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Attorneys for condemned man seek halt to today's execution
(State News ~ 08/22/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for a condemned Missouri inmate warn the state is preparing to execute a potentially innocent man. Marcellus Williams, 48, is scheduled to die today at the state prison in Bonne Terre for stabbing to death former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle during a 1998 robbery at her home in the suburb of University City...
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Cape council appoints Danny Essner to fill unexpired term
(Local News ~ 08/22/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council appointed retired banker Danny Essner on Monday to fill a vacant council seat. Council members unanimously chose Essner from among four applicants to fill the Ward 6 unexpired term. The other applicants were contractor Ed Thompson; Audiology Associates office manager and part-time Cape Girardeau police officer Darin Hickey, and consultant Teresa Wilke...
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Eclipse arrives: Region plunged into darkness in 'once-in-a-lifetime' event
(Local News ~ 08/22/17)
They came into Cape Girardeau by the thousands to view Monday's solar eclipse. They traveled to the city's SportsPlex and Southeast Missouri State University's Houck Field and the River Campus. Crowds also showed up in Perryville, Missouri, and elsewhere around the region, enduring hot summer weather, for what many called a "once-in-a-lifetime" event...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2017. There are 131 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup...
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Fall sports get started for local high school athletes
(Editorial ~ 08/22/17)
When high school sports seasons open, they don't dawdle. They're coming full force, by land and by sea. The first of the three distinct sports seasons -- fall, winter and spring -- is under way. To many prep fans, the 2017-18 sports season officially kicked off this past Friday night, when lights lit up football fields around the area. While football may be the most visible, area athletes are launching seasons on a multitude of fronts, wielding bats, racquets and clubs...
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Prayer 8-22-17
(Prayer ~ 08/22/17)
O Lord Jesus, give us wisdom that we may help others and glorify you. Amen.
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Speak Out 8-22-17
(Speak Out ~ 08/22/17)
I read the recent article about the lifeguards saving the life of the 5-year-old, and they should be very proud of how well they handled this situation. After reading an earlier article and hearing the news reports on TV and radio, I can't help but wonder where in the world the mother was at the time. ...
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Rev. James Sanderson
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
The Rev. James A. Sanderson, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Williamsville, Missouri, to Albert Charles and Lillie Bell (Nelson) Sanderson. Jim graduated from Williamsville High School in 1952 and the University of Missouri in Columbia the spring of 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. ...
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Jimmy Whittaker
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
Jimmy Gale Whittaker, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born May 10, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Aldena W. Whittaker. He and Alice Riehn were married Feb. 27, 1970, at Southside Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Total expands in North Sea with purchase of Maersk Oil
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
LONDON -- French oil company Total agreed Monday to buy the oil & gas division of Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk for $7.45 billion, in a deal that will see it become the No. 2 operator in the North Sea. Total said its purchase of Maersk Oil will shore up its position in the offshore and challenging waters of northwest Europe, which is the seventh-largest oil and gas producing region in the world...
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Sources: GE's Immelt among finalists in Uber CEO search
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
DETROIT -- Former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt is among the finalists being considered to run ride-hailing company Uber, but there's no consensus among its board about a front-runner, two people briefed on the search said Monday. The people, who asked not to be identified because the search is confidential, said some board members want to fill the position quickly to bring stability to the company, which has been plagued by missteps that caused co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick to step down in June.. ...
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Summer hike turns tragic when parents tumble off cliff
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
When William and Amanda Green took their two boys on a weekend outing, they headed for the Zoar Valley Gorge, a rugged area not far from their Buffalo, New York, home that includes waterfalls, forests and cliffs that plunge as much as 40 stories. But a summer hike turned tragic when both parents were found dead Sunday near a creek at the bottom of the gorge...
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Out of the past: Aug. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 08/22/17)
UPR Missouri Inc. has dissolved, but one job remains before closing out the books on what was supposed to be a waste-tire recycling industry in Cape Girardeau. Bruce D. Stansil, who was involved with the corporation, has agreed to remove tires obtained for the business from a warehouse in the Nash Road area...
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Trump returns to Arizona today amid a chaotic political landscape
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
PHOENIX -- Donald Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being a bigger moment in his campaign than most people realized at the time. Trump savaged his critics and the media, vowed to fine Mexico $100,000 for each immigrant entering the country illegally, talked tough on trade, promised to return America to its winning ways and borrowed a line from Richard Nixon in declaring, "The silent majority is back."...
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Former attorneys general call for strong response to hate
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
More than 60 former attorneys general from U.S states and territories released a letter Monday seeking to provide clarity on how to respond to acts of hate. The bipartisan group signed the open letter praising former Alabama attorney general Bill Baxley for how he took on racism decades ago. It was written after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which ended with a car plowing into a group of counterprotesters, killing a 32-year-old woman and wounding others...
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Search underway for missing sailors; Navy chief orders probe
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation Monday into the performance and readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet after the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters, leaving 10 U.S. sailors missing and others injured...
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Police: Fugitive's death 'breaks' cell behind Spain attacks
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
SUBIRATS, Spain -- The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard not far from the city he terrorized, authorities said...
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Danish police find torso of woman after submarine sinking
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
HELSINKI -- The body of a woman was found in the Baltic Sea near where a missing Swedish journalist is believed to have died on a privately built submarine, Danish police said late Monday. A female torso without legs, arms or a head was found by a passer-by, said the head of the investigation, Jens Moller Jensen...
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Iraqi forces close in on IS-held town near Mosul
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
HALABIYAH, Iraq -- Iraqi forces made significant progress as they closed in on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, the U.S.-led coalition and an Iraqi military spokesman said Monday. U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a coalition spokesman, said Iraqi forces have retaken 95 square miles from the extremist group since the operation began early Sunday, though they have not pushed into the town itself...
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Trump won towns drowning in despair; will he save them?
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
ABERDEEN, Wash. -- One hundred-fifty baskets of pink petunias hang from the light posts all over this city, watered regularly by residents trying to make their community feel alive again. A local artist spends his afternoons high in a bucket truck, painting a block-long mural of a girl blowing bubbles, each circle the scene of an imagined, hopeful future...
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Trump renews Afghan commitment but says 'no blank check'
(National News ~ 08/22/17)
WASHINGTON -- Declaring the U.S. will win "in the end," President Donald Trump vowed Monday night to keep American troops fighting in Afghanistan despite his earlier inclination to withdraw. But he insisted the U.S. would not offer "a blank check" after 16 years of war, and he declined to say whether or when more troops might be sent...
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Missouri company fined for breaking rules after worker death
(State News ~ 08/22/17)
BELTON, Mo. -- A Missouri plumbing company has been fined more than $700,000 for workplace safety violations, including an employee's death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Arrow Plumbing LLC for the death of 33-year-old Donald "D.J." Meyer and for allegedly failing to take steps to prevent other employees from dying the same way, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Italy quake rocks resort island of Ischia, at least 1 dead
(International News ~ 08/22/17)
ROME -- An earthquake rattled the Italian resort island of Ischia at the peak of tourist season Monday night, killing at least one person and trapping a half-dozen others, including children, under collapsed homes. Police said all but one of the people known to be trapped were responding to rescuers and were expected to be extracted alive...
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Record $417M award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer
(State News ~ 08/22/17)
LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit the talc in the company's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene...
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McCaskill spending offers glimpse at campaign groundwork
(State News ~ 08/22/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is investing in fundraising and campaign management more than a year before voters will decide whether to keep her in office. McCaskill in 2018 likely will face Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is favored among some big-name Missouri Republicans to take on the Democratic incumbent...
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Plane crashes in Perryville after eclipse
(Local News ~ 08/22/17)
Emergency personnel look over an airplane crash that occurred after the solar eclipse Monday at Perryville Municipal Airport in Perryville, Missouri. Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf said in an email the pilot walked away from the mishap. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating.
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Scientist, author Michio Kaku predicts a future of digitization
(Local News ~ 08/22/17)
Well-known author and scientist Michio Kaku spoke Monday night at Southeast Missouri State University's Show Me Center to a crowd of over 1,000 people, speaking of what the next 20 years will hold. In introducing Kaku, university president Carlos Vargas-Aburto said during the eclipse viewing at Southeast on Monday afternoon, over 25,000 pairs of safety glasses were distributed, 3,000 students from grades kindergarten through senior year were on campus and over 500 volunteers from Southeast and the surrounding community helped pull the event off.. ...
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Theft suspect wears 'I'm Broke Baby' T-shirt
(State News ~ 08/22/17)
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Police are on the hunt for a man accused of stealing a TV while wearing a T-shirt with the phrase "I'm Broke Baby" on it. The Lee's Summit Police Department said on its Facebook page Monday, "Yes, we realize his shirt is ironic!" The post said he's suspected of stealing the large TV from a retailer. The post had been shared nearly 270 times by Monday afternoon and generated comments including: "Get a job, baby!" and "Shirt says it all."...
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Jackson fire report 8/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Emergency medical service on Morgan Street. n Emergency medical service on Kimbel Lane. n Emergency medical service on Old Toll Road. Sunday n Emergency medical service on Corinne Street...
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Birth 8/22/17
(Births ~ 08/22/17)
Son to Levi Jacob and Desiree Nicole Felter of Gordonville, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:34 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Name, Rynn William. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Felter is the former Desiree Arnzen, daughter of Albert and Cindy Arnzen of Leopold, Missouri. She is a registered nurse at Mary's Ranch. Felter is the son of David and Beverly Felter of Benton, Missouri. He is the agent manager at Ken Jones and Associates...
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Hubert Palmer
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
Hubert C. Palmer, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Raymond Dykens officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with full military honors...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Medical assists were made at 10:03 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 10:35 a.m. on South Spring Avenue; 10:58 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 11:24 a.m. on Linden Street; 12:09 p.m. on North Kingshighway; and 3:49 p.m. on Themis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU 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 possession of a controlled substance, making a false report and resisting or interfering with arrest at Bellevue and North Lorimier streets...
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William McCulley Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- William Burton McCulley Jr., 30, of East Prairie died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dorothy Cox
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy P. Cox, 63, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Pastor Shad Akers officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Nancy Dudley
(Obituary ~ 08/22/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Nancy L. Dudley, 74, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Pastor Dale Stringer and Pastor Josh Burgard co-officiating. Burial will be in the Home Cemetery...
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Destroying our past won't perfect our present
(Column ~ 08/22/17)
We can talk about many things in the wake of the tragedy of Charlottesville, Virginia, and we have. It's been a week of talk and talk and more talk. With all our talk, however, I'm not sure we've reached any meaningful conclusions, but I am sure we are severely distracted in the process...
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Solar Eclipse
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
These were taken directly next to the Jackson water tower that sits along I-55 and behind the fire station on Old Orchard Road in Jackson. With the excitement surrounding the solar eclipse of 2017, I wanted to share my photos with you and others in the SEMO area to enjoy...
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Jackson man named “Chief Devil Dog”
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
The Military Order of the Devil Dogs is the honor society of the Marine Corps League. This past week, Cape Girardeau native and Jackson resident, Leonard Spicer, was elected to the highest position of the Devil Dogs for the nation. Spicer joined the Marines after during his senior year at Cape Central High school. ...
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The Friends Donate $180,000 for Heart, Cancer Patients
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
On August 16, The Friends of Saint Francis Board of Directors presented Lisa Newcomer, cancer service line director, and David Stagner, cardiovascular service line director, with $180,208 raised at The Friends of Saint Francis Gala on March 4. The donation will go to Saint Francis Healthcare System’s CancerCare and Cardiac Care patient funds. ...
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AUDITIONS SET FOR NOVEMBER SHOW....
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
River City Players will be having auditions for our November show "And Then There Wa One." The first date will be Sunday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. and second date of auditions will be Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30. Auditions are held at Port Cape in the Yacht Club. ...
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Totality in Downtown Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
Looking South on Main St. in historic Downtown Cape Girardeau, I was able to snap a couple of precious shots including our beloved clock tower time stamping the moment in history.
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Capetown Independent Living Residents donate school supplies to Hope Children's Home in Jackson, MO.
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
The residents at Capetown Independent Living Cottages couldn't let the school year start sending kids off with not enough supplies. So, they organized a school supply drive for Hope Children's Home in Jackson, MO. Bins and bins of supplies were collected. These residents may have retired but philanthropy is still alive and well in their hearts as seen here...
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Zack Benton Earns Eagle Award
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/17)
Zack Benton, son of Andrea and Joe Bullock recently completed all the requirements needed to earn his Eagle award. The award was presented to him during a Court of Honor ceremony on Sunday, August 20th. The Scout Master of Troop 2, Mr. Charlie Herbst presented the award. ...
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