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Architect's testimony in lawsuit limited by judge
(Local News ~ 05/03/19)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A judge in a jury trial Thursday refused to allow into evidence a Cape Girardeau architect's conclusion that the Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse steps were building-code violations and posed a safety issue. Stoddard County Judge Stephen Mitchell allowed a limited amount of testimony from architect Ronald Grojean to be entered into evidence in the personal-injury case...
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Do you yield? New signs on Broadway draw mixed reviews
(Local News ~ 05/03/19)
Most people seem to like them, a few don't, and still others are apparently confused by the new "yield to pedestrian" signs installed in the middle of the street earlier this week along a four-block section of Broadway in Cape Girardeau. "We've been getting calls about them," said Cape Girardeau Public Works director Stan Polivick. "Some people aren't happy with them while others are, so we're seeing a mixed response."...
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National champs: 'Everything came together' for SE Sundancers
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/19)
The Southeast Missouri State University Sundancers now know winning a first-time national title in anything -- not just sports -- is quite an accomplishment. The university's competitive 13-member dance team recently came back from the Dance Team Union (DTU) College National Championship in Las Vegas -- having outperformed the University of Toledo -- with its first Division I championship win and a score of 94.54...
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Family to visit Glenn House during three-day event
(Local News ~ 05/03/19)
Six members of the Glenn family are set to visit the Glenn House during the museum's Glenn Garden Weekend on Saturday in Cape Girardeau. As part of First Friday with the Arts, the museum will be filled with flowers from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Saturday during the gala, Glenn descendants will greet guests during a live performance by Barefoot on Sunday, with refreshments. And Saturday and Sunday, museum tours officially begin...
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Flood approaches, tops 1993 levels in some locations Saturation, heavy rains lead to problems along Mississippi River in several states
(State News ~ 05/03/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The fast-rising Mississippi River on Thursday neared levels unseen since the historic 1993 flood -- and topped it in at least one place -- as the bulging Big Muddy threatened levees and forced a Missouri town's residents to head for higher ground...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
Today is Friday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2019. There are 242 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "Gone with the Wind." On this date: In 1469, political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: CPU - We're progressive so you can be, too
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/19)
At CPU, staying progressive and adaptive to market needs is built into our nature. For more than 40 years, we've focused on building trust with clients and providing the best products and services. We've remained at the forefront of technology as business needs continue to grow and evolve...
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Peace Park opens along with Food Truck Friday
(Editorial ~ 05/03/19)
Come on out from 5 to 8 tonight to enjoy some food truck fare. The Scout, an email newsletter produced in partnership with rustmedia, is hosting the event in the parking lot behind the Rust Center for Media at 325 Broadway. One of the food trucks will be parked on Broadway to indicate the location...
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Drake breaks Swift's record for wins at Billboard Awards
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/19)
Mother's Day is in a couple weeks, but Drake gave his mom an early gift with a heartfelt speech at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, where the rap star also broke Taylor Swift's record for most wins. Drake turned up the love for his mom when he picked up top artist, besting Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Travis Scott. He won 12 awards Wednesday in Las Vegas, making his career total 27 (Swift has 23 wins)...
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What rain? All I see are events
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/19)
The weather forecast shows chances of rain this weekend, but all I see are lots of things to keep you busy -- inside and outside -- so there's no reason to worry. My whole life seems to revolve around food, which I'm totally OK with, so I am more than ready for Food Truck Friday in downtown Cape Girardeau this afternoon as a way to kickstart the weekend -- you'll find the list of food vendors below. ...
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Summer Movie Preview: Capturing the essence of Elton John
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/19)
LAS VEGAS -- Sir Elton John gave actor Taron Egerton some unlikely advice for portraying him in "Rocketman": Don't do an impression. Sing the songs the way you want. It was a freeing, if unusual, bit of direction for a project about himself that John had been trying to make for seven years. ...
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Government to house more immigrants in tents
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- About 50 asylum seekers stood this week in a circle near a bridge between the U.S. and Mexico to hear an American attorney explain what would happen to them when they entered U.S. custody. The attorney, Jodi Goodwin, told them they would probably end up at one of the Border Patrol's smaller stations, which migrants call "la hielera" -- Spanish for icebox because of their cold temperatures...
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Trump Fed choice Moore withdraws amid controversy
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the Senate, largely over his past inflammatory writings about women...
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Trump easing offshore drilling safety rules
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
PORT FOURCHON, La. -- The Trump administration is easing safety rules adopted after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout, the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history. The Interior Department released a final rule revision Thursday in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, a hub of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The rules pertain to procedures and inspections for offshore oil rigs...
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Pharma exec guilty of bribing doctors
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
BOSTON -- A pharmaceutical company founder accused of paying doctors millions in bribes to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray was convicted Thursday in a case exposing such marketing tactics as using a stripper-turned-sales-rep to give a physician a lap dance...
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Series coming from 'Downton Abbey' creator
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/19)
LOS ANGELES -- A long-planned series from "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes has a new home. HBO said Thursday it will air the drama, "The Gilded Age," which originally was to be on NBC. The series is set in late 19th-century America, in which families of immense wealth lived lavishly and exercised social and political influence...
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Barr besieged by allegations of being President Trump's protector
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr portrayed himself as an apolitical elder statesman at his confirmation hearing. He declared he'd rather resign than be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause and insisted the prosecutor he'd known for decades would never involve himself in a witch hunt as the president claimed...
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Trump defends clinicians' right to refuse services for conscience
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Thursday moved to protect the rights of clinicians who object to participating in abortions with a regulation intended to safeguard those with religious and moral objections. President Donald Trump made the announcement during a speech in the White House Rose Garden to mark the National Day of Prayer...
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GM discusses expansion plan with state leaders
(State News ~ 05/03/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- General Motors officials have met with Gov. Mike Parson and others about a possible $1 billion expansion of its truck and van plant in Wentzville. The group met Thursday behind closed doors about the project, which GM said would include an unspecified number of new jobs. The company did not announce any more details about the plan...
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Out of the past: May 3
(Out of the Past ~ 05/03/19)
Illinois funding for a new Mississippi River bridge here is included in its five-year transportation improvement program contingent upon federal funding; in addition, funding has been set aside for early work on Route 146, which leads from the bridge into Illinois...
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Bobby Pyron
(Obituary ~ 05/03/19)
Bobby Wayne Pyron, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Lutheran Home. He was born Sept. 18, 1944, in Helena, Arkansas, to Eural and Catherine Grace Moody Pyron. He and Dotti Pyron were married July 5, 2018, at Cape Girardeau. He served 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Karen Horn
(Obituary ~ 05/03/19)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Karen Emelia Crites Horn, 72, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Little Rock. She was born Nov. 7, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to the late Betty Virginia Heuer Crites and the late Earl Crites Jr. Karen graduated from Jackson High School in 1964...
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Michael Frisbie
(Obituary ~ 05/03/19)
VAN BUREN, Ark. -- Michael D. "Mike" Frisbie, 57, died unexpectedly Monday, April 29, 2019, in Dyer, Tennessee, in a temporary residence provided by his employer near a construction project where he was assigned. Mike was a heavy-equipment operator for his primary employer, Luhr Bros. Inc. of Columbia, Illinois, who contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doing repairs and construction projects up and down the Mississippi River...
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Prayer 5/3/19
(Prayer ~ 05/03/19)
O Heavenly Father, hear our cry and protect those facing flooding. Amen.
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Speak Out 5/3/19
(Speak Out ~ 05/03/19)
Do you really want to lower college tuition? One way is to quit paying sports coaches crazy salaries. Example, Clemson just agreed to a 10-year, $92 million contract with its football coach. The kicker is if they fire him in the first 2 years he is guaranteed $52 million. Crazy...
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Cape fire report 5/3/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 7:33 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road, 11:10 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road, 11:45 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 12:06 p.m. on Cape La Croix Road, 4:13 p.m. on South Kingshighway, 6:41 p.m. on Pioneer Drive and 9:10 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Area police reports 5/3/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported at Broadway and Cordelia Avenue. Summonses n Crista L. Stafford, 42, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for trespassing at Themis Street and North Mount Auburn Road...
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Scott County Route N closed for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 05/03/19)
Route N in Scott County, between County Road 344 and County Road 332, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway, according to a MoDOT news release. The work will take place Monday from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...
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Births 5/3/19
(Births ~ 05/03/19)
Son to Trevor Nicholas Walker and Makensie Lane Morgan of Pulaski, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:41 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2019. Name, Harlan Rhett. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Morgan is the daughter of Tanda Vaughn and Jody Morgan of Olive Branch, Illinois. Walker is the son of Shannon Walker of Olmsted, Illinois, and Marc Walker of Jackson. He is employed by Covia Specialty Minerals...
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Arizona woman attacked by bees after hive falls on her head
(National News ~ 05/03/19)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- An Arizona woman is recovering from more than 20 bee stings after heavy winds blew a hive off a tree and it landed on her head. Firefighters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe say it happened Monday afternoon as the woman picked up her child from day care. ...
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5 Grandsons on a log
(Submitted Story ~ 05/03/19)
Our daughter Karla, her husband David, & 5 of their sons, Abe, Nate, Gabe, Timmy, & Noah visited for Easter. They always take a swim in Castor River, no matter what the weather is. So it’s that time again.
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Young kindergarteners on old fire truck
(Submitted Story ~ 05/03/19)
Mrs Williams 2018-2019 kindergarten class takes a field trip to Bootheel Youth Museum in Malden. Enjoying the trip were Cali Brown, Avery Meyers, Liza Rust, Payton McAlister, Amelia Powell, Mrs. Williams, & James Mitchell, along with some parents, & Ms Mary...
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The Greatest K-12 Art Show
(Submitted Story ~ 05/03/19)
The Gymnasium at Advance R-IV was overflowing with colorful art and even more colorful personalities. Artwork from the entire school was on display for all to enjoy. Art teacher Kori Demyan and several students spent the day decorating the gym, making popcorn and cotton candy in preparation for the evening. Friends and families were in awe of the exhibit and the talent of the students...
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The Start-Up Culture: The Many Faces of Inspiring Workplaces
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/19)
Like any up-and-comer, like you, like all of us, I fantasize about working at Google. Facebook might be great, too. So might any architect's office, if every single photo in "AD" can be trusted. Speaking at least about the tech companies, their campuses are sprawling utopias for those with $6,000 leases and fixed-gear bicycles. They look like all the best images from Pinterest were printed out and then conjured into three dimensions by some Stanford-educated magician...
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