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Missouri man arrested in BoCo for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
A Sedgewickville, Missouri, man was taken into custody early Sunday morning for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Christopher Thompson, 28, was arrested in Bollinger County. He was taken to the county jail and released...
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East Prairie woman arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested an East Prairie, Missouri, woman Saturday night for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Patrol report stated Teresa Bradham, 60, was taken into custody. She was then taken to Mississippi County Jail and held for 12 hours...
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Millersville man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
A Millersville man was arrested Saturday evening for alleged driving while intoxicated. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, troopers arrested Garrett Pannier, 31, in Cape Girardeau County and cited him for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway...
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Two arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
Two people were arrested recently in Scott County for allegedly driving while intoxicated. A Missouri woman was taken into custody Monday afternoon. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Angela Wheeler, 48, of Bertrand was arrested in Scott County for alleged driving while intoxicated (drugs) and careless and imprudent driving...
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Jackson woman sentenced to prison on drug charge
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Terra Elizabeth Fowlkes, 33, of Jackson to 60 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Fowlkes pleaded guilty July 1 and admitted that Dec. 23 police executed a search warrant on her residence in Jackson and recovered almost 3 ounces of methamphetamine, which she admitted she was going to sell. Fowlkes will also serve a four-year term of supervised release after her term of incarceration...
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Murder charge submitted in Stoddard Co. death
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
The Stoddard County (Missouri) Major Case was activated Friday evening after the discovery of a deceased male. Chief deputy Andy Holden with Stoddard County Sheriff's Department said in a news release the department was dispatched to a truck repair business near the intersection of County Road 517 and U.S. 60...
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Zion pastor to speak in Gordonville and Chaffee for Mission Festivals
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville will be observing its Annual Mission Festival at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10:15 a.m. Sunday. St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chaffee will be observing its Mission Festival at 8 a.m. Sunday. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Timothy Schnare, a Cape Girardeau native, from Hamel, Illinois, who represents the mission work of The Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) headquartered in Macomb, Michigan...
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Honoring veterans and active duty personnel, Missouri State Parks announce free vouchers
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
U.S. military veterans and active-duty military who camp at one of Missouri's 58 state parks Thursday will receive a voucher for a free night of future camping, the Missouri State Parks system has announced. The veteran or currently serving military member must be staying Veterans Day (Thursday) night in a state park and show identification verifying qualifying status at check-in to receive a gratis coupon...
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Humane Society to host annual gourmet food and dessert auction Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
The annual Gourmet Food and Dessert Auction to benefit the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Montgomery Bank Conference and Training Center, 526 W. Main St. in Jackson. The event features entertainment by professional fiddler, Steve Shaffner, with hors d'oeuvres and drinks starting at 1 p.m. The live auction is from 2 to 4 p.m...
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Supply chain casualty — U.S. flags for Cape County's Avenue of Flags
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
It's difficult to put a price on freedom, but one of its symbols is costing significantly more these days. According to David Cantrell, chairman of Cape Girardeau's Avenue of Flags, U.S. flags of the sort flying several times a year at the memorial site cost about 40% more than they did six months ago -- and that's if they're available at all...
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Cape airport seeks maintenance employees; airport traffic on track for yearly goal
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
Winter operations at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport may look a little different this year. The airport's maintenance and operations staff has been very short staffed in recent months, according to manager Katrina Amos. "Until we can get people that are adequately trained, you should expect there's going to be some disruptions in our traffic," Amos told Airport Advisory Board members at their meeting Tuesday...
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One dead after tractor-trailer, motorcycle collide on Independence
(Local News ~ 11/10/21)
A tractor-trailer and motorcycle collided at Independence and Broadview streets in Cape Girardeau about noon Wednesday. The motorcycle had been traveling west on Independence and struck the tractor-trailer as the truck was turning east on Independence from South Broadview. The driver of the motorcycle , Michael J. Brown, 36, of Cape Girardeau died of injuries he sustained in the crash...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2021. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1951, customer-dialed long-distance telephone service began as Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, New Jersey, called Alameda, California, Mayor Frank Osborne without operator assistance...
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Prayer 11-10-21
(Prayer ~ 11/10/21)
O Lord God, the Great I Am, may we always be faithful in prayer. Amen.
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An abysmal child care proposal
(Column ~ 11/10/21)
President Joe Biden wants to bring the same discerning, common-sensical governing style to American child care that has his job approval rating in the low 40s. In other words, look out below. The child care proposal that House Democrats have written into Biden's Build Back Better "human infrastructure" bill may be the worst feature of the nearly $2-trillion legislation, and that's saying something...
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South Side Farms a smart idea for Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 11/10/21)
A project that has been cultivated for months and months is at the beginning stages of growth. And pending action by the Cape Girardeau City Council, work could soon begin on a multi-million dollar development on Cape Girardeau's south side that has the potential for major impact...
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What do the midterms and 2024 hold for the GOP?
(Column ~ 11/10/21)
Republicans are in a triumphalist mood. Last week's red wave election has many in the GOP counting on a crimson tsunami come next year's midterms and fueled even more confidence that Joe Biden will be a one-term president. Some skepticism is in order, though a little triumphalism is warranted as well...
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Jackson Police report 11/9/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/10/21)
JACKSON Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Paul Buchanan, 31, of Jackson was arrested for alleged endangering welfare of child, failure to display plates, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Randy Stroup
(Obituary ~ 11/10/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Randy Alan Stroup, son of the late Howard Glendon Stroup and Jeanie Alvey Smith, was born March 1, 1954, in Chaffee and departed this life Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 67 years. On Sept. 23, 1983, he married Debra Ann Spivey. She preceded him in death June 26, 2021...
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Mary Palermo
(Obituary ~ 11/10/21)
Mary Jane Palermo, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Speak Out 11-10-21
(Speak Out ~ 11/10/21)
Crazy drivers In the last couple of months I have been ran off the road by tailgaters on multiple occasions. There are a lot of dangerous, reckless and possibly mentally ill drivers in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Be safe, crazy people are driving. Use tax...
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Republican launches bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Cori Bush
(State News ~ 11/10/21)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis businessman who has twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor is now a candidate for Congress. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Republican Andrew Jones announced Tuesday he will seek the 1st District seat occupied by first-term Democrat Cori Bush...
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Woman says her sister ID'd wrong man in Missouri slayings
(State News ~ 11/10/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The only eye witnesses to a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City tried to tell prosecutors years before she died she had identified the wrong shooter, but they told her it was "too late" to recant and she could be charged with perjury, her sister testified Tuesday...
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Dean Stockwell of 'Quantum Leap,' 'Blue Velvet' dies at 85
(Entertainment ~ 11/10/21)
NEW YORK -- Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series "Quantum Leap" and in a string of indelible performances in film, including David Lynch's "Blue Velvet," Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas" and Jonathan Demme's "Married to the Mob," has died. He was 85...
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GOP congressman Gosar under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
PHOENIX -- Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar was facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword. In a tweet Monday night, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referred to Gosar as "a creepy member I work with" and said he "shared a fantasy video of him killing me." She added Gosar would face no consequences because Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy "cheers him on with excuses." She also said institutions "don't protect" women of color.. ...
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Crowd surge wasn't mentioned in Astroworld operational plan
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
HOUSTON -- Emergency plans for the Astroworld music festival did not include protocols for dangerous crowd surges such as the one that unfolded during a rush to see headliner Travis Scott, which left eight people dead and injured hundreds of others, including a 9-year-old boy whose family said was still in a coma Tuesday...
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House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 10 former WH aides
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
WASHINGTON -- House investigators issued subpoenas Tuesday to 10 former officials who worked for Donald Trump at the end of his presidency, an effort to find out more about what the president was doing and saying as his supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a bid to overturn his defeat...
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GE to end its run as a conglomerate, split into three companies in coming years
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
General Electric, the storied American manufacturer that struggled under its own weight after growing to become a sprawling conglomerate, will divide itself into three public companies focused on aviation, health care and energy. The company's announcement Tuesday is the culmination of an arduous, yearslong reshaping of a symbol of American manufacturing might that could signal the end of conglomerates as a whole...
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Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step coming amid concern about increased spread of the coronavirus with holiday travel and gatherings. Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September. But the Food and Drug Administration has said it would move quickly to expand boosters to younger ages if warranted...
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Infrastructure fixes rushed by White House for U.S. economy
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
BALTIMORE -- The Biden administration is relying on infrastructure dollars to help fix the clogged ports and blanket the nation with internet access -- but a series of initiatives rolled out Tuesday show the urgent pace might not be fast enough to address the immediate needs of an economy coping with a supply chain squeeze and a shift to remote work...
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Despite reopening, the U.S. is still closed to many in world
(National News ~ 11/10/21)
NEW YORK -- The U.S. says it's inviting the global community to visit now that the government has ended the ban on travelers from 33 countries. In reality, however, it will still be difficult -- if not impossible -- for much of the globe to enter the country and experts say it will take years for travel to fully recover...
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FBI: Suspected serial killer's tattoo played role in capture
(State News ~ 11/10/21)
Security camera footage, shell casings and a small but distinctive tattoo played pivotal roles in the arrest of a man suspected in at least six killings over the past two months in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged Perez Deshay Reed in the shooting deaths of two people in the city in September. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 11/10/21)
Surprising many, Southeast Missouri received its first snowfall yesterday, although it didn't stick around long; this region usually doesn't get any snow until the first part of December; the earliest snowfall on record was Oct. 29, 1993, when .1 of an inch fell; only .2 of an inch fell Saturday...
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Larry Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 11/10/21)
Larry S. Hinkle, 68, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Applications open for Coover Regional grantmaking program to support senior centers
(Submitted Story ~ 11/10/21)
The Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation is dedicating $250,000 to the needs of senior centers across central and southern Missouri through its 2022 regional grantmaking program. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is accepting applications for the Coover Regional Senior Center Support Grant Program for building improvements, maintenance, equipment and other expenses that ensure senior centers are operating in their best conditions...
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Bill Pratt
(Obituary ~ 11/10/21)
Bill Pratt, son of the late William H. Pratt and Jessie E. Zoph, was born on April 4, 1950, in Sikeston, Missouri and departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 71 years. On May 20, 1968, he was united in marriage to Linda Lutes in Piggott, Arkansas. Mrs. Pratt survives of the home in Scott City...
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