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Perryville teen pleads not guilty to statutory rape, molestation
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
A Perryville, Mo., teenager pleaded not guilty to first-degree statutory rape and second-degree child molestation last week in St. Francois County Circuit Court. In addition to the St. Francois County charges, Austin Luye, 18, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree statutory rape and two counts of child molestation in Perry County...
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12-hour musical event to raise money for tornado victims
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
Twelve hours of continuous music to help victims of the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla., is scheduled for Wednesday at Schnucks Supermarket in Cape Girardeau. The event, "Music for Moore," is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature area performers playing near the entrance of Schnucks, 19 S. Kings-highway...
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River Campus to offer touring musicals, students in 'Peter Pan,' 'Legally Blond'
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
A schedule with highlights including a touring production of "West Side Story," a student production of "Legally Blonde" and the granddaughter of Baron and Maria von Trapp has been announced for the 2013-2014 Southeast Missouri State University River Campus season...
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Options for selecting Perryville police chief being researched
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The citizen committee appointed by the Perryville Board of Aldermen to make recommendations about how the city selects its police chief is mulling three options before it presents its final decision to city officials. The committee was formed two months after former police chief Keith Tarrillion's March 13 resignation, tendered amid allegations of misconduct...
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Car bomb goes off in Cape; only one injured
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
People in the 1200 block of North Spanish Street awakened Sunday to an evacuation order as police investigated a car bomb in front of a residence. David Wayne Salzmann, 44, was charged with assault of a law enforcement officer, unlawful possession of a weapon and violation of an order of protection after he detonated an explosive device inside a white Cadillac parked in front of his estranged wife's house, the Cape Girardeau Police Department reported...
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Cards unload seven-run 10th on Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 06/10/13)
CINCINNATI -- The St. Louis Cardinals passed two tests with their first extra-innning win of the season. With the best offense in the National League and the second best pitching staff, the Cardinals have rarely had to play from behind. They erased a pair of two-run deficits in a 10-inning, 11-4 win...
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rainbow
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/13)
We were lucky to see a rainbow during our drive through Cades Cove in Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Jellyfish
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/13)
My children, Phillip and Anna, are looking at the jellyfish tank at Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN.
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Sinkhole area called 'very dangerous' to public
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct the title for Ken Eftink. Cape Girardeau's public works director Tim Gramling said two sinkholes on South Sprigg Street, near LaCroix Creek, continue to grow. A sinkhole in the creek is causing water to flood into the nearby Buzzi Unicem quarry...
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Snoopy 2 The Met-Life Blimp stops for fuel at Cape
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/13)
Snoopy 2's ground crew prep the blimp. It was on the ground at KCGI for about 30 minutes before it's departure toward it's next stop, Alton, Illinois.
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Crayola starts recycling program for markers
(State News ~ 06/10/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Crayola announced a new program for recycling its plastic markers, a move that comes about a year after a group of schoolchildren petitioned the crayon maker to start such a program. Crayola, a subsidiary of Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards, said under its ColorCycle program, students in kindergarten through 12th grade can collect used plastic markers, box them up and send them to a recycling facility. Crayola will pay the shipping costs...
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Gov. Nixon receives thousands of messages about gun legislation
(State News ~ 06/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several thousand online messages have piled up as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon considers what to do with recently passed legislation that would bolster gun rights. Many of the messages urge Nixon to sign the legislation, saying it provides important protections of Missourians' rights. Some suggest he should veto the law, raising concerns about the potential ramifications...
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Analysis: State fees would rise under Missouri legislation
(State News ~ 06/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tax cuts were a top priority this year for a supermajority of Republican lawmakers who wanted to let Missouri families and businesses keep more of their hard-earned money. Yet those same lawmakers who passed a $700 million income tax cut also authorized numerous little-known fee increases that ultimately could cost Missourians millions of dollars...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
Today is Monday, June 10, the 161st day of 2013. There are 204 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at eliminating wage disparities based on gender. The same day, Kennedy delivered a commencement address at American University in Washington, D.C., in which he declared, "If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can make the world safe for diversity."...
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Zimmerman's attorney walks tight line in defense
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors his client didn't murder Trayvon Martin: He needs to show why Zimmerman felt threatened by the African-American teenager while avoiding the appearance that either he or his client is racist...
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Push for barrier at ‘Suicide Bridge'
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- On a sunny January afternoon, 12 stories above a busy street, a newly engaged 19-year-old woman jumped to her death from a spectacular arch bridge west of downtown Portland. Last month, in the middle of the night, a 40-year-old man did the same. Last week, yet another person -- a 15-year-old girl -- plunged from the span...
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‘The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening
(Entertainment ~ 06/10/13)
NEW YORK -- The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal film starring Ethan Hawke. The film's strong opening performance minted another box-office hit for "Paranormal Activity" producer Jason Blum...
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NSA claims know-how to ensure no illegal spying
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- The supersecret agency with the power and legal authority to gather electronic communications worldwide to hunt U.S. adversaries says it has the technical know-how to ensure it's not illegally spying on Americans. Mistakes do happen in data-sifting conducted mostly by machines, not humans. ...
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Employers add 175K jobs; unemployment at 7.6 percent
(Business ~ 06/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May -- a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts if not enough to reduce still-high unemployment. The unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April, the Labor Department said Friday. The rate rose because more people began looking for work, a healthy sign, but only about three-quarters found jobs...
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The Iowa example
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/10/13)
With its 435 elected members and terms of only two years, the U.S. House of Representatives is intended to correspond to the political views of the country's citizens. However, due to the partisan manner in which districts are drawn, this purpose is thwarted...
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Police ID gunman in deadly Santa Monica rampage
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A woman who was critically wounded in the Santa Monica shooting spree died Sunday, bringing the total number of victims killed by the gunman to five. Marcela Franco, 26, died of her injuries at UCLA Medical Center, according to Santa Monica College spokeswoman Tricia Ramos...
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Stripped-down Harley takes risks, rebounds after recession
(National News ~ 06/10/13)
MILWAUKEE -- Some motorcycle enthusiasts feared Keith Wandell might be the outsider who drove Harley-Davidson into the ground. Instead, he may be remembered as the guy who kept the motorcycle maker on the road. Wandell grabbed the handlebars at the motorcycle maker in the heart of the economic crisis in 2009. Harley lost $55 million that year, as buying a motorcycle stopped being an option for many consumers...
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Valedictorians
(Editorial ~ 06/10/13)
The big news has been dark news lately in Southeast Missouri. With shootings and discovered bodies grabbing the big headlines, we'd like to pause today and look at some of the good things going on in our communities. Every Thursday during the summer season we profile our area valedictorians. ...
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Out of the past 6/10/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/10/13)
As part of an outreach program, Attorney General William Webster opens an office in the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. Although her husband was declared dead in 1973, Marjorie Gregory lived in hopes Lt. Col. Robert Gregory would return from Vietnam alive; those hopes ended a month ago, when the family was informed the pilot's remains were identified among the bodies of 17 servicemen returned to the United States...
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Jackson fire report 6/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/10/13)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Saturday:...
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Jackson police report 6/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/10/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Leona King
(Obituary ~ 06/10/13)
Leona A. King, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Dean Galloway
(Obituary ~ 06/10/13)
W. Dean Galloway, 75, of Jackson passed away peacefully Friday, June 7, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1937, at Hahn, Mo., to Melvin and Lena Key Galloway. He and Carolena Muster were married Aug. 24, 1957, at St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit. At that time, he became a member of the church and held various church offices through the years...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/10/13
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
Office Building 1 Barton Square Jackson 9 a.m. today Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Southeast track & field program continues to excel
(Sports Column ~ 06/10/13)
If you're a fan of Southeast Missouri State athletics, you've got to be impressed by what Redhawks track & field continues to accomplish. Track & field for years has been arguably the university's most consistent sport, and this season the program again achieved at a very high level...
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Asian carp: Invaders to bring economic development to area
(Business ~ 06/10/13)
Two fisheries, one in western Kentucky and one planned for about 40 miles north of St. Louis, have very different business plans for the Asian carp market. What they have in common is a desire to help remove as many of the invasive fish as possible from area rivers and lakes and, in the process, help revive a troubled commercial fishing industry...
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International field assembles at Dalhousie this week
(Community Sports ~ 06/10/13)
The Rolex Girls Junior Championship will display some of the world's top youth golfers
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Pete's Blues extends title streak to three at Kelso Klassic
(Community Sports ~ 06/10/13)
Pete's Blues ruled the Kelso Klassic for the third straight year and had a historic performance in the process. The team from Mascoutah, Ill., became the first squad to win three consecutive championships as the 29th annual 14-team men's fastpitch softball tournament ended Sunday at Kelso City Park...
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Shae Simmons chosen for minor league all-star game
(Professional Sports ~ 06/10/13)
Scott City grad and former Redhawk has been excelling in the Braves' system
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Cape Sr. Legion places 4th in Charleston tournament
(Community Sports ~ 06/10/13)
The Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Cape Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior Legion in the third-place game of the Fighting Squirrel Baseball Classic on Sunday in Charleston, Mo. Poplar Bluff posted a 7-5 victory in the contest. J.C. Chapman took the loss for Cape, which fell to 7-7. Chapman allowed four hits and seven runs -- four earned -- in six innings. He struck out six and walked four...
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Union Pacific Railroad to invest $20M in rail line
(Business ~ 06/10/13)
Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Illinois' and Missouri's transportation infrastructure by investing more than $20 million in the rail line between Chester, Ill., and near Scott City, Mo. The project, funded entirely by Union Pacific without taxpayer dollars, began May 31 and is scheduled to be completed by early November...
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Prayer 6/10/13
(Prayer ~ 06/10/13)
O Father God, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Local roads still closed as floodwaters begin to recede
(Local News ~ 06/10/13)
Floodwaters continued to force detours Sunday afternoon on city streets and state highways throughout Southeast Missouri. Highway 177 north of Cape Girardeau, several streets in an industrial area south of downtown and Highway 74 near Dutchtown all remained closed Sunday afternoon as a result of flooding, and debris on roadways revealed the waters had receded from higher levels...
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