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2 more deaths blamed on flooding in Missouri
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Two more people were confirmed dead Tuesday after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Missouri, bringing the death toll from sudden spring flooding in the state to at least five. The latest deaths occurred in an area of Southeast Missouri where heavy rains pushed rivers to record levels. ...
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Jackson sending out surveys about city services
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Some Jackson residents soon will receive a community survey designed to measure satisfaction with city services and areas that could use improvement. The survey should begin appearing in mailboxes soon, according to a news release from public-works director Rodney Bollinger...
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New program offers peer support for those with mental illnesses
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Peer support is a big movement in psychology, helping patients with mental illness develop social bonds, and through those connections, build stronger coping skills and improve quality of life. To that end, the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau opened a resource center in March, called PEER Impact Center. The acronym stands for Peers Empowering and Education Respectfully...
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Red Star residents brace for floods; farm fields flooded in Alexander County
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Sherry Shelton and her family prepared Tuesday to move out of their North Spanish Street house as Mississippi River floodwaters continued to rise, moving closer and closer to their home. The 2016 flood left a foot of water in their house, she said. A little more than a year later, floodwaters could again swamp their home...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2017. There are 242 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 3, 1952, the Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for the first time on CBS; the winner was Hill Gail, ridden by Eddie Arcaro...
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Prayer 5-3-17
(Prayer ~ 05/03/17)
O Lord Jesus, glorious Savior, thank you for hearing all our prayers. Amen.
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Wealth in America
(Column ~ 05/03/17)
Bill Gates of Microsoft fame is worth an estimated $87 billion. Amazon's Jeff Bezos follows closely on his heels with an estimated worth of $80 billion. Reliable Warren Buffett is worth $75 billion. Those numbers alone are astounding. Yet economists are predicting that given their financial history, Gates or Bezos could be the world's first trillionaire...
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New garden opens in Uptown Jackson
(Editorial ~ 05/03/17)
A collaborative effort is bringing flowers and memories to an empty lot in Uptown Jackson. Known as the "Taylor Twins Memorial Garden", the garden is being introduced to the public as a quiet, peaceful place to enjoy some nature in the heart of the city...
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Search is on for missing Alaska python
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A misplaced pet is causing concern in a community north of Anchorage. Animal-control officials in Matanuska-Susitna Borough said a 17-foot python that weighs 100 pounds escaped in a neighborhood in Meadow Lakes. Animal-care director Kirsten Vesel recommends small pets be brought inside while the snake is on the loose. She said area temperatures that drop into the low 30s may weaken the snake or compel it to seek a warm place...
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Suspect in Texas stabbings had mental-health trouble
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas, one fatally, suffered from mental-health troubles and had been committed involuntarily for treatment in another city, authorities said Tuesday. University Police Chief David Carter said Kendrex J. White was "obviously" suffering from some kind of mental difficulties but did not elaborate on the suspect's condition or treatment...
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Putin, Merkel spar in Russia over election meddling
(International News ~ 05/03/17)
MOSCOW -- During a tense appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied Tuesday that Moscow ever interferes in elections in other countries. Speaking during a joint news conference following talks at his Black Sea residence, Putin said accusations of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were "simply rumors" being used as part of the political fight in Washington. He also denied interfering in European elections...
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Plagiarism or a 'wink'? Le Pen lifts conservative's speech
(International News ~ 05/03/17)
PARIS -- Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen lifted verbatim parts of a speech by a former rival in what her critics called plagiarism and her aides said was a deliberate "wink" to him to woo conservative voters in France's presidential runoff Sunday...
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AP source: Yates to testify on warning White House on Flynn
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former acting attorney general Sally Yates is expected to testify to Congress next week she expressed alarm to the White House about President Donald Trump's national-security adviser's contacts with the Russian ambassador, which could contradict how the administration has characterized her counsel...
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White ex-officer pleads guilty in black man's slaying
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A white former police officer whose killing of an unarmed black man running from a traffic stop was captured on cellphone video pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal civil-rights charges that could send him to prison for decades. The plea from Michael Slager, 35, came five months after a jury deadlocked on state murder charges against him in the 2015 shooting of Walter Scott. ...
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Milwaukee jail death shines spotlight on divisive sheriff
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
MILWAUKEE -- A lengthy inquest into the dehydration death of a Milwaukee inmate has raised questions about how Sheriff David Clarke manages the county jail, just as the White House is said to be considering the tough-talking lawman for a job. Seven jail staffers could face criminal charges after the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office outlined a case for a jury that suggested disobedient inmates routinely were deprived of water as punishment, and pleas for help were ignored...
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Officer who shot, killed Texas teen is fired
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
DALLAS -- Police in suburban Dallas fired an officer Tuesday who shot and killed a black 15-year-old boy who was riding in a vehicle while leaving a house party. The Balch Springs, Texas, officer, identified as Roy Oliver, was terminated for violating department policies in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards, police chief Jonathan Haber said...
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Government 'needs a good shutdown,' frustrated Trump tweets
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump declared Tuesday the U.S. government "needs a good shutdown" this fall to fix a "mess" in the Senate, signaling on Twitter his displeasure with a bill to keep operations running. But Republican leaders and Trump himself praised the stopgap measure as a major accomplishment and a sign of his masterful negotiating with Democrats...
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AP Sources: Justice will not charge Baton Rouge officers
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the death of a black man whose fatal shooting was captured on cellphone video, fueling protests in Louisiana's capital and beyond, The Associated Press has learned...
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Trump, Putin signal new effort to cooperate on Syria
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled improving prospects for cooperation in Syria on Tuesday in what the White House called a "very good" phone discussion that included a focus on setting up safe zones in the war-torn nation...
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A 'robust' Broadway season leads to Tony nods for 25 shows
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/17)
NEW YORK -- A year after falling head-over-heels for a musical about Alexander Hamilton, the Broadway community threw its arms open at the 2017 Tony Award nominations, handing out nods to 25 shows in a season notable for its range. "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812," an pop-opera musical inspired by a Leo Tolstoy novel, got 12 nominations. A revival of the 53-year-old "Hello, Dolly!" about a brassy matchmaker earned 10...
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Lawmakers to airlines: Improve service or Congress steps in
(National News ~ 05/03/17)
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday warned top airline executives to improve customer services or face congressional intervention after a passenger was dragged from a United Airlines flight in an incident the company's chief executive called a "mistake of epic proportions."...
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Out of the past: May 3
(Out of the Past ~ 05/03/17)
The Grace Notes Handbell Choir of Grace United Methodist Church gives a concert in the evening, under the direction of Judy Williams. At the conclusion of the concert, a new banner, handmade for the choir by Imogene Tinsley, is dedicated. Rick Althaus, a member of the political-science department at Southeast Missouri State University, has been selected as the new Faculty Senate chairman; he will replace Allen Gathman of the biology department, whose one-year term ended Wednesday...
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Margie Waldrup
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
Margie Marie Waldrup, 95, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at The Lutheran Home. She was born April 17, 1922, in Cape Girardeau to the late Dewey and Emma Kirchhoff Reynolds. Ray Waldrup and Margie Reynolds met at the Marquette Hotel where Ray was a bellhop and Margie was a switchboard operator and secretary. ...
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Roy Surface
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Roy Lee Surface, 76, of Chaffee passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 15, 1940, in Delta to the late Ray and Martha Arnold Surface. He married Charlotte Ann Lauck on Feb. 13, 1965, and she preceded him in death Jan. 15, 2012...
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Scott Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
Scott Douglas Reynolds, 54, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, after suffering a major stroke March 20, 2017. He was born May 4, 1962, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau to Jerry L and Lillie "Lil" Propst Reynolds...
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Verla Naeve
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Verla Marie Naeve, 75, of Chaffee passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 13, 1941, in Perryville, Missouri, to the late Jack and Alma Seabaugh Brotherton. She married Louis Leroy Naeve on Aug. 1, 1958, and he preceded her in death May 26, 1998...
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Chris Myers
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Chris Myers, 77, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 5, 1940, in Lutesville, Missouri, daughter of Otha "Jack" and Beulah Mae Hill James. She and Lindell Joy Myers were united in marriage April 17, 1982, and he passed away Jan. 2, 2007...
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Adon Mann
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
Adon Mann, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Alice Lewis
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
Alice R. Lewis, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at The Lutheran Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Jean Henry
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
Jean Blattner Henry passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Harry Henry. Loving mother of Eddie (Susan) Henry, Jo Ellen (Berry) Rahing, Victoria Drake and Mike (Dawn) Henry. Dear grandmother of Lisa, Christy, Valerie, Anna and Dan. Sister of Barbara (Dave) Schaffner and Charles (Joyce) Blattner, and the late Robert (Ereline) Blattner, Charlotte (Lester) Sherfield, Paul Blattner and Don (Connie) Blattner...
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Ronnie Edwards
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
THEBES, Ill. -- Ronnie Edwards, 58, of Thebes died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau. Family and friends may gather from 4 p.m. until the time of service Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Fred Burnett
(Obituary ~ 05/03/17)
LA JARA, Colo. -- Dr. Fred Mark Burnett, 85, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, in La Jara. The third son of Methodist minister William Richeson Burnett and his wife, Alice Elizabeth Burnett, he was born Dec. 5, 1931, in O'Donnell, Texas, and lived there with his family until the age of 8. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists were made at 8:15 a.m. on Gordonville Road; 8:22 a.m. on Siemers Drive; 10:27 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 11:23 a.m. on William Street; 11:41 a.m. on Washington Avenue; 11:46 a.m. on William Street; 1:52 p.m. on Dunklin Street; 7:05 p.m. on Linden Street; and 7:08 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/3/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property at 1126 N. Sprigg St...
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Right-to-work backers fundraising to protect Missouri law
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Supporters of right to work in Missouri are coming together to raise money to fend off attacks on the new law. Liberty Alliance attorney Edward Greim said the political action committee’s goal is to support the law banning mandatory union fees, which is set to take effect in August. ...
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Missouri farmer finds 32 cows killed by lightning strike
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
CABOOL, Mo. — A farmer in southern Missouri said he discovered more than 30 of his cows were dead after lightning struck his property. The Springfield News-Leader reported dairy farmer Jared Blackwelder discovered the dead cows Saturday. A veterinarian confirmed the cows were struck by lightning. ...
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Mother of slain Missouri man says he was too trusting
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Missouri mother said she warned her disabled son not to be too trusting before he was gunned down in what prosecutors allege was a woman's plot to deflect attention from her in another killing. Margaret Burch said she knew police were wrong when they told her that her 33-year-old son, Louis Gumpenberger, had broken into the house of the woman who shot him in August, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri House advances proposal with abortion restrictions
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has given approval to two amendments that would restrict abortion. The first passed 101-39. It would ban abortions about 20 weeks after fertilization. Amendment sponsor Rep. Mike Moon said it would stop abortions after the fetus can feel pain. ...
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Work Missouri Senate slows as end of session nears
(State News ~ 05/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Work in the Missouri Senate ground to a halt for the second consecutive day Tuesday as lawmakers face a deadline to send bills to Gov. Eric Greitens' desk in less than two weeks. Senators adjourned within minutes Tuesday after doing essentially nothing Monday. The session ends May 12, putting a time crunch on the Republican-led Legislature to push bills through to the Republican governor...
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Southeast to graduate 1,370 students in 2 ceremonies May 13
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Southeast Missouri State University will graduate 1,370 undergraduate and graduate students at spring commencement ceremonies May 13. The list includes 1,036 undergraduates and 334 master’s degree and specialist candidates, the university said in a news release...
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Pizza delivery man tells police four men robbed him at gunpoint
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Armed men robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint Monday night, police said. Officers went to Pizza Hut on 1015 N. Kingshighway at 8:14 p.m. to investigate a reported robbery, Cape Girardeau police public-information officer Rich McCall said. The victim, a Pizza Hut delivery driver, told police he went to a house in the 400 block of South Benton Street to deliver a pizza about 8 p.m., where four men approached him and told him to raise his hands, McCall said...
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Landmark Hospital in Cape names new CEO
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
Donna Mansard has been named chief executive officer of Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau. Mansard started her new role Monday, replacing Rodney Brown, who served as CEO since 2007. Mansard was chosen for her experience in the long-term acute-care industry, Landmark chief clinical officer Kim Tippen-Held said Tuesday...
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Boil-water alert issued for Jackson subdivision
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
A precautionary boil-water advisory for some Jackson residents is in effect and will expire at 5 p.m. today in accordance with Missouri state regulations, according to a news release from city engineer Erica Bogenpohl. A water main broke Tuesday near Warren Place subdivision, affecting residences on Easton Drive, Masterson Drive, Chamberlain Drive, Mohawk Street, Warren Lake Drive, Chimney Springs Court, Meadow Court, Ashley Trace Court and Kimbel Lane south of Country Club Place...
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Two injured in Shawnee Parkway accident
(Local News ~ 05/03/17)
The driver of a Toyota Tundra is transported to a hospital Tuesday after an accident involving the pickup truck and an Isuzu box truck on Shawnee Parkway near Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau. According to Cape Girardeau police, the pickup was turning left to go westbound on Shawnee Parkway from the interstate off-ramp when it collided with the eastbound box truck. The truck driver and the pickup's driver and passenger did not sustain life-threatening injuries, according to police...
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Births 5/3/17
(Births ~ 05/03/17)
Son to Johnnie Shane Price and Brittney Nicole Thomas of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:44 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Name, Carter Shane. Weight, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Fourth child, first son. Ms. Thomas is the daughter of Lamont Herron of Cape Girardeau and Joan Thomas of Jackson. Price is the son of Pat Salvatore of Cape Girardeau and Joyce Baker of Oak Ridge. He is employed by ECI...
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