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Fourth of July celebrations: Motors, mud and music
(Local News ~ 07/05/18)
Thousands of area residents celebrated Independence Day in Jackson City Park amid motors and mud. Several hundred antique vehicles, many of them sporting bright-colored paint jobs, drew appreciative looks at the Capaha Car Club show as part of Jackson' Fourth of July Celebration...
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Scott City manager Richards resigns
(Local News ~ 07/05/18)
Scott City administrator Doug Richards has resigned after less than eight months on the job. Mayor Norman Brant said Richards resigned Friday effective immediately. Richards did not attend Monday's council meeting, Brant said. Brant said he was "surprised" that Richards resigned...
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Jackson High, Lutheran school work together on traffic issues in uptown
(Local News ~ 07/05/18)
School and city leaders are working on a solution to ease traffic congestion between St. Paul and Jackson High School. So far, they've come up with an initial plan that will add a drop-off lane and eliminate some parking, in a move officials believe will improve student safety...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
Today is Thursday, July 5, the 186th day of 2018. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League. In the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, Doby, pinch-hitting for Bryan Stephens, struck out in his first at-bat during the seventh inning; Chicago won 6-5...
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Grieving for Maryland newspaper
(Column ~ 07/05/18)
It's easy to pick on the media. I receive phone calls weekly complaining about one thing or the other. Regularly, there are threats. Advertisers have said they would pull all their ads if the newspaper didn't do something they wanted; we didn't. They did. ...
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Lost in the noise
(Column ~ 07/05/18)
History will not likely portray this time in our nation as our finest hour. We are indeed in the midst of an ideological civil war that threatens to undermine confidence in our federal government. Having spent the last half of the 1960s on a college campus, I am familiar with protests. Changing attitudes and policies on civil rights and the strong and growing opposition to the war in Vietnam combined to incite countless protests across this country from coast to coast...
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Man sentenced to 60 years for sexual abuse
(Local News ~ 07/05/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Benton man was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of statutory rape of a child in Scott County. Clayton Counts, 69, was sentenced by Judge David Dolan following a two-day jury trial in May. Counts was charged with three counts of statutory rape of a child under the age of 14 in Scott County. ...
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Chestnut sets record with 74 hot dogs
(Community ~ 07/05/18)
NEW YORK -- Joey "Jaws" Chestnut extended his reign as champion eater at the Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest Wednesday, downing a record 74 wieners and buns in 10 minutes to take home the coveted Mustard Belt for the 11th time. Miki Sudo held on to her title as the top women's competitor at the annual Brooklyn eat-off, chomping 37 franks and buns to take home the top prize for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year...
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Wildfire destroys more than 100 Colorado homes as holiday passes
(Community ~ 07/05/18)
DENVER -- A growing wildfire destroyed more than 100 homes in the Colorado mountains, while other blazes across the parched U.S. West kept hundreds of other homes under evacuation orders Tuesday and derailed holiday plans Wednesday. Authorities announced late Monday a fire near Fort Garland, about 205 miles southwest of Denver, had destroyed 104 homes in a mountain housing development started by multimillionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes in the 1970s. ...
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3 more Court candidates meet with Trump
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it. ...
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Official says Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion
(International News ~ 07/05/18)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can't the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country?...
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Video: Thai boys smile, joke with rescuer
(International News ~ 07/05/18)
MAE SAI, Thailand -- Their skinny faces illuminated by a flashlight, the Thai soccer teammates stranded for nearly two weeks in a partly flooded cave said in a video released Wednesday they were healthy, as heavy rains forecast for later this week threatened to complicate plans to safely extract the boys...
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Poland's isolation deepens as Supreme Court law takes effect
(International News ~ 07/05/18)
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's international isolation and political uncertainty at home deepened Wednesday as a purge of the Supreme Court's justices took effect, with the chief justice defiantly refusing to step down. First President Malgorzata Gersdorf arrived for work as usual at the court in Warsaw, vowing to continue her constitutionally mandated term, which runs through 2020. The court's judges support this view...
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Another mystery illness rocks England
(International News ~ 07/05/18)
AMESBURY, England -- Four months after a quiet corner of England was plunged into a Cold War-style saga of spies, chemical weapons and international tensions, residents wondered Wednesday whether it was happening all over again. Counterterrorism detectives and local police were investigating after a couple in their 40s fell critically ill from exposure to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent in March...
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On July 4, Americans celebrate their union, rue divisions
(State News ~ 07/05/18)
NEW YORK -- With backyard barbecues and fireworks, Americans celebrated Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions expressing pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday also was marked with a sense of a United States divided for some -- evidenced by competing televised events in the nation's capital...
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Trump hails 'American heroes' who helped U.S. win independence
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
STERLING, Va. -- President Donald Trump wished America a happy Fourth of July holiday Wednesday and reserved special praise for the "American heroes" whose sacrifice he said helped the nation win her independence 242 years ago. Trump tweeted a short video, which included well wishes from him and first lady Melania Trump. The Trumps hosted a White House picnic for military families Wednesday, followed by a concert and viewing of the fireworks on the National Mall...
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Suspect wrote he aimed to kill everyone at paper
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
BALTIMORE -- A man charged with gunning down five people at a Maryland newspaper sent three letters on the day of the attack, police said, including one saying he was on his way to the Capital Gazette newsroom with the aim "of killing every person present."...
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Boats and bacteria: Urban waterways offer fun, risks
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- As someone who has spent countless hours rowing along the Des Moines River, Tonya Logan appreciates the city's vision to create a whitewater course to draw kayakers to the Iowa capital. But there's a dirty secret for Des Moines and many other U.S. cities wanting to upgrade their urban waterways into scenic destinations: Much of the water is so polluted with manure people fear it's not safe to dip their hands in the current, let alone to swim in it...
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W.H. tweets draw ire for partisanship
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is using its official Twitter handle to target Democratic lawmakers who have criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies, drawing complaints government resources are being used to undercut potential 2020 presidential rivals...
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U.S. to stop encouraging race as factor in school admissions policy
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Tuesday it would not encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students. The shift gives schools and colleges the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions and underscores the contentious politics for decades surrounding affirmation action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court...
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Out of the past: July 5
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/18)
The Mississippi River reaches a flood stage of 37.4 feet, with a forecast of rising waters until the weekend, when it is expected to crest at 43 feet Friday, 13 feet above flood level. The Cape Girardeau Civic Center is planning a major remodeling project to convert its building solely to an education and youth center; the Civic Center, 232 Broadway, has shared its home since 1987 with the Cape Girardeau Nutrition Center; but last week, the senior center moved into its new home on Clark Avenue, leaving the Civic Center with the building all to itself.. ...
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Speak Out 7/5/18
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/18)
Cape is already a brighter place to live. Drive down Broadway. No longer the most boring town. Thanks, Mayer Fox. The Jackson City Council agenda can be summed up as follows: Go through the motions. Ignore citizen comments and input. Then vote to waste money, place the interests of businesses over individuals, and hurry home to Facebook...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/5/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Victoria Fisher, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Paducah, Kentucky, warrant. Assault n Domestic assault was reported. Thefts...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/5/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 3:17 a.m. on North West End Boulevard, 6:59 a.m. on Percy Drive, 9:01 a.m. on Lexington Avenue, 9:20 a.m. on Cape Meadows Circle, 9:21 a.m. ...
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Prayer 7/5/18
(Prayer ~ 07/05/18)
O Lord Jesus, we lift up hands of praise to you, our King of kings. Amen.
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Museum opens as part of $380M Gateway Arch project
(Community ~ 07/05/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The revitalized Gateway Arch National Park was dedicated Tuesday, the culmination of a $380 million public-private partnership Missouri political leaders see as a template for the future of the national park system. Several hundred people stood in steamy heat for a ceremony in the shadow of the 630-foot-tall monument to westward expansion sitting along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis...
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Erratic driving of front-end loader leads to DUI arrest
(State News ~ 07/05/18)
Erratic driving of front-end loader leads to DUI arrest ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A 35-year-old Alaska man suspected of weaving through traffic while driving a front-end loader has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Daniel Hughett also is charged with consuming alcohol in violation of a previous release from custody...
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'Dogged persistence' took down Mob
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
BOSTON -- Behind the convictions of Boston's most powerful mobsters over the past 30 years, there has been one constant: federal prosecutor Fred Wyshak. For the dauntless assistant U.S. attorney, last month's murder conviction of former New England Mafia Boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme likely closes the book on a lengthy saga exposing the FBI's overly cozy relationship with its gangster informants and decimated the region's organized-crime underworld...
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Growing scandals force out EPA chief
(National News ~ 07/05/18)
WASHINGTON -- Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease. With Pruitt's departure, President Donald Trump loses an administrator many conservatives regarded as one of the more effective members of his Cabinet. ...
- Fireworks over Cape (Submitted Story ~ 07/05/18)
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