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Jackson man faces sodomy, pornography charges
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
A Jackson man has been charged with four felony counts of statutory sodomy with a child under 12 years of age and one felony count of possession of child pornography, Jackson police said Tuesday. John Edward Miller, 56, was arrested after a park ranger at Trail of Tears State Park on Monday noticed a “suspicious vehicle and made contact with the driver,” Jackson police said in a news release...
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Dexter woman profiled in '20/20' episode
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Many Sikeston residents remember seeing ABC News’ Diane Sawyer and her film crew in town in January. On Friday, Sawyer’s visit to the area was featured in a “special report” that aired at 9 p.m. on ABC’s “20/20.” In a promotion of the episode posted on ABC News’ website, Sawyer said in the episode, “My Reality: A Hidden America,” she asked women to share their experiences with sexual harassment or abuse while on the job. She said she received responses from all over the country...
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Grass fire reveals turtle poaching case in Bootheel
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
HAYTI, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation is seeking the public’s assistance to solve a wildlife crime in Southeast Missouri. Hayti Fire Department personnel reported illegal poaching activity to Missouri Conservation agent Brian Shelton on Thursday after discovering a dump site of dead turtles while fighting a wildfire...
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Humane Society offers free vouchers Thursday to spay cats, dogs
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri will offer free vouchers for Spay Day, an event allowing people who already own a female cat or dog to get them altered for free. Spay Day is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Salvation Army, 701 Good Hope St. in Cape Girardeau, and will go until vouchers run out...
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Jackson to get 'Sassy' soon
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
Jackson Deli and BBQ closed Saturday, but a new restaurant is on the horizon thanks to the efforts of owner Cynthia “Lou” Truska, who decided to make that location the new home of her Oak Ridge-based diner, Sassy’s. “It’s going to be a couple weeks for the transition and getting stuff in there before we will actually open,” Truska said. “We’re shooting for two weeks, but in all reality it’s probably going to be three weeks.”...
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Remembering Bobby Kennedy's visit to Cape 50 years ago
(Column ~ 04/25/18)
Editor's note: Fifty years ago today, April 25, 1968, Robert "Bobby" Kennedy made a campaign appearance in Cape Girardeau at the Town Plaza. He was a U.S. Senator from New York, former attorney general of the United States and the brother of slain United States President John F. ...
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Melvin Gateley represented the best of community service in Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 04/25/18)
A search for "Melvin Gateley" in the Southeast Missourian's internal digital archives, which go back to 1990, results in 740 stories. That's a lot. Melvin Gateley was a man who represented the best of community service, whether through his occupation (37 years in public education) or through his volunteer work, including as leader of the city's Vision 2000 and 2020 committees, on the city council for eight years, through active roles on many civic organizations, and as planter of thousands of rose bushes around town. ...
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Idea pitched to erect monument honoring slaves who joined Union Army
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
A Union soldier statue tops the fountain in Cape Girardeau’s Ivers Square. A monument to Confederate solders stands nearby. But there is no statue or monument commemorating the sacrifices of former slaves who enlisted in the Union Army colored regiments during the Civil War...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2018. There are 250 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war on Spain; the 10-week conflict resulted in an American victory...
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A week to honor medical lab professionals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/25/18)
In April, we have the opportunity to celebrate the many contributions of a dedicated group of healthcare professionals. Since 1975, the American Society for Clinical Pathology and other organizations have promoted National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week as an opportunity for the community to learn more about how the lab serves all of us. This year, Lab Week extends from April 22-28...
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Clinton, Greitens each carry their own baggage in election
(Column ~ 04/25/18)
It should come as no surprise that the Republican national leadership has decided to focus on Hillary Clinton as the face of the Democratic party in the run-up to the all-important midterm elections. It just makes sense. Hillary Clinton is a polarizing figure held in very low esteem by the GOP as well as some within her own party...
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Out of the past: April 25
(Out of the Past ~ 04/25/18)
"A Celebration of American Sacred Music" is the theme of the free spring concert held in the afternoon at Centenary United Methodist Church; the concert is dedicated to Nancy Hilty, who is retiring after 20 years as church organist. The contractor renovating the terminal building at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport apparently won't make the completion deadline; the renovation has been plagued with holdups, initially by a Federal Aviation Administration bureaucratic snafu and now by construction delays.. ...
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James Whitnel
(Obituary ~ 04/25/18)
James E. "Jim" Whitnel, 74, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cypress, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 7, 1943, in Cypress to Almus Glen and Juanita Stewart Whitnel. He and Rosanna "Rosie" Dotson were married June 15, 1963...
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Esther Nobus
(Obituary ~ 04/25/18)
Esther B. Nobus, 92, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Joe Rowley and Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Janice Howard
(Obituary ~ 04/25/18)
** Janice Howard Janice Marie Howard, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Melvin Gateley
(Obituary ~ 04/25/18)
R. Melvin Gateley, 91, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Monday, April 23, 2018, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, where he received loving care and resided for almost two years. He was born Aug. 21, 1926, in Oran, Missouri, to the late Henry Milton and Katie Ursery Gateley. He and Ella Louise Sanders were married June 7, 1951, in Cape Girardeau; she survives...
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Prosecutor to Cosby jury: 'Tell truth about what he did'
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial was poised to begin deliberating after prosecutors Tuesday portrayed the 80-year-old former TV star as a serial predator who drugged and molested a woman 14 years ago. The defense called Cosby's accuser a "pathological liar" who was seeking a big payday...
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Ahead of summits, U.S. tones down war games
(International News ~ 04/25/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Spring on the Korean Peninsula is normally the season of D-Day-style beach landings with big guns thumping in the distance and skies crisscrossed by the contrails of fighter aircraft. But as the North and South prepare for their first summit in more than a decade this Friday, there is something different in the air: the hope of detente. Or at least of a much-needed respite...
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Watchdog report: Power struggle hampered VA pick's tenure at unit
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- A watchdog report ordered in 2012 by Dr. Ronny Jackson -- President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs -- found he and a rival physician exhibited "unprofessional behaviors" as they engaged in a power struggle over the White House Medical Unit...
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St. Louis group for women entrepreneurs expands to 6 cities
(State News ~ 04/25/18)
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis organization supporting women-led startup companies is expanding to six new cities. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Brazen Global announced Tuesday it’s creating branches in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas. ...
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Missouri House moves to legalize medical marijuana
(State News ~ 04/25/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would legalize medical marijuana for many patients. The bill, approved Monday in a voice vote, would allow anyone older than 18 dying of a terminal disease to access smokeless medical marijuana. ...
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Greitens to speak at officer association's prayer breakfast
(State News ~ 04/25/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite facing two felony charges and growing pressure to resign, Republican Gov. Eric Greitens will be the keynote speaker at a St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association prayer breakfast honoring fallen police officers and their families...
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Greitens case: Judge weighs disqualifying prosecutors
(State News ~ 04/25/18)
ST. LOUIS -- An attorney for Gov. Eric Greitens told a judge Tuesday the lies and misdeeds of a private investigator involved in one felony case against the Republican governor also have "permeated and corroded" a second case. Defense attorney Jack Garvey asked St. ...
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Prayer 4/25/18
(Prayer ~ 04/25/18)
O Father God, in all our decisions we seek your wisdom. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/25/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 9:17 a.m. on Lexington Avenue; 11:23 a.m. on Independence Street; 11:59 a.m. on Blattner Drive; 2:25 p.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 2:57 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 4:03 p.m. on Village Drive; 4:26 p.m. on Linden Street; 4:28 on North Frederick Street; 4:31 p.m. on Broadway; and 8:56 p.m. on Bloomfield Street...
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Cape Girardeau and Jackson police reports 4/25/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Destynnie Cotner, 24, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for operating a motor vehicle with no license. n Shannon Hunt, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on two Greene County (Missouri) warrants...
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First lady Melania Trump greets the Macrons with a hat
(Community ~ 04/25/18)
NEW YORK -- Melania, or more specifically Melania's hat, what were you saying? The media and the Twitterverse had a big time Tuesday with the first lady's I-spy chapeau, a wide-brim number designed by Herve Pierre that would have been perfect had the sun been out in Washington...
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Toronto driver charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder
(International News ~ 04/25/18)
TORONTO -- The 25-year-old suspect who plowed a van into a crowded Toronto sidewalk was ordered held Tuesday on 10 counts of murder and 13 of attempted murder as Canadian authorities and the public sought to make sense of one of the deadliest mass killings in the country's modern history...
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Trump, Macron make a show as best buds, tussle over Iran
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship Tuesday, even as the two allies strained to bridge differences over the Iran nuclear agreement, Syria and more...
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In big shift, Trump assesses Kim as 'very honorable'
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Kim Jong Un wants a historic, high-stakes meeting as soon as possible and suggested the North Korean dictator has been "very open" and "very honorable," a sharply different assessment of a leader he once denounced as "Little Rocket Man."...
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Waffle House gunman's troubles began years before attack
(National News ~ 04/25/18)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Travis Reinking's erratic behavior began years before police say he showed up without pants at a Waffle House restaurant and killed four people with an assault-style rifle. The onetime construction crane operator bounced between states and suffered from delusions, sometimes talking about plans to marry singer Taylor Swift, friends and relatives told police. ...
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Treasure hunt at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 04/25/18)
Cape Girardeau resident Rick Miller laughs after unearthing a piece of a beer can while searching Capaha Park with a metal detector Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. “That’s just part of it,” Miller said.
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Kureil Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/25/18)
Kureil Vemar "Lil Slash" Johnson, 26, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the home of his grandmother. He was born June 11, 1991, in Cape Girardeau to Michael Robinson and Roshanda Johnson. Kureil attended Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri...
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THE FEEDER
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/18)
This spring, I placed a shepherd's hook just outside our kitchen window and hung a bird feeder on it. Most every morning we enjoy having breakfast and coffee while watching all the different types of birds that come to have their own morning meal. We've seen sparrows, blackbyrds, tufted titmouse, doves, and Cardinals, just to name a few. ...
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Local Girl Scout troop earns Silver Award
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/18)
Three girls from Cape Girardeau Girl Scout troop 70027 earned their Silver Award by building 10 raised dog cots, 2 agility jumps, and a set of weaving poles out of pvc pipes last summer. Katy Boehme, Kaylin Zoellner, and Tracy Antill presented their creations last Sunday to Safe Harbor Animal sanctuary and were also given their awards. The girls put in more than 35 hours of work to build and fundraise for their project. The Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette level Girl Scout can earn...
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Burrito-Ville held #GiveBacktoCape event for local hero Robert Harris
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/18)
Cape Girardeau--Burrito-Ville donates $1,500 to local hero Robert Harris Burrito-Ville held a #GiveBacktoCape fundraiser on April 18 from 5-9 p.m., donating 10 percent of all sales, with customers helping to raise $286.06. The event included Robert Harris, the Cape Parks and Recreation staff, and friends from the community who came out to support...
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Imo's Pizza and Rhodes Help Raise $332 for PHS Project Graduation
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/18)
Imo’s Pizza at Rhodes presented $332.80 to PHS Project Graduation. The money was generated during a day-long fundraiser held Friday, April 13. Tracy Lowry and Taylor Old of Imo’s Pizza at Rhodes presented the donation to Hannah Layton, a senior at Perryville High School...
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