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State budgeters disagree on education funding
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate's top budgeter said Tuesday he wants to put the brakes on House plans to provide more money to K-12 public schools as a money-saving bill to end a tax break for seniors and disabled renters works its way through the Legislature...
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Local chiefs concerned over possible elimination of DWI-checkpoint funding
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
Cape Girardeau and Jackson police chiefs voiced concern this week about the decision of the Missouri House to scrap funding for sobriety checkpoints. Without such funding, local law-enforcement agencies would hold few, if any, checkpoints to stop drunken drivers, Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair and Jackson police chief James Humphreys said...
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Area wheat farmers may see less damage than anticipated from late cold snap
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
As planting season continues, area farmers may have dodged a bullet after a dry winter and a cold snap earlier this year. Anthony Ohmes, an agronomy specialist with the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension, said it's not clear the degree to which last month's weather will injure crops, especially wheat, but it's likely the first thing on many producers' minds...
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Melaina's statue replaced at Cape County Park
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
A bronze statue of Melaina chasing butterflies has been reinstalled at Melaina's Magical Playground in Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. The statue was stolen in January and vandalized, then recovered after police received an anonymous tip as to its whereabouts...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2017. There are 263 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, at age 63; he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman...
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Will vote against Gorsuch hurt McCaskill at ballot box?
(Column ~ 04/12/17)
On Monday, new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the high court after a lengthy political battle that included a planned filibuster and the extraordinary use of the "nuclear option" to finally fill the seat of the late Justice Anthony Scalia...
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Summer reading programs receive a boost from grants
(Editorial ~ 04/12/17)
Two local libraries recently received grants for summer literacy programs. Riverside Regional Library received a grant announced by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft for $11,956 for an eight-week summer reading program. Cape Girardeau's public library also received a state grant in the amount of $14,990. ...
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North Korea calls U.S. aircraft carrier dispatch outrageous
(International News ~ 04/12/17)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. decision to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula. The statement from Pyongyang comes as tensions on the divided peninsula are high because of U.S.-South Korea wargames now underway and recent ballistic missile launches by the North...
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Lawyer: Uzbek man admits ramming truck into Stockholm crowd
(International News ~ 04/12/17)
STOCKHOLM -- A 39-year-old Uzbek man confessed Tuesday to ramming a stolen truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15, his lawyer said. The Stockholm District Court ruled police could detain Rakhmat Akilov for a month after he admitted in court he drove the stolen beer truck into a crowd Friday afternoon outside an upscale department store in central Stockholm...
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CEO issues new apology for dragging out passenger
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
CHICAGO -- After people were horrified by video of a passenger getting dragged off a full United Express flight by airport police, the head of United's parent company said the airline was reaching out to the man to "resolve this situation." Hours later Monday, his tone turned defensive. He described the man as "disruptive and belligerent."...
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Police: School shooter threatened his wife
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- The man who opened fire in a San Bernardino school was a pastor and Navy veteran who accused his newlywed wife of infidelity. When he failed in his efforts to win her back, he went to her classroom and fatally shot her and one of the special-needs children she taught, police said Tuesday...
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Terror case may unmask New York police mole
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
NEW YORK -- For years, a woman named "Mel" mingled with young Muslims in New York, telling them she was a Turkish convert to the faith looking for friends. In reality, she was a cop working for the New York Police Department. Her identity and the full nature of her work remain a secret...
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Bombardment in Mosul takes heavy toll on civilians
(International News ~ 04/12/17)
IRBIL, Iraq -- Since she got struck by mortar shrapnel in Mosul just over a week ago, 10-year-old Nabaa has not been able to speak. A shard in her skull damaged part of her brain, and doctors aren't sure whether she'll ever be able to speak again. The girl's family had been forced to flee their home in the northern Iraqi city because fighting raged around them, government artillery and helicopters bombarded their neighborhood, and their food supplies were running out, said Nabaa's mother, Umm Abdul-Rahman.. ...
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Grunt jobs will come Justice Gorsuch's way at high court
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- How do you keep a new Supreme Court justice's head from getting too big? Start by making him take notes and answer the door at the justices' private meetings. Then, remind him he speaks last at those discussions. Finally, assign him the job of listening to gripes about the food at the court's cafeteria...
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Spicer apologizes for 'insensitive' reference to Holocaust
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday for making an "inappropriate and insensitive" comparison to the Holocaust in earlier comments about Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons -- remarks that drew instant rebuke from Jewish groups and critics...
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Mattis: Defeating Islamic State still top priority
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- After attacking a Syrian air base in response to President Bashar Assad's alleged battlefield use of chemical weapons, the Pentagon intends to refocus on defeating the Islamic State group without getting more involved in the country's civil war, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday...
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Turkey: Autopsies show sarin gas used against Syrian town
(International News ~ 04/12/17)
BEIRUT -- Turkey's health minister said Tuesday test results confirm sarin gas was used in an attack on a northern Syrian town earlier this month, and the Russian military said the Syrian government is willing to let international experts examine its military base for signs of chemical weapons...
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Tillerson in Moscow: Pushing on Syria where Obama failed
(International News ~ 04/12/17)
MOSCOW -- The Trump administration veered toward deeper conflict with Russia on Tuesday as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow, gambling an unpredictable new president armed with the willingness to threaten military action gives the U.S. leverage to end Syria's carnage...
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Jets zip through narrow Star Wars Canyon, drawing visitors
(Entertainment ~ 04/12/17)
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Silence and stillness settled over the deep, sunbaked gorge as a pair of photographers sat on a cliff, waiting. Then the rumbling started. As it grew louder, they scrambled into position. Within seconds, a thunderous roar reverberated from the steep, narrow canyon as an F-18 fighter jet streaked through it, passing beneath their feet...
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Prostate cancer tests now OK with U.S. panel, with caveats
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
CHICAGO -- An influential U.S. government advisory panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate-cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselves after talking with their doctor. The new draft guidelines released Tuesday echo those of several leading medical groups, but they don't make the decision any easier for men: With their doctor's help, they have to decide whether to take an imperfect PSA test that has a small chance of detecting a deadly cancer and a larger chance of triggering unneeded worry and treatment with serious side effects.. ...
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Ride-hailing regulations pass Missouri Senate
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Senators passed a bill Tuesday that would expand regulations for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft -- a measure legislative leadership and Gov. Eric Greitens have called a job creator and an economic-development tool for the state...
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Church in Columbia, Missouri, to become sanctuary for immigrants
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A church in Columbia has decided to become a sanctuary congregation in response to recent national political discourse that threatens immigrants and refugees. The Columbia Missourian reported the Unitarian Universalist Church voted Sunday to join an effort called the National Sanctuary Movement, which has the support of 400 congregations across the country...
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Gov. Greitens creates new panel to reduce state boards
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is creating a new task force to find ways to reduce government boards and commissions, although a similar panel already exists. Greitens signed an executive order Tuesday creating a 12-person task force to study the state's more than 200 boards and commissions...
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Missouri House votes to extend donations to organ donor fund
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House overwhelmingly voiced its support Tuesday for a proposal to extend a tax checkoff program for organ donations after an emotional speech from a representative with a personal connection to the fund. Rep. Steve Cookson of Butler County announced for the first time publicly he has been diagnosed with liver failure and will need a transplant if he is to survive. ...
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Explosion at Army ammunition plant in Missouri kills 1
(State News ~ 04/12/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City killed one worker and injured four others, the U.S. Army said. The blast at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri, just east of Kansas City, occurred in a building where chemicals are mixed, Army officials said. The building has been secured and rendered safe, they said, allowing investigators to begin looking into what caused the explosion...
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Out of the past: April 12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/12/17)
Palm Sunday is observed at local churches. At Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, the children of the congregation participate in the procession of the palms; each worshiper receives a palm leaf as a reminder of Christ's entry into Jerusalem. Crusader Nicky Cruz, an ex-New York gang leader, spoke Friday night at the Mid-America Teen Challenge annual dinner; Cruz, an international crusader, said drugs and violence in America are a time bomb churches must defuse...
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Leo Welker
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Leo W. "Red" Welker, 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 2, 1930, in Kurreville, son of William "Bill" and Josephine "Josie" Ates Welker. He and Gloria Jackson were married Dec, 23, 1950, in Cape Girardeau...
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Mia Santora
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Mia Nicole Santora entered into her heavenly reward Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She was born at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of Samuel Santora III and Erica Brown of Jackson. Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Patricia and Samuel Santora Jr. of Benton, Missouri, and Susan and John Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri; and also by a number of other family members...
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Danny Foutz
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
William Daniel "Danny" Foutz, 47, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, in a single-car accident in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. He was born Aug. 1, 1969, in Columbia, Missouri, to James "Jim" and Mary Lukehart Foutz. Danny was a graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. ...
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Dareld Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Dareld L. Davis, 79, of Jackson, formerly of Anna, Illinois, died at 6:37 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 26, 1937, in Anna, the son of Curtis and Beatrice Davis Wright. He married Geraldine Nash on Aug. 30, 1958, in Anna...
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During border visit, Sessions outlines immigration plan
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
NOGALES, Ariz. -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions toured the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday and unveiled what he described as a new get-tough approach to immigration prosecutions under President Donald Trump. The nation's top law-enforcement official outlined a series of changes he said mark the start of a new push to rid American cities and the border of what he described as "filth" brought on by drug cartels and criminal organizations...
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Linnie Crosnoe
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
DALLAS -- Linnie Salmon Crosnoe, 51, passed away peacefully Monday, April 10, 2017, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. She was born June 12, 1965, in Perryton, Texas, to Nolan and Sue Keever Salmon. She was a 1983 graduate of Clarendon High School and graduated from Clarendon College in 1985. After college, Linnie embarked on a successful 31-year-career as a flight attendant with TWA and Southwest Airlines...
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Terry Cavins
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Terry L. "Tip" Cavins, 62 years old, of St. Mary died Sunday, April 9, 2017, in St. Francois County, Missouri, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born June 30, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri. Terry was a member of Operating Engineers 513 in St. Louis and retired from Bussen Quarries Inc. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran who enjoyed a life-long love of motorcycles and restoring cars. Terry was also an active and dedicated Alcoholics Anonymous member...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Austin L.D. Overall, 22, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested at Koch Avenue and William Street on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant for larceny...
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Births 4/12/17
(Births ~ 04/12/17)
Son to Dalton Edward Foltz and Lauren Nicole Simminger of Patton, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:32 a.m. Sunday, April 2, 2017. Name, Lane James. Weight, 8 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Simminger is the daughter of Doug and Tammy Simminger of Jackson. She is employed by the Jackson School District. Foltz is the son of Jim Foltz and Traci Foltz of Patton. He is employed by Foltz Construction...
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Patricia McKissack, noted author of children's books, dies
(Entertainment ~ 04/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Patricia C. McKissack, a prolific author of children's books on African-American history, folklore and stories, has died. She was 72. McKissack, of the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield, collapsed Friday at a restaurant where she was having dinner with the eldest of her three sons, Fredrick McKissack Jr. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead of cardio-respiratory arrest...
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Benton woman rear-ended several times while being chased by Chicago man, police say
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
A Chicago man chased a Benton, Missouri, woman, ramming her car with his own several times before resisting arrest, police said. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Renaldo J. Wilkerson, 46, with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest Monday. All the charges are felonies...
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Route K in Bollinger County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
Route K in Bollinger County between Highway 72 and Route O will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day today and Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Dog opens doors, flees animal clinic
(National News ~ 04/12/17)
STAFFORD, Va. -- A dog who escaped from an animal hospital after opening several doors was found and reunited with his owner. Travis Campbell said his family was boarding their 10-year-old Great Pyrenees named General at an animal hospital in Stafford when the dog left the clinic early Monday. Surveillance video shows the 124-pound dog unlatching the door to his kennel, opening a second door and using his mouth to open another door. Campbell said General was found at a home nearby...
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Prayer 4/12/17
(Prayer ~ 04/12/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we be strong and courageous, finding our strength in you. Amen.
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Vera Hecht celebrated 90th birthday
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/17)
Vera Hecht of Jackson celebrated her 90th birthday on March 11 with a surprise party at her home. Her birthday was March 12. Those attending were her son, Jim Hecht of Fruitland, friends, Emma Feiste and Katherine Werner, both of Jackson, niece Pat Koeberl of Clarksville, Tennessee, nephews Ralph Koeberl, Bill and wife Nelda Koeberl, both of Frohna, Missouri, nephew Kenny Koeberl and wife, Carol from Perryville, Missouri, niece Rose Mary Busby from Cadet, Missouri and great nephew Mike Williams of Cadet. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:33 a.m. on Independence Street; 9:39 a.m. on Brookwood Drive; 12:28 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 4:30 p.m. on William Street; 6:30 p.m. on Hackberry Street; 6:33 p.m. on Broadway; and 11:44 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau Spring Classic (Triple Crown)
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/17)
Jackson Tribe Black 9u was undefeated in this tournament - 5 wins 0 losses. They scored a total of 74 runs and only allowed 15 runs in five games! The players with their uniform numbers are attached. This event is for AA/AAA type teams. Major teams can participate however they must play up one age division. 3 game guarantee- 2 pool games and than all teams re-seed out into single elimination bracket...
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