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NTSB: Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal Amtrak derailment
(State News ~ 08/03/23)
A dump truck driver last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late, federal investigators concluded in a report, finding that a steep, poorly designed railroad crossing in rural Missouri contributed to last year's fatal Amtrak derailment that killed four people and injured 146 others...
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Old and new recipes to begin the month of August
(Community ~ 08/03/23)
As we start a new month, I am inspired to hunt out some old familiar recipes and to find a few new recipes to try. I am especially interested in the peach cheesecake salad and the grilled fruit iced tea. But all of today's recipes pique my interest, so I will have to get busy trying these during the month of August...
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Former nurse sentenced for stealing leftover fentanyl from Cape Girardeau hospital
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
A former Cape Girardeau nurse was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 1, for stealing leftover fentanyl from Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Lindsey Francis, 35, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. to serve three years of probation, provide 200 hours of public service work and to pay a $5,000 fine. She was also ordered to undergo drug treatment and will be subjected to random drug screenings...
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David Robinson sentenced to prison in assault case
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
David Robinson, exonerated for a murder he did not commit, has been sentenced to seven years in prison on a domestic assault charge. Robinson was sentenced to the prison term Wednesday, Aug. 2, in a Scott County court. He was arrested in 2020 and charged with first-degree domestic assault and tampering with a victim. ...
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Largest diesel towboat in US to dock in Cape, host public tours
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI, known as MV Mississippi, will dock from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Cape Girardeau's Riverfront Park, with a public open house offered. Army Corps of Engineers reports the 6,300-horsepower diesel-powered towboat is the largest of its kind in the United States at 241-feet-long and 58-feet wide...
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Located on State Highway K, Circle U Bar & Grill gets an A+
(Community ~ 08/03/23)
Writing for this column has taken me down roads I probably never would have traveled and that was the case this week as well. Most of the time, I was the only car on numbered county roads and lettered state highways as I drove a winding path to Sedgewickville, Missouri, which, according to the 2020 Census data, has a population of 191 people...
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Change for this weekend's tax free holiday in Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
Missouri's upcoming back-to-school tax-free weekend, Friday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 6, will have a new wrinkle this year. Municipalities and counties that previously opted out of the annual three-day sales tax suspension, such as the City of Cape Girardeau, may not do so anymore thanks to a 2021 change in state law now taking effect...
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Danny Essner named Volunteer of the Year
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
Danny Essner of Cape Girardeau was awarded Volunteer of the Year by Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. on Friday, July 28. Essner, a retired banker, originally from Kelso, Missouri, has served the Cape Girardeau community by volunteering at several organizations and on boards and committees...
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2023 Shipyard Music Festival Kickoff Party to feature Maggie Rose
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
Scout Hall has announced the official 2023 Shipyard Music Festival Kickoff Party. The event will be Saturday, Sept. 16, with doors opening at 7 p.m., and the event starting at 8 p.m. The kickoff party will have live music from Maggie Rose and special guest Jesse Charles Hammock...
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Proffitt sentenced to nearly 16 years for arson, hate crime against Islamic Center
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
A man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison Wednesday, Aug. 2, for arson and a hate crime for the fire that damaged the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau. Nicholas John Proffitt, 44, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for the charge of use of fire to damage religious property, considered a hate crime, and 10 years for use of fire to commit a felony, with the sentences to run consecutively. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2023. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 people dead; prosecutors said Patrick Crusius targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring Latinos into leaving the U.S., and that he had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack. ...
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Shift Republican conviction of Trump as savior?
(Column ~ 08/03/23)
"They're not indicting me, they're indicting you. I just happen to be standing in the way," Donald Trump declared (again) in the wake of a new updated federal indictment connected to the classified documents case. The claim is as effective as it is stupid. The federal government is not, in fact, prosecuting the average Trump supporter for mishandling documents or obstructing justice (save for two Trump aides who allegedly helped him mishandle documents and obstruct justice)...
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Joe Biden is Donald Trump's best friend
(Column ~ 08/03/23)
Donald Trump doesn't look, at the moment, like he needs any help winning the Republican nomination, but he's getting an assist from President Joe Biden. The incumbent president -- rather than being the indispensable political antidote to Trump that Democrat imagine him as -- may well prove the key to his predecessor's return to the White House...
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Prayer 8-3-23
(Prayer ~ 08/03/23)
Lord Jesus, we praise you, our loving God full of grace and truth. Amen.
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Speak Out 8-3-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/03/23)
Robert Kennedy Jr is clearly a conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer propagandist. Things that he said about vaccines in the past and most recently about the COVID-19 vaccines has led to the deaths of many people. All rational people should dismiss anything he has to say out of hand...
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Out of the past: Aug. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/23)
Southeast Missouri State University shook the money tree in fiscal 1998, raising nearly $5.8 million; the foundation received $5.77 million in the year ending June 30; that was an increase of nearly $2.89 million from the previous year, foundation officials said; the financial gifts included a record $5.3 million in cash contributions...
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Fire report 8-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 1 n Medical assists were made at 2:01 p.m. at Amblewood and Parkmore drives and 5:33 p.m. on Montgomery Street. ...
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Police report 8-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street....
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Bill Myers
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
Charles "Bill" Myers, 77, of Jackson and formerly of Willow Springs, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by loved ones. Bill was born Dec. 11, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, and grew up in Oak Ridge. He was the youngest of six and was incredibly close with his siblings -- Gene (Jeanie), Dale (Judy), Mary Robinson and Ruth (Larry) Barks, as well as Greta's family -- brother-in-law Rodney (Jan) Miller; aunt, Rada Kamp; and cousin, Lee Fronabarger. ...
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Milton Kasten
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
Milton C. Kasten, 96, of Jackson passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Milton was born Dec. 14, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Oscar W. and Ella Lydia Neumeyer Kasten. His family moved numerous times during his education. He attended seven schools, starting September 1932 at Goshen in Oak Ridge, followed by Sandy Ridge, Dogwood, Tilsit, Mississippi County Bridges, Diehlstadt and Jackson High School, graduating in 1944...
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Lawrence Johnson
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
PERRYVILLE Mo. — Lawrence J. Johnson, 91, of Perryville died Monday, July 31, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at Ford and Young Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at the funeral home, with Charles Mangels officiating. Burial will be at Yount Community Cemetery in Yount, Missouri...
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Louis Gould
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
Louis Ray Gould, 81, of Scott City died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating...
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Robert Essner
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
Robert "Bobby" Essner, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at his home. There will be a visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. There is no service scheduled.
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Births 8-3-23
(Births ~ 08/03/23)
Son to Taylor and Molly O'Guin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Name, Bodie Jack. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. O'Guin works for the Advance School District. O'Guin works for O'Guin Mechanical Services...
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Cape Girardeau County Tax Liens for July 2023
(Business Records ~ 08/03/23)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during July are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Pope Francis blasts 'scandal' of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors
(International News ~ 08/03/23)
LISBON, Portugal -- Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members of the country's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the long-ignored scandal, which he said had marred the Catholic Church and helped drive the faithful away...
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Niger's military ruler warns against foreign meddling, urges population to defend the country
(International News ~ 08/03/23)
NIAMEY, Niger -- Niger's new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to be ready to defend the nation. In one of few addresses to the West African country since seizing power from Niger's democratically elected president a week ago, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani warned against foreign meddling and military intervention against the coup...
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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
(International News ~ 08/03/23)
ZHUOZHOU, China -- China's capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents...
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Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
(International News ~ 08/03/23)
CAIRO -- Sudan's warring parties have committed extensive war crimes in the ongoing conflict, including deliberate killings of civilians and sexual assault, a leading rights group said Thursday. The east African country plunged into chaos in mid-April when monthslong tensions between the military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital of Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country...
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Vast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say
(International News ~ 08/03/23)
UNITED NATION -- The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.'s highest judicial body which will give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories supported the Palestinians view that Israel is taking over land they seek for an independent state, their U.N. ambassador said Wednesday...
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
PITTSBURGH -- The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury decided Wednesday. Robert Bowers spewed hatred of Jews and espoused white supremacist beliefs online before methodically planning and carrying out the 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue, where members of three congregations had gathered for Sabbath worship and study. ...
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Woman's escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar 'nightmare,' FBI says
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states...
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Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames threaten iconic Joshua trees
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. -- Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region's famous spiky Joshua trees. The York Fire that erupted last Friday is California's largest wildfire this year. As of Wednesday night it had burned through nearly 147 square miles of land and was 34% contained, fire officials said...
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Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss's indictment
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
NEW YORK -- Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former boss. But the former vice president plays a central role in a new federal indictment unsealed Tuesday that outlines the first criminal charges against Donald Trump connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election...
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Should Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question
(National News ~ 08/03/23)
NEW YORK -- The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he'll face time behind bars. For Trump, who's now facing his third criminal indictment -- this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and block the transfer of presidential power -- winning is about more than ego, redemption, score-settling or the future of the country...
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