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Woman may lose foot after being hit by moped
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
A woman may lose her foot as a result of a Scott City man ramming her and another person with a moped Sunday, police said. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Dakota K. Minner, 22, with two sets of charges this week. The first set charges Minner with first-degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident, careless and imprudent driving and driving while license was revoked...
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New features at Cape Splash geared for kids; revenue has exceeded costs by more than $200K
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
Cape Girardeau parks and recreation officials expect the city's water park to make a big splash this year, starting with the Memorial Day weekend. The Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center kicks off its eighth season at 11 a.m. Saturday. Penny Williams, recreation division manager for the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, said the water park typically draws nearly 1,000 people a day...
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Warning of 'imminent' attack, Britain raises threat level
(International News ~ 05/24/17)
MANCHESTER, England -- As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain's prime minister warned another attack could be "imminent," thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil Tuesday for victims of a blast at a pop concert -- the latest apparent target of Islamic extremists seeking to rattle life in the West...
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Two houses in Jackson razed in effort to draw new development
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
Two houses on East Jackson Boulevard were torn down this week to make way for future development. The development property at 2421 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson had three existing houses, two of which were demolished this week, according to a demolition permit filed by excavator Ron Kucera Jr...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2017. There are 221 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 24, 1775, John Hancock was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, succeeding Peyton Randolph...
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A phony excuse for New Orleans population decline
(Column ~ 05/24/17)
Expect a population boom in New Orleans now that the city has rid itself of those hurtful Confederate statues that have long been a draw for tourists and history buffs. At least that is the expectation of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu who said the historic monuments are the cause for the out-migration of New Orleans residents...
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Prayer 5-24-17
(Prayer ~ 05/24/17)
Lord Jesus, may we treat others as we would want to be treated. Amen.
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Submit your nominations for 2017 Newsmakers
(Editorial ~ 05/24/17)
In the recent edition of Business Today, a regional business magazine for Southeast Missouri, a call was made for 2017 nominations for Newsmakers, presented by First Midwest Bank. Newsmakers are people who make a difference in our community. Some through business leadership and others through philanthropic. The definition of a "Newsmaker" is broad, but in short it's about individuals who contribute to their community...
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Mom who went to classes with quadriplegic son gets MBA
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
ORANGE, Calif. -- A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration. Judy O'Connor, a retired elementary-school teacher, pushed her son Marty in his wheelchair for him to receive his degree during commencement Saturday at Chapman University in the Los Angeles suburb of Orange...
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CEO pay climbed faster last year, up 8.5 percent
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
NEW YORK -- The typical CEO at the biggest U.S. companies got an 8.5 percent raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by executive data firm Equilar for The Associated Press. That's the biggest raise in three years...
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Roger Moore had prouder achievements than playing James Bond
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/17)
LONDON -- Sir Roger Moore saw more to life than a well-mixed martini. "I felt small, insignificant and rather ashamed that I had traveled so much making films and ignored what was going on around me," he would say years after starring in seven James Bond movies and upon accepting a role his friend Audrey Hepburn inspired him to take on, goodwill ambassador for UNICEF...
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Out of the past: May 24
(Out of the Past ~ 05/24/17)
Less than eight years after performing before 340 people at Southeast Missouri State University, comedian Jay Leno will take center stage tomorrow night as the new host of "The Tonight Show;" Leno performed at Academic Hall on Nov. 13, 1984; he was paid $3,400, university records show...
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Randy Ziegler
(Obituary ~ 05/24/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Randy L. Ziegler, 56, of Benton died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1960, in St. Louis to Arthur Louis "Art" and Anita A. Glastetter. He and Pamela Lentz were married May 26, 1979, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton...
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Alene Penrose
(Obituary ~ 05/24/17)
Alene Emma Penrose, 97, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Cape Girardeau to Leslie and Clara Griffin Penrose. She and James Dennis Penrose were married Feb. 18, 1950, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death and has been gone for over 30 years...
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Betty Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/24/17)
Betty Jane Moore, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Sept. 23, 1936, in Advance, Missouri, the daughter of George and Victoria Eakins Bowers. Betty was of the Baptist faith and had been a homemaker...
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Aleda Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/24/17)
ARNOLD, Mo. -- Aleda Joan Allen, 76, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Woodland Manor Nursing Center in Arnold. A service will be June 3 at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, with the time of Mass to be announced later...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 6:27 a.m. on Albert Street; 6:44 a.m. on Champion Drive; 7:12 a.m. on Linden Street; 8:10 a.m. on Linden Street; 8:42 a.m. on Grandview Drive; 8:54 a.m. on Amblewood Drive; 9:33 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 11:37 a.m. on Water Street; and 5:04 p.m. on Interstate 55...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Taurice L. Mallory, 33, 2834 Whitener St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for resisting. n Jessica J. ...
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Births 5/24/17
(Births ~ 05/24/17)
Son to Michael William Manning and Brittany Nicole Hayden of Diehlstadt, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 2:27 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2017. Name, Caiden James. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Hayden is the daughter of James Wright and Betty Hayden of Charleston, Missouri. Manning is the son of Mike and Judy Manning of Bertrand, Missouri...
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Authorities: Girl, 2, dead after man used 'wrestling moves'
(State News ~ 05/24/17)
ST. LOUIS — A 2-year-old Missouri girl died after her mother’s boyfriend injured the toddler using “wrestling moves” that included picking her up and slamming her on the ground, authorities said Tuesday. Richard Gamache Jr., 24, of House Springs was charged Tuesday with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death. His girlfriend, 19-year Cheyenne Cook, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child...
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GPS devices to be removed from many Missouri sex offenders
(State News ~ 05/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A court ruling requires Missouri to at least temporarily remove GPS monitoring devices from some sex offenders after officials recently required they wear the appliances. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green granted the injunction Monday as part of a lawsuit against the state on behalf of a sex offender from St. Charles County, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri House, Greitens push utilities proposal
(State News ~ 05/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House committee Tuesday advanced a proposal that would allow steel-works companies and aluminum smelters to negotiate lower electricity rates just as Gov. Eric Greitens led a rally of about 200 people from across the state urging lawmakers to support it...
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Used-clothing store gets marijuana donation
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. -- Someone apparently inadvertently donated more than 100 grams of marijuana when he or she dropped off used children's clothes at a suburban Minneapolis shop. The Maplewood Police Department posted a photo on Facebook of the surprise donation to the Once Upon a Child store with an invitation to the owner to claim it. The drug was divided into dozens of little plastic bags. Police chief Paul Schnell said its owner could face a felony charge...
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Road work 5/24/17
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
Improvements to the Interstate 55/57/U.S. 60 cloverleaf interchange in Sikeston, Missouri, at mile marker 66 will begin June 5. As work is underway, motorists should anticipate various lane and ramp closures, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...
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Duterte declares martial rule in besieged south Philippines
(International News ~ 05/24/17)
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the country's south under martial rule for 60 days and cut short a visit to Moscow on Tuesday after Muslim extremists allied with the Islamic State group laid siege to a southern city...
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Hands off US election, ex-CIA director says he warned Russia
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former CIA director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so concerned about Russian contacts with people involved in Donald Trump's campaign, he convened top counterintelligence officials to focus on it...
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'Fly the flag'? Rift in Mississippi over Confederate symbol
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
BILOXI, Miss. -- As a warm breeze wafts in from the Gulf of Mexico, Carol Mize paces across the street from Biloxi's white marble City Hall. In one hand, she carries a Mississippi flag and in the other, a sign with the slogan: "Fly the flag, Mayor."...
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A gunshot and a child is dead: Should anyone be punished?
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
DURHAM, N.C. -- Amy Pittman learned on her first day in jail to bottle up her grief. As soon as she arrived, guards took her shoelaces so she wouldn't try to hang herself. Cry too much or scream too loud, and she feared they would come back to take everything she had left -- her clothes, a sheet, a plastic spork...
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Feds say Fiat Chrysler used software to cheat emissions tests
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
DETROIT -- The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging some of its diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department marks the second time the government has gone after an automaker, alleging use of software on diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution on the road than during Environmental Protection Agency lab testing...
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11 people seated on Cosby jury; defense sees race bias
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/17)
PITTSBURGH -- Bill Cosby's lawyers accused Pennsylvania prosecutors of trying to "systematically" keep blacks off the jury Tuesday after prosecutors used their strikes to keep two black women off the panel. Judge Steven O'Neill for now rejected the argument after prosecutors said the second woman was a former detective who had sued Pittsburgh and may have an anti-government bias...
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Trump budget fulfills pledges but draws wide rebuke
(National News ~ 05/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump fulfilled a major campaign promise Tuesday, proposing a $4.1 trillion budget plan that would upend Washington in a big way. But he drew rebukes, even from some Republican allies, for the plan's jarring, politically unrealistic cuts to the social safety net for the poor and a broad swath of other domestic programs...
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Trump, Francis: After clashing, a search for common ground
(International News ~ 05/24/17)
VATICAN CITY -- They are stylistic opposites, one a bombastic tycoon-turned-president, the other a famously modest pope. They disagree openly on such weighty issues as immigration, climate change and economic policy. But President Donald Trump and Pope Francis share a trait that adds drama to their first meeting today: unpredictability...
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Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace
(International News ~ 05/24/17)
JERUSALEM -- President Donald Trump made a personal appeal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, calling on both sides to put aside the "pain and disagreements of the past," as he closed a four-day swing Tuesday through the Middle East. But Trump departed for Europe having offered no indication of a path forward on one of the world's most intractable disputes...
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Illinois Trail of Tears site where Cherokee buried named to National Historic Register
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
Several graves in a cemetery near Anna, Illinois, hold Cherokee who died during their forced migration on the Trail of Tears in the 1830s. Thanks to local efforts, the cemetery now is on the National Register of Historic Places. Campground Cemetery itself is the site on the National Register, according to the application, with the existing Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church, built in 1850, listed as a noncontributing element of the site...
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Police apprehend Charleston man they say hit Cape woman with car
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
Police have found the man they said hit a pedestrian with a car and offered to bribe the victim not to report the incident in April. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Dalantae Hill, 22, of Charleston, Missouri, with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony...
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Newspaper accepting nominations for 15th annual Spirit of America Award
(Local News ~ 05/24/17)
This summer will mark the 15th year for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award, an honor that celebrates someone who goes above and beyond to help others, give back to the community and uphold the American spirit. “It’s amazing to think this is the 15th year for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award,” assistant publisher Lucas Presson said. ...
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