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A young girl attending the circus protest on Feb. 7 stands holding her sign outside the front doors of JQH Arena. Dozens of other protesters surrounded her, advocating for animal rights.
Carden Circus brings elephants, camels and protests to JQH Arena
Lucky’s Market on Glenstone Avenue recently closed down. and building stores,” Carson said. “We built 20 stores in a very short period of time, and we were in the process of building 20 more this year. And, you know, the market down there is very competitive. The company wasn’t getting the return on investment for their money, and it really hurt the company financially.” u Read more at the-standard.org.
Gutting’s preliminary hearing takes place. He was charged with second degree murder, first degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and first degree burglary.
Edward Gutting breaks into the home of Marc F. Cooper and his wife Nancy. It was an apparent burglary.
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Gutting Trial 2016-2020 Apr. 3rd
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KELSEY BENACK Staff Reporter @kelseybenack Big brown boxes and attention-catching “closed” signs litter what was once Lucky’s Market. No longer bustling with customers, the store makes its final preparations for permanent closing. Located on Glenstone Avenue, the store used to offer the community healthy choices of all-natural and organic food. “We had a lot of different neat concepts with our sip-andstroll and our ramen bar and slices of pizza,” said the store’s director, Troy Carson. “So we had a lot of healthy and fun alternatives and a real casual atmosphere that made the store very appealing to people.” Carson said Lucky’s closing was made official on January 21. What specifically caused Lucky’s to call it quits? “The company really focused on our Florida division
to other animals like elephants and tigers,” she said. She told her parents she wanted to protest after that moment. There were nearly 35 protesters including representatives from the university. Alyssa Anger, president of the animal rights club at MSU, was participating in the protest as it is part of the club’s agenda. “Animal rights club does a lot to try and make the lives of animals better,” Anger said. However, Carden International Circus has a contrasting
There have been more than 80 reported victims in the Springfield area.
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2018 Gutting awaits trail. A judge deems him unfit to stand trial, reportedly not able to understand any court proceedings or advice from counsel.
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Local health store Lucky’s Market closes after financial struggle
out united to speak against animal cruelty.” Albright said she doesn’t think all circuses are bad. She said she thinks there should be circuses, just not ones with animal abuse. “They have rights too,” Albright said. The protest was not just college students. Animal activists young and old were at the event. A young girl, Greta, was at the protest. She said she became passionate about animals since she saw a cartoon of the Grinch being mean to puppies. “Circuses are mean
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Elephants, camels and protests, oh my! Missouri State University’s JQH Arena welcomed the Carden International Circus Spectacular, which caused a great uproar from humans and tigers alike. Children can find great joy in the sights and sounds; however, many critics say the cost of this joy is not worth it. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) claim the Carden Circus has
many United States Department of Agriculture violations. Most recently on mediapeta. com, they cite in February of 2017 that the USDA report found “a camel named Emmett had a 3-inch-long laceration on his right hind leg.” They continue explaining that the wound was never treated. This gives protesters like Jessica Albright fuel to fight for animal rights. Albright, the organizer of the protest, has led the demonstration for four years. “We’re here to give a voice to the voiceless,” Albright said. “All the protesters are coming
Nov. 17th
DESIREE NIXON Staff Reporter @DesireeNixon17
The Missouri State University Bear Line shuttle buses recently joined the growing list of vehicles in the Springfield area that have had their catalytic converters stolen. The buses were vandalized as they sat overnight in the bus barn located on Fisk Limousine’s property. Fisk contracts the buses out to MSU, who rents them on behalf of the students, and MSU funds them through student service fees. Cole Pruitt, manager of Transportation Services at MSU, said the stolen converters caused no disturbance to the transportation of students, schedule of the Bear Line or impacted the university. “Fisk Limousines was able to pull shuttles from their existing fleet to cover all our Bear Line shuttle routes,” Pruitt said. While MSU walked away relatively unscathed from the theft, that’s not true for other victims. According to an article by the Springfield News-Leader, in just the last few months, there have been more than 80 reported victims in the Springfield community that have had the catalytic converter cut out from their vehicle.
A catalytic converter is a device attached to the muffler Its function is to reduce the toxic fuel emissions and pollutants released into the air. They’re relatively easy to remove with the proper tools, according to Nika Megino in her article for Patch.com. They’re sought after because they’re composed of precious metals, one of which is palladium. According to an article by Eddie van der Walt and Ranjeetha Pakiam in their article for The Washington Post, palladium has become the most valuable metal used in catalytic converters and is more expensive than gold. It can cost more than $1,000 to replace a catalytic converter, according to an article by the Springfield News-Leader. The thieves sell the converters for scrap metal or resell them on the internet to victims of catalytic converter theft who are searching to replace theirs. Andrew Englert, associate director for University Safety, says the Springfield Police Department, along with University Safety, has been working to address the thefts and prevent them. According to Englert, there have been increased
Gutting’s scheduled for his next court appearance . Gutting is put into treatment at the Dept. of Mental Health. It is announced by a state psychologist that he is mentally competent and can stand trial.
Former professor deemed fit to stand trial four years after killing of colleague M. TODD DEARING Staff Reporter @mtodddearing A former Missouri State University literature instructor was deemed fit for trial after being treated for mental instability following the alleged murder of a former MSU professor. Edward Gutting is charged with killing retired history professor Marc Cooper after allegedly breaking into his house
in August 2016. In the attack, Gutting is accused of fatally stabbing Cooper and injuring Cooper’s wife, Angela. According to the widowed Mrs. Cooper, Gutting made the statement that “this” was between himself and Cooper. Gutting was deemed unfit to stand trial for the murder back in December 2018 by a state psychologist. Criminologist and MSU faculty member John Appelquist explained, “This
suggests he did not have the ability to understand what he was being charged with or communicate to either his lawyer or the judge.” Gutting was then admitted to the Missouri Department of Mental Health where he underwent treatment for more than a year. Following his most recent evaluation, a letter from the DMH stated that a state psychologist believes he is mentally capable of standing trial. If Gutting stands trial, he will
face a first Degree Murder charge, two charges of Armed Criminal Action, one Second Degree Assault charge and one charge of First Degree Burgulary. “In some cases, it’s as simple as prescribing the right medication,” Appelquist said. “I can’t say for sure that medication is what helped him, but something they did helped him be mentally competent enough for this upcoming trial.” u See GUTTING, page 9