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What's up with the flashing yellow arrows? MoDOT explains
(Local News ~ 05/15/19)
Recent changes at several area intersections will result in fewer accidents and improve traffic flow, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Beginning in 2016, MoDOT has added "flashing yellow arrows" to highway intersection signals at nine locations in Cape Girardeau County. The additional flashing arrows are designed to give drivers more opportunities to turn left at signalized intersections instead of waiting for a solid green arrow to turn...
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Whistleblower files suit against Stoddard County clerk for wrongful termination, sexual harassment
(Local News ~ 05/15/19)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A former deputy clerk filed suit Tuesday morning against Stoddard County and her former boss for wrongfully terminating her for questioning irregularities in the April 2 municipal election. Cape Girardeau attorney Laura Clubb filed the suit in Stoddard County Circuit Court on behalf of her whistleblower client, Ginger McCoy...
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Cape Regional Air Festival: Airport prepares for 20,000 attendees
(Local News ~ 05/15/19)
Officials are preparing for a crowd of nearly 20,000 — the biggest yet — at this year’s Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday and Sunday, airport manager Bruce Loy said Tuesday. The event will be at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport at 860 Limbaugh Drive...
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Ivers Square facelift takes shape in advance of Friday's concert; special ceremony coming June 8
(Local News ~ 05/15/19)
Major renovations to Cape Girardeau’s Ivers Square and the iconic gazebo are moving ahead this week in advance of Friday’s scheduled Tunes at Twilight concert. It’s all part of an effort to transform the former Common Pleas Courthouse Park, which the city renamed in June 2017 to pay tribute to former slaves James and Harriet Ivers. ...
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Today in History 5-15-19
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2019. There are 230 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 15, 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport, a forerunner of United Airlines...
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Coaching Character: Training student-athletes at Southeast goes beyond on-field performance
(B Magazine ~ 05/15/19)
Sports teach us important lessons. Teamwork, competition and discipline -- all things employers look for in new hires. Does this mean all college athletes make a good hire? No. But athletic director Brady Barke and his team at Southeast Missouri State University have put programs in place to give athletes the best chance to succeed, both during their college career and after they graduate...
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Sponsored: The "Miracle Man": Gary Stevens looks forward to boating, fishing after successful quadruple bypass
(B Magazine ~ 05/15/19)
Gary Stevens and his wife, Debbie, look out onto the shores of Lake of Egypt and count their blessings. “I don’t take anything for granted now,” Gary said. “You appreciate everything and everyone after what we’ve been through.” Gary is a walking “miracle man,” according to many cardiovascular staff at SoutheastHEALTH. The 66-year-old is recovering from major heart surgery after unknowingly suffering a heart attack almost two years...
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Golfer proves it's possible to win in the face of adversity
(Column ~ 05/15/19)
I rarely, if ever, write about sports in this column. Today is an exception. Sung Kang, a little-known South Korean golfer, won the Byron Nelson golf tournament this past weekend. In doing so, he outlasted some of the most prominent names in professional golfing circles...
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Redhawks softball wins OVC, heads to regionals
(Editorial ~ 05/15/19)
The last time Southeast Missouri State University won the OVC Championship in softball, several of the current Redhawks players hadn't been born. But the softball team took the crown last week, with back-to-back wins over powerhouse Jacksonville State to cement the team's legacy, proving to themselves the results they had seen coming for quite some time...
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Philly soda tax study sees sales dip
(Community ~ 05/15/19)
A new study bolsters evidence soda taxes can reduce sales, but whether they influence health remains unclear. The research found Philadelphia's 2017 tax led to a 38% decline in sugary soda and diet drink sales that year, even when taking into account an increase in sales in neighboring towns...
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New liver transplant rules begin amid fairness fight
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- Wilnelia Cruz-Ulloa spent the last months of her life in a New York City hospital, waiting for a donated liver that never came. Doctors had urged the 38-year-old to move to another state with more organs to go around. But she couldn't afford to...
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Iran-linked disinformation effort had personal touch
(International News ~ 05/15/19)
LONDON -- When an attractive young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he was immediately suspicious. AlAhmed's radar was up because he had previously been targeted by hackers posing as a female journalist. But this turned out to be part of a different operation...
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U.S. targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
(International News ~ 05/15/19)
BEIJING -- U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle fueling fears about damage to global economic growth. The U.S. Trade Representative's Office issued its target list after Beijing announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods in their spiraling dispute over Chinese technology ambitions and other irritants. ...
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Pompeo warns Russia: no more election interference
(International News ~ 05/15/19)
SOCHI, Russia -- On his first trip to Russia as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he warned his Russian counterpart against any "unacceptable" Russian meddling in U.S. elections. At a news conference following three hours of meetings, Pompeo said he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov any such action by the Russians in the 2020 elections "would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been."...
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Trump boosted Israeli settlement construction
(International News ~ 05/15/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press. Both supporters and detractors of the settlement movement have previously referred to a "Trump effect," claiming the president's friendlier approach to the settlements is leading to additional West Bank construction...
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Saudi Arabia says its oil pipeline was hit by drones, blames Houthis
(International News ~ 05/15/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An oil pipeline running across Saudi Arabia was hit Tuesday by drones, the Saudi energy minister said, as regional tensions flared just days after what the kingdom called an attack on two of its oil tankers in the Persian Gulf...
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Panel reaches deal for Trump Jr. interview
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee has struck a deal with Donald Trump Jr. to appear for a closed-door interview next month, pulling the two sides back, for now, from a confrontation over a subpoena as part of the panel's Russia investigation...
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GOP tries to ease blow of trade war
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's allies on Capitol Hill are scrambling to soften the blow from his trade war with China amid mounting anxiety from farm-state lawmakers the protracted battle and escalating tariffs could irreparably damage their local economies...
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Military officer: No rise in Iran threat
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-led military coalition combating the Islamic State group has detected no greater recent threat to its troops in Iraq or Syria from forces backed by Iran, a senior coalition officer said Tuesday, in an apparent contradiction of Trump administration claims...
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Judge skeptical of Trump effort to shield records
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge suggested Tuesday he is skeptical of President Donald Trump's efforts to block Congress from obtaining some of his financial records. Judge Amit Mehta spent about an hour and a half holding a hearing on Trump's effort to keep financial records from Congress. Mehta did not rule during the hearing whether the House's subpoena of Trump financial records is a valid exercise of legislative power, but he said he would do so "promptly."...
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Trump pushes domestic energy on Louisiana trip
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
HACKBERRY, La. -- President Donald Trump showcased his "America First energy policy" Tuesday during a trip to Louisiana designed to highlight his administration's efforts to increase liquefied natural gas exports and boost the country's energy infrastructure...
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DeSantis: Russians accessed two Florida voting databases
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Tuesday. DeSantis said the hackers didn't manipulate any data and the election results weren't compromised. He and officials from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were briefed Friday by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security...
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Intelligence panel seeks interviews with Trump lawyers
(National News ~ 05/15/19)
WASHINGTON -- The House Intelligence Committee has called four lawyers linked to President Donald Trump and his family for interviews as part of an investigation into whether they tried to obstruct the panel's inquiry into Russian election interference...
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Out of the past: May 15
(Out of the Past ~ 05/15/19)
The congregation of La Croix United Methodist Church breaks ground on its first facility in the afternoon; the property is on Lexington Avenue, two blocks east of North Kingshighway; for more than five years, the congregation has been meeting at West Park 4 Cine at West Park Mall...
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Kathryn Sparks
(Obituary ~ 05/15/19)
Kathryn Kay Sparks, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at her home. A memorial gathering will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will follow at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. David Conley officiating...
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Roger Littleton
(Obituary ~ 05/15/19)
Following a recent diagnosis of cancer, Roger W. Littleton, 54, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019, at his home in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 25, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, Roger was the sixth of 10 children born to Robert and Nancy Kent Littleton...
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Sarah Boyd
(Obituary ~ 05/15/19)
ANNA, Ill. -- Sarah Adeline Boyd, 92, of Anna died Monday, May 13, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Oct. 23, 1926, in Anna, the daughter of John Henry and Grace Lyerle Miller. She married the love of her life, Dennis Boyd, on Feb. 24, 1945, in Union County, Illinois. He preceded her in death Jan. 23, 2007...
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Wanda Berkbigler
(Obituary ~ 05/15/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda R. Berkbigler, 85, of Perryville died Monday, May 13, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Aug, 30, 1933, in Perry County to Edgar and Clorcie Wingerter Brewer. She and Bennett J. Berkbigler were married Nov. 5, 1960. He preceded her in death April 13, 2013...
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FCC authorizes $22 million for broadband in rural Missouri
(State News ~ 05/15/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The federal government has approved spending $22.4 million during the next decade to expand broadband access in rural Missouri. The FCC announced Tuesday the money is designed to help provide access to 13 counties and 7,400 Missouri homes and businesses without broadband...
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Missouri lawmakers OK limits on local industrial farm rules
(State News ~ 05/15/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bill that would prevent local officials in Missouri from regulating industrial farms more strictly than the state does is heading to the desk of GOP Gov. Mike Parson, a cattle rancher who seems likely to sign the measure into law...
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Prayer 5/15/19
(Prayer ~ 05/15/19)
O Lord, we praise you and know that all good gifts come from Heaven. Amen.
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Speak Out 5/15/19
(Speak Out ~ 05/15/19)
I am a veteran and 88 years old. This week at a local grocery store, a young lady helped me load my groceries into my truck even though I was physically able to do this chore. She was very helpful and gave me a hug also -- and thanked me for my service. ...
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Cape fire report 5/15/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/15/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 10:10 a.m. on Good Hope Street, 2:26 p.m. on South Sprigg Street and 3:02 p.m. on South Plaza Way. n A call was made with unit dispatched and canceled en route on Independence Street...
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Comedian Tim Conway, Emmy winner, dies at 85
(Entertainment ~ 05/15/19)
NEW YORK -- Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants," has died. He was 85. Conway died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles care facility, according to Howard Bragman, who heads LaBrea Media. ...
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Museum opens Thursday at iconic Statue of Liberty
(Community ~ 05/15/19)
NEW YORK -- A new museum opening at the Statue of Liberty is giving visitors another opportunity to explore its history and the impact the iconic structure has had on the world. The 26,000-square-foot museum on Liberty Island, scheduled to open to the public Thursday, is the new home for the statue's original torch and other artifacts previously in a smaller museum space inside the statue's pedestal, which is accessible only to the fraction of the more than 4 million annual visitors who manage to get limited-availability statue entry tickets.. ...
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Danny Lindy
(Obituary ~ 05/15/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Danny Lindy, 82, of Chaffee died Monday, May 13, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels is in charge of arrangements.
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