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Two men arrested in theft of classic Charger
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Two men were in custody Wednesday, accused of stealing a 1969 Dodge Charger from a storage unit off Lexington Avenue, Capt. David James of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department said. Jason Goodman of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Jeremiah Hamilton of Jackson face charges of second-degree burglary and theft of property worth more than $25,000 in connection with the theft of the car, which is valued at more than $30,000, James said in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon...
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Quarter-million Ozark residents use food pantries, according to new study
(State News ~ 09/17/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One morning last week, needy Springfield families lined up around a former church in Springfield. There were single moms, working couples, families, the elderly and the disabled. They walked or caught rides to Crimson House Ministries. They showed up hours before the food pantry opened and waited, as the cool morning turned into a warm afternoon...
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Teen critical from stun gun; FBI investigates case
(State News ~ 09/17/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Doctors were trying Tuesday to awaken a suburban Kansas City teenager who was put in a medically induced coma after a police officer critically injured him with a stun gun in an incident the FBI is investigating. Bryce Masters, 17, of Independence, Missouri, is being treated for a lack of oxygen to the brain that occurred when his heart stopped after he was shocked Sunday afternoon, his family members said Tuesday in a statement released through their attorney, Daniel Haus.. ...
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Sobriety checkpoint nets seven felony arrests
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A sobriety checkpoint by the Kennett Police Department and the Southeast Missouri DWI Task Force on Friday night produced 58 citations. The checkpoint was set up just east of the Kennett Country Club off U.S. 412. Police checked 725 cars, including east- and westbound traffic. ...
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Bernie man charged with selling meth
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- A Bernie man has been charged with felony distribution of a controlled substance. Michael Jesse Gibson, 23, 402 Fleming St., was arrested Friday after an investigation that began months earlier. On June 7, a confidential informant said Gibson was selling prescription medications and methamphetamine from his home, according to police chief Justin Allen. The informant was sent to buy about 1 gram of crystal meth...
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One charged in connection with vehicle break-ins
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett police arrested a man Monday in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins that have occurred throughout the community in recent weeks. Capt. Tim Trowbridge said a search warrant was served in the 400 block of St. Francis Street in Kennett. Police arrested one male suspect and recovered what they believe is evidence from the most recent vehicle break-in...
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Southeast equestrian team to scrimmage Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's equestrian team will have a Red vs. Black scrimmage Saturday. Schooling, or warming up the horses, starts at 1 p.m. They will draw for horses at 1:30 p.m., with the event starting at 2 p.m. The event will be at the Remly Equestrian Center, 366 Remly Lane in Cape Girardeau...
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Southeast highlighted in Best Colleges list
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized among the best regional universities in the Midwest in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Southeast consistently has been ranked by the publication since 1993. The U.S. News rankings are based on graduation and retention rates, assessment of excellence, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving...
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Pachyderm group to host Swan
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
The Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club will host state Rep. Kathy Swan for a legislative update Thursday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, will discuss highlights of the recent legislative and veto sessions and thoughts on the 2015 legislative session...
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EPIC seeks proposals from secondary schools
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
EPIC, or Early Prevention Impacts Community, is recognizing outstanding examples of substance abuse prevention efforts by area secondary schools. EPIC schools for 2014-2015 will be selected based on: n Having written policies and procedures related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug use...
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Resident files charges against Liberty Township officials
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Liberty Township, Missouri, resident has filed charges against the Liberty Township board of directors for trespassing and theft for removing a weir box from what she says is private property. Pam Dowdy addressed the Stoddard County Commission about the dispute that began when the weir box was cut and removed from a levee Aug. 21. Such boxes are designed to redirect the flow of water...
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Dexter man could face drug charges after catching on fire
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- When a Dexter, Missouri, man finally gets out of the hospital, he is likely to face drug charges. About 8:30 p.m. Monday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call about a man on fire in front of Wal-Mart. The caller speculated this was a result of a traffic accident...
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Efforts to protect grotto sculpin continue
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Nearly a year after the grotto sculpin was placed on the endangered species list, local officials say efforts to keep the fish safe are right on track. For more than a year, a team of stakeholders -- including state, federal and local officials, landowners and conservation experts -- has been working to create and implement a plan to protect the 2 1/2-inch-long fish, which is believed to be found exclusively in the caves below Perry County, Missouri...
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Downtown voters apparently approve sales tax
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
But the proposed property tax for the community improvement district is too close to call until Thursday's vote certification.
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Fruitland church to mark 50 years
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Fruitland Wesley United Methodist Church on Sunday will celebrate its 50th anniversary in ministry to the community. The church was formed in 1964 from the merger of the Fairview Methodist and McClain's Chapel Methodist churches and has continued to provide ministries to people in the area...
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3,000 troops sent to Ebola regions
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama declared Tuesday the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could threaten security around the world, and he ordered 3,000 U.S. military personnel to the region in emergency aid muscle for a crisis spiraling out of control...
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Southeast professor explains effect of Muslims, ISIS
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
With growing Muslim populations in Europe, political parties with anti-immigration leanings are gaining ground in France, Sweden and Germany. David Cameron, a history professor at Southeast Missouri State University, spoke on that subject and about tenets of the Muslim faith and what world leaders have said about Islam over the years during a Cape County Tea Party meeting Tuesday night. About 70 people attended the gathering at the Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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Melon
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/17/14)
The 2nd place melon was raised by my Dad, Henry Broglin, from White Oak, Mo. He's a retired farmer and loves to grow a large garden every year. This melon weighed 135 pounds and was entered at the SEMO fair this year.
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Dina MO Art Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 09/17/14)
The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History is having an art contest on September 27, 2014. Children 18 years and under can enter their art work of Dina MO, the Missouri state dinosaur, in our Dina MO art contest. Entries may be in the medium of your choice; drawing, painting, sculpture, college, carvings, paper mache, etc...
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Benefit for Carrie Phillips Holder
(Submitted Story ~ 09/17/14)
Benefit for Carrie Phillips Holder, Saturday, October 4, at Hiney Hut in Scott City, MO. Fried Chicken Dinner starts at 1:00 p.m. Corn Hole Tourney starts at 2:00 p.m., register by 1:30 p.m. 50/50 Raffle Silent Auction from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Prayer Balloons will be released at 7:00 p.m...
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humming bird
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/17/14)
I took this photo while at our cabin.
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Blue Angel Cloud
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/17/14)
Saw this cloud while watching the Blue Angels flying over Scott City.
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AP Interview: Justice Department launches policing bias study
(State News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Broadening its push to improve police relations with minorities, the Justice Department has enlisted a team of criminal justice researchers to study racial bias in law enforcement in five American cities and recommend strategies to address the problem nationally, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday...
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Judge extends grand jury in Ferguson case
(State News ~ 09/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A judge has extended the term of the grand jury considering whether a white suburban St. Louis police officer should be charged in the shooting death of a black 18-year-old. As expected, the grand jury investigation into the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson has gone past the panel's four-month term, which was to expire Sept. 10. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Carolyn Whittington that day granted an extension until January -- the longest allowed by Missouri law...
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'Gone Girl' extra: Stay-at-home Mom makes lunch for Fincher and the cast, including Affleck's turkey sandwiches
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Editor's note: This content is provided through a partnership with rustmedia. Sandi Williams shared her experiences in being involved with preparing meals on the set of 'Gone Girl'. This Q&A is a part of a project with the Southeast Missourian and rustmedia. This is one of several stories to be published online...
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Kelly softball team uses big fourth inning to rout Central 19-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/14)
The Hawks had 20 at-bats in a 15-run inning against the host Tigers
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
Today is Wednesday, September 17, the 260th day of 2014. There are 105 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault...
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Speak Out 9/17/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/17/14)
On Sept. 7, I had a flat tire on East Main Street in Jackson. A very nice couple with their good Sunday clothes and three small children stopped and changed my tire for me. And I want to thank you for being so kind and helping a lady out who doesn't know much about it. There are good people out there...
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Special thanks to all involved in producing fair
(Editorial ~ 09/17/14)
There was plenty of food, rides, music, vendors and more. And the weather, minus a little rain and cool temperatures, was nice for the recent SEMO District Fair. The annual event that traditionally draws tens of thousands capped off eight days of fun on Saturday at Arena Park. Official attendance numbers were not available on Tuesday, but Pete Poe, a longtime SEMO District Fair organizer, said the numbers were down slightly from last year due to the rain and cooler temperatures...
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Partisan words from minority leader
(Column ~ 09/17/14)
"The end of civilization as we know it." Those are powerful words. Frightening words. Doomsday words. Yet those were the words used by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week to describe the results of a Republican victory in the United States Senate this November...
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New Jersey loses 4th casino as Trump Plaza closes
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Beset by crushing debt, fleeing customers and rundown facilities, Trump Plaza on Tuesday became the fourth casino in Atlantic City to shut down this year. The 30-year-old casino at the heart of the Boardwalk had been the town's worst performing for years. It won about the same amount from gamblers this year as the market-leading Borgata takes in every two weeks. And at pennies on the dollar, no one wanted to buy it...
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GM to add 750 workers to build small trucks
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
DETROIT -- Early demand is so high for General Motors' new small pickup trucks that the company is hiring more workers to build them even before one is sold to the public. Nearly 100,000 prospective buyers have gone online to customize a Chevrolet Colorado or a GMC Canyon pickup and get a price. That, and 30,000 advance orders from dealers, is a sign of strong demand, GM said Tuesday...
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More children living to age 5
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- More of the world's children are surviving to their fifth birthday, but 6.3 million still died last year, mostly from preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. That's nearly 17,000 young children dying every day. And while death rates have been cut in half since 1990, the world still is short of meeting a goal of a two-thirds decrease in child mortality by next year, the report by the United Nations Children's Fund said...
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Hunter Foster
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
AUXVASSE, Mo. -- Hunter William Anthony Foster, 24, of Auxvasse died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1990, in Columbia, Missouri, son of Stephen and Diann Quick Foster. Hunter is survived by his parents, Stephen and Diann of the home; a brother, Harrison Foster of St. Louis; grandparents, Marie Foster of Auxvasse and Joan and Francis Quick of Jefferson City, Missouri; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and a special friend, Jamie Gentry...
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Preston Clark
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
Preston Clark, 90, of New Madrid, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1923, in Cooter, Missouri, to C.B. and Lila Morton Clark. He and Patsy Henderson were married Dec. 23, 1958. Preston was an Army veteran of World War II from 1944 to 1946...
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Evelyn Matney
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Evelyn M. Matney, 87, of Advance passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 10, 1927, daughter of Scott and Lucille Wright Duffey. She and Lawrence Matney were married Dec. 24, 1951, in Advance. He survives...
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Herbert Steffens
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Herbert R. Steffens, 91, of Altenburg passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born Oct. 26, 1922, in Perry County, son of Rudolph and Lydia Pilz Steffens. He and Thelma Schuessler were married June 6, 1948. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage...
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Charles Holtzclaw
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Charles Albert Holtzclaw, 72, of McClure died Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 26, 1941, in Maunie, Illinois, to the Rev. Albert and Mary McKenzie Holtzclaw. He and Mary Joyce Niswonger were married Dec. 21, 1962, in Jackson...
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Vesta Meyer
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
Vesta Mae Meyer, 97, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at the home of a daughter in St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Sunday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. An Eastern Star ceremony will be at 11 a.m...
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Out of the past 9/17/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/17/14)
Members of Zion Lutheran Church at Pocahontas celebrate the 100th anniversary of their church; the Rev. Paul Spitz speaks at the morning service, while the Rev. Eldor Bruss, former pastor, speaks in the evening; a memorial plaque -- honoring Lt. Edmund Landgraf, Sgt. Melvin Kieninger and Sgt. Norbert Kuecher, who died during World War II and are buried overseas -- is dedicated in the afternoon...
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Joy Simmons
(Obituary ~ 09/17/14)
COMMERCE, Mo. — Joy Jean Simmons, 87, of Commerce died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Jackson fire report 9/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/14)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:...
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Jackson police report 9/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Assault Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summons Theft...
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Self-driving cars now need a permit in California
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Computer-driven cars have been testing their skills on California roads for more than four years -- but until now, the Department of Motor Vehicles wasn't sure just how many were rolling around. That changed Tuesday, when the agency issued testing permits that allowed three companies to dispatch 29 vehicles onto freeways and into neighborhoods -- with a human behind the wheel in case the onboard computers make a bad decision...
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Georgia man gets 20-year term for gunbattle at school
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
DECATUR, Ga. -- A gunman who was persuaded by a bookkeeper to surrender during a 2013 gunbattle with police at a school near Atlanta pleaded guilty to charges Tuesday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Michael Brandon Hill, 21, entered the Ronald E. ...
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NASA picks Boeing, SpaceX to ferry astronauts
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil. On Tuesday, the space agency announced it picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to the International Space Station in the next few years...
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Parents of theater-shooting victim sue online ammo sellers
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
DENVER -- The parents of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing four online retailers of improperly selling ammunition, tear gas, a high-capacity magazine and body armor used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges it was illegal and negligent to sell the gear to James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the July 20, 2012, attack...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul named site of anti-terror program
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, will participate in a Department of Justice pilot program designed to engage at-risk communities and stop extremists from recruiting Americans to join terror organizations overseas, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said Tuesday...
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CDC study says Americans' bellies are expanding fast
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
CHICAGO -- The number of American men and women with big-bellied, apple-shaped figures -- the most dangerous kind of obesity -- has climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, according to a government study. People whose fat has settled mostly around their waistlines instead of in their hips, thighs, buttocks or all over are known to run a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and other obesity-related ailments...
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Lumber town takes stock after fire
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WEED, Calif. -- Despite warnings about the dangers of wildfires and drought-parched forests, the inferno that swirled through the California lumber town of Weed caught the entire community off guard. In just a few hours, wind-driven flames destroyed or damaged 100 homes, the saw mill and a church. At times, the fire moved so fast that residents had only a few minutes to get out of the way...
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West Bank settler group boasts rapid growth
(International News ~ 09/17/14)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's settler population in the West Bank increased by 2 percent in the first half of the year, an advocacy group announced Tuesday, signaling robust growth in the settlements even while Israel conducted peace talks with the Palestinians...
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Belgium grants euthanasia to killer
(International News ~ 09/17/14)
BRUSSELS -- A Belgian man convicted of murder and rape is being put to death. Yet the country doesn't have the death penalty. Confused? Authorities have granted a request for assisted suicide by the man, who says he's a menace to society and can't live knowing that...
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Ukraine lawmakers ratify landmark deal with Europe
(International News ~ 09/17/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine moved to resolve months of crisis Tuesday by strengthening ties to Europe and loosening some controls over the country's rebellious eastern regions where it has been fighting Russian-backed separatists. The actions by lawmakers began to flesh out the emerging picture of a new Ukraine, where a determined pivot toward Europe has come at great cost: concessions to Russia and a war with rebels that killed more than 3,000 people and pushed the West's relations with Moscow to Cold War-era lows.. ...
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Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Corinthian Colleges is being sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for what it calls a "predatory lending scheme." The CFPB is seeking more than $500 million for borrowers who used the for-profit education company's private student loans. Corinthian misled students about their job prospects, in some cases paying employers to offer temporary jobs to graduates, the agency said Tuesday...
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Big cities take aim at prescription painkillers
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's largest cities are ratcheting up their criticism of prescription painkillers, blaming the industry for a wave of addiction and overdoses that have ravaged communities and busted local budgets. The heightened rhetoric comes as Chicago tries to recover millions in health-care costs from opioid drugmakers, alleging companies deliberately misled the public about the risks of their drugs. ...
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Sen. Reid moves to ensure nuclear dump stays dead
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- Amid action in Congress to intensify the fight against Islamic State militants, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found time Tuesday for an issue closer to home: ensuring a nuclear waste dump in his home state of Nevada remains mothballed even after the government has spent $15 billion on it...
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Corn harvest on the Milde farm
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Frank Milde harvests corn Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 on his farm near Jackson. ...
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Sponsors convey mounting concerns over behavior
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/14)
Recent player incidents are making some companies squeamish
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Former Rams Warner, Bruce, Holt, Pace among nominees for Hall of Fame
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/14)
All four players are eligible for the first time
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Brewers knock off Cardinals 3-2 in 12 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/14)
Cardinals lose lead in ninth inning, see lead in NL Central trimmed with 12 inning loss
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Road work 9/17/14
(Local News ~ 09/17/14)
Route DD in Bollinger County reduced for culvert replacement Route DD in Bollinger County, from Highway 34 to County Road 808, will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. A MoDOT news release says the work will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today...
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Hunt on for suspect in trooper killing
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. -- Hundreds of law enforcement officers fanned out across the dense northeastern Pennsylvania woods Tuesday as they tracked a survivalist with two high-powered rifles and a grudge against police, identified as the gunman who killed one trooper and injured another in a late-night ambush outside a state police barracks...
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House panel: Safety agency mishandled GM recall
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- The agency responsible for safety on the nation's roads was years late in detecting a deadly problem with General Motors cars and lacks the expertise to oversee increasingly complex vehicles, congressional Republicans charged in a report Tuesday...
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Top general: U.S. ground troops possible in Iraq
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- American ground troops may be needed to battle Islamic State forces in the Middle East if President Barack Obama's current strategy fails, the nation's top military officer said Tuesday as Congress plunged into an election-year debate of Obama's plan to expand airstrikes and train Syrian rebels...
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Teams explore 'graveyard of ships' near San Francisco
(National News ~ 09/17/14)
GULF OF THE FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY -- Federal researchers are exploring several underwater sites where ships sank while navigating in the treacherous waters west of San Francisco in the decades following the Gold Rush. Over the past week, a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used a remote-controlled underwater vehicle, equipped with sonar and video cameras, to examine and record the historic shipwrecks...
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UN says nearly $1 billion is needed now to stop Ebola
(International News ~ 09/17/14)
GENEVA -- The number of Ebola cases could start doubling every three weeks in West Africa, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning the outbreak will cost nearly $1 billion to contain so it does not turn into a "human catastrophe." Even as President Barack Obama is ordering the deployment of 3,000 U.S. military personnel to provide aid in the region, Doctors Without Borders said the global response to Ebola has been far short of what is needed...
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Scotland took long road to vote for independence
(International News ~ 09/17/14)
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- On Calton Hill, overlooking Edinburgh, stands Scotland's National Monument. A colonnade of classical stone pillars modeled on the Parthenon in Athens, it's grand, inspiring -- and unfinished, since the money to build it ran out two centuries ago...
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Grand jury to decide if Stewart is charged
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/14)
~Investigative Findings in the track death of Kevin Ward Jr. will be presented A grand jury will decide whether NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will be charged in the August death of a fellow driver at a sprint car race in upstate New York, a prosecutor said Tuesday...
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Prayer 9/17/14
(Prayer ~ 09/17/14)
O Father God, may we focus our attention on that which matters to you. Amen.
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