CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Saint Francis Medical Center will host a free seminar on heart health and erectile dysfunction on Thursday, September 22 at 6 p.m.

The community education event will talk about the relationship between ED and cardiovascular disease and how men can reduce their heart event risk.

According to Saint Francis, one in five men in the U.S. suffer from ED. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Vincenzo Galati, DO, and cardiologist David A. Law, MD, FACC, FSCAI, both on staff at Saint Francis Medical Center, will be leading the seminar.

A significant portion of men older than 50 are affected by ED, which usually precedes chest pain by two to three years and adverse heart events by three to five years. It is important for men to be aware of their health risks and consult their physician if they experience ED or think they may be at risk for heart disease.

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JACKSON, MO (KFVS) - The man found guilty of being the trigger man in a triple murder in Cape Girardeau was sentenced to life without parole Monday morning.

Jurors found Ryan Patterson guilty of three counts of 1st degree murder on August 4.

The three sentences shall be served consecutively.

Patterson is the gunman in the 2009 triple murder of Jamie Orman, her unborn baby, and 15-year-old son, Derrick.

Prosecutors say the sentences to be served one right after another send the message that Patterson will likely never walk the streets again.

In court, victims' family members got a chance read some remarks.

"This is the last picture I will ever have of my son," said Bruce Orman, Derrick's father. "Dead in his casket. It's appalling to me the system failed to put him to death and has failed to give us the gratification to watch him die."

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The 34th Annual Homecoming of the Trinity Methodist Church and Cemetary Association, also known as "The Little German Church," will be held Saturday, October 1.

The homecoming will be on the church grounds, three miles west of Delta, Mo. on Highway N. It will start at 10 a.m. and last unitl 12 p.m.

Organizers say there will be a short business meeting and the church will be open to the public.

For more information, you can call Secretary Margaret Poinsett at 573-887-5925 or 573-887-6900.

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