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Town Plaza redevelopment project to give boot to bar, two other businesses; bar owner in 'tight spot'
(Local News ~ 04/06/18)
A midtown, Cape Girardeau bar is being given the boot along with two other businesses because the building in which they are housed will be razed as part of a Town Plaza redevelopment plan. Will Rhymer, owner of Rhymers on the Plaza, said he will have to move out by July 1...
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Snow likely this weekend but accumulation not expected
(Local News ~ 04/06/18)
Snow is in the forecast Friday and into Saturday morning, but accumulations aren't expected, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah. Greg Meffert, meteorologist with the NWS, said the winter storm watch in effect for this evening and Saturday morning includes Perry County in southeast Missouri, but not the counties to the south...
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The Cultural & Entertainment Notebook: The story behind Jackson's 'Mane' Street icon
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/18)
He's known by most of Southeast Missouri simply as the "horse in the window" and has been standing tall at the corner of Missouri and West Main streets for nearly 120 years. But did you know the stallion has a name -- and a story? Prince Truxton II has been on display since the late 1800s in The Willer Seed Co.'s front window in Jackson, originally named after President Andrew Jackson's favorite horse...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
Today is Friday, April 6, the 96th day of 2018. There are 269 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 6, 1968, 41 people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana...
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Abortion survivor to celebrate life at Lincoln Day
(Column ~ 04/06/18)
April 6, 1977, was to be the day Gianna Jessen's life ended. But for the abortion survivor, her story was only beginning. At seven-and-a-half months pregnant, Jessen's biological mother visited an abortion clinic to end her pregnancy. The saline abortion failed, and Jessen survived. Because the abortionist was running late, Jessen was given a chance to live when the nurse took her to a local hospital...
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Teaching old pets new tricks: Go ahead and try
(Column ~ 04/06/18)
You can teach an old cat new tricks. Sort of. Our cat, the one you know as Missy Kitty, is about 7 years old. When we adopted her from Safe Harbor, her age was just a guess. The vet said the guess sounded reasonable. Age 7 is not ancient for a cat. It might be considered the start of middle age. But by that time in their lives, most cats are firmly fixed in their ways...
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Trump trade moves rattle GOP in rural America
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gary Bailey is certain China is trying to rattle Trump voters with its threat to slap tariffs on soybeans and other agriculture staples grown in rural America. The wheat farmer in eastern Washington, a state that exports $4 billion a year in farm products, is also certain of the result...
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Cosby's retrial jury mirrors first on gender, race
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/18)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- After a showdown over race, the jury picked to decide Bill Cosby's fate in the first big trial of the #MeToo era ended up mirroring the gender and racial makeup of the group that deadlocked last year: seven men and five women -- 10 white, two black...
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Women focus on midterms, file to run for U.S. House in record numbers
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- The number of women running for the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, most of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Donald Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress. Their ranks will continue to swell, with candidate filing periods remaining open in more than half the states...
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Amazon turns up lobbying pressure
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Amazon is spending millions of dollars on lobbying as the global online retailer seeks to expand its reach into a swath of industries President Donald Trump's broadsides haven't come close to hitting. Trump's attacks over the last week targeted what Amazon is best known for: rapidly shipping just about any product you can imagine to your door. ...
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Trump approves $1.3B sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration signed off Thursday on selling more than $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, giving a vote of confidence to the Saudi military as young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman concludes a marathon tour of the United States...
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Pruitt earns Trump praise as ethics questions linger
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- White House officials sounded increasingly doubtful Thursday about the future of embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, even as President Donald Trump appeared to throw him a public lifeline. Speaking Thursday to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump used a series of superlatives to describe Pruitt...
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Kelly's clout dwindles in West Wing
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- When President Donald Trump made a congratulatory phone call to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, White House chief of staff John Kelly wasn't on the line. When Trump tapped John Bolton to be his next national security adviser, Kelly wasn't in the room...
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Trump is a 'subject' of investigation. What does that mean?
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Mueller's team currently considers President Donald Trump to be a subject -- not a criminal target -- in the wide-ranging investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with Trump associates...
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Some win, others lose in China-U.S. trade spat
(International News ~ 04/06/18)
BEIJING -- China's threat to raise tariffs on U.S. exports could be a disaster for American soybean farmers but a boon to their Brazilian and Argentine competitors, European aerospace companies and Japanese whiskey distillers. Regulators picked products China can get elsewhere when they made a $50 billion list including soybeans and small aircraft for possible retaliation in a trade spat with Washington...
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IS, others wait for U.S. to leave Syria
(International News ~ 04/06/18)
MANBIJ, Syria -- Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout from Syria, insisting the Islamic State group is "almost completely defeated," the extremist group is showing signs of a revival. Despite being kicked out of the main towns they once occupied near the Iraqi border, the militants have regrouped elsewhere and revised their tactics, recently mounting a brazen attack on a border city in eastern Syria and expanding their footprint inside the Syrian capital itself...
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Trump says he didn't know about payoff to porn star
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he didn't know about the $130,000 payment his personal attorney made to Stormy Daniels, issuing a firm denial in his first public comments about the adult-film actress who alleges she had an affair with him...
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Troops await orders for border deployment
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
PHOENIX -- National Guard contingents in U.S. states bordering Mexico awaited guidance Thursday on what duties they'll be assigned to help fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling along the border, and a Pentagon official said it has not yet been determined whether the troops will be armed...
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Senate approves bill to address ethics conflict
(State News ~ 04/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's understaffed Ethics Commission can't currently take action on a complaint against embattled Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. A bill endorsed Thursday by state senators would change that, but it would require the governor's permission to do so...
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Sharon Herkenhoff
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Sharon Lynn Herkenhoff, 57, of Hazelwood passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at her sister's home in Advance, Missouri. She was born Jan. 2, 1961, in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Oliver "Bud" Roscoe and Mildred Alice Wallace Hazel...
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Out of the past: April 6
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/18)
Fearing its effect on a business in the area, the Cape Girardeau City Council yesterday elected to hold off on a parking ban in the 400 block of Good Hope Street that was aimed at curbing illegal drug sales; Ruben Parker, the co-owner of The Taste Restaurant and Lounge, 402 Good Hope St., said the ban would cost him customers...
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Mary Wilson
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
Mary Ellen Wilson, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born March 22, 1928, in Anna, Illinois, to Arlie E. and Gladys Dollman Knupp. She and Johnny Wilson were married Sept. 27, 1945, at Jackson. She loved flower gardening and loved to go dancing...
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Franklin Whitesell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Franklin D. Whitesell, 84, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Poole officiating. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Vella Ford
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
Vella Ann Ford, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Lou and Grace Fitzpatrick Kraust. She and Amos Alfred Ford were married July 1, 1946, at Cape Girardeau. She was an avid seamstress for charity, loving mother and grandmother...
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Harry Chaney
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
Harry Joe Chaney, 78, of Marble Hill, Missouri died Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Memorial Service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place on a later date in the Lesley Ridge Cemetery, near Marble Hill...
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Going off script, Trump bashes immigration process
(National News ~ 04/06/18)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Tossing his "boring" prepared remarks into the air, President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation's immigration policies, calling for tougher border security while repeating his claim "millions" of people voted illegally in California...
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Prayer 4/6/18
(Prayer ~ 04/06/18)
O Lord Jesus, our perfect Savior, thank you for blessing us. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Patrick Stone, 37, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants. Burglary n Burglary was reported at 1114 Bloomfield Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assist calls were made at 12:24 a.m. on Price Drive; 4:07 a.m. on Perry Avenue; 8:11 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 10:41 a.m. on Woodland Drive; 10:56 a.m. on South Henderson Street; and 11:08 a.m. on Earleen Drive...
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At the Movies: 'Pacific Rim' falls, futuristic film dominates
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/18)
"Ready Player One" In the year 2045, people can escape their harsh reality in the OASIS, an immersive virtual world where you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone -- the only limits are your own imagination. OASIS creator James Halliday left his immense fortune and control of the Oasis to the winner of a contest designed to find a worthy heir. ...
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Weekend Outlook: Cape braces for cool artistic blast
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/18)
It's the opening weekend for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's 16th Annual Visual Arts Cooperative's two-gallery exhibition along with musical performances of all types -- and a film festival. There's a lot, so start the planning now. In the words of Willy Wonka: "So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you."...
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James Riggs
(Obituary ~ 04/06/18)
James Riggs, 81, of Jackson died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at this time at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Pop Culture: Is there a cure to 'Revivalitis'?
(Column ~ 04/06/18)
Try this: grab your favorite TV guide and look at the listings. Now guess what year this is. What's on these days? The "X-Files," "American Idol," "Roseanne" "Will and Grace" ... revivals, reboots and remakes. It's television nostalgia at its fullest...
- Stabbing on North Park (Local News ~ 04/06/18)
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