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Perryville family organizing bone-marrow drive Friday for ailing 6-year-old boy
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
A Perryville, Missouri, family is organizing a bone-marrow registration drive in hopes of finding a match for their 6-year-old son, who needs a bone-marrow transplant. Wade Watcher's mother Jenni said for the most part, he's a regular 6-year-old. "Active and funny and adorable," she said. "He's smart and loves to draw. He likes playing basketball. He's a pretty awesome kid."...
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Cape officials mull use tax, letting quarter-cent sales tax expire
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Cape Girardeau city officials may place a use-tax proposal before voters in 2019 that would be linked to elimination of a sewer capital-improvements sales tax. City manager Scott Meyer outlined the plan at the city council's retreat last week. The plan is still being drafted, and the council has made no final decision...
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Taylor Twins Garden in Jackson will be dedicated Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Everyone asks about the Taylor Twins. Cassi Bock Holcomb, owner of Cassi Bock Landscaping, said that's the question she gets most often about the garden at the corner of West Main and North Missouri streets in Jackson that will be dedicated at a 1 p.m. ceremony Saturday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2017. There are 249 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 26, 1777, according to a widely accepted account from the American Revolutionary War, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington, the eldest child of Col. ...
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The storyline of the left
(Column ~ 04/26/17)
Rachel Maddow, the darling of the left, opened my eyes last week with her spot-on analysis of the riots in Venezuela. Despite the fact that Venezuela has experienced social and economic unrest for years, Maddow blames President Trump for the upheaval now underway there...
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Semoball Awards finalists announced for winter sports
(Editorial ~ 04/26/17)
Several outstanding area athletes were announced last week as finalists for the fourth annual Semoball Awards. Coming June 8, semoball.com will host another top-notch awards show, complete with red carpet event and a special speaking appearance by St. Louis Cardinal favorite David Eckstein, the undersized shortstop who beat all the odds in becoming a World Series champion and MVP...
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Hawaii reassures tourists after brain parasite cases
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
HONOLULU -- A California couple on their honeymoon and two people who drank a homemade herbal beverage are among the victims in Hawaii falling ill with a potentially deadly brain parasite. After the newlyweds' plight with rat lungworm disease recently got attention online, the couple and some experts accused Hawaii of failing to adequately warn tourists and residents of the danger they can face. Officials said the disease is rare, and there's no need to cancel vacation plans...
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New issue in executions: Should the death chamber be silent?
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
VARNER, Ark. -- The nation's first double execution in 16 years raised a new issue involving transparency and the death penalty: Should witnesses be allowed to hear what goes on in the death chamber? A lawyer who watched Monday's executions in Arkansas said he saw an inmate open his mouth several times when it should have been still, prompting another lawyer to claim in a court filing Jack Jones was gulping for air after being given a sedative, the first component of a lethal injection...
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White-power groups banding together
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- White extremists, almost by nature, seldom are good at working together. Creating consensus among white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and the like is akin to herding rattlesnakes, given the caustic personalities often involved. Members typically get mad at each other and split, sometimes within days, resulting in the near-constant creation of new groups and a churning of leaders and followers...
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Simulating mom's womb may help earliest preemies
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies -- and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics Mom, it just might work. Today, premature infants weighing as little as a pound are hooked to ventilators and other machines inside incubators...
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North Korea holds drill to mark military anniversary
(International News ~ 04/26/17)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- South Korea's military said Tuesday that North Korea held major live-fire drills in an area around its eastern coastal town of Wonsan as it marked the anniversary of the founding of its military. The exercise took place as a U.S. guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea and envoys from the United States, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo to discuss the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles program...
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Lawmakers suggest former Trump aide Flynn broke U.S. law
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former national-security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to violate federal law when he failed to seek permission or inform the U.S. government about accepting tens of thousands of dollars from Russian organizations after a trip there in 2015, leaders of a House oversight committee said Tuesday...
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Federal judge blocks Trump's order on 'sanctuary cities'
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending...
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Ivanka Trump defends father, brushes aside groans in Berlin
(International News ~ 04/26/17)
BERLIN -- Ivanka Trump brushed aside groans and hisses Tuesday over her father's track record and defended his attitudes toward women as she made her first international outing as a White House adviser. Trump pledged to push for "incremental, positive change" for women in the U.S. economy and told a Berlin conference on women she's still "rather unfamiliar" with her role as first daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump...
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GOP drops U.S.-Mexico wall demands as spending talks advance
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators on Tuesday inched toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border. The emerging measure would increase the defense budget and eliminate the threat of a government shutdown on Trump's 100th day in office Saturday...
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'Bachelor' star Chris Soules charged in deadly Iowa crash
(Entertainment ~ 04/26/17)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Chris Soules, an Iowa farmer who starred on "The Bachelor" two years ago, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of causing a deadly accident and leaving the scene. Soules, portrayed as a wholesome country boy looking for love on season 19 of the ABC reality show, was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that rear-ended a tractor Monday night in northern Iowa, the Iowa State Patrol said...
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Out of the past: April 26
(Out of the Past ~ 04/26/17)
The youth of Centenary United Methodist Church lead the congregation in worship; the message is given by David Kinder and Tarina Kang, and liturgists are Becky Domazlicky, Ashley Hall, Elizabeth Otto and Matt Whitten. Southeast Missouri State University hosted the 13th annual Region 9 Special Olympics at the Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex yesterday; more than 300 Special Olympic athletes competed...
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Tony Williamson
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
Tony Eugene Williamson, 73, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at his home north of Jackson. He was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Russell and Minnie Mae Craft Williamson. He and Barbara Jean Seabaugh were married July 3, 1964. Tony was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas. He retired from Florsheim Shoe Co. after 30 years of employment...
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Margaret Stricker
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Margaret Rolwing Stricker, 97, of Charleston died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 27, 1919, in the Texas Bend community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Otto J. and Ethel Newcum Rolwing. She and John Joseph Stricker were married Feb. 21, 1944, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. He preceded her in death Sept. 13, 1982...
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Ronnie Stewart
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Ronnie Lee Stewart, 80, of Union City passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare-Martin. The family will receive visitors from noon until the hour of service today at White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. ...
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Doris Lorenz
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Doris I. Lorenz, 91, of Perryville died Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Alberta Groff
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Alberta Jane Groff, 68, of St. Louis passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at her home. She was born June 5, 1948, in Kennett, Missouri, to the late Tom and Eithel Neldon Gross. She married Robert Groff on Sept. 28, 1991, and he survives of the home...
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Evelyn Gholson
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
Evelyn E. Gholson, 85, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit...
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Harry Bertrand
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
Harry Frank Bertrand, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 22, 1926, in Jackson, the son of Frank C. and Zetta C. Essner Bertrand. He and Dorothy Huettig Bertrand were married Aug. 31, 1946, in Perryville, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/26/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Medical assists were made at 8:43 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 1:47 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 5:04 p.m. on Siemers Drive; and 5:25 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/26/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Donald W. Fox, 42, of Batesville, Arkansas, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated on Interstate 55. Arrests n Beria R. Tinsley, 37, of Charleston, Missouri, was arrested at 1701 Lacey St. on a Charleston, Missouri, warrant for contempt of court (stealing)...
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Births 4/26/17
(Births ~ 04/26/17)
Daughter to Christopher Gaylon and Courtney Elyse Newton of Benton, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 8:34 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017. Name, Cheyenne Elyse. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Newton is the former Courtney Hoffmann, daughter of Charles and Susan Hoffmann of Sikeston, Missouri. She is employed by John's Pharmacy. Newton is the son of Gaylon and Tammy Newton of Benton. He is employed by the city of Cape Girardeau...
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Missouri Senate votes to up funding for public K-12 schools
(State News ~ 04/26/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri public K-12 schools appear set to get roughly $48 million more in basic aid next fiscal year after state senators voted Tuesday to bump up funding enough to meet targets called for under state law. Because House members also passed a spending proposal that would meet funding goals, the money for schools likely will be locked into the final budget due to Gov. Eric Greitens by May 5...
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Judge W. Brent Powell appointed to Missouri Supreme Court
(State News ~ 04/26/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Jackson County Circuit Judge W. Brent Powell was appointed Tuesday to the Missouri Supreme Court, marking the first high-profile judicial selection by new Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. Powell will replace former Judge Richard Teitelman, who died in November at his home in St. Louis...
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Wells Fargo faces shareholders, protesters at annual meeting
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Shareholders irritated by the fallout from Wells Fargo's sales-practices scandal sent a warning to the bank's executives and board, with some directors barely holding onto their jobs Tuesday in what is typically a symbolic vote...
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GOP budget hawks open to Trump tax plan despite deficit
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump plans to propose massive tax cuts for businesses big and small as part of an overhaul he says will provide the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history. In addition to big tax cuts for corporations, Trump also wants to cut taxes for small business owners from a top tax rate of 39.6 percent to a top rate of 15 percent, said an official with knowledge of the plan...
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Google targets 'fake news,' offensive search suggestions
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has sprinkled some new ingredients into its search engine in an effort to prevent bogus information and offensive suggestions from souring its results. The changes have been in the works for four months, but Google hadn't discussed most of them publicly until now. ...
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Southeast's interior-design program receives six-year accreditation
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Southeast Missouri State University’s interior-design program has received six-year accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), school officials said. The accreditation follows an application process, self-study and program-analysis report, and site visit to the campus in November, school officials said in a news release...
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Temptations bassist dies after Cape Girardeau show
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Kerry Turman, bassist for the Temptations, died hours after the band’s concert Saturday night at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said authorities went to Turman’s room at the Candlewood Suites early Sunday, where Turman was pronounced dead...
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Police: Man bit off woman's fingertip when she tried to break up fight
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man may face assault charges after he bit off the tip of a woman’s finger as she tried to break up an altercation involving the man and her son Monday morning...
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Woman gives birth at Nebraska zoo
(National News ~ 04/26/17)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A woman whose baby was due mid-May went into labor early and gave birth at a Nebraska zoo. Drea Hubbard was born Sunday at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces. Her mother, 24-year-old Kymica Hubbard, said the birth took about two minutes from when her water broke. Her husband, Justin Hubbard, caught the child and wrapped her in a sweater as other zoo visitors gathered around...
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Bollinger County Route CC reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Route CC in Bollinger County between Highway 51 and County Road 310 will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform repairs to the bridge. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily May 15 through Oct. 1, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Prayer 4/26/17
(Prayer ~ 04/26/17)
O Lord Jesus, give us wisdom as we face the issues of the day. Amen.
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