few of these young adults consider rights for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender to be among the top issues facing the United States...
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Protests, violence break out after memorial of Brown shooting
(State News ~ 08/10/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. — Gunfire broke out during a demonstration in Ferguson, Missouri, on the second anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, disrupting what had been a peaceful gathering Tuesday night. Witnesses said a car sped through a group of protesters who were blocking a street during the demonstration marking two years since the unarmed black 18-year-old’s fatal shooting by a police officer. They said the car struck a young man so hard, he flew into the air. As the car drove away, shots were fired, they said. ...
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Two Southeast Missouri teachers named Regional Teachers of the Year
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has named two people from Southeast Missouri as Regional Teachers of the Year for 2016-2017, according to an announcement from the agency. Autumn Stevens, an English teacher at Jackson Junior High School, and Linda Beck, an English teacher at Zalma High School, are among 31 educators chosen for the inaugural award, which seeks to recognize more people as part of the Missouri Teacher of the Year program...
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La Croix Church hosting seventh annual Global Leadership Summit
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
La Croix Church will, for the seventh year, host the annual Global Leadership Summit this week. The two-day event Thursday and Friday will be broadcast from Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago. La Croix is among hundreds of sites around the world to simulcast the event...
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Police say Chaffee man set woman's clothes, house on fire
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
A Chaffee, Missouri, man ignited a fire at a house Monday after he made threats to burn the clothes of a former female occupant, police said. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged Jeremy A. Penrose, 29, with second-degree arson and set his bond at $10,000 cash or surety...
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Wacha lands on disabled list with shoulder inflammation
(Professional Sports ~ 08/10/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals have placed Michael Wacha on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation, a day after his latest start, and purchased the contract of top prospect Alex Reyes from Class AAA Memphis. Reyes will pitch out of the bullpen. General manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday another highly touted prospect, Luke Weaver, will likely make Wacha's scheduled start Saturday and a corresponding roster move would be made then...
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Reyes dazzles in Cardinals' loss to Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 08/10/16)
Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Alex Reyes lived up to the advance billing. His teammates did not. Reyes, the St. Louis Cardinals' highly touted prospect, made his debut pitching a perfect ninth inning as the Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Tuesday night...
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Prosthetic leg found in beaver dam, returned
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
WABENO, Wis. -- A man has his prosthetic leg back after two canoers discovered the lost limb sticking out of a beaver dam. Elliot Fuller and Jason Franklin spotted the leg Thursday while paddling between a pair of lakes near Wabeno in Forest County. A search on Craigslist yielded an ad from Mark Warner, 49, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, who lost the limb when his canoe tipped over during a July fishing trip. Fuller and Franklin returned it to Warner on Friday, netting a $50 reward...
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Intersection improvement project set for Sikeston
(Local News ~ 08/10/16)
Pavement improvements at the intersection of U.S. 61/Route ZZ/Route HH and Main Street in Sikeston, Missouri, will begin Monday. The work will be staged to allow traffic access to the intersection, but lane reductions will be in place, according to a new release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...
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Nation briefs 8/10/16
(National News ~ 08/10/16)
BALTIMORE -- An official familiar with the Justice Department's investigation into whether the Baltimore police force had a pattern of violating citizens' rights said the federal government is preparing to announce its findings. The Justice Department's investigation was launched after the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, whose neck was broken while he was handcuffed and shackled but left unrestrained in the back of a police van. ...
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Prayer 8/10/16
(Prayer ~ 08/10/16)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Amen.
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