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State health insurance markets struggle with cost challenges
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
WASHINGTON -- State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama's health law are struggling with high costs and disappointing enrollment. These challenges could lead more of them to turn over operations to the federal government or join forces with other states...
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Veterans assistance program needs volunteer drivers
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
A local group offering free assistance to veterans is asking for volunteers to help them meet a growing demand. Disabled American Veterans provides free services to veterans, including transportation to medical appointments. Hospital service coordinator Lacey McClintock said it provides a vehicle, and the Department of Veterans Affairs provides the fuel. All they need are more volunteer drivers...
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Police make extra patrols at Cape movie venue
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
In the wake of a mass shooting last week in a crowded movie theater last week in Lafayette, Louisiana, police have agreed to help patrol Wehrenberg 14 Cine in Cape Girardeau for the near future. Wehrenberg Cape West 14 Cine general manager Kevin Dillon said the theatre's safety protocols always are in place, and the request for a police officer's presence is just an extra precaution...
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Liberal routs Capahas 23-2 in NBC World Series
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/15)
The Kansas squad scored 13 runs in one inning in sending the Caps into an elimination game.
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Business Notebook: Missouri wine, grape industry value grows to $1.76 billion
(Business ~ 07/27/15)
Missouri's wine industry grew 150 percent during a recent 10-year period, according to the results of an economic-impact study recently released by the Missouri Wine and Grape Board. The study, which looked at the "full economic impact of Missouri wine and wine grapes" in 2013, was commissioned by the board and performed by Frank Rimerman + Co., an accounting and consulting firm...
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State senator wants governor to allow National Guardsmen to carry weapons
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
After a mass shooting in Tennessee that resulted in the deaths of four Marines and a sailor July 16, members of the state's Republican Caucus asked Gov. Jay Nixon to sign an executive order that would allow Missouri National Guardsmen to carry weapons...
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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/27/15)
A beautiful July day at Crater Lake.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
Today is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2015. There are 157 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny made his "official" debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare." Billboard magazine published its first "music popularity chart" listing best-selling retail records (in first place was "I'll Never Smile Again" recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with featured vocalist Frank Sinatra)...
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Community garden will bring produce, awareness to table
(Editorial ~ 07/27/15)
Today, Cape Girardeau will celebrate its newest community garden with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. One of four gardens supported by dedicated volunteer Robert Harris and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, the Shawnee Park Community Demonstration Garden and Urban Orchard receives its official welcome at 11 a.m...
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Speak out 7/27/2015
(Speak Out ~ 07/27/15)
The way it's going with his comments, it will eventually get to the point where Trump may have difficulty trumping Trump. Reports of shots fired keep Cape Girardeau cops busy overnight. All this bull about the NRA and Republican legislators saying more guns on the streets will make it safer. It is only costing the American citizens more as there are so many more shootings that the police have to investigate...
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One traffic stop nets 2 DUI arrests
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. -- One traffic stop netted two drunk-driving arrests after police say a backseat passenger jumped in the driver's seat. State police say they stopped a car early Sunday on Interstate 91 in Rockingham after it was clocked doing 106 mph. Authorities say they got driver Erik Polite out of the car before passenger Leeshawn Baker took his place behind the wheel and put the car in gear. Police breath tests put Polite's blood-alcohol content at .19 and Baker's at .25...
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Jeffrey Keim
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
Jeffrey Lynn Keim, 45, of Whitewater passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at his home. Born on Sept. 5, 1969, in Hannibal, Missouri, he was the son of Edward Henry and Helen Callaghan Keim. He married Robin Lynn Knutson on March 16, 2007, at Zion Methodist Church near Gordonville. She survives...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/27/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n David J. Ross, 19, of cape Girardeau was issued a summons for walking in the street at 731 Broadway. n A 16-year-old juvenile was issued a summons for walking in the street at 731 Broadway...
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Kelly J. Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Kelly J. Shirrell, 84, of Zalma passed away July 25, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 8, 1930, at Zalma, the son of Edward and Lillie Morgan Shirrell. Kelly retired from Owens Illinois Glass Company in Alton, Illinois, and also had been a farmer. He attended Shady Dell General Baptist Church in McGee, Missouri. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War...
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Gunman in theater shooting had history of seeking vengeance
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
LAFAYETTE, La. -- The stranger clenched his fists and shook his head, recounting a time when he tried and failed to beat a cat to death with a steel rod. His audience, two women lunching at a Lafayette bistro on a Saturday afternoon, sat across from him, shocked and silent...
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Brenda Thele
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
Brenda Sue Thele, 68, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Lutesville, Missouri, daughter of Gerald "Jerry" and Oma Lorene Wiseman Leamon. She and Henry "Harry" Thele were married Aug. 7, 1965...
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Curtis Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
Our most beloved, Curtis Lee Moore, 96, was called home to his heavenly father, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Curtis was born on March 24, 1919, in Bentley, Mississippi, to Lonnie and Lena Streeter Moore. He first was married to Flora Marie Miller, who preceded him in death on March 15, 1974. He then married Clara Mae Uhrhan Dillow on June 5, 1976, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City...
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Vivian Sims
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
Vivian "Cheryl Ann" Sims, 56, of Jackson passed away at her home July 25, 2015. She was born in Santa Ana, California, on Oct. 29, 1958, to Billy James and Verla Dean Eskew Reel. She and Chuck Sims Jr. were married on Aug 27, 1988, at Harmony Church near Marble Hill, Missouri. He survives...
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Out of the past: July 27
(Out of the Past ~ 07/27/15)
Assistant City Attorney Allen Moss Jr. has announced a new, tougher policy in dealing with municipal drug offenses; anyone arrested or charged with a drug offense faces 30 days in jail if they refuse to cooperate with authorities on providing the source of the drugs...
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Congressional votes for July 24
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
Besides roll call votes, the Senate and House also took action on legislation by voice vote. The Senate passed the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization (H.R. 23); passed the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (H.R. 2499), to help veterans with small-businesses access capital; and passed the DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act (H.R. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 7/27/15
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the July 20 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n Recommendation to approve purchase of 2015 tax year envelopes and tax statements, collector Diane Diebold...
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Daughter of Whitney Houston dies
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
ATLANTA -- Bobbi Kristina, daugher of late music star Whitney Houston, died Sunday at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia, about six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in the suburban Atlanta townhome she shared with Nick Gordon, the man she called her husband. She was 22 years old...
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Obama: Kenya at a 'crossroads' of promise and peril
(International News ~ 07/27/15)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Declaring Kenya at a "crossroads" between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his father's birth to root out corruption, treat women and minorities as equal citizens and take responsibility for its future...
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Senior Republicans rebuke Cruz over his attacks on McConnell
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
WASHINGTON -- Senior Senate Republicans lined up Sunday to rebuke Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for criticizing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a display of intraparty division played out live on the Senate floor. As the Senate met for a rare Sunday session, Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and John Cornyn of Texas each rose to counter a floor speech Cruz gave Friday, accusing McConnell, R-Ky., of lying...
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Planned Parenthood official says no profit from fetal organs
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
WASHINGTON -- The president of Planned Parenthood said her organization's clinics never adjust the abortion procedure to preserve fetal organs for medical research, and the organization's charges cover only the cost of transmission to researchers. Planned Parenthood has come under congressional scrutiny after the release of two stealthily recorded videos that showed officials discussing how they provide aborted fetal organs for research...
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Texas county where inmate died has history of racial tension
(National News ~ 07/27/15)
HEMPSTEAD, Texas -- In the 100-degree Texas heat, Sylvester Nunn uses three worn beach umbrellas to protect himself and the produce piled in the bed of his old Chevy pickup truck as he carries on a generations-old summer tradition. The 78-year-old is selling watermelons by the roadside just outside Hempstead, where the perfect combination of sandy soil and rainfall make this the watermelon capital of Texas. ...
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People on the Move 7/27/2015
(Business ~ 07/27/15)
David Crader, chief executive officer of The Bank of Missouri and chairman of Reliable Community Bancshares Inc., recently was named a recipient of the Missourian Award, a recognition for outstanding contributions to the state or nation in the fields of civics, business, arts or politics, according to a news release from the bank. ...
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McDonald's eyes variety of changes as sales fall
(Business ~ 07/27/15)
NEW YORK -- McDonald's is looking at variety of changes to win back customers in the U.S.: A new value message to replace the Dollar Menu, breakfast all day and nips and tucks to improve the taste of its burgers. "There is no silver bullet. No one move will turn a business that has been in decline for nearly three years," CEO Steve Easterbrook said last week in a conference call with analysts and investors...
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Scary headlines don't deter investors
(Business ~ 07/27/15)
NEW YORK -- The U.S. economy is growing at a painfully slow pace. Greece still threatens the euro. Chinese stocks recently pulled out of a frightening free-fall. Big companies in the U.S. are struggling to boost profits. You might think it's been a rough year for investors, but it's mostly been a smooth ride -- and a profitable one...
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Amazon's value surpasses Wal-Mart after surprise second-quarter profit
(Business ~ 07/27/15)
NEW YORK -- It's official: Amazon is bigger than Wal-Mart. Amazon shares surged almost 10 percent Friday after the e-commerce powerhouse reported a surprise second-quarter profit and a better-than-expected 20 percent jump in revenue. The sharp increase in shares brought Amazon's market value to $247.77 billion, more than its biggest rival, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., signaling a sea change in retailing...
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Governor's race is no mirror of White House contest
(State News ~ 07/27/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A well-known and well-funded Democrat, opposite a field loaded with an array of Republican candidates. The contest to become Missouri's next governor may seem similar to the White House race, but experts say important differences will affect it...
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Group wants tiny house village in Kansas City
(State News ~ 07/27/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A nonprofit group says it would like to build a neighborhood village of tiny houses somewhere in Kansas City, and city planning officials are interested in hearing more details. The Tiny House Collective of Kansas City is considering building houses between 240 and 350 square feet in a 12-unit village that would include a common building for use as a kitchen or laundry room, said Joshua Farmer, president of the group...
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Mansion searched after assault allegations
(State News ~ 07/27/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Authorities have searched a large southwest Missouri home after women reported they may have been sexually assaulted there, according to court documents. Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff's Office searched the 20,000-square-foot home in Bois D'Arc last week after one woman said she had been raped and drugged during a party there...
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A little too early to see the Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
Out-of-town visitors paused Sunday at the Broadway floodgate, which still was closed with the river at 36 feet -- 4 feet above flood stage. The floodgate should open soon, as the river is forecast to drop below the flood stage level of 32 feet by Wednesday and keep falling. The highest recent level of 37.4 feet was reached Friday...
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Morley man accused of sex crimes with a girl
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- A 41-year-old Morley, Missouri, man was arrested Friday and changed with sex-related crimes with a child. Terrial Tyler of Morley was charged with second-degree statutory sodomy and enticement of a child after Tyler was accused of inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl, reported Scott County Sheriff's Capt. Jerry Bledsoe...
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Electrical fire reported at home; no one hurt
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
An electrical fire at a home at 120 Louis St. caused smoke damage, but nobody was injured Sunday afternoon. Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief Fred Vincel said at the scene firefighters knew the fire started at an electrical panel box in the basement of the residence, but were unsure what caused it...
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Charleston Senior Babe Ruth reaches state semifinals
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/15)
The Fighting Squirrels completed pool play with a 3-0 record.
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Cardinals unable to sweep Braves
(Professional Sports ~ 07/27/15)
Atlanta's Garcia makes his first major league HR a game-winner.
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5-year-old Missouri boy drowns after kayak accident
(Local News ~ 07/27/15)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 5-year-old boy drowned in a creek in Newton County, becoming the third drowning victim in the creek in two days. The patrol says Anthony Martinez was in a kayak Saturday night in Shoal Creek when the kayak hit a submerged log and overturned. The boy, who was wearing a life jacket, was pinned beneath the kayak. The accident happened about four miles west of Redings Mill...
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Film looks back at 1974 Sedalia rock festival
(State News ~ 07/27/15)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- Think Missouri State Fair -- easy enough, it's here in less than a month. Now, picture naked hippies showering at the livestock washing stations while singing "California Dreamin"' -- that's harder, right? Jeff Lujin soon may be able to help with that. In a cluttered Independence basement, he's busy editing a documentary film about something that took place on those fairgrounds 41 years ago...
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Truman Eaker
(Obituary ~ 07/27/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Truman Sherman Eaker, 85, of Marble Hill died July 26, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery...
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Jackson police report 7/27/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Evan E. Hunt, 25, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson municipal warrant for failure to appear on original charges of failure to register a motor vehicle and speed...
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Prayer 7/27/15
(Prayer ~ 07/27/15)
O Lord, we thank you that through your grace, we shall be saved. Amen.
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