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Police: Woman beaten with pistol after refusing to take clothes off
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
A Cape Girardeau man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he beat a woman with a pistol and stole her backpack early Wednesday morning. Cape Girardeau police arrested Charles D. Demolle, 32, and the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged him with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. All are felonies...
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Spanish Street property being cleared for sale
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
Nip Kelley Equipment Co. has been clearing 3.5 acres in the 600 block of North Spanish Street — not far from Isle Casino Cape Girardeau — since early February. The property owner, Berkshire Hathaway Bridgeport Realtors, wants to sell the land, along with the tax credits assigned to the area, according to an agent with the real-estate business...
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Japanese restaurant up and running; owner surprised by fondness of sushi here
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
Midori is a Japanese word for freshness, Dinah Agustin said. It is also the name of her new restaurant in Cape Girardeau. The Jonesboro, Arkansas-based restaurateur said that idea of freshness is what inspired her to open the restaurant at 2106 William St. in what used to house Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern...
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Precautionary boil order lifted near Arena Park
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
The city of Cape Girardeau announced Thursday evening a precautionary boil order in residential areas near Arena Park has been lifted. The water in the area has been tested and is safe, according to a news release from the city. The order was issued Wednesday night because of a water-main break that caused low water pressure. ...
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Cape Girardeau to be first stop in 23-city Rock & Worship Roadshow Tour
(Entertainment ~ 02/24/17)
The stars are aligning with and for contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. Chapman, one of two Grammy Award-winning artists scheduled for tonight’s Rock & Worship Roadshow in Cape Girardeau, is beginning the 30-year celebration of his debut album in 1987...
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Old Town Cape honors Don Greenwood, others
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
Presenting the Charles L. Hutson award to Don Greenwood, Dave Hutson went off-script, having Greenwood kneel on the stage to be "knighted" with a beer bottle because, in Hutson's words, "this son-of-a-bhas deserved this award a long time." Old Town Cape honored Greenwood and others during its annual awards dinner Thursday night at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau...
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SoutheastHEALTH, Washington University School of Medicine announce collaboration
(Local News ~ 02/24/17)
SoutheastHEALTH and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a collaboration Thursday that SoutheastHEALTH president and CEO Ken Bateman said will improve health-care options for residents of Southeast Missouri. Under the agreement, Washington University’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Division will partner with SoutheastHEALTH to provide education, quality assurance, access to clinical trials and more for at least the next five years...
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Greitens wants to use tobacco money to reverse Medicaid cuts
(State News ~ 02/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens said Thursday he wants to use some of the money from Missouri's settlement with tobacco companies to restore most of the budget cuts he'd proposed for in-home services that support low-income residents with disabilities...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2017. There are 310 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine during World War II, sank in the Black Sea off Turkey after it was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine; all but one of the refugees on board perished...
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Trump and Russia
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/24/17)
Americans can deny all they want, and choose to put our collective heads in whatever place we want, but the fact is that Putin has pulled off the greatest bloodless revolution in history. Here are the well-known facts: Trump has criticized the U.S. as killers at par with Russians; its judges, security agencies and every institution, but has refused to criticize Putin. In fact, he has praised Putin at every opportunity...
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The revitalization conversation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/24/17)
On the behalf of the Red Star Neighborhood Revival, I have had the opportunity to be in the heart of the Cape Girardeau chicken ordinance debate. This debate allowed me to listen to both sides of the argument and learn about the benefits and the negatives of owning chickens. ...
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If you want the facts, avoid cranky coffee drinkers
(Column ~ 02/24/17)
If you get a bunch of cranky, old men around a table in an eating establishment where coffee refills are endless, you can be amazed at what you learn. Oh, never mind that most of what you hear is nonsense. Occasionally, though, you get something called insight -- a flash of awareness and understanding...
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Prayer 2/24/17
(Prayer ~ 02/24/17)
Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
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Opinions for downtown plan welcomed online
(Editorial ~ 02/24/17)
Earlier this month, an open house for the City of Cape Girardeau's Downtown Strategic Plan was held, with a presentation by consulting firm Arcturis. As was done after the first open house, there is an online survey for you to provide your input. We encourage you to take advantage of this and let the City of Cape Girardeau and Old Town Cape know what you'd like the future of our downtown to look like...
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Out of the past: Feb. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 02/24/17)
Clowning Around, a new cake bakery and delivery service, has opened in Cape Girardeau. Owner of the business is Sharon Pickens. A proposal to replace Cape Girardeau's Fire Station No. 3 with a new facility at Sprigg and Bertling streets has been included in the city's five-year capital improvement plan. If approved, the proposed plan would earmark $650,000 for the fire station project, which fire chief Gene Hindman said is sorely needed...
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Connie Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
Connie Yvonne Turner passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Cape Girardeau at the age of 42 years. She was born Sept. 28, 1974, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Namon E. Pearson of Sikeston and Connie Lee Stone of Jackson. She was a hometown girl, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1992...
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Nora Strickland
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
GIPSY, Mo. -- Nora Lene Strickland, 85, of Gipsy passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Missouri. She was born Feb. 10, 1932, at Gipsy, the daughter of Allen and Jessie Gilliland Porter. Nora had been a homemaker. She attended Palmore Church near Zalma, Missouri...
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Bradley Sample
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
Bradley Wayne Sample, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be at a later date. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Larry Robertson
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Larry William Robertson, 71, of Marble Hill, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Maxine Metje
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
Maxine Payne Metje, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. She was born March 12, 1922, in Marked Tree, Arkansas, to Harry A. and Mayme Payne Keith. She and Walter Metje were married June 26, 1943, at Sikeston, Missouri...
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Matthew Gene Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
THEBES, Ill. -- Matthew Gene Edwards, 79, of Thebes died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Monday, March 1, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Homer Paul and Sylvia Jane McCain Edwards. He and Diana Blumenberg were married Saturday, Oct. 20, 1984, at Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson police report 2/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/24/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Jennifer Knight, 46, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1500 block of Highland Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Heather D. Dicus, 34, of Fairdealing, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing blankets from Saint Francis Medical Center, 211 Saint Francis Drive...
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Jimmy Kimmel talks about Trump and other pre-Oscars concerns
(Entertainment ~ 02/24/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Jimmy Kimmel said he never really wanted to host the Academy Awards. "If anything, what I wanted is for people to publicly say that I should be the host and that it's an outrage that I am not the host, but then to not actually have to host it," the 49-year-old comedian said. "Because hosting turns out to be a lot of work, and as you know, people are very critical."...
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Best Bet: Mardi Paws Parade of Pets to be held
(Entertainment ~ 02/24/17)
The first Mardi Paws Parade of Pets will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday starting at Mississippi Mutts, 609 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Registration is $10 for the parade and $20 for the parade and an event T-shirt. Safe Harbor and the Humane Society will hold a mobile pet-adoption service. Preregister at Canine Clips in Jackson and Mississippi Mutts in Cape Girardeau...
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#SemoSelfie 2/24/17
(Entertainment ~ 02/24/17)
Forgot to post our #semoselfie from Beer:30 at #codefi #bettertogether #chamberyoungprofessionals #workworkwork @izzyface18
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Iraq retakes Mosul airport amid cautious advances against IS
(International News ~ 02/24/17)
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq -- Closely supported by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces secured a series of cautious advances Thursday, pushing into a sprawling military base outside Mosul and onto the grounds of the city's airport, where they took control of the runway...
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Women line up in Minneapolis for 'she persisted' tattoos
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- So many women showed up at a Minneapolis tattoo parlor for a permanent reminder of female solidarity, it had to turn away some latecomers. Brass Knuckle Tattoo Studio offered tattoos of the words "Nevertheless, she persisted" for $75, with proceeds going toward a group dedicated to boosting representation of pro-choice women in political office, Minnesota Public Radio reported. More than 100 women came in for appointments during the event Tuesday...
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White House expects Justice crackdown on legalized marijuana
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department will step up enforcement of federal law against recreational marijuana, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday, offering the Trump administration's strongest indication to date of a looming crackdown on the drug, even as a solid majority of Americans believe it should be legal...
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Trio of military men gain influence with Trump
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- In a White House laden with competing power centers, a trio of military men has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford quickly have formed a stabilizing alliance in an administration whose earliest days have been marked by turmoil...
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Kelly: No use of military to enforce immigration
(International News ~ 02/24/17)
MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won't enlist its military to enforce immigration laws, and there will be "no mass deportations." Only hours earlier, President Donald Trump suggested the opposite...
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Dakota Access oil pipeline camp cleared of protesters
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
CANNON BALL, N.D. -- Authorities on Thursday cleared a protest camp where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline had gathered for the better part of a year, searching tents and huts and arresting three dozen holdouts who had defied a government order to leave...
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Bills targeting transgender bathroom access are floundering
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
Bills to curtail transgender people's access to public restrooms are pending in about a dozen states, but even in conservative bastions such as Texas and Arkansas, they may be doomed by high-powered opposition. The bills have taken on a new significance this week after the decision by President Donald Trump's administration to revoke an Obama-era federal directive instructing public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender...
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St. Louis ordinance seeks to pre-empt Missouri abortion laws
(State News ~ 02/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new ordinance in St. Louis prohibits discrimination based on "reproductive-health decisions," an effort by the heavily Democratic city to pre-empt a slew of anti-abortion measures advancing through Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature...
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Missouri prison employees slam work environment
(State News ~ 02/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Missouri prison employees on Thursday claimed there are problems ranging from low pay to scant accountability in state prisons to a legislative panel investigating the state's troubled Department of Corrections. Northeast Correctional Center storekeeper Travis Case said work is so bad, "it's like you're walking into hell."...
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Alan Colmes, liberal voice on Fox, dead at 66
(National News ~ 02/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Alan Colmes, the radio and television host and commentator best known as the amiable liberal foil to the hard-right Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, has died. Fox spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer confirmed his death Thursday. Fox also aired a tribute to Colmes, narrated by Hannity, and a statement from his family saying he died Thursday morning after "a brief illness."...
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Artifacts 2/24/17
(Entertainment ~ 02/24/17)
Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus presents its special 10th anniversary production of "Big River," based on Mark Twain's classic "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Shows will be performed at 8 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $19.50 to $22.50 and are available at the River Campus box office, by calling (573) 651-2265 or online at RiverCampusEvents.com...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday. n Medical assists were made at 1:55 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 8:38 a.m. on Koch Avenue; 9:21 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 10:03 a.m. on Independence Street; 10:06 a.m. on North Main Street; 11:11 a.m. on William Street; 4:33 p.m. on David Street; 4:50 p.m. on South Kingshighway; and 5:52 p.m. on South Hanover Street...
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