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Bullying becomes topic after Kelly High School student attempted to harm self on school grounds
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
BENTON, Mo. — After one of the students at Kelly High School recently attempted to harm themselves on school grounds, the issue of bullying has been raised by some in the district. As a result, a protest against bullying was rumored to be planned for this morning at the Scott County school...
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Road work to begin Monday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
Concrete street repairs in Jackson will begin Monday and continue through Nov. 17, weather permitting, according to a news release from the city. Cherokee Street, North Shawnee Avenue, South Shawnee Avenue, Ashley Trace Court, Chamberlain Drive, Chimney Spring Court, Easton Drive, Kimbel Lane, Masterson Drive, Meadow Court, Mohawk Street, Warren Lake Drive, Drew Avenue, Leigh Ann Court, Shannon Court, Smith Trail, Trail Ridge Drive, Whitney Jean Drive, Sioux Avenue, Osage Trail and Kiowa Trail will be affected. ...
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Playday at the park Thursday
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
Dax Robison, 4, climbs on a playground with his grandfather Jim Robison on Thursday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau County park shelter rates rise
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
Park shelters in Cape Girardeau County parks will cost more to reserve in 2018 after action Thursday by the county commission. Bryan Sander, Cape Girardeau County parks superintendent, requested the increase in fees for 2018, which are effective immediately, citing maintenance costs ahead, and recent upgrades to several shelters...
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Tax plan could fuel major upgrades at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
A proposed tax plan before the Cape Girardeau City Council could fuel major improvements to Capaha Park. The project, which is being considered as part of a proposed 15-year extension of the parks/stormwater tax, would upgrade the park lagoon, improve the amphitheater and develop a new Perry Avenue entryway feature and a new parking lot to serve the west side of the park, city officials said...
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City wins $127K grant to preserve Ivers Square; effort garnered more than 50,000 votes
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
Cape Girardeau won a $127,650 grant for preservation and upgrades to Ivers Square on Thursday after a voting campaign. “This is the biggest grant we’ve ever gotten,” Old Town Cape resource-development specialist Parker Butler said. “Having a grant you don’t have to match yourself, that you can use for a brick-and-mortar project like this, it’s pretty unheard of."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
Today is Friday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2017. There are 58 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America...
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Levi's Adventure Trail unveiled to public Sunday
(Editorial ~ 11/03/17)
After 5 1/2 years of dedication, Levi's Adventure Trail soon will become a reality. A grand opening is set for 1 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to celebrate the opening of the Native-American themed, ADA-accessible playground facility at Cape Girardeau County Park South...
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Look ahead and plant a tree — a maple — for the future
(Column ~ 11/03/17)
This is the time of year when drastic changes occur in the weather, so I’m not sure what today will be like. Earlier in the week there were forecasts for lots of clouds but higher temperatures. This is being written Tuesday afternoon, after my wife and I and a friend of ours got back from a trip to Giant City State Park in Illinois. ...
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Fishy story: Headless 400-pound tuna found in Massachusetts woods
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Spotting a 400-pound tuna in the Massachusetts seaport of Gloucester, known as America’s oldest seaport, is not unusual. But finding a headless tuna in the woods is a bit odd. State Environmental Police and federal fisheries regulators are trying to figure out who dumped the headless fish, which had to be hauled out of the trees by a tow truck. ...
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Bin Laden's thoughts unearthed in a hand-written journal
(International News ~ 11/03/17)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A journal made public by the CIA and apparently handwritten by one of Osama bin Laden's daughters offers a glimpse into how the late al-Qaida leader viewed the world around him and reveals his deep interest in the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions that were unfolding in the months before a U.S. raid killed him...
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Bowe Bergdahl judge begins deliberating sergeant's sentence
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A military judge on Thursday began deliberating the punishment for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after defense attorneys asked for no prison time while prosecutors sought more than a decade behind bars. Army Col. Jeffery Nance said he planned to spend the afternoon considering evidence and would open court again this morning to continue deliberating. It wasn't clear when he would deliver the sentence...
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Suspect in Colorado Walmart killings called hostile loner
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
THORNTON, Colo. -- A man arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting three people inside a suburban Denver Walmart was described Thursday by neighbors as a hostile loner who cursed at them and often carried a shotgun in and out of his third-floor apartment...
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Trump nominates Jerome Powell to be next Fed chairman
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his choice of Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the nation's central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, the first woman to hold the position. Trump made the announcement in a Rose Garden ceremony with Powell standing next to him. Trump said Powell had earned the "respect and admiration of his colleagues" during his five years on the Fed's seven-member board...
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Russia hackers pursued Putin foes, not just US Democrats
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- It wasn't just Hillary Clinton's emails they went after. The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election last year had ambitions that stretched across the globe, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of others of interest to the Kremlin, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained by The Associated Press...
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Manafort attacks special counsel's case as 'embellished'
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman attacked an indictment accusing him of money laundering and other financial crimes, dismissing as "embellished" a criminal case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators...
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Trump's tweets seen as unlikely to slow New York terror case
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's tweets calling for the death penalty for the man charged in the New York truck rampage could give defense attorneys grounds to argue Trump has poisoned the minds of potential jurors. But some legal experts doubt that argument will slow the case...
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GOP tax bill would cut rates — but also popular breaks
(National News ~ 11/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- With fanfare and a White House kickoff, House Republicans unfurled a broad tax-overhaul plan Thursday that would touch virtually all Americans and the economy's every corner, mingling sharply lower rates for corporations and reduced personal taxes for many with fewer deductions for home-buyers and families with steep medical bills...
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Wade Ludolph
(Obituary ~ 11/03/17)
Wade Joseph Ludolph, 24, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 26, 1993, in Cape Girardeau to David Joseph and Susan Marie Trenhaile Ludolph. Wade was a beloved son, grandson, brother and friend who will be loved and missed by many, and as he always said, "Love you more."...
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Margaret Gilmore
(Obituary ~ 11/03/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After a brave fight with cancer, Margaret Rose "Bud" Keogh Gilmore of Nashville died peacefully Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Alive Hospice of Nashville. Born Jan. 19, 1943, she was predeceased by her parents, Bernard J. Keogh and Margaret Mason Keogh, and a niece, Jennifer Hurley Jones...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 8:25 a.m. on Fountain Street; 9:14 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 9:46 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 10:20 a.m. on Linden Street; 5:02 p.m. on Centennial Drive; 8:07 p.m. on North Frederick Street and 8:31 p.m. on Franklin Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest do not imply guilt. DWI n Ashley N. Henry, 21, of Cedar Hill, Missouri, was arrested at 401 Independence St. on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrest n A suspect was in custody for assault and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in the 600 block of Koch Avenue...
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Jurors convict man in abduction, killing of Springfield girl
(State News ~ 11/03/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former middle-school football coach was found guilty Thursday of snatching a 10-year-old girl from a quiet Springfield neighborhood in front of horrified witnesses and then raping and killing her. Jurors convicted Craig Wood of first-degree murder in the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens. Jurors will hear more arguments before deciding whether to recommend the death sentence...
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Missouri agency investigating St. Louis Veterans Home
(State News ~ 11/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Public Safety is investigating the St. Louis Veterans Home following allegations of poor care. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens directed the department to launch an independent investigation this week. The review is in response to complaints from workers, patients and their families of medication issues, low staff morale and neglect. ...
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Treatment of blacks in St. Louis prompts economic boycott
(State News ~ 11/03/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Amid ongoing protests reinvigorated by the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black suspect, several African-American faith and civic leaders in St. Louis announced details of an economic boycott campaign Thursday as the busiest retail period of the year approaches...
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Speak Out 11/3/17
(Speak Out ~ 11/03/17)
Special thanks to all the churches who put on Halloween activities for the kids in our town. I took my family to one of them, and it was awesome. Wholesome activities. Safe. Thank you to the volunteers and to the churches for providing food, fun and lots of treats...
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Prayer 11/3/17
(Prayer ~ 11/03/17)
Lord Jesus, we lift up your name. You are deserving of all praise. Amen.
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Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid
(International News ~ 11/03/17)
CAIRO -- Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs. In an article published in the journal Nature on Thursday, an international team said the 30-meter void deep within the pyramid is situated above the structure's Grand Gallery, and has a similar cross-section...
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Out of the past: Nov. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/17)
A 19-year-old man and two 13-year old boys have been arrested in a bizarre vandalism incident at Old Lorimier Cemetery; black spray paint was used to design a cross and pentagram on a grave marker in the eastern section of the 184-year-old graveyard; in addition, a small pumpkin was placed atop the marker, and a snake placed inside the pumpkin was burned...
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First Friday receptions 11/3/17
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/17)
Randy Simmons' solo exhibition, "Black & White: Recent charcoal drawings," will be featured. It is a culmination of recent series and themes, sometimes on a larger-than-life scale. A dance performance will be held inside the Arts Council starting at 6 p.m. ...
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Artifacts 11/3/17
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/17)
Margaret Randol Dement's exhibit "Wildlife Rehabilitation and Nature Journaling" will be free to view at the Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive in Cape Girardeau, during November. For more information, visit www.mdc.mo.gov/capenaturecenter or call (573) 290-5218...
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Best Bet: River City Players to perform 'And Then There Was One'
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/17)
River City Players Community Theatre will present “And Then There Was One,” a murder-mystery comedy by Michael Druce, directed by Patti Wicks. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Nov. 11 and 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Port Cape Girardeau, 19 N. Water St. For reservations, call Port Cape Girardeau at (573) 334-0954.
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I-55 in Cape County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 11/03/17)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the bridge over Kingshighway at exit 99. Work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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