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Rep. Smith: Corps needs to proceed with area flood-control project, fix levees
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should move ahead with a flood-control project along the Mississippi River near New Madrid, Missouri, that has been blocked for years by environmental concerns, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith told Corps officials Monday. Smith said environmental groups and the regulatory actions of the past presidential administration have hindered the project...
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Cape FD: Hoverboard's lithium battery to blame for fire that shut down mall
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
Saturday's hoverboard fire at Cape Girardeau's West Park Mall was caused by a lithium battery inside the hoverboard overheating and catching fire, according to a Cape Girardeau Fire Department report. The incident caused $4,000 of light smoke damage to West Park Mall, according to the report, but also caused the mall to shut down during one of the busiest shopping days of the year -- the Saturday during the back-to-school state sales tax holiday weekend...
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Good weather for construction work
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
RL Persons Construction Inc. workers finish a curb Monday along a new sidewalk on East Jackson Boulevard in Jackson. Weather conditions for construction work should remain good all week, with high temperatures in the low to mid-80s.
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Audit says former Missouri governor Nixon overspent on office
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former governor Jay Nixon spent millions of dollars more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs, according to a report by Missouri Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway's office released Monday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2017. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day...
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Leadership summit is worth the time, investment
(Editorial ~ 08/08/17)
Many of us would like to be leaders, and could be good at it, if ... someone would just get us pointed in the right direction. Good news, a leadership compass is just ahead. On Thursday and Friday, La Croix Church will host a simulcast for the annual Global Leadership Summit, a two-day event broadcast from Willow Creek Community Church in northern Illinois...
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No tenure in Trump administration
(Column ~ 08/08/17)
The only job security in a President Trump administration isÂ…well, doing a good job -- or at least the job one is expected to do. I find this incredibly refreshing. As a teacher by profession, I have seen what such security -- also known as tenure -- looks like. It is and will always be a controversial subject. Every teacher knows at least one other teacher who, but for tenure, would have gotten the boot a long time ago...
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Presidential lies and advice
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/17)
Perhaps the biggest presidential lie in recent memory is when Bill Clinton pounded the desk and said, "I did not have sex with that woman. Not one time." However, the blue dress later proved that something of a sexual nature had occurred. George H. W. Bush famously said, "Read my lips! No new taxes!" Then he went on to support a tax increase, which played a big part in him not getting elected to a second term...
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Paul Mills Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
OVERLAND, Mo. -- Baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection, Paul W. Mills Jr. passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3944. He was a cave explorer and wine maker and was known as Mr. Congeniality. He was an All Souls Minuteman...
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Douglas Honey
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Douglas A. Honey, 80, of Tamms died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, at home. He was born July 26, 1937, in Olive Branch, Illinois, the son of Earl and Jewel (Phillips) Honey. He married Edna DeLashmutt on Sept. 30, 1961. Douglas was a farmer and heavy-equipment operator his entire life. He took a break from farming for four years while he served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was one of four brothers making up Honey Brothers Incorporated...
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Margaret Puchbauer
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
Margaret E. Puchbauer, 97, of Jackson passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 11, 1920, in Tilsit, daughter of Charles H. and Ida Valle Daume Sr. She and Verlin Puchbauer were married March 21, 1942. He passed away Jan. 21, 1987...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/17)
After several agonizing weeks of waiting, the call Steven N. Limbaugh Jr. had been hoping for finally came Wednesday morning. While working at his Common Pleas Courthouse office, Limbaugh received a call from Gov. John Ashcroft advising him he would be appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court...
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Feds to give states more flexibility in protecting wild bird
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department on Monday unveiled a plan to protect the threatened sage grouse that gives Western states where the bird lives flexibility for economic development. Miners, ranchers and some Western governors had argued Obama-era policies jeopardized logging and other businesses...
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Report reveals underground haven for heroin, drug users
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
NEW YORK -- A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals. None was known to exist in the U.S. until the disclosure in a medical journal, although several states and cities are pushing to establish these so-called supervised injection sites where users can shoot up under the care of trained staff who can treat an overdose if necessary...
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Poached eels: U.S. strikes at illegal harvests as value grows
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
BREWER, Maine -- Changes in the worldwide fisheries industry have turned live baby American eels into a commodity that can fetch more than $2,000 a pound at the dock, but the big demand and big prices have spawned a black market wildlife officials say is jeopardizing the species...
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Google exec denounces employee's views on female workers
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
NEW YORK -- Silicon Valley's efforts to promote workforce diversity haven't yielded many results -- unless you count a backlash at Google, where a male engineer blamed biological differences for the paucity of female programmers. His widely shared memo, titled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber," also criticizes Google for pushing mentoring and diversity programs and for "alienating conservatives."...
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Hackers demand millions in ransom for stolen HBO data
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/17)
NEW YORK -- Hackers using the name "Mr. Smith" posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further such releases. The data dump included what appear to be scripts from five "Game of Thrones" episodes, including one upcoming episode, and a month's worth of email from the account of Leslie Cohen, HBO's vice president for film programming...
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Transgender camp teaches kids they're 'normal, not alone'
(Community ~ 08/08/17)
EL CERRITO, Calif. -- In some ways, Rainbow Day Camp is ordinary. Children arrive with a packed lunch, make friendship bracelets, play basketball, sing songs and get silly. But it is also unique, from the moment campers arrive each morning. At check-in each day, campers make a nametag with their pronoun of choice. Some opt for "she" or "he." Or a combination of "she/he." Or "they," or no pronoun at all. Some change their name or pronouns daily to see what feels right...
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Missouri officer killed during traffic stop, man sought
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
CLINTON, Mo. -- Authorities were searching Monday for a 39-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop. Clinton officer Gary Michael was killed Sunday night. Ian McCarthy, 39, of Clinton was charged in the killing Monday, though he remained on the loose. Authorities warned he should be considered armed and danger...
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9-year-old wants to be NASA's 'planetary protection officer'
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/17)
TRENTON, N.J. -- A 9-year-old New Jersey boy who described himself as a "Guardian of the Galaxy" is hoping to add the real-life NASA title "Planetary Protection Officer" to his resume. NASA received an application for the position from fourth-grader Jack Davis, who asked to apply for the job. ...
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Yo-Yo Ma's concert plea helps bring friend's lost puppy home
(Community ~ 08/08/17)
LENOX, Mass. -- With Yo-Yo Ma's help, a friend was able to bring his lost puppy home. The cellist Sunday made an plea to nearly 14,000 concertgoers after a show at Tanglewood in Massachusetts to help find conductor David Zinman's lost puppy. The 4-month-old Havanese named Carlito had vanished that morning; Zinman was afraid the puppy would get run over by a car...
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Many St. Louis businesses sticking with higher minimum wage
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- More than 100 St. Louis businesses will keep paying workers at least $10 an hour, even though a law takes effect later this month that rescinds the city minimum wage and returns it to the same wage as the rest of Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports dozens of restaurants and stores have signed on to a "Save the Raise" campaign to persuade employers to disregard the change back to the state minimum...
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Vandalized Jewish cemetery in University City rededicated
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- A Jewish cemetery near St. Louis has been rededicated nearly six months after it was vandalized. Law enforcement still is working to determine whether the tipping of more than 150 tombstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City in February was motivated by anti-Semitism...
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Kansas City voters to weigh minimum wage hike today
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Voters in Kansas City today will consider raising the city's minimum wage well above the state minimum, even though a new Missouri law forbids cities from making their own rules on the issue. The measure is among several in local elections across Missouri...
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St. Louis County NAACP now supports Missouri travel advisory
(State News ~ 08/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis branch of the NAACP now "wholeheartedly supports" its national headquarters' decision to issue a travel advisory for Missouri due to concerns about a state law that rolls back discrimination protections for workers. The St. Louis County branch initially called on the national NAACP to rescind the advisory, saying it could hurt the region's economy and harm African-Americans in the hospitality industry, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Venezuelan state worker becomes voice against voter coercion
(International News ~ 08/08/17)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Javier Hernandez knew he was going to be fired. Everyone who worked with him in a state-run cement factory was told to vote last month in an election to choose delegates for a new constitutional assembly granting nearly unlimited powers to Venezuela's ruling socialist party...
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Chicago files federal lawsuit over sanctuary cities threat
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
CHICAGO -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump's immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first cities Monday to sue the government over what many U.S. cities argue are illegal bids to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities...
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Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- After six months of infighting, investigations and legislative failures, President Donald Trump is trying to combat new signs of weakness in his Republican base and re-energize his staunchest supporters. White House officials have been urging the president to refocus on immigration and other issues that resonate with the conservatives, evangelicals and working-class whites who propelled him to the Oval Office...
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Top Trump aides clashing over direction of foreign policy
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- A long-simmering dispute between two top White House aides has boiled into a public battle over the direction of President Donald Trump's foreign policy, with a cadre of conservative groups pushing for the ouster of national-security adviser H.R. McMaster...
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Trump raps Democratic Sen. Blumenthal as phony 'con artist'
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, calling him a "phony Vietnam con artist" after the lawmaker expressed concerns about the Justice Department's pursuit of leakers and embraced a special counsel's probe of Russia meddling in the election and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials...
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Analysis: Sanctions may not halt North Korea nuclear program
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea still could prove to be no match for the communist country's relentless nuclear- weapons ambitions. While the United States hails a new package of U.N. penalties that could cut a third of North Korea's exports, the sanctions themselves aren't the American objective...
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Rep. Smith blames 'Never Trumpers' for failure on health bill; calls leaks 'unacceptable'
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
The "Never Trumpers" among Republican senators are a major reason the U.S. Senate failed to pass a health-care bill, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith said Monday. The 8th District congressman also commented about the leaking of information in Washington, D.C. Leaks of classified information are "unacceptable," and leakers should be prosecuted, he said during a visit to Cape Girardeau...
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Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run case
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man preempted his upcoming trial by pleading guilty Friday morning in connection to a December 2015 hit-and-run accident that killed a local teenager, Heavenly Grace Hafford. Randel Craig Sparks, 43, pleaded guilty to the Class D felonies of leaving the scene of a motor-vehicle accident and tampering with physical evidence before Judge David Jones in Greene County after Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher filed amended information with the court.. ...
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Jackson officials discuss ongoing plans with trail, park bridge
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
Officials discussed ongoing trail and park-bridge projects in Jackson during the Board of Alderman meeting Monday night. The Hubble Creek Recreation Trail's original phase saw a one-mile stretch of walking trail built between Jackson Civic Center and the city park...
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Jackson man accused of statutory sodomy in elementary-school parking lot
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
Police said a Jackson man molested a 16-year-old girl in a school parking lot last week. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Courtney T. Little, 44, with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, a felony. The victim's family contacted Jackson police Friday and told officers the assault occurred earlier in the evening, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case by Jackson police Sgt. Ryan Thieret...
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Mayor wants downtown music festival
(Local News ~ 08/08/17)
Cape Girardeau should consider staging a downtown music festival to replace the long-defunct Riverfest, Mayor Harry Rediger told fellow council members Monday. Riverfest was a summer, outdoor festival that was held downtown for 21 years before ceasing operation after the 1999 event...
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Pig headed to auction jumps onto interstate
(National News ~ 08/08/17)
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- A large pig headed to auction jumped from a trailer Saturday onto Interstate 5 near Federal Way. State Trooper Rick Johnson said passers-by stopped and herded the pig through an opening in barriers along the interstate so it wouldn't walk into traffic. Johnson said the pig suffered some scrapes but otherwise appeared uninjured. He said the pig's owner returned within 45 minutes to reclaim it. No citations were issued...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:26 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 1:34 a.m. on North Park Avenue; 5:02 a.m. on South Spirgg Street; 11:09 a.m. on Kingsway Drive; 12:36 p.m. on William Street; 2:51 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 4:10 p.m. on Ricardo Drive; 7:40 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 8:29 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 10:05 p.m. on North Louisiana Avenue; and 11:07 p.m. on Broadway...
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Violet Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
Violet Reynolds, 96, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Israel officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Ralph Sitter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
Ralph H. Sitter Jr., 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Terry Epling officiating...
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Grace Hayes
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Grace I. Hayes, 77, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerold McBride officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Jackson police report 8/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the area of Old Cape Road and Corinne Street. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 400 block of North Maryland Street.
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Michael T. Anderson, 24, 16 N. Henderson Ave., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawful use of a weapon. Arrests...
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Dorothy Martin
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Dorothy I. Martin, 93, of Campbell died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jonathan Ross officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Dorothy Taylor
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy A. Taylor, 89, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Milton Ryan, C.M., officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Prayer 8/8/17
(Prayer ~ 08/08/17)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, thank you for showing us your unfailing love. Amen.
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Speak Out 8/8/17
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/17)
It does not take a genius to know that liquid can be poured from a clear cup into a paper cup in a dark theater. You know the Trump train is starting to derail when president is subjected to a rebuke by heretofore absolute Trump loyalist, columnist Adrienne Ross...
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Kimberly Adelson
(Obituary ~ 08/08/17)
Kimberly S. Adelson, 48, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 14, 1969, in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of Karen Earley Adelson and George R. Adelson and the granddaughter of Naomi and Robert Earley of Cape Girardeau. Kim's family lived in Scottsdale; St. Louis; Katy, Texas; and Philadelphia before moving to Cape Girardeau in 1982...
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Scholarship Luncheon Honors Donors, Recognizes Recipients
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/17)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary scholarship recipients had the opportunity to personally thank the individuals who are helping them earn advanced degrees at a Scholarship Luncheon held recently at the Jackson Civic Center. The luncheon celebrated the success of 25 students who received $55,500 in scholarship awards...
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