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Walker exits 2016 race with harsh words for Trump
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
MADISON, Wis. -- Warning the Republican presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker exited the 2016 campaign Monday and urged others to quit, too, and "clear the field" so someone can emerge to take down front-runner Donald Trump. The announcement marked a dramatic fall for Walker, who was struggling to generate money and enthusiasm after surging into the race's top tier earlier in the year. He will return to his job as governor of Wisconsin, where his term runs through 2018...
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Missouri colleges would freeze tuition for funding hike
(State News ~ 09/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Leaders of Missouri's public community colleges and universities said Monday they'll freeze undergraduate tuition next school year as part of a deal with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to ramp up funding from the state. Nixon is recommending a $55.7 million increase in performance funding next fiscal year, which would bring total state higher education funding to $985 million. ...
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Lorelai Clubb's story reaches People Magazine
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The story of a Cape Girardeau girl's recovery from cancer has reached a national audience. The story of Lorelai Clubb, specifically her homemade music video inspired by Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," is featured in a piece at www.people.com, the online site for People Magazine...
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Former Safe House director sentenced to 5 years in prison
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The former executive director of a Cape Girardeau women's shelter soon will be reporting to the Missouri Department of Corrections. On Monday, Judge Michael Gardner sentenced Allison Leonard, 44, to five years in prison. The court retained jurisdiction for 120 days for Leonard to serve shock incarceration. If she successfully completes the 120 days, Gardner has the option to release her and place her on probation...
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Jackson softball team grabs early lead, beats Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
The Indians improved to 9-9 with a 6-2 victory.
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Demolition underway in Dutchtown flood buyout
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The Dutchtown flood buyout project is almost complete, as nearly half the properties in flood-prone areas have been torn down. It's the culmination of a multiyear process for the village, which has experienced major flooding over the years and often had to seek sandbagging help from volunteers and local members of the Missouri National Guard...
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Sunday Service at Old McKendree Chapel
(Submitted Story ~ 09/22/15)
Dr. Frank Nickell will be guest speaker at the 79th annual service at Old McKendree Chapel Sunday, September 27, at 3 p.m. Dr. Nickell is assistant director of The State Historical Society of the Missouri Research Center in Cape Girardeau and an emeritus faculty member of the Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Notre Dame softball team downs Cape Central, claims 13th straight win
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Ellie Retz struck out two batters and walked none in Notre Dame's 6-0 home win Tuesday over Cape Central, and a stifling defense contributed to 19 outs in Notre Dame's four-hit victory.
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Torn ACL ends season of Southeast Missouri State running back DeMichael Jackson
(College Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Jackson led Southeast with 256 yards rushing on 56 carries, which also ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
Today is Tuesday, September 22, the 265th day of 2015. There are 100 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On September 22, 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed. (Moore served 32 years in prison before being paroled on December 31, 2007.)...
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Fairs highlight fun, culture and talent
(Editorial ~ 09/22/15)
One aspect of our local fairs that is often overlooked is the culture and variety of talent and fun we get to experience. Recent Southeast Missourian articles have highlighted some of these aspects. The Country Fire Cloggers, highlighted before the SEMO District Fair, is one example. Based in Ellsinore, Missouri, the group performed their style and type of folk dance. The dance has roots in Irish step-dancing and tribal dances of early African-Americans...
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Wimpy's Night a great event
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/22/15)
My wife and I had the pleasure of attending the Wimpy's Night event at Centenary Methodist Church last Saturday. It was a splendid experience! I also had the distinct honor of speaking with my former boss, Freeman D. Lewis. I worked at Wimpy's from August 1959 to September 1967 -- all through high school and four years of college. ...
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Uber claims 5,000 ride in first weekend in St. Louis area
(State News ~ 09/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Uber said Monday it provided more than 5,000 weekend rides after rolling out its ride-hailing service in the St. Louis area, defying local taxicab regulators against whom the company has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit. San Francisco-based Uber launched its service in St. ...
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University of Missouri professor sues over campus gun ban
(State News ~ 09/22/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A University of Missouri associate law professor has filed a lawsuit, contending the school's ban on concealed weapons on campus violates his constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed Saturday by Royce de R. Barondes against the Board of Curators and president Tim Wolfe also argues the ban conflicts with a state law that allows guns to be stored in the passenger compartment of a vehicle by an adult with a permit...
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VW thwarted pollution regulations for 7 years
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
DETROIT -- Volkswagen became the world's top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high performance of diesel-powered vehicles that met America's tough Clean Air laws. VW's success story was so good, pollution-control advocates did their own tests, hoping to persuade other countries to enforce the same strict standards...
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Disciplined radio employee quits after hoax comments
(State News ~ 09/22/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield radio station employee quit after refusing to back down from his suggestion the on-air killings of two Virginia journalists were a hoax. Part-time telephone screener Rick Kennedy, who goes by the on-air name Rick Masters, told the Springfield News-Leader the shooting was probably faked "to create more conversation about gun laws."...
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Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday. The results of the Association of American Universities Campus Climate Survey come at a time of heightened scrutiny of the nation's colleges and universities and what they are doing to combat sexual assault. ...
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Liam Patrick
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Liam Warren Patrick, was stillborn Sept. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of Douglas Patrick and Megan McMurry. Loving survivors include his parents; his maternal grandparents, Roger and Marguerite McMurry; his paternal grandparents, Larry and Sherry Patrick; an uncle, Charles (Samantha) Patrick; and an aunt, Holly (Chris) Perry...
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Dorothy Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Dorothy Sue Miller, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 16, 1940, in Paducah, Kentucky, to the late Ozzie Moses and Nettie Elizabeth Gilbert Vandergriff. She and Gary Miller Sr. were married June 30, 1957, in Corinth, Mississippi. He preceded her in death Jan. 5, 2000...
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Peggy Rulo
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Peggy Marie Rulo, 54, of Benton died Sept. 19, 2015, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 22, 1960, in St. Louis to James Marlin and Sharon Lee Santhuff Byassee. She married Lynnie Andrew Rulo on April 13, 1979, in Benton...
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Apple withdraws some China apps after malware found
(International News ~ 09/22/15)
BEIJING -- Apple Inc. has removed some applications from its App Store after developers in China were tricked into using software tools that added malicious code in an unusual security breach. Apple gave no details of which companies were affected. But Tencent Ltd. said its popular WeChat app was affected, and the company released a new version after spotting the malicious code...
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Out of the past: Sept. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 09/22/15)
With trash bags in hand, 67 volunteers hit the streets to help clean up southeast Cape Girardeau. The volunteers responded to a plea for community involvement in bettering blighted areas of the neighborhood. Area officials are hoping a concerted highway-needs campaign will persuade the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission to endorse several regional highway projects. ...
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Ronald Shell
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Ronald L. Shell, 52, of Glenallen passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 2, 1963, in Fredericktown, Missouri, son of Jerald L. and Glenda M. Phillips Shell. Survivors include his father, Jerald, of Glenallen and a brother, Steven Shell of Glenallen...
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Birth 9/22/15
(Births ~ 09/22/15)
Daughter to Nicholas G. and Amber N. Burger of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 6:37 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Name, Lillian Grace. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Burger is the former Amber Schlosser, daughter of Tim Schlosser and Lisa McConnell, both of Scott City. She is a senior financial services representative at Commerce Bank. Burger is the son of Jim Kindle and Robin Kindle, both of Sikeston, Missouri. He is a commercial relationship manager with Commerce Bank...
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Jackson police report 9/21/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Michael D. S. Barnes, 41, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on original charges of failure to register a motor vehicle and failure to wear a seatbelt...
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Nixon announces nearly $2 million in upgrades at Three Rivers
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Three Rivers College will get nearly $2 million in improvements and renovations through an initiative proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon and passed with bipartisan support in the General Assembly this year. "Investing in our colleges and universities allows these institutions to continue offering a great education while avoiding the skyrocketing tuition hikes seen in other states," Nixon said during a Poplar Bluff visit Friday. ...
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Salvation Army seeks help with TV theft
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau is asking for the public's help in determining who stole a television from its Good Hope Street location over the weekend. Vanessa Ray of the Salvation Army said the 50- to 60-inch VIZIO television was discovered missing Monday morning. It's the second television that has been stolen from the Salvation Army location this year...
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Court suspends law license of Pennsylvania attorney general
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's highest court on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license, which could trigger efforts to remove her from office as she fights perjury, obstruction and other charges...
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U.S. weighs abstaining on Cuba embargo vote at U.N.
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- For the first time, the United States may accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. officials said the Obama administration is weighing abstaining from the annual U.N. General Assembly vote on a Cuban-backed resolution demanding the embargo be lifted. The vote could come next month...
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Prosecutor: Short life of Baby Doe marked by neglect, abuse
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
BOSTON -- In her short, tumultuous life, Bella Bond loved cats, dancing to country music and the color green. Those were brief flashes of happiness in a life marked by neglect and abuse, according to descriptions given by a prosecutor in court Monday as Bella's mother and her boyfriend were arraigned on charges in connection with her death...
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Former exec gets 28 years in prison for outbreak
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
ALBANY, Ga. -- A former peanut-company executive was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison for his role in a deadly salmonella outbreak, the stiffest punishment handed out to a producer in a foodborne-illness case. The outbreak in 2008 and 2009 was blamed for nine deaths and sickened hundreds more, triggering one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history...
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Cissy Houston to be honored with lifetime achievement award
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning soul gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of the late pop-music star Whitney Houston, will be honored at the Gospel Image Awards in Charlotte, North Carolina. Houston will be the lifetime achievement honoree at Saturday's event, held at the Halton Theater...
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Pope's message to Cuba: Be willing to change
(International News ~ 09/22/15)
SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Pope Francis marked the anniversary Monday of the day he decided as a teenager to become a priest by pressing a subtle message to Cubans at a delicate point in their history: Overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change...
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Woman pleads guilty in shooting death
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff woman was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in connection with the April shooting death of a man inside her Cynthia Street apartment and an unrelated drug charge. Patricia N. Bales pleaded guilty to felony first-degree involuntary manslaughter and felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett last week, said Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney Paul Oesterreicher.. ...
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Accident on Route K
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The driver of this Toyota RAV4 SUV was taken to a hospital after the car was involved in an accident Monday with a Ford Mustang GT in the 3000 block of Route K in Cape Girardeau. Four people in the Mustang escaped injury.
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County OKs road project, elevator repairs
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Road projects and an elevator update accounted for most of the discussion during Monday's Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting. Among the road projects discussed and ultimately approved was the extension of the County Road 510 project near Oak Ridge...
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Notre Dame volleyball team sweeps St. Vincent
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Vandeven attracts national football recognition, listed as Southeast Missouri State's No. 1 QB
(College Sports ~ 09/22/15)
The Jackson graduate was named the FCS National Freshman of the Week by STATS.
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Cardinals rookies ignite late rally against Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 09/22/15)
St. Louis scored twice in the eighth inning for a 2-1 victory.
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Molina will miss time due to thumb injury
(Professional Sports ~ 09/22/15)
The catcher partially tore a ligament in Sunday's win over the Cubs.
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GOP official apologizes for writing atop Benton painting
(State News ~ 09/22/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The vice chairwoman of the Missouri Republican Party has apologized for using a Thomas Hart Benton mural as a writing surface in the state Capitol. Vice chairwoman Valinda Freed was photographed last week while she and a man were writing on business cards they were holding up against the 1935-commissioned painting titled, "A Social History of the State of Missouri."...
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Repairs on the Common Pleas Courthouse
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Brett Kelley of Boulder Construction spreads primer Monday as a first step in repairing the leaking gutters around Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. Holes in the gutters will be patched before sealer can be applied to fix the problem. Construction of the courthouse was completed in 1854...
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Nation, world briefs 9/22/15
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Republican White House contender Ben Carson refused Monday to back off his weekend charge that Muslims shouldn't serve in the presidency. The political fallout is a distraction at least as the retired neurosurgeon tries to capitalize on recent momentum in the GOP field. ...
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Robber in Elvis wig robs winery tasting room
(National News ~ 09/22/15)
GROVER BEACH, Calif. -- Police are searching for a man accused of robbing the Monarch Grove Winery tasting room Sunday while wearing a mask and an Elvis wig. The man took about $400 in cash. They said he showed a semi-automatic pistol to a tasting-room employee before binding the victim's wrists with duct tape and confining the victim to the restroom. Police said the robber wore an old man mask and a wig. He was last seen walking south on Highway 1...
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Ronald Gilmer
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Ronald Gilmer, 71, of Fredericktown, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Claru Deville Nursing Center in Fredericktown. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee...
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Erma Johannes
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Erma L. Johannes, 74, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at the St. Anthony's de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Alan Reed
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Alan "Bud" Reed, 89, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/15)
Arrests n Cory J. Sanders, 17, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Kohls, 315 Shirley Drive. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Jackson fire report 9/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assist calls were made on Lenco Avenue, Belair Drive and North Shawnee Boulevard. n A citizen assist was reported on Elwanda Drive. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday. n Medical assist calls were made on Parksite Drive at 2:44 a.m. and South Hanover Street at 7:41 a.m. n At 1:41 a.m., a call on South Sprigg Street. n At 11:47 a.m., a call on William Street...
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Scott City fire report 9/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/15)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 11 n At 5:29 p.m., an EMS call on North Street. Sept. 12 n EMS calls were made on Country Club Drive at 12:38 a.m.; Yale Drive at 7:30 a.m.; West Mar Elm Street at 5:28 p.m.; Berkley Street at 8:34 p.m.; northbound Interstate 55 at 8:50 p.m.; and Seventh Street East at 10:33 p.m...
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Speak Out 9/22/15
(Speak Out ~ 09/22/15)
Here's the deal as concerns Cape Girardeau County: According to what is called the Living Wage Calculator, the living wage for a parent with a spouse and 2 children is $21.27 per hour, the minimum wage is $7.50 per hour. Thus, the wage gap is $14.07. Not good...
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Prayer 9/22/15
(Prayer ~ 09/22/15)
O Heavenly Father, may we use good judgment, judgment based on your Holy Word. Amen.
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