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Patrol arrests man for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
A Charleston, Missouri, man was arrested Thursday afternoon on a variety of alleged offenses. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Tabatha Ivie, 44, was taken into custody in Scott County for alleged driving while intoxicated (drugs), careless and imprudent driving causing an accident, driving with no insurance and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Sikeston man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was taken into custody Thursday night for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Larry Smith, 69, was arrested at about 10 p.m. in Mississippi County. He was taken to the county jail and released...
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Complaints and concerns addressed by team behind new Southeast website
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
The new Southeast Missouri State University website launched Oct. 6, just before fall break -- a decision meant to allow more time for faculty and staff to get acquainted with the website. When students discovered the change, a majority disliked the website because of the new set-up and search function issues, according to a poll held on the Southeast Arrow's Instagram, in which 62% of respondents stated they disliked the new website...
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Balloting set for Tuesday in some locales
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
Voters in some Southeast Missouri locales will decide tax issues in balloting Tuesday. Four communities -- Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Delta and Scott City -- will hold an election to determine whether to impose a use tax equal to the local sales tax rate. The use tax would apply to goods purchased online...
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SEMO Bomb Squad moves to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
Cape Girardeau Police Department is now the official parent agency of the Southeast Missouri (SEMO) Regional Bomb Squad. According to Cape Girardeau Chief of Police Wes Blair, Cape Girardeau Police Department assumed responsibility as parent agency of the SEMO Regional Bomb Squad in February. A unanimous vote from Sikeston City Council members finalized the transition earlier this week...
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Swan and Wallingford share views on state film tax credits
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
Swan and Wallingford discuss legislative hesitancy on extending Missouri tax credits for filmmaking Former Missouri Rep. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau, winner of a new film award Oct. 14 from the Missouri Division of Tourism, said Thursday the Show Me State is losing out on movie-making revenue because Missouri no longer offers filmmaker tax credits...
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Watchdog alleges Greitens broke campaign laws in Senate bid
(State News ~ 10/29/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- An election watchdog on Thursday filed a federal complaint alleging former Gov. Eric Greitens violated campaign finance laws in his bid for U.S. Senate. Washington-based not-for-profit campaign finance watchdog group Campaign Legal Center filed the Federal Elections Commission complaint against Greitens, who resigned in 2018 amid a sex scandal and other claims of campaign finance misconduct. He's now running for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt's seat in a crowded GOP primary...
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Parson says Missouri won't help much with Biden vaccine rule
(State News ~ 10/29/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday said his administration won't help enforce President Joe Biden's federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate in some limited instances. Parson's executive order bans his administration from enforcing the mandate or penalizing noncompliance, but only when people refuse coronavirus vaccination for religious or medical reasons...
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Bollinger County authorities seek help in finding fugitive Davault
(Local News ~ 10/29/21)
Authorities in Bollinger County, Missouri, are asking the public for information to locate a fugitive. According to a social media post from Sheriff Casey Graham, Robert "Robbie" Davault Jr. is wanted for unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest...
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Prayer 10-29-21
(Prayer ~ 10/29/21)
Lord God, with words of praise we sing and make music worshipping you. Amen.
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It's Homecoming weekend at Southeast Missouri State
(Editorial ~ 10/29/21)
It's Homecoming weekend for Southeast Missouri State University. Following the cancellation of festivities last fall due to the pandemic, we're looking forward to welcoming alums back to town this weekend for a celebration of all things SEMO. Along with the Copper Dome Society and Alumni Award Dinner, Homecoming Parade and football game, there will be a number of other gatherings of old friends and fellow alumni near campus and elsewhere around town...
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Nuclear power must be on the table
(Column ~ 10/29/21)
World leaders are heading to Glasgow to come up with yet another plan to tackle climate change. Joe Biden had hoped to have a stack of climate-related legislative accomplishments to brag about. But they're being held up and threatened in the fight over the price tag of the Build Back Better reconciliation bill...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 10/29/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/29/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 27 n Medical assists were made at 12:27 p.m. on Minute Men Way. n At 8:05 p.m., fire alarm on William Street.
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Hunters kill 12 black bears killed in Missouri's first season
(State News ~ 10/29/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hunters killed 12 black bears during Missouri's first black bear hunting season, the Missouri Conservation Department said Thursday. The hunt was allowed after the state's black bear population grew to about 800, with most in southern Missouri...
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Luther Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/29/21)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Luther Jesse Miller, 84, of Glen Allen died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Stonebridge in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will be scheduled for a future date. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements...
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Maurice Desaulniers
(Obituary ~ 10/29/21)
Maurice "Moe" Alfred Desaulniers, 68, of Jackson died Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 26, 1953, in Norwich, Connecticut, to Francois Xavier and Marie Margaret Lefebvre Desaulniers. He and Carla "Carlee" Hull were married Jan. 1, 2001, in Hawaii...
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Thomas Boudinot
(Obituary ~ 10/29/21)
Thomas N. Boudinot, 90, of Jackson, who passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, will be honored with a memorial visitation Saturday at First Baptist Church of Jackson. The memorial gathering will be from 2 until 5 p.m. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is assisting the family...
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Ralph Lauren rolls out buffalo plaid for Team USA in Beijing
(Community ~ 10/29/21)
NEW YORK -- With a buffalo plaid design and a nod to sustainability, Ralph Lauren on Thursday unveiled navy blue uniforms for Team USA to wear during the closing ceremonies of the winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. Just six months after the summer games closed in Tokyo, winter athletes are gearing up for China in February. After competition ends, they'll be parading in a hooded puffer jacket with the red-and-blue plaid front and back. It's made of recycled polyester and recycled down...
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Cutoff lowered for lead poisoning in young children
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials have changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children -- a move expected to more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood. The more stringent standard announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means the number of children ages 1 to 5 considered to have high blood lead levels will grow from about 200,000 to about 500,000...
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U.S. Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in West
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West in response to Republican-backed state laws making it easier to kill the predators. Twenty-one U.S. senators led by New Jersey's Cory Booker and Michigan's Gary Peters asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered...
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In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the "metaverse." But the social network itself will still be called Facebook...
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Vatican cancels live TV broadcast of Biden greeting Pope Francis
(International News ~ 10/29/21)
ROME -- The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See sparking complaints from White House- and Vatican-accredited journalists...
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Decorating a cake with glitter? Check that it's edible
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
NEW YORK -- They make cakes and cupcakes sparkle and shine, but popular decorative glitters can contain toxic metals and aren't always safe to eat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Thursday the products known as "luster dust" aren't all meant to be eaten even if they're labeled "nontoxic." Some should be used for display only, like on a cake topper that's removed...
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Vaccine reluctance in Eastern Europe brings high coronavirus cost
(International News ~ 10/29/21)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Truck driver Andriy Melnik never took the coronavirus seriously. With a friend, he bought a fake vaccination certificate so his travel documents would appear in order when he hauled cargo to other parts of Europe. His view changed after the friend caught COVID-19 and ended up in an intensive care unit on a ventilator...
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Pandemic restrictions fuel recall efforts on fall ballots
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
MISSION, Kan. -- Hospitals in Missouri were inundated with COVID-19 patients last summer when a group opposed to a mask mandate that had already expired gathered enough signatures to trigger a recall vote against the mayor who enacted it. Now the question about Mayor Brian Steele is on the ballot Tuesday in the small city of Nixa. ...
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Biden announces 'historic' deal — but still must win votes
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced Thursday he and Democrats in Congress have reached a "historic" framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what's now a dramatically scaled-back bill...
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Biden, Dems get low marks on spending talks: AP-NORC poll
(National News ~ 10/29/21)
WASHINGTON -- As President Joe Biden and Democrats try to get a roughly $1.75 trillion package over the finish line, a new poll shows fewer than half of Americans approve of how they have handled the spending bill. And many say they know little to nothing about it...
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Out of the past: Oct. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 10/29/21)
ORAN, Mo. -- "We're not suspended and we're not expelled; we're just not allowed in school"; such is the plight of two red- and green-haired sophomores at Oran High School; the 16-year-olds weren't allowed into school yesterday morning because their hair color violated the student dress code; the two girls were told by principal Don Moore they wouldn't be allowed on school grounds until their hair was a "natural color."...
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Local Pop Artist Jimmy Gockel artwork featured at Paris Art Fair.
(Submitted Story ~ 10/29/21)
Jimmy Gockel of Cape Girardeau has announced that his painting, Dali, was recently on display with PAKS Gallery International at the Carrousel du Louvre Art Fair Paris October 22-24, 2021. The Modern Art Masters Art Fair in Paris is one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in the world with people from 50 different countries attending. ...
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