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Texas man wanted for child sex abuse arrested in Scott Co.
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Texas man wanted on a felony Texas warrant for sex abuse of a child. A Highway Patrol report stated Taylor Richert, 21, of Seguin, Texas, was arrested at about 11 a.m. Saturday in Scott County.
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Perryville man arrested by Highway Patrol
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
A Perryville, Missouri, man was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jerry Lucas, 46, was arrested on two warrants for driving on a suspended license. As of Monday, he was being held in Cape Girardeau County Jail...
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Woman arrested for alleged drug-based DWI
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
A 57-year-old Valles Mines, Missouri, woman was arrested Saturday for alleged driving while intoxicated (drugs) and failure to drive on the right half of a roadway. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said officers arrested Linda Stiler on the allegations. The arrest came at about 4:20 p.m. Saturday in Scott County. She was taken to Scott County Jail and later released...
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Cape man cited for alleged felony driving violations
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol officers arrested a Cape Girardeau County man for various alleged driving offenses. Arrested was Monte Gardner, 39. Officers cited him for felony driving while intoxicated/persistent offender, felony resisting arrest, felony endangering the welfare of a child, felony property damage, felony leaving the scene of a crash, driving on a revoked license and wrong-way driving...
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Emergency pet care options dwindle throughout region
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Before The Animal Emergency Center closed in 2017, Southeast Missouri pet owners had only one option for emergency pet care in the region. Now, the closest 24-hour emergency pet clinic is in the St. Louis area. When the Animal Emergency Center of Southeast Missouri in Scott City closed, several local animal hospitals rallied together for after-hours care...
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City of Cape Girardeau honors longtime employees at their retirements
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Two employees with long service to the city were honored at Monday's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting. Moldenhauer retired May 1 with more than a quarter century of service in the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, beginning her career with the municipality as a firefighter and paramedic Sept. 25, 1995...
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Jackson man surprises family on day of return from Army deployment
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Becca Sides hates surprises, but last month, she got one she said she will always cherish. Sides' husband, Brandon is a sergeant in the Army. He served 11 months in Kuwait, and decided to surprise her the day he came home April 23. Becca knew Brandon was supposed to return home to Jackson soon, but she had no idea it would be on the day a few of her close friends piled her into a car and took her to The Water's Edge in Cape Girardeau, where he waited for her. ...
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Southeast Missouri State University and Republic Airways partner to create pilot jobs
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Southeast Missouri State University and Republic Airways are taking off on a new partnership to help students find employment and fill the global pilot shortage. Representatives of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, the City of Cape Girardeau, Republic Airways and Southeast gathered in the Commander Hanger at the airport Tuesday to celebrate the newly announced employment partnership between Southeast's professional pilot program and Republic Airways, six months after announcing the program's start.. ...
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City of Cape lifts its mask order
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau lifted its mask mandate effective April 26 for employees and visitors to city offices, while maintaining face coverings are "highly recommended," according to the city's public information manager Nicolette Brennan. Cape Girardeau Municipal Court, for now, is still enforcing a mask order until further notice...
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Editorial: Praying for our country, leaders on National Day of Prayer
(Editorial ~ 05/05/21)
The National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday with gatherings around the country, including in this area. Established in 1952 by Congress and signed into law by President Harry Truman, the National Day of Prayer calls on people to intercede on behalf of our country. It's a day of repentance and prayer, a time to seek discernment and wisdom found through our Savior Jesus Christ...
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Cape Girardeau Central students get tutorial in city government
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Cape Girardeau Central High School AP (Advanced Placement) Government teacher Marty Vines introduced his class to various Cape Girardeau city officials during a virtual Youth in Government Day event in the high school library Tuesday. Masking is still required for Central's secondary students so the 14 students in Vines' class met with Mayor Bob Fox, city manager Scott Meyer and other leaders via Zoom...
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Benton woman injured in Scott County crash
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
A 67-year-old Benton, Missouri, woman was injured in a crash north of Sikeston, Missouri, on Tuesday. A Highway Patrol report said Sherry Hoernig was driving a vehicle behind a vehicle being driven by Wendi Limbaugh, 47, of Scott City on U.S. 61 when Limbaugh stopped in the roadway and Hoernig's vehicle collided with the rear of Limbaugh's...
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Sikeston man injured in Sunday crash
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was injured in a Sunday crash on Highway H north of Miner. According to a Highway Patrol report, James Simmons, 58, sustained moderate injuries when his vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a guardrail...
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Cape man sustains injuries in one-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
A 37-year-old Cape Girardeau man escaped serious injury in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. 60 near Mansfield on Friday. Jeremy Williams was driving a 2019 Dodge Ram pickup when the vehicle left the right side of the roadway, according to a Highway Patrol report. Williams overcorrected, and the vehicle left the left side of the roadway and struck a sign. The vehicle then crossed back across both westbound lanes and struck a rock wall...
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Teen injured in crash
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
An 18-year-old Perryville, Missouri, woman sustained minor injuries when her vehicle hydroplaned off a Perry County, Missouri, roadway. Anna Buchheit was tranig on U.S. 61 north of Honey Suckle, Missouri, when her 2016 Chevrolet Malibu hydroplaned in standing water, left the roadway and struck a tree, according to a Highway Patrol report...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2021. There are 240 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 5, 1925, schoolteacher John T. Scopes was charged in Tennessee with violating a state law that prohibited teaching the theory of evolution. (Scopes was found guilty, but his conviction was later set aside.)...
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Biden's spending spree isn't a new New Deal
(Column ~ 05/05/21)
We don't know what the Biden years will ultimately look like, but one thing is pretty obvious, at least to me: It won't be a new New Deal, nor will this be the beginning of a new Progressive Era. First, a bit of history. The New Deal, particularly in the beginning, was very popular -- and so were the Democrats. ...
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There is no Biden moment
(Column ~ 05/05/21)
If Joe Biden wanted to spend massively in response to a nearly unprecedented public health emergency, he was elected too late. The conventional wisdom justifying Biden's new FDR-sized ambitions is that the country is in crisis, and he has to meet the proverbial moment, which can only be done with 13-digit spending bills...
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Prayer 5/5/21
(Prayer ~ 05/05/21)
O Lord Jesus, may we, as your people, humble ourselves and pray and seek your face. Amen.
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Chauvin's lawyer seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion on several points and the verdict should be impeached because of jury misconduct, according to a court document filed Tuesday...
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Facebook board's Trump decision could have wider impacts
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
Since the day after the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent -- muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones. Today, his fate on Facebook, the biggest social platform around, will be decided. ...
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Overpass collapse on Mexico City metro kills at least 24
(International News ~ 05/05/21)
MEXICO CITY -- The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Monday night's accident was one of the deadliest in the history of the subway, and questions quickly arose about the structural integrity of the mass transit system, among the world's busiest...
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Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the "doubters" and those unmotivated to get inoculated. Demand for vaccines has dropped off markedly nationwide, with some states leaving more than half their available doses unordered. ...
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'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
(International News ~ 05/05/21)
NEW DELHI -- COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be "horrible." India's official count of coronavirus cases surpassed 20 million Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months, while deaths officially have passed 220,000. ...
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FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year...
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America's new normal: A degree hotter than two decades ago
(National News ~ 05/05/21)
America's new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about climate change -- higher temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more extreme weather -- being the "new normal." Data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration put hard figures on the cliche...
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Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison
(State News ~ 05/05/21)
An avowed antisemite who testified he wanted to kill Jews and was sentenced to death after he shot and killed three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City in 2014 has died in prison, the Kansas Department of Corrections said Tuesday. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 80, died Monday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, where he was serving a sentence for capital murder, attempted murder, assault and firearms convictions...
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Missouri House votes against virus rules for businesses
(State News ~ 05/05/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Tuesday voted in favor of barring state and local officials from putting any restrictions on businesses, churches or other non-public entities during public health emergencies, except in certain circumstances. The Republican-led House voted 117-23 to send the bill to the Senate ahead of a May 14 deadline to pass legislation. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/5/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 3 n Medical assists were made at 9:35 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 3:07 p.m. on North Main Street; 3:52 p.m. on South Spring Avenue. n At 6:38 p.m., lift assist on Vincent Park Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/5/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 1000 block of William Street. n Larceny was reported. Miscellaneous n Weapons law violation was reported in the 400 block of South Pacific Street...
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Mayford Warren
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
ST. LOUIS -- Mayford Charles Warren, 92, of St. Louis died Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri. Mayford was born March 3, 1929, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, son of Alonzo M. and Hazel R. Cox Warren and stepson of Louis E. Vessell. He and Norma Jean Wagner were married May 12, 1951, at Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Patricia Uptain
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
Patricia Louise Howell Uptain was born in West Frankfort, Illinois, May 4, 1925. She passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Cape Girardeau at the age of 95. She was the daughter of U.R. and Ruth Howell. In 1952 she married John Uptain. They had two children, Laura Uptain and Bryan Uptain...
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Lynn Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lynn Schnurbusch, 71, of Perryville died Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Private services are being held for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dr. Willard Morgan
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
Dr. Willard J. Morgan, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Beecher, Illinois, to Robert and Carolyn Schultz Morgan. He and Diane Biddison were married June 20, 1954, in Newcastle, Wyoming...
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Leeman Medlin Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
Leeman L. Medlin Sr. and his twin brother Freeman F. Medlin were born in Himmel, Missouri, on Jan. 16, 1939, to George H. and Lura G. Medlin. They were welcomed into this world by his parents, two older brothers, Orville and Norman, three sisters, Erma, Georgia, and Lila Mae, and then two younger sisters, Lorene and Pamla, arrived later. A brother, Perry Medlin had gone to be with the Lord earlier...
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Gary McNece
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Gary Wayne McNece ended his battle with cancer Saturday, May 1, 2021, at his home in Clarkton. He was born July 3, 1962. His interests varied greatly. They ranged from a determination to always self-educate by reading and researching a vast array of subjects to a love of sports had him coaching Little League in his younger years. ...
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Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club Welcomes New Member
(Submitted Story ~ 05/05/21)
(I've got this down below the photo as caption) Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club Membership Chair Dr. Kory Thoma welcomes Dr. Jacob Leet as a new member to the club at Sedona Bistro. Both Drs. Thoma and Leet are part of the team at Leet EyeCare...
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'Antique Roadshow' flips the script with celebrity editions
(Community ~ 05/05/21)
NEW YORK -- Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about an antique wooden highchair her family has long cherished. What is its history? How much is it worth? She finally got answers when PBS' "Antiques Roadshow" visited her Washington, D.C., home. It turns out the highchair is not hand carved and dates to between 1880 and 1920. It's worth only about $100...
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Out of the past: May 5
(Out of the Past ~ 05/05/21)
The Rev. Brendan Dempsey is the new pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Broadway and Lorimier, having been elected by the congregation April 21; his initial call to ministry was in his native Australia in 1976, when he left six years of railway work to serve as a youth counselor in an Episcopalian youth rehabilitation center; Dempsey will begin his post here the second week in July; he and his wife Martha have two children, Patrick and Kathleen...
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Celebrating 95th Birthday
(Submitted Story ~ 05/05/21)
On May 6 my mother, Vivian Harris, celebrated her 95th birthday. She has been blessed continuously throughout her life. We look forward to more “Happy Birthdays” with her.
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Looking for help locating a Silk Screen
(Submitted Story ~ 05/05/21)
I attended SEMO for my junior and senior years. In my junior year, I lived over the Last Chance Bar. Someone had created a Silk Screen picture of a naked blonde girl sitting in a martini glass. The picture had Last Chance Bar over the top of the picture, the the letters WETSU across the bottom...
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