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'Dracula' production plays into horror season
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
The classic story of Dracula is horrifying, bloody, gruesome and dark, and the adaptation set to open Halloween night at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau plays right into it, director Kenneth Stilson said. "It's based very much on the novel," said Stilson, a professor in Southeast Missouri State University's Conservatory of Theater and Dance...
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House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans powered a $4 trillion budget through the House on Thursday by a razor-thin margin, a close vote underscoring the difficulties that lie ahead in delivering President Donald Trump's promise to cut taxes. For now, Republicans sidestepped divisions within the party by voting 216-212 to permit them to begin work on a $1.5 trillion tax cut without fear of blocking tactics by Democrats...
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Cape plans to open police substation on city's south side
(Local News ~ 10/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department plans to open a substation in the south part of the city after it moves from its current Sprigg Street headquarters to a site near Arena Park, a police official said Thursday. Police Lt. Brad Smith announced plans for a substation at a meeting Thursday of south-side residents at the Shawnee Park Center...
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New book recounts how Southeast landed Faulkner collection
(Local News ~ 10/27/17)
An unlikely collaboration between Robert Hamblin and Louis Daniel Brodsky led to the creation of Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Faulkner Studies, a story recounted in Hamblin's latest book, "My Life with Faulkner and Brodsky." A book launch and reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at Hamblin's residence, 313 Themis St. in Cape Girardeau, according to a university news release...
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Fort D supporters push to save building, build restroom as part of park tax
(Local News ~ 10/27/17)
From the outside, the limestone-covered brick building at Cape Girardeau's Civil War Fort D site looks solid. But beyond the gated entrance, the damage is clearly visible. What remains of the one-story, Depression-era building is deteriorating without a roof...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
Today is Friday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2017. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1947, "You Bet Your Life," a comedy quiz show starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio. (It later became a television show on NBC.)...
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Crossing a Honolulu street? Don't text to avoid a fine
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
HONOLULU -- Of all the beautiful scenery to see in Honolulu, officials want to make sure residents and tourists get a good look at the street. Honolulu this week became the largest city in the U.S. to make it illegal for people to look at cellphones, tablets or video games while crossing a road or highway. It comes as a few states still have not outlawed texting while driving...
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Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter. But Darlene Burgess keeps seeing colorful clusters of them -- and she lives in Canada. "As nice as this is to see, I really wish I wouldn't see it because they're running out of time," said Burgess, who does evening monarch counts at Point Pelee National Park in Canada. "It's really not good for them."...
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Court asked to decide whether to limit electronics searches
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal appeals court Thursday to require the government to obtain a warrant before agents can search travelers' cellphones or other electronic devices at airports. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Hamza Kolsuz, a Turkish national who was convicted of trying to illegally smuggle weapons parts to Turkey. Evidence from a forensic search of his cellphone was used at his trial...
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Thailand grieves in elaborate final goodbye to King Bhumibol
(International News ~ 10/27/17)
BANGKOK -- With solemn faces and outright tears, black-clad Thais said farewell to their king and longtime father figure Thursday on Bangkok's streets and at viewing areas around the nation, capping a year of mourning with funeral ceremonies steeped in centuries of tradition...
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Media groups condemn St. Louis protest arrests of reporters
(State News ~ 10/27/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Several journalism organizations have signed off on a letter to St. Louis' mayor expressing concern about the arrests of reporters covering protests sparked by the September acquittal of a white former police officer in the 2011 killing of a black suspect...
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Frank Bursi
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Frank A. Bursi, 91, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Elmcroft of Quintessence in Albuquerque. He was born Feb. 23, 1926, in Bassignana, Italy, to Francesco and Marina Pagella Burzi. Frank lived in Cape Girardeau from 1960 until 2016, at which time he moved to Albuquerque to be near family...
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Serious head and hand wounds described by Bergdahl searchers
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Soldiers and an airman described a shattered hand and a head wound Thursday as prosecutors presented evidence Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance endangered those who searched for him. The testimony came during the sentencing phase for Bergdahl, who faces up to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy...
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Trump declares opioids a public health emergency
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- In ringing and personal terms, President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to "overcome addiction in America," declaring the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and announcing new steps to combat what he described as the worst drug crisis in U.S. history...
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Frances Kight
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
Frances L. Kight, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at her home surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born May 30, 1941, in Randles to Paul E. and Pauline Bonds Tweedy. She and William Ross Kight were married Saturday, July 31, 1965, at her parents' home in Randles. He passed away July 23, 1993...
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Glenna Priday
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Glenna May Priday, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. She was born March 13, 1935, in Fredericktown, Missouri, to the late Mont and Beulah (Mooney) Smith. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, she retired from the Sikeston Public Schools after teaching 22 years. She had been an active member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority for 58 years and had been a member of First Christian Church in Sikeston since 1970...
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U.S. agrees to pay tea party groups in suits over IRS scrutiny
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has agreed to a "very substantial" payout and is apologizing to tea-party groups to settle lawsuits over the extra, often burdensome IRS scrutiny they received when applying for tax-exempt status during the 2012 election...
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New York governor visits Puerto Rico, pledges power, water aid
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday his state will help restore power in Puerto Rico and improve access to clean water as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria. During a one-day visit to the island, Cuomo pledged $1 million through the Empire State Clean Water Fund to buy water filtration systems and said he would deploy a tactical team in November that specializes in the supervision of transmission and distribution system recovery...
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Trump holding back some JFK files, others are out
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others. "I have no choice," Trump said in a memo, citing "potentially irreversible harm" to national security if he were to allow all records out now...
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Trump signs $36.5B emergency aid bill for disasters
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed a $36.5 billion emergency-aid measure Thursday to refill disaster accounts, provide a cash infusion to Puerto Rico and bail out the federal flood insurance program. The president signed the bill after the Senate sent him the measure earlier this week to help Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico after a devastating string of hurricanes. The funding also will bolster Western states dealing with massive wildfires...
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Belatedly, Trump admin finishes list of off-limits Russians
(National News ~ 10/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration gave Congress on Thursday a list of Russian officials who may soon become off-limits to anyone who wants to avoid U.S. sanctions, as criticism mounted over the administration's tardy execution of new penalties on Moscow...
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Rerun of Kenyan presidential vote marred by deadly clashes
(International News ~ 10/27/17)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Opposition supporters boycotted Thursday's rerun of Kenya's disputed presidential election, clashing with police in some parts of the East African country and forcing authorities to postpone voting in areas affected by the violence. At least three people were killed...
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Fox gives heavy coverage to Weinstein, little to O'Reilly
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
NEW YORK -- Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein are the celebrity faces of sexual harassment in 2017. But on Fox News Channel, O'Reilly's former home, the Hollywood mogul's fall has gotten far more coverage. Fox has devoted more than 12 1/2 hours of airtime to Weinstein since Oct. 5, when The New York Times broke the story about his misconduct, according to the liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America...
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Heartland Writers Guild to host book festival Saturday
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
The Heartland Writers Guild will host the Heartland Book Festival on the Mississippi on Saturday. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway, and will be open and free to the public. The event is designed to showcase and celebrate talented authors from the Heartland and will feature local writers who represent a broad range of genres, including fiction, Christian fiction and nonfiction, local history, young adult, picture books, cookbooks, satire, crime fiction and more.. ...
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Grant helps make tech education possible through local foundation
(Editorial ~ 10/27/17)
It's no secret. Technology continues to become a major part of our economy, escalating exponentially year after year. And those with the skills to develop the tech-driven infrastructure of the future will have a leg up in the workforce. Recently the Marquette Tech District Foundation received a grant of $110,555 from the Delta Regional Authority to help fun the foundation's Code Labs One training. ...
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Speak out 10/27/17
(Speak Out ~ 10/27/17)
Gravestone statement If I pass away soon, I want my grave stone to say, "Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him," instead of, "I told you I was sick." Cape Amazon Amazon wants to expand their business, they should consider Cape Girardeau. Why, because we are centrally located between St. Louis & Memphis. We have Interstate 55 beside us & an airport that could accompany their needs...
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Black firefighter awarded over $350K in discrimination suit
(State News ~ 10/27/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A black Kansas City firefighter who alleged he wasn't promoted because of his race has been awarded more than $350,000 in compensatory damages. Jurors ordered the payout Wednesday for firetruck driver Tarshish Jones, The Kansas City Star reported. ...
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Sheila Gross
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
Sheila Dawn Gross, 58, of Gordonville, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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The serious business of apple butter
(Column ~ 10/27/17)
This is the season of pumpkin spice. Just look at all the things flavored with what lots of folks believe represents the best of a big orange gourd. At the Sullivan home, what you smell this time of year is not pumpkin spice but cinnamon and apples. And sugar. Don't forget the sugar. Lots and lots of sugar...
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Police arrest inmate who fled work detail
(Local News ~ 10/27/17)
An 18-year-old Cape Girardeau inmate who walked away from a work detail Wednesday was taken back into custody the same day when police went to a shoplifting complaint at the Walmart Supercenter on William Street. Police Chief Wes Blair said Dwayne L. Crawford Jr., was arrested about 7 p.m. Wednesday after he tried to steal a cellphone...
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State briefs 10/27/17
(State News ~ 10/27/17)
RIVERVIEW GARDENS, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis school system is being sued over allegations attendance records were falsified to improve the district's chances of regaining full accreditation. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported two lawsuits filed Tuesday against the Riverview Gardens district claim the tampering happened after the 2016-2017 school year. ...
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Dayna Reed
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
Dayna Rae Reed, 38, of Jackson, formerly of Dexter, Missouri, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Darren Henderson officiating...
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Prayer 10/27/17
(Prayer ~ 10/27/17)
O Father God, may we be grounded in your Holy Word and take hope in your promises. Amen.
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Artifacts 10/27/17
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center gallery at 2289 County Park Drive in Cape Girardeau will hold "Wildlife Rehabilitation and Nature Journaling," an exhibit by Margaret Randol Dement, in November. Inspired by the efforts of a veterinarian and wildlife rehabilitation center, she began to create a nature-journaling exhibit to share their work with the public. The exhibit is free to view. For more information, visit mdc.mo.gov/capenaturecenter or call (573) 290-5218...
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Best Bet 10/27/17
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
Words on Fire! Poetry Slam set A literary and performative genre, slam poetry weaves words and high-energy performance into a powerful message. Words on Fire! slams are competitions in which up to 10 poets or groups compete for prizes and bragging rights...
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Pmac best-sellers 10/27/17
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/17)
Oct. 15-21 1. Marilyn Manson: Heaven Upside Down 2. The Killers: Wonderful Wonderful 3. Primus: The Desaturating Seven 4. Keyshia Cole: 11:11 Reset 5. Darius Rucker: When Was the Last Time
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Jackson fire report 10/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n A mutual aid on Interstate 55. n An EMS on East Main. Thursday n An alarm on East Adams.
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant for arrest was issued at 1448 N. Kingshighway. n Sammy L. Williams Jr., 35, 629 S. Pacific St. was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear no license and no insurance at the intersection of Themis and Benton streets...
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Out of the past: Oct. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 10/27/17)
Speaking last night to a crowd of about 250 people at Academic Auditorium at the Southeast Missouri State University campus, former U.S. Sen. George McGovern predicted that the coming election may signal the ascendancy of liberal ideology in the 1990s and beyond...
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Louis Brinkopf
(Obituary ~ 10/27/17)
Louis C. Brinkopf, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at The Arbors at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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So…you want to learn more about pollinators and beekeeping. We got you covered.
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/17)
Interested in having a more productive garden? See that bee in your backyard, but don’t know if it’s beneficial? Have allergies? Want a new hobby? Learning about beekeeping might be right for you. By now, you have all heard about honeybee decline and the multitude of reasons. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 2:55 a.m. on Perry Avenue; 5:30 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 8:07 a.m. on Broadway; 9:45 a.m. at Doctors Park; 10:56 a.m. on Boxwood Drive; 12:49 p.m. on Sheridan Drive; 3:06 p.m. on Whitener Street...
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Missing dog!
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/17)
Hello. Almond is still missing as of Friday October 27th. She’s been missing two weeks this coming Monday. She has been spotted all over Jackson by many well meaning citizens. We are so greatful because at least we know she’s still alive. We still don’t have her and want her home before the freezing weather sets in. ...
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