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Albino deer
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/17)
This albino deer was happily minding his own business in my yard and didn't even care when I roll down the window to talk to him. All of our neighbors over here on Dover Lane got to stop and snap photos as well. He appears young and has a sore on one of his legs...
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River Heritage Quilt Guild of Cape Girardeau Donates $1,033.10 to "Dig For Life"
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/17)
The River Heritage Quilt Guild of Cape Girardeau at its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 9 presented a check for $1,033.10 to Saint Francis Hospital's “Pink Up” campaign, which is part of the “Dig For Life” program. This program provides free mammograms each year to Cape Girardeau women who otherwise would not receive this important screening. ...
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Greitens takes over as governor, targets lobbyists
(State News ~ 01/10/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens was sworn into office Monday as Missouri governor, pledging to bring an outsider's perspective to a state that for the first time will be overseen by a GOP governor paired with supermajorities of Republicans in the Legislature...
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Water-system upgrades planned for uptown Jackson
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday discussed planned water-system upgrades for uptown Jackson. The city's existing water system includes water mains as narrow as two and four inches, which does not support the level of pressure needed to supply fire sprinkler systems or other firefighting equipment. Vacant space above existing shops and other businesses cannot be converted to apartments or condominiums without the sprinkler systems, as required by current building codes...
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Imo's Pizza will be added to Rhodes 101 convenience store in Jackson
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
About three months after opening convenience stores that house Imo's Pizza franchises in Perryville and Scott City, Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores has announced plans to add another dual location in Jackson. Brent Anderson, vice president of operations and business development for Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores, said the company plans to upgrade its location at 2828 E. Main St. as soon as possible...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2017. There are 355 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 10, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam. ...
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Prayer 1/10/17
(Prayer ~ 01/10/17)
Lord Jesus, may we be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through you. Amen.
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Coverage of myTEAM TRIUMPH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/10/17)
I just want to say thanks so much for the coverage of myTEAM TRIUMPH! Your reporters and photographer were wonderful, and really caught the essence of what I was trying to convey. Thank you!! Debbie Leoni, Jackson
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Kinder helped reshape politics in Missouri
(Editorial ~ 01/10/17)
As Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has reached the end of his tenure in that position, we acknowledge with gratitude his 24 years of public service. The Cape Girardeau native has much to be proud of as he looks back over a career that has left its mark on the state of Missouri...
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Glen Smart
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Glen Smart, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Rector, Arkansas, to the late William Holens and Edith Eron (Hickman) Smart. Glen was a graduate of Campbell (Missouri) High School and received bachelor's degrees in teaching and zoology from Southeast Missouri State University and a master's degree in zoology from the University of Missouri in Columbia...
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Virginia Proffer
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Virginia Lee Proffer, 90, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born in Chaffee on Feb. 26, 1926, to the late Martin and Regina Ourth Kinder. She married Robert Proffer on Sept. 27, 1952, and he preceded her in death Dec. 21, 1977...
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Births 1/10/17
(Births ~ 01/10/17)
Son to Luke Garret and Lotte Ann Johnson of Marble Hill, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:14 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. Name, Kade Ryder. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Johnson is the former Lotte Cook, daughter of Renee Cook of Marble Hill and Rick and Cheryl Cook of Marble Hill. She is employed by the Woodland School District. Johnson is the son of John and Bev Johnson of Marble Hill. He is employed by Counters Etc...
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Chevy Bolt gets top car award; Pacifica top utility vehicle
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
DETROIT -- The Chevy Bolt has been named top car in North America, an important milestone for a car General Motors hopes finally will get Americans hooked on electric vehicles. The Honda Ridgeline grabbed the honor for top truck. Utility vehicles were honored separately for the first time, with the Pacifica minivan from Fiat Chrysler snagging that award...
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Cost of raising a child rises to more than $233,000
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
WASHINGTON -- Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account. The Department of Agriculture said the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually...
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U.S. had near-record heat, costly weather disasters in 2016
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
WASHINGTON -- With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that 2016 was the second-hottest year in the U.S. as Alaska warmed dramatically and nighttime temperatures set a record...
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Out of the past: Jan. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 01/10/17)
A crew from Nebraska Testing Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska, is taking core samplings along the Illinois side of the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau; the results from the samplings will be used to complete plans for the new river bridge. CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee will have a new police chief beginning later this month. The new chief is Jerry Bledsoe, former Scott County Sheriff's deputy. Bledsoe will replace chief Ivan McLain, who resigned last month...
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Rescuers take advantage of break in storms in California
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
FORESTVILLE, Calif. -- Emergency crews in rescue boats and helicopters rushed to take advantage of a one-day break between storms Monday to rescue stranded people and assess damage after the heaviest rain in a decade overwhelmed parts of California and Nevada...
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Paris police: 17 arrested over Kardashian West jewelry heist
(Entertainment ~ 01/10/17)
PARIS -- French police arrested 17 people Monday in connection with the October theft of more than $10 million worth of jewelry from Kim Kardashian West, finding weapons and a large amount of cash during raids. Paris police said the arrests took place starting about 6 a.m. in locations in the Paris region and the south of France. The suspects, ages 23 to 72, were known for prior robberies and other crimes, according to one official...
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'Overrated' or not, Streep's speech has galvanizing effect
(Entertainment ~ 01/10/17)
NEW YORK -- Speaking in a hoarse voice that quivered with emotion, Meryl Streep silenced a boisterous Golden Globes crowd and sparked a clamor heard around the country, all the way to Trump Tower. Streep's speech against Donald Trump while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at Sunday's awards has been heard as a battle cry in a left-leaning Hollywood trying to reconcile itself to a Trump presidency it overwhelmingly didn't vote for...
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Trump son-in-law to take senior White House role
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump appointed his influential son-in-law Jared Kushner as a White House senior adviser Monday, putting the young real-estate executive in position to exert broad sway over domestic and foreign policy, particularly Middle East issues and trade negotiations...
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Airport shooting suspect gets public defender in court
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Iraq war veteran held in the fatal shooting of five people inside Fort Lauderdale's airport was appointed a federal public defender Monday after telling a judge he has no job and only $5 or $10 in the bank. Esteban Santiago, 26, spoke clearly during a brief hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle, who ordered him held until his next hearings...
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Manhunt underway for suspect in killing of Orlando officer
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orlando police sergeant was shot and killed Monday after approaching a suspect wanted for questioning in the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, and a second law-enforcement officer was killed in a motorcycle crash while responding to a manhunt for the suspect...
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Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch
(International News ~ 01/10/17)
VIENNA -- Iran will receive a huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia to compensate it for exporting tons of reactor coolant, diplomats said, in a move approved by the outgoing U.S. administration and other governments seeking to keep Tehran committed to a landmark nuclear pact...
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U2 to play full 'Joshua Tree' album on stadium tour
(Entertainment ~ 01/10/17)
LOS ANGELES -- U2 will play the entirety of its classic 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree," at each stop during a summer stadium tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album's release. Powered by singles "With or Without You," "Where The Streets Have No Name" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "The Joshua Tree" became the band's first chart-topping album in the U.S. and has sold 25 million copies worldwide...
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GOP hesitancy grows on health-law repeal without substitute
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
WASHINGTON -- Growing numbers of Republicans showed discomfort Monday over obliterating President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul without having a replacement to show voters. Hoping to capitalize on the jitters, Democrats staged an evening Senate talk-a-thon to condemn the GOP push...
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St. Louis police fatally shoot man who allegedly pointed gun
(State News ~ 01/10/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis police officer fatally shot a 21-year-old man who crashed a stolen SUV on Monday and allegedly pointed a gun at arriving officers, police chief Sam Dotson said. The shooting happened shortly after noon on the city's north side...
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Uncle playing with gun accidentally shoots 13-year-old
(State News ~ 01/10/17)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- A 13-year-old boy was injured after being accidentally shot by an uncle playing with a gun in St. Louis County. The shooting happened Sunday night at an apartment complex in north St. Louis County...
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Cape council votes to eliminate board of examiners
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to eliminate the board of examiners and allow city staff to handle construction-trades licensing tasks. This marked the third time since February 2013, the Cape Girardeau City Council had considered such a move...
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Majority of Cape council members voice support for chicken measure
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
Chickens could be kept throughout the city of Cape Girardeau under a proposal that drew support Monday from the majority of Cape Girardeau City Council members. Five of the six council members in attendance said they want to vote on the measure at the next council meeting...
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Man accused of seriously injuring another with aluminum bat
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
A Canalou, Missouri, man was charged with first-degree assault after he hit another man in the head with an aluminum bat Wednesday just outside of Sikeston, Missouri, sheriff's deputies said. Scott County Sheriff's deputies arrested Donnie Ray Metheny Jr., 35, on Friday. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Metheny with first-degree assault and armed criminal action on Friday...
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Marble Hill woman accused of child abuse
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, woman was charged with child abuse after she twisted a 7-year-old's arms behind the girl's back, sheriff's deputies said. Bollinger County deputies arrested Karie Lynn Stephens, 34, on Thursday. The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged her Friday with two counts of abuse or neglect of a child...
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Scott City man accused of pointing shotgun at woman
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
A Scott City man entered an apartment about midnight Monday in the 1900 block of Kingshighway and pointed a 12-gauge shotgun at his ex-girlfriend, police said. Cape Girardeau police on Monday arrested Nicholas Dean Palmer, 20. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Palmer with unlawful use of a weapon...
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Cape man appointed by Nixon to preservation board
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, before leaving office, tapped a Cape Girardeau man to serve on a state historic preservation board. Daniel Statler, with the Cape Girardeau firm Statler Lawyers, will serve on the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation...
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Salvation Army falls short of goal for kettle campaign, will likely face budget cuts
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army will likely face budget cuts after its most recent kettle season brought in $50,000 less than expected. Capt. Ronnie Amick, who heads the Cape office, said that even though the organization netted about $250,000, the result is disappointing...
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1800s well found under floor of Versailles Chamber
(State News ~ 01/10/17)
VERSAILLES, Mo. -- A well that could date back to the mid-19th century has been found in a Chamber of Commerce office in mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported the discovery was made last week while Mike Kilkenny of Expert Remodelers was pulling up soft floor in the downtown Versailles building...
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Stranded cow winched across frozen pond
(National News ~ 01/10/17)
MONMOUTH, Ore. -- A cow stranded on ice experienced what might be called a moo-ving rescue. The Polk County Sheriff's Office received a report Friday about a cow that had ventured onto a frozen pond, fallen and couldn't get up. A sheriff's deputy, the cow's owner and a friend rushed to the rescue. The sheriff's office said the owner used some lassoing skills to get a rope around the cow from shore. The bovine was winched across the ice on its belly to shore, and it moseyed back to the barn...
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Jackson fire report 1/10/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Emergency medical service on Lake Street. n An alarm sounding on West Independence Street. n Emergency medical service on West Main Street. n Emergency medical service on West Main Street...
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Jackson police report 1/10/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Billie J. Robinson, 38, homeless, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear and probation violation. n Bradley J. Brown, 37, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/10/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU 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 theft at 211 Saint Frances Drive. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault and armed criminal action...
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Lloyd Masterson
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Lloyd Charles Masterson, 80, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Chapel A at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson with military honors...
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Face facts: Evil exists
(Column ~ 01/10/17)
Some folks are just evil. It's hard for people to acknowledge, yes, but it's true nonetheless, and the sooner we realize it, the better. It is not a new phenomenon. Its sad truth has manifested itself since the the fall of mankind. You may have to tap into your Sunday School memories, but the Bible story speaks to that truth -- a truth we have witnessed throughout history -- from slavery and Hitler to, more recently, 9/11 and Berlin -- and now, perhaps Fort Lauderdale...
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