Stories from Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson will hold its annual Christmas Concert featuring the Heartland Pops Orchestra and Chorus, Adult Choir, Choristers, and Bells of Joy Ringers Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2:30 p.m. in the church. Mary-Ann Maloney of KFVS will be the guest narrator for the telling of the Nativity Story...

Hunter Baker, 12, shot this 8-point buck with Dad, Matt Gregory, by his side near Columbia, Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 12.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Speaker Paul Ryan unanimously won his GOP colleagues' votes on Tuesday for another term at the helm of the House. He told fellow Republicans he had President-elect Donald Trump's support, and heralded "the dawn of a new, unified Republican government."...

The results of the Cape Girardeau Public School survey reveal a variety of opinions about the overall achievements and activities of the district. On Monday night, Hendrickson Business Advisors presented highlights of the survey findings to the Cape Girardeau School Board, but distributed to each member were the full findings of the results, which will be taken into consideration as the next steps of strategic planning move forward...

Visitors to the Riverfront Park in downtown Cape Girardeau wait for the supermoon to rise in the east Monday evening. The moon made just a quick apperance; it rose to just about the tree line on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River before being obscured by clouds. The moon was at its closest point to Earth in 70 years...

Two Southeast Missouri State University students who survived sexual assaults said Monday their assailants received little or no punishment for their crimes. Mahala Landeros said she was sexually assaulted after attending a fraternity party May 6. "I was raped," she told a crowd of about 40 students and university employees at a forum on sexual assault at Crisp Hall Auditorium on the Southeast campus...

A redevelopment model that revitalized a crime-ridden, poverty-stricken Atlanta neighborhood may provide a blueprint for similar success in Cape Girardeau's southside neighborhoods, city officials said Monday. Representatives of Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based organization that seeks to transform struggling neighborhoods around the country, will visit Cape Girardeau on Wednesday to meet with community and business leaders as well as the general public...

The Jackson Community Outreach Board will host an even larger holiday light display in the city park than last year, beginning Nov. 25. "It's going to look awesome," said board treasurer Janice Lumsden. "We are going to be able to build on what we did last year."...

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 2016. There are 46 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1966, the flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit...

What took a year-and-a-half to weed out is now settled. Donald J. Trump will be the next President of the United States. His election sent shockwaves through the media, pollsters and pundits alike, who didn't see it coming, many of whom couldn't look beyond their own biases to recognize the handwriting on the wall. Nonetheless, change has come. But what will it look like?...

O Lord, may we generously give to those in need, showing Christ-like love. Amen.

I know opioid abuse is a problem. But for those of us who have pain, whether it's chronic back pain or acute pain following surgery, opioids are a blessing. They may not eliminate the pain, but they can make it bearable. However, we seem to only hear about the abusers...

Missionfest brings an awareness of needs across the globe and offers opportunities to meet those needs. On Nov. 6, under the leadership of Cheryl Mothes, the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted this year's Missionfest. Tables and booths lined walls, information pamphlets covered tables and representatives from local and faraway missions spoke to attendees of the mission work about which they are most passionate...

I am writing about the Cape County Jail. I recently spoke with a woman there about my loved one's health problem, and she stated this is a jail not a hospital. Clearly, but those are human beings in your jail and have the right to medical treatment. Recently a woman had a seizure while incarcerated and was not given medical treatment just pulled out of her cell and left on the floor. And things such as a tooth abscess can kill people if left untreated. Come on now! Do better...

SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Elizabeth (Liz) Renner Saalfeld passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. She was born to Philip and Ruth Renner on March 14, 1936, in Sikeston, Missouri. Liz and her husband, Fred, and son, Fred Jr., were longtime residents of Kings Park in Springfield...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jackie Sadler, 70, of Chaffee died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 25, 1946, in St. Louis to Ira Andrew and Edna Louise Saddler Sadler. He was a pipefitter for Local 178 in Springfield, Missouri. He was a member of the Chaffee Country CBer's...

PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Ms. Gerry Lynn Keesee, 61, of Paragould passed away Nov. 12, 2016, at her home. Born Oct. 1, 1955, in Thebes, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Vergie Foltz Lipe. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed being outdoors. She loved her flower garden and going fishing...

NEW YORK -- Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS' "News-Hour" with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice-presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said. She was 61. A former reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post, Ifill switched to television in the 1990s and covered politics and Congress for NBC News...

The 1991 SEMO District Fair posted a profit of $53,000, but that profit excludes the cost of pre-fair improvements the fair association paid for at Arena Park. The improvements cost about $32,000, making for a final profit of $21,000. BENTON, Mo. -- Fielding Potashnick, a Sikeston, Missouri, attorney since 1959, has been named Division III Scott County associate circuit judge by Gov. John Ashcroft. He replaces Lewis M. Blanton...

NEW YORK -- After years of stamping out soda-tax proposals with well-financed campaigns, Big Soda suddenly is finding itself up against bigger adversaries. Voters and lawmakers in five municipalities such as San Francisco and the county that includes Chicago approved special taxes on sugary drinks last week, with advocates saying the victories point to a change in public attitudes and the beginnings of a movement...

Cathryn Joy Swift, 57, of Delta passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the daughter of James Lowell and Georgia Jackson Cookemboo. Cathryn worked for many years at Procter & Gamble for Manpower. She enjoyed auctions, yard sales and traveling. She loved spending time with her family...

BEACON, N.Y. -- Organizers said a New York music festival founded by the late folk legend Pete Seeger will resume next year. Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival will return to the village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on June 17 and 18. The Beacon, New York, based environmental group Hudson River Sloop Clearwater canceled this year's festival because of financial issues...

LONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was being questioned by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London about possible sexual misconduct committed in Sweden six years ago. Assange was being interviewed at the embassy where he sought refuge more than four years ago...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed on duty, all while under intense public scrutiny...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- A Georgia man whose toddler son died in a hot car was found guilty of malice and felony murder Monday by a jury tasked with weighing a month of dueling testimony over whether the child's father left him to perish on purpose or made a fatal mistake...

DETROIT -- Prosecutors on Monday took the rare step of charging a social worker and her boss with manslaughter and child abuse, alleging they neglected to do everything required to protect a 3-year-old Detroit boy who died. Child Protective Services worker Elaina Brown and her supervisor, Kelly Williams, were arraigned on charges of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree child abuse and neglect in the death of Aaron Minor...

ATLANTA -- Reported hate crimes against Muslims rose in 2015 to their highest number since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Overall, the number of hate crimes reported by law-enforcement agencies to the FBI increased 6.7 percent, from 5,479 incidents in 2014 to 5,850 last year...

MADISON, Wis. -- A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" could be celebrating Thanksgiving at home with his family in Wisconsin after a judge Monday ordered him released from prison...

WASHINGTON -- Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite to serve as secretary of state in Donald Trump's incoming administration, a senior Trump official said Monday -- another indication the president-elect is putting a prize on loyalty as he narrows down his Cabinet picks...

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump is starting to sound an awful lot like President Barack Obama on immigration. In his first postelection interview, Trump said he will focus on deporting criminal immigrants and not everyone living in the United States illegally. Two million or 3 million people could be immediate targets for deportation under this approach, Trump said, providing a likely inflated figure...

Cape Girardeau School Board members sat with large, black binders in front of them at a special session Monday evening. Hendrickson Business Advisors, having completed the survey portion of the strategic-planning efforts and extrapolated the data within them, presented its findings to the board...

Cape Girardeau police said the man shot in the leg about 10:30 p.m. Sunday near a Hardee's restaurant at 2115 William St. was released from a hospital early Monday morning, according to police Sgt. Adam Glueck. The man was treated by EMTs at the scene before he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Glueck did not specify the hospital or give any other information about the victim...

On Monday, the Scott County prosecuting attorney's office and Missouri public defender's office approved an order to have a Miner, Missouri, man charged with first-degree murder committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Judge Benjamin Lewis signed an order for a mental examination for Thomas Wayne McRoy on July 11. A psychiatrist or psychologist found McRoy was incompetent to stand trial, according to assistant public defender Amy Commean on Monday in Jackson...

WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator helped his constituents get around this weekend by moonlighting as a driver for the ride-sharing service Uber. In tweets, Ben Sasse of Nebraska explained his decision to get behind the wheel by saying he works "alongside and for" the people of the Cornhusker State. He said the money he earned is going to charity. As a senator, he's not allowed to make any money outside his congressional service...

JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Ray E. Donner, 50, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child. n Madison R. McAlister, 20, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, failure to maintain a single lane and being a minor in possession of alcohol...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Ethan Weyan, 27, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Schnucks, 19 S. Kingshighway. n Cherise Hatfield, 37, no address given, was arrested on a warrant...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 7:54 a.m. on Themis Street; 4:59 p.m. on Linden Street; 7:20 p.m. on William Street; 9:50 p.m. on Big Bend Road; and 11:45 p.m. on Perry Avenue...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Thomas Purdom, 81, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pauline Margaret Strubberg, 68, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James A. Barber, 79, of Perryville died Monday, Nov, 14, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Services will be private for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Patricia Hamby, 88, of Chaffee died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

U.S. 61 in Cape County reduced for utility work U.S. 61 (Kingshighway) in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform utility work on Saturday. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, this section of highway is located just north of Independence Street. The work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Helen Cecelia Wibbenmeyer, 96, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a Catholic wake at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, with a rosary at 10 a.m...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Raymond E. Cambron, 80, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Edith Renee Heise, 34, of McClure died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. She was born Sunday, Dec. 13, 1981, in Cape Girardeau to Brent Heise and Martha Marie Kuehn. She was a 2000 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. Edith was a unit tech at Southeast Hospital and previously worked for 10 years at Saint Francis Medical Center...