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Demolishing apartment complex that collapsed suggested in plan
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri records show a master plan for an apartment complex where a firefighter recently died recommended in 2008 that the complex be demolished because of its poor condition. Columbia fire department Lt. Bruce Britt died Feb. 22 at University Village as he was evacuating residents after part of a walkway collapsed. An engineering review released Tuesday said the second-floor walkway Britt was on collapsed because of a concrete failure...
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Trout season starter is 93-year-old angler
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
CASSVILLE, Mo. -- Leo Steinbrecher didn't expect to blend into the crowd at the recent trout opener at Roaring River State Park. When you're almost 93 years old, you have a few wrinkles and you walk slowly ... well, let's just say it wasn't hard to tell which of the 1,600 fishermen who showed up early at the trout stream had seniority...
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Nephew of Kirkwood shooter running for office
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- The nephew of a suburban St. Louis man who opened fire at a city council meeting six years ago, killing five and severely wounding the mayor, is running for a seat on that same governing body. Jayson Thornton, whose uncle Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton stormed into Kirkwood's council chamber on Feb. ...
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Nixon reaches trade agreement in Ontario
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said an agreement for future trade and economic development has been reached with the Canadian province of Ontario. Nixon said the agreement calls for Missouri and Ontario to seek opportunities for collaboration, trade and investment. It was signed by Missouri Economic Development Department director Mike Downing...
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Mo. House panel endorses gun nullification bill
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Federal agents would be sent to jail for enforcing some federal gun control laws under legislation endorsed by a Missouri House panel. The House General Laws Committee advanced the measure Thursday. It passed the Missouri Senate last month...
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Grand opening set for Ballpark Village
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The long-awaited Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium in St. Louis will officially open March 27. Developers on Thursday announced plans for the grand opening of Phase 1 of Ballpark Village. It includes a Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum, the Budweiser Brew House, the rodeo-themed cowboy bar PBR St. Louis, the piano bar Howl at the Moon and a TV studio for Fox Sports Midwest...
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Panel backs college meningitis vaccine
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Students living on college campuses could be required to be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis under legislation endorsed by a Missouri Senate committee. The legislation would require all students in on-campus housing to have the meningococcal vaccine starting in July 2015, unless they seek a religious or medical exemption...
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Repeat of 2011 Missouri River flooding is unlikely, corps says
(State News ~ 03/10/14)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The mountain snowpack in the Missouri River's upper basin is close to levels seen before devastating 2011 flooding along the river, but a repeat this year isn't likely, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said. Drought in 2012 has resulted in a one-third increase in water storage capacity in the three Missouri River reservoirs in the Dakotas and Montana, according to Jody Farhat, chief of Missouri River water management for the corps. ...
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Valentina Igoshina performs Chopin
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Russian pianist Valentina Igoshina performs "Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brilliante" in E flat minor by Frederic Chopin for the Sundays at Three concert Sunday at Shuck Music Recital Hall on the River Campus. ...
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SEMO launches new design for website
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
Visitors to the Southeast Missouri State University website will notice what school officials believe is a cleaner, simpler design. Assistant director of web communications Brian Holdman said the new-look site, semo.edu, which launched at 4 p.m. Friday, has been in the works for about a year...
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Sunday visitors to the river
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Whitney Wilson and his daughter, Ilena, of Sikeston, Mo., look for sticks at Riverfront Park, their first stop on an outing to include Cape Rock Park and Trail of Tears State Park, on Sunday in Cape Girardeau. The river stage was 14 feet and falling....
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Novelist Nicholas Sparks to speak about writing, story ideas
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
If you ask 17-time New York Times No. 1 best-selling author Nicholas Sparks why he writes romance novels, he will answer you with, "I don't." "I write novels where the themes of love and family and loss are often explored," he said in a phone interview with the Southeast Missourian on Friday...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team completes sweep of Belmont
(College Sports ~ 03/10/14)
The Redhawks won 7-0 to improve to 3-0 in OVC play
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Business Notebook: Entrepreneurship center offers free startup course
(Business ~ 03/10/14)
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University will offer a free six-week course for entrepreneurs interested in beginning a business or expanding an existing business. The program, Operation JumpStart, is a nationally recognized training model designed for such potential entrepreneurs that uses curriculum from the Kauffman Foundation, according to a news release from the university. ...
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Cape Girardeau native receives Marine award
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
For maintaining his leadership and ability to multitask while keeping his cool, former Cape Girardeau resident Capt. Ernest Todd Nordman recently was awarded the 2013 1st Lt. Travis Manion Memorial Marine Corps Officer Logistician of the Year Award...
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No consensus on how, when to notify victims of data breaches
(National News ~ 03/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws and renewed a push for a single national standard. Most states have laws that require retailers to disclose data breaches, but the laws vary wildly. ...
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River of Birds
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/10/14)
It's travel season again for migrating birds! On this day, hundreds filled the sky in a river-like formation spanning as far as the eye could see. Here, they stop for a brief rest and to grab a bite to eat.
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Nice Fall day
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/10/14)
This was at Mingo
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Trivia Night Raises $800 to Benefit Relay for Life
(Submitted Story ~ 03/10/14)
On Saturday, March 8, Relay for Life "Team Mabuce: Got Hope" raised $800 through its first ever Trivia Night. Relay for Life funds benefit the American Cancer Society and help to fight cancer of all types. Five teams competed in the 10-round, 100-question competition, which included questions about cancer. The "Steamboat Willies" team took top honors in the trivia competition...
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Joshua Lix Receives Journeyman of the Year Award
(Submitted Story ~ 03/10/14)
Joshua Lix from the Fort Leonard Wood Construction Division has been selected as the US Army Corps of Engineers FY13 Engineering Journeyman of the Year! Joshua is a Project and Office Engineer on multiple construction contracts and serves as an advocate for tomorrow's engineers. ...
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Scott City R-1 School District Kindergarten Screening/Registration
(Submitted Story ~ 03/10/14)
The Scott City R-1 School District will be hosting Kindergarten Registration and Screening at Eisleben Lutheran Church (located at 432 Lutheran Lane in Scott City) on April 3rd and 4th for all children who will be attending Kindergarten for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. ...
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Cape Central High School FBLA District Leadership Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 03/10/14)
Twenty six members of Cape Central High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter recently attended the 2014 District 15 FBLA Leadership Conference held on February 20, 2014 at the Southeast Missouri State University. FBLA is a career and technical student organization for all high school students participating in business programs. ...
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People on the move 3/10/14
(Business ~ 03/10/14)
Tom Kelsey, president and broker for Lorimont Place Ltd. in Cape Girardeau received an Award of Excellence designation for 2013 by the Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors. The recognition is given to members who produce multimillion-dollar volume for property sold and leased during the year. Kelsey qualified for the pinnacle level, or highest volume, for the award. He has been a recipient of the top sales award for the last 18 years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/10/14)
Today is Monday, March 10, the 69th day of 2014. There are 296 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed an order assigning Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commission as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States (Grant assumed his new command two days later, relieving General-in-Chief Henry Halleck). ...
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Donald Ruehling
(Obituary ~ 03/10/14)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Donald Ruehling, 76, of Frohna died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 19, 1937, in New Wells, son of Eldor and Mildred Hesse Ruehling. He and Elaine P. Mueller were married Nov. 28, 1959. She survives in Frohna...
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Irene Borkowski
(Obituary ~ 03/10/14)
Irene Borkowski, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Danny Biri
(Obituary ~ 03/10/14)
Danny W. Biri, 43, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Out of the past 3/10/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/10/14)
A new Southeast Missouri State University Center for Earthquake Studies will open here next month; its executive director, Dr. David Stewart, was executive director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium. Efforts by the city of Cape Girardeau to annex Interstate 55 right of way have shifted into high gear with a favorable Cape Girardeau County Court ruling; on the heals of yesterday's declaratory judgment, City Attorney Warren Wells says the city plans to move quickly to seek a similar ruling in Scott County Circuit Court and, ultimately, a vote of the people on the issue.. ...
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Local business man Crader left impressive legacy
(Editorial ~ 03/10/14)
A local businessman remembered for his faith and love of people died Feb. 23. Donald "Don" Crader was the CEO of Crader Distributing Co. in Marble Hill, Mo., and Blue Mountain Equipment in McKinney, Texas. Continuing the family business, Crader's company works with more than 2,200 Stihl dealerships and is the exclusive Stihl outdoor power equipment distributor for Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Southern Illinois...
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Speak Out 3/10/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/10/14)
I think Mike Jensen has vision and the rest of you have been blinded by a global warming snowstorm. I would just like for somebody to tell me who gave Michelle Obama the authority to speak for everybody in this country. Every time she opens her mouth, it's something that's going to cost consumers money. We don't need new labels. We already have labels if anybody cares to read them...
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Wal-Mart seeks to intervene in electric rate case
(Business ~ 03/10/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Wal-Mart is seeking to intervene in a dispute about electric rates between Ameren Missouri and its largest electric customer. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has sought about a 25 percent reduction in the rate Ameren charges at its aluminum smelter in the Southeast Missouri town of New Madrid...
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Bigger pig pens challenge farmers
(Business ~ 03/10/14)
FAIR OAKS, Ind. -- Pigs cluster around a food stall like Black Friday shoppers waiting for the store to open. One pushes impatiently against the locked door with her snout, waiting for the sow inside to finish eating so she can take her turn. After about 10 minutes, the sated sow sidles out the front gate and rejoins about 80 other pregnant pigs in a large pen surrounding the food stall. ...
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Blast of winter weather doesn't faze employers
(Business ~ 03/10/14)
Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn't faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more than the two previous months. Modest but steady job growth has become a hallmark of a nearly 5-year-old economic rebound that remains sluggish yet resilient. The economy has been slowed by political gridlock, harsh weather and global crises. But those disruptions have not derailed growth...
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Police seek security balance for Boston Marathon
(National News ~ 03/10/14)
BOSTON -- The ladies of Wellesley College will still be allowed to plant kisses on passing runners and crowds will still flock to the finish line at the 118th Boston Marathon. But a year after deadly twin explosions turned the race's festive final dash into a scene of devastation, police and organizers of the world's oldest annual marathon find themselves balancing security with its traditionally festive atmosphere...
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State oversight may tame pot shops in California
(National News ~ 03/10/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Law and order may soon be coming to the Wild West of weed. A California lawmaker has introduced legislation to regulate the state's freewheeling medical marijuana industry -- the farmers that grow the drug, the hundreds of storefront shops that sell it and especially the doctors who write recommendations allowing people to use it...
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Vietnam: Cannot find object from jet
(International News ~ 03/10/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Vietnamese searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing more than two days ago...
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Russian President Putin defends separatist drive in Crimea as legal
(International News ~ 03/10/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed not to relinquish "a single centimeter" of his country's territory...
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Jackson police report 3/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/10/14
(Local News ~ 03/10/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Monday Open session Approval of minutes of March 6 meeting Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Action items Appointments and possible action item...
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Cardinals sign shortstop from Cuba
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/14)
The team plans to hold a news conference today to offically announce the deal
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Nationals beats Cardinals 11-1 in exhibition game
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/14)
VIERA, Fla. -- As he warmed up in the bullpen for his second spring training start, Stephen Strasburg felt strong. Perhaps a little too strong. The right-hander overcame a shaky first inning, and the Washington Nationals' offense came up big again in an 11-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team turns in its top score of season
(College Sports ~ 03/10/14)
The Redhawks posted a season-high score to win on Senior Day
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Southeast Missouri State tennis teams records 7-0 sweep
(College Sports ~ 03/10/14)
The Southeast women's tennis team snapped a three-match losing streak with a 7-0 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday in Pine Bluff, Ark. The Redhawks improved to 5-5, while Arkansas-Pine Bluff fell to 4-3. Southeast's Valeriia Kashina picked up the win in the No. 1 spot, winning a 10-8 tiebreaker...
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Shootout win boosts Blues to top of NHL standings
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/14)
St. Louis led the point standings after its 3-2 win over Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Not even some inside information from Olympic teammate Zach Parise could stop T.J. Oshie in a shootout. Oshie and Alexander Steen scored shootout goals and the St. Louis Blues took over the top spot in the NHL standings with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night...
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Gettysburg wax museum selling historical figures
(Entertainment ~ 03/10/14)
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- A life-size animatronic Abe Lincoln is among the historical figures and tableau scenes from a Gettysburg wax museum set to hit the auction block just months after the town celebrated the 150th anniversary of his "Gettysburg Address."...
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Prayer 3/10/14
(Prayer ~ 03/10/14)
O Father God, may your Holy Spirit guide us in all things. Amen.
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