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Long lines greet Salvation Army for free Thanksgiving meal
(Local News ~ 11/25/16)
The line outside of the Salvation Army on Thursday was long -- nearly reaching Sprigg Street even before the doors were opened. Thanksgiving dinner was about to be served, and hungry diners were ready to eat. Inside, volunteers were making preparations and manning their stations...
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Local retailers gear up for Small Business Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/25/16)
While much of America is in the throes of Black Friday shopping, and stores of all sizes are reaping the benefits, local retailers have another and possibly more significant day to brace themselves for: Small Business Saturday. "Black Friday's usually a big-box store day," said Lisa Walker, co-owner of High Street Station in Jackson...
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Cape police chief, local lawmakers back 'Blue Alert' system
(Local News ~ 11/25/16)
Cape Girardeau's police chief and local Republican lawmakers support Missouri Governor-elect Eric Greitens' push to establish a "Blue Alert" emergency system to aid law enforcement. The system would be used in efforts to apprehend people who injure or kill police officers...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 25, the 330th day of 2016. There are 36 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 1920, radio station WTAW of College Station, Texas, broadcast the first play-by-play description of a football game, between Texas University and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. (Texas won, 7-3.)...
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If you need a hero today, I have one for you
(Column ~ 11/25/16)
So, how's your day going so far? Are you hungry? Have you been shopping yet? Are the in-laws still here? I will be presenting a column about giving thanks today. Notice, I didn't say "about Thanksgiving." I said, "about giving thanks." Big difference, my friends...
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Prayer 11/25/16
(Prayer ~ 11/25/16)
O Lord Jesus, we come before you with thanksgiving and sing your praises. Amen.
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Holiday festivities commence in Jackson and Cape
(Editorial ~ 11/25/16)
You've had your fill of turkey and all the fixings, but there's some other holiday traditions you can take some time to enjoy this weekend. The "Flip the Switch" event for Jackson's Holiday Extravaganza is tonight and the 25th Annual Downtown Christmas Parade of Lights in Cape Girardeau is scheduled for Sunday night...
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Thanks from the Lions Club
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/25/16)
As Lions Clubs worldwide celebrate our 100th year of service, the Lions of Cape Girardeau would like to say thanks to our generous community. As we moved through October, you may have noticed pink ghosts hanging at businesses. Thanks to the building talents of the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau, we were able to raise money for the local branch of the American Cancer Society...
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Anna Kendrick shares 'goofy and off-center' life in new book
(Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
NEW YORK -- After a recent signing session to promote her new book, "Scrappy Little Nobody," Anna Kendrick joked about having a hand cramp. "It's going to be OK. It's going to release from its claw-like shape any second," she joked by phone. It's that kind of sharp wit and self-deprecating humor for which Kendrick is known, especially on social media and in interviews, which she swears she's not good at...
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Christmas coming to downtown Cape with annual parade, open house
(Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
Two upcoming events will be held in downtown Cape Girardeau to welcome the holiday season. The 25th annual Parade of Lights will take place Sunday. The parade, which begins at 5 p.m. or as soon as dusk arrives, will start at Capaha Park and proceed east on Broadway, turning right onto Main Street...
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Artifacts - 11/25/16
(Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
A holiday celebration to raise money for the Hunger Project and FISH will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 at Christ Episcopal Church, 101 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Six musical ensembles representing area churches, the university and local musicians will perform. Donations of money or canned goods will be accepted...
- #SemoSelfie 11/25/16 (Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
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Best Bet: Flip the Switch Kickoff Party planned in Jackson
(Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
A party to celebrate the flipping of the switch to turn on the holiday-light display in Jackson City Park will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the park, off West Independence Street in Jackson. The lighting ceremony will begin at 5:15 p.m., and the switch will be near the footbridge. The event also will include wagon rides, games, crafts and food vendors. For more information, call (573) 450-7867 or email jlumsdenr2@yahoo.com...
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Top-selling CDs at P-Mac, 11-25-16
(Entertainment ~ 11/25/16)
1. Metallica: "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" 2. Chris Stapleton: "Traveller" 3. Blackberry Smoke: "Like an Arrow" 4. Leonard Cohen: "You want It Darker" 5. Sully Erna: "Hometown Life"
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Macy's parade goes off without hitch amid tight security
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
NEW YORK -- Thousands of people lined the streets Thursday amid heavy security as iconic inflatable balloons, costumed characters and clowns floated, marched and danced their way through New York City for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Revelers cheered and yelled, "Thank you!" to officers along the parade route, giving special attention to the New York Police Department marching band...
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Cape Girardeau Police Department reports 11/25/2016
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/25/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault. Summons n Charlene L. Pieper, 69, no address given, was issued a citation for leash-law violation at 200 S. Lorimier St...
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Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department report 11/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/25/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Zachary M. Graham, 22, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on North Missouri Street on probation and parole warrants for probation violation and driving while intoxicated...
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Births 11/25/16
(Births ~ 11/25/16)
Daughter to Gerald M. Jones and Kelsey N. McMahon of Dieterich, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:31 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. Name, Gracie Linn. Weight, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Seventh child, fifth daughter. McMahon is the daughter of Sheila and Joe Hardiek of Dieterich and the late Darrell Linn McMahon. Jones is the son of Sue and Gerald Jones of Jackson and Mauriece Jones of Lis, Illinois, and the late Genny Jones. He is self-employed with Jones Landscaping...
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Suspect in Turkey car-bombing reported dead after shootout
(International News ~ 11/25/16)
ANKARA, Turkey -- A car-bomb attack targeting a government building in southern Turkey killed at least two people and wounded 33 on Thursday, senior cabinet officials said. A suspect later was reported dead after a shootout with security forces. Minister of European Union Affairs Omer Celik said police opened fire on a light utility vehicle believed to be carrying the person responsible for the attack in the city of Adana when the driver refused to stop...
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IS car bomb in Iraq kills 56, including 20 Iranians
(International News ~ 11/25/16)
HILLA, Iraq -- A car bomb tore through a gas station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 56 people, including 20 Iranians, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Police and hospital officials confirmed the toll and said another 45 people were wounded in the attack, which almost destroyed the gas station, several nearby stores and set several cars afire. The station is on a major highway...
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At least 67 die in east China scaffolding collapse
(International News ~ 11/25/16)
BEIJING -- Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap Thursday, sending iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbling down on about 70 workers in the country's worst work-safety accident in over two years. At least 67 people were killed by the collapse of the work platform at a power plant cooling tower that was under construction, state media reported...
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With less fervor, Colombia takes another stab at peace
(International News ~ 11/25/16)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- With less fervor and an added dose of uncertainty, Colombia's government Thursday signed another peace accord with the country's largest rebel group --the second in two months. The simple, hastily organized ceremony in a Bogota theater reflects President Juan Manuel Santos' greater sense of urgency to end hostilities with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia after the original accord, brokered over four years of talks, suffered a defeat in a referendum a week after it was signed in front of heads of state and U.N. ...
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Trump's team to raise millions for inauguration events
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The scramble to shape his administration underway, President-elect Donald Trump's team simultaneously has begun turning its attention to raising tens of millions of dollars for festivities related to his Washington inauguration...
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Most Missouri election winners also top ad spenders
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Most of Missouri's successful candidates for statewide office in Jefferson City spent more on broadcast advertising than their rivals, according to an independent analysis. Missouri candidates spent more on TV ads than those in any other state, according to the analysis, and ads in the hotly contested gubernatorial race made up more than half of total spending...
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Amtrak train stop opens in Southeast Missouri town
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
ARCADIA, Mo. -- There's a new Amtrak train stop in Southeast Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported a stop in the small town opened last week. The train depot was built in 1941 and since has been renovated. It also serves as a museum. It's been close to 50 years since a passenger rail service went through the area...
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Troubled school improving, state officials say
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's education department has recommended a St. Louis County school district regain provisional accreditation -- a change that would bring an end to a costly program that requires the district to pay for students to attend other schools...
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Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
WICHITA, Kan. -- The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole. At a surprise resentencing hearing, prosecutors withdrew their request Scott Roeder serve at least 50 years before parole eligibility. Roeder also was sentenced to an additional two years for aggravated assault for threatening two church ushers as he fled...
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Poplar Bluff senator wants harsh penalties for assaulting police
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker from Poplar Bluff is proposing ramped-up penalties for those who assault police in the wake of what law-enforcement officials said is an alarming spike in ambush-style attacks. Missouri law currently allows for increased penalties for so-called special victims, including law enforcement...
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Former Missouri officials helping Greitens with transition
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Republican state House Speaker Catherine Hanaway and former state treasurer Sarah Steelman are among big names in Missouri politics helping GOP Gov.-elect Eric Greitens transition to power. Greitens will be the first governor in a century without prior experience in elected office when he succeeds Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in January...
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Man charged with running fake law office
(State News ~ 11/25/16)
GRANDVIEW, Mo. -- A Missouri man has been charged with impersonating a lawyer and running a fake law office out of a Grandview home. Reginald Taylor, 40, has been charged with forgery and practicing law without a license, the Kansas City Star reported...
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A judge, not a justice: Garland expects to return to cases
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Judge Merrick Garland will soon put on his black judicial robe for the first time in months. The bad news for President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court is that Garland's going back to hearing cases at his old job, not the high court...
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Hunter kills eight-point doe
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Wisconsin hunter has killed an eight-point ... doe? WLUK-TV reported Wayne Douville was hunting in northeastern Wisconsin on Monday when he shot a 180-pound deer with eight points on its antlers. On closer inspection, Douville and his friend discovered the deer had female genitalia. Jeff Pritzl, district wildlife supervisor for the state Department of Natural Resources, said the deer was tagged a buck because the antlers were at least three inches long...
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Wayne State University officer dies from gunshot wound
(National News ~ 11/25/16)
DETROIT -- A Wayne State University police officer died Wednesday, a day after he was shot in the head while on patrol near the Detroit campus. Officer Collin Rose, 29, died about 5:45 p.m. at a hospital, Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody said. "This is a tragedy felt by all of us," Wayne State president M. Roy Wilson said. "Collin served Wayne State with distinction, and we owe those he left behind our deepest sympathies and our strong support."...
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Speak Out 11/25/16
(Speak Out ~ 11/25/16)
Shooting incidents If we are so much more safer now with all the guns on the streets with the help of NRA and Republican legislators, then why are we having so many more incident police officers shot and killed. A lot more then we had in the past.
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