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Texas college on lockdown, suspect sought after 2 shot
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
HOUSTON (AP) -- Texas Southern University was on lockdown Friday as police searched for a suspect after two people were shot at a student housing complex, university officials said. The shooting was reported around 11:30 a.m. at University Courtyard Apartments, on the edge of the Houston campus. University spokesman Kendrick Callis said the suspected shooter was still on the loose as of early afternoon. He said the campus is on lockdown and classes have been cancelled...
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Southeast Missouri State football team gets set for OVC showdown with Eastern Illinois
(College Sports ~ 10/09/15)
It's safe to say that Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz, his staff and players remember last year's meeting with Eastern Illinois. The Redhawks' 52-13 loss at home a year ago was their most lopsided loss of Matukewicz's first season at the helm.
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Chaffee upsets Van Buren in Class 1 District 1 softball championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Wednesday and Thursday, there was a batch up cupcakes waiting for the Van Buren Dawgs after their game. The Chaffee Lady Red Devils made sure that Thursday's cupcakes were sad cupcakes. Van Buren struggled to solve the pitching of Chaffee's Carleigh Burnett, who allowed three hits and a walk with six strikeouts and carried Chaffee to a 2-0 win in the Class 1 District 1 Tournament championship game...
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Man accuses Kansas City officer of battery over stun gun use
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A lawsuit filed by a corner store worker claims a Kansas City police officer violated department policy when he used a stun gun on him during a confrontation over a parking violation. The Kansas City Star reported Damian Words accuses officer Dale Secor of battery for using the stun gun and of letting the situation unnecessarily escalate. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for the May 2014 incident...
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Missouri man indicted in $2 million fraud scheme
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A south-central Missouri man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme that allegedly duped at least 24 investors of more than $2 million. The indictment against 55-year-old Daniel Keith Steele of Rolla was announced Thursday. He is charged with mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions using criminally derived property...
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Police: Gambling debt resulted in St. Louis County killing
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
WELLSTON, Mo. -- A University City, Missouri, teenager has been charged in the killing of a 19-year-old, and authorities say a gambling debt led to the shooting. Eighteen-year-old Jermaine McDaniels was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Police say McDaniels fatally shot Melvin Pogue on Saturday night in Wellston, not long after Pogue attended homecoming activities at his alma mater, Normandy High School...
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Man critical after exchanging shots with tow-truck operator
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A man is hospitalized in critical condition after allegedly shooting at a St. Louis tow-truck operator, who returned fire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the incident happened just before 2 a.m. Thursday. The truck operator was trying to tow a man's car when the man began shooting at him. The truck operator returned fire, shooting the man in the hip and leg...
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Group makes plans for 50th anniversary of gay rights meeting
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City group is making plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a national gathering of LGBT activists that is credited with helping to kick off the gay-rights movement. In February of 1966, the activists gathered at a downtown Kansas City hotel. The meeting led to "The Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom," which opened an LGBT community center and began a publication that was distributed nationally...
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Kander warns Missouri businesses about deceptive mailer
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's secretary of state is warning business owners about a deceptive mailer that indicates they have a potential compliance violation. Secretary of State Jason Kander said the postcards look like an official government document but are not affiliated with any state or federal agency, including the Corporations Division in Kander's office...
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St. Louis police to up security for playoffs
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Baseball fans converging on the city's downtown for the playoffs series between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs can expect a beefed-up police presence, St. Louis' police chief pledged Thursday, two weeks after a shooting near Busch Stadium left a fan unable to walk and spawned unease about downtown safety...
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Man gets 15 years for 'road rage episode'
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
A Butler County judge sentenced a Bunker, Missouri, man to 15 years in prison Tuesday afternoon in connection with a "road rage episode" in which he fired two rounds into the tailgate of a passing pickup. After hearing testimony from witnesses during an August trial, a Butler County jury deliberated about two hours in convicting James A. Dorris, formerly of Lugoff, South Carolina, of felony unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action...
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Charges filed against driver in Bricks incident
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Assault charges were filed Tuesday morning against a June patron of Brick's Off Road Park, who allegedly was intoxicated when his pickup truck ran a stop sign and struck a local woman's car, leaving her paralyzed. Jeremy S. Sykes, who was among the estimated 14,000 to 15,000 people at the park's Trucks Gone Wild event June 4 to 7, was charged with two felonies of second-degree assault by Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney Ted Thompson...
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Police offer reward for help finding Ranney Ave. shooter
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in connection with Tuesday's fatal shooting on Ranney Avenue. At 9:43 p.m. Tuesday, the Cape Girardeau Police Department received a report of the shooting at 911 Ranney. When officers arrived, the victim's body was found lying facedown on a slight embankment in the yard...
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Keep Cape Beautiful to hold fall cleanup
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
The Keep Cape Beautiful Beautification Committee has organized a fall cleanup for Saturday and is looking for volunteers. Anyone interested in helping clean up downtown Cape Girardeau should gather at 9 a.m. at the Boardman Pavilion near the intersection of Main and Independence streets...
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Petitions filed to allow medical marijuana use in Missouri
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The first step to put medical marijuana to a statewide vote next year came Thursday, with supporters filing initiative petitions with the Missouri secretary of state. The two petitions from pro-medical marijuana group New Approach Missouri, would ask voters whether to amend the state constitution to allow physicians to recommend the drug to patients with certain illnesses, such as cancer, epilepsy and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as "any other chronic, debilitating or otherwise equivalent condition.". ...
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Notre Dame, Sikeston advance to Class 3 District 1 softball championship game
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/15)
Top-seeded Notre Dame will face third-seeded Sikeston in the district championship game for the second straight season.
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Husband, wife to perform at Gala Season Opener
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
Liesl Schoenberger Doty said the first anniversary of the wedding of her and her husband, Karl, coincidentally falls right in line with when the couple will be in Cape Girardeau to perform in the Gala Season Opener concert at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...
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Missouri's first lady visits Blanchard Elementary School
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
Missouri's first lady Georganne Nixon on Thursday visited Barbara Blanchard Elementary, where she read to students in celebration of the school's National Blue Ribbon School award. "The governor and I just love to celebrate the success of Missouri schools," Nixon said during her visit. "Becoming a National Blue Ribbon School is such a great honor for the community, the students here, the administrators and the board, that we just like to come and say thank you."...
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Richard Kinder donates $25 million to MU for teaching, studying U.S. Constitution
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
Richard Kinder, Cape Girardeau native and co-founder of energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan, has gifted $25 million to the University of Missouri through the Kinder Foundation, university officials announced Thursday. The new, endowed gift establishes the Kinder Institute, which supports the teaching and study of the U.S. Constitution...
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TIF commission approves removing casino-owned property from district
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
Cape Girardeau's Tax Increment Financing Commission gathered Thursday to approve some amendments to a draft redevelopment plan before it is presented in a public hearing later this month. Three amendments were approved unanimously by the group -- though each was discussed at length before members voted -- with the most significant amendment removing a property from the boundaries of the downtown TIF district...
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RIVAL SERIES: The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals meet in a playoff series for the first time tonight
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
It's been known as a rivalry, but the postseason bragging rights have been one-sided. The Cardinals have won 11 World Series titles, and have reached the National League Championship Series each of the last four years. The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908, a fact Cards fans punctuate with Cubs fans. ...
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City of Cape Girardeau to collect hazardous waste
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
Cape Girardeau residential trash and recycling customers may bring household hazardous waste to a collection event Saturday at the 4-H Building in Arena Park. The event will be from 9 a.m. to noon and is provided by the Public Works Department, funded in part by a Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management District grant. ...
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Man charged in crash to appear in court today
(Local News ~ 10/09/15)
The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident in July is scheduled for trial today. John J. Kelly, 60, was charged July 29 with misdemeanor careless and imprudent driving. Documents filed in the case say Kelly ran a red light July 16 and struck another vehicle, causing the death of Florence James. James, 81, died later that day at Saint Francis Medical Center from injuries sustained during the accident...
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Scholars edit, compile works of poet T.S. Eliot
(State News ~ 10/09/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Scholars are collecting and editing about 1,000 pieces of poet T.S. Eliot's prose -- some of it never before published. The University of Missouri-Columbia says an associate English professor at the school is working on the project with Eliot scholars from Emory University and Boston University. Their goal is to create the first complete set of corrected, annotated and searchable texts of the St. Louis native's prose...
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Happy 1st Birthday JAYDEN FOSTER CUMMINS We Love You!!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/09/15)
Happy Birthday Sweet Boy
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New Salem United Methodist Women Daisy MO
(Submitted Story ~ 10/09/15)
The Oct. 5, 2015 meeting of the New Salem United Methodist Women at Daisy, met at the church with 10 members and 1 visitor present. Joyce Brewer called the meeting to order.. Roll call was "Bring a copy of our favorite cookie or dessert recipe." There were 11 sick and shut-in calls and we sent 2 cards...
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Cape Girardeau Residents Carol and Steve Nunnery Open CruiseOne® Franchise
(Submitted Story ~ 10/09/15)
Vacation Specialist Certification Received After Completing Intensive Training Program Cape Girardeau, Mo. (July 23, 2015) -- Carol and Steve Nunnery recently completed an intensive training program to become certified CruiseOne® Vacation Specialists in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
Today is Friday, October 9, the 282nd day of 2015. There are 83 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 9, 1940, rock-and-roll legend John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. (On this date in 1975, his son, Sean, was born in New York.)...
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Project Homeless Connect helps with resources
(Editorial ~ 10/09/15)
So often and in so many places, the homeless are forgotten or ignored, even reviled. Often, the fact of homelessness becomes so much a part of the local scenery, it no longer registers on people's radar screens. One local event held annually in Cape Girardeau is meant to lift up those who have fallen on hard times...
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PP fills vital need
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/09/15)
In the past few years the infant mortality rate in the United States declined from 6.1 to 5.96 deaths per 1,000 births. In spite of this decline, our infant mortality rate is still higher than the average rate of 3.6 found in Western Europe and Canada. One of the chief characteristics of these other countries' health-care systems is universal coverage...
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Time for SEMO name change
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/09/15)
I earned two degrees and spent six years of my life on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. I'm proud of the education and life experience I received there. Southeast has a special place in my heart. But as I work toward a Ph.D. and an academic career, I find myself embarrassed telling people I went to Southeast. Why?...
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Where are the birds? And squirrels? And deer?
(Column ~ 10/09/15)
Before we moved this past summer, we were used to looking out the windows of our home and seeing abundant wildlife. Most of you know that I am no fan of squirrels, having conducted a long and pointless battle with the furry-tailed rodents. I finally gave up when I realized that squirrels, with brains about the size of an unshelled black walnut, are more intelligent than humans, with brains about the size of a fully ripened Arkansas cantaloupe...
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Free falling: Local group meets to sky dive, some for the first time, others into the thousands
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
On a Saturday with nothing but blue skies, members of the Southeast Missouri Skydiving Club gathered in a hangar at the airport in Cairo, Illinois, to celebrate Don Dorris' 80th birthday. Dorris, a longtime sky diving instructor for the club, even made a jump from about 10,000 feet to commemorate the day, which he spent with some of his close friends...
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Giddy-up: A guide to horse-riding spots, whether you're a beginner or an old pro
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
When it comes to horseback riding, Southeast Missouri, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois provide some of the best trail riding and camping for horseback riders in the Midwest. Rates and age requirements vary from place to place, so we've put together a list of locations for you or your family to get away from it all and enjoy the outdoors on horseback...
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In the know: Language classes available for all ages and levels in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Parlez-vous anglais? *¿Habla usted Ingles? Sprechen sie Englisch? For 136 Cape Girardeau school students, English isn't necessarily their primary language; in fact, beyond English, district students speak 17 languages. That's a challenge for Sarah Hanf, teacher of English language learning at Jefferson and Blanchard Elementary schools. She's one of four ELL teachers in the district...
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A game for friends: Challenger Baseball Leagues gather players with disabilities in St. louis and Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Baseball with no rules? It might seem bizarre, but for the members of Challenger Baseball League teams, it works. At this league's games, there are no runs, no outs and no one keeps score. Challenger Baseball is designed for young people who have physical and mental challenges, but older players are welcome...
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We're with the band: Three rockin' bands to keep an eye on in Cape Girardeau
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
It seems you can't toss a stick in downtown Cape Girardeau without hitting a musician of some kind. Between the artsy orbit of the River Campus and the weekly open-mic scene, bands sprout up all over the place. Some burn hot and fizzle, but others have been able to stand the test of time and make a name for themselves about town and beyond. Regardless of what you prefer to scoot your boots to, there are a few bands that solidly represent their genres...
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Stoddard County: A great place to observe wildlife
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Stoddard County has a lot to offer, especially when it comes to the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Puxico, Missouri. Ben Mense has been manager at the refuge for almost eight years, and he says this position is great because it has allowed him to live closer to his hometown of Pittsburg, Kansas...
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Scott County: A great place to eat your fill
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Scott Lambert grew up in his grandparents' cafe and is no stranger to the concept of "throwed rolls." He and his brother, Ben, have helped run Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Missouri, since they were young boys. They went on to open two more locations since the original cafe's conception: one in Ozark, Missouri, in 1994, the other in Foley, Alabama, in 1996...
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Perry County: A great place to tell a story
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Trish Erzfeld has worked at the Perry County Historical Society for nearly 20 years. She was appointed to a new position, consultant for tourism, in May. "My job is to bring more tourism to the county, so I'm trying to gather and rally the team, rally the troops as you might say, and get us all going in the same direction," she says...
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Ste. Genevieve County: A great place to know your neighbors
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Tom and Patricia Hooper are new to the Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, tourism scene. Transplants from Louisiana, Missouri, the two settled in Ste. Genevieve and opened the doors to their small business, ASL Pewter Foundry, on Jan. 25. Tom and Patricia have worked with pewter, a malleable metal with which they can mold an array of items, for 37 and more than 20 years, respectively. They are proud of the business they have fostered, and work to highlight original creations of about 60 other artists...
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Bollinger County: A great place to buy a herd
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Wayne Sharrock is a third-generation owner of the Patton Junction Livestock Auction in Patton, Missouri. The auction has been in business for more than 55 years and draws buyers from as far as 200 miles. Wayne says the auction barn was built by his grandfather, and was the original location of the auction until the family bought a barn in Sedgewickville, Missouri, and spent the next 25 years there hosting the auction. ...
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U.S. airman who thwarted French train attack stabbed
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, celebrated as a hero for helping to stop a terror attack on a French train over the summer, was stabbed and seriously wounded outside a bar in his hometown early Thursday in what police said was an alcohol-related brawl...
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Majority leader abruptly withdraws candidacy for House speaker
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
WASHINGTON -- Confronting insurmountable obstacles, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday, shocking colleagues just before they were to vote and producing ever-deeper chaos for a divided Congress...
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Elephant cancer paradox might help treat humans
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
CHICAGO -- Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beasts' bodies have many more cells. That's a paradox known among scientists, and now researchers think they may have an explanation -- one they say might someday lead to new ways to protect people from cancer...
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Out of the past: Oct. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 10/09/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board votes unanimously to cancel all school district classes Dec. 3 and 4, partially because of the Dec. 3 earthquake prediction. Speaking at a breakfast here for U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, Marilyn Quayle, the wife of Vice President Dan Quayle, says the nation's budget stalemate is the result of a "very arrogant Congress" and the ultimate solution is to elect more Republicans...
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After the flood, a rush to preserve drinking water
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina's capital city had too much water. Now, officials are racing to make sure it has enough. A canal that serves as the main source of drinking water for about half the Columbia water system's 375,000 customers collapsed in two places following historic rainfall and flooding over the weekend, sending contractors scrambling to build a rock dam to plug the holes while National Guard helicopters dropped giant sandbags in the rushing water...
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Births 10/9/15
(Births ~ 10/09/15)
Daughter to Creig D. and Jessica S. Roberts of Glenallen, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 5:46 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Name, Maisy Elizabeth Quinn. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Roberts is the former Jessica Eaker, daughter of Dean and Janice Eaker of Grassy, Missouri. She is a supervisor for the federal government. Roberts is the son of Randy and Robyn Garner of Doniphan, Missouri. He is a student at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Jackson police report 10/9/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Christina Elliot, 37, of Oak Ridge was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation. n Jacob Dodge, 17, of Jackson was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation. n Burglary was reported in the 250 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/9/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/15)
* Medical assists were made on North Pinwood Lane at 2:11 a.m.; on Doctors' Park at 8:53 a.m.; on Linden Street at 10:04 a.m.; on South Mount Auburn Road at 10:16 a.m.; on Linden Street at 2:03 p.m.; on Linden Street at 2:05 p.m.; on South Silver Springs Road at 2:08 p.m.; on South West End Boulevard at 3:15 p.m.; on East Rodney Drive at 4:55 p.m.; on South West End Boulevard at 6:23 p.m.; and on South West End Boulevard at 8:41 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/9/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Blake Garms, 24, 800 W. Rodney Drive., was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault. n Jeffery Morrison Jr., 24, 1409 Brookshire Road, was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault...
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High school football capsules: Week 8
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/15)
Last week: Jackson 41, Sikeston 0; Oakville 42, Seckman 0 Last year: Jackson 55, Seckman 0 Outlook: With SEMO Conference play concluded last week, Jackson, like other area teams turn its attention to the final two weeks of the regular season and trying to improve its position before the start of district play in Week 10...
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Cards set to face Cubs for first time in postseason
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey has been quite the bargain for the St. Louis Cardinals. Pitching for the major league minimum $507,500 salary due to a clause in contract, Lackey went 13-10 for a team that lost its ace early. And when old rivals face each other in a postseason series for the first time today, he'll be pitching against an old buddy...
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St. Louis police to increase security for baseball playoffs
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Baseball fans converging on the city's downtown for the playoffs series between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs can expect a beefed-up police presence, St. Louis' police chief pledged Thursday, two weeks after a shooting near Busch Stadium left a fan unable to walk and spawned unease about downtown safety...
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Rookie helps St. Louis to win in season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/15)
Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Robby Fabbri scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period to help the St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton 3-1 Thursday night, spoiling Oilers rookie Connor McDavid's NHL debut. Vladimir Tarasenko had the tying goal for the Blues near the midpoint of the second period, and Troy Brouwer added an empty-netter with 18 seconds remaining in the third. Brian Elliott finished with 23 saves...
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High school roundup: Woodland volleyball team reaches title game of SCAA tourney
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Oklahoma halts executions after using wrong drug on inmate
(National News ~ 10/09/15)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gov. Mary Fallin agreed Thursday that all executions in Oklahoma should be delayed after an autopsy report revealed that the wrong drug was used to stop an inmate's heart in January -- one that experts say doesn't work as quickly or effectively...
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Netflix raising U.S. price for most popular plan by $1
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix is raising the price of its Internet video service by $1 for new customers in the U.S., Canada and some Latin America countries to help cover its escalating costs for shows such as "House of Cards" and other original programming...
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'Potter' e-books come to life in new Apple edition
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
NEW YORK -- You don't need to be a wizard to see the "Harry Potter" books come to life. The seven books are getting a makeover with more than 200 new illustrations in enhanced e-books made for Apple devices. More than half of the illustrations are animated or interactive, with such touches as a golden snitch from Quidditch matches flying away as you tap it on the screen. Series creator J.K. Rowling also goes deeper into some of the characters and story lines with a handful of pop-up annotations...
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Nobel lit prize winner hard to categorize
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
MINSK, Belarus -- With a reporter's eye and an artist's heart, Svetlana Alexievich writes of the catastrophes, upheaval and personal woes that have afflicted the Soviet Union and the troubled countries that succeeded it. Her writings, characterized by plain language and detail so visceral it's sometimes painful to read, won her this year's Nobel literature prize...
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Artifacts 10/9/15
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Five bands and four solo acts will take the stage at Fall Jam 2015 on Sunday at the Rustle Hill Winery at Cobden. Gates will open at 10 a.m., and the music will start at noon. Armbands are available at the winery and at Kiki's Coffeehouse for $10. Performing will be the bands Ditch Dog, Southern Soul, King Juba, Diamond Dog and Steve Hornbeak and the Mainstreet Players. Solo acts will be John Michael Veach, Kali Lynn, Dakota Cummins and Sarah Lannon...
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#SemoSelfie 10/9/15
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
Listening to running advice from the master. Yes, you can do this in the big Cape! #semoselfie (submitted by @janetcannonwriter) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter -- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!...
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University's music department to open jazz series this week
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Music will open its jazz series with "Jazz: Music of the People" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bedell Performance Hall at the university's River Campus. The concert will feature two jazz ensembles, student soloists plus a performance by the Southeast Jazz Combo...
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Cynthia Wooldridge
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Cynthia Jean Wooldridge, 57, of Mound City died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Sunday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. J.L. Posey officiating. Interment will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds...
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Zella Terry
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Zella Bonita "Toni" Terry, 56, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at the Massie Funeral Home in Mounds.
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Ruth Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ruth Sullivan, 98, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born July 30, 1917, in Grandin, Missouri, to the late Spencer and Sally Crowe Bacon. She married Sam P. Sullivan on April 1, 1936, and he preceded her in death Nov. 11, 1966...
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Helen Suddarth
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
Helen Deloris Suddarth, 94, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at Monticello House. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jason Shaw officiating. Interment will be in Our Redeemer Cemetery in St. Louis...
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Maudie Schmitt
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Maudie Louise Schmitt, 92, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 14, 1923, in Zalma, Missouri, to the late Robert and Blanche Knupp Biby. She married Linus Schmitt on Oct. 31, 1942, and he preceded her in death Dec. 5, 1976...
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Allen Moss Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
Allen E. Moss Sr., 82, of Jackson, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Cairo to Cleophus and Elizabeth Lewis Moss. His father died when Allen was very young, and his mother married Ogle Lindsey when Allen was 3 years old. Ogle was a great blessing to their lives. Allen married Nellie Jane Sullivan on June 13, 1951. She survives...
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Fred McLard
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
It is with great sadness that the family of Fred Henry McLard, 78, announces his passing after a valiant battle with cancer, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at the family homestead near Pocahontas. He was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Neelys Landing, the son of William Henry and Nellie Mae Meyer McLard...
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Paula McElrath
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Paula Elaine McElrath, 66, of Glenallen passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 4, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Paul "Buss" and Loveta Wiley Kinder. She and Leo E. McElrath III were united in marriage March 9, 2012...
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Theda Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/09/15)
Theda May Johnson, 79, of Savoy, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, went home to our Heavenly Father on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Theda was born Nov. 26, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to the late Fred A. Moore and the late Frances "Patsy" Diamond Moore. She married the late Martin Leander Johnson on Nov. 6, 1955...
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Make a list, check it twice: Home inventories can help in case of natural disaster
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Wild weather has become more common with climate change, the experts say, and homeowners can prepare for natural disasters by making home inventories -- detailed lists of household belongings and their approximate value. Making a home inventory can be easy; there are inexpensive or free services, apps and software...
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Medication safety: Over-the-counter drug literacy a must for tweens and teens
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
There's so much for parents to talk about with teens heading off to college for the first time. There's the safe-sex talk, the nutrition talk, the get-enough-sleep talk, the partying talk and the study-hard talk. In between all the talking and the packing and the planning, teaching kids how to safely self-medicate with over-the-counter preparations for colds, headaches and sore muscles might not be on the parental radar...
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Best Bet: Paint Nite
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/15)
Port Cape Girardeau, 19 N. Water St., will host Paint Nite from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, bringing together painting and partying. Artist Natalie Metzger will lead the group in painting a canvas called "Japanese Cherry Blossoms." No experience is required, and all materials will be supplied. ...
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Prayer 10/9/15
(Prayer ~ 10/09/15)
O Lord Jesus, our hearts are filled with joy as we worship you today. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau County: A great place to find adventure
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
Dr. Frank Nickell says to make the most of life, you have to have something you like to do, and you have to live in an interesting place. Southeast Missouri has given him both. The retired Southeast Missouri State University history professor and assistant director of the State Historical Society of Missouri, Frank has been involved in Southeast Missouri history for more than 40 years, but he never expected his initial one-year contract at the university to turn into a career and life in Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Pavement Ends: Mountains to climb in Missouri
(Community ~ 10/09/15)
It's a good thing the government doesn't have a specific definition for a "mountain" versus a "hill." With a strict definition of mountain, Missouri's terrain may not make the cut. We'd be stuck with the "Ozark Hills" instead of the Ozark Mountains, while "Taum Sauk Hill" wouldn't have the same impact as Taum Sauk Mountain...
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