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Police: Woman arrested after meth found hidden in pants
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
A Cape Girardeau woman faces drug trafficking charges after officers stopped her for littering and found she was delivering a large amount of methamphetamine Wednesday, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Lauren M. Story, 30, with second-degree drug trafficking...
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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison in child molestation case
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man pleaded guilty Thursday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court in Jackson to one count of child molestation in the first degree. Judge Michael Gardner sentenced Donnie Richard Nance Jr. to 10 years in prison. As part of the plea agreement, a second count of child molestation was dismissed, said Julia Koester, Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecuting attorney. ...
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Watts sentenced to life in prison for fatal attempted bank robbery in Cairo
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
A man who stabbed three bank employees, leaving two of them dead in an attempted bank robbery in Cairo, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday in federal court to life in prison without the possibility of parole. U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert sentenced James Nathaniel Watts, 32, in federal court in Benton, Illinois...
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Rabies confirmed in Cape County after person bitten by bat
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
A bat, which recently bit an individual in a wooded area of Cape Girardeau County, has tested positive for rabies, public health officials said Thursday. The victim underwent post-exposure treatment and has experienced no health issues, said Jane Wernsman, director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center...
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Notre Dame grad Kevin Ray Brost prepares to travel country in support of music career
(Entertainment ~ 05/26/17)
Kevin Ray Brost is not unlike a lot of 22-year-olds right now, a fresh college graduate meeting with executives and looking to launch a career. Four years after graduating from Notre Dame Regional High School, Brost received a degree in music business from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, and has found a home with Kore PR, a record company on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee...
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Memorial ceremony honors area fallen police officers
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
Cape Girardeau Police Department assistant chief Jack Wimp welcomed scores of attendees to the annual Seniors and Lawmen Together memorial ceremony Thursday by asking them to remember fallen officers as they lived. To remember officers who died in the line of duty as husbands and mothers and siblings, Wimp said, is to appreciate the enormity of their sacrifice...
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Sen. Wayne Wallingford pushes for passage of electric-rate bill
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
State Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, is pushing for passage of legislation he has introduced in the Senate to provide lower electric rates for two manufacturers to open plants in the Bootheel. Wallingford said his bill has the support of Senate GOP leaders and Gov. Eric Greitens as lawmakers work to pass the measure in this week’s special session...
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Tailor Institute funding cut by state, to remain open
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
The Tailor Institute is not closing, but leaders are working earnestly on finding a new financial path forward after its entire state funding was scratched in a recent state budgetary move. The organization, founded in 2003 by the late Dr. David Crowe, whose son is autistic, found out the news after the decision already was made. ...
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I-55 reduced for bridge maintenance
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced, with a 12-foot width restriction, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to a bridge between mile markers 100 and 99.6. A MoDOT news release stated the work will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Wednesday...
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100-Mile Yard Sale draws bargain hunters to Highway 25 from Jackson to Kennett
(Local News ~ 05/26/17)
For 100 miles along Highway 25 this weekend, people and businesses from Jackson to Kennett, Missouri, are opening their garages and parking lots to people hunting for bargains at the 19th annual 100-Mile Yard Sale. The sale runs today through Monday. Highway 25 has a narrow shoulder and speed limit of 45 or 55 miles per hour for much of its length, and although the Missouri Department of Transportation doesn’t officially record how many people attend, David Wyman, area engineer with MoDOT, said vehicle and pedestrian traffic was expected to be heavy this weekend. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, May 26, the 146th day of 2017. There are 219 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 26, 1917, a tornado in central Illinois killed 101 people, mostly in the Mattoon-Charleston area. On this date:...
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Tunes at Twilight continues this evening
(Editorial ~ 05/26/17)
Every Friday night during the spring and into early summer, a little slice of Cape Girardeau culture unfolds on Lorimier Street. Moms and pops and kids and couples unfold their law chairs and lay down the blankets as music wafts over the shade of the courthouse park overlooking the Mississippi River and downtown below...
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A time to remember all those who have served
(Column ~ 05/26/17)
In November 1942 -- 75 years ago -- five Sullivan brothers were serving on the same ship, the U.S.S. Juneau, in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. All five brothers perished. This was the greatest military loss by any American family during World War II...
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Speak Out 5-26-17
(Speak Out ~ 05/26/17)
I am fascinated by CNN's obsession with attempting to destroy President Trump and his administration. They are like a starving dog with a bone: They can think of little else besides that bone. I watch other news channels, and they are reporting the threat posed by North Korea, ISIS, etc. ...
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Out of the past: May 26
(Out of the Past ~ 05/26/17)
Final plans have been completed for Phase II construction of the Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum by Ford and Sons Funeral Homes and Monument Co. The original mausoleum structure was built three years ago with expansion in mind. Construction of Phase II will start in mid-June and will include expansion of the mausoleum and chapel...
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Dr. Robert Velander
(Obituary ~ 05/26/17)
Dr. Robert Douglas Velander, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. A private family service will be at a later date. Arrangements by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Steve Talley
(Obituary ~ 05/26/17)
Steve Talley, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home, with Dr. Grant F.C. Gillard officiating. Burial will be at a later date...
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Opal Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/26/17)
Opal Janette Stevens, 82, of Dutchtown passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1934, in Scott City to the late Clarence and Ercie Lynn Tucker. She married Earl Winfred Stevens on Sept. 30, 1950, and he preceded her in death Sept. 22, 2013...
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Sharon McCoy
(Obituary ~ 05/26/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Sharon Lang McCoy, 52, of Livingston, Tennessee, and formerly of Cairo, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Cookeville, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. Funeral service for Sharon Lang McCoy will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...
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Jackson police 5/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Mellisa Heath, 49, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Gary Brink, 47, of Jackson was arrested on a Bollinger County, Missouri, warrant for probation violation...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/17)
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 child abuse. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault...
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Bear tears off bumper in search of doughnuts
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- A bear with a sweet tooth ripped off the bumper of a car used to deliver doughnuts in Colorado, then tried to claw its way through the trunk to get inside. Moose Watch Cafe owner Kim Robertson said she and her husband discovered the bumperless car after they awoke Monday in Steamboat Springs. They initially thought it had been struck by another vehicle. Then they saw the telltale claw and paw marks...
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GOP House hopeful Greg Gianforte charged with assault
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- The Republican candidate in the nationally watched election Thursday for Montana's sole congressional seat has been charged with misdemeanor assault. He is accused of grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Voters were deciding in the special election Thursday whether Republican Greg Gianforte or Democrat Rob Quist would fill the U.S. ...
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FBI looks at Kushner-Russia meetings; more documents sought
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating meetings President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had in December with Russian officials, The Washington Post and NBC News reported Thursday. Meanwhile, the chairman of the House oversight committee asked the FBI to turn over more documents about former director James Comey's interactions with the White House and Justice Department, including materials dating back nearly four years to the Obama administration...
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Greek ex-prime minister hurt as letter bomb explodes in car
(International News ~ 05/26/17)
ATHENS, Greece -- Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was injured after a letter bomb exploded inside his car Thursday in central Athens in an attack that also left two Bank of Greece employees wounded. Authorities said all three were conscious and hospitalized in stable condition...
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GOP senators say tough report complicates health-care bill
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republican senators conceded Thursday a scathing analysis of the House GOP health-care bill had complicated their effort to dismantle President Barack Obama's health-care law. "It makes everything harder and more difficult," Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said of a Congressional Budget Office analysis projecting the House bill would cause 23 million Americans to lose coverage by 2026 and create prohibitively expensive costs for many others...
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UK bomber said to have pleaded, 'Forgive me' before blast
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
MANCHESTER, England -- The suspect in the deadly Manchester concert bombing was driven by what he saw as unjust treatment of Arabs in Britain, a relative said Thursday, confirming he made a final phone call in which he pleaded: "Forgive me." Salman Abedi was particularly upset by the killing last year of a Muslim friend whose death he believed went unnoticed by "infidels" in the U.K., said the relative, speaking on condition of anonymity over concerns for her own security...
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Trump chastises NATO, vows to crack down on leaks
(International News ~ 05/26/17)
BRUSSELS -- With long-standing European alliances facing new strain, President Donald Trump chastised NATO member nations for not paying their fair share to protect the longstanding pact and declined to endorse its mutual defense agreement explicitly...
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Older Americans want Medicare to pay for long-term care
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- A growing number of Americans age 40 and older think Medicare should cover the costs of long-term care for older adults, according to a poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That option is unlikely to gain much traction as President Donald Trump's administration and Republicans in Congress look to cut the federal budget and repeal President Barack Obama's 2010 health-care law...
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Travel ban blocked; fight heads to Supreme Court
(National News ~ 05/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's revised travel ban "speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination," a federal appeals court said Thursday in ruling against the executive order targeting six Muslim-majority countries...
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Cornell funeral to take place today; widow pens letter
(Entertainment ~ 05/26/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell will be laid to rest today at a private memorial service at a Hollywood cemetery that is the final resting place of numerous stars. The private service at Hollywood Forever Cemetery will be followed by a public memorial that begins at 3 p.m. PDT, during which fans can view Cornell's burial site...
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Artifacts 5/26/17
(Entertainment ~ 05/26/17)
A fundraiser hosted by Jackson Party Animals and Shared Country Blessings will be today and Saturday at St. Louis Iron Mountain Railroad in Jackson. Live country music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., silent auction, food and photo opportunities with a friendly mini horse named Shiloh will be on from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. both days. Jackson Party Animals takes its barnyard friends to hospitals and nursing homes. For more information, call (573) 238-7129...
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Animal shelter in Moberly gets rid of gas chamber
(State News ~ 05/26/17)
MOBERLY, Mo. -- An animal shelter in central Missouri officially has ended its use of a gas chamber to euthanize animals. The city of Moberly dismantled and discarded its gas chamber Wednesday in exchange for a $3,000 grant from the Humane Society of the United States that will fund training and other resources, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Raytown middle-school students pass hanging body while in bus
(State News ~ 05/26/17)
RAYTOWN, Mo. — A Kansas City-area middle school is offering support to students who saw a body hanging from a tree during their bus ride. Raytown Middle School said 14 students on a bus witnessed the scene Tuesday. Kansas City police spokeswoman Kari Thompson said the person committed suicide. ...
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Bridge over Interstate 270 near St. Louis closed
(State News ~ 05/26/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A bridge over Interstate 270 near St. Louis will be closed for the next three months. The Missouri Department of Transportation closed the Big Bend Bridge on Wednesday night. The transportation department said the bridge was closed so crews can remove and replace the bridge deck...
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Man accused of burglarizing Parma Police Department
(State News ~ 05/26/17)
PARMA, Mo. — A Southeast Missouri man is accused of a burglary targeting a most unlikely place — a police department. The Sikeston Standard Democrat reported New Madrid County deputies were called Tuesday after an employee of Parma saw a man sitting on a table in the police evidence room. ...
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Report: Tank that exploded needed emergency repairs
(State News ~ 05/26/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A giant steam-filled tank weighing nearly 2,000 pounds that exploded at a St. Louis box plant, flew a quarter-mile into the air and smashed into a neighboring building was being used despite needing emergency repairs, federal investigators said Thursday...
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Best bet: Comics and collectibles trade show set for Sunday
(Entertainment ~ 05/26/17)
ealers will be set up to buy, sell or trade all types of collectibles at the first comic-book, books and collectibles trade show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post No. 3838, 1049 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Free admission and free parking; donations to the Veterans Fund accepted at the door but not required. Sponsored by The Comix Strip in Cape Girardeau. For more information, call (573) 335-9908 or email mobettercomics@hotmail.com
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Prayer 5/26/17
(Prayer ~ 05/26/17)
O Lord Jesus, grant us wisdom that we may honor you in all things. Amen.
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Bair Hopkins breaks school AR record
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/17)
Bair Hopkins, 9, a fourth-grader in Lacey Amschler's class at Perryville Elementary School, broke the school record by earning 905.2 AR points. Bair is the son of Heather Partlow of Perryville, and Jeremy Hopkins of Weatherford, Tx. He is the grandson of the late Wilma Partlow, and Theresa Hale and Bubba Hopkins...
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Cozy reading nook created in memory of beloved teacher
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/17)
Students at Perryville Elementary School are enjoying a cozy new reading nook, created in loving memory of teacher Pat Wibbenmeyer. The nook, located in the PES Library, features a chair and bookshelves built by Pat’s brother, Chris Wibbenmeyer of Perryville. The shelves are filling with children’s books donated by family, friends, and former students of Pat’s...
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Three PACTC students earn Platinum level on ACT WorkKeys
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/17)
Three Perryville High School students are among the elite in Missouri, having achieved the Platinum level on the ACT WorkKeys exam at Perryville Area Career and Technology Center. They are senior Shane Bohnert, a computer maintenance student in Mr. Chris Gemoules' class, and the son of Angela and Michael Benoit and Michael and Stephanie Bohnert; junior Tyler Govero, an industrial technology student in Mr. ...
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PHS seniors honored at Profiles in Excellence
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/17)
The Profiles in Excellence awards ceremony was held May 19 at Perry Park Center, where Perryville High School's Class of 2017 received more than $750,000 in scholarships, from local organizations and businesses, colleges and universities, and the A+ Program...
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