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City board acts to stop 'Outlet' for liquor; convenience store supporter says action won't solve neighborhood problem
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Cape Girardeau's board of adjustment refused Thursday to grant a variance needed for a south-side convenience store to continue to sell liquor. The board voted 5-0 against the request from the owner of The Outlet convenience store for renewal of the license. Board action followed a public hearing at which members of a neighborhood group voiced opposition to the request, citing concerns about homeless and intoxicated people loitering and littering the ground around the store...
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Stuff a Truck event today will benefit Scott City Food Bank
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Today in the Bank of Missouri parking lot in Scott City, a Summertime Stuff a Truck event will accept donations to benefit the Scott City Food Bank. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 315 Crites St., and suggested donations include nonperishable food items, such as cereal, peanut butter, soups, paper products and baby food...
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Attorney Mark Welker to run for prosecuting attorney
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Cape Girardeau attorney Mark Welker announced his candidacy for prosecuting attorney Friday, stating he wants “to protect the families of Cape Girardeau County.” Welker announced his candidacy in a news release after Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh announced earlier in the day he is resigning to take a position as general counsel to Gov. Mike Parson...
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LED lights to be installed over Broadway beginning Monday
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
New street lighting on Broadway will be installed starting Monday, according to a city official. The new LED street lighting will be installed between Pacific and Spanish streets on Broadway’s westbound lane, and work is expected to last between one and two weeks, depending on weather and work, a city news release stated...
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'All Nite Skate' filming in Jackson this weekend
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Traffic was temporarily rerouted in uptown Jackson on Friday to make way for the filming of Southeast Missouri native Nick Murphy’s 1990s-themed production “All Nite Skate.” Friday wasn’t the first day of filming, but it was one of the first few to happen in Jackson. The crew, volunteers and actors have been filming at the Puxico Skating Rink before making their way to Southeast Missouri for the weekend...
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Chris Limbaugh stepping down as prosecutor to take job with Gov. Parson
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh is stepping down as prosecutor to take a position as the top lawyer in the office of Gov. Mike Parson. Limbaugh said he is “ecstatic to help out the governor and move things forward in the state.” Limbaugh filed a petition in circuit court Thursday seeking a court order to withdraw as a candidate in the August primary. Limbaugh had been seeking re-election and was unopposed. ...
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Cape man charged with stabbing, killing dog for revenge
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
An 18-year-old Cape Girardeau man faces charges of felony animal abuse, stealing and first-degree harassment after he took a dog and stabbed it 11 times, killing the animal, prosecutors said. Andrew Nipper was charged Wednesday in connection with the May 19 incident, Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Chris Limbaugh said in a news release...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
Today is Friday, June 8, the 159th day of 2018. There are 206 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 8, 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...
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Newborn fawn has so much to learn -- and to teach
(Column ~ 06/08/18)
Like the first burst of yellow daffodils in the spring, the appearance of the first fawn of the season is just one clue that the cycle of life remains unbroken. My wife spotted the fawn and its mother Monday afternoon. The deer usually roam our neighborhood in a group of five (now six). But the mother and her newborn crossed the street together, but without the extra ears and eyes to keep a lookout for any signs of danger...
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Speak Out 6/8/18
(Speak Out ~ 06/08/18)
Don't lie to yourself telling yourself you're too busy when you have time to Tweet, post on Facebook, pin on Pinterest, and share on Instagram. You're not too busy, but rather mis-prioritizing. In light of the recent NFL decision on the National Anthem and related outrage by its players (employees), I'm trying to see what these upset players (employees) are doing to protest and work for change in the off season and while the cameras aren't following them...
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Local schools represent Southeast Missouri well at state tournament
(Editorial ~ 06/08/18)
Southeast Missouri was well represented at the state Final Four last week. Oran's baseball team and St. Vincent's girls soccer teams both took home state titles. Oran beat St. Elisabeth 4-1, making the fifth time in the last six season that a team from District 2 has taken the state crown, according to a story by Phillip Suitts. Before this season, Bell City had won the title three years in a row...
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Trump to find a chilly host in Canada visit amid trade rift
(International News ~ 06/08/18)
QUEBEC CITY -- When President Ronald Reagan visited Quebec three decades ago, he was so friendly with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney they sang a song together. Expect no duets when President Donald Trump makes his first presidential visit to Canada today for a summit in a picturesque Quebec town with the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies. The mood likely will be something less than harmonious...
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Out of the past: June 8
(Out of the Past ~ 06/08/18)
Cape Girardeau senior citizens hope to celebrate July 4th in their new Senior Center building; plans call for a June 24 moving day; the kitchen at the new facility should be open for noon meals on July 29; the center is located at 921 N. Clark Ave. Cape Girardeau voters reject riverboat gambling by a margin of 53 to 47 percent; the ballot measure, which passed in only four of the 16 voting precincts, is defeated 5,506 votes to 4,940; while voters here reject riverboat gambling, a similar measure passes overwhelmingly in Caruthersville, Missouri.. ...
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U.S. reaches deal with China's ZTE
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China have reached a deal allowing the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let U.S. regulators monitor its operations...
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Mars discoveries advance case for possible life
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. Hints have been found before, but this is the best evidence yet...
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GOP moderate: Tentative immigration deal floated
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- A leader of House Republican moderates said Thursday a tentative deal with conservatives is being discussed to help young "Dreamer" immigrants stay in the U.S. legally. It was unclear if the plan was a potential breakthrough in the GOP's long-running schism over immigration or would devolve into another failed bid to bridge the gap...
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Report teases out factors leading to suicide spikes
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
SEATTLE -- Suicide rates inched up in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016, according to a new government report released Thursday. More than half of suicides in 2015 in a subgroup of 27 states were among people with no known mental health condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. ...
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Giuliani: Porn actress has 'no reputation'
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels' claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 isn't credible because she's a porn actress with "no reputation." "I'm sorry I don't respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who isn't going to sell her body for sexual exploitation," Giuliani said at a conference in Tel Aviv...
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Federal judge appears to sympathize with Dems suing Trump over gifts
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge appeared to sympathize with the nearly 200 congressional Democrats suing President Donald Trump for violating the Constitution by accepting foreign state favors without first presenting them to Congress and gaining their consent...
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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' falls 65 percent in second weekend
(Entertainment ~ 06/08/18)
LOS ANGELES -- "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is losing momentum quickly at the box office, even with a relatively quiet weekend free of any new blockbuster competition. After an underwhelming launch, the space saga fell 65 percent in weekend two with $29.3 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday...
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Dean Roark
(Obituary ~ 06/08/18)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Wilma "Dean" Roark, 75, of Glenallen passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Woodland Hills. Born at Patton, Missouri, Jan. 2, 1943, she was the daughter of Perl and Stella Katherine Long Cook. She married Richard Marion Roark. He survives...
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John King
(Obituary ~ 06/08/18)
John W. King, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Lutheran Home. He was born June 24, 1924, in Cairo, Illinois, to John William and Amy Ann Whiting King. John and Beverly Joyce Feigenspan were married Aug. 11, 1951, at Jefferson City, Missouri...
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Wilma E. Grossheider
(Obituary ~ 06/08/18)
Wilma E. Grossheider, 97, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Gordonville, died Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery...
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Kerry Fluegel
(Obituary ~ 06/08/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kerry P. Fluegel, 58, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. A celebration of life will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating...
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Everette Estes
(Obituary ~ 06/08/18)
Everette "Red" Estes, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Ransom and Lula (Roe) Estes. Red was in the Army during the Korean War and upon returning, he worked at Harris Motor Car Co. before joining the crew at Procter & Gamble, where he retired after 18 years of service...
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House drops subpoena for records pertaining to Greitens, not-for-profit
(State News ~ 06/08/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House panel that had been investigating former Gov. Eric Greitens reversed course Wednesday and dropped an attempt to get records related to a secretive not-for-profit group that had supported him. A judge had scheduled a Thursday hearing on whether to still continue enforcing a House subpoena for records from Greitens' campaign and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri in light of the former governors' resignation last Friday. ...
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Financially strapped MU will cut 185 jobs
(State News ~ 06/08/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus will eliminate nearly 200 jobs as part of an effort to cut into a $49 million budget shortfall. The job reductions are among several moves to balance the budget for the Columbia campus for the fiscal year starting July 1. Details were announced in a news conference Wednesday but embargoed for release until Thursday...
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Missouri Southern faces stiff penalty for big increase in tuition
(State News ~ 06/08/18)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Missouri Southern State University is facing a $1.1 million state penalty after raising its tuition rates by 15 percent next year. The university's tuition and fees are slated to increase by $900 to nearly $7,000 during the upcoming school year, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Family grieves loss of five children in Lebanon fire
(State News ~ 06/08/18)
LEBANON, Mo. -- The parents of three children who died along with two of their cousins in a southern Missouri mobile home fire said they still aren't able to grasp what has happened. The children died Wednesday in a mobile home fire in Lebanon. A 20-year-old woman who was the mother of the other two children remains hospitalized with severe burns...
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Trump places premium on attitude in summit with Kim
(National News ~ 06/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Heading into his North Korea summit with characteristic bravado, President Donald Trump said Thursday "attitude" is more important than preparation as he looks to negotiate an accord with Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula...
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Prayer 6/8/18
(Prayer ~ 06/08/18)
Lord Jesus, may those being persecuted for their faith in you have their strength renewed. Amen.
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Area police report 6/8/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Alexis Williams, 19, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Sikeston (Missouri) warrant. n Richard Upchurch, 54, of Benton, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/8/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 6:06 a.m. on Valley View Lane, 10:19 a.m. on North Fountain Street, 12:21 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive, 3:37 p.m. on Siemers Drive and 8:59 p.m. on William Street...
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Road work 6/8/18
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Lighting work to start Monday City contractors will begin installing new street lighting on Broadway, between Pacific and Spanish streets, on Monday, according to a news release from Cape Girardeau's Public Works Street Division. The work will begin in the 800 block of Broadway and continue eastward. ...
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Weekend Outlook: 'Can't you dig the sunshine?'
(Entertainment ~ 06/08/18)
If you've noticed, the last few weekends have been geared toward things to do outside. What's my reasoning, you ask? We're 13 days away from the official start of summer, which means being outside this time of year is the best -- in my opinion. But if you're more of a cold weather fan, you can still find some shade at this weekend's events...
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Briefly 6/8/18
(State News ~ 06/08/18)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his father with a crossbow and hiding the corpse in a freezer inside a northeast Missouri home. The Hannibal Courier-Post reported 32-year-old Carl Goldberg, formerly of Las Vegas, was sentenced Thursday. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in February...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Not your usual concert: local duo host living room gigs
(Local News ~ 06/08/18)
Larry and Jean Underberg have presented house concerts in their living room for 17 years -- without making a profit. They also provide food and lodging for the artists. "Basically, the musicians will play and whatever they make in tips or donations they just keep," Larry Underberg said, "and of course any merchandise sales."...
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