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Train in deadly wreck was going 106 mph
(National News ~ 05/14/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was hurtling at 106 mph before it ran off the rails along a sharp curve where the speed limit drops to just 50 mph, federal investigators said Wednesday. The engineer applied the emergency brakes moments before the crash but slowed the train to only 102 mph by the time the locomotive's black box stopped recording data, said Robert Sumwalt of the National Transportation Safety Board. ...
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Testimony: Alleged murder victim was beaten to death
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- During the first day of trial for one of two Illinois men accused of murder, a forensic pathologist said he believed James H. "Jimmy" Morrison was beaten to death. Jessie Bell, 35, of Anna is charged with first-degree murder in the April 12, 2014, beating death of Morrison, 46, also of Anna. Bell is accused of hitting Morrison with his fists. A second man, Travis Turner, 26, of Dongola, is accused of hitting the victim with a piece of lumber...
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Poplar Bluff city manager reportedly out of a job
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Sources in Poplar Bluff say the employment of city manager Heath Kaplan was terminated Tuesday during a special closed session meeting of the city council. Council members have declined to confirm whether Kaplan was fired during the meeting, which lasted about two hours...
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Missouri House Speaker apologizes after report about intern texts
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Speaker John Diehl apologized Wednesday for his "poor judgment" after a newspaper report he had exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college student who was serving as a Capitol intern. While asking for forgiveness, Diehl also appealed to his colleagues to retain their support as a Democratic lawmaker launched an effort to try to remove the Republican from the chamber's top position, which he was elected to in January...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team enters final regular-season series with magic number of 2
(College Sports ~ 05/14/15)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team's objective won't change when it begins its final regular-season series on the road against Belmont today: win the series. But winning the three-game series, which begins with a game at 5 p.m. at Rose Park in Nashville, Tennessee, has much more riding on it than usual...
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Woman reports she was abducted in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department and the FBI are working to investigate a report of an adult abduction. A woman told authorities Tuesday she was abducted for hours before escaping her captor. She said she was sitting in her vehicle in South County Park in Cape Girardeau when she was forced into a red extended cab Ford pickup truck. The abduction happened sometime between 11 a.m. and noon...
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Sunrise before the rain
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/14/15)
Sunrise in late April.
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Tree transplant
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/14/15)
tree spade and trees
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Yellow rose bud
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/14/15)
One of my yellow climbing roses'' on my back yard''
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Scott City, Kennett softball teams set to square off in today's state quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/15)
The Scott City softball team's five-game winning streak is its best stretch all season, and coach Lance Amick believes his team has saved its best softball for the postseason. The Class 1 District 4 champion Rams knocked off host Malden 11-6 in a state sectional Tuesday, a game in which Scott City scored nine unanswered runs to pull away with the victory...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/14/15)
Today is Thursday, May 14, the 134th day of 2015. There are 231 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 14, 1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland. (The Pact was dissolved in July 1991.)...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Woodland's Landon Johnson
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/15)
Woodland's Landon Johnson belted a pair of two-run home runs to left field, leading the host Cardinals to a 9-7 win over Advance in a baseball game last week in Marble Hill, Missouri. The senior also started the game on the mound before being replaced by Garret Reynolds, who picked up the pitching win. Johnson finished 3 for 3 at the plate...
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Spirit of America Award recognizes records of service
(Editorial ~ 05/14/15)
Each year we are impressed with the nominations for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award. The nominees come from different backgrounds. Some served our country in the armed forces. Others were giants in the community. Still others quietly made a difference, working with little public recognition...
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Modern military usage
(Column ~ 05/14/15)
Many veterans tend to think of today's military as the same as the one they served in, and civilians may think of the military in terms of the pictures painted by Hollywood or in stories from veterans. Regardless, the military of the past is gone. Today's military is better equipped and a more powerful force than it has ever been. ...
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Lawyers give closing arguments in marathon bomber's trial
(National News ~ 05/14/15)
BOSTON -- Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Wednesday made their final appeals to the jury that will decide the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as jurors began deliberating whether the Boston Marathon bomber should get life in prison or the death penalty...
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Hooked on Science: Unlock vehicle with brain
(Community ~ 05/14/15)
Remote keyless entry for vehicles has a limited range, but it can be boosted by using your head, or a gallon of water. n Vehicle with a remote keyless entry n Gallon of water STEP 1: Walk far enough away from the vehicle so the remote keyless entry does not unlock the vehicle...
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House to vote on ending bulk collection of U.S. phone records
(National News ~ 05/14/15)
WASHINGTON -- The House neared approval of legislation Wednesday to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records but allow the agency to search the data on a case-by-case basis. Passage would set the stage for a Senate showdown just weeks before the law authorizing the program is to expire...
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Student from Cape inducted into honor society at Harding University
(Community ~ 05/14/15)
Kelsey Martin of Cape Girardeau, a student at Harding University in Arkansas, recently was inducted into the Arkansas Eta chapter, the school's branch of Alpha Chi National Honor Society. Martin, a junior majoring in molecular and cellular biology, is in the upper 10 percent of junior and senior classes at the private university. ...
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U.S. graduation rate at record high, but disparities exist
(Community ~ 05/14/15)
WASHINGTON -- The record high American graduation rate masks large gaps among low-income students and those with disabilities compared to their peers. There also are wide disparities among states in how well they are tackling the issue. "This year, we need to sound a stronger alarm," said Gen. ...
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Teen to participate in agribusiness workshop
(Community ~ 05/14/15)
Brynn Myers, a student at Oak Ridge High School, is among an elite group of young people from around the state who will travel to St. Louis in June as members of the 2015 class of the Missouri Agribusiness Academy. Sarah Alsager, public information officer for the Missouri Department of Agriculture, said the organization receives about 200 applications for spots in the program annually...
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Vatican recognizes state of Palestine in new treaty
(International News ~ 05/14/15)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects. The treaty, which concerns the activities of the Catholic Church in Palestinian territory, is deeply symbolic and makes explicit the Holy See has switched its diplomatic recognition from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine...
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Guesthouse attack in Afghanistan ends with 5 dead
(International News ~ 05/14/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Gunmen stormed a guesthouse in the Afghan capital as it hosted a party for foreigners, and authorities said five people, including an American, were killed during an hourslong siege that ended early this morning. Six people were wounded and 54 hostages rescued...
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Malaysia turns away boat with more than 500 migrants
(International News ~ 05/14/15)
LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Malaysia has turned away a boat with more than 500 Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis after providing them with fuel and provisions, a government official said today. The boat was found Wednesday off the coast of northern Penang state, just three days after more than a thousand refugees landed in nearby Langkawi island...
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Spy agency: North Korea executed defense chief
(International News ~ 05/14/15)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during a meeting presided over by Kim, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, citing what it called credible information...
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Springfield teacher charged with striking autistic child
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prosecutors have charged a longtime teacher at Missouri state schools for the severely disabled with abusing a young autistic student, alleging she slapped the boy in the head several times. Janet Carrie Williams, 65, was charged Monday in Greene County with third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, which are misdemeanors, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Out of the past: May 14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/14/15)
A morning ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the opening of AmeriFirst Bank of Cape Girardeau at its temporary location at Independence Street and Kingshighway; a permanent facility will be constructed on St. Francis Drive. A one-half-cent transportation sales tax has generated over a half-million dollars for street improvements in Jackson since it was implemented two years ago; this year, the tax is projected to bring in about $321,000...
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Girl Scouts group splits with United Way over funding
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A Girl Scouts group that serves girls in 47 counties in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas is cutting ties with United Way over fundraising concerns. Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri says it notified the United Way of Greater St. Joseph it has decided to end the partnership between the two organizations, effective May 31...
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Missouri GOP lawmakers send right-to-work bill to governor
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans used their large majorities to send a right-to-work measure to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday but appear to lack the support to override an expected veto. The Missouri House gave final approval to the bill that would prohibit workplace contracts that require union fees to be collected from nonmembers. ...
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Jennifer Lopez heading to Las Vegas for residency next year
(Entertainment ~ 05/14/15)
NEW YORK -- Jenny from the Block is heading to Sin City. The pop star announced Tuesday night on "American Idol" she is heading to Las Vegas next year for a residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Jennifer Lopez's stint at the AXIS Theater will begin Jan. 20. The first 20 performances go on sale Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/14/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/14/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Morgan Oak Street at 1:59 a.m.; South West End Boulevard at 3:42 a.m.; Linden Street at 11:59 a.m.; South Minnesota Avenue at 12:51 p.m.; and North Water Street at 7:49 p.m. n At 3:54 a.m., gasoline or other flammable liquid on Cape Meadows Circle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/14/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/14/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Robert D. Taylor, 31, 1014 Bloomfield St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Robert Tucker
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
Robert L. "Bob" Tucker, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 26, 1926, in St. Louis to Robert L. and Della Wright Tucker. He and Leoma Alma Leible were married Oct. 1, 1940. She preceded him in death Nov. 20, 1976. He later married Dorothy Harris Colvard on Dec. 12, 2002...
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Wilma Thompson
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wilma M. Thompson, 85, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Miller Family Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Whitewater Christian Church in Perry County. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Louis Hartje Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
Louis H. Hartje Jr., 91, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Chester, Illinois, to Louis and Esther Herberts Hartje. He and Mary R. Morgan were married Sept. 15, 1950, in Chester. They had been married nearly 50 years when she passed away Aug. 18, 2000...
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Jackie Foster
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Jackie Dewey Foster, 67, of Glenallen died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at McGee Chapel Cemetery near Glenallen, with the Rev. Wain Kirkpatrick officiating...
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Ronnie Cissell
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ronnie J. Cissell, 64, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A parish wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday...
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Clearn Browning
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Clearn Wesley Browning, 89, of Olive Branch died Monday, May 11, 2015, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born May 31, 1925, in Alexander County near Olive Branch, son of Arlie and Eva Gettings-Browning. He married Margaret Foster on Dec. 19, 1945...
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Doris Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 05/14/15)
Doris C. Bollinger, 81, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 11, 1933, in Advance, Missouri, to Jesse and Cola Long Stady. She and Harold H. "Gus" Bollinger were married Sept. 12, 1952, in Jackson. They had been married 59 years when Gus passed away March 16, 2012...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/14/15
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n Minutes of the May 11 meeting n None at this time n Items listed on agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Recorder of deeds' annual statement n Agreement between Pictometry International and Cape Girardeau County...
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High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team blanks Carbondale
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Kluber strikes out 18 as Indians top Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 05/14/15)
CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber struck out 18 and allowed his only hit in the seventh inning, getting his first win this season in style and leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The reigning AL Cy Young winner, Kluber (1-5) didn't yield a hit until Jhonny Peralta grounded a clean single to center with two outs in the seventh. ...
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AT&T work will close lanes on Broadway
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
Motorists may notice lane closures along Broadway in the coming weeks. AT&T plans to begin work soon along the street, which may require temporary lane closures. The exact start date for beginning construction has not been determined, but work should be completed in about one month...
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Jackson board releases details about summer-school program
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
The Jackson School Board at its Tuesday meeting approved the district's summer-school program. First- through fifth-grade students will attend summer-school courses from 8 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. June 4 through 25, Kindergarten students will have half-day sessions from June 8 through 19 and will be assigned a morning session or an afternoon session after enrollment...
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3-D printing, scanning workshops to be next week
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
NovaCopy and the Missouri Innovation Corp. at Southeast Missouri State University will host a series of free 3-D printing and scanning workshops Tuesday and Wednesday. The workshops will feature demonstrations of the latest 3-D technologies, discussion of trends and applications and opportunities for business owners and entrepreneurs to learn how they might incorporate such technologies into their businesses, according to a news release from the university...
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Old Town Cape launches online fundraiser for banners
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
It took a community effort for Cape Girardeau to be selected as a 2015 Great American Main Street Award winner, and Old Town Cape again is hoping the community will come together to help it celebrate and commemorate the event. Cape Girardeau was one of three winners this year, and is one of only five Missouri cities to receive such a distinction...
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Fields of gold
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
Michael Fiehler, left, a volunteer naturalist at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, helps identify flowers Wednesday with Elaine Berry during the Wednesday Wildflower Walk at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center.
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Dorena ferry closed due to mechanical problems
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) -- A western Kentucky ferry that is the only direct route between Kentucky and Missouri has closed until further notice due to a mechanical issue. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Dorena-Hickman Ferry closed shortly before noon Tuesday. A marine mechanic is being called in to determine what repairs are needed, but it's not yet known how long the ferry will be out of operation...
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Scott City to celebrate completion of storm shelter, arts center
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
The Scott City School District on Wednesday will celebrate the completion of its new storm shelter that also serves as a visual and performing arts center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 6 p.m. and will be followed by a tour through the art gallery and theater. The high school drama club also will perform a short preview of a play...
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St. Louis County cities face challenges if court revenue bill becomes law
(State News ~ 05/14/15)
NORTHWOODS, Mo. -- Several St. Louis County cities worry how they'll plug a monetary hole if a bill reducing how much they can use from municipal court revenue becomes state law. The bill would decrease St. Louis County municipalities' ability to raise in traffic fines from 30 percent of the general operating revenue to 12.5 percent, while the rest of the state would have a 20 percent cap, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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U.S. 61 in Cape County closed for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 05/14/15)
U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews replace a bridge. The bridge is between Achillea Lane and County Road 507, over Hughes Creek, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...
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Pranksters plant tree in baseball infield
(National News ~ 05/14/15)
FRANKLIN, Ohio -- Suspected pranksters caused a stir by planting a tree at a park in an inconvenient spot: in the baseball field, between home plate and the pitcher's mound. The tree was discovered Saturday at Franklin Community Park when Franklin High School players showed up for a doubleheader. Superintendent Michael Sander said the city paid to remove the tree and repair the damage, but anyone found responsible for the tree will get the bill...
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Prayer 5/14/15
(Prayer ~ 05/14/15)
O Heavenly Father, may we always remember that victory comes from you. Amen.
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