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Lemonade House Grille site opening in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/28/17)
Cape Girardeau soon will have a restaurant focused on lemonade and "crazy burgers," thanks to the efforts of franchise owners Chelsea Eaton and her fiance, Lucas Clabough of Jackson. Lemonade House Grille was founded in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, by Jim Hoyt, whom Eaton met on the fair-food circuit...
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Bedbugs found in Scott City High School classroom; official says problem is minor
(Local News ~ 09/28/17)
A Scott City School District official said a minor bedbug situation is under control, but some parents said they see the problem as more urgent than the district is letting on. Three bedbugs were found in a classroom at Scott City High School, not on a person or in belongings, superintendent Brian Lee said by phone Wednesday...
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For the jet set: Reps at Cape airport expo make pitch for corporate aircraft
(Local News ~ 09/28/17)
On a warm, windy afternoon at the Great Planes Air Expo, area executives strolled between aircraft parked at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, talking with manufacturer and dealer representatives about the features and possibilities of corporate aircraft...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2017. There are 94 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 28, 1892, the first nighttime football game took place in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, as teams from Mansfield State Normal and Wyoming Seminary played under electric lights to a scoreless tie. ...
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Cancer gala at airport soars once again
(Editorial ~ 09/28/17)
A splendid gala took place Saturday night at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport for a great cause. Sharp dressers, sharp cars and planes all with their compasses pointed in the same direction, "Destination Cure." It was the 31st annual gala for the American Cancer Society, and it helped further the journey toward a cure for a disease which has touched so many lives. ...
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Peter Pan in the Park to show tonight
(Community ~ 09/28/17)
Jackson City Park is about to get a sprinkling of pixie dust. "Peter Pan Jr." will be performed at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 and at 2 and 8 p.m. Sept. 30 by students of Between the Scenes Studios for the Visual and Performing Arts in Jackson. The musical is a modern adaptation of the classic play by J.M. Barrie, "Peter Pan," or "The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up."...
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U.S. middle class gets richer, but wealthy do even better
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Most American families grew richer between 2013 and 2016, but the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation's massive disparities in wealth and income. The median net worth of all American families rose 16 percent last year from 2013 to $97,300, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. ...
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JFK assassination papers set for release in October
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
BOSTON -- The anticipated release of thousands of never-before-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination has scholars and armchair detectives buzzing. Now, they're waiting to see whether President Donald Trump will block the release of files that could shed light on a tragedy that has stirred conspiracy theories for decades...
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Amazon turns up the volume on rivals with Echo price cut
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
SEATTLE -- Amazon will head into the holiday shopping season with a simple wish list: It wants voice-controlled devices featuring its digital assistant Alexa to become as ubiquitous in people's homes as televisions. The online retailer is slashing prices to undercut Google, introducing better acoustics in response to a forthcoming Apple speaker and rolling out new formats to appeal to different tastes and needs...
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Out of the past: Sept. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 09/28/17)
Each Cape Girardeau public school has an Adopt-a-School business partner except Central High School, which has been "orphaned" for several years. Most recently Nell Holcomb School and Procter & Gamble became Adopt-a-School partners. The first phase of construction of a veterans memorial in Jackson is set to begin next week. ...
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Norris Young Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/28/17)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Norris Young Sr., 66, of Pulaski died Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at his home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with Apostle Dr. Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Barbara Venz
(Obituary ~ 09/28/17)
CUMMING, Ga. -- Barbara Elaine Grossheider Venz, 75, passed away quietly Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Villas at Canterbury in Cumming, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her family was at her side. Barbara was born Nov. 22, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Alvin and Elsie Grossheider. She was the last of eight girls born to the family. They were Edina, Lorene, Ruth, Francis and Roberta. Two sisters, Eleanor Haman and Jean McHenry, live in Cape Girardeau...
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Linda Carter
(Obituary ~ 09/28/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Linda Mae Carter, 69 of Charleston died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at the Estates of Bertrand in Bertrand, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Unity Baptist Church in Benton, Missouri. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Charleston, with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating...
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Jean Britz
(Obituary ~ 09/28/17)
Jean Ellen Howard Britz, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, April 29, 2016, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, California, with family nearby after a courageous battle with cancer, which commenced in December 2011. Jean was born Feb. 21, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and lived there until graduating from Central High School in 1971. Jean and her husband, Michael Ervin, then moved to St. Louis. They had one son, Michael Christopher...
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Theodore 'T.J.' Blattel
(Obituary ~ 09/28/17)
Theodore J. "T.J." Blattel, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1934, in Ancell to Theon and Alfreda Hess Blattel. T.J. and Ruth M. Lawson were married June 2, 1956, in Kelso, Missouri. She preceded him in death Aug. 1, 1998, after 42 years of marriage...
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Jackson police report 9/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Justin Tope, 32, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault. Theft n Theft was reported in the 1900 block of East Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated in the 1900 block of William Street. Arrests n Mariah A. Islas, 23, 1706 Bloomfield St., was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant...
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Missouri murder rekindles debate over LGBT hate-crime laws
(State News ~ 09/28/17)
Each year, for the past three years, LGBT advocacy groups have tallied the killings of more than 20 transgender people in the U.S. Yet state or federal hate crime laws rarely are used to prosecute the slayings. Now many LGBT-rights groups are questioning the effectiveness of the laws, saying they sometimes focus too tightly on individual acts without addressing underlying bias or wider violence. ...
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Officials: Transgender teen's grisly death not a hate crime
(State News ~ 09/28/17)
HOUSTON, Mo. -- Some of Ally Lee Steinfeld's burned remains were found in a bag in a rural southern Missouri chicken coop. Authorities said both of the transgender teen's eyes had been gouged out and she had been stabbed in the genitals. As questions swirl about why the quiet 17-year-old was killed in such a ghastly manner, authorities aren't saying what led to the killing. But they dismiss the possibility the death was a hate crime...
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Former Social Services offices being demolished
(Local News ~ 09/28/17)
Demolition of the long-vacant structure that once housed Missouri Department of Social Services offices proceeds Wednesday at 130 S. Frederick St. in Cape Girardeau. The building was condemned by the city, which will pay $38,700 to have it razed.
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Dark days for Senate Leader McConnell as losses cast doubts
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans reckoned Wednesday with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Nearly $10 million spent by a McConnell-backed super PAC couldn't save incumbent GOP Sen. Luther Strange, who had been endorsed by President Donald Trump as well. It came the same day McConnell, short of votes, pulled the plug on the latest and possibly final GOP effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare."...
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Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Promising big tax cuts and a booming economy, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax code in a generation Wednesday -- a sweeping, nearly $6 trillion tax cut that would deeply reduce levies for corporations, simplify everyone's brackets and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans...
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Maria, again a hurricane, swirls over North Carolina beaches
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
WAVES, N.C. -- Maria regained strength and became a hurricane again Wednesday, pushing water over both sides of North Carolina's Outer Banks and taking its time to turn away from the U.S. Atlantic coast. No injuries have been reported, but the surge of ocean water washed over eroded beaches, flooding properties and state Highway 12, the only road through the narrow barrier islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke...
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'This is personal': NY rushes to aid ravaged Puerto Rico
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
NEW YORK -- New York state, home to the U.S. mainland's biggest Puerto Rican community, is sending a lot more than thoughts and prayers to the hurricane-ravaged island. Between them, New York state and city have committed hundreds of workers and organized aid ranging from rescue helicopters to field rations...
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Iraq's Kurds say 92% voted in favor of independence
(International News ~ 09/28/17)
IRBIL, Iraq -- The Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92 percent of voters, officials said Wednesday, as Iraq's prime minister vowed to keep his country united without resorting to the use of force. Even with the strong support, the non-binding vote is unlikely to lead to formal independence, but it has escalated long-running tensions with Baghdad, which has moved to block flights in and out of the Kurds' autonomous region...
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Iran envoy scolds Trump, rules out nuke talks
(International News ~ 09/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Iran's top diplomat scolded President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a weekend tweet about a nonexistent Iranian missile launch and essentially ruled out renegotiating or launching follow-up talks to a landmark nuclear accord Trump is threatening to dismantle...
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Migrant quest for Mexican dream cut short in quake
(International News ~ 09/28/17)
MEXICO CITY -- The women working at ABC Toys on the second floor of an office building in Mexico City's working-class Obrera neighborhood drew so little attention to themselves, when the building collapsed in last week's powerful quake, few living nearby could recall them...
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Trump says he's not happy with HHS Secretary Tom Price
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is "not happy" with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price after reports Price used a private plane for official business. And Trump said he let Price know it. Asked whether he's planning on firing Price, Trump responded: "We'll see."...
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Greek coroner: British hiker attacked, devoured by wolves
(International News ~ 09/28/17)
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A missing British hiker whose remains were found in the hills of northern Greece was probably attacked by wolves while walking alone on a remote path, torn apart and devoured, a Greek coroner said after an autopsy Wednesday. Coroner Nikos Kifnidis said both the woman's thigh bones had been cracked open by bites, and large sections of her body still are missing...
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'Nothing, nothing': Aid lags in hurricane-torn Puerto Rico
(International News ~ 09/28/17)
MONTEBELLO, Puerto Rico -- Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formed volunteer brigades to cut fallen trees and clear twisty mountain roads after the storm had passed. Now, friends and a local cattle ranch provide the water they need to survive in the tropical heat...
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St. Louis asks for outside investigation of protest response
(State News ~ 09/28/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and interim police chief Lawrence O'Toole on Wednesday called for the U.S. attorney's office to investigate allegations of police misconduct during protests that followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man...
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Downtown Cape prepares for busy weekend
(Local News ~ 09/28/17)
Downtown Cape Girardeau is prepping for a busier-than-normal weekend, including river activities, history and a flea market. The Missouri Department of Conservation’s annual Day on the River will open with activities along the riverfront at 9 a.m. Saturday...
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Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91...
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City council candidate dresses as clown
(National News ~ 09/28/17)
BOSTON -- A man dressed as a clown who's running for a city-council seat has caused a stir on a college campus. Police said Pat Payaso's presence near a polling location at Roxbury Community College made some people nervous Tuesday, and they called the authorities. A photo Payaso posted on social media indicated he was there to vote. Payaso donned a rainbow wig, a red nose and clown makeup in recent campaign photos and videos on social media. His last name means "clown" in Spanish...
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State briefs 9/28/17
(State News ~ 09/28/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Pizza Hut worker said he was suspended without pay after a gunfight with a would-be robber at a Springfield restaurant. The Springfield News-Leader reported police said an armed man kicked the store's front glass door Sept. 12 to get inside after robbing teens in the parking lot. ...
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Reliving history: 11-year-old is a Civil War re-enactor
(Community ~ 09/28/17)
Andrew Porter was getting around pretty well Monday, considering he had taken a bullet to the leg about 24 hours earlier. Porter, an 11-year-old sixth-grader at Woodland Middle School, was among the Civil War re-enactors at the Battle of Pilot Knob over the weekend and had taken one for his side, the Union, for whom he is a member of both Company E, 1st Missouri Engineers and the Turner Brigade...
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Sailors, soldiers to recreate World War I baseball game
(Entertainment ~ 09/28/17)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sailors and soldiers will don flannel uniforms and play baseball by century-old rules to recreate the U.S. Army versus Navy games from World War I. The U.S. Naval War College will recognize the centennial of America's involvement in the war by planning Friday's game in Newport, Rhode Island. Organizers said it's a way to teach people more about the war, mark the anniversary and have a little fun...
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Births 9/28/17
(Births ~ 09/28/17)
Daughter to Jamie Andrew and Callie Marie Pinkston of Oran, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:36 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Name, Presley Marie. Weight, 5 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pinkston is the former Callie Kielhofner, daughter of Chris and Gaynel Kielhofner of Oran. She is a lending assistant with First State Bank and Trust. Pinkston is the son of Jim and Jill Pinkston of Benton, Missouri. He is a production manager at Havco...
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Hooked on Science: Reversing arrow
(Community ~ 09/28/17)
n Transparent glass n Black permanent marker n Piece of paper n Water n STEP 1: Fill the transparent glass with water. n STEP 2: Using the black permanent marker, draw a horizontal arrow on the piece of paper. n STEP 3: Place the piece of paper with the arrow behind the glass filled with water. Make sure the paper is touching the glass and observe the arrow...
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Prayer 9/28/17
(Prayer ~ 09/28/17)
Father God, we praise you, for every good and perfect thing comes from you. Amen.
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Respecting freedom
(Column ~ 09/28/17)
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."...
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