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Southeast Missouri State football player McLemore sees burglary charge dismissed, remains with team
(College Sports ~ 07/15/16)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz indicated via text message Thursday that rising junior Tyler McLemore currently remains with the team following the resolution of his court case after an arrest stemming from an incident March 22...
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Patterson ratchets up intensity to build on Southeast Missouri State women's basketball success
(College Sports ~ 07/15/16)
A white piece of paper with the words "Be great or go be somewhere else because being average or giving less than your best should feel weird in a championship culture," typed across it sits on the edge of Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson's desk...
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Quilts of Valor Presentation
(Submitted Story ~ 07/15/16)
The River Heritage Quilt Guild hosted its third Quilts of Valor Ceremony Monday, July 11, honoring seven veterans with quilts made by guild members. Two additional quilts were given to veterans at other locations. A Quilt of Valor is handmade by guild members. ...
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Area shoppers to benefit from sales-tax holiday
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
Shoppers in Southeast Missouri will benefit from a sales-tax break in August on various back-to-school purchases, but consumers in Cape Girardeau County and Jackson will get a bigger break than those in Cape Girardeau. The state’s annual tax-free weekend, set for Aug. 5 through 7 this year, exempts certain purchases from the state’s 4.225 percent sales tax. It also allows counties and cities to decide whether to nix local sales taxes during the same period...
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Kelso School District seeks new building
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
As motorists travel toward New Hamburg, Missouri, bright yellow signs along the side of the road urge them: “Vote yes for Prop Kids.” Proposition Kids is a referendum being included on Scott County’s Aug. 2 election ballot that, if passed, will increase property taxes by 75 cents per $100 of valuation over the next 20 years in areas served by the Kelso School District...
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CVB, chamber to move into Marquette Tower
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
If all goes as planned, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will reach its centennial anniversary just after moving into its new location in the Marquette Tower. At a news conference announcing the move, chamber president John Mehner spoke of the history between the organization and the building. ...
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Marquette Tech developers announce five new tenants
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
The local investment group responsible for the forthcoming Marquette Tech District has announced five new tenants moving into the Marquette Tower. Jeffrey Maurer of Mayson Capital Partners of Cape Girardeau and James Stapleton, founder of Codefi, made the announcement in a Thursday-morning news conference. All five tenants will move in, Maurer said, “as fast as we can get their space ready in this building later this year.” ...
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Out of the past: July 15
(Out of the Past ~ 07/15/16)
A straw vote of registered voters in Bollinger County asking whether they wanted to vote on the Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County lake issue is tallied in the morning; it shows 553 opposed to the 7,700-acre recreational lake and 193 in favor; in light of the results, it appears the lake effort is at an end...
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Tabitha Brazel
(Obituary ~ 07/15/16)
Tabitha Kasey Brazel, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1996, in Cape Girardeau to Gregory Alan and Misty Eileen Romine Brazel. Tabitha was a 2015 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She was attending Cape College Center...
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Jackson police report 7/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/15/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n Nina A. Hill, 65, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register. Theft n Theft was reported in the 2200 block of Providence Drive. Miscellaneous n Assist another agency was requested in the 700 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St. n Theft of cash and certificates was reported at 1558 Independence St. Miscellaneous n Endangering the welfare of a child was reported...
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Births 7/15/16
(Births ~ 07/15/16)
Daughter to Andrew Michael Kersbergen and Jennifer Crystal Ledcke of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:23 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016. Name, Audrey Avaneil. Weight, 4 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Ledcke is the daughter of Raquel Azizieh and Shawn Ledcke of Chicago. Kersbergen is the son of Laura Weber...
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'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' star Ellie Kemper to pen book
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
NEW YORK -- The star of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" is breaking into print. Scribner has announced it will publish a collection of humorous essays from Ellie Kemper, who plays the title character in the Netflix comedy series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and was formerly a cast member of NBC's "The Office."...
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'Game of Thrones' tops Emmy nods, but streaming makes gains
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
LOS ANGELES -- The Emmy Awards nominations told us what is already evident -- the power and reputation of streaming services Netflix and Amazon are on the rise, and broadcast networks and even longtime premium cable star HBO are paying the price. In Thursday's announcement of prime-time Emmy contenders, television academy voters also signaled their regard for what people of color are bringing to the industry table: Each of the top acting categories included at least one minority nominee. ...
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Best Bet: Cape Championship Wrestling event planned
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
Cape Comic Con and Kult of Kayfabe will present Cape Championship Wrestling at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. General admission is $9 for adults and $5 for children 9 and younger, or $12 for a front-row seat. Tickets may be purchased at www.squareup.com/store/cape-comic-con. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (573) 270-6688...
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#SemoSelfie 7/15/16
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
Cpl. Vassalli & Ptlm. Rogers got in on the fun today! #NationalSelfieDay #SEMOSelfie
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Bill Hopkins publishes fifth mystery, 'Dishonest Corpse'
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Fans of Rosswell Carew, the judge who gets involved with police investigations to the chagrin of the police, is back -- but he's no longer a judge. Fans of local author Bill Hopkins' mysteries will be glad to know Carew is back, this time as a private detective in "Dishonest Corpse." The character and his wife, Tina, a former sheriff's deputy, have opened their own private investigation agency in a former telephone office in Cape Girardeau, and their first few cases lead them to the same kind of mayhem that got Carew kicked off the bench in the previous book.. ...
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Britain's new government signals PM is serious about Brexit
(International News ~ 07/15/16)
LONDON -- Theresa May wanted Britain to stay in the European Union, but the government she unveiled Thursday leaves little doubt Britain's new prime minister intends to fulfill voters' instructions and take it out of the 28-nation bloc. May has appointed leading Euroskeptics -- including the unpredictable Boris Johnson and the formidable David Davis -- to top international jobs in a Cabinet that sweeps away many members of predecessor David Cameron's administration...
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U.S. offers Russia new partnership in Syria
(International News ~ 07/15/16)
MOSCOW -- The United States on Thursday offered Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria, hoping the attraction of a unified campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida -- and a Russian commitment to ground Syria's bombers -- could end five years of civil war. If finalized, the deal could alter America's role in the conflict dramatically...
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Christie ally guilty, squeezed airline for route to 2nd home
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
NEWARK, N.J. -- The former chairman of the agency that controls New York City-area airports conspired with a United Airlines lobbyist to use his post to get the airline to run direct flights to South Carolina so he could visit his vacation home more easily, officials said Thursday...
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Congress leaves Washington, its dysfunction on display
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Congress exited a sweltering Washington on Thursday, its dysfunction on full display as it left behind must-do legislation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a stalemate over lawmakers' basic job of fulfilling agency budgets. The twin failures highlighted the one step forward, two steps back nature of the bitterly-divided Congress, even as Senate Majority Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan trumpeted victories on drug-abuse legislation and other, more modest bills. ...
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Alligator captured on bike trail
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
BRAINERD, Minn. -- People using a lakeside bike trail in central Minnesota might expect to encounter some wildlife along the way, but not an alligator. But that is what Crow Wing County Sheriff's Lt. Joe Meyer's department was called upon to capture Saturday afternoon on a trail southwest of Brainerd. The department asked the nearby Safari North Wildlife Park to help trap the reptile. Meyer said the alligator was probably an escaped or illegally released pet...
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At town hall, Obama confronts race issues bigger than police
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The son of the Louisiana man shot dead by police wants President Barack Obama to help end world racism. The mother of a police officer pleads for ways to keep her son safe. A single mom who has sent her son away from a rough Baltimore neighborhood worries over how to keep him safe when he's home on the weekends...
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Mourners pay respects to Philando Castile
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Faith leaders and musicians delivered messages of hope Thursday at a funeral for a black Minnesota man who was shot fatally by a suburban St. Paul police officer. Mourners filled the 3,000-seat Cathedral of St. Paul to pay their respects to 32-year-old Philando Castile, whose white casket arrived and left on a horse-drawn carriage. ...
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Bridging the gap between police, public
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
NEW YORK -- On an unusually cool night for summer, Mike Perry and his crew thread the sidewalks running through Staten Island's Stapleton Houses, tracked by police cameras bolted to the apartment blocks and positioned atop poles. Perry's group, five black men and one Latino, all acknowledge past crimes or prison time...
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Ginsburg apologizes for 'ill-advised' criticism of Trump
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Conceding her outspoken criticism of Donald Trump was "ill-advised," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Thursday in an effort to quiet mounting complaints she improperly crossed a line into partisan politics. Promising to be more discreet in the future, the leader of the court's liberal wing said in a statement judges should not comment on candidates for any public office...
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Poll: More people think life improves under Clinton
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Americans have mixed feelings on which presidential candidate will do better on health care, trade, the economy, terrorism and other important issues. But when they simply consider whether they personally would be better off, they prefer Democrat Hillary Clinton...
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Amid VP speculation, Kaine joins Clinton on campaign trail
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton campaigned alongside Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday afternoon, making a high-profile appearance with one of the leading contenders for a spot alongside her on the presidential ticket. Kaine, a popular lawmaker from an important general-election battleground state, is considered to be a safe pick, one that could help Clinton woo moderates turned off by Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric...
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Trump postpones VP announcement, citing France attacks
(National News ~ 07/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump abruptly postponed plans to announce his vice presidential pick following a day of rampant speculation, citing the "horrible attack" in Nice, France, that left scores dead. Trump had planned to hold his first event with his yet-to-be-named running mate this morning in New York...
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Truck plows into revelers in France; at least 77 dead
(International News ~ 07/15/16)
NICE, France -- A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile late Thursday, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who had gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice. At least 77 people were killed before police killed the driver, authorities said...
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Speak Out 7/15/16
(Speak Out ~ 07/15/16)
Income from violations should not be the point. If the law is not going to be enforced, take it off the books. If it is a health and safety issue, enforce it! The geniuses who created the instantaneously and wildly popular app Pokemon Go obviously weren't thinking of its possible consequences in, say, southside Chicago...
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New law in everyone's best interest
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/15/16)
Thank you so much for the editorial about the new child-custody law. Shared parenting is common sense, and research backs it up. The gender bias in our family courts must be whittled away. Children deserve to have both fit and willing parents in their lives. Shared parenting is best for children, best for parents and best for society...
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Black and blue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/15/16)
A reflection on the back-to-back murders of the past few days and how emblematic it is of the polarized and despairing current culture of America: America's heart is black and blue, bruised and beaten from blows given by blinded, prideful (rhetoric? -- far from it) and hateful, despairing violence...
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High-school athletics make for well-rounded individuals
(Editorial ~ 07/15/16)
While some high-schoolers may spend the summer relaxing and enjoying some time away from school, most athletes are hard at work preparing for the upcoming season. But before school is back in session, we have a few more people to honor as last season's standouts. Four more 2016 All-Missourian teams have been chosen: baseball, softball, girls soccer and track and field...
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We came this close -- this close! -- to snack genius
(Column ~ 07/15/16)
This is the true tale of how two adolescent boys spent a summer quite a few years ago on a farm in the Ozark hills over yonder. When I say it's a "true tale" I mean it. But I'll confess right now that my memory plays tricks on me, so if anything I tell you isn't plain fact I hope you will be compassionate. I wouldn't want anyone to say, "He cooks on a dirty grill, and fibs, too."...
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New Missouri law will require review of welfare rolls
(State News ~ 07/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Social Services Department will need to have a third party review welfare rolls under a bill Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday said he'll allow to pass into law. Nixon said he won't sign the measure, but he's not vetoing it...
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Washington University thinks bugs could help find bombs
(State News ~ 07/15/16)
ST. LOUIS -- In the basement of Washington University's Brauer Hall, there's a room full of locusts -- hundreds in each dimly lit cage behind a glass panel, separated by age. The colony, researchers call it. "I like to joke that I could release the plague on St. Louis," said Nalin Katta, a doctoral student working with the bugs...
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Man backs into tree while attempting to flee police
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
A Jackson man is accused of leading a Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputy on a 60-mile-per-hour chase through Jackson before reaching a dead end, driving through a yard, running into a creek and then backing into a tree. The deputy arrested Clarence Scott, 57, on Sunday...
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Man accused of brandishing knife, threatening teens
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon in connection with an altercation Sunday at a car wash, police reported. Patrick Shawn Gilbert, 37, approached two teenagers and said, "I see you over there looking all tough," according to Cape Girardeau police...
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Terri Clark, James Otto will perform Tuesday at Rev'n Rods event
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
The Rev'n Rods & Heartland Music Tour will make a stop Tuesday at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The event will run from noon to later in the evening, and will feature a car show and concerts by country-music artists James Otto and Terri Clark...
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Small towns prepare for eclipse tourists
(State News ~ 07/15/16)
LATHROP, Mo. -- Some small Missouri and Kansas towns that will offer the best views of next year's total solar eclipse are trying to prepare for the event. The Kansas City Star reported the eclipse will occur Aug. 21, 2017. Small towns such as Lathrop, Missouri, are on what is known as the path of totality, a narrow line across Missouri and a corner of Kansas that offers the best and longest views of the eclipse...
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Prayer 7/15/16
(Prayer ~ 07/15/16)
O Heavenly Father, may we lead our lives to please you. Amen.
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Artifacts 7/15/16
(Entertainment ~ 07/15/16)
Calm the Shores will have a release show for its album "Life of Mine" at 7 p.m. today at the Jackson Civic Center, 381 E. Deerwood Drive in Jackson. The concert also will feature local bands Glorious Than I and Neither of Me. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $5. The concert is open to all ages but will include some explicit language...
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U.S. House 8th District candidate: Phillip Smith
(Submitted Story ~ 07/15/16)
Name Phillip Smith Age 45 Place of birth Memphis, TN. Samantha Smith (spouse) Watson Chapel High School Occupation Professional Driver Employer Tweedy Transport McCamey Springs (Farm) None Website Phillip4SEMO.com Email mskpuppies@yahoo.com...
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Local officers travel to Dallas to pay respects
(Local News ~ 07/15/16)
Cape Girardeau County law-enforcement agencies sent six representatives to the memorial service for Dallas Police Sgt. Michael Smith on Thursday and the funeral of Dallas officer Michael Kroll on Friday. ...
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Perry County Commissioner, 2nd District: Richard "Dick" Martens
(Submitted Story ~ 07/15/16)
Age 72 Place of birth Perry County, Missouri Carole (Clifton) Martens Jill (Michael) Hunt Angela (Chris) Winker Brad (Amy) Martens Occupation Retired Graduate of SV High School Employer N/A Businesses owned, all or part owned Safety First Industries,30+ years...
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