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Drag queens speak against Missouri bills on transgender kids
(State News ~ 01/25/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Dozens of advocates, including drag queens in full makeup, rallied Tuesday at Missouri's Capitol against bills banning transgender athletes from participating on girls sports teams, gender-affirming treatment for transgender kids and public drag shows...
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Missouri Attorney General Bailey to run in 2024
(State News ~ 01/25/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Newly appointed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Monday officially launched his campaign for a full term in office. Fellow Republican Gov. Mike Parson named Bailey attorney general to replace Eric Schmitt, who was elected to the U.S. Senate last year. Bailey previously worked as the top lawyer in Parson's office...
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Butler County man arrested after woman dies of blunt force trauma
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
Butler County Sheriff's Department is seeking second-degree murder charges against a suspect arrested at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the death of a Wayne County woman. Sheriff Mark Dobbs said Willie "Eddie" Sipes, 43, of Poplar Bluff is being held in the Butler County jail. Sipes was arrested at the jail, and was booked on additional charges of possession of a controlled substance...
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Polar Plunge, Polar Bear Strut for Special Olympics set for Feb. 4
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
The annual Polar Plunge is set to take place Saturday, Feb. 4, at Cape County North Park Lake. Day-of registration begins at noon, and those brave enough will begin plunging at 2 p.m. People from the Southeast Missouri area who are 10 or older are invited to put on their boogie shoes and hustle to plunge into the lake to raise money for the training and competition costs of the 1,100 Special Olympics Missouri athletes in the area...
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Cape Girardeau County commissioners green light counseling contract
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
By unanimous vote, Cape Girardeau County Commission members voted Monday, Jan. 23, to extend a counseling program, already in place for approximately 60 staff in the sheriff's office, to all other county employees. Beginning Wednesday, March 1, Sunset Hills, Missouri-based Personal Assistance Services (PAS) — a self-described "life event" company — will provide confidential counseling, coaching and consultation to an estimated 140 workers at an annual cost to county coffers of $4,720...
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Cape Girardeau City Council, Board of Education vote on Jefferson Pool operations
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
Both Cape Girardeau City Council and Board of Education members voted on the Jefferson Pool Operations Agreement at their respective meetings Monday, Jan. 23. Council members voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the plan, placing it on the next meeting's consent agenda for formal approval. Board of Education members voted unanimously to approve the agreement...
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Local residents appointed to state commission, board
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council member Tameka Randle has been appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to the Missouri Housing Development Commission, a state news release said Monday, Jan. 23. The commission was created in 1969 and is focused on ensuring access to affordable housing and housing assistance in the state through financing. The board is made up of the governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and six appointees...
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In snow, keep windshield wipers up, says local mechanic
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
Roy White recommends motorists who keep their vehicles outside at night should elevate their windshield wiper blades when snow is in the forecast. "I would. That's what I've always done and it's worked very well for me," said White, who has operated Roy's Auto & Tire in Jackson since 2003...
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Missouri lawmakers act fast on citizen access to the ballot
(State News ~ 01/25/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers moved quickly to pass more restrictions on amending the state Constitution during one of the session's first hearings Tuesday. Republican legislative leaders in the House and Senate have cited cracking down on constitutional amendments as a top priority for the session, arguing it's now too easy to enshrine policies in the constitution...
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Big fundraising source for Mac's Mission coming to end
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
In April 2011, Rochelle Steffen rescued a pit bull puppy, not knowing she would start a legacy with Mac's Mission. But that mission will be getting more difficult when a major source of donations ends next month. The Jackson-based organization helps animals that have suffered abuse, have been seriously injured or were born with a genetic defect, according to the Mac's Mission mission statement on its website. ...
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Cape Girardeau schools superintendent Neil Glass announces retirement
(Local News ~ 01/25/23)
Neil Glass, superintendent of the Cape Girardeau School District, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. In a letter to the school district, Glass said he informed the Cape Girardeau Board of Education of his decision to retire, during a closed meeting Monday, Jan. 23...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2022. There are 340 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 25, 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions. On this date:...
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Speak Out 1-25-23
(Speak Out ~ 01/25/23)
Fascism works by the slow erosion of the normal. Keep pushing outrageous, anti-democratic, anti-free society dangerous nonsense like this until enough people just hold it as more "harmless" radical extremist hysterics that are merely performative ... ...
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DeSantis is right on African American studies
(Column ~ 01/25/23)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stands accused of a long parade of horribles to which has now been added a new count -- allegedly opposing the teaching of African American history. Florida rejected the College Board's pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies course, and the decision has been treated in progressive quarters like the curricular equivalent of George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse door...
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Local K-9 officer gets donated body armor
(Editorial ~ 01/25/23)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported some good news earlier this month. K-9 Yuki received donated body armor thanks to a generous donation. The dog received a bullet and stab protective vest through Vested Interest in K9s Inc., a not-for-profit whose mission is to provide similar vests for K9 law enforcement all over the country. This particular vest was made possible thanks to support from Leah Beale of Oklahoma City...
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Prayer 1-25-23
(Prayer ~ 01/25/23)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus, for you are our healer. Amen.
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Fire report 1-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 23 n Medical assists were made at 1:51 a.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 8:35 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:03 p.m. on Delwin Street; 3:08 p.m. on Mimosa Drive; and 10:20 p.m. on Boutin Drive...
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Police report 1-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Shawnee Parkway. Assault n Assault was reported. Theft n Theft was reported on William Street. Miscellaneous...
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Extreme Israeli group takes root in US with fundraising bid
(International News ~ 01/25/23)
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country's most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans, according to findings by The Associated Press and the Israeli investigative platform Shomrim...
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Ukraine corruption scandal ousts top officials during war
(International News ~ 01/25/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Several senior Ukrainian officials, including front-line governors, lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government as it grapples with the nearly 11-month-old Russian invasion. Ukraine's biggest government shake-up since the war began came as U.S. ...
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Finland diplomat hints at joining NATO without Sweden
(International News ~ 01/25/23)
HELSINKI -- Finland's foreign minister suggested Tuesday that the country may consider joining NATO without neighboring Sweden if Turkey continues to block their joint bid to enter the military alliance. Pekka Haavisto later backpedaled, but his comments were the first time a leading government official in either Nordic country appeared to raise doubts about becoming NATO members together at a time when the alliance is seeking to present a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine...
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Suspect in shootings at Calif. farms was employee
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- An agricultural worker killed seven people in back-to-back shooting sprees at two mushroom farms that had employed him in Northern California and the massacre is believed to be a "workplace violence incident," officials said Tuesday as the state mourned its third mass killing in eight days...
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Police: Shooting that killed 2 at youth program was targeted
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An 18-year-old who police say was involved in an ongoing gang dispute walked into the common area of an alternative education program for at-risk students and fatally shot two teenagers in a premeditated attack -- chasing one of them down and shooting him several more times when he tried to run, according to a charging document released Tuesday...
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Dance hall shooter was loose five hours before alert issued
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
Lost in the aftermath of the Monterey Park, California, ballroom dance hall shooting that left 11 people dead is an alarming fact: It took five hours for authorities to alert the public that the gunman was on the loose. Even after the 72-year-old shooter brought a submachine gun-style weapon into another nearby dance hall about a half-hour later, a potential attack thwarted by a hero who grabbed the weapon and chased the man away, it would be hours more before police held a news conference to announce the suspect was still at large.. ...
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Classified docs at Pence's home, his lawyer says
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
NEW YORK -- Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana residence last week, his lawyer said, the latest in a string of recoveries of confidential information from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials...
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Elon Musk defiantly defends himself in Tesla tweet trial
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Elon Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges he misled Tesla shareholders with a tweet about an aborted buyout that the billionaire defiantly insisted Tuesday he could have pulled off, had he wanted...
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Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
ATLANTA -- A judge said Tuesday that a final report produced by a special grand jury that investigated possible illegal interference in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia by then-President Donald Trump and his allies will remain under wraps for now...
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Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
(National News ~ 01/25/23)
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn't crawl or babble like other kids her age. A rare genetic disorder kept her from even lifting her head. Her parents took turns holding her upright at night just so she could breathe comfortably and sleep...
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Out of the past: Jan. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 01/25/23)
Jackson Free Will Baptist Church holds its first service in its new mission church, 611 Blanche St.; the congregation has been renovating the building with volunteer labor and help from the Missouri State Free Will Baptist Missions Department; Vernon Long is serving as pastor of the new church...
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