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Vehicle fire at Buffalo Wild Wings in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department personnel responded at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, to a vehicle fire at Buffalo Wild Wings, 211 Siemers Drive. ...
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Boil water advisory lifted in Jackson
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
Jackson officials announced Monday afternoon, May 22, that a boil-water advisory for portions of the city has been lifted. The advisory included Trail Ridge Subdivision, Kimbel Woods Subdivision, East Ridge Subdivision and along Old Cape Road from Kimbel Woods Drive to Gloria Street...
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Moms Demand Action, SNAP plan event for gun-violence prevention
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
Local groups Moms Demand Action and Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please (SNAP) will gather Friday, June 2, for a Wear Orange event to call attention to gun violence. The event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at Peace Park, at the corner of Broadway and Spanish Street in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Former astronaut Godwin honored at Cape County History Center
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
Former astronaut and Jackson native Linda Godwin spoke at the opening of an exhibit celebrating her career Thursday, May 18, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. Being honored as a Cape Girardeau County hero, Godwin spoke about her life growing up and going to school in Jackson, her career with NASA and being one of the few people to experience space travel...
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Jackson seeks grant for next bridge project
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
Jackson officials are looking ahead to yet another bridge project in the Cape Girardeau County seat municipality as they seek state money to replace the nearly 60-year-old Sunset Bridge off U.S. 61. City engineer Anna Bergmark said Jackson is seeking a Missouri Department of Transportation grant...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2023. There are 222 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was "very solid" evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers...
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Prayer 5-23-23
(Prayer ~ 05/23/23)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for your great and unending love. Amen.
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Standing with our men and women in blue
(Column ~ 05/23/23)
National Police Week is an important opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to our men and women in blue who serve our communities. Here in southern Missouri, we have the utmost respect for our local law enforcement. We know that when an emergency strikes, they will rush in to save lives when everyone else is running away. Southern Missouri is a safe and great place to raise a family thanks to our men and women in blue...
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Repeal debt limit statute
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/23/23)
I am writing this letter on May 18. Due to the present debt limit, officials in the U.S. Treasury Department indicate that on or about June 1 the country will not be able to fully meet its financial obligations. A few opinionated observations. The country's debt should be discussed and measured as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and not as a dollar amount. ...
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Joe Biden, the habitual racialist demagogue
(Column ~ 05/23/23)
The most recent liberal ABC News/Washington Post poll showed President Joe Biden's approval rating at 36% -- the lowest in history for a president at this point in his first term. Biden's low popularity is no mystery. He inherited energy independence, affordable gas prices, historically low interest rates, low inflation, calm overseas, a low crime rate, and a largely closed border with legal-only immigration...
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Fire report 5-23-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 21 n Medical assists were made at 11:01 a.m. on South Frederick Street; 2:04 p.m. on Walnut Street; 2:53 p.m. at Jefferson Avenue and College Street; and 6:53 p.m. on North Street...
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Police report 5-23-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Harmony Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Harmony Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway...
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Theresa Wright
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Theresa Lynn Wright, daughter of Connie Williams Bennett of Illinois and the late Gilbert Carlyle, was born Dec. 8, 1965, in Sikeston, Missouri, and passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, with her precious granddaughters by her side in Scott County, Missouri, at the age of 57 years...
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Charlotte Wattle
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Charlotte Nicole "Nikki" Wattle, 43, of Scott City died Monday, May 15, 2023. She was born Oct. 28, 1979, in Cape Girardeau to Jack Welker and Karen Kyle. Survivors include her father, Jack Welker of Neelys Landing; two daughters, Sidnea Wattle and Kady Wattle, both of St. ...
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Robert Warder
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Robert L. Warder, 93, formerly of Magnolia, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Hurst, Illinois, to Harry and Sarah Russell Warder. He and Marvellee Masterson were married April 10, 1955, at Grace Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death March 30, 2022...
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Loretta Uelsmann
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Loretta Catherine Aufdenberg Uelsmann passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at her home in Jackson. She was born Nov. 11, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to William August Henry and Ruby Augusta Fluegge Aufdenberg. She was baptized Dec. 14, 1947, and confirmed March 26, 1961, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit...
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Maxine Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Maxine D. Stevens, 97, of Jackson and formerly of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Oct. 16, 1925, in St. Louis, the daughter of Linus C. and Marie F. Milde Morton. Maxine and Lyman Junior Stevens were united in marriage April 14, 1946. They had been married more than 55 years when he preceded her in death March 6, 2002...
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Libby Scherer
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Olevia "Libby" Tucker Scherer, daughter of the late Clarence and Erice Mae Lynn Tucker, was born Dec. 10, 1936, in Illmo and passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at her home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by family, at the age of 86 years. Libby provided in-home child care for 41 years to around 120 children during this time. She was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Missouri...
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Mary Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
BENTON, Mo. — Mary Elizabeth Lincoln, 82, of Benton passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. She was born Aug. 23, 1940, in St. Louis to William and Sarah Aronoff Kannady. After graduating high school, she was a clerk for the U.S. ...
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Colleen Farrar
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Colleen Lou Farrar, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 11, 1936, in Alhambra, Illinois, to Gustav Bekemeyer and Lucinda Stieglitz. She and Carl Humphrey Farrar were married June 30, 1956, in Hamel, Illinois. He preceded her in death July 4, 2004...
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Stanley Downs
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Stanley D. Downs, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 16, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. Previous plans for a Kentucky Lake service have been canceled due to complications...
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Wilma Crader
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
ORAN, Mo. — Wilma Crader, daughter of the late Henry John and Marzella Sheppard Dudley, was born July 25, 1920, in Madison County, Missouri, and departed her life Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri, at the age of 102 years...
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Martha Bertrand
(Obituary ~ 05/23/23)
Martha Mae Bertrand — age 90 years, 9 months and 18 days — entered Heaven's gates into eternal rest with her Savior on Saturday, May 20, 2023, surrounded by her beloved children and friends. Martha was born Aug. 2, 1932, to Frank and Mae Mullins Hopper. She married the love of her life, Frank Charles Bertrand, who preceded her in death Jan. 2, 2016...
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Mexicans near Popocatepetl stay vigilant as volcano's activity increases
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
SANTIAGO XALITZINTLA, Mexico -- At the edge of this town near the Popocatepetl volcano, away from the din of traffic, there was an occasional low rumble Monday, like an idling engine. A cloud of superfine ash descended, slightly reducing visibility and coming to rest on vehicles' windshields. ...
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Pope sends Vatican official to Bolivia as abuse allegations escalate
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests. Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, a leading member of the church's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, arrived in Bolivia on the same day as a former Jesuit seminarian landed in the country vowing to reveal more information about alleged cases of abuse...
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Iranian nuclear facility so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn't reach it
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press...
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Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students who were trapped and injuring several others at a government boarding school as authorities probe whether it was intentionally set. All but one of the victims were Indigenous girls, officials said Monday...
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New search for Madeleine McCann, UK toddler missing since 2007, Portuguese police confirm
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
LISBON -- Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country's Algarve region in 2007, in the next few days. Portugal's Judicial Police released a statement confirming local media reports that they would conduct the search at the request of the German authorities and in the presence of British officials...
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Russia alleges border incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs; Kyiv claims they are disgruntled Russians
(International News ~ 05/23/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian military saboteurs launched an attack across the border Monday, wounding eight people in a small town. Kyiv officials denied any link with the group and blamed the fighting on a revolt by disgruntled Russians against the Kremlin...
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Drag show restaurant files federal lawsuit against Florida and Gov. DeSantis
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly features drag shows filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, less than a week after he signed a bill that targets drag performances. The lawsuit filed in Orlando federal court by the owner of Hamburger Mary's Orlando claims the state is depriving the business of its First Amendment rights to free expression. ...
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TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on "unfounded speculation" that the Chinese government could access users' data...
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Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
NEW YORK -- TikTok is challenging Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It's the second lawsuit since the ban was adopted. Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the law Wednesday expecting a legal fight. The law, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, also faces questions over whether it can be enforced...
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E. Jean Carroll adds Trump's post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
NEW YORK -- E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict...
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Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
PHOENIX -- A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake failed to prove her claim that Maricopa County did not verify signatures on mail ballots as required by law...
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Donald Trump to appear by video as judge reinforces ban on attacking witnesses
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
NEW YORK -- The judge in Donald Trump's criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses. Trump won't have to show up to court for the afternoon hearing at a Manhattan courthouse, avoiding the mammoth security and logistical challenges that accompanied his arraignment last month...
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Shelters start to fill in Guam as US territory in Pacific braces for Typhoon Mawar
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
HONOLULU -- Authorities in Guam warned anyone not living in a fully concrete house to head to safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill as residents braced for Typhoon Mawar, a powerful storm that could deliver the biggest hit in two decades to the U.S. territory in the Pacific...
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Three Western states offer cuts to Colorado River usage
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
LAS VEGAS -- Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they're willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government -- and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens the key water supply for the U.S. West...
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Scott launches presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with rivals
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign Monday, offering an optimistic and compassionate message he's hoping can serve as a contrast with the political combativeness that has dominated the early GOP primary field...
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School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a South Carolina playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to lessen his sentence so he can eventually get out of prison. Jesse Osborne's lawyer asked Judge Lawton McIntosh on Monday to reconsider his sentence so Osborne, now 21, could have some hope of freedom in his 50s or 60s...
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Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19. The abortion ban takes effect immediately, while the ban on gender-affirming care takes effect on Oct. 1. The hybrid measure ties together restrictions that Republicans have pursued across the U.S...
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Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
ROYAL OAK, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting...
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Suspect 'stands silent' in slayings of 4 Idaho college students; judge enters not guilty pleas
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
BOISE, Idaho -- The suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students opted Monday to "stand silent" to murder charges, prompting the judge to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf ahead of a trial in which he could face the death penalty...
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No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default...
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Ray Stevenson, of 'Rome' and 'Thor' movies, dies at 58
(National News ~ 05/23/23)
Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in "RRR", an Asgardian warrior in the "Thor" films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO's "Rome", has died. He was 58. Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press that he died Sunday but had no other details to share Monday...
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Out of the past: May 23
(Out of the Past ~ 05/23/23)
With fewer than six weeks left in the current fiscal year, the time for making budget decisions is drawing near for the Cape Girardeau Board of Education; board members must take action by June 30 to cut about $1 million in spending from the next school year's budget, which goes into effect July 1; the cuts must be made because the district has been spending more money than it has taken in since fiscal year 1995, and the result is a fund balance that is lower than state recommendations...
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Sponsored: 5 ways to enjoy downtown Cape Girardeau this spring
(Local News ~ 05/23/23)
With the arrival of spring, it's a time for renewal and enjoying the outdoors after being stuck inside during the winter. Andrea Hamm, assistant director of Old Town Cape, said there are a number of outdoor events, dining options, and shops to visit. "It's a place people want to be," Hamm said...
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