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Emails show Trump Jr. embraced help said to be from Kremlin
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's eldest son revealed Tuesday he was eager to hear damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government, disclosing a series of emails that marked the clearest sign to date Trump's campaign was willing to consider election help from a longtime U.S. adversary...
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Park official: 5-year-old girl nearly drowns at Cape Splash, taken to hospital
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
A girl was hospitalized after nearly drowning Tuesday at Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center. Cape Girardeau parks and recreation director Julia Thompson said her department still was assessing the incident, but confirmed the child, who she said was about 5 years old, was not breathing when lifeguards rescued her from deep water shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday...
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Kidd's gas station on Broadway looking at major upgrade
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
Major renovations are in store for Kidd's gas station and convenience store on Broadway, including more pump stations, parking and an upgraded drive-through. The Cape Girardeau City Council held a public hearing Monday night to discuss the proposed renovations, after which they approved a special-use permit to allow the project to proceed...
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Historic Catholic grounds in Perryville to see major renovations
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
A major restoration and building campaign at St. Mary's of the Barrens in Perryville, Missouri, is underway, including several additions to the grounds and upgrades to existing structures. The renovation is being handled by the Association of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, a not-for-profit organization on site at St. Mary's...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2017. There are 172 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 12, 1967, rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed...
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Seeds of division
(Column ~ 07/12/17)
Given the current state of affairs, it seems the common thread that holds together our national fabric has unraveled. The adage that we have more in common than not seems a quaint vestige of the past. The great philosopher Rodney King once asked, "Can't we all just get along?"...
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Vargas contract set right tone for Southeast Missouri State
(Editorial ~ 07/12/17)
Carlos Vargas Aburto was given a new, three-year rolling contract to continue as president of Southeast Missouri State University. The decision came last month by the university's board of regents. Vargas is in the midst of managing and leading the university through troubled fiscal waters, as state funding has been rolled back. Vargas and his team are making cuts, which include no raises for university employees for the time being...
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Survey: 4 in 10 U.S. adults have experienced online harassment
(Community ~ 07/12/17)
NEW YORK -- A new survey said 41 percent of U.S. adults have experienced online harassment, ranging from offensive name-calling to stalking and sexual harassment. That's up from 35 percent in 2014. The Pew Research Center said Tuesday 66 percent of respondents have seen other people being harassed. ...
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Clashes shake west Mosul after victory over IS declared
(International News ~ 07/12/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- Airstrikes, shelling and other heavy clashes shook a sliver of western Mosul on Tuesday in renewed fighting, a day after the government declared victory over Islamic State militants in Iraq's second-largest city. Amnesty International, meanwhile, proclaimed the battle for Mosul to be a "civilian catastrophe," with more than 5,800 noncombatants killed in the western part of the city...
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Investigators sift debris from plane crash that killed 16
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Investigators picked through debris across a fire-blackened soybean field Tuesday to try to determine why a U.S. military plane slammed into the ground, killing all 16 people aboard, in the deadliest Marine crash anywhere in the world in more than a decade...
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New GOP health bill likely keeps Obama tax hikes on rich
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- A revised Senate Republican health-care bill likely will retain a pair of tax boosts President Barack Obama imposed on wealthier Americans that helped finance his law's expansion of coverage, a leading Senate Republican said Tuesday. The two levies -- one on investment income and another on the payroll tax that helps finance the Medicare health-insurance program for the elderly -- are among the biggest Obama's 2010 statute imposed. ...
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Soldier expressed support for IS, stayed in military
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
HONOLULU -- A U.S. soldier who recently was arrested on terrorism charges expressed support for the Islamic State group as early as 2011 but remained in the Army for years while the military and the FBI investigated to determine whether he posed a threat, authorities said...
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Tests reveal stormwater contamination at Missouri landfill
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
BRIDGETON, Mo. -- Missouri test results reveal stormwater from just outside a landfill complex contains radioactive contaminants. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources found levels of alpha particles that exceeded the threshold allowed in drinking water outside the West Lake Landfill, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Lawsuit over Missouri jail beating settled for nearly $440K
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former inmate who alleged guards at a troubled jail in Kansas City beat him so severely he suffered nine broken ribs, fractured wrists and a collapsed lung has settled a lawsuit for $437,500. Jackson County agreed Monday to the settlement with James Ramirez, whose lawsuit is one of many filed by former inmates in recent months, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Dying judge officiates daughter's wedding from hospital bed in New Jersey
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- A dying judge who had vowed to officiate his daughter's wedding was able to keep his lifelong promise -- from his hospital bed. Casey Kapalko, 27, and her partner, Stephanie, were married April 15 by Casey's father, Monmouth Superior Court Judge Paul Kapalko, in the intensive-care unit of a New Jersey hospital...
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Cadaver dogs used, dirt sifted in search for 4 missing men
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- Police used cadaver dogs, a backhoe and other construction equipment Tuesday to help search a sprawling farm for four missing men believed to be victims of foul play. A prosecutor, meanwhile, described a man held on an unrelated gun charge as a person of interest in the investigation...
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Ghoulish online game urges young people to end their lives
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
DALLAS -- The family of a Texas teen who hanged himself said their son was involved in a ghoulish online game that calls on participants to complete a series of tasks before taking their lives, and some schools are warning parents about the so-called Blue Whale Challenge...
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Some Nevada pot retailers 'running on fumes'
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
RENO, Nev. -- Most of Nevada's recreational marijuana retailers are optimistic an emergency regulation state officials are expected to approve will help keep them from running out of pot supplies, but some are "running on fumes," an industry official said Tuesday...
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Out of the past: July 12
(Out of the Past ~ 07/12/17)
The congregation of the Church of God holds a dedication service in the morning at its new facility at 209 E. Cape Rock Drive. The church was established in 1932 at 1000 Big Bend Road and recently moved to its new location. Drury Inns Inc. of Cape Girardeau has sold to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...
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Sidney Walker
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
BELLEVIEW, Mo. -- Sidney D. Walker, 61, of Belleview died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Belleview Valley Nursing Home. There will be no services. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John Turpin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
John David Turpin Jr., 16, of Jackson passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 17, 2000, in Perryville, Missouri. John was a student at Oak Ridge High School. He loved and enjoyed playing basketball...
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Robin Thiele
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Robin Carol Thiele, 39, of Chesterfield, formerly of Leopold, Missouri, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel...
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Leon Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
Leon Carl Sullivan, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his daughter's home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel...
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Melissa Presson
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Melissa Isaacs Presson, 50, of St. Louis passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after an extended illness. She was born Aug. 6, 1966, in St. Louis, to Sammy and Rose Randol Isaacs. Melissa married Jeff Presson on Dec. 29, 1990, in Arnold, Missouri...
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Darrell Potts
(Obituary ~ 07/12/17)
Darrell Glen Potts, 58, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Los Angeles, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Feb. 18, 1959, in Post, Texas, to James Darrell and Nelda Jane Nowell Potts...
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Jackson police report 7/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Jacob Wipfler, 35, of Old Appleton was arrested on suspicion of delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 12:52 a.m. on Highway 74; 4:36 a.m. on Bertling Street; 8:02 a.m. on Broadway; 8:05 a.m. on Birchwood Court; 10:49 a.m. on South Plaza Way; 3:48 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 9:01 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 10:47 p.m. on South Middle Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Georgia A. Hollinger, 66, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and improper lane use at Broadway and North Middle Street...
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Births 7/12/17
(Births ~ 07/12/17)
Daughter to Dustin Derek and Alyssa Rhea Williams of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 8:02 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Name, Jersey Arlo. Weight, 8 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Williams is the former Alyssa Mahan, daughter of Myia Whittley of Scott City. Williams is the son of Malissa Tippy of Sikeston, Missouri. He is employed by Viking-Cives Midwest...
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August Busch IV investigated in office park copter landing
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV is under investigation after appearing "too intoxicated to take off" hours after a helicopter landed in an office park near St. Louis, police said Tuesday. Swansea, Illinois, police did not name Busch as the pilot, but he is identified in a search warrant application. St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly said his office is awaiting toxicology results before deciding whether to file charges...
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Missouri treasurer to legislature: Don't be like Illinois
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt on Tuesday offered strong criticism of the state budget -- of another state. The first-term Republican spoke at a news conference along the Mississippi River in St. Louis, urging Missouri lawmakers to avoid the pitfalls that have befallen neighboring Illinois...
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Missouri receives extension on Real ID mandate
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The federal government has given Missouri more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. Missouri now has until Oct. 10 before state licenses no longer are accepted at federal facilities and nuclear power plants. That's shortly after a new law takes effect that will give residents the option to get compliant driver's licenses or other ID cards...
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Missouri Supreme Court rules on juvenile prison sentencing
(State News ~ 07/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a man convicted of murder as a teenager and sentenced to life in prison deserves a resentencing because of his age when he committed the crime. Supreme Court judges in their 5-1 ruling cited the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case against mandatory life sentences for juvenile killers without opportunity for parole. They ruled Jason Carr's sentencing violates his rights against cruel and unusual punishment...
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Airport manager: SkyWest flights require Cape airport upgrades
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
Cape Girardeau’s airport terminal needs to expand its lobby seating and secured-passenger holding area if SkyWest provides commuter airline service here, airport manager Bruce Loy said Tuesday. The city also would need to upgrade its airport rescue and firefighting response because of SkyWest Airlines’ larger aircraft, he said...
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Perryville man wins $50,000 Powerball prize
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
A Perryville, Missouri, man recently won a $50,000 prize in the Missouri Lottery’s Powerball drawing. According to a news release from the Missouri Lottery, Roger Jannin used Quick Pick to match four of five white-ball numbers and the Powerball number drawn in the July 1 drawing. The numbers were 19, 42, 45, 48 and 53 with a Powerball number of 16...
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Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' now most-viewed YouTube video
(Entertainment ~ 07/12/17)
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Move over, "Gangnam Style." YouTube has a new top-viewed video of all time. Wiz Khalifa's video for "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth now is the site's most-watched video, with more than 2.896 billion views Tuesday. That's about 2 million more than the video for Korean rapper Psy's 2012 smash "Gangnam Style." Justin Bieber's "Sorry" sits in third place, more than 250 million views behind the leaders...
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Cape County Route BB reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
Route BB in Cape Girardeau County from Route B to end of state maintenance will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the pavement. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily today and Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Thieves steal tiny home in Missouri
(National News ~ 07/12/17)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Thieves targeting a so-called tiny home decided to go big and steal the whole house. Lisa Stubblefield left the structure in a roped-off area in Springfield, Missouri, last week for the Food Truck Showdown. When she arrived for the festivities Saturday morning, it was gone. Stubblefield's Facebook post about the theft caught the attention of a woman in Pittsburg. Police found the house there the next day...
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Prayer 7/12/17
(Prayer ~ 07/12/17)
Almighty God, we praise you for you are our Heavenly Father. Amen.
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Cape County Route NN closed for pavement work
(Local News ~ 07/12/17)
Pavement repairs to Route NN in Cape Girardeau County are scheduled to be completed today. Route NN is closed from Route N to Highway 25 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to allow Missouri Department of Transportation crews to perform the repairs, according to a MoDOT news release. The road will be open to local traffic only...
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