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Major Case Squad activated in Sikeston homicide case
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. — One man is dead and the SEMO Major Case Squad has been called after a shooting in Sikeston late Monday night. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Capt. Austin Henley, at approximately 11:56 p.m. Monday, Sikeston DPS responded to the 800 block of William Street in reference to a shooting. A 24-year-old man of Sikeston was found shot at that location and was pronounced dead at the scene...
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Out and about Tuesday in Cape
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
Maybry Shaver, 9, of Cape Girardeau has her face painted by Julliet Carvallo of Sarasota, Florida, and originally of Lima, Peru, on Tuesday before the start of the Garden Bros Circus at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Aerial artists, contortionist bring 'Warped' to River Campus
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
Three touring aerial artists and a contortionist with Paper Doll Militia are bringing “Warped,” a mysterious tale of gears, cranks, levers and ropes, on March 1 to the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Hilary Peterson, Southeast Missouri State University coordinator of dance and an associate professor, said the event is the first of its kind at the River Campus...
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Mo. Senators roll out idea for video lottery terminals; some fear they would hurt casino revenue
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
Some Missouri lawmakers are gambling on legislation to allow video lottery terminals to be placed in convenience stores, restaurants, bars and other establishments that have liquor licenses. Supporters argue a Senate bill, which was recently heard in committee, will generate additional revenue for the state and create jobs...
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SoutheastHEALTH gift shop remodeled, reopened
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
The SoutheastHEALTH gift shop on the hospital’s main campus at 1701 Lacey St. in Cape Girardeau has a fresh new look and a change in management. Tatianna Parham, volunteer services manager at SoutheastHEALTH, said the gift shop is open again after a three-week closure to remodel the space...
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Dr. Jessup gets 5 years probation, $50,000 fine in prescription pain pill case
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
A federal judge sentenced a Cape Girardeau-area doctor to five years probation and a $50,000 fine Tuesday for unlawfully prescribing pain pills. U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White handed down the sentence in federal court in Cape Girardeau. A federal grand jury indicted Dr. Michael Jessup on Aug. 17 on a charge of dispensing controlled substances hydrocodone and alprazolam “outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.”...
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Lawmakers to consider ending tax break for seniors who rent
(State News ~ 02/20/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Republican lawmakers in Missouri want to end a tax break for low-income senior citizens who live in rental housing. Republican Sen. Wayne Wallingford is sponsoring a measure to make the so-called "circuit breaker" tax credit only available to homeowners during the 2019 tax year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The proposal would save the state an estimated $52 million...
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An update on Southeast Missourian's changes in moderating comments
(Column ~ 02/20/19)
The following comment was posted Sunday, Feb. 17, on a semissourian.com Speak Out forum. Legitimate? Civil? Important for community discussion? "Wow, Joe Biden is overseas telling Europeans that America is an embarrassment! You do not speak for us, Joe. There are millions of proud, liberty loving Americans who think YOU are the embarrassment! Yes, Google god I think that this is a civil comment. Don't you think that this is not what an ex-VP needs to be saying overseas."...
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Saint Francis Healthcare System increasing footprint in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Saint Francis Healthcare System has announced it will deepen relationships with two Poplar Bluff medical facilities in the coming weeks. Formal discussions have started to merge with Black River Medical Center, according to a news release from Saint Francis. No date has been determined for the finalization of this agreement, and additional details are expected to be released at a later date, according to officials...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2019. There are 314 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire sparked by pyrotechnics broke out during a concert by the group Great White at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others...
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Out of the past: Feb. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 02/20/19)
Carol Roth of Cape Girardeau presents a slide program of mission work being done in Ghana, West Africa, in the evening at Hanover Lutheran Church; her son-in-law, the Rev. Carl Rockrohr, is serving as missionary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to the Konkumba people...
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Trump picks Jeffrey Rosen for deputy AG
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. In his current post, the 60-year-old Rosen serves as the Department of Transportation's chief operating officer and is in charge of implementing the department's safety and technological priorities. He rejoined DOT in 2017 after previously serving as general counsel from 2003 to 2006...
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Haitians seek water, food after protest
(International News ~ 02/20/19)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over skyrocketing prices more than doubling the cost of basic goods amid allegations of government corruption...
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Honda to shut plant in Britain
(International News ~ 02/20/19)
TOKYO -- Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as businesses struggle with the uncertainty associated with leaving the European Union next month. The company announced the decision, which will imperil 3,500 jobs and possibly many more, at a news conference in Tokyo...
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Ahead of election, tech could unite Europe's populist groups
(International News ~ 02/20/19)
PARIS -- The web platform was named for a revered French populist philosopher and created by an Italian internet entrepreneur to transform common grievances into proposals and activists into political candidates. When Italy's deputy prime minister offered the populist 5-Star Movement's Rousseau platform to France's "yellow vest" protesters, he took a step too far for French President Emmanuel Macron. ...
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Pressure builds to get civilians out of last IS-held enclave
(International News ~ 02/20/19)
AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria -- Dozens of trucks arrived Tuesday at the outskirts of a besieged enclave held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, signaling renewed efforts to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped in the militants' last patch of territory along the Euphrates River...
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West Virginia House tables bill prompting teacher strike
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- This time the teachers' strike was only hours old when lawmakers acted. Just as the strike began Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates effectively killed a complex education bill sending state teachers to the picket lines nearly a year after a nine-day strike closed schools...
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U.S. automakers to Trump: Don't slap tariffs on imported cars
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
DETROIT -- America's auto industry is bracing for a potential escalation in President Donald Trump's tariff war with the world, one potentially weakening the global auto industry and economy, inflating car prices and triggering a backlash in Congress...
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Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime Donald Trump confidant posted a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Stone must show for a hearing Thursday afternoon and prove why she shouldn't modify or revoke his bail or implement a full gag order in his case...
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Mississippi doctor, civil rights pioneer James Anderson dies
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Well-known African-American physician and civil rights activist Dr. James Anderson has died. He was 82. A spokeswoman for People's Funeral Home in Jackson confirmed Anderson died Monday. WLBT-TV reported Anderson died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The cause of death has not been released...
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Americans shocked by impact of new tax law
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
Wait, I owe the IRS? The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing -- and occasionally frightening -- for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government. Take Andy Kraft and Amy Elias of Portland, Oregon. The couple had grown comfortable getting a small refund each year, a few hundred dollars or more. Then they found out they owe $10,160 this year...
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Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
(National News ~ 02/20/19)
WASHINGTON -- Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the Trump administration...
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Jackson Aldermen Agenda 02/20/19
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
Jackson Board of Aldermen City hall, 101 Court St. 6 p.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting of 2/4/19 Financial affairs n City collector's report n City clerk's and treasurer's reports Public hearings n Hearing to consider a request for a special use permit for a service and education facility for individuals with disabilities, in an R-2 (single-family residential) District, at 2245 Old Toll Road, as submitted by the Kenneth E. Storey Revocable Trust...
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Reta Mantel
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Reta Lou Mantel, 73, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Nov. 14, 1945, in Kinder, Missouri, to the late Orvil W. and Ettie Gladys Spears Townsend. She married Michael Lee Mantel on March 1, 1969, and he survives of the home...
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Bob Ligonis
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
Having lost his battle with cancer and complications of pneumonia, with his wife of 43 years at his side, the Ligonis family lost its beloved Haralambos "Bob" Ligonis on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Bob was the owner of Handbags and More and is known for offering a smile and a great deal to anyone who came through his doors. He was a member of St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Joseph Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Joseph David Cunningham, 72, of McClure died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. He was born April 29, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Jess and Evelyn Hopper Cunningham. He and Nancy Lee Colyer were married Dec. 10, 1963, at Cape Girardeau...
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Helen Comte
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Helen M. Comte, 83, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer CM officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Terry Ank
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
Terry Lee Ank, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Prayer 2/20/19
(Prayer ~ 02/20/19)
Lord Jesus, may our thoughts be focused on good things and honor you. Amen.
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Michael Coleman
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
Michael Coleman, 68, of Cairo, Illinois, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.
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Fire Truck Ride is a Favorite Dinner Auction Item
(Submitted Story ~ 02/20/19)
One of the items that can be bid on at our annual dinner auction is a trip for 5 on the fire truck. The 5 get picked up from their house(s) in the morning, are given donuts to eat, and delivered safely to school. In the afternoon, the fire truck is first in line to pick up the same children and deliver them back home after given a treat of cookies. ...
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Births 2/20/19
(Births ~ 02/20/19)
Son to Damien Richard Culbertson and Riley Ann Holderfield of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Name, Daxton Richard Nicholas. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first son. Holderfield is the daughter of Sarah Farquhar of Chaffee, and Shane and Carla Holderfield of Dongola, Illinois. ...
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