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St. Louis joins others cities in suing Kia, Hyundai over rash of car thefts
(State News ~ 03/28/23)
ST. LOUIS — A federal lawsuit filed Monday by the city of St. Louis accuses automakers Kia and Hyundai of failing to install industry-standard anti-theft technology, resulting in thousands of vehicle thefts in the Missouri city. The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 plus punitive damages. St. Louis joins several other cities that have filed similar lawsuits, including Cleveland, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle and Columbus, Ohio...
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Sikeston projects receive more than $3M in grants
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Four projects in Sikeston were awarded more than $3 million in grants Thursday, March 23, through the Community Revitalization Grant Program, the City of Sikeston announced Friday, March 24. The City of Sikeston along with the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp. (DAEOC), Grace Community Center and the Southeast Missouri Food Bank were all awarded grants totaling $3,317,353...
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Man dies behind wheel near Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
A Harviell, Missouri, man died of a heart attack while driving near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on Saturday night, March 25, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Rodney Ray was driving a gray Dodge Durango westbound on Business 60 near Route B when he evidently suffered a heart attack and lost consciousness, according to reports. ...
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Suspect evades Cape Girardeau County deputies during chase
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect after he was able to evade law enforcement during a chase Monday afternoon, March 27. Deputies located Austin Burton, 26, at 2 p.m. Monday, March 27, southbound on U.S. 61 near Fruitland. Burton is wanted on a federal warrant...
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SEMO recognizes donors at President's Council dinner
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
Gratitude was the order of the evening as donors to Southeast Missouri State University were recognized during the President's Council dinner Friday, March 24, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The event honored members of the President's Council and Horizon Club, as well as the 2023 Friends of the University, Harold and Hermena Holigan...
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Catholic Charities receives $2.5M for Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri received a sizable grant that will help the organization complete its Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home in Cape Girardeau. The religious organization received $2.5 million from the Community Revitalization Grant Program from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, according to a news release from Catholic Charities...
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Three area programs to get ARPA grant money
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
Gov. Mike Parson said 70 projects across Missouri have been awarded more than $94 million in community revitalization grants — including a trio of initiatives in Southeast Missouri. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies Parson said is "focused on investing in communities of all sizes to support local priorities, encourage economic recovery and build resilience for the future."...
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Local lawmakers to all vote ‘yes’ to prevent gender transition surgery for minors
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
Four area House Republicans are on record supporting Senate Bill 49 — the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which passed Thursday, March 23, by a strict party line vote, 24-8, in the upper chamber of the General Assembly. Missouri's legislation, which was sponsored by Sen. ...
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What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville
(State News ~ 03/28/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Here’s some of what we know and don’t know about the deadly shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. Six people were killed at the small, private Christian school on Monday after a shooter opened fire inside the 200-student school. Police say the shooting took place over about 14 minutes. The shooter was also killed. Police say that shooter Audrey Hale was a former student but that it was unclear whether Hale had any current affiliation with the school or was related to anyone there at the time of the shooting.
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Head of Nashville school in shooting would 'run to' danger
(State News ~ 03/28/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as someone who would run toward danger and a rare female leader within a male-led religious culture. Katherine Koonce was one of six people killed in the shooting. They include three 9-year-old children identified by police as Hallie Scruggs, Evelyn Dieckhaus and William Kinney. Also killed were substitute teacher Cynthia Peak and custodian Mike Hill. Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of the pastor at the Presbyterian church that runs the Tennessee school.
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Contested races, tax initiatives on the ballot for Cape, Perry, Scott counties in April elections
(Local News ~ 03/28/23)
The following are contested races and tax initiatives in the upcoming Tuesday, April 4, general municipal election broken down by county. n Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees (two seats available, four-year terms): *Diane Howard, Nancy K. Johnson, *William Lewis, Richard J. Swartz...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
Today is Tuesday, March 28, the 87th day of 2023. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania...
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Norman Robert Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
Norman A. Robert Jr., 78, of Jackson died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 8, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Norman A. Sr. and Virginia Recker Robert. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau in 1963, where he played basketball, baseball, track and tennis. ...
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Carl Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Carl "Bunk" Miller, 91, of Marble Hill died Friday, March 24, 2023, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. He was born May 5, 1931, in Bessville, Missouri, to William Miller and Alma Liley Miller. He and Helen M. Miller were married May 8, 1954, and she survives of the home...
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Ruth Knote
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
Ruth Rueseler Knote, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 27, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 30, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Ellen Gurnon officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Roy Evans II
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
PEVELY, Mo. — Roy D. Evans II, 62, of Pevely, formerly of Jackson, died Friday, March 24, 2023, at Mercy-Jefferson Hospital in Festus, Missouri. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Peggy Butler
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Leona Pauline "Peggy" Wilhelm Butler, 92, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at Columbine West Health and Rehab in Fort Collins. She was in stage 4 Alzheimer's. She was born Oct. 29, 1930, in Fornfelt (now Scott City), daughter of Leona Pauline and John Barney Wilhelm. ...
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Christopher Brennecke
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
Christopher "Chris" Wayne Brennecke, 54, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at home. He was born Oct. 5, 1968, in Yuba City, California, to Lindell M. Brennecke and Jo Brennecke Duff. Chris was a 1987 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...
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Luke Boyette
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Luther "Luke" Bruton Boyette, 87, died Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Coral Springs. A funeral is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Unity Baptist Church in Benton, Missouri, with a graveside service immediately following. Luke's grandson, Pastor Tyler Boyette, will officiate the ceremony...
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Jimmie Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Jimmie Gale Bollinger, 91, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 31, 1931, in Marble Hill, the son of John Henry and Mildred Kinder Bollinger. Jimmie had a long career as a construction worker. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Korean War. He was a member of the Cape Girardeau VFW...
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Archie Aydt
(Obituary ~ 03/28/23)
Early on the morning of Monday, March 27, 2023, Elizabeth "Archie" Aydt went home, a place she longed for, to be with her mother, father, five siblings, husband and son, to share eternity with Jesus Christ, our Lord. Just recently turning 101 years of age (born March 8, 1922), she was full of vim and vigor, was always spunky, was never too tired to sing a song or spin a story or put someone she felt was out of place back in it...
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Fire report 3-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 26 n Medical assists were made at 1:38 p.m. at William and Pacific streets; 8:59 p.m. on Oak Hills Drive; and 9:07 p.m. on North Sprigg Street. n At 10:05 a.m., residential fire on Yorktown Drive...
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Police report 3-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported n A warrant arrest was reported on South Hanover Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway...
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Questions without answers about Ukraine
(Column ~ 03/28/23)
Ukrainians, and many Europeans and Americans, are defining an envisioned Ukrainian victory as the complete expulsion of all Russians from its 2013 borders. Or, as a Ukrainian national security chief put it, the war ends with Ukrainian tanks in Red Square. ...
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Are we serious about pluralism?
(Column ~ 03/28/23)
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently spoke on faith and justice at Georgetown University. She talked about her Catholic upbringing and how she was raised to see that everyone has the spark of the Divine within. This was just days after Judge Kyle Duncan listened to Stanford Law students heckle him because, among other concerns, they disagreed with his Catholic beliefs. ...
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Prayer 3-28-23
(Prayer ~ 03/28/23)
Father God, thank you for redeeming us through your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Speak Out 3-28-23
(Speak Out ~ 03/28/23)
Some out-of-town friends were visiting last week and we went to William & Wood Olive Oil Co. The owner asked me how I heard of them, and I said, “The Southeast Missourian, of course.” She seemed pleased. ...
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Why I support Kim Swartz for Cape school board
(Paid Letter ~ 03/28/23)
The last few years have taught us all that we must question everything. We must take an active role in our local, state and federal governments. The days of blindly trusting edicts that come from government bureaucrats are over for me. I just read that New York schools are lowering their standards permanently because their students have consistently failed to meet the old standards. ...
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Family of girl killed by police during Kansas standoff sues
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. -- The family of a toddler who was fatally shot by a police officer during a standoff last year between her father and law enforcement has filed a federal lawsuit over her death. Kansas authorities have said that 2-year-old Clesslyn Crawford was shot by a Joplin, Missouri, police officer during a confrontation March 26, 2022, in Baxter Springs...
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Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
MADISON, Wis. -- Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial." Students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha had prepared a rendition of "Rainbowland" for their spring concert, but school officials struck the song from the lineup last week. ...
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Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
BRANDON, Miss. -- Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff's department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries, an Associated Press investigation found...
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Arizona governor: Scheduled execution is unlikely next week
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
PHOENIX -- A vow by Arizona's governor not to proceed with any executions amid lingering questions about the rights of death row prisoners appears to have paused a scheduled execution next week, even though it hasn't officially been called off. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won a key battle recently when the Arizona Supreme Court concluded a state law didn't require her to proceed with the planned April 6 execution of Aaron Gunches, even though his execution date wasn't canceled...
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NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
New Jersey's attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff...
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In Trump probe, key witness returns, no indictment vote yet
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
NEW YORK -- A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump returned on Monday to the building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, a repeat appearance suggesting his testimony could be key as prosecutors push toward potential criminal charges...
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Food for thought: Free meals for all New Mexico students
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation to provide free school meals to all students regardless of family income, as New Mexico and several other states look to fill the gap left by lapsed federal pandemic-era benefit programs and address the strain to family budgets caused by food prices...
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Mississippi tornado victims wonder, 'How can we rebuild?'
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
ROLLING FORK, Miss. -- The tornado that collapsed the roof and two walls of Jermaine Wells' Mississippi home also hurled a massive tractor tire that landed near him in the living room as his wife huddled in the laundry room. The couple survived the Friday night storm, but as they picked through the ruins of their one-story home Monday in Rolling Fork, he said they're not sure how they're going to pay for daily expenses, let alone long-term recovery...
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Zelenskyy, atomic agency chief discuss nuclear plant fears
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine -- The U.N.'s atomic energy chief warned during a meeting Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the perilous situation at Europe's largest nuclear plant "isn't getting any better" as relentless fighting in the area keeps the facility at risk of a disaster...
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Doctor decries gun violence after school shooting near miss
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
A pediatric surgeon who left The Covenant School in Nashville moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six people, says she is horrified by the gun violence that has plagued the U.S. Britney Grayson had just finished regaling children at the small religious grade school about Kenya, where she works on missions, when she drove out of the parking lot looking for a Starbucks. Moments later, the shooter entered the school and opened fire, killing three children and three adults...
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Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year after workers filed a National Labor Relations Board petition for a union election. The NLRB later said the closure was illegal...
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Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul after mass protests
(International News ~ 03/28/23)
JERUSALEM -- Bending to a wave of mass protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan Monday and said he wanted "to avoid civil war" by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents. The announcement appeared to calm some of the tensions that have fueled three tumultuous months of unrest. ...
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Kim wants N. Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
(International News ~ 03/28/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons. The report in state media Tuesday followed a series of missile launches -- seven launch events in this month alone -- and rising threats to use the weapons against his enemies. ...
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Landslide in Ecuador kills at least 7, with dozens missing
(International News ~ 03/28/23)
ALAUSI, Ecuador -- A huge landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least seven people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors, authorities said Monday. Earlier in the day, officials had reported 16 deaths, but President Guillermo Lasso put the confirmed toll at seven as he arrived Monday night at the scene of the disaster in Alaus', about 137 miles south of the capital, Quito. ...
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House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking an unprecedented effort to force the release of sensitive documents to Congress...
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Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank's failure
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank's own management was largely to blame for the bank's failure earlier this month and says the Federal Reserve will review whether a 2018 law that weakened stricter bank rules also contributed to its collapse...
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Out of the past: March 28
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/23)
The first quarter of 1998 saw a 13% increase over the first quarter of last year in Cape Girardeau County sales-tax revenue, the largest increase ever; March boasted the highest sales-tax collections for a single month, continuing an upward trend in sales-tax revenue; the county's one-half-cent sales tax took in $1.23 million in the first three months of 1998; the first-quarter sales-tax numbers represent sales made in November, December and January...
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3 kids, 3 adults killed at school in Nashville
(National News ~ 03/28/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said...
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Fifty thousand daffodils bloom in Cape Area, other communities as part of CFO’s 50th anniversary
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/23)
Mass plantings of 50,000 daffodils are now blooming in Springfield and more than 40 rural communities across central and southern Missouri. This regionwide beautification effort, part of the 50th anniversary celebration for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, will be on display for the next several weeks and will rebloom for years to come...
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