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3 dead, state capital battered as storms rake Missouri
(State News ~ 05/24/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An outbreak of nasty storms spawned tornadoes razing homes, flattening trees and tossing vehicles across a dealership lot, injuring about two dozen people in Missouri's capital city and killing at least three others elsewhere in the state...
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Scott City readies rental inspections program
(Local News ~ 05/24/19)
Rental properties in Scott City will be subject to city inspections starting in January, officials said Thursday. The City Council last month enacted an ordinance detailing the new inspection program. Councilman Tim Porch welcomed the program. Porch, a former mayor, said the goal is to eliminate substandard housing in the Scott County community of close to 5,000 people...
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Summer starts here: Water park to open
(Local News ~ 05/24/19)
It's time to break out the swimsuits, sunscreen and water wings as municipal swimming pools and water parks in the area prepare to open this weekend. Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center, Cape Girardeau's water park adjacent to the Osage Centre on North Kingshighway, will kick off its 10th season when it opens at 11 a.m. Saturday...
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Godard named as new SEMO provost
(Local News ~ 05/24/19)
Dr. Michael P. Godard, currently the interim provost and chief learning officer at the University of Central Missouri, has been named provost at Southeast Missouri State University. He succeeds Dr. Tamela Randolph who has served as interim provost since May 2018 following the resignation of Dr. Karl Kunkel. Godard will begin his duties at Southeast July 1...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Homegrown pit masters dish their BBQ knowhow
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/19)
Memorial Day weekend sparks warmer temperatures and, for some, the need to cook outdoors. The Southeast Missourian talked with three local pit masters to find out how -- and what -- they use to jump-start the barbecue season. Josh Browning, from Cape Girardeau...
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Be patriotic; vacay here
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/19)
Happy Memorial Day weekend! My gift to you is an extended four-day guide to what's happening in Southeast Missouri. Many of us are looking forward to a long weekend (I particularly look forward to some pool time), but that doesn't mean you have to leave the area to have fun -- this week's TGIF is proof...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Become Part of a 55+ Active Adult Community at Ramsey Branch
(B Magazine ~ 05/24/19)
Ramsey Branch Subdivision is the first 55-plus active adult community in the Cape Girardeau area, allowing residents to live amongst their peers. This concept, although new to this area, has grown in popularity throughout the country over the past several years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2019. There are 221 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 24, 1994, four Islamic fundamentalists convicted of bombing New York's World Trade Center in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison...
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May hunkers down as premiership in doubt
(International News ~ 05/24/19)
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May was hunkered down with close allies Thursday as she considered whether to give in to relentless pressure to resign or fight on to save her Brexit plan and her premiership. With her authority draining away by the hour, May delayed plans to get lawmakers to vote on her European Union withdrawal bill -- May's fourth and likely final attempt to secure Parliament's backing for her Brexit blueprint...
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Modi surges to victory in India with Hindu-first platform
(International News ~ 05/24/19)
NEW DELHI -- Narendra Modi, India's charismatic but polarizing prime minister, was headed Thursday for a landslide election victory, propelling his Hindu nationalist party to back-to-back majorities in parliament for the first time in decades. With most of the votes counted, Modi's stunning re-election mirrored a global trend of right-wing populists sweeping to victory, from the United States to Brazil to Italy, often on a platform promoting a tough stand on national security, protectionist trade policies and putting up barriers to immigration.. ...
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Pelosi questions Trump's fitness for office after meeting blowup
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi openly questioned President Donald Trump's fitness to remain in office Thursday, suggesting a staff or family "intervention" for the good of the nation after his dramatic blow-up at a White House meeting with Democrats. Trump responded by calling her "crazy."...
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U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder in info leak
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. filed new charges Thursday against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of placing the United States at risk of serious harm by publishing thousands of secret and classified documents, including the names of confidential sources for American armed forces...
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Trump pledges $16B for nation's farmers
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization the U.S. and China are far from settling a bitter, year-long trade dispute...
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Bank CEO pleads not guilty in bid to get Trump post
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
NEW YORK -- A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to a financial institution bribery charge as his lawyer said he's done nothing wrong...
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NJ beach smoking ban in place for summer
(Community ~ 05/24/19)
SEA GIRT, N.J. -- Smoke 'em if you've got 'em -- but not on the beach in New Jersey this summer. Smoking and vaping will be banned on nearly every public beach in the state this summer under tougher new restrictions. Nonsmokers are rejoicing over the ban, which also applies to public parks. But some smokers are feeling discriminated against by the law, which took effect in January...
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China says door open to talks, but slams technology controls
(International News ~ 05/24/19)
BEIJING -- China held the door open to resuming talks in the tariff war with Washington on Thursday, but lashed out at limits on access to key technologies it said might hurt global supply chains. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China hopes to restart the talks, which broke down earlier this month after the U.S. hiked tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports, but only if the conditions are deemed fair...
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Pentagon proposes more Mideast troops
(National News ~ 05/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Thursday outlined proposals to the White House to send military reinforcements to the Middle East to beef up defenses against Iran amid heightened tensions in the region. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters before the meeting, said he was not convinced more troops are needed but would do whatever is necessary...
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Recreating 'Aladdin's' magic with Will Smith and fresh faces
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/19)
LOS ANGELES -- In 1992, Disney transported audiences to the mythical land of Agrabah, where they met a street rat with a heart of gold, a flying carpet, a headstrong princess and a magical genie with some oddly current pop-culture references. With the music and lyrics of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, "Aladdin" would go on to win the hearts of millions and become the highest-grossing picture of the year...
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Out of the past: May 24
(Out of the Past ~ 05/24/19)
As Cape Girardeau police officer Danny Niswonger recovered in a St. Louis hospital Saturday from surgery, fellow officers and members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department replaced the roof on his house; more than 40 officers and firefighters turned out early Saturday at the Niswonger home, determined to do what they could for their fallen friend...
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Births 5/24/19
(Births ~ 05/24/19)
Son to Nathaniel Vade and Kelley Elizabeth Golden of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:06 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Name, Daniel Vade. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Golden is the former Kelley Kasten, daughter of Brad Kasten and Vickie Kasten of Jackson. ...
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Mary Margaret Wiginton
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
Mary Margaret Wiginton, 72, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Mary Margaret was born July 14, 1946, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Ross and Bonnie Dickson Deviney. She and Tom Wiginton were married May 22, 1983, and enjoyed 35 years of marriage together...
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Mildred Sneed
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Mildred A. Sneed of St. Louis left this life Thursday, May 16, 2019. She was born Dec. 9, 1926 She was predeceased by her husband, James J. Sneed. Mildred is survived by five children, Karen Bailey, Jacqueline Vincent, Deborah (Mark) Hasheider, James Sneed and Dorothy Brandon; nine grandchildren, Lauren Brandon, Lori Bailey, James Cargal, Brian, Craig, Aaron and Zachary Hasheider and Khristen and Kaeleigh Maree Sneed; and 11 great-grandchildren...
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Marilyn Nall
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Marilyn D. Nall, 82, of McClure passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1936, in Havana, Illinois, to Herman and Ida Haage. She married Wilmer Nall on Dec. 28, 1961, at Havana Church of Christ...
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Linda Bruce
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
POCAHONTAS, Ill. -- Linda K. Bruce, 66, of Pocahontas, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Highland Health Care Center in Highland, Illinois. She was born Jan. 9, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Chester and Selma McClard Grelach Winder. On Jan. 10, 1971, she married David I. Bruce at Jackson. He passed away March 26, 2008...
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Someone breaks into home, takes nothing, gives it good scrub
(State News ~ 05/24/19)
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Whoever broke into a Massachusetts man's home last week didn't take a thing. They did, however, leave the house spotless. Nate Roman said when he returned to his Marlborough home from work May 15, he could tell a stranger had been there. ...
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Cape fire report 5/24/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 11:20 a.m. on Rock Creek Lane, 1:20 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road, 6:28 p.m. on Bertling Street and 7:50 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Susan Hager
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
Susan Gail Hager, 52, of Scott City died Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Cremation rites will be accorded. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Take time to reflect on Memorial Day
(Editorial ~ 05/24/19)
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, and as we think about plans and events, first things first: Set aside some time to remember all those who lost their life defending our country. There are plenty of ways to honor our troops, and places where you can pay your respects...
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Speak Out 5/24/19
(Speak Out ~ 05/24/19)
It appears our representatives are placing more term limits on government positions. After the utter failure of placing term limits on state representative, why would anyone think it is a good idea to extend the limits. We now have a body of representatives that are largely inexperienced and rely heavily on lobbyist. ...
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Prayer 5/24/19
(Prayer ~ 05/24/19)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for watching over us and drawing us close to you. Amen.
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Lawrence Burress
(Obituary ~ 05/24/19)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Lawrence E. Burress, 94, of Wentzville and formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen R. Samples Burress; loving father of Annetta (Gary) Godier; cherished grandfather of Scott and Bryan Godier; treasured great-papaw of Christian, Kayleigh, Trinity and Nathan; and dear brother, uncle and friend...
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Sponsored: Saint Francis First in Region to Offer TMVR for Mitral Regurgitation
(B Magazine ~ 05/24/19)
Saint Francis Healthcare System now offers transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with the MitraClip procedure for those experiencing mitral regurgitation (MR). The Structural Heart Team of Saint Francis Healthcare System performed its first MitraClip procedure this week...
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