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22-0 second-half run propels No. 12 Bloomfield to 63-48 upset-win against No. 5 Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats boys basketball program pulled off an opening-round upset in a varsity basketball tournament for a second time this season Thursday night at their own 16-team invitational. The No. 12 seeded Wildcats, which also shocked favored Puxico in opening-round action at the Bernie Invitational earlier this month, overcame a 14-point halftime deficit against No. ...
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Dexter boys outlast Portageville 54-49 in final minute of regulation in opener at Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/13)
Dexter senior guard D.J. Dowdy is no stranger to playing big games in front of large crowds at the Bloomfield Gymnasium. "He's got a ton of experience,"Dexter coach Rob Nichols said of the senior starter. "He was up here playing a lot as a sophomore in the semifinal and championship rounds . . ."...
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Betty Jean Stone
(Obituary ~ 12/27/13)
Betty Jean Stone, daughter of the late Billie Joe Barker and Irene Blocker Barker was born on April 16, 1942, in Vinson, Mo., and died on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at the SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 71. Mrs. Stone was a chicken farmer in Bernie for many years, a member of the White Oak Grove General Baptist Church in rural Bernie and a resident of Bernie. ...
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Irene L. Barker
(Obituary ~ 12/27/13)
Irene L. Barker, daughter of the late Alvin and Eva Blocker, was born on May 9, 1925, in Stoddard County and died on Dec. 22, 2013, at her residence in Bernie. Mrs. Barker was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bernie and was a homemaker. On Oct. 18, 1940, she was united in marriage to Billy Joe Barker in Malden, Mo. Mr. Barker preceded her in death on Aug. 20, 1996...
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Libla's bill advocates children's rights
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- It takes too long to find permanency for children removed from their parents' care because of drug related problems, according to state Sen. Doug Libla of Poplar Bluff (R-Dist. 25). Libla has pre-filed a bill he will introduce in January regarding the termination of parental rights. Senate Bill 530 shifts the burden to parents to prove they are fit to care for their child in cases of possession, use or manufacturing of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine...
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Part 2: 2013 Year in Review
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
APRIL 2 -- Missouri senators who are upset about the state's new driver's licensing procedures were briefed about the new system in 2011, but were never told that local license office clerks would be making copies of applicant's personal documents to be kept in a state database, according to newly obtained records...
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Nearly 2 tons disposed of during e-waste recycling
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
The Bootheel Solid Waste Management District e-waste recycling day disposed of 2,637 pounds of electronic equipment. A trailer was located the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) offices in December. The electronics gathered from the recycle day went to Midwest Recycling Center, which is headquartered in St. Louis County. They also have an office in Cape Girardeau...
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Patrol reports 1 fatality during holiday period
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports one person died during the Christmas holiday counting period--from 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, to 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. During this year's shorter, 30-hour counting period, the Patrol investigated 53 traffic crashes, which included 18 injuries and the one fatality. In addition, troopers arrested eight people for driving while intoxicated. There were no boating crashes or drownings during the Christmas 2013 counting period...
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1 jailed for downtown damage
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
Campbell man admits to rampage through downtown Dexter in mid-October
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Police continue to investigate Cape abduction, murder-suicide
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAUA, Mo. -- Authorities continue to investigate the abduction of 6-year-old Markell Beasley, who was found shot to death Tuesday evening in an apparent murder-suicide. Police found Markell and 40-year-old Demetrius Beasley dead of gunshot wounds in a house at 308 S. Hanover St. after someone flagged down officers in the area to report the shootings, Cape Girardeau police reported...
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Judge says DNA fails to clear Missouri inmate
(State News ~ 12/27/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge has ruled that DNA tests failed to prove that a man is innocent of killing a woman and sexually assaulting her young daughters three decades ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1liRyDP ) reports that 69-year-old Rodney Lee Lincoln sought to have his double life sentence overturned. He had hoped that DNA testing would show that he didn't kill 35-year-old JoAnn Tate in 1982, nor assault her daughters, ages 7 and 4...
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Nixon announces 3 appointments to Mo. boards
(State News ~ 12/27/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has made two appointments to a state council focused on young children with disabilities. The governor named University of Central Missouri assistant professor Carlotta Kimble and Missouri Governor's Mansion executive director Lesley Bickel to the State Interagency Coordinating Council. Their terms would end at Nixon's discretion...
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No reinstatement for Mo. officer despite acquittal
(State News ~ 12/27/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Columbia police officer who was fired for pushing an inmate won't be rehired even though a judge found him not guilty of assaulting the prisoner. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/Jg5SkK ) that City Manager Mike Matthes announced Thursday he will not reinstate former officer Rob Sanders...
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Police: Sikeston man exposed himself Christmas night, assaulted woman
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
VANDUSER, Mo. (SMNS) -- A Sikeston, Mo., man is in custody after allegedly standing outside of a residence, exposing himself, then forcing his way into a residence and assaulting a female occupant. Ryan Andrew Tropf, 17, of Sikeston was arrested on charges of burglary, sexual misconduct, assault and resisting arrest, according to a news release issued by the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
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Powerball ticket bought in Mo. worth $71.5 million
(State News ~ 12/27/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Someone is holding a very valuable lottery ticket purchased in Missouri. The Missouri Lottery said Thursday that one Powerball ticket sold in Missouri matched all six numbers drawn Christmas night to win the $71.5 million jackpot. The winning numbers are 23, 28, 38, 39, 56 and the Powerball number is 32. Lottery officials did not say specifically where the ticket was purchased...
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Growing jail population creates headaches
(Local News ~ 12/27/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- On Thursday afternoon, 172 people were incarcerated in the Cape Girardeau County Jail, according to online sheriff's department records. Seven were suspected of murder. Ten were accused of sex crimes. Thirteen faced assault charges, a dozen were robbery suspects, and one was suspected of deliberately causing a fire or explosion...
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Bloomfield Box Scores: Kennett, Hayti, Twin Rivers, South Pemiscot and Malden win first round games
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/13)
No. 1 Kennett 104, No. 16 Richland 50 The top-seeded Kennett Indians reached the century mark for the first time this season in a 104-50 first-round win against the No. 16 seeded Richland Rebels. Four Kennett players finished in double digits. Kevonte Mitchell tallied 28 points, Antavies Drake scored 22 points, Akeem Nelson calculated 15 points and Rantrell Caruthers recorded 11 points...
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Balanced scoring carries Bernie past Puxico 72-38
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Bernie Mules received balanced scoring from the get-go as it rolled past the No. 14 seeded Puxico Indians 72-38 Thursday afternoon. Four different Bernie players hit a field goal in the opening three minutes to force a Puxico timeout with 4:52 left in the first quarter with the Mules leading 9-2. Two more Bernie players hit a shot before the first quarter ended as the Mules' lead swelled to 20-8...
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