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New Ranken facility in Perryville hosting an open house today
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
Ranken Technical College in Perryville, Missouri, will hold an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 1205 Corporation Lane for prospective students and community members. Dan Kania, dean of academic affairs for Ranken, said the Perryville campus opened last fall under special partnership exclusively with TG Missouri, but the school's public offering will start Aug. 28 with the fall semester...
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Cyclists share visions, concerns at regional trail meeting
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
For bicyclists and pedestrians, Cape Girardeau's Kingshighway is risky to cross. Many of the bicyclists who showed up at a public meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Osage Centre said they would like to see addition of crossings to make it easier for them to get across the street...
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Missouri attorney general sues drug companies over opioids
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley on Wednesday filed suit against three large pharmaceutical companies, saying their "campaign of fraud and deception" led to a startling opioid crisis in the state. Hawley, a Republican, filed suit St. Louis Circuit Court, naming Endo Pharmaceuticals, Purdue Pharma, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Hawley said at a news conference the suit will seek "hundreds of millions of dollars" in damages and civil penalties...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2017. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the "GI Bill of Rights."...
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Volunteers collect supplies for children in Africa
(Editorial ~ 06/22/17)
Local volunteers are collecting diapers and other baby and child necessities for poverty-ravaged children in Africa. Teresa Birk is coordinating the efforts, and donations will be accepted through June 29 at Roy's Tire and Auto at 408 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson and Realty Executives at 2511 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Vacant positions
(Column ~ 06/22/17)
A new member of our military services is very quickly taught about the chain of command, which is the command structure that the new enlistee is part of. Orders are transmitted to that individual soldier, airman, Marine or sailor through a chain of increasing rank senior commanders right up to the Commander in Chief (the President). ...
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Debate heats up over teaching climate change in U.S. schools
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The struggle over what American students learn about global warming is heating up as conservative lawmakers, climate-change doubters and others attempt to push rejected or debunked theories into the classroom. An overwhelming majority of climate scientists say man-made emissions drive global warming, but there's no such consensus among educators over how climate change and its causes should be taught...
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Think before you post: Experts' social-media tips
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
Google yourself. Curate your online photos. The general rule of thumb, as one private high school advises its students: Don't post anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see. Guidance counselors have warned college applicants for years to mind their social-media posts but now can cite a high-profile example at Harvard University, which revoked offers of admission to 10 students for offensive Facebook posts...
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Gung-ho culture at tour agency Warmbier used on North Korea trip
(International News ~ 06/22/17)
BEIJING -- Beer-soaked "booze cruises" down North Korea's Taedong River. Scuba-diving trips off the country's eastern coast. Saint Patrick's Day pub crawls in Pyongyang featuring drinking games with cheery locals. Since 2008, the Young Pioneer Tours agency built up a business attracting young travelers with a competitively priced catalog of exotic-sounding, hard-partying adventures in one of the world's most isolated countries...
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Milwaukee mayor urges peaceful protest after ex-cop cleared
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee jury on Wednesday acquitted a former police officer in the on-duty shooting of a black man last year that ignited riots on the city's north side. Jurors found Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who also is black, was not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide when he shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith after a brief foot chase following a traffic stop Aug. 13...
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Uber CEO is pushed out as company tries to clean up its act
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
DETROIT -- Under Travis Kalanick's leadership, Uber's "Animal House"-style business plan was to grow as quickly as possible, steamrolling regulators while flouting the rules of workplace conduct. Behavior at the male-dominated company didn't seem to matter. Riders embraced the app-based ride-hailing system as an inexpensive, easy-to-use alternative to taxis, and still do today...
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Out of the past: June 22
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/17)
The fate of the former Saint Francis Hospital building at the corner of Good Hope and Pacific streets is a question that continues to nag city officials nine months after the city council passed a law to address the problem of dangerous and dilapidated buildings; the hospital site is badly overgrown, and the building, with its broken windows and doors, is difficult to secure...
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Glennon Welker
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
Glennon Jesse "Glen" Welker, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus Council 1111 rosary, and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Annie Pullen
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
DeSOTO, Texas -- Annie Lee Pullen, 75, of DeSoto died Thursday, June 15, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home, 1425 Kurre Lane, in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Richard Lange
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
Richard F. Lange, 90, of Jackson died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no ceremony.
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Cynthia Hahn
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
Cynthia Gale Hahn, 55, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends. Cynthia was born Dec. 7, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. She was the only child of J.D. and Opal Hahn. They preceded her in death...
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Rev. Walter Fehrmann
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
A dear pastor, the Rev. Walter Edgar Fehrmann, 95, of Jackson fell asleep in the loving arms of his beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 14, 1922, in Pittsburgh to George Paul and Clara Engelbert Fehrmann. He was first married to Hildegard Geiser. She passed away in 1967. His second wife, Esther Polster, passed away in 1974. He and Lois Loesel-Wroge were married Nov. 1, 1975, in Billings, Montana. She survives...
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Bill Dacus
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
Bill J. Dacus, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home, after a long, courageous battle against cancer, with his wife and family at his side. Sally and Bill Dacus would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Dan Bieser and Dr. Andrew Moore, nurses and staff of Southeast Cancer Center for their care, dedication and support...
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John 'Jack' Baugher
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
John Lawrence "Jack" Baugher, 54, of Jackson, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, passed away suddenly at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Jack was born Oct. 18, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, son of Kerry L. Baugher Sr. and the late Marjorie J. Miller Baugher...
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Jackson police report 6/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Clayton Sides, 17, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Scott City warrant for failure to appear on a possession of controlled substance and paraphernalia charge and was charged with unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and issued a summons for license-plate light violation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 12:19 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 3:08 p.m. on Grandview Drive; and 5:30 p.m. on Hackberry Street. n At 11:30 a.m., a motor-vehicle accident on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/17)
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 stealing at Walgreens, 1 S. Kingshighway. n Suspects were in custody pending formal charges of burglary at RD Rentals, 1215 S. Kingshighway...
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Births 6/22/17
(Births ~ 06/22/17)
Son to Lloyd Coridale and Megan Marie Bigham of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:16 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2017. Name, Layne Ryder. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bigham is the former Megan Woodall, daughter of Bill and Tammy Woodall of Cape Girardeau. Bigham is the son of Paul and Cyntha Bigham of Tamms, Illinois. He is employed by Heartland Lawn Care...
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Chimpanzee dies in fall from tree at the Kansas City Zoo
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Zoo said a 31-year-old male chimpanzee died in an accidental fall from a tree. The zoo said Wednesday the chimp, called Bahati, climbed a tree while interacting with other chimps. He fell to the ground after grabbing a dead branch and died from injuries from the fall...
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University of Missouri might revoke Cosby's honorary degree
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri System president Mun Choi wants the university to rescind an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby nearly 20 years ago. The system’s board of curators will vote Friday on Choi’s recommendation. A university staff memo sent to the curators states sexual-assault allegations against Cosby are “incompatible” with the honorary doctorate in humane letters given to him in 1999. ...
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Missouri governor signs bill on college police training
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Aspiring Missouri college police officers will face the same training as other future cops under a bill signed by the governor. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday signed the legislation. Current law calls for at least 320 hours of training for college police compared to at least 470 hours for most other aspiring officers. ...
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Missouri governor to ban sex offenders by kids' museums
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A lawmaker says Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will sign his bill to ban people convicted of sex offenses against children from coming within 500 feet of children’s museums. Cassville Republican Sen. David Sater said Wednesday he’s meeting with Greitens for a bill signing today in Jefferson City. ...
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Gateway Arch museum delayed until summer 2018
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
ST. LOUIS — Organizers of a renovation project on the Gateway Arch grounds in St. Louis say the opening of a museum and expanded visitor center will be delayed until summer 2018. The Gateway Arch Park Foundation on Tuesday announced the Museum of Westward Expansion and the expanded visitor center won’t be completed by the end of this year as expected. ...
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High Court ruling may hurt claims of talc link to cancer
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A Supreme Court ruling this week could have a "chilling effect" on the many lawsuits filed in St. Louis claiming talcum powder causes a deadly form of cancer in women, including cases under appeal in which stricken women and their survivors have been awarded more than $300 million, experts said Tuesday...
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Audit shows Missouri faces $3B tax-credit revenue loss
(State News ~ 06/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri faces billions of dollars in revenue losses from unredeemed tax credits and the economic benefits of credits have been overstated by state agencies, according to a report released Wednesday by Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway...
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Cape County Commission agenda 6/22/17
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the June 19 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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NBC says 'Downton Abbey' movie production to start in 2018
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/17)
SINGAPORE -- A "Downton Abbey" movie is in the works, with production likely to begin in 2018, an NBCUniversal executive said Wednesday. Michael Edelstein, president at NBCUniversal International Studios, said it hopes to assemble 20 cast members from the popular TV series...
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Boy killed by log in tropical-storm surf
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
NEW ORLEANS -- A boy on an Alabama beach was struck and killed Wednesday by a log washed ashore by storm surge from Tropical Storm Cindy, which spun bands of severe weather ashore from the Florida panhandle to east Texas as it churned closer to the Gulf Coast...
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Canadian charged in Flint airport attack investigated as terror
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
FLINT, Mich. -- A Canadian man shouted in Arabic before stabbing a police officer in the neck at the Flint airport Wednesday and referred to people being killed overseas during the attack that's being investigated as an act of terrorism, federal officials said...
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U.S. officials underscore Russia threat to 2016 elections
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials sought Wednesday to underscore for lawmakers the threat Russia posed to the 2016 vote for the White House, outlining efforts to hack into election systems in 21 states and to fill the internet with misinformation during a divisive campaign season...
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Sources: Senate GOP would halt Obamacare penalties, taxes
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health-care law, a proposal that would cut and revamp Medicaid, end penalties on people not buying coverage and eliminate tax increases that financed the law's expansion of coverage, lobbyists and congressional aides said...
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Jackson's park trail put on hold after grant denied
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
Jackson City Park’s trail-system project will not receive a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources this year. City engineer Erica Bogenpohl applied for a grant in February under the agency’s recreational-trails program. She expected an announcement in July...
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Two men accused of selling meth to undercover cop
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
Two men sold methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in downtown Cape Girardeau, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged Jamie W. Donner, 21, of Cape Girardeau with delivery of a controlled substance, a felony...
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Fire destroys two greenhouses at Travelers Gazebo site in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
A fire deemed suspicious destroyed two structures and damaged a third late Tuesday at the closed Travelers Gazebo Gardens and Pet Center site in Cape Girardeau. Fire had fully involved two greenhouses and damaged a third in the back of the property at 104 N. Sprigg St. by the time firefighters arrived, Cape Girardeau fire chief Rick Ennis said...
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Cut cable disrupts 911 service in wide area
(Local News ~ 06/22/17)
A cut cable between Cape Girardeau and Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, left some people without functioning 911 services Wednesday. Cape Girardeau County Emergency Management director Richard Knaup said AT&T representatives told the Jackson Police Department there was a cable cut about 4 p.m. Wednesday, leaving AT&T cellular and VOIP customers unable to use 911...
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Wayne McCullough
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wayne "Frog" McCullough, 71, of Advance passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 6, 1946, at Advance, the son of Lyndell Keith and Irma Lucetta Nolan McCullough. Frog spent a great career in mobile-home sales. He had worked for Montgomery Mobile Homes...
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Restaurant hopes to set lobster-roll record
(National News ~ 06/22/17)
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- It's a lobster lover's dream. A Portsmouth restaurant hopes it set the record for the longest lobster roll at 159 feet, 6 inches. A lobster roll usually is a hot dog-type bun stuffed with lobster meat. The creation by the British Beer Co. on Sunday took up several tables before it was cut up and served. Chef James Gibney said 200 pounds of lobster meat went into the sandwich. The old record kept by the World Record Academy was 120 feet...
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Madison Chapman: Chaffee High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
Parents: Keith and Diane Chapman Hometown: Chaffee, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I will be attending Murray State University, where I plan to major in public relations and minor in advertising. High-school activities: FBLA, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, foreign language club, pep club, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, class officer, student council...
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Alyson Fluchel: Leopold High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
Parents: Joe and Julie Fluchel Hometown: Glen Allen, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I will attend Maryville University to become an occupational therapist. High-school activities: Cheerleading, Beta Club, choir, baseball manager, business club, scholar bowl, robotics, pep club, volleyball...
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Hooked on Science: Salty cooler
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
n Salt n Cooler n Ice n Water n Digital thermometer n STEP 1: Fill the cooler halfway with ice and cold water. Describe the ice water using its observable properties. Using the thermometer, make measurements to identify the ice water based on its properties...
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Learning briefs 6/22/17
(Community ~ 06/22/17)
The following local students made the Central Methodist University dean's list for the spring 2017 semester: Melia Neal, Cape Girardeau; Kelly Marchewa, Scott City; Lauren LeGrand, Commerce; Ethan Siemer, Friedheim; Hattie Davis, Benton; Victoria Davis, Cape Girardeau; Brittany Green, Benton; Hannah Hoehn, Perryville; Holly Hottel, Jackson; Emily Lawrence, Jackson; Stephanie Nanney, Whitewater; Amber Niccum, Perryville; Kimberly Pennington, Chaffee; Marissa Rousseau, Cape Girardeau; Austin Bucher, Leopold; Joshua Hunt, Perryville; Caitlyn Landewee, Leopold; Casey Vaughn, Cape Girardeau; Catherine Dovin, Jackson; Peyton Besand, Perryville; Caitlin Petty, Leopold; Abby Addleman, Cape Girardeau; Michael Depuy, Jackson; Mary Cairns, Altenburg; Julie Wisdom, Perryville; Rachael Young, Sedgwickville; John Backfisch, Zalma.. ...
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Prayer 6/22/17
(Prayer ~ 06/22/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we be filled with the peace that passes all understanding. Amen.
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Speak Out 6/22/17
(Speak Out ~ 06/22/17)
A recent Speak Out comment perfectly illustrated how the Left distorts facts to promote their agenda while loudly accusing others of distorting the truth. There is no such thing as consensus when it comes to science! In science there are only proven facts and theories. ...
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Troas Joiner
(Obituary ~ 06/22/17)
Troas Joiner, 39, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Good Shepard Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Elementary Jr. Beta Fundraiser
(Submitted Story ~ 06/22/17)
Popeyes recently hosted a fundraiser night for the Bell City Elementary Jr. Beta. The proceeds will be used by students that are going to Beta National Convention at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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