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Man dies after being shot by officer; said to have come at cop with knife
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
A man said to have been wielding a knife and charging a police officer has died after the officer shot him, according to a news release issued by the Cape Girardeau Police Department early Thursday morning. Shortly after 10 p.m. an officer was investigating "suspicious activity" at a residence in the 600 block of La Petite Court, the release stated...
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SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary Presents $13,165 to Hospice Grace Fund
(Submitted Story ~ 02/16/17)
The SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary presented a check for $13,165 to the SoutheastHEALTH Hospice Grace Fund at its annual winter luncheon held recently at Southeast Hospital. The funds represent the profit made from the Auxiliary’s Festival of Holiday Trees held in November and co-sponsored by Southeast Hospice...
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Swan files bill to bar sex offenders from children's museums, zoos
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
An incident in which a sex offender visited Cape Girardeau’s Discovery Playhouse children’s museum prompted state Rep. Kathy Swan to file legislation to bar sex offenders from that museum and others. Registered sex offenders would be prohibited from being within 500 feet of any museum, zoo or “other location with the primary purpose of entertaining or educating children” younger than 18 years of age under legislation introduced by Swan.
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Puzder withdraws nomination to be Trump's labor secretary
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary abruptly withdrew his nomination Wednesday after Senate Republicans balked at supporting him, in part over taxes he belatedly paid taxes on a former housekeeper not authorized to work in the United States...
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Former Clinton aide: Trump campaign normalized racism, sexism
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
President Donald Trump's presidential campaign normalized racism and sexism, former Hillary Clinton campaign aide Zerlina Maxwell said Wednesday. Maxwell, who served as director of progressive media for the Democratic candidate, delivered the 21st annual Michael Davis Lecture at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Cape officer shoots man inside a home
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
A Cape Girardeau police officer shot a man inside a house about 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of La Petite Court, according to police chief Wes Blair at the scene. The officer had engaged the man in some way inside the house, Blair said. The man was shot at least once and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, Blair said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2017. There are 318 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's victory earned him the moniker "Unconditional Surrender Grant."...
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Prayer 2/16/17
(Prayer ~ 02/16/17)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, for blessing us more than we deserve. Amen.
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U.S. military shortages
(Column ~ 02/16/17)
Since WW II it has been U.S. policy to maintain a military capable of fighting two wars at the same time. While we fought in Korea and fought the war in Vietnam we also had forces prepared to defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression. Since the end of major U.S. combat involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan the question is whether the weakened military with its tired equipment and weapons has recovered sufficiently to return to that two-front policy...
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Glass promoted to Supt. of Cape Public Schools
(Editorial ~ 02/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau School District chose one of its own to replace retiring superintendent Jim Welker. Congratulations to Dr. Neil Glass, the district's assistant superintendent since 2008 who was recently voted unanimously by the school board to be the district's next superintendent. His three-year contract is effective July 1...
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Court: Missouri not required to name execution drug's source
(State News ~ 02/16/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri appellate court has ruled the state's prison officials aren't obligated to publicly reveal the source of the drug used to execute prisoners. The appellate court's Western District decided Tuesday to overturn a 2016 trial-court ruling that found the state wrongly withheld documents that would identify pharmaceutical suppliers, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Missouri lawyer acquitted in killings of dad, his girlfriend
(State News ~ 02/16/17)
LEBANON, Mo. -- A lawyer who specialized in end-of-life matters has been acquitted in the death of her millionaire father, whom prosecutors claimed she had removed from life support by forging power-of-attorney documents after he survived an attack at his lake house that claimed his girlfriend's life...
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Out of the past: Feb. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 02/16/17)
Archbishop Metropolitan Pangratios of the Old Kalendar Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupolis (Queens, New York) has announced the establishment of an Eastern Orthodox Apostolate in Cape Girardeau; the Rev. Ken Seifert recently came to Cape Girardeau from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and will serve as administrator of chaplaincy services to Orthodox Christians in area hospitals, correctional facilities, Southeast Missouri State University and Southern Illinois University...
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Jack Stovall
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Jack W. Stovall, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 21, 1940, in Dutchtown to the late Joseph O. and Beulah Greenlee Stovall. Jack was a 1959 graduate of Delta High School. He served in the U.S. Army and spent time in Okinawa...
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Travis Scales
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Travis Shantell Scales, aka "Gator Grench," 35, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in St. Louis. He was born July 18, 1981, in Blytheville, Arkansas, to Harold Gene Henderson and Deloris Scales Hall. At age 5, he moved from Blytheville to Cape Girardeau, where he lived with Tabiatha Harris...
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Kimberley Kennon
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Kimberley Susan Schwettman Kennon, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Sept. 29, 1962, in Kremmling, Colorado, to Jackie D. and Evon L. Evans Schwettman. She was a licensed practical nurse for local hospitals and most recently was a cashier for Menards...
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Lillian Hess
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Lillian Helen Hess, 76, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at her home. She was born March 18, 1940, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Joseph Marion and Zita Ortha Schaefer Hess. She taught English and history at Meredosia, Illinois, and also worked at Riverside Regional Library. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, the Council of Catholic Women and Ladies Sodality of the church...
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Lagretta Harris
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Legretta Ann Harris, 69, of Morley passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 16, 1947, in California to the late Clarence and Pauline Casey Johnson. Legretta worked for the hat factory in Oran, Missouri. She later went to work for and retired from Rubbermaid in Jackson...
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Alma Eftink
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Alma Lorena Eftink, 82, of Oran passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at her home. She was born March 9, 1934, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to the late Henry and Pauline Halter Horrell. She married Lawrence H. Eftink on Jan. 14, 1953, and he preceded her in death April 23, 1983...
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Naomi Crain
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Ruby Naomi Crain, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Friday, March 30, 1923, in Daisy to the late Fred C. and Della Ates Hahs. She and Clemon Coolidge "Coolie" Crain were married Nov. 9, 1943, at Oak Ridge. He preceded her in death Sept. 21, 2016...
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Joanne Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Joanne M. Adams, 84, of Tamms passed away at 8:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Joanne was born April 7, 1932, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late Albert Lloyd Smithey Sr. and Edna Mae Caudle Smithey...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 1:19 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 12:53 p.m. on Broadway; 2:18 p.m. on Linden Street; 5:51 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 7:43 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 8:23 p.m. on William Street; 8:36 p.m. on Lear Drive; 9:17 p.m. on Hickory Street; and 10:40 p.m. on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/16/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Blaine E. Strong II, 24, of Tamms, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at West Cape Rock and Brookwood drives...
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Kids with ADHD have some smaller brain regions than normal
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
LONDON -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have several brain regions that are slightly smaller than usual, more evidence the disorder should be considered a neurological condition, a new study states. The study, the largest review of ADHD patients' brain scans ever conducted, might also provide clues for developing new treatments...
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Missouri attorney general says he's appealing egg law
(State News ~ 02/16/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling over a California law that prohibits the sale of eggs from chickens that are not raised in accordance with strict space requirements, the Republican told The Associated Press on Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/16/17
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 6 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Trump ushers in changes to health law
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration took steps Wednesday intended to calm jittery insurance companies and make tax compliance with former president Barack Obama's health law less burdensome for some people. But the changes could lead to policies with higher annual deductibles, according to the administration's proposal...
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Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle 'dreamer'
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
SEATTLE -- Immigration activists and some U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a Seattle-area man who was detained last week despite his participation in a federal program to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children...
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Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- Congress on Wednesday sent President Donald Trump legislation blocking an Obama-era rule designed to keep guns out of the hands of people with certain mental disabilities. On a vote of 57-43, the Senate backed the resolution, one of several early steps by the Republican-led Congress to undo regulations implemented by former President Barack Obama...
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Trump slams intel officials, media over Flynn and Russia
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump slammed intelligence officials and the media Wednesday over what he called "very, very unfair" treatment of his ousted national-security adviser Michael Flynn and for "illegally leaked" information about reported contacts between his campaign advisers and Russian officials...
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Trump charts new Mideast course; maybe no separate Palestine
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- Charting a new course for the Middle East, President Donald Trump on Wednesday withheld clear support for an independent Palestine and declared he could endorse a one-nation solution to the long and deep dispute between Palestinians and Israel...
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Yahoo issues another warning in fallout from hacking attacks
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
LONDON -- Yahoo is warning users of potentially malicious activity on their accounts between 2015 and 2016, the latest development in the internet company's investigation of a megabreach that exposed 1 billion users' data several years ago. Yahoo confirmed Wednesday it was notifying users their accounts potentially had been compromised but declined to say how many people were affected...
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Video captured shooting that killed Chicago toddler
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
CHICAGO -- Police are examining video that captured a shooting that killed a toddler and a man authorities said was the intended target. The video, streamed live on Facebook, was taken from inside a car driven by a young woman who was wounded in the shooting. The man and 2-year-old Lavontay White also were in the car...
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California officials rush to drain lake as new storms begin
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
OROVILLE, Calif. -- Officials raced to drain more water from a lake behind battered Oroville Dam as new storms began rolling into Northern California on Wednesday and tested the quick repairs made to damaged spillways that raised flood fears. The three storms were expected to stretch into next week. Forecasters said the first two storms could drop a total of 5 inches of rain in higher elevations...
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Woman arrested in killing of North Korean leader's half brother
(International News ~ 02/16/17)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police arrested a woman Wednesday in the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader's exiled half brother who South Korean spies said once begged his sibling to spare his life. The killing, which reportedly came at the hands of two female assassins, set off waves of speculation over whether North Korea had dispatched a hit squad to kill a man known for his drinking, gambling and complicated family life...
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Pentagon boss to NATO nations: Increase military spending
(International News ~ 02/16/17)
BRUSSELS -- In an ultimatum to America's allies, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told fellow NATO members Wednesday to increase military spending by year's end or risk seeing the U.S. curtail its defense support -- a stark threat given Europe's unease already over U.S.-Russian relations...
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Ray's of Kelso to close, then reopen under new ownership
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
Ray’s of Kelso is scheduled to close and reopen under new ownership next month as a new restaurant called Kelso Corner Grill. New owner David Turner said Wednesday he plans to run the restaurant in Kelso, Missouri, with his wife, Sara, and their children...
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Testimony: Hospitalized suspect tried to take gun, Mace from deputy during assault
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
The inmate stood on his hospital bed, cursed the sheriff’s deputy who was watching him and tried to take his Mace and gun, the deputy testified. Judge Gary Kamp found there was probable cause to continue the criminal case against Stan Lanier Ford, 23, of St. Louis, after a preliminary hearing Wednesday...
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Charges dropped after alleged victim fails to appear in court
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecuting attorney Frank Miller dropped charges against a Cape Girardeau man accused of robbery when the victim failed to show up and testify for a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Jackson. The prosecuting attorney’s office had charged Colin Alexander Berry, 20, with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action...
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Youngster takes it hard to the hoop
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
Damarion Williams goes for a two-handed dunk while being guarded by Lavitticus Weakly as the two played street basketball after school Wednesday in Cape Girardeau.
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Bridge near Chaffee closed, will be replaced
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
BENTON, Mo. — A bridge near Chaffee, Missouri, will be replaced after a state inspection deemed the structure unsafe. Every two years the Missouri Department of Transportation inspects bridges. In January, it inspected a bridge on Scott County Road 220, off Route RA in Chaffee, that goes to Lake Tywappity...
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'The spirit is alive': Student sections cheer on their basketball teams
(Community ~ 02/16/17)
A lot of responsibilities play out at varsity basketball games. Coaches stalk the sidelines, referees maintain order, cheerleaders display spirit, scorekeepers track points and fouls, and public address informs onlookers. And then there are the student sections, an energized mass of youth literally standing ready to punctuate the action...
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Atlanta zoo names cockroach after Tom Brady
(National News ~ 02/16/17)
ATLANTA -- After the Falcons fell victim to the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, an Atlanta zoo named a cockroach after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Zoo Atlanta said it had a bet with Rhode Island's Roger Williams Park Zoo that called for the loser to name a baby animal after the winning team's quarterback. Both zoos figured the loser would be bitter about the game, so they agreed the animal in question would be a Madagascar hissing cockroach...
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Hooked on Science: Cloud in a bottle
(Community ~ 02/16/17)
n Isopropyl alcohol n Bicycle pump with rubber stopper n 1 1-liter clear plastic bottle n Step 1: Pour enough isopropyl alcohol into the clear plastic bottle to cover the bottom. Swirl the isopropyl alcohol around in the bottle. n Step 2: Attach the pump to the rubber stopper. Attach the stopper to the bottle...
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Learning briefs 2-16-17
(Community ~ 02/16/17)
Mikaela Johnson of Perryville, Missouri, has been named to the fall 2016 dean's list at University of Iowa. Chelsea Hastings of Cape Girardeau and William Allen of Jackson have been named to the fall 2016 president's list at the University of Alabama...
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'Sheepdog' event aims to help people protect themselves
(Local News ~ 02/16/17)
Three speakers will inform Cape Girardeau residents at a seminar March 10 and 11 at Cape County Cowboy Church in Oak Ridge how to protect themselves, according to a Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department news release. The sheriff’s department will host the seminar. ...
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Births 2/16/17
(Births ~ 02/16/17)
Son to William Greg Driskell and Krystal Leigh Koehler of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:51 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Name, Waylon Reed. Weight, 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Second son. Koehler is the daughter of Dale Koehler and Martie Koehler of Jackson. Driskell is the son of Sarah Driskell of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Driskell Farms and Popeyes...
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