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Registered sex offender located under a sink after fleeing from police in August
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
A registered sex offender who escaped police custody in August was taken into custody Sunday night by members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, with assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Jeremiah Ramone Twiggs, 36, of Cape Girardeau was wanted on an active warrant for molestation of a minor and resisting arrest for a felony, according to a release from Sgt. Joey Hann...
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Kingshighway collision
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department inspect an overturned vehicle Monday at the scene of a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of South Kingshighway and Good Hope Street in Cape Girardeau.
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All-in or hands off
(Column ~ 11/19/19)
I returned from New York on Monday. My method of travel was airplane, and, as usual, security was a major responsibility of the TSA. Everyone needs to be safe, so guidelines must be followed. The running joke between those in my circle and myself is that there must be a note on my forehead that says to pull me over and pat me down. ...
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Cape council tables proposed parking ban on Normal, calls for further study
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
Cars crowd the curbs along Normal Avenue on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. If some students have their way, those cars would be gone. A group of students, members of a campus leadership association, on Monday urged the Cape Girardeau City Council to ban on-street parking on Normal Avenue from Henderson Avenue to North Pacific Street...
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Human remains from 800 block of Jefferson in Cape positively identified
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
After weeks of testing, human remains found last month in an alleyway in Cape Girardeau have been identified as Jimmie Lee Lindell, a 37-year-old man from Charleston, Missouri, according to a Monday news release from the police department. In the release, Sgt. Joey Hann stated there was no indication of trauma and the cause of Lindell’s death remains unknown at this time...
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Cape council agrees to limit proposed transportation tax extension to five years
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
Cape Girardeau City Council members agreed Monday to limit a proposed transportation sales tax extension to five years rather than seek a longer time period. But during the study session, council members made no decision on the proposed extension of Veterans Memorial Drive or whether to reconstruct another section of South Sprigg Street...
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Jackson Aldermen eye trash and swimming fee increases
(Local News ~ 11/19/19)
Residential trash collection fees in Jackson and the cost to use the city’s swimming pool will be going up in 2020 if the Board of Aldermen approves the fee increases in next year’s city budget. City staff recommended a $4-per-month increase in residential trash collection fees — from $6 to $10 — and a $1 price increase in the Mondays through Saturdays general admission fee to enter the Jackson City Swimming Pool — from $3 to $4 per person...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2019. There are 42 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second manned landing on the moon. On this date:...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Zickfields offers specialty gifts, jewelry for everyone on your Christmas list
(Shop Local ~ 11/19/19)
Every gift you need to purchase this holiday season can be found at Zickfields Jewelry & Gifts! This family-owned business in downtown Cape Girardeau has serviced our community for more than 80 years, provides exceptional customer service, and has a master craftsman with more than 50 years of experience for all your jewelry needs...
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Prayer 11-19-19
(Prayer ~ 11/19/19)
O Lord Jesus, surrounded by your glory we praise your name. Amen.
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A surprisingly hopeful trip to the capital
(Column ~ 11/19/19)
I had an overwhelming 48 hours in Washington, D.C. recently -- a couple days that flew in the face of the cynicism we tend to feel about the place. Juan, who gave me a hug while he was waiting outside the homeless shelter, was a part of that, and so was Ivanka Trump...
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U.S. angers Palestinians with reversal
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration Monday softened the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the effort to gain Palestinian statehood. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. ...
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Chang says Netflix show honors Bourdain
(Community ~ 11/19/19)
LOS ANGELES -- With its food-travel fusion and trips to parts unknown, "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner" host David Chang says he understands why critics are making comparisons to work done by his late friend and colleague Anthony Bourdain. "I don't know how you couldn't," said the restaurateur, chef and food personality. ...
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Alaskan city sees heat and snowfall records in single day
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans have experienced both a record high temperature and a record amount of snowfall in the same day. The Anchorage Daily News reported the Municipality of Anchorage saw snowfall of more than a foot Saturday after tying a temperature record set in 1967. The National Weather Service said the city tied the high-temperature record by reaching 45 degrees Fahrenheit around 3 a.m. ...
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Iran downplays, demonizes protests
(International News ~ 11/19/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian officials Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongoing protests across the country that have killed at least five people and put renewed pressure on Iran's government as it struggles to overcome U.S. sanctions...
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Anti-government protests cripple Iraqi port, oil field
(International News ~ 11/19/19)
BAGHDAD -- Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country's main port and an oil field Monday, while the Iraqi central bank reduced working hours because of the ongoing unrest, security officials said. Protesters burned tires, blocking the roads to the Umm Qasr port, responsible for the bulk of the country's commodities imports, a security official said in the city of Basra. ...
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New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
PHILADELPHIA -- Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found heart attack survivors benefited from a medicine long used to treat gout. Several experimental drugs also showed early promise for interfering with heart-harmful genes without modifying the genes themselves -- in one case, with treatment just twice a year...
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Police chief: 3 people killed in Oklahoma Walmart shooting
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
DUNCAN, Oklahoma -- Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday morning outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, and the shooter is among the dead, authorities said. Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was died in the parking lot just before 10 a.m. outside the store in Duncan, Police Chief Danny Ford said...
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Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters
(International News ~ 11/19/19)
HONG KONG -- Police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of protesters remained trapped overnight Tuesday in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chinese control over the semi-autonomous city. In yet another escalation for the movement, protests raged across other parts of the city, fueled by palpable public anger over the police blockade of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the desire to help the students stuck inside...
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Trump backs off ban of vaping flavors popular with teens
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- When President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One to fly to a Kentucky campaign rally two weeks ago, a plan was in place for him to give final approval to a plan to ban most flavored e-cigarettes. By the time Trump landed back at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington a few hours later, the plan was off. And its future is unclear...
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Agency says climate change imperils 60% of Superfund sites
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- At least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites are in areas vulnerable to flooding or other worsening disasters of climate change, and the Trump administration's reluctance to directly acknowledge global warming is deterring efforts to safeguard them, a congressional watchdog agency says...
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Impeachment hearings break into open for all to see
(National News ~ 11/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- Nine witnesses. Five hearings. Three days. The Trump impeachment inquiry is charging into a crucial week as Americans hear from some of the most important witnesses closest to the White House in back-to-back-to-back live sessions. Among them, Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the wealthy donor whose routine boasting about his proximity to Donald Trump is now bringing the investigation to the president's doorstep...
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Betty Sprengel
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
Betty I. Sprengel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 18, 1931, in Puxico, Missouri, to Cecil and Dovie Roverta Workman Orman. She and August K. Sprengel Jr. were married Oct. 19, 1952, at Cape Girardeau...
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Carl Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Carl Edward Sitzes, 79, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date at Plainview Cemetery. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
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Richard Shope
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- E. Richard Shope, 89, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Grace Fellowship Family Worship Center near Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...
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Verlon Phillips
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Verlon Phillips, 96, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. Graveside service will follow at Forrest Hills Memorial Cemetery near Morley, Missouri...
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Clara Knight
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
WATERLOO, Ill. -- Clara D. "Tootsie" Barnes Knight 90, of Waterloo, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. She was born Aug. 14, 1929, in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo...
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Jesse Eaker
(Obituary ~ 11/19/19)
Jesse Glen Eaker, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born Oct. 21, 1926, in Lutesville, Missouri, to Glen and Furlie James Eaker. He and Marjorie Lee Moneyhun were married June 11, 1967, at Union, Missouri. She passed away Sept. 24, 2013...
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Washington U. contributes $250,000 toward Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 11/19/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Washington University has contributed $250,000 to an effort to place a Medicaid expansion question on Missouri's November 2020 ballot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the university contributed the money Friday to the campaign committee Missourians for Healthcare. On Nov. 4, Washington University's chancellor and its medical school dean issued a joint letter endorsing the ballot initiative...
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Out of the past: Nov. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 11/19/19)
Hours of hard work were spent unloading the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority's new locomotive Thursday; the General Motors locomotive, formerly Army property, was built in 1951 and overhauled in 1979; Dan Overbey, executive director of the port authority, oversaw its transportation from Fort Carson, Colorado, to Texas...
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Area police reports 11/19/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/19/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Casey Linhart, 25, of Matthews, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. Theft n Theft of a controlled substance was reported in the 3000 block of Themis Street...
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