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Marble Hill man, woman face drug-trafficking charges
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, man delivered two and a half pounds of meth to St. Charles County, Missouri, while a woman who lived with him helped, police said. The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Bradley J. Brown, 37, and Christy L. McCoy, 39, with second-degree drug-trafficking and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Sikeston City Council approves purchase of 17 new body cameras for DPS
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston City Council gave unanimous approval Monday night for the Sikeston Department of Public Safety to purchase 17 new Motorola Solutions' body cameras with microphone. The advanced system is designed to simplify workflow management and easily store video and audio files, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, who presented the proposal to the council...
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Sikeston Council hears proposal for a new industrial park
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A new industrial park is under consideration by Sikeston's city council. During Monday's regular council meeting, a bill was read for the first time proposing the purchase of a 265.32-acre tract, just south of the Sikeston city limits along U.S. 61 in New Madrid County. The land, owned by Boyer Leasing Inc., would cost $3.18 million...
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Planting for the future at Franklin Elementary
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Nadine Davis, with the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs, holds onto a red sunset maple tree to keep it level for Brandon Maxfield, with the Southeast Missouri State University Horticulture Club, as he plants it on the playground at Franklin Elementary on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau.
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New sculptures go up along Broadway in advance of kickoff celebration
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Cape Girardeau city crews worked to install outdoor sculptures along Broadway on Wednesday in preparation for today's kickoff celebration of seven new streetside sculptures. Southeast Missouri State University sculpture professor Chris Wubbena, who serves on the city's public-art committee, supervised the installations, said Sara Moore, director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...
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Fairytales cross paths: Notre Dame production of musical ‘Into the Woods’ begins today
(Community ~ 04/06/17)
"Into the Woods," Notre Dame Regional High School's spring 2017 production, opens tonight. Rapunzel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and more clash in a magical forest where a witch's curse and each character's wish are told through snappy dialogue and complicated musical numbers...
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Mississippi Co. sheriff arrested on 18 criminal offenses; still handling duties
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was arrested on criminal charges including assault, robbery and forgery, according to a news release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday. An investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation led to the Attorney General’s Office filing two sets of charges that outline a total of 18 criminal offenses...
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Traffic firm: Jackson's Main Street needs help, roundabouts may not be answer
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
It’s a familiar sight to Jackson commuters in peak hours: traffic backed up for hundreds of feet at East Main Street and Shawnee Boulevard, then again at East Main and Oak Hill Road. A comprehensive traffic study of the entire Jackson city area is being conducted in 2017, but a specific study of these two intersections was conducted by Lochmueller Group of St. Louis, partially funded by a Missouri Department of Transportation grant...
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Bank jumps in on Cape roundabout sponsorship
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
A Cape Girardeau business is banking on beautifying a roundabout while marketing itself at the same time. Montgomery Bank has “adopted” the roundabout at Independence Street and Gordonville Road. The bank has funded landscaping of the center of the roundabout with rocks, flowers and shrubs, as well as the installation of three Montgomery Bank signs showcasing the bank’s adoption of the roundabout...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2017. There are 269 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson...
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The Harlem Hellfighters
(Column ~ 04/06/17)
In 1914, what became known as World War I began in Europe. The United States declared itself a neutral with the intent of not entering a war in Europe. President Woodrow Wilson and the Congress reflected the attitude of the majority of Americans who supported the idea that the U.S. should stay out of the war...
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Eclipse is grand opportunity for regional tourism
(Editorial ~ 04/06/17)
Local tourism officials as well as Southeast Missouri State University are preparing for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Thousands are expected to descend upon the region, as Cape Girardeau, Perryville and other locations are located in a narrow band on the map that will give gazers the longest view of the eclipse...
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Palestinians slash pay for Gaza employees
(International News ~ 04/06/17)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority on Wednesday said it was slashing by nearly one third the salaries of tens of thousands of government employees in the Gaza Strip who have been sitting idly since the rival Hamas militant group took over the coastal territory a decade ago...
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Russian officals say six arrests made for recruiting extremists
(International News ~ 04/06/17)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- As the residents of Russia's second-largest city try to regain their nerve in the wake of a fatal subway bombing, officials announced Wednesday six people have been arrested on suspicion of recruiting others to commit extremist crimes...
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EU chief negotiator: Focus must be on UK divorce, not future trade
(International News ~ 04/06/17)
BRUSSELS -- The European Union's chief negotiator in the upcoming divorce proceedings with Britain said parallel talks on its exit from the EU and a future trade relationship "is a very risky approach" he is bent on avoiding. Michel Barnier told EU legislators on Wednesday that "to succeed, we need on the contrary to devote the first phase of negotiations exclusively to reaching agreement on the principle of the exit."...
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U.S. Russia differ on culprit involved in chemical attack
(International News ~ 04/06/17)
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia traded conflicting assertions Wednesday about who launched a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed 72 people, as world leaders grasped for a response to the latest atrocity in Syria's intractable civil war...
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Utah school district to pay $100,000 over 'drunk goggles' injury
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
KAYSVILLE, Utah — A Utah school district agreed to pay $100,000 to the family of a teenage girl who was injured while wearing goggles to simulate drunkenness in a 2014 health-class experiment. The Davis School District will put more than $61,000 into a trust account for Kylie Nielsen to settle a personal-injury lawsuit, The Standard-Examiner reported Wednesday. She can get access to that money when she turns 18. ...
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N. Korea among issues as Trump, China's Xi to meet
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is talking in more urgent terms about North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping approach. One senior administration official warned that the "clock has now run out" on Pyongyang...
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Showdown arrives over Gorsuch nomination
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats elevated their attacks against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Wednesday, portraying him as an ally of the powerful and an enemy of the weak as an explosive showdown loomed on the Senate floor. Republicans defended Judge Neil Gorsuch, accusing Democrats of trying to block him out of frustration over Trump's election victory...
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Bill O'Reilly faces advertiser defections
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/17)
NEW YORK -- The rapid defection of advertisers this week from Bill O'Reilly's show because of sexual harassment allegations raises what once seemed an unthinkable question: Can O'Reilly survive at Fox News Channel? In just the few days since The New York Times reported Fox News' most popular prime-time host and his employer have paid $13 million to five women to settle allegations he mistreated them, some 20 advertisers have said they don't want their products associated with O'Reilly's show, drugmaker Eli Lily and Coldwell Banker among the latest. ...
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YouTube TV has some nifty features — and some big drawbacks
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/17)
NEW YORK -- YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the internet. It offers some advantages over rivals, but it remains hobbled by a limited channel selection...
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Students earn scholarships
(Community ~ 04/06/17)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2017-2018 academic year: Emily Hammer of Cobden, Illinois, has received the Midwest Achievement Award and Community College Scholarship. Hammer is the daughter of Jim and Tonya Hammer of Cobden. She is a 2015 graduate of Anna-Jonesboro Community High School and will be a 2017 graduate of Shawnee Community College...
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Out of the past: April 6
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously approves a local ethics ordinance designed to better prevent conflicts of interest; the law will require public disclosures of council members' financial interests and expands penalties for violations of the measure...
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Ernestine Swader
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
Ernestine Swader, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Jan. 18, 1948, in Hermandale, Missouri, to Ernest James and Mabel Bingham Noel. She and Larry Swader were married Jan. 28, 1963, at Cape Girardeau...
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Gordon Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
HICKORY, Ky. -- Gordon Johnson, 55, of Hickory, formerly of Dongola, Illinois, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Terra Haute Regional Hospital in Terra Haute, Indiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois...
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Leona Hoehn
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leona S. Hoehn, 96, of Perryville entered her heavenly home Tuesday, April 4, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Leona loved the Lord and was a true servant of God. This was shown by her kind and caring heart and her beautiful smile. She was always putting others first. Although she was a very quiet and gentle person, she was so strong, even to the very end...
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Earl Foster
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
Earl Foster, 77, of Scott City died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home. He was born July 31, 1939, in Crowder, Missouri, to William R. and Lena Mae Cooper Foster. In May 1957, after graduation from Morley High School, he entered the U.S. Army and served for the next 21 years. While serving from May 1957 to May 1978, he obtained the rank of master sergeant. He served three overseas commands: Germany, Korea and Vietnam. While serving in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal...
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Rosemary Campbell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
MAINEVILLE, Ohio -- Rosemary Greenwell Campbell, 89, of Maineville was called home to the Lord on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She was born on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 1928, to Windfield and Mary Burke Greenwell in Grand Tower, Illinois. She was their only child...
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Jackson fire report 4/6/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Citizen assist on Mulberry Street. n Emergency medical service on Morgan Street. Wednesday n Extrication on Route B. n Fire alarm on West Washington Street. n Citizen assist on North High Street...
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Jackson police report 4/6/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 300 block of East Jackson Boulevard. Citation n Ronald Bollinger, 54, of Cape Girardeau was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle while driver's license suspended and failure to drive in a single lane...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/6/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Daniel W. Hughes, no age given, of Jackson was arrested at U.S. 61 and Lexington Avenue on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests...
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Severe storms lash Southeastern states
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
ATLANTA -- Severe storms raking the Southeast unleashed one large tornado and more than a half dozen apparent twisters Wednesday, toppling trees, roughing up South Carolina's "peach capital" and raining out golfers warming up for the Masters. A powerful tornado toppled trees and downed power lines in rural Georgia and similar scenes played out in spots around Alabama and South Carolina amid drenching rain, high winds and scattered hail -- some as big as baseballs...
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Gay-rights organizations hail court ruling as 'game changer'
(National News ~ 04/06/17)
CHICAGO -- Companies cannot discriminate against LGBT employees in the workplace because of their sexual orientation, a federal appeals court said, in a ruling a gay-rights group called a "game changer." The 8-to-3 decision Tuesday by the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago is likely to lead to a battle before the Supreme Court over the interpretation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This is because a three-judge panel in Atlanta ruled the opposite three weeks ago...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/6/17
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 3 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Kansas City voters OK lower penalties for pot possession
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Possession of small amounts of marijuana in Kansas City will no longer bring a large fine or the possibility of jail time. Kansas City voters Tuesday approved a proposal that lowers the maximum fine to $25 from $500 and removes the possibility of up 180 days in jail. ...
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Missouri House advances bill to restrict powdered alcohol
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill to regulate powdered alcohol the same as other alcoholic drinks. The bill initially was approved Wednesday by a voice vote. It would regulate a powder that can be added to water much like Kool-Aid to create an alcoholic drink. ...
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Missouri advances bill pushing medical help for overdoses
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would give people immunity from small drug possession charges while seeking medical assistance for overdoses. The bill was approved by a voice vote with bipartisan support. It states people can't be penalized for seeking medical assistance for an overdose if they possess small amounts of drugs or are in violation of probation, parole or a restraining order...
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Missouri House lawyer warns of bribery after donation email
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House attorney is warning lawmakers to look out for bribery attempts after a recent email from a solar-power company official offered donations while referencing legislation. The email, provided to The Associated Press, was sent to legislators by Serra-Lesa Ivener, the Missouri president for Hog Power Energy. ...
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Experts question St. Louis' boiler standards after blast
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Safety experts are questioning St. Louis' boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed three people and injured four others. Boiler safety is regulated almost uniformly in most places, with standards that generally include periodic inspections, but not in St. Louis. The city is exempt from the Missouri law requiring regular inspections of high-pressure boilers by either a state inspector or insurance company, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Judge plans to block Missouri's abortion-restricting rules
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge said he plans to issue a preliminary injunction to block abortion-restricting rules in Missouri similar to ones in Texas that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down last year. U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs announced his move in a memo filed Tuesday in Kansas City. He said he would give the state time to craft a plan for patients to avoid unintended "collateral damage" from the injunction, which was sought by Planned Parenthood...
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Stadium measure's defeat likely ends St. Louis' MLS chances
(State News ~ 04/06/17)
ST. LOUIS -- For the second time in 16 months, plans for a splashy new downtown St. Louis stadium have fallen by the wayside. City voters Tuesday defeated a ballot measure that would have allocated $60 million from a tax increase on businesses toward the construction of a 22,000-seat soccer stadium in the hopes of luring a Major League Soccer expansion team. ...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform repairs to the bridge over Route M in Scott City at mile marker 89. The work will take place through Friday, according to a MoDOT news release. The work zone will be left up overnight and will re-open Friday morning...
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Hooked on Science: Capture your shadow
(Community ~ 04/06/17)
n Blank canvas n Glow-in-the-dark paint n Bright flashlight n Wax paper n Construction paper n Plastic wrap n STEP 1: Paint the blank canvas with the glow-in-the-dark paint. Allow the canvas to dry. n STEP 2: Shine the bright flashlight through a piece of wax paper, construction paper and plastic wrap. What happened? Which object is considered translucent, transparent and opaque? Why?...
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Prayer 4/6/17
(Prayer ~ 04/06/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we follow your example and show Christ-like love to all. Amen.
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