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Cape man pleads guilty, sentenced in manslaughter case stemming from struggle over gun
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty in April to a 2016 fatal shooting and was sentenced to 17 years in prison, according to circuit court records. Richard L. Jenkins, 32, entered a guilty plea in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon...
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Hubble Creek pedestrian bridge opens in Jackson City Park
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
After more than a year of planning, the pedestrian bridge over Hubble Creek in Jackson is open, city officials said Monday. Parks and recreation director Shane Anderson said the bridge is open, and a ribbon cutting and dedication will be held later this spring...
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Three Ward 5 residents seek temporary Cape Council seat
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
Three Cape Girardeau Ward 5 residents have applied to temporarily fill a vacant city council seat, prompted by the election of Bob Fox as mayor earlier this month. Fox served as Ward 5 councilman for two years before becoming mayor. The three applicants are Kyle Schott, regional director of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri; Ryan Essex, chief operating officer with Gibson Recovery Center; and Eric “Red” Redinger, associate director of recreation services at Southeast Missouri State University, city officials said. ...
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Police get suspected killer on weapons charges; mother: 'We have closure'
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
A 2015 fatal shooting case has been solved and the suspect sentenced to federal prison, but not for the killing, Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair said. On March 21, U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Michael T. Anderson, 25, of Cape Girardeau to 10 years in prison for a federal gun law violation. Blair said that was the maximum sentence allowed for that crime...
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Cape Christian School to remain open, move and change under new name
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
Thanks to effort by a group of parents and educators, Cape Christian School will have a new home and likely a new name in August, a school official said. Carroll Williams, principal of Cape Christian School at 1855 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau, said while plans are not finalized, Cape Bible Chapel at 2911 Kage Road in Cape Girardeau has opened its doors to the school...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
Today is Tuesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2018. There are 244 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey gave the command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," as an American naval force destroyed a Spanish squadron in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...
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Speak Out 5-1-18
(Speak Out ~ 05/01/18)
This is concerning the ditch between Briarcliff and Amblewood. I am like the other concerned people with ditches by their homes. We should not be responsible for the drainage ditches when city drainage runs through them. The city should maintain them and keep them up. Water from Lexington Ave. runs into the ditch when it rains. This causes erosion of the ditch. It is unnecessary overflow. This is public water, not individual's water, therefore making it a public ditch...
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Kanye West won't be their slave
(Column ~ 05/01/18)
Excuse the bad English, but why folks hatin' on Kanye West? Y'all know the answer. Folks drinking the Haterade because Kayne done stepped off their plantation -- or they just now realized he was never on their plantation to begin with. Please note: I'm no Kanye fan, so these thoughts don't come from a fan sticking up for the object of her affection. I'm no fan, and there's no affection, but I do call it like I see it...
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Prayer 5-1-18
(Prayer ~ 05/01/18)
Father God, we marvel at creation and thank you for it. Amen.
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Amen Center does important work to help homeless in area
(Editorial ~ 05/01/18)
Danny and Shirley Hollowell are doing good work in Delta. Operators of a homeless shelter called the Amen Center, the Hollowells have been meeting the needs for homeless individuals for several years now. They have more big plans in store. The faith-based operation wants to expand to provide a transitional facility for parolees and others released from prison. ...
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'Days of Our Lives' wins 5 daytime Emmys
(Entertainment ~ 05/01/18)
LOS ANGELES -- NBC's "Days of Our Lives" topped the Daytime Emmy Awards, capturing five trophies, including best drama series and lead actor honors for veteran performer James Reynolds. Reynolds, who began playing Abe Carver on the drama in 1981, is the third African-American to win in the category, with more than 30 years separating him from Darnell Williams' 1985 victory for "All My Children." Al Freeman Jr. was the groundbreaker, winning for "One Life to Live" in 1979...
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Fruit's pungent smell mistaken for gas leak, prompts panic
(International News ~ 05/01/18)
MELBOURNE, Australia — The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library was mistaken for a gas leak, prompting an evacuation of the building. Specialist crews wearing masks searched the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology university campus library Saturday, but all they found was rotting durian in a cupboard. ...
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In Trump era, death of the news conference
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The presidential news conference, a time-honored tradition going back generations, appears to be no longer. More than a year has passed since President Donald Trump held the only solo news conference of his administration -- a rollicking, hastily arranged, 77-minute free-for-all during which he railed against the media, defended his fired national security adviser and insisted nobody who advised his campaign had contacts with Russia...
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Fed set to leave rates alone but to hike later in year
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is all but sure to leave interest rates unchanged this week, though steady economic growth and inflation pressures will likely keep the Fed on a path toward further rate hikes later this year. The central bank is meeting as its board is undergoing a makeover, with a raft of new appointees by President Donald Trump who appear generally supportive of the Fed's cautious approach to rates since the Great Recession ended...
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Daniels sues Trump for defamation
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The porn actress alleging a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation. Stormy Daniels filed the complaint Monday in federal court in New York. At issue is a tweet Trump made in which he dismissed a composite sketch Daniels says depicted a man who threatened her in 2011 to stay quiet about her alleged relationship with Trump...
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Cosby jury: Chief accuser was 'credible and compelling'
(Entertainment ~ 05/01/18)
PHILADELPHIA -- Speaking out for the first time, the jury convicting Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said Monday it found the comedian's chief accuser to be "credible and compelling," adding its verdict had nothing to do with the #MeToo movement or any another factor outside the courtroom...
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Lawsuits target oil, gas leases in imperiled bird's habitat
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A pair of lawsuits filed Monday target the Trump administration's sale of oil and gas leases on huge swaths of Western public lands containing crucial habitat for an imperiled bird. Wildlife advocates asked courts to reverse lease sales on more than 1,300 square miles of land in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada, according to attorneys involved...
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Dozens killed in Syria; Iranians among those hit
(International News ~ 05/01/18)
BEIRUT -- A missile attack on government outposts in northern Syria killed more than a dozen pro-government fighters, many of them Iranians, a war monitoring group and an Iranian news agency said Monday. The strikes came amid soaring tensions between regional archenemies Israel and Iran...
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Twin bombings in Afghanistan kill 25, including 9 reporters
(International News ~ 05/01/18)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan's capital Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001...
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Pompeo says peace still a U.S. priority
(International News ~ 05/01/18)
AMMAN, Jordan -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a priority for the Trump administration, despite its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its planned move of the U.S. Embassy to the holy city over Palestinian protests...
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Central American asylum seekers denied U.S. entry for 2nd day
(International News ~ 05/01/18)
TIJUANA, Mexico -- About 200 people in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers waited on the Mexican border with San Diego for a second straight day Monday to turn themselves in to U.S. border inspectors, who said the nation's busiest crossing facility did not have enough space to accommodate them...
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U.S. risks trade fight with EU as exemption deadline passes
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration backed away from igniting a trade battle with Europe just as it's preparing for tense trade talks in China this week. President Donald Trump announced permanent exemptions Monday for the European Union and Mexico and Canada from tariffs his administration imposed last month on imported steel and aluminum. The White House provided temporary exemptions in March and had until the end of Monday to decide whether to extend them...
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Trump floats DMZ for N. Korea meeting
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump floated Monday the idea of holding his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Koreas. That's where South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Kim last week, the first time a North Korean leader has visited south of the demarcation...
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Get ready for the most expensive driving season in years
(National News ~ 05/01/18)
LOS ANGELES -- Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer. Crude oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way. The U.S. daily national average for regular gasoline is now $2.81 per gallon. That's up from about $2.39 per gallon a year ago, according to Oil Price Information Service. And across the U.S., 13 percent of gas stations are charging $3 per gallon or more, AAA said last week...
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Out of the past: May 1
(Out of the Past ~ 05/01/18)
A memorial honoring veterans of all wars is dedicated in Jackson's Brookside Park; the ceremony is part of the annual May Day Loyalty Day program sponsored by the Jackson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10495. Southeast Missouri State University students will be paying more to park in campus lots as part of a plan designed to help fund a day and night shuttle bus system; parking fee revenues will also be used to blacktop, expand and maintain current parking lots...
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Steven Whitney
(Obituary ~ 05/01/18)
Steven Alexander Whitney, 71, of Jackson died Thursday, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at his home. Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Tina Ruch
(Obituary ~ 05/01/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Tina L. Ruch, 48, of Perryville, died Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Young & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be held at noon Thursday at the funeral home...
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Iva Mae LaRose
(Obituary ~ 05/01/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Iva Mae LaRose, 90, of Perryville, died Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. Visitaiton will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Young & Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home...
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Louie King
(Obituary ~ 05/01/18)
Louie E. King, 87, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born April 20, 1931, in Leeman to the late Floyd E. and Zona Hodge King. Louie and Dorothy Kielhafner were married Nov. 24, 1955 at Kelso, Missouri. She preceded him in death Jan. 10, 2011...
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Lyam Fitzgerald
(Obituary ~ 05/01/18)
Lyam Wyatt Fitzgerald, 1 month old, of Jackson passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 28, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, son of Timothy Fitzgerald and Macy Rinacke. Loving survivors include his parents; paternal grandparents, Derrick and Crystal Cummins of Canalou, Missouri; maternal great-grandparents, the Rev. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 1:03 p.m. on Linden Street and 5:53 p.m. on Perry Avenue. n At 12:23 a.m., smoke investigation was performed on Landgraf Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/18)
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 and driving while revoked at 2346 Broadway. n Darcell C. Moore, 30, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at Jefferson Avenue and Hanover Street...
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Missouri agency seeks more investigators for opioid program
(State News ~ 05/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A budget proposal to fund two additional investigators for a statewide prescription drug-monitoring program is in limbo as some Missouri state senators still oppose the effort to respond to an increase in drug overdose deaths in the state...
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Report: Woman says Greitens 'coaxed' her as 'wounded animal'
(State News ~ 05/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A woman with whom Gov. Eric Greitens acknowledged having a consensual affair told prosecutors Greitens coaxed her into unwanted sexual activity as she was crying "like a wounded little animal on the ground," according to a legislative report released Monday accusing the governor of mischaracterizing the woman's testimony...
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of Bucklew case
(State News ~ 05/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the case of Russell Bucklew, who says his rare medical condition could cause him to choke on his own blood during an execution. The justices said they would hear Bucklew's appeal. The court blocked Bucklew's execution in March after he argued a tumor in his throat is likely to rupture and bleed during the administration of the drugs that would be used to kill him...
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Springtime in Cape
(Local News ~ 05/01/18)
Cape Girardeau residents took advantage of the springlike weather Monday in different ways.
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Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding Available
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/18)
Cape Girardeau County has been awarded Federal Funds in the amount of $31,964 made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency food and Shelter National Board Program. These funds are used to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county...
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