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Cape officers on foot patrol a block from weekend murder
(Local News ~ 03/12/19)
When an argument escalated to violence and a man was shot to death downtown Saturday morning, Cape Girardeau police officers were nearby on foot patrol and were able to respond almost immediately to the scene, public-information officer Sgt. Joey Hann said Monday...
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Legislation seeks statewide mission designation for three academic programs at SEMO
(Local News ~ 03/12/19)
Southeast Missouri State University would have the authority to develop a statewide mission in visual and performing arts, computer science and cybersecurity under a bill being considered in the Missouri House. State Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, recently introduced the bill on behalf of the university. The legislation would allow the university to act without having to apply to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education for approval...
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Use tax at issue in only contested Jackson aldermen race
(Local News ~ 03/12/19)
In Jackson’s only contested aldermanic race, the two candidates disagree on a major issue: whether a use tax should be imposed. Ward 4 incumbent Tommy Kimbel is in favor of the measure on the April 2 ballot, and challenger Steven Lee opposes it. If the use tax is approved by voters, purchases from out-of-state retailers — including online purchases and those from out-of-state building materials suppliers — would be subject to a 2.5 percent sales tax, the same rate as in-Jackson purchases...
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Miner aldermen find chief guilty on 2 articles of impeachment
(Local News ~ 03/12/19)
MINER, Mo. -- Aldermen unanimously found city police chief Christopher Griggs guilty Monday on two articles of impeachment, the next step in the board's effort to oust him. The four-member board dropped two other articles of impeachment. Griggs will continue to serve as police chief for now. City attorney Tabatha Thurman said after the three-hour hearing in the city courtroom she will now have to draw up a document outlining the board's "findings of fact."...
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David Robinson has filed suit against City of Sikeston, former police officers in his wrongful conviction
(Local News ~ 03/12/19)
David Robinson and his attorneys filed a blistering lawsuit Monday alleging multiple examples of witness intimidation, conspiracy and several direct and indirect actions over a decade leading to the wrongful conviction and continued incarceration in a Sikeston, Missouri, murder case. These actions kept Robinson in prison for 17 years prior to his exoneration...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
Today is Tuesday, March 12, the 71st day of 2019. There are 294 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 12, 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the Civil War. On this date:...
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Oran, Central, ND and Jackson make deep runs in basketball
(Editorial ~ 03/12/19)
The high school basketball season has come to an end, but what a season it was. Cape Girardeau Central climbed the ranks and made its presence known, while Oran's boys continued a mini-dynasty with another trip to the Final Four, and a second place finish. What a week it was last week...
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Red-herring abortion argument
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/12/19)
The red-herring argument offered by Gary Gaines ("Beyond pro-life" on March 7) is another example of the mental gymnastics required to rationalize the killing of unwanted children. You can't solve a problem until you can correctly define the problem...
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/19)
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mike Huckabee is the guest speaker in the evening at the annual Cape Girardeau County Republican Lincoln Day, sponsored by the county GOP women's club; the event is held at the Arena Building and includes a special tribute to Sen. John Danforth, who is retiring after 26 years in public office in Missouri; U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson uses the gathering to announce his decision to file again for the 8th District seat...
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Aurilla Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Aurilla I. Lawrence, 25, of Brooklyn, formerly of Paducah, Kentucky, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Brooklyn. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. March 23 at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. March 23 at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Illinois...
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Mary Jackson
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Ann Jackson, 73, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Jan. 21, 1946, in Paducah, Kentucky, to the late Charles W. and Laura Helen Glastetter Struwe. She married Robert Lee Jackson on Oct. 11, 1969, and he survives of the home...
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Deborah Hanks
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
Deborah Kay Hanks, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at her home. She was born July 29, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Bud and Mary Ann Stern Joyce. She married James Hanks on April 29, 1971. Deborah was a volunteer firefighter with the East County Fire Protection District at its very beginning...
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Rose Glueck
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
Rose Marie Glueck, 86, of Scott City died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her home. She was born March 4, 1933, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Frank F. and Linda Bertha Westrich Kenkel. She married John A. Glueck on Nov. 7, 1953, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg. He preceded her in death May 15, 2009...
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Sylvester Felter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Sylvester Gerard Felter Jr., 60, of Benton died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his home. He was born July 26, 1958, in Cape Girardeau to Sylvester A. and Mildred Coletta Schlitt Felter. He worked as maintenance/loader operator for Buzzi Unicem USA. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton and Carpenters Union Local 1770...
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Margie Casteel
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
Margie B. Casteel, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Lutheran Home Assisted Living East. She was born Nov. 23, 1932, in Scott City to Walter J. and Helen Brooks Cassout. Margie was the second employee and first female employee to be hired by Procter & Gamble. She worked there 23 years, retiring in the early 1990s...
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Hero or villain, Ocasio-Cortez remains a media fixation
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/19)
NEW YORK -- Believe it or not, there are other members of Congress besides Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. You wouldn't know that by how the freshman Democrat from New York has become a media fixation like no other politician since President Donald Trump. She's been a cover subject in both New York tabloids, a punchline on "Saturday Night Live," the target of a Washington Post investigation and depicted as a hamburglar at a conservative conference -- and that's only this month...
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Trump donor claimed she could offer access to president
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A company run by a donor to President Donald Trump claimed it could provide Chinese clients with a chance to mingle and take photos with the president, along with access to his private club in Palm Beach. It remains unclear how much Li Yang charged for the services and whether she was ever hired to provide them...
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White House mum on if Trump really thinks Dems 'hate' Jews
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday repeatedly refused to say whether President Donald Trump really thinks Democrats "hate" Jewish people. Before Trump left the White House on Friday for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, he said: "The Democrats have become an anti-Israel party. ...
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Chaos spreads in Venezuela
(International News ~ 03/12/19)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelans on Monday converged on a polluted river in Caracas to fill water bottles and held scattered protests in several cities as a growing sense of chaos took hold in a country where people have had little power, water and communications for days...
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Boeing 737 Max 8s under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash
(International News ~ 03/12/19)
HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months. But Boeing said it had no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies...
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In Dems' 'Medicare for All' battle cry, GOP sees weapon
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
WASHINGTON -- "Medicare for All" has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year's congressional races are also flocking to it -- for entirely different reasons. GOP strategists say they'll use proposals to expand government-run health insurance to pummel Democrats for plotting to eliminate job-provided coverage, raise taxes and make doctors' office visits resemble trips to the dreaded Department of Motor Vehicles. ...
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Trump's $4.7 trillion budget relies on strong growth
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion federal budget for 2020 on Monday, relying on optimistic 3.1 percent economic growth projections alongside accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into promised balance in 15 years...
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Rains bring likelihood of flooding in Missouri, Kansas
(State News ~ 03/12/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Recent rains have caused rivers to rise across Missouri and Kansas, and with more rain in the forecast, the National Weather Service is predicting minor flooding in several locations. Hydrologists expect flooding along the Mississippi River starting in the next few days at Missouri towns including Cape Girardeau, Hannibal and Clarksville. Minimal damage is expected but the concern is the water will remain high into late March, so additional rainfall could be problematic...
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Democrats sue over alleged records law breach under Hawley
(State News ~ 03/12/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Monday sued the Missouri Attorney General's Office, alleging it violated the state's open-records laws under the leadership of Josh Hawley, who is now a U.S. senator. The group claimed the office withheld emails between Hawley's official staff and political consultants during the Republican's 2018 campaign, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Missouri medical marijuana licenses in high demand
(State News ~ 03/12/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri plans to license more than 300 medical marijuana-related businesses this year, and if that's not enough to meet patient demand, even more will be approved, the director of the state program said Monday. The state is already planning at least 192 dispensaries, 60 cultivation facilities, 86 manufacturing facilities and two testing facilities. ...
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Missouri House Democrats criticize plan to borrow for roads
(State News ~ 03/12/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A top Democratic lawmaker Monday said Republican Gov. Mike Parson's plan to borrow $350 million to repair bridges across the state is a "nonstarter." Rep. Kip Kendrick, the top Democrat on the influential House Budget Committee, told reporters House Democrats generally oppose using un-earmarked general revenue to fund infrastructure...
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Surrogate bonds with baby gorilla rejected by mother
(National News ~ 03/12/19)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 30-year-old gorilla at a Florida zoo has become a surrogate mother to a baby gorilla whose mother hasn’t shown sufficient interest in her baby ...
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Prayer 3/12/19
(Prayer ~ 03/12/19)
Lord Jesus, we give you praise for through you, our Savior, we have victory. Amen.
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Birth 3/12/10
(Births ~ 03/12/19)
Daughter to George and Alexandria Thurston of Pulaski, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 1:26 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019. Name, Violet Lynn. Weight, 9 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Thurston is the daughter of David and Pam Mitchell of Tamms, Illinois. Thurston is the son of Lisa and Jerry Thurston of Pulaski...
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Clarification regarding housing assistance story
(Column ~ 03/12/19)
In response to the recent article, "Loss of grant closes door on housing assistance program," I would like to share additional information and clarification, providing important context to the issue. For nearly two decades, Community Caring Council (CCC) has successfully facilitated its Permanent Supportive Housing program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a highly competitive application process, and part of a collaborative application with the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) which serves as the Collaborative Applicant for the Missouri Balance of State CoC representing 101 counties.. ...
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S/heroes among us
(Column ~ 03/12/19)
Women's History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the many achievements of women and the gains they have made. Are you looking for women to honor this month? You don't have to look far. No doubt, some are thinking the same thing they think during Black History Month. ...
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Ashley Shaw
(Obituary ~ 03/12/19)
Ashley Darlene Rose Shaw, 31, of Jackson passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 8, 2019. She was born March 30, 1987, in Memphis, Tennessee, to William Andrew White and Brenda Carol Thompson Elliott. She and Phillip Wayne Shaw Jr. were married July 7, 2014, at Cape Girardeau...
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Safe and Sober Provides Education to a Record Number of Missouri Schools
(Submitted Story ~ 03/12/19)
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Safe and Sober has delivered life-saving education to a record number of schools across the state of Missouri this school year. More than 488 middle and high schools with more than 160,000 students have registered for the 2018-2019 program. In four years, program registration has increased by 68 percent from 291 schools registered in 2015 to 488 schools registered in 2019...
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