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Vivek Malek reports $1.2M haul for Missouri treasurer campaign
(State News ~ 04/17/23)
Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek reported Friday that his campaign raised $506,000 during the first three months of the year, with an aligned political action committee formed to support his 2024 candidacy raising $700,000. Malek was appointed treasurer in December after his predecessor, Scott Fitzpatrick, was elected auditor. He made it clear he intended to run for a full term next year...
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SEMO-NASV to hold 2nd annual A Day in the Park with Green Bear this weekend
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) will be holding its second annual A Day in the Park with Green Bear on Saturday, April 22. The free event, which is family and pet friendly, will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cape County Park North next to Shelter No. 4...
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SEMO student newspaper wins awards at state conference
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
The Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University's student newspaper, and the university's Department of Mass Media came away winning multiple awards during a recent collegiate media conference. According to a release from the university, the Arrow hosted about 100 media students from across the state at this year's Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA) and Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) joint conference Saturday, April 1...
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Inaugural Hot Air Balloon Festival set to take off in June in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — This summer, Sikeston will host a unique community event: its first-ever Hot Air Balloon Festival from Friday, June 16, to Sunday, June 18. "This is going to be an event unlike anything Sikeston has ever seen," committee chairwoman Hali Kaminsky said...
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Cotner celebrates 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
Dr. Dan Cotner, seated, takes a photo with fellow Rotarians Mary Bennett and Linda Puchbauer at Cotner's 100th birthday party Saturday, April 15, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Drury Hotels turns 50
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Drury Hotels, which opened its first hotel in 1973 in Sikeston, Missouri, is this month marking a half-century in business by making a major donation to this region's largest food bank. Drury Cares is giving a trailer with 23 skids — or pallets — of food and supplies to Southeast Missouri Food Bank, which has warehouses in Sikeston and Jackson...
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Tax day — April 18 — fast approaching
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
The headline to this story seems to be a misprint but it's not. The traditional deadline to file federal and state income tax returns is April 15, but because of 2023 calendar quirks, Tax Day is pushed back to Tuesday, April 18. Here's the explanation and it is a little convoluted...
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Jackson police to join Take Back Day efforts
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
The Jackson Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration's 24th National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Jackson police will be collecting prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jackson Police Department, 202 W. Jackson Blvd...
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After 44 years, search for Cheryl Scherer continues
(Local News ~ 04/17/23)
It's been 44 years since Cheryl Anne Scherer disappeared while working the daytime shift at a Scott County gas station, and law enforcement and her family are making their strongest plea for anyone with information to come forward. "It's time for a hero," detective Mike Williams with the Scott County Sheriff's Office said. "We need somebody to come forward and tell us what happened or how to find Cheryl."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
Today is Monday, April 17, the 107th day of 2023. There are 258 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day...
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Prayer 4-17-23
(Prayer ~ 04/17/23)
Father God, may those in mourning be comforted and feel your loving arms around them. Amen.
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Save the planet from a President Newsom
(Column ~ 04/17/23)
My governor, Gavin Newsom, has finally found an excuse to get out of the state he's been tyrannizing for the last three years. He's going around to red states like Florida, telling them how they're the ones that are doing everything wrong. While Newsom is AWOL, which actually is a good thing for the overtaxed people of California, the state continues to fall apart...
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The slippery slope of the Second Amendment
(Column ~ 04/17/23)
In order to develop solutions to mass shootings in this country, we must first establish a foundation of fact that everyone can agree on. Yes, I'm talking about the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. A question I often get in response to my columns about mass shootings goes something like this:...
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Congratulations to Polivick, Brunke at Cape's Public Works
(Editorial ~ 04/17/23)
A longtime city leader will retire this summer, and another who has served in a couple different roles in Cape Girardeau city government will take the helm of an important department. Stan Polivick has been on staff with the City of Cape Girardeau for the last 15 years. He started as the stormwater coordinator before being promoted to the role of Public Works director in 2018...
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Business quote
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
This is an exciting time to be working at the IRS. Our employees are excited by the prospect of having the proper tools and resources to do their jobs helping taxpayers and the nation. IRS employees — including me — cannot wait to show how the actions under this plan will translate into real improvements for taxpayers. ...
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Cape Girardeau business licenses
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
City of Cape Girardeau Community Relations Department has received six applications for business licenses: n Drake Lowell Jahraus of Cape Girardeau for Drake Jahraus Shelter Insurance, 2907 Independence St. n Brittany R. Taylor of Cape Girardeau for Beautii & Fades LLC, 3049 William St., Suite 246, West Park Mall, a hair salon...
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Cape Girardeau Optimist Club makes donation
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Cape Girardeau Evening Optimists have donated $3,600 to Project CHARLIE (Chemical Abuse Resolution Lies in Education). CHARLIE is a life skills drug prevention program taught by volunteers in the primary grades of the Cape Girardeau public schools.
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Cape Girardeau County demolishes houses for jail project
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Three residential properties have been razed to make room for additional parking for the approved $48 million Cape Girardeau County jail expansion project in Jackson. Demolition began April 10 on the three parcels in the 200 block of Cherry Street across the street from the current lockup at 216 N. Missouri St...
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Clayton Collier named principal at Oak Ridge High School
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Clayton Collier, Ed.S., a Jackson High School and Southeast Missouri State University graduate, has been named principal of Oak Ridge High School in Cape Girardeau County effective with the 2023-2024 school year. Collier, 26, is a veteran and comes to Oak Ridge from the business faculty of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he also served as head coach of Central's wrestling squad.
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Gas still inching higher
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.66 Saturday, while the average in Missouri was $3.34 — up 13 cents in the past week in the Show Me State and up 30 cents in the past month. The high cost of oil, auto club federation AAA said, now in the low $80-per-barrel range, is considered the main culprit...
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Summers Lane Boutique closing in uptown Jackson
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Summers Lane Boutique, 121 S. High St. in uptown Jackson, will shutter its women's clothing storefront at the close of business Saturday, April 29. "The past six years have brought us many new friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. ...
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Cape Girardeau County transit to buy vehicles; ridership behind pre-COVID
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CTA) is purchasing seven new vehicles for its fleet, which it hopes to receive in the next 90 days. "We're getting two Chrysler minivans, which can hold up to two wheelchairs and three additional passengers, plus we'll be receiving five regular Toyota minivans, which can hold up to six passengers," said CTA operations director Susan Redford...
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Cost of stamps going ever higher
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
U.S. Postal Service officials said April 10 they are asking the Postal Regulatory Commission for permission to raise the price of a first-class stamp again — this time to 66 cents. In January, USPS won approval to hike the price from 60 to 63 cents but the agency said it needs the latest boost in cost to offset the rise in inflation,...
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Cape Girardeau County revenue figures for April
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Cape Girardeau County tax revenue balances continued strong in April with some ongoing weakness evidenced in use-tax receipts, according to figures received by county Treasurer Roger Hudson from the Missouri Department of Revenue. n General revenue Tax was up 7.4% in April compared to the month before to $768,789.97, with year-to-date data showing $3,073,422.08 received, a 6.5% increase compared to the first four months of 2022...
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Local real estate update
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
According to a recent survey of Mid America Regional Information Systems data, unsold homes in the Cape Girardeau market have been on the market for 82 days in 2023 compared to 67 days for the same period in 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, the median number of days for a home to go under contract for sale in Cape Girardeau County was 34 days; a year ago, it was eight days...
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He's been Mexico's voice abroad. Now he wants the presidency
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
MEXICO CITY -- He's been the face of Mexico internationally for nearly five years and often the country's leading voice in negotiations with top world leaders -- including volatile ones, like former U.S. President Donald Trump. Now Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard is testing whether his work on the world stage will translate into votes in Mexico as he competes for the leftist ruling party nomination for next year's presidential elections...
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New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- It's that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday's filing deadline. Many often pay to use software from private companies such as Intuit and H&R Block. Almost one-quarter of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes...
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Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
CHICAGO -- When the U.S. prisons director visited the penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, this past week, she stopped by the federal death row where Bruce Webster is in a solitary, 12-by-7 foot cell, 23 hours a day. Webster's not supposed to be there. A federal judge in Indiana ruled in 2019 that the 49-year-old has an IQ in the range of severe intellectual disability and so cannot be put to death...
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Deepfake porn could be a growing problem amid AI race
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
NEW YORK -- Artificial intelligence imaging can be used to create art, try on clothes in virtual fitting rooms or help design advertising campaigns. But experts fear the darker side of the easily accessible tools could worsen something that primarily harms women: nonconsensual deepfake pornography...
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Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
WAKAYAMA, Japan -- The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by the lack of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Fisherman Tsutomu Konishi was watching Kishida at a campaign event at this fishing port when an object flew overhead and landed near the prime minister, Konishi said. A security officer covered the object with a bulletproof briefcase, Konishi said. The fishermen swarmed the attacker...
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Pope slams 'insinuations' against John Paul II as baseless
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
ROME -- Pope Francis on Sunday publicly defended St. John Paul II, condemning as "offensive and baseless" insinuations that recently surfaced about the late pontiff. In remarks to tourists and pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Francis said he was aiming to interpret the feelings of the faithful worldwide by expressing gratitude to the Polish pontiff's memory...
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NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
IMATRA, Finland -- The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland's long border with Russia -- primarily meant to curb illegal migration -- has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance...
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What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Musk's company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday...
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EU leaders beat a path to Xi's door seeking China's help
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
BRUSSELS -- In the weeks since Chinese leader Xi Jinping won a third five-year term as president, setting him on course to remain in power for life, leaders and diplomats from around the world have beaten a path to his door. None more so than those from Europe...
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G-7 talks may measure allies' reaction to US documents leak
(International News ~ 04/17/23)
HANOI -- While the Biden administration sees minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners, that assessment will get its first real test when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets in Japan with counterparts from six of America's closest foreign friends...
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Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
(International News ~ 04/17/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its full-scale war more than a year ago...
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Dozens killed as army, paramilitary group battle for control of Sudan
(International News ~ 04/17/23)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire...
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NerdWallet: How a data nerd approaches DIY home improvement projects
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
I started 2021 by buying an 1885 hulk of a home, sight unseen, with visions of restoring its earlier grandeur. In almost two years, I've restored three of many rooms and tackled multiple smaller projects, by myself. Do-it-yourself home improvements can save a lot of money, but that's hardly the only reason to dive in. ...
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Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, wounds 28
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
DADEVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager's birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister's 16th birthday. The shooting erupted Saturday night at a dance studio in downtown Dadeville...
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Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies
(National News ~ 04/17/23)
NEW YORK -- Without citing a reason, the Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements...
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'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years
(Entertainment ~ 04/17/23)
NEW YORK -- The final curtain came down Sunday on New York's production of "The Phantom of the Opera," ending Broadway's longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti bursting from its famous chandelier...
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Out of the past: April 17
(Out of the Past ~ 04/17/23)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri House Budget Committee yesterday slashed funding for construction of the new Cape Girardeau vocational-technical school by $1.5 million; the Cape Girardeau School District had asked for $1.65 million, and Gov. Mel Carnahan included the funding in his fiscal 1999 budget proposal; but the committee on a voice vote eliminated all but $150,000; State Rep. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chamber news
(Business ~ 04/17/23)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring three events in the week ahead: n 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 18: Chamber of Retired Professionals (CORP), Cape Chamber Regional Development Center, 220 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, sponsored by Missouri Veterans Home...
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