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More rain could cause flooding in Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A wet August could get even wetter across much of Missouri in the coming days, raising new flooding concerns. National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs says an unstable weather pattern is expected to continue for at least the next week or so, potentially causing more rivers and creeks to rise above their banks...
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Flash flood watch in effect Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
A flash flood watch is in effect for much of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois from midnight to 6 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service said in the watch issued Tuesday that an unusual weather system for this time of year has resulted in additional moisture in the atmosphere. The heaviest rain is expected east of the Mississippi River, but rain that has already soaked Southeast Missouri could contribute to flash flooding there. Rainfall is expected to begin overnight...
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Joplin man admits lying about damage
(State News ~ 08/06/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A 31-year-old Joplin man has admitted lying about his residence to get federal disaster assistance after the May 2011 tornado. Andy Eric Brownlee was indicted in December on a charge of fraudulently receiving about $2,700 in federal benefits. The U.S. attorney's office said he pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Springfield...
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Mo. Medicaid recipient info incorrectly mailed
(State News ~ 08/06/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials say more than 1,300 Medicaid participants had some of their personal information mailed to incorrect addresses. The Department of Social Services said Monday a software programming error led to the wrong mailings by a contractor called Infocrossing Inc...
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Lawsuit against driver continued to November
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
The civil case against one of the drivers in a fatal box-truck crash has been continued to November, a Cape Girardeau County circuit judge said. Christian Fisher filed a wrongful-death suit April 25 against Bobby Joe Abernathy, his employer, Slumberland Furniture, and Slumberland's parent company, Sleepy Hollow Furniture, court records show...
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Cape Splash hours reduced starting Aug. 14
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
The hours of operation at Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center will be reduced effective Aug. 14 because of schools going back into session. According to a news release issued by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, the last day of summer hours will be Aug. 13. Cape Splash will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. The aquatic center will close for the season at 6 p.m. Sept. 2...
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Going for a walk
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dr. Richard Farmer takes his dog Little Bit for a stroll near the site of Cape Giardeau's old Mississippi River bridge, Monday, August 5, 2013. ...
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Joseph requests change of judge, venue in murder case
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
The attorney for a Cape Girardeau man accused of killing his wife and son filed motions Monday for a change of judge and a change of venue. George Joseph, 48, is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew, before turning the gun on himself May 30 at their home on West Cape Rock Drive...
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Coming into focus at the Mississippi River overlook
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tyree Wright frames up a tight shot of roses near the Mississippi River overlook Monday in Cape Girardeau. ...
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A-Rod among 13 players suspended by MLB for PED use
(Professional Sports ~ 08/06/13)
NEW YORK -- Defiant till the end, Alex Rodriguez is intent on evading baseball's most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal. Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players for their relationship to Biogenesis of America, a Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs...
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Elections today
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Voters in the Altenburg School District and Delta will head to the polls today to decide on ballot issues that would fund construction projects, if approved. Altenburg School District voters will decide on an increase to the property tax levy from 3.6 cents to 4.3 cents per $100 of assessed property value, while Delta voters will decide on a $1 million bond issue for sewer and water system improvements. ...
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The bridges of Dennis Scivally Park
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com This pedestrian bridge at Dennis Scivally Park is seen Monday, Aug. ...
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Cape Girardeau could receive funds to help sinkhole problem
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Cape Girardeau soon could receive federal assistance in its search for a solution to the sinkhole problem. Cape Girardeau County was one of many in the state to qualify for federal reimbursement after a federal emergency declaration was approved July 19. Missouri State Emergency Management Agency officials already have met once with public entities in the county to help them identify projects that would repair damage caused in June by major flooding...
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Concerns raised over business park rezoning
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
About 40 people -- some with questions, others, concerns -- attended a public hearing Monday night before the city council's consideration of rezoning a tract of land planned to become a business park on the northwest side of Cape Girardeau...
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William Street cellphone tower receives first-round approval
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Several downtown residents and proponents of historic preservation voiced their opposition to placement of a 140-foot tall AT&T cellphone tower on William Street during Monday night's city council meeting, but a first-round approval moved through as proposed...
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Havco announces layoff of 30 employees
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Thirty full-time employees have been laid off and some temporary positions have been eliminated from the Havco facility in Scott City, effective last Friday, Havco president and CEO Bruce Bader said Monday. Havco manufactures hardwood flooring for trailers, truck bodies and containers, including intermodal domestic containers. The overseas demand for the flooring Havco provides for intermodal domestic containers weakened, causing the layoffs, he said...
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Alexander County closes investigation into drowning
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Authorities in Alexander County, Ill., have ended their investigation into the death of a Cape Girardeau man who apparently drowned last month after a visit to a local nightclub. The body of Joey Caruso, 24, was pulled from the Mississippi River near the Southeast Missouri Port Authority on July 15, two days after he failed to return from a night out with friends at The Pony nightclub, police reported...
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24 years later, Gina Dawn Brooks case a mystery
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Twenty-four years after a 14-year-old girl disappeared from near her Fredericktown home, leads still trickle in concerning the disappearance of Gina Dawn Brooks. Gina was last seen Aug. 5, 1989. She is presumed dead, but her remains were never found...
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Anne Smith Day
(Submitted Story ~ 08/06/13)
This Saturday is Anne Smith Messy Day at Scott City Park, 10:00am to 1:00. This is a free day for the kids, tons of fun! It is FREE!!! The first 100 kids under 13 will receive a free t-shirt. Plan on your kids getting dirty and having a blast!!! This day is in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law who wanted something for kids to do in this town....She passed away two years ago and this day is in her honor. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2013. There are 147 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths...
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M/V Mississippi to make a stop at Cape riverfront
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
The Motor Vessel Mississippi will make a stop along the Mississippi River riverfront on Aug. 17 in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release from the Army Corps of Engineers. Tours of the vessel will be offered to the public at no cost, and an open house aboard the largest diesel towboat operating on the Mississippi River will be hosted from 9 a.m. ...
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Kids with rare premature aging disease meet in Va.
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Imagine having a child who was born with cataracts and brain damage, and develops dementia and other ailments more often found in the elderly -- and not knowing what would cause such ailments. Parents who share such experiences because their children have the rare genetic disease Cockayne syndrome recently gathered with their families near Washington so their children could meet others like themselves. ...
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Comics look to Obama, Democrats for humor
(Entertainment ~ 08/06/13)
NEW YORK -- President Obama, the joke's on you. A study of gags by late-night comics during the first half of the year found an abrupt change from 2012. Now, Obama and Democrats are providing the lion's share of punch lines. Obama was the target of 288 monologue jokes made by Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel, according to an analysis that was released Monday by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University...
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Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers
(Community ~ 08/06/13)
For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. If it becomes final as expected, the advice by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force would clear the way for insurers to cover CT scans, a type of X-ray, for those at greatest risk...
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Lung cancer screening only for some smokers, ages
(Community ~ 08/06/13)
An influential group of government advisers has endorsed lung cancer screening for the first time -- but not for everybody. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is proposing annual CT scans, a type of X-ray, for certain current and former smokers...
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Election Day
(Editorial ~ 08/06/13)
It's not a busy Election Day for most of our Southeast Missouri coverage area, but voters in a couple areas will go to the polls to decide on two issues. Voters in the Altenburg School District will choose whether to approve a property-tax increase. Under the measure, the tax levy would increase from 3.6 cents to 4.3 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The $1.9 million raised by the increase would go toward a new building for kindergarten through eighth grade...
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Capahas' season
(Editorial ~ 08/06/13)
It's fun to watch local baseball games during the summer months, including the Plaza Tire Capahas. With a history of successful campaigns, this year's squad recently wrapped up its season at the National Baseball Congress World Series. After an impressive regular season in which the team compiled a 28-3 record, the Capahas went 4-2 at the tournament in Wichita, Kan...
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Out of the past 8/6/13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/06/13)
The Mississippi Peace Cruise, with citizens from the Soviet Union and the United States, passes Cape Girardeau in the morning; a crowd of about 200 gathered along the riverboat to greet participants; the Delta Queen can't stop here because of the low water in the river, but a launch delivers souvenirs to the cruisers on board...
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Celebrations, developments highlight busy month in Jackson
(Column ~ 08/06/13)
Wow. July was an exceptionally busy month. We had a record-breaking July Fourth Independence Day celebration in the city park. This was a cooperative effort of the Independence Day Committee, many of the city's departments, members of many organizations such as the Capaha Car Club, Elks, Jackson High School girls volleyball team, muny band and many additional volunteers. We appreciate all their time and effort, and we appreciate all those who came to help us celebrate...
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Health Beat: Amanda Beard swims healthy
(Community ~ 08/06/13)
When Olympic champion and U.S. national titleholder Amanda Beard jumps into the pool as a professional athlete, her focus is on keeping herself healthy and at the top of her game. When she jumps into the pool as a mom, the most important thing is keeping her family healthy and safe...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/6/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/06/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Giradeau police report 8/6/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/06/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Top envoys seek to help negotiations in Egypt
(International News ~ 08/06/13)
CAIRO -- Top U.S., European and Arab envoys visited a jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader Monday on a mission to ease tensions between Egypt's military-backed government and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. No details of the meeting emerged, but a European Union official spoke of confidence-building measures, and the two rival camps appeared to be facing critical choices 33 days after the military overthrew democratically elected Morsi...
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Drunken walking leads to pedestrian fatalities
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- Just as drinking and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. More than a third of the pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the legal limit for driving, according to government data released Monday...
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Personal accounts debut for Affordable Care Act
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- You can now open your own personal "Obamacare" account -- but you'll have to wait awhile before you can actually use it to pick a health insurance plan. Just eight weeks before the Oct. 1 launch of open enrollment under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, administration officials announced Monday that the Affordable Care Act is a step closer to reality for millions of uninsured Americans...
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Immigration bill critics focus on health-care law delay
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- For many House conservatives, President Barack Obama's decision to delay a central provision of his health-care law has emerged as a major arguing point -- not against that law but in opposition to immigration legislation. In the weeks since the announcement that employers won't have to provide health insurance for another year, complaints have increased among House Republicans that they can't trust the Obama administration to implement any law they pass. ...
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Survivors of Fort Hood shooting will face gunman
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
LILLINGTON, N.C. -- Alonzo Lunsford has trouble getting out of chairs and warns his family to wake him gently. Kathy Platoni can't shake the image of the man who died in a pool of blood at her knees. Shawn Manning still has two bullets in his body and gets easily unnerved by crowds...
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First lab-made burger not flavorful
(Community ~ 08/06/13)
LONDON -- They bit, they chewed, but had hoped for more flavor. Two volunteers who participated in the first public frying of hamburger grown in a lab said Monday that it had the texture of meat but was short of flavor because of the lack of fat...
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Al-Qaida message led to closures
(National News ~ 08/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- An intercepted secret message between al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri and his deputy in Yemen about plans for a major terror attack was the trigger that set off the current shutdown of many U.S. embassies, two officials said. A U.S. ...
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Births 8/6/13
(Births ~ 08/06/13)
Son to Alex Mitchell and Hannah Marie Gremaud of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:38 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2013. Name, Nolan Oliver. Weight, 9 pounds, 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Gremaud is the former Hannah Geile, daughter of Ruth Geile and Kevin Geile of Perryville. She is a medical assistant with Gastroenterologist Specialists at Saint Francis. Gremaud is the son of Tim Gremaud and Cathy Gremaud of Perryville. He is a farmer with Gremaud Ag...
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Fall practice arrives for Southeast Missouri State football team
(College Sports ~ 08/06/13)
Southeast offically began preparations for its Aug. 29 opener
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Cards yield Dodgers' 15th consecutive road win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/06/13)
Los Angeles won the opener of the four-game series 3-2 to extend its road streak to 15 games
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Clifford Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Clifford Wiseman, 83, of Scott City died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 12, 1929, in Lone Oak, Ark., to Mae Baker. He married Linda Sue Robbins on June 10, 1982, at Benton, Mo. Clifford was a farmer and attended Church of God in Cape Girardeau...
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Carolyn Rybicki
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Carolyn J. Rybicki, 75, of Millersville died Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. Service was July 30 at Adduci-Zimny Funeral Home in Posen, Ill. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery.
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Clarence Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Clarence Allen "Willie" Mayfield, 79, of Jackson and formerly of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 25, 1933, in Mayfield, Mo., son of Dale and Alpha Allen Mayfield. He and Margaret Ann Clippard were married April 2, 1977. She preceded him in death Oct. 10, 2011...
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Route DD in Scott County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
Work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast. -- From the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Prayer 8/6/13
(Prayer ~ 08/06/13)
Lord Jesus, thank you for coming that we may have eternal life through you. Amen.
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Braves promote Simmons to Class AA team
(College Sports ~ 08/06/13)
A good year of minor league baseball has gotten better for former Southeast Missouri State and Scott City High School standout Shae Simmons. Simmons, in his second season with the Atlanta Braves organization, was promoted to the Mississippi Braves on Monday. Mississippi is Atlanta's Class AA affiliate located in Pearl, Miss...
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