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9 die in immigrant-smuggling attempt in sweltering truck
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
SAN ANTONIO -- At least nine people died after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, victims of what authorities said Sunday was an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong. The driver was arrested, and nearly 20 others rescued from the rig were hospitalized in dire condition, many with extreme dehydration and heatstroke, officials said...
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Hackathon contest seeks solutions to local charity's problems
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Three teams of programmers tackled problems facing Big Brothers Big Sisters during a Hackathon hosted by Codefi as part of this year's Marquette Tech Week. Big Brothers Big Sisters sought the programmers' help in finding better ways to recruit, match and manage mentors and mentees for the local charity. The programmers had 36 hours to devise as elegant a solution as they could, with $5,000 promised to the winning team...
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Time, elements not kind to historic African-American cemetery near Dutchtown
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Shady Grove Cemetery began in the 1800s as a burial site for slaves, former slaves and their children in Cape Girardeau County. At the end of a county road off Highway 74 near Dutchtown, the cemetery now stands in peaceful remembrance of those who lived and died...
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Cape council may seek federal grant to fund trolley-rails sculpture
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Days after city and civic leaders lamented the lack of funds to create a trolley-rails sculpture, the Cape Girardeau City Council is set to consider applying for a federal grant that could make it a reality. Local artist Nathan Pierce wants to create a sculpture from rusted trolley rails unearthed downtown during the recent Main Street project...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, July 24, the 205th day of 2017. There are 160 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 24, 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate by Scottish nobles in favor of her infant son James, who became King of Scotland at the age of one...
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City of Cape responding to utility bill errors
(Editorial ~ 07/24/17)
An unfortunate part of life is watching money go down the drain. For some Cape Girardeau city utility customers, the activity became a little more intense when the new billing system incorrectly transferred sewer-usage data. The computer software glitch undoubtedly had some people doing double takes earlier this month, when up to 1,400 customers citywide could have received inflated utility bills for water, sewer and trash services...
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Speak Out 7/24/17
(Speak Out ~ 07/24/17)
Thank you to all the great people in this area. Today after losing my load of lumber in the street, many people stopped and asked to help me. Thank you all. Just proves there are many great people in the Cape area. Even a lady and her small daughter stopped. Again thank you. I will definitely pass this act of kindness on to others in need...
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Verlee Eaker
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
Rev. Verlee Eaker, 88, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Anna, Illinois, passed away at 12:05 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Verlee was born Nov. 15, 1928, in Grassy, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Lilly (Mouser) Eaker. He married Joyce Johnson on July 10, 1950, and she preceded him in death Jan. 4, 2015...
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Jackson fire report 7/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Alarm on Cathy Drive.
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 7/24/17
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Cape Girardeau City Council agenda City Hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Appearances regarding items not on the agenda Regular session, 7 p.m. Presentations n Recognition of service -- Councilman Wayne Bowen...
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Groups make DIY bike lanes to show cities what could be
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
DALLAS -- A makeshift bike lane divider made of painted two-by-fours and PVC pipes lasted three days on a busy Dallas street last month before the city removed it, which was two days longer than its creators expected. The $100 structure was the work of the Dallas Transformation Department, one of several like-minded groups of anonymous Twitter users who have taken a do-it-yourself approach to making road improvements in cities stretching from New York and Boston to San Francisco...
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Princes William, Harry remember their final call with Diana
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
LONDON -- It was a typical phone call between two boys and their mother, who was on vacation in France. It was brief -- the boys wanted to get back to playing with their cousins, not spend time on the phone chatting. The brevity of that 1997 call haunts Prince William and Prince Harry to this day -- for their mother, Princess Diana, would die in a car crash that night...
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O.J. Simpson had a 'conflict-free life'? Not really
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
LOS ANGELES -- When O.J. Simpson told a Nevada parole board last week he's led a "conflict-free life," he seemed to overlook a few episodes that had him cycling in and out of courtrooms and jail cells for nearly 20 years before the Las Vegas hotel-room heist that sent him to prison in 2008...
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Out of the past: July 24
(Out of the Past ~ 07/24/17)
The pilot and a passenger in a twin-engine airplane were killed yesterday when the plane crashed in south-central Pennsylvania. The plane belonged to Motorcycle Stuff Inc., a Jackson company owned by Jim Dodd of Cape Girardeau. The two victims haven't been identified...
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Crews stop spread of huge California wildfire near Yosemite
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Crews contending with triple-digit temperatures slowed the spread of an aggressive wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in a rural area of California near Yosemite National Park, officials said Sunday. The blaze burning for a week has scorched just over 119 square miles of dense brush and dead trees in the Sierra Nevada foothills...
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White House indicates Trump would sign new sanctions bill
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The White House indicated Sunday that President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow...
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Tool to help battle opioid crisis draws privacy concern
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is the latest state amid a national opioid crisis to consider allowing police and law-enforcement officials to access its prescription-drug monitoring database without a court order, pitting patient rights to privacy against the government's ability to investigate so-called doctor shopping...
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Officials: Taliban seize 2 districts, kill wounded police
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban fighters overran a second district headquarters in as many days Sunday, this one in western Ghor province, the provincial police chief said. At least eight police were killed in battles against Taliban militants, who have stepped up their attacks in the north and west of the country, laying siege to district headquarters, said Mohammad Mustafa Moseni...
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Baby Charlie protesters rally as hospital reports threats
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
LONDON -- Protesters who want critically ill British baby Charlie Gard to receive an experimental medical treatment rallied Sunday, while hospital officials said emotions are running so high in the case, they have received death threats. A small group of about 20 activists supporting Gard's parents, including some from the United States, gathered Sunday afternoon outside the High Court in London, where legal proceedings will resume today, with new medical evidence expected...
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Israeli security Cabinet meets to review policy at shrine
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's security Cabinet met Sunday to review a decision to install metal detectors at a contested Jerusalem holy site after a week of escalating tensions with the Muslim world, mass prayer protests and Israeli-Palestinian violence. The ministers met amid mounting controversy at home, with some critics saying the government had acted without sufficiently considering the repercussions of introducing new security measures at the Holy Land's most sensitive shrine and the epicenter of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.. ...
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Robot finds likely melted fuel heap inside Fukushima reactor
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
TOKYO -- Images captured by an underwater robot showed massive deposits believed to be melted nuclear fuel covering the floor of a damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The robot found large amounts of solidified lava-like rocks and lumps in layers as thick as 3 feet on the bottom inside of a main structure called the pedestal that sits underneath the core inside the primary containment vessel of Fukushima's Unit 3 reactor, said the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co.. ...
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Divided UK, inconclusive election could put brakes on Brexit
(International News ~ 07/24/17)
LONDON -- Lucy Harris thinks Britain's decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it's a nightmare. The two Britons -- a "leave" supporter and a "remainer" -- represent the great divide in a country that stepped into the unknown just over a year ago, when British voters decided by 52 percent to 48 percent to end more than four decades of EU membership...
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Victory for 'Dunkirk' and 'Girls Trip' at film box office
(Entertainment ~ 07/24/17)
LOS ANGELES -- It's victory for "Dunkirk" and "Girls Trip" at the box office this weekend. Both original and well-reviewed films smashed expectations and enticed diverse audiences to the theaters, though cumulatively, summer remains down from last year...
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Netflix still piling up viewers and big programming bills
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves, but the online video service still faces a long-term problem: Its acclaimed programming lineup is costing far more money than subscribers pay for it. That hasn't been a big issue so far, thanks to investors' willingness to accept scant profits in exchange for robust subscriber growth...
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On target: Missouri teen archer finds 'right attitude' for competing
(State News ~ 07/24/17)
TRENTON, Mo. -- Archers refer to the device as a kisser button, and Hannah Persell's had fallen off just days before the national competition. True, many who wield a bow do not use a kisser button, a small plastic attachment to the string that provides an anchor point during the draw. The kisser button, pulled back against the archer's lip, signals consistency. If the anchor point wanders, that spells trouble...
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St. Louis kids camp aims to assist refugee parents
(State News ~ 07/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Dr. Gary Sherman fitted the 11-year-old Sudanese boy with a stethoscope and demonstrated how to use it. "What do you hear?" Sherman asked the young refugee, who tentatively studied the medical device, moving the round metal chest piece under his shirt...
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Mediator to hear case over stun gun, traffic stop
(State News ~ 07/24/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mediation is the next step for a federal lawsuit that alleges a former Missouri police officer nearly killed a teenager with a stun gun during a 2014 traffic stop. Online court records show Bryce Masters' lawsuit was filed against the city of Independence, Missouri, its former police chief and the former officer who fired the stun gun, Timothy Runnels...
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Jobless rates fall below 4 percent in nearly half of U.S. states
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Hiring rose last month in 14 U.S. states in June, and the unemployment rate fell to record lows in two states, evidence the job market is getting tighter across much of the country. The Labor Department said Friday unemployment rates fell in 10 states and rose in only 2. Rates were stable in the other 38 states...
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U.S. fines American, Frontier and Delta over violation claims
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
Three U.S. airlines have agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars each in fines to resolve government claims they violated rules aimed at protecting consumers. The Transportation Department detailed the violations and the fines levied against American Airlines Group, Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines in documents released late Friday...
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Ready-to-cook meals from Amazon in bid to expand groceries
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Amazon has begun selling ready-to-cook meal packages for busy households in a bid to expand its groceries business. Amazon-branded meal kits come with raw ingredients needed to prepare such meals as chicken tikka masala and falafel patties...
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Subway looking to update stores' not-so-fresh look
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Subway wants to freshen up the look of its stores as it tries to stem a sales decline. The sandwich chain said the redesign -- which includes a brighter atmosphere, displays of vegetables behind the counter and ordering tablets -- is the first major revamp since the early 2000s...
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5 reasons health care bill would fail, 3 reasons it may not
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- There are many reasons the Senate probably will reject Republicans' crowning bill razing much of former president Barack Obama's health-care law. There are fewer reasons Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might revive it and avert a GOP humiliation...
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People on the move 7/24/17
(Business ~ 07/24/17)
Janet Stewart has jointed Southeast Endocrinology fas a family nurse practitioner. Stewart most recently served as a diabetes educator with the Diabetes Center and has been a SoutheastHEALTH caregiver since 1986. Stewart said her new role "allows me to integrate my skills in diabetes education with advanced practice nursing, providing an advanced level of counseling for people living with diabetes. ...
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Beloved honorary cat mayor in Alaska town dies at 20
(National News ~ 07/24/17)
TALKEETNA, Alaska -- Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of Talkeetna, has died at the age of 20. The animal's owners announced the cat's death late Saturday in a statement. Mayor Stubbs, as the cat was known, went to bed Thursday and died overnight. Talkeetna, with a population of about 900, elected the yellow cat mayor in a write-in campaign in 1998. There is no human mayor in the town. Stubbs had survived an attack by a dog in 2013 and a false report of his death last year...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kelly R. Moore, 31, of Malden, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant. n A suspect was in custody pending charges of violation of an order of protection in the 1600 block of Mississippi Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 6:51 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 11:45 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:55 p.m. on South Broadview Street; 3:36 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 6:33 p.m. on North Fountain Street...
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Derek Hoover
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
Derek Gavin Hoover, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 22, 2017. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Edie Bird officiating...
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Prayer 7/24/17
(Prayer ~ 07/24/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we train our children in your ways. Amen.
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Albino deer spotted
(Submitted Story ~ 07/24/17)
These were taken on Lombardo Street between Cape Rock and Clark. They were behind Steve Foeste's nursery. They feed around dawn and dusk so that's the best time to see them. My husband and cousin have seen the albino lying down in the woods across from Dennis Scivally Park. They are pretty tame and let you take pictures while looking at you...
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Semo Boom Wins Show Me State Games Championship
(Submitted Story ~ 07/24/17)
Semo Boom, a local 12U travel softball team earned the Championship title this past weekend at the Show Me State Games in Columbia, MO. The Scott County based team brought home Gold medals with an undefeated performance that began with a bracket of 18 total teams. ...
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