- Girl Scout Week 2017 (Submitted Story ~ 03/08/17)
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Backlash by conservatives jeopardizes GOP health bill
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- A powerful conservative backlash threatened to sink the new Republican health-care bill Tuesday less than 24 hours after its launch, even as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders began trying to sell the legislation as the long-promised GOP cure for "Obamacare."...
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Storm damages homes, municipal buildings, downs trees and power lines in south Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
High winds and rain swept through Cape Girardeau early Tuesday, damaging several municipal buildings and homes and toppling trees and power lines in the south part of the city, officials said. The National Weather Service clocked the winds at 49 mph at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, but the agency said the wind speed could have been higher in the city...
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Celebration and salute: River Campus marks 10th year with concert, a thank-you to predecessor college
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
St. Vincent's College alumni from around the country joined Southeast Missouri State University faculty for a ceremony and performance honoring the Vincentians' legacy Tuesday, during which officials from the university and city of Cape Girardeau formally thanked the religious order...
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Southeast raises number of arts students as River Campus turns 10
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
Southeast Missouri State University freshman Landon Schnurbusch looked at schools all over Missouri in search of a quality music program. Only Southeast offered world-class facilities and expert instruction, he said. Schnurbusch is one of nearly 100 students Southeast's River Campus has added to its enrollment totals since 2007...
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Southeast hosts discussion on David Robinson 'Life Without' murder case
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
Southeast Missouri State University hosted a screening Wednesday at Academic Hall of the Southeast Missourian's investigative documentary "Life Without," which examines the murder conviction of Sikeston, Missouri, man David Robinson. A panel of experts and people associated with the case then discussed it...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2017. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 8, 1917, Russia's "February Revolution" (referring to the Old Style calendar) began in Petrograd; the result was the abdication of the Russian monarchy in favor of a provisional government that was overthrown later the same year by the Bolsheviks. ...
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'Life Without' video showing, panel tonight
(Editorial ~ 03/08/17)
Tonight, Southeast Missouri State University will host a video showing of the Southeast Missourian's "Life Without" series and a panel discussion on the questionable conviction of Sikeston native David Robinson. Robinson is serving a life sentence for the murder of Sheila Box in 2000. ...
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Chronic stress and political divide
(Column ~ 03/08/17)
Residents of north St. Louis gathered recently for a community meeting to discuss issues relating to an EPA Superfund toxic landfill smack dab in the middle of their neighborhood. Living near a toxic landfill is risky business from countless standpoints. The health issues are obviously concerning and the gathered crowd at the meeting shared stories of ailments that resulted from their proximity to the toxic swamp...
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Bacon, soda, too few nuts tied to big portion of deaths
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
CHICAGO -- Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes, the study suggests...
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Missouri unemployment ticks down
(State News ~ 03/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new report shows Missouri's jobless rate is ticking down. Missouri Department of Economic Development data released Tuesday show unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent in January from 4.4 percent in December. That's also down compared to January 2016, when the jobless rate was 4.5 percent...
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Anti-Defamation League, Jewish centers get more threats
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
NEW YORK -- The Anti-Defamation League and several Jewish community centers across the country got a new round of bomb threats Tuesday, adding to the scores they have been plagued with since January. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was at a Jewish Community Center on Staten Island to denounce previous threats when he learned of the new ones...
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Out of the past: March 8
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/17)
One hundred sixty-nine people try out for the American Gladiators Live Tour, which is coming to the Show Me Center. Part of the tryouts include trying to knock opponents off pedestals with pugil sticks. The local Easter Seal Society Telethon on KBSI-TV raises $51,155 in pledges; nationally, $46 million is pledged...
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Marshall Ward
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Marshall Landis Ward, 80, of Scott City passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at his home. He was born March 24, 1936, in Charleston, Missouri, the youngest of six children to Ray and Lucille Starnes Ward. Marshall grew up in the Missouri Bootheel. He graduated from Wardell (Missouri) High School in 1954. He married Trellis Mercer on Nov. 24, 1956, in Chicago. Of that union, three daughters were born...
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Danny Tallent
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Danny C. Tallent, 93, of Marquand passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand, Missouri. He was born June 10, 1923, in Tallent, Missouri, son of William Murphy and Lillian Lavern Zimmerman Tallent. He and Adell Statler were married March 2, 1946, and she passed away Dec. 26, 2011...
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Casey Anthony: 'I didn't do what I was accused of'
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Casey Anthony knows much of the world believes she killed her 2-year-old daughter, despite her acquittal. But nearly nine years later, she insists she doesn't know how the last hours of Caylee's life unfolded. "Caylee would be 12 right now. And would be a total badass," she said in one of a series of exclusive interviews. "I'd like to think she'd be listening to classic rock, playing sports" and putting up with no nonsense...
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WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung...
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Train hits charter bus, killing 4
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
BILOXI, Miss. -- A freight train smashed into a charter bus in Biloxi on Tuesday, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks and leaving at least four people dead, authorities said. Rescuers spent more than an hour removing passengers, cutting through the bus's heavily damaged frame to extract the last two...
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Judge won't stop construction of Dakota Access pipeline
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal judge declined Tuesday to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, clearing the way for oil to flow as soon as next week. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes pledged to continue their legal fight against the project, even after the pipeline begins operating...
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Wildfires in 4 states kill 6, force thousands from homes
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Crews grappling with vexing wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles of land in four states and killed six people soon may get a break: Winds are forecast to ease from the gusts that have whipped the flames. Bill Bunting, forecast operations chief for the Oklahoma-based Storm Prediction Center, said the wind gusts that have helped the wildfires spread quickly in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas should die down to about 10 to 20 mph today. ...
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Lavon Putz
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Lavon Putz, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born May 28, 1940, in McClure, Illinois, to Ira and Virgie Goodman Parrish. She and the Rev. Ed Putz were married in 1961 at Murphysboro, Illinois. He passed away in 1992...
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Bessie Price
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Bessie Jane Price, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 8, 1931, in Cape Girardeau County to Luey and Gladys Ulery Stephens. She was married to Samuel King. He died in 1984. She later was married to Earl Price, who preceded her in death...
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Patricia Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Patricia S. Moore went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the of age 70. She resided at The Lutheran Home due to declining health. She was born July 12, 1946, at Southeast Hospital, the first child to Robert and Valeria Carter Moore...
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Thomas Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Thomas L. Meyer, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 6, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Gerald McDougall
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Gerald Sanford McDougall, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral h ome, with the Rev. Terry Epling officiating...
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Rosemary Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Rosemary Hendrickson, 89, formerly of New Hamburg, Missouri, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 2, 1927, in New Hamburg to Louis and Mary Miederhoff Halter. Rosemary was a graduate of St. Mary High School...
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F. Clay Clifton
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- F. Clay Clifton, 90, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in a Fort Worth rehabilitation care facility. A celebration of life will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Road in Fort Worth. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park...
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Jim Brinkman
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Allen Brinkman, 62, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, surrounded in love by his soul mate, loving family and lifelong friends after a short battle with lung cancer. Jim was born on Christmas Day in 1954 in Fairbanks, Alaska, to parents Glen and Joan Brinkman...
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Donald Bertier Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Donald E. Bertier Sr., 84, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Largo, Florida, and Godfrey, Illinois, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau due to pulmonary complications. He was born to Theodore Paul and Eunice Fretz Bertier on Oct. 2, 1932, in Alton, Illinois...
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Jackson police report 3/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1400 block of Orchard Drive. Theft n Theft was reported in the 300 block of North Shawnee Boulevard. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the area of Optimist Hill Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Lisa M. Umfleet, 53, 323 N. Main St., was arrested at 45 S. West End Blvd. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for possession of methamphetamine...
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Births 3/8/17
(Births ~ 03/08/17)
Son to Matthew David and Jennifer Renee Ruessler of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:36 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Name, Holden Matthew. Weight, 5 pounds, 4 ounces. Fifth child, fourth son. Mrs. Ruessler is the former Jennifer Lottes, daughter of Charles and Sue Lottes of Perryville and David Jenkins of Lithium, Missouri. Ruessler is the son of David and Rita Ruessler of Perryville. He is employed at woodworking and carpentry...
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From fingerprints to magnets: Students put science research up for judging at fair
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
Hypothesis, method, results. “Why?” “What if?” Those concepts and questions were the focus of three-panel cardboard backdrops with decorations and students standing by Tuesday at the Show Me Center during the 61st annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair...
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Panel, video showing set for today on David Robinson case
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
A video showing and corresponding panel discussion of the Southeast Missourian’s investigative series “Life Without” will be at 7 p.m. today at Academic Hall at Southeast Missouri State University. The series, published in December, examined the details of the conviction of David Robinson, a Sikeston, Missouri, man who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2000 murder of Sheila Box...
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Lincoln Day to feature national security, right to work keynote speakers
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
Former U.S. deputy National Security adviser Stephen Yates and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation president Mark Mix will be the keynote speakers at the 48th annual Lincoln Day Dinner and Celebration in April. The Cape County Republican Women’s Cub will host the event April 1 at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau...
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Police: Man tried to buy 5 pounds of meth in Jackson hotel lot
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
A man tried to buy about 5 pounds of methamphetamine Sunday in a Jackson hotel parking lot, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Justin M. Locke, 32, of Burfordville with second-degree drug trafficking, a class A felony...
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City leaders: Cape looks to maintain existing infrastructure
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
Cape Girardeau city government increasingly is focused on maintaining existing infrastructure, city officials said Tuesday. “You are going to see us take care of what we’ve got,” Ward 5 Councilman Bob Fox said at strategic planning meeting at the Osage Centre...
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Krewson wins Democratic primary for St. Louis mayor
(State News ~ 03/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Alderwoman Lyda Krewson could be on the verge of becoming the city's first female mayor after winning the Democratic primary election Tuesday. Unofficial results show Krewson won 32 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating city treasurer Tishaura Jones, who received 30 percent. Five other candidates, including aldermanic president Lewis Reed and two other aldermen, were far behind...
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Missouri counties do what state won't: Track opioid sales
(State News ~ 03/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Fed up that Missouri is the only state that doesn't track the prescription and sale of opioids, some of its biggest cities and counties have created their own monitoring system to help combat the increasingly popular and highly addictive drugs...
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Ila Mahan
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
Ila May Mahan, 65, of Jackson died Monday, March 6, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be at a later date in Benton, Illinois. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Prom dress charity has 500 dresses to distribute
(Local News ~ 03/08/17)
SEMO Prom Mothers of First Presbyterian Church at 206 E. Washington St. in Jackson will hold a prom dress distribution event for area students in need. More than 500 dresses in sizes from 0 to 26 are in stock, said volunteer Brenda Randolph, as well as makeup and accessories. Volunteers will assist each participant with personal styling tips...
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Police find 2 calves crammed inside car
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
BEAUMONT, Calif. -- Someone reported seeing a cow trying to climb out of a small car parked alongside an interstate. California Highway Patrol officers along a mountain pass in Riverside County discovered a calf trying to escape from a Honda Civic's open trunk Saturday. Another calf was crammed into the floor of the backseat. Investigators said the driver was nowhere to be found. The car is registered to an address more than 250 miles away...
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Anti-Defamation League, Jewish centers get more threats
(National News ~ 03/08/17)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Anti-Defamation League and several Jewish community centers across the country got a new round of bomb threats Tuesday, adding to the scores they have been plagued with since January. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was at a Jewish Community Center on Staten Island to denounce previous threats when he learned of the new ones...
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Prayer 3/8/17
(Prayer ~ 03/08/17)
O Lord God, may we take time to be still and hear from you. Amen.
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Veda Harris
(Obituary ~ 03/08/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Veda Pearl Deckard Goolsby Harris, 88, of Advance passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 27, 1928, at Brownwood, Missouri, the daughter of Leo Lester and Alma Cleo Lemons Deckard...
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