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Juvenile arrested for alleged robbery in Cape
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
A juvenile has been arrested for allegedly pointing what appeared to be a firearm at another juvenile before robbing the victim. Cape Girardeau police officers responded to the 1200 block of Bloomfield Street around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 16. When on the scene, officers interviewed a victim who said another juvenile pointed what appeared to be a weapon at him before taking some items, said Robert Newton, police department public information officer...
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Cape gets $250K grant for Shawnee Park improvements
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
The City of Cape Girardeau was awarded a quarter-million dollar state grant for one of its facilities. The $250,000 Local Tourism Asset Development Grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development will be used to improve Shawnee Park Sports Complex...
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Harte to sign off from 'Caffe Concerto'
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
KRCU radio personality Tom Harte will be signing off the air as host of "Caffe Concerto" on Friday, April 28. Retiring after 23 years from the National Public Radio affiliate's fine dining-themed, classical music program is bittersweet, Harte said. "I love this job," he said. "It's just been a real pleasure, and the people that I work with are just wonderful."...
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Broadway Theatre issue to get public hearing next month
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
The public will get the chance to weigh in at the Monday, May 1, Cape Girardeau City Council meeting on what happens to the building that once housed Broadway Theatre. The building — which is currently condemned — has been slated for demolition for nearly a year, but plans have continually been delayed...
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Cape Girardeau County OKs new paving contract amid high asphalt costs
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
Cape Girardeau County has approved a $2,109,512 contract with Paving Pros of Oak Ridge, but First District Commissioner Paul Koeper wants residents to know the toll the high price of asphalt is taking. "We simply can't do as much (paving) as we'd like to because of the cost," Koeper said Monday, April 17, after the commission awarded the work...
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Riverside Regional Library 'healthy' in its 3-county region
(Local News ~ 04/18/23)
This story is updated. Jeff Trinkle, director of Riverside Regional Library, serving Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties, told Cape Girardeau County commissioners Monday, April 17, the library system has a "healthy balance" in unrestricted funds as he presented its 2022 19-page annual report...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
Today is Tuesday, April 18, the 108th day of 2023. There are 257 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, warning colonists that British Regular troops were approaching...
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Sponsored: What You Need to Know: Heartworms, fleas and ticks in pets
(Insiders Advice ~ 04/18/23)
Heartworms can live in your pet’s heart and lungs, growing up to a foot long. They can cause severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to various organs. Mosquitos are common carriers of heartworms, spreading their larvae from infected animals to unprotected pets through their bites. ...
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State should fund libraries
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/23)
I am writing this letter on April 14, and the Missouri House of Representatives has voted to remove an appropriation of $4.5 million from the proposed state budget for the purchasing of books by Missouri's public libraries. This proposed stripping of funds from public libraries was done in retaliation over a lawsuit brought by the Missouri Library Association, which along with the American Civil Liberties Union, is suing the state over a law that bans hundreds of titles in public school district libraries, including books that discuss racial justice and the history of the Holocaust. ...
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Prayer 4-18-23
(Prayer ~ 04/18/23)
O Lord Jesus, we sing your praises, for you are worthy to be praised. Amen.
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The mission and the noise
(Column ~ 04/18/23)
On Good Friday, a judge made a ruling in Texas to sideline one of the drugs used in chemical abortions. The ruling never went into practice, and that decision will likely wind up in the Supreme Court before long. It was a sober reminder that abortion in the United States is both far from over and intensely complicated. Reactions were -- as is typical in the wake of last June's Supreme Court ruling that ended Roe v. Wade -- hysterical...
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The Biden 10-step plan for global chaos
(Column ~ 04/18/23)
Why is French President Emmanuel Macron cozying up to China while trashing his oldest ally, the United States? Why is there suddenly talk of discarding the dollar as the global currency? Why are Japan and India shrugging that they cannot follow the United States' lead in boycotting Russian oil?...
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When the UMC stays united
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/23)
When the UMC stays united When your family faces a crisis, you want to keep the troubles quiet. The conflict within the family of the United Methodist Church has long been fodder for blogs, news articles and coffee shop conversations within and beyond the church membership...
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Fire report 4-18-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 16 n Medical assists were made at 9:19 a.m. on Brookshire Road; 11:55 a.m. on Siemers Drive; and 1:12 p.m. on Park Place Drive.
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Police report 4-18-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Main Street...
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Margery Tucker
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Margery Ann Tucker, 80, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Independence Care Center. No services are being planned at this time. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John Stovall
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
John Richard Stovall, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 14, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Ford and Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Navy and local VFW post...
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Eugene Roth
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
ST. LOUIS — Eugene "Gene" E. Roth, 84, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, in St. Louis. He was the son of the late Theophil and Esther Bodenschatz Roth; beloved husband of Pauline Kaufmann Roth; devoted father of the late Kathy and the late Timothy, who both died in infancy, and Constance (James) Kuchar; brother of the late Nelson Roth; and beloved uncle, great-uncle and friend to many...
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Norma Renz
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
ST. PETERS, Mo. — Norma "Jean" Renz, 88, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Chestnut Glenn in St. Peters, surrounded by family. She was born July 1, 1934, in Springfield, Illinois, to John T. Ushman and Annabelle Wood. Norma graduated from Griffin High School in Springfield. She was married to Norman "Dean" Renz on July 4, 1953, in Springfield. They were married 66 years. Dean was the love of her life...
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Kenneth Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Kenneth D. Miller, 77, of Perryville died Friday, April 14, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ben Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Whitewater Christian Cemetery in Perry County...
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Mary Blakemore
(Obituary ~ 04/18/23)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Mary Blakemore, 75, of Olive Branch died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at noon Wednesday, April 19, at Green Lawn Cemetery in Villa Ridge, Illinois, with Dick Blakemore officiating...
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Births 4/18/23
(Births ~ 04/18/23)
Daughter to Tristan and Alissa Newell of Scopus, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:48 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Name, Tessa Ray. Weight, 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Newell is the daughter of Kia and Karrie Bowen of Jackson and Sean Bomar of Jackson. She is a stay-at-home mom. Newell is the son of Tara Newell-Koehler and Ike Newell of Marble Hill, Missouri. He works for Mid-South Steel Inc...
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Brazil's welcome of Russian minister prompts US blowback
(International News ~ 04/18/23)
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed gratitude to Brazil for its approach in pushing for an end to hostilities in Ukraine -- an effort that has irked both Kyiv and the West, and by afternoon prompted an unusually sharp rebuke from the White House...
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G-7 diplomats reject Chinese, N. Korean, Russian aggression
(International News ~ 04/18/23)
KARUIZAWA, Japan -- Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies vowed a tough stance on China's increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea's unchecked tests of long-range missiles, while building momentum on ways to boost support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion...
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Sudan's generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185
(International News ~ 04/18/23)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country...
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Sudan hospitals struggle with casualties, damage in fighting
(International News ~ 04/18/23)
CAIRO -- At the Khartoum Teaching Hospital, people wounded during street battles flowed into the wards. Supplies were running low, with doctors, nurses, patients and their relatives trapped inside for days as the Sudanese capital turned into a war zone...
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Fox News-Dominion libel case set to begin after brief delay
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News delayed the opening of the trial Monday, raising the prospect that the two sides might attempt to settle before the eagerly watched case goes before a jury...
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Workers at anti-poverty World Bank struggle to pay bills
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- Andre Blount has been serving food to dignitaries at World Bank headquarters for nearly 10 years but his pay still isn't much above minimum wage. This week, as leaders from around the world are in D.C for the spring meeting of the poverty-fighting organization, Blount and his coworkers are trying to bring attention to what they see as a galling situation:...
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DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail...
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Speaker McCarthy vows to pass debt bill -- but can he do it?
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged Monday to pass legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling -- but only on condition of capping future federal spending increases at 1% -- as he lashed out at President Joe Biden for refusing to engage in budget-cutting negotiations to prevent a debt crisis...
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GOP leader McConnell returns to Senate after head injury
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion. The longtime Kentucky senator, 81, has been recovering at home since he was released from a rehabilitation facility March 25. He fell after attending an event earlier that month, injuring his head and fracturing a rib...
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No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
AKRON, Ohio -- An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots in the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one round at officers during a car and foot chase last summer, the state's attorney general announced Monday...
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LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the city's out-of-control homeless crisis, announced Monday she would recommend spending what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment programs...
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Alabama birthday girl begged dying brother to 'stay with me'
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
DADEVILLE, Ala. -- Alexis Dowdell's Sweet 16 birthday party ended with her kneeling beside her fatally wounded brother on the blood-slicked floor of a dance studio in small-town Alabama, the bodies of other wounded teens scattered around them. Dowdell told the story of Saturday's terror in Dadeville to The Associated Press on Monday surrounded by family. The shooting left her 18-year-old brother, Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell, and three others dead, along with another 32 injured, some critically...
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Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentence
(International News ~ 04/18/23)
MOSCOW -- A top Kremlin foe was convicted Monday on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison after a trial that marked the latest move in a relentless crackdown on the opposition amid the fighting in Ukraine...
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Court throws out Berkeley, California's ban on natural gas
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley, California's first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it approved the ordinance...
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House where MLK planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
DEARBORN, Mich. -- A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her "Uncle Martin." There were late-night visitors, phone calls and meetings at the house that was a safe haven for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they planned the Selma to Montgomery marches calling for Black voting rights...
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Man charged in shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl at his door
(State News ~ 04/18/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings was charged Monday with first-degree assault. Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that there was a "racial component" to the incident last Thursday night in which Andrew Lester twice shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released Sunday from the hospital. ...
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SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant rocket in Texas
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- SpaceX called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a problem cropped up during fueling. Elon Musk's company had planned to fly the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border...
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Trump's House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA's turf
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
NEW YORK -- Republicans upset with Donald Trump's indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on his home turf partly by falsely portraying New York City as a place overrun by crime...
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Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing
(National News ~ 04/18/23)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22 1/2-year sentence remain in place. Chauvin's attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer's convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity. ...
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Out of the past: April 18
(Out of the Past ~ 04/18/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A new association has been charged with managing the community's newest park; the newly-formed Perryville Community Parks Association will be overseeing the use and operation of a new, approximately 34-acre park made available to the community by the Congregation of the Mission-Midwest Province, commonly known as the Vincentians; the park property is adjacent to the 650-acre property the Vincentians plan to develop; the new park sits on the St. ...
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Muddy River Marathon Grows and Expands to Benefit Local Non-Profits and Regional Economy
(Submitted Story ~ 04/18/23)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri - The Muddy River Marathon, which made its debut in 2021, has been making waves ever since. The annual event has seen a tremendous growth in support and participation while generating significant economic activity in the region. This year, the marathon is set to expand its offerings and give back even more to the community...
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Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) Creates $20,000 Community Recovery Grant For Tornado Victims
(Submitted Story ~ 04/18/23)
The Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has approved funding a $20,000 Community Recovery Grant to help in rebuilding the Glenallen, MO community devasted by the April 5 tornado. Past District 26M1 Governor John Preston of the Patton Lions Club has gained a favor from Heartland Industries of Marble Hill to use the warehouse setting up a Distribution Center that is well stocked and will always welcome more goods. The Distribution Center will be operating through May 19...
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