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Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The suspected lone shooter was also dead. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene "encountered active gunshots still being fired inside the location at that time."...
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Sikeston man dies in single-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — A Sikeston, Missouri, man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday, April 10, in New Madrid County. According to the state Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:58 p.m. on US 60, half a mile west of Morehouse, as the westbound vehicle driven by Christian L. Conley, 32, ran off the right side of the road and overturned...
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Accident takes life of toddler in Dunklin County
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
An accident Saturday, April 8, claimed the life of a toddler. According to the state Highway Patrol, a 3-year-old boy was struck and killed on Route AC, west of Cardwell, Missouri, when a pickup truck made a right turn and struck him. The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. The toddler was from Beach Grove, Arkansas...
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Arts Council to hold third annual Afternoon Tea-Light
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will hold its third annual Afternoon Tea-Light next week to benefit the organizations programs. There will be two seatings -- a morning seating from 10 a.m. to noon, and an afternoon seating from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the council's offices, 16 N. Spanish St., in Cape Girardeau...
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Walks Foundation raises money for testicular cancer patients
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
The third annual LemonDrop Long Drive fundraiser was held April 1 at the TeeHouse Complex in Cape Girardeau. The event, which raised $41,482.19 for local cancer patients and families, was put on by The Walks Foundation. "We are so thankful for the generosity and support of our community giving back and raising awareness of Testicular Cancer for boys, men, and families," Nate Gautier, Walks Foundation executive director, said in a news release...
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Woman charged for allegedly assaulting Cape Girardeau police officers after Lexington wreck
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
A woman was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly assaulting multiple police officers following a wreck Wednesday, April 5, on Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau. According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department incident report, Ashley Rhymer, 31, allegedly bit, kicked and hit police officers while she was being taken into custody and later transported to the hospital following the single-vehicle wreck in the 1500 block of Lexington Avenue...
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Chronic wasting disease found in 4 deer in Perry County
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
Missouri Department of Conservation reported Monday, April 10, that out of more than 33,000 whitetail deer and other members of the deer family tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) between July 2022 and April, 117 tested positive, including four in Perry County...
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Federal agency to conduct damage assessments in wake of tornado
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
The U.S. Small Business Administration will be conducting joint damage assessments in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that ripped through Bollinger County, Missouri, last week. Gov. Mike Parson announced via a news release Monday, April 10, that the federal agency would be working with local partners and the State Emergency Management Agency to determine whether home and business owners, renters and not-for-profits in the area affected by the twister are eligible for low-interest disaster loans.. ...
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Cape Girardeau Public Works director Stan Polivick to retire
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
The City of Cape Girardeau announced Monday, April 10, that Public Works director Stan Polivick will be retiring from his post effective Saturday, July 1. Casey Brunke, former assistant director of Public Works, was named Polivick's successor April 1, a news release said. She will co-lead the department with Polivick for the next few months, fully taking over when he retires...
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Rep. Smith visits Bollinger County tornado victims
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. — U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, visited with relief workers and tornado victims Monday, April 10, in Glen Allen. The tornado ripped through the Glen Allen and Grassy areas of Bollinger County in the early morning of Wednesday, April 5, leaving five dead, five injured and more than a dozen homes destroyed...
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Real estate group announces plans to redevelop mall
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
A group of Southeast Missouri developers has announced plans to redevelop West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. River City Centre LLC. acquired ownership of the retail stalwart and stated its intentions to return the mall to its former place as "one of the region's primary draws," according to a news release this week on the plans...
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FEMA: Glen Allen does not meet threshold to receive funding following tornado
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
Uninsured property owners in Glen Allen who suffered loss during the April 5 tornado were informed officially on Monday that they do not qualify for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) relief. Kevin Cooper, director of Bollinger County Emergency Management, told the Bollinger County Commission at its meeting Monday morning that although the tornado destroyed most of Glen Allen, it did not reach the threshold required by FEMA guidelines...
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Local officials call for more tornado sirens in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
A week ago, people throughout Bollinger County were jolted awake by an emergency warning on their cellphones around 3 a.m. Some have a weather radio that warned them a tornado was coming. There were no tornado sirens prior to the twister that ripped through Glen Allen...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
Today is Tuesday, April 11, the 101st day of 2023. There are 264 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr...
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Prayer 4-11-23
(Prayer ~ 04/11/23)
Lord Jesus, we rejoice and trust in your abundant and constant love for us. Amen.
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Hope for holy week
(Column ~ 04/11/23)
Justin always seems shocked that I remember his name. It's such a small thing, but it sure seems to mean a great deal to him. He's homeless, but he says being homeless in New York is much better than being homeless in other places. He tells me about the coffee place that always shares caffeine and sandwiches. ...
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AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan...
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Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday. Russia's Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with Ukraine...
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France: 5 bodies found after Marseille building collapse
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
MARSEILLE -- Three bodies were found Monday in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, bringing the confirmed death toll to five as rescuers continued searching for three more people who are unaccounted-for...
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China military 'ready to fight' after drills near Taiwan
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China's military declared Monday it is "ready to fight" after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president's trip to the U.S. last week...
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Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government's contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary. In a live press conference, Netanyahu said that Yoav Gallant is staying at his post...
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In mass rally, Israeli settlers march to West Bank outpost
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched Monday to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel's most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition...
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Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
(International News ~ 04/11/23)
DHARAMSALA, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism. A statement posted on his official website said the 87-year-old leader regretted the incident and wished to "apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused."...
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US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration formally determined Monday that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been "wrongfully detained." The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy and means that a dedicated State Department office will take the lead on securing his release...
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Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' Oscar nominee, dies at 81
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink", the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in "Harlem Nights" and an angry publishing executive in "Elf" has died. He was 81...
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No April Fool: Retired Iowa mechanic wins $40M lotto jackpot
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
CLIVE, Iowa -- At first, the recent winner of a $40 million jackpot says he couldn't believe he won the lottery -- after all, he bought the ticket on April Fools' Day. "I thought it was a joke," said Earl Lape, a 61-year-old retired mechanic from Dubuque, Iowa. Only after confirming his Lotto America ticket with a convenience store clerk was he convinced he won the big prize, according to the Iowa Lottery...
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Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
NEW YORK -- Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson. He had retired at the age of 99...
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Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. spies caught Russian intelligence officers boasting that they had convinced the oil-rich United Arab Emirates "to work together against US and UK intelligence agencies," according to a purported American document posted online as part of a major U.S. intelligence breach...
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Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids' mom used all 3
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
BOISE, Idaho -- A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband's previous wife was willing to "remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants," a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning. "The defendant used money, power and sex to get what she wanted," Fremont County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake said. "It didn't matter what it was."...
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Louisville bank employee kills 5 in livestreamed attack
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people -- including a close friend of Kentucky's governor -- while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. ...
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted by grand jury
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family's home, a prosecutor said Monday. A grand jury sitting in Newport News charged the boy's 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm, Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a news release...
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Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S., calling the decision "extraordinary and unprecedented." If allowed to stand, the order issued last week by U.S. ...
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Expelled Black lawmaker reinstated to Tennessee seat
(National News ~ 04/11/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville's governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes to restore Rep. Justin Jones to office just four days after Republicans stripped him of his seat...
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Fire report 4-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/11/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 9 n At 8:18 a.m., fire alarm on Towers Circle. n At 10:23 a.m., residential fire on Robin Hood Circle. n At 1:43 p.m., residential fire on South Lorimier Street. n At 4:03 p.m., fire alarm on Greek Drive...
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Police report 4-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/11/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North County Park Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on North County Park Drive...
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John Robinson
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
John E. Robinson, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Friday, April 7, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 18, 1937, in Perryville, Missouri, to Lawrence and Iona Robinson. He and Carolyn Meyer were married May 13, 1961, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri...
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Benjamin Hahs
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
Benjamin "Benji" Kyle Hahs, 44, of Jackson went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Barnes- Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 25, 1978, in Cape Girardeau to Randy Hahs and Earlene Cox Hahs-Gill...
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Keith Fischer-Flippin
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
Keith Allen Fischer-Flippin, 38, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 18, 1984, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, to Betty Medlock Fischer and the late John F. Fischer. Keith was a 2003 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
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David DeRousse
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
David Lee DeRousse, 81, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1942, in Jefferson County, Missouri, son of Roy and Margaret Martin DeRousse. He and Linda Kyle were married Sept. 5, 1970. David grew up in Crystal City, Missouri, and began working as a young man culminating with a career at the railroad. He had a passion for hunting with Tuck DeRousse and fishing with his children. David and Joe "P.J." Schaffer were avid shooting match partners...
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Wayne Coleson
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
Wayne Dale Coleson was born Feb. 25, 1963, in Brawley, California, to the late Floyd and Betty Coleson. He was united with Jesus on Saturday, April 8, 2023, surrounded by his family and closest friends. He is survived by his wife, Laura Coleson; son, Nathan (Kiersten) Coleson; sisters, Brenda (Stanley) Key and Gail (Johnny) Ryan; and brother, Mike Coleson. Wayne is also survived by many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends...
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Glenn Burcks
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. — Glenn Dewayne Burcks, 62, formerly of Mississippi County, Missouri, died from injuries sustained in a tornado that struck Glen Allen early Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Glenn was born May 2, 1960, in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Donald Richard and Jurlene Leda Cecile Brown Burcks. He had lived in Glen Allen a number of years...
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Ashtynn Braun
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Ashtynn Danielle Braun, 4 days old, of Chaffee was born Wednesday, April 5, 2023, and passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Surviving are her father and mother, Christian Alexander Braun and Kaylee Nicole Kirkover; grandparents, Kalyn (Kendra) Little and Craig (Marjorie) Kirkover; great-grandparents, Kendall (Mary Sue) Valleroy and Nancy Kirkover; uncles, Jonathan Kirkover and Jacob Miller; aunts, Emele Miller, Payge Kirkover, Brittnie Little, Johnnie Latus and Cheyenne Braun; her special fur brother, Tank; and also several other relatives.. ...
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Lucinda Brant
(Obituary ~ 04/11/23)
Lucinda Ann Brant, daughter of Mary Menz of Scott City and the late Roy Brant, was born Feb. 16, 1962, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Saturday, April 8, 2023, at her home in Scott City at the age of 61 years. She was a former heavy-equipment operator for various companies for several years...
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Birth 4/11/23
(Births ~ 04/11/23)
Son to Austin Tylor Keith and Carolyn Renee Barker of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:16 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Name, Noah Keith. Weight, 6.48 pounds. Seventh child, fifth son. Mrs. Barker is a member of the support staff at Regency House Management...
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US 61 in Perry County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 04/11/23)
U.S. 61 in Perry County -- from Route M to County Road 812 near Brewer, Missouri -- will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews make pavement repairs. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 24, through Thursday, June 1...
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Out of the past: April 11
(Out of the Past ~ 04/11/23)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Traffic will be reduced to one lane on the Mississippi River bridge at Chester later this month as repair work resumes; the Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the $4.66 million project to upgrade the bridge; traffic restrictions will begin April 25 at the earliest; in addition to one-lane traffic, vehicles using the bridge on Highway 51, including farm machinery, will be limited to 10 feet in width and 14 feet in height...
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Cape Photo accepted in Art Saint Louis
(Submitted Story ~ 04/11/23)
“Reflections 3” was accepted in Art Saint Louis “Maturity and Muse” April 15-May18 2023. This is a juried show for artists over 70 yrs of age living within 200 miles of St Louis MO. “Reflections 3” is a framed Digital Photo in a series taken from Cape North Park in Cape Girardeau MO. ...
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