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Cape man sentenced to 15 years on firearms charges
(Local News ~ 10/30/19)
A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison following his conviction earlier this year on two counts of felony possession of firearms by a convicted felon. Barrett Swan, 35, was found guilty July 9 after a jury trial in U.S. District Court...
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On the run on Cape LaCroix Trail
(Local News ~ 10/30/19)
Brittany Hanschen of Cape Girardeau goes for a run in the fall weather Tuesday along the Cape LaCroix Recreation Trail in Cape Girardeau.
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Angela Davis to present keynote address for King Jr. dinner
(Local News ~ 10/30/19)
American political activist and academic Angela Davis has been announced as the keynote speaker for Southeast Missouri State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner on Jan. 29 at the Show Me Center. “Women in Action: Pursuing the Dream” will be the theme for this year’s dinner. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and dinner is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ...
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Scott County to produce book marking bicentennial
(Local News ~ 10/30/19)
In celebration of Scott County’s bicentennial in 2021 — and for the first time since 2003 — plans are in place to publish a hardback, collector’s quality book of submitted articles and photos pertaining to family stories and information on churches, schools, farms and organizations from the area...
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Jackson couple hosts second-annual 'puppy reunion' of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
(Entertainment ~ 10/30/19)
Seventy-five Cavalier King Charles Spaniels puppies have found their forever homes through the heartfelt efforts of Will and Marlene’ Dudley of Jackson. To celebrate, the couple hosted their second-annual “puppy reunion” Oct. 12 at their home, with nearly 40 dogs — and their owners...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2019. There are 62 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 30, 1912, Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day. (Sherman was replaced with Nicholas Murray Butler, but Taft, the Republican candidate, ended up losing in an Electoral College landslide to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.)...
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Book Review: “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins
(B Magazine ~ 10/30/19)
"Good to Great" by Jim Collins offers many classic concepts that have helped me through my career. The concepts are not necessarily surprising, but they are backed by the evidence of a scientific study. Great companies are set apart from good businesses by focusing on disciplined people, disciplined thought, disciplined action and the flywheel. ...
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Number of children watching online videos soars
(Community ~ 10/30/19)
The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday. They're glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago. And often, the survey found, they're seeing the videos on services such as YouTube that are supposedly off limits to children younger than age 13...
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Masked gunmen kill 18 in Iraq
(International News ~ 10/30/19)
BAGHDAD -- Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, security officials said, in one of the deadliest single attacks since anti-government demonstrations erupted earlier this month...
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Report: Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia's state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco will see shares traded on Riyadh's stock exchange in December, a Saudi-owned satellite news channel reported Tuesday as the kingdom's marquee investment forum got underway...
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Federal judge blocks Alabama's strict abortion ban
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law -- part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative states -- clearly unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking Alabama from enforcing the law that would make performing an abortion a felony in almost all cases...
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The single phrase to watch for from the Fed this week
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Economists and investors who are trying to get a fix on what the Federal Reserve may do in the months ahead have zeroed in on a single phrase in the statement it has issued after its most recent policy meetings. The phrase seems innocuous enough. The Fed's policymakers, it states, "will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion."...
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Coal giant Murray Energy seeking bankruptcy protection
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A major U.S. coal mining company is seeking bankruptcy protection, despite a flurry of regulatory breaks its CEO pushed for -- and received -- from the Trump administration. Ohio-based Murray Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Tuesday, joining a growing list of struggling coal operations as communities switch away from fossil fuel to cheaper and less-polluting renewable energy or natural gas...
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Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
(International News ~ 10/30/19)
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main protest camp in Beirut, torching tents, smashing plastic chairs and chasing away protesters...
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Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers back December 12 election
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
LONDON -- Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that could break the country's political impasse over Brexit -- or turn out to be merely a temporary distraction...
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Frustration rises amid another round of California blackouts, wildfire prevention
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 worth of food, including trays of brownies, cupcakes and puff pastry. And she had little hope of getting a good night's sleep -- there was no way to run the machine she relies on to counter her apnea...
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Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech
(Community ~ 10/30/19)
BOSTON -- Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye. It remains entirely possible music venues will eventually take a second look at the controversial technology...
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Amazon hopes $1.5M elects pro-business Seattle leaders
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
SEATTLE -- Brian Sweeney has a long list of complaints about Amazon, from the way it treats warehouse workers to the low taxes it pays and its effort to win concessions from cities to bring in jobs. So when he learned the online retail giant had poured $1 million into remaking the Seattle City Council with more business-friendly candidates, he pulled out his wallet...
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Lt. col. testifies he raised concerns about Ukraine, Trump
(National News ~ 10/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators Tuesday he twice raised concerns over Trump's push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden...
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Clinton Telle
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
TROY, Mo. -- Clinton C. "Scotty" Telle, 94, of Troy, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab in Troy. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Jennifer Miesner
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Jennifer Ann Miesner, 39, of Farrar died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...
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Joshua Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
Joshua B. Johnson, 22, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at his home. He was born April 18, 1997, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Kenneth Ray and Sarah Lynn Conn Johnson. Joshua was a 2016 graduate of Joplin (Missouri) High School, where he was active in ROTC. He was a member of the Joplin High School weight-lifting team, where he was a power lifter. He attended Drury University...
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Hilda Grebing
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
Hilda E. Grebing, 84, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 21, 1935, in Tilsit to August and Emma Nagel Weber. She was baptized Oct. 1, 1935, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit and confirmed April 10, 1949, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Karen Cotner
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
Karen Marie Cotner, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her home, surrounded by family, after a brave battle with ALS. She was born Aug. 12, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Walter and Mary "Betty" Kain Maevers. Karen attended Trinity Lutheran and Nell Holcomb schools for her elementary education and graduated in 1971 from College High School. She was co-owner and office manager for Cotner Electric for 40-plus years...
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Shirley Borgfield
(Obituary ~ 10/30/19)
Shirley Borgfield, 75, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at Jackson Manor. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Chad Bles will officiate.
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St. Louis art museum kicks off $12M capital campaign
(State News ~ 10/30/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is kicking off a $12 million fundraising campaign and says it already has raised more than two-thirds of the amount. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the goal of the campaign is to increase the museum's endowment, provide educational programming and make improvements to its 15-year-old building...
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Police board member resigns after sergeant wins $20M verdict
(State News ~ 10/30/19)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- The chairman of a St. Louis County police board has resigned and another board member said she is being replaced after a jury found a sergeant was discriminated against because he's gay and recommended he be awarded nearly $20 million...
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Medical pot group asks Missouri officials to regulate vaping
(State News ~ 10/30/19)
ST. LOUIS -- A medical marijuana trade group wants Missouri health officials to issue strict vaping regulations as the number of people in the United States suffering from vaping-related lung illnesses continues to rise. In a letter Monday, Andrew Mullins, executive director of the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association, asked Dr. ...
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Missouri agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients' periods
(State News ~ 10/30/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's health department director Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort to identify what the agency says were "failed abortions" at a St. Louis clinic. Department of Health and Senior Services director Randall Williams made the revelation during the second day of an administrative hearing to determine whether Missouri's only abortion clinic will lose its license to perform the procedure...
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Prayer 10/30/19
(Prayer ~ 10/30/19)
Singing hymns and songs from the Spirit, we praise your name, O God. Amen.
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Speak Out 10/30/19
(Speak Out ~ 10/30/19)
For three consecutive days the power between North Farmington, West Main St, Bainbridge, and Independence has failed. The esteem Board of Alderman and the mayor are calling for rate increases. Due to the consistent failure of the power grid in the above area, why not turn the electricity grid over to Ameren? This will provide Jackson residents with reliable power and reduce costs to the city...
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Out of the past: Oct. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 10/30/19)
Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority has purchased a 5.8-mile railroad line for $300,000 from Union Pacific; the line stretches from the Thebes, Illinois, bridge north through Scott City to the port and into Cape Girardeau; it will give the port access to Burlington Northern, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads...
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