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Auditor: Missouri needs to save more for a recession
(State News ~ 10/16/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri isn't saving enough money to avoid having to cut spending or raise taxes if there is a recession, state Auditor Nicole Galloway said Tuesday. Galloway recommended state lawmakers increase the amount in Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund to the maximum allowed under the state constitution and create a separate account to sock away even more money...
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Family of baby born with biliary atresia asks for help
(Local News ~ 10/16/19)
Weston Engelen was born Nov. 16. Three days later, lab tests came back abnormal — he was diagnosed with a congenital liver disease, biliary atresia. Kim Hoffman said her godson and 10-and-a-half-month-old “miracle baby” Weston of Cape Girardeau County is now waiting for a liver transplant through SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis...
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Ways to celebrate SE Homecoming: More than 10,000 alumni expected
(Entertainment ~ 10/16/19)
Southeast Missouri State University is expecting more than 10,000 alumni to visit its halls and crowd Houck Stadium during this year’s Homecoming celebrations set for Monday through Oct. 26. We talked with alumni relations director George Gasser and narrowed down a few of the events Southeast alumni need to know about for Oct. 26 before the Redhawks take on the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks at Houck Field at 1 p.m. ...
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Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape city set to prescribe new policing effort
(Local News ~ 10/16/19)
Saint Francis Healthcare System plans to pay the salaries and benefits of five additional Cape Girardeau police officers, who will provide round-the-clock law enforcement at the medical center’s main campus. The Cape Girardeau City Council is expected to approve an agreement with Saint Francis Medical Center (SFMC) at its meeting today...
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Subscriber exclusive — Cape council set to hire consultant for airport projects
(Local News ~ 10/16/19)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will vote today on a measure to hire a consultant to perform planning work costing more than $472,000 as the first step toward construction of a new terminal and other major improvements to the city’s airport. A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) block grant will fund 95% of the $425,310 cost of a terminal area master plan study and updating of an airport layout plan. The city will pay the remainder of the cost, totaling $21,266...
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New beauty graces the street in Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 10/16/19)
Strong, independent, upbeat and alluring, a new woman rules elegantly over Cape Girardeau. You can see her framed by foliage on the side of The Indie House at 605 Broadway, a beautiful new mural painted by Southeast Missouri state alumnus Terry Davis, which features a young woman wearing a crown that harkens Lady Liberty, holding sunflowers, in front of billowy clouds with the words "You are my sunshine."...
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Be There for Them: How to support someone you know who has cancer
(Local News ~ 10/16/19)
“You have cancer” is possibly one of the heaviest statements someone could receive. Between the rush of panic, despair and isolation, there are many emotions to process when someone has been diagnosed with cancer. When this happens, their world is shaken and a list of questions arise, ranging from, “How am I going to survive this?” to “Who is going to help me?” Here are some ways friends and family members who want to support those they love who have been impacted by cancer can do so in a loving way. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2019. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba...
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Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
(Entertainment ~ 10/16/19)
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman -- aka prisoner No. 77806-112 -- reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal ensnaring dozens of wealthy mothers and fathers trying to get their children into elite schools...
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Catalan protesters, police clash for second straight night
(International News ~ 10/16/19)
BARCELONA, Spain -- Violent clashes erupted for a second consecutive night in Barcelona between police and protesters angry about the conviction of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders, as Spain launched an investigation Tuesday into an activist group organizing the protests...
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More victims, damage found in Japan typhoon aftermath
(International News ~ 10/16/19)
NAGANO, Japan -- The toll of death and destruction from a typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan climbed Tuesday, as the government said it was considering approving a special budget for the disaster response and eventual reconstruction...
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Chief: 'absolutely no excuse' for woman's killing
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. In bringing murder charges against officer Aaron Dean in the slaying of Atatiana Jefferson, police released an arrest warrant Tuesday quoting the victim's 8-year-old nephew as saying Jefferson had pulled out a gun after hearing suspicious noises behind her house...
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Opioid crisis cost economy $631B over 4 years
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year -- and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries. The biggest driver of the cost over the four-year period is unrealized lifetime earnings of those who died from the drugs, followed by health care costs...
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GM CEO joins talks with union
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
DETROIT -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table, an indication a deal may be near to end a monthlong strike by the United Auto Workers union paralyzing the company's factories. Barra and GM president Mark Reuss were in the bargaining room early Tuesday, a person briefed on the talks said, but they left later in the morning as committees began work on specific contract language. The person didn't want to be identified because the talks are confidential...
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James Stuckey
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
BENTON, MO. -- James William Stuckey, 88, of Ponder, Texas, formerly of Benton, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at his home. He was born May 4, 1931, in Commerce, Missouri, to Clarence Stewart and Violet Shay Riggs Stuckey. He married Ruth Ellen James on Dec. 29, 1954, in Benton, and she preceded him in death Jan. 17, 2012...
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Mary Schwab
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
Mary Joyce Schwab, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Delmar Gardens of Chesterfield in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Fukuyo Sato-Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
FENTON, Mo. -- Fukuyo Sato-Harris died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. She is the dear wife of Darrel Harris; mother of Niki Harris, Courtnie Harris Tyler and Mandy Harris Sullivan; and grandmother of six. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kutis Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123...
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Ida Rowland
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Ida Joan Vandeven Rowland, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, at her home. Ida was born Dec. 3, 1940, to Edward and Dorothy Elfrink Vandeven and was raised in Bloomfield, Missouri. She raised her family in Poplar Bluff and was an active volunteer in the community. ...
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Henry Kipper
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
Henry H. Kipper, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Lutheran Home. He was born May 24, 1921, in Seattle to the late Henry and Elisabeth Pasanen Kipper. Henry and Bernice Johnson were married July 11, 1947, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She preceded him in death March 6, 1995...
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Jamie Crowell
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
Jamie L. Crowell, 48, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 20, 1971, to Bill Murray and Debbie Morgan, in Springfield, Ohio, where she grew up on a horse farm and absolutely loved to ride and show horses. She and Bill Crowell were married July 10, 1993, in Columbia, Missouri...
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Juanita Chapman
(Obituary ~ 10/16/19)
Juanita Chapman, 83, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, surrounded by loving family and friends at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1936, in Hamilton County, Ohio, daughter of Derill and Martha Ellen Hargis Phelps. She and Alfred Chapman were married July 3, 1952, in Somerset, Kentucky. He passed away June 23, 2001...
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Dems weigh formal impeachment vote of Trump
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are gauging support for a vote to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry as another official testified Tuesday in the deepening probe of President Donald Trump's efforts to have Ukraine investigate Joe Biden. Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday to survey attitudes about a possible vote, according to people granted anonymity to discuss the planning...
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Missouri leaders to raise awareness about vaping risks
(State News ~ 10/16/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials are developing a public safety campaign aimed at making young people aware of the risks of vaping. Republican Gov. Mike Parson said at a news conference Tuesday he is directing leaders of the state health, education and public safety departments to develop a statewide campaign within 30 days. The goal is to educate, warn and discourage vaping...
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Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- When Syria's Kurdish fighters, America's longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend they were switching sides and joining up with Damascus and Moscow, it seemed like a moment of geopolitical whiplash...
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Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Dems' top rank
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature "wealth tax" plan. The pile-on was the clearest sign yet Warren has a new status in the crowded Democratic primary: a front-runner in the contest to take on President Donald Trump next year...
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Russia deploys troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government, Turkish forces in Syria
(International News ~ 10/16/19)
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey -- Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and Turkish troops. At the same time, tensions grew within NATO as Turkey defied growing condemnation of its invasion from its Western allies...
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GUEST COLUMN: The story behind Cho Liang Lin's visit to Cape
(Column ~ 10/16/19)
While this is not intended to be a performance review, it is an explanation of how the initial contact was made to get the world famous Cho Liang Lin here to perform with our Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra at the Gala Season Opening Concert Oct. 8...
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GUEST COLUMN: How Missouri became the official state of the mule
(Column ~ 10/16/19)
The Oliver-Leming House on North Street, a Cape Girardeau landmark, would be an unlikely place to start a mule movement. As fate would have it, something strange occurred at the home known as Tara of River City. In the early 1990's, American Legion Post 63 Commander Woody Woodford made a startling discovery where Mrs. Oliver had designed the Missouri state flag, using thread her Native American assistant, Marietta Coshise, hand-dyed blue from dried petals of the Yontonguelip flower...
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Prayer 10/16/19
(Prayer ~ 10/16/19)
Thank you, O Jesus, that through you we may be called sons and daughters of God. Amen.
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Out of the past: Oct. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 10/16/19)
The Missouri School Boards Association will lead a national search to replace Jackson School Superintendent Wayne Maupin, who retired Sept. 13 but will finish the school year; MSBA consultants met last week with student council representatives to see what they want in a superintendent...
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Area police reports 10/16/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/16/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Summons n Kaitlyn W. Sanderman, 34, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for first-degree trespassing in the 1700 block of Lacey Street. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 500 block of North Kingshighway...
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IMF downgrades outlook for world economy, citing trade wars
(National News ~ 10/16/19)
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund is further downgrading its outlook for the world economy, predicting growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis, primarily because of widening global conflicts. The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday foresees a slight rebound in 2020 but warns of threats ranging from heightened political tensions in the Middle East to the threat the United States and China will fail to prevent their trade war from escalating...
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Auto Tire and Parts NAPA Celebrates 110 Years In Business
(Submitted Story ~ 10/16/19)
This year Auto Tire and Parts NAPA celebrates 110 years in business. Auto Tire and Parts opened its first store in 1909 at Broadway and Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau in response to a customer's need for model T parts. There were only 12 horseless carriages in all of Cape County at that time and the closest part stores were either in St. ...
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Winston
(Submitted Story ~ 10/16/19)
My name is Suzanne Schreter and my sister Lisane passed away december 2018 of stage 4 breast cancer her cat Winston went to live with family in chicago but allergies made it impossible for him to stay. He was being professionally being transported on september 14 the 2019 to texas to live with another family and somehow got away from her. ...
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