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Murder mystery parody play opens tonight at Notre Dame
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
The title says the butler did it, but there's no butler among the mystery-writer guests at a murder-mystery weekend party in Tim Kelly's play "The Butler Did It!" It's set to open at 7 p.m. Thursday at Notre Dame Regional High School's Cynthia R. King Performance Hall ...
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Truck-attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he was spurred to attack by the Islamic State group's online calls to action and picked Halloween because he figured streets would be extra crowded...
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Strange real-estate arrangement holds back lease opportunities at Hancock, Big Lots location
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
A contractual quirk may be to blame for difficulties in leasing commercial property on South Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau, according to individuals familiar with the situation. The property is well-situated for retail, but uncertainty surrounding its ownership and future have turned away potential tenants...
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Cape Council backs plans for neighborhood parks in south Cape; nixes idea of permanent tax
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Cape Girardeau city officials want to create two new neighborhood parks on the community's south side. Those parks would be among the parks and stormwater projects that would be funded if voters extend a sales tax in April, officials said during a City Council study session Wednesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2017. There are 59 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden flying boat, the Hughes H-4 Hercules (derisively dubbed the "Spruce Goose" by detractors), on its only flight, which lasted about a minute over Long Beach Harbor in California...
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Speak Out 11/2/17
(Speak Out ~ 11/02/17)
Houston and LA. You gave the fans more than their money's worth in game 5. Thank you. They will never forget this game. You are both winners. I am a frequent user of the Cape LaCroix Trail, and I enjoy using the outdoor exercise equipment. The spring on the leg press has not been operational for at least two months. ...
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Four-star general remembered in wall of fame ceremony
(Editorial ~ 11/02/17)
The late Gen. Seth McKee's likeness has been added to the Missouri Wall of Fame at Cape Girardeau's riverfront. McKee was a highly decorated military leader, a four-star general described as "one of the fathers" of the U.S. Air Force. At the time of his death, he was the highest-ranking survivor of the D-Day invasion of France during World War II...
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Panel recommends reducing Missouri gubernatorial appointees
(State News ~ 11/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A panel created by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens said nearly 450 gubernatorial appointments to boards and commissions should be eliminated as part of efforts to shrink government, the governor announced Wednesday when revealing details of the group's new report...
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Trick-or-treaters sign 'Halloween Book' for past 50 years
(State News ~ 11/02/17)
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. -- Trick-or-treaters in a neighborhood outside St. Louis are signing their name in a "Halloween Book" that's been around for 50 years. The Halloween Book of Webster Groves' origins began in 1953 in the home of Eda Lincoln Cushing, who originally used it as a guest book for adults. By 1967, the book became a log for the names of trick-or-treaters...
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Cape Girardeau police report: 11/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/02/17)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest do not imply guilt. Arrests n Brittany N. Killian, 30, 606 Terry Lane, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant at 606 Terry Lane. n Raghav Aroroa, 22, 412 Sheridan Drive Apt. E, was arrested on a Walton County, Florida, warrant at the intersection of North Park and Westfield Drive...
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Rosetta Lingle
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Rosetta Ruth Lingle, 90, of St. Louis, passed away Oct. 31, 2017, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1927, in Advance, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Calvin and Sadie Pearl Sylcox Humphreys. Rosetta was a graduate of Zalma High School. She obtained her college degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Rosetta's teaching career involved many young lives in the Fox C-6 District in Aronld, Missouri, and the Victory Christian School in St. Louis County...
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Mildred Marie Birk
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Mildred Marie Birk, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Thomas E. and Elizabeth K. Ellis Bollinger. Marie attended grade school in Sedgewickville, and graduated from the former Patton High School. ...
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Nancy Ponder
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Nancy Ponder, 58, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family and the compassionate care of Saint Francis Hospice. She was born March 12, 1959, in Indianapolis, daughter of William Russell and Martha June Decker Bolton. She and Randy Ponder were married Nov. 22, 1975...
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Court upholds ruling against Missouri Veterans Commission
(State News ~ 11/02/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An appeals court has upheld a ruling the Missouri Veterans Commission and its executive director discriminated against the commission's former ombudsman on the basis of her age and sex. A panel of the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday the commission didn't prove the Cole County judge improperly handled evidence in the trial over Pat Row Kerr's lawsuit against the commission, executive director Larry Kay and the state Public Safety Department...
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Navy recommends sweeping changes after ship collisions
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press...
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Baby gene therapy study offers hope for fatal muscle disease
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots' lives, and some began to roll over, sit and stand on their own, researchers reported Wednesday. Only 15 babies with spinal muscular atrophy received the experimental gene therapy, but researchers in Ohio credited the preliminary and promising results to replacing the infants' defective gene early -- in the first few months of life, before the neuromuscular disease destroyed too many key nerve cells.. ...
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Psychiatrist: Bergdahl mental disorder factored in desertion
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's difficult childhood and his washout from Coast Guard boot camp stoked serious psychiatric disorders that helped spur him to walk off his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009, a psychiatrist testified Wednesday...
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Newly disclosed Facebook ads show Russia's cyber intrusion
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- A trove of Facebook ads made public Wednesday by Congress depicts Russia's cyber intrusion into American life in 2016 aimed at upending the nation's democratic debate and fomenting discord over such disparate issues as immigration, gun control and politics...
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CIA releases 470,000 more files from bin Laden raid
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden's son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA in a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid that killed the al-Qaida leader at his compound in Pakistan. The video offers the first public look at Hamza bin Laden as an adult. Until now, the public has seen only childhood pictures of him...
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House GOP's evolving tax bill leaves retirement plan intact
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans would leave intact current tax rules on retirement accounts popular with middle-class Americans and maintain a top income tax rate for million-dollar earners as negotiators scrambled to finalize the first major overhaul in three decades...
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Trump demands 'much tougher' immigration law after NY attack
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Roused by the first major ISIS-inspired attack on U.S. soil since he took office, President Donald Trump urged swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the suspect to America and laid into a political foe he said was responsible for it -- though Republican George H.W. Bush signed the law...
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Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colors for the colorblind
(National News ~ 11/02/17)
GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Even when the rugged expanses of the Great Smoky Mountains were bursting with their famous fall colors, they always looked dull black and tawny to Lauren Van Lew from the 3,590-foot-high perch of Mount Harrison. For the 20-year-old Van Lew, who has been colorblind her whole life, some colors have just been left to the imagination. She loves painting, but her wife Molly has to help her pick and mix colors...
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Hollywood sex accusations now levied at Ratner, Hoffman
(Entertainment ~ 11/02/17)
NEW YORK -- Hollywood's widening sexual harassment crisis has ensnared a prominent film director after six women -- including actress Olivia Munn -- accused Brett Ratner of sexual assault or misconduct in a Los Angeles Times report Wednesday. Playboy Enterprises quickly distanced itself from Ratner as his attorney denied the allegations...
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Louis Brinkopf
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Memorial services for Louis Campbell Brinkopf, 68, of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Joseph Rowley, pastor of the Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson, will officiate. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Jesse Pender
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Jesse Pender, 59, of Brazeau, Missouri, died Oct. 31, 2017, at his residence. He was born Oct. 27, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ralph Pender and Ruth (Worley) Joyce of Cape Girardeau and stepfather, Bill Joyce of Cape Girardeau. He married Jackie (Fitch) Pender on Oct 4, 1997. She survives in Brazeau...
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Local Veterans Days events
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
The 18th Annual Veterans Honor Service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. There will be music, tributes and patriotic displays. Honored guests will be from military service support groups including the SAR, DAR, VFW, American Legion, DAV and the Patriot Guard Riders. Trumpeter Larry Herron will play...
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Work on Veterans Memorial Plaza continues as Veterans Day approaches
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
It may not be the ceremony he wanted for Veterans Day this year, said David Cantrell with VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, but he won't let that stop him. The Avenue of Flags still will be up in Cape County Park North on the drive to the future Veterans Memorial Plaza, he said, and though the Plaza isn't finished, much of the work is done...
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MoDOT engineer headlines First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Missouri Department of Transportation area engineer Chris Rutledge will deliver the keynote presentation at the Isle Casino for this month's First Friday Coffee. Rutledge serves as the Area Engineer for eight counties in the mid-southern region of Missouri, according to MoDOT's website...
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Chaffee students trick-or-treat for UNICEF
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
This Halloween, for a change, some trick-or-treaters in Chaffee, Missouri, were after donations for a worldwide relief organization. Chelsea Nesbit, who teaches math at Chaffee Elementary School, said she'd heard about UNICEF's fundraising programs for elementary school students, and thought the Trick or Treat for UNICEF program sounded like a good fit for her fifth-grade students...
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Prayer 11/2/17
(Prayer ~ 11/02/17)
O Heavenly Father, we give thanks to you, the giver of all good and perfect things. Amen.
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Judith Ann Clark
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Judith Ann Clark, 72, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at her residence in Jackson. The family will have a private service at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Leslie Stewart
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Leslie R. Stewart, 55, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Minor officiating...
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James Warren
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
James Reed Warren, 84, died Oct. 27, 2017, in McAllen, Texas. Graveside funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Cornelius Robert Sides Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Cornelius Robert Sides Jr., 40, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service Saturday. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Dimensions Ministries in Cape Girardeau with Pastor William Bird Jr. officiating...
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Out of the past: Nov. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 11/02/17)
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department plans to open a Cape Girardeau office this week to deal specifically with right-of-way acquisition for a new Mississippi River bridge route; the office will be at 555 S. Sprigg St. William H.T. Bush, brother of President George Bush, was in Cape Girardeau Sunday, along with Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft, delivering an eleventh-hour appeal to voters to support the president for re-election...
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Jackson High School FBLA Completes Community Service Project: Downtown Dog Houses
(Submitted Story ~ 11/02/17)
This year Jackson FBLA hosted its second annual community service project, Downtown Dog Houses. FBLA officers Bailey Huff and Lainey Conklin organized a week long project that took place October 23 through October 27. Downtown Dog Houses will created a co-partnership with Mac’s Mission, a local dog rescue in Jackson, Missouri...
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Halloween Carnival at Guardian Angel School, Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 11/02/17)
The Guardian Angel Home & School hosted their Halloween Carnival at Guardian Angel School on Friday, October 27. Half the gym was filled with games and the other half with tables. Parents ran the games and gave candy out for prizes. Other parents cooked chili, chicken noodle soup, hot dogs & nachos with cheese, which was then served to the hungry crowd all evening for a low price. ...
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Saints Program at Guardian Angel School, Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 11/02/17)
One tradition of Guardian Angel School is the 8th grade class having a Saints program close to All Saints Day, November 1. This year's program was on Wednesday, October 25 in Guardian Angel Church. Each 8th grader is required to research a favorite Saint for Michelle Priggel's religion class and write a description of the Saint's life. During the program, each student dresses as the Saint chosen and reads the written report about that Saint...
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Beggs Farm Field Trip
(Submitted Story ~ 11/02/17)
When you put Fall and school field trips together, you come up with a Beggs Farm Field Trip in Blodgett, MO. Guardian Angel students, faculty, and guests traveled to Beggs on Wednesday, October 18. Students had fun playing the games, swimming through the corn bin and picking out the best pumpkins, among other activities. The weather was beautiful that day and everyone was exhausted when they returned to school in the afternoon...
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