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Third investigation finds no contamination at St. Louis-area school
(State News ~ 11/18/22)
FLORISSANT, Mo. — Another round of testing found no harmful radioactive contamination at a Missouri elementary school, leaving school board members to wonder whether there really is any risk at the now-shuttered school. Jana Elementary School in the St. ...
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Fran Scholl
(11/18/22)
At 12 years old, Fran Scholl knew she wanted to be in the military. What she didn’t know was how unusual that was for a young girl in 1968. As the oldest girl in a family with 11 kids, she grew up feeding and rocking her younger siblings. Mothering and nurturing were second nature to her. Her dad was a Navy veteran who served in World War II, and her family’s culture was well-suited to military culture. The children were expected to use manners and respect authority...
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Area lawmakers speak out on the prospects of a national Election Day holiday
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
Southeast Missouri legislators are weighing in on Fox TV host Sean Hannity's call for a national Election Day holiday following the results of the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election — a vote in which Democratic candidates performed better than expected. "This is national embarrassment," Hannity said ...
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Chaffee, Oak Ridge students take top prizes at bridge-building competition
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
Chaffee High School junior Ayne Held won first prize in the Missouri Department of Transportation's 19th annual bridge-building competition Thursday, Nov. 17. Held's bridge was also awarded the prize for "Most Aesthetic" bridge design. Oak Ridge High School students won the second through fifth prizes, and the school won first place in "Best Overall Performance."...
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No Thanksgiving lunch for Cape Salvation Army
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army has canceled this year's Thanksgiving lunch. Lt. Lily Reiner said the event was canceled for health reasons. She has been in the hospital recently and won't physically be able to put on the event, she said. The Cape Girardeau arm of the nationwide volunteer organization has regularly hosted a Thanksgiving meal in years past. ...
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County commissioners field questions, concerns about Klaus Park plan
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission's most recent regular meeting was taken up with resident concerns about a proposed plan to place a new 8,000-square-foot emergency management building on county-owned property in Klaus Park. Three county residents addressed Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy and Associate Commissioners Paul Koeper and Charlie Herbst on Thursday, Nov. 17 — a day after two public meetings on the project were held in a pavilion at the park attended by both Koeper and Herbst...
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Sponsored: Bring your nail vision to life at Eden Health Spa and Salon
(Shop Local ~ 11/18/22)
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A look at Election Day 2022 and a note of thanks to all who ran for office
(Editorial ~ 11/18/22)
The 2022 elections have come and gone. With the exception of a few congressional races -- and that's an editorial on its own -- the votes have been counted. Despite predictions of a national red wave, actual gains were much more modest for the GOP. At the time of this editorial, Republicans have secured 218 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives -- the exact number needed to take control of the lower chamber of Congress. Six House seats remain undecided...
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The Jan. 6 Committee travesty
(Column ~ 11/18/22)
The Jan. 6 House committee just revealed how nakedly political it is. Forget protecting the nation. The committee's safeguarding the Democratic Party. After conducting hundreds of depositions and closed-door hearings, committee staff were notified last week that most of their findings -- about domestic extremist groups and about law enforcement's failure to protect the Capitol -- will be excluded from the final report. ...
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Prayer 11-18-22
(Prayer ~ 11/18/22)
O Father God, may those affected by the storms experience your peace. Amen.
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Fire report 11-18-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 16 n Medical assists were made at 1:54 a.m. on Lynwood Hills Drive; 6:25 a.m. on William Street; 10:27 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 3:49 p.m. on South Fountain Street...
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Police report 11-18-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Perryville Road. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported on William Street. n Theft was reported on Koch Avenue...
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Richard Welter
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
Richard E. Welter, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. He was born Feb. 20, 1953, in St. Louis to Elmer J. and Shirley Anderson Welter. Richard was a 1972 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Lewis Coffey
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
Lewis Coffey, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Dexter, Missouri, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are in the care of McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Charles Bullock
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Charles Morland Bullock, 79, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Evergreen Cemetery in Chester, Illinois. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery...
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Judge denies Mo. prosecutor request to halt execution
(State News ~ 11/18/22)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A Missouri man who killed a police officer still faces execution later this month after a judge denied a special prosecutor's request to halt the death sentence. Kevin Johnson is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday, Nov. 29. The 37-year-old killed Kirkwood, Missouri, police officer William McEntee in 2005...
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Analysis: Have China and India shifted stance on Russia war?
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- China and India, after months of refusing to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine, did not stand in the way of the release this week of a statement by the world's leading economies that strongly criticizes Moscow. Could this, at last, signal a bold new policy change by Beijing and New Delhi to align themselves with what the United States and its allies believe is the best way to end a war that has brought death and misery to Ukraine and disrupted millions of lives as food and energy prices soar and economies crack?. ...
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USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, vegetables
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company's stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers who order a holiday drink. Workers say it's often one of the busiest days of the year. Starbucks declined to say how many red cups it plans to distribute...
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US agent, suspected smuggler killed off Puerto Rico coast
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday off the Puerto Rico coast, authorities said. Two other U.S. officers were injured. CBP's Air and Marine Operations unit was on routine patrol around 8 a.m. ...
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Deadly missile strike adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
PRZEWODOW, Poland -- Since the invasion of Ukraine more than eight months ago, Poland has aided the neighboring country and millions of its refugees -- both to ease their suffering and to help guard against the war spilling into the rest of Europe. But a missile strike that killed two men Tuesday in a Polish village close to the Ukrainian border brought the conflict home and added to the long-suppressed sense of vulnerability in a country where the ravages of World War II are well remembered...
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Arizona county leaders end hand-count lawsuit, cite recount
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
PHOENIX -- Two Republicans who control the board in a rural southeastern Arizona county on Wednesday told a judge they want to withdraw a lawsuit they had filed just two days prior that sought to force their own elections director to hand-count all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day...
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US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying...
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A 'barbed wire curtain' rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
WARSAW, Poland -- The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier. Earlier this month, Polish soldiers began laying coils of razor wire on the border with Kaliningrad, a part of Russian territory separated from the country and wedged between Poland and Lithuania. ...
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Fired SpaceX employees accuse company of violating labor law
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
NEW YORK -- Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk's behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws. The complaint, made Wednesday to the National Labor Relations Board, details the aftermath of what allegedly happened inside SpaceX after employees circulated the letter in June, which, among other things, called on executives to condemn Musk's public behavior on Twitter -- including making light of allegations he sexually harassed a flight attendant -- and hold everyone accountable for unacceptable conduct.. ...
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Slain Idaho students leave behind bright memories, big goals
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
BOISE, Idaho -- Ethan Chapin's last day was spent with his siblings, dressed up and dancing. Chapin -- one of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death last weekend, the police still searching for a killer -- was a triplet. His brother and sister also attend the scenic state school tucked away in the rolling hills of north-central Idaho...
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Medical Examiner: Slain UVA students were shot in the head
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Three University of Virginia football players who were shot on a bus as they returned from a field trip each died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The cause of death for Lavel Davis Jr., D'Sean Perry and Devin Chandler was released in response to a request from The Associated Press on Thursday. ...
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Lengthy vote counts after elections frustrate, but don't signal problems
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
ATLANTA -- Four days after Election Day, with a bitter, high-profile race for Arizona governor still up in the air, Ohio's secretary of state broke an unspoken protocol among top election officials. "Dear Arizona, need some advice on how to run an election the right way?" Frank LaRose, a Republican, chided his counterparts on Twitter. "Your process is obviously not working."...
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Climate negotiators say they remain far from a deal
(International News ~ 11/18/22)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- With only a day left in scheduled climate negotiations in Egypt, diplomats say they are far from getting something everyone can agree on, particularly in the confrontation between developed and developing nations over compensation for climate disasters...
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Trump Org.'s longtime CFO chokes up, says he betrayed trust
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's longtime finance chief choked up on the witness stand Thursday, saying he betrayed the Trump family's trust by scheming to dodge taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks, including a Manhattan apartment and luxury cars...
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Average long-term US mortgage rates tumble to 6.61%
(National News ~ 11/18/22)
WASHINGTON -- The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate tumbled by nearly a half-point this week, but will likely remain a significant barrier for potential homebuyers as Federal Reserve officials have all but promised more rate hikes in the coming months...
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3 convicted in 2014 downing of Malaysian jet over Ukraine
(International News ~ 11/18/22)
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands -- A Dutch court on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with a Russian surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people aboard the aircraft as it flew over a separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine in 2014...
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Russia launches missile barrage on Ukraine as first snow falls
(International News ~ 11/18/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian airstrikes targeted Ukraine's energy facilities again Thursday as the first snow of the season fell in Kyiv, a harbinger of the hardship to come if Moscow's missiles continue to take out power and gas plants as winter descends...
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Out of the past: Nov. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 11/18/22)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education last night approved a deficit-spending budget for this year and said it plans to work to correct the district's financial decline in the next budget; the $24 million budget includes expenditures that out-pace estimated revenues by some $500,000; the school district is in a financial crunch administrators attribute to large, recurring expenditures; smaller-than-expected revenues and a shortage of state aid due to the district's hold-harmless status...
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River Heritage Guild Hosted Quilts of Valor Ceremony
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/22)
The River Heritage Guild hosted it ninth Quilts of Valor Ceremony November 14 at LaCroix Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Ten veterans were honored with quilts made by 10 of the guild members. A Quilt of Valor is handmade and follows specific guidelines found at the quilt of valor foundation website, www.qovf.org. ...
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/22)
Thanksgiving, a time to give thanks for all your blessings and to share those blessings with others. To instill this idea in our students, Guardian Angel School held a food drive the week before Thanksgiving, November 14-18, with a competition between the 3 Archangel houses. Even the Pre-k got to participate in this event. They became honorary members of the houses. When all the items were counted, we gathered over 700 cans, pouches, etc. ...
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