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Sponsored: Incorporate Mexican cuisine into your daily meals
(08/25/23)
Seis Amigos Mexican Restaurant manager and part-owner Mario Mendoza says the spirit of camaraderie amongst the customers, owners, and team of servers and cooks at Seis Amigos Mexican Restaurant is what he loves about the restaurant. “It’s like a family,” he says...
- Juvenile in custody for alleged threats toward day care (Local News ~ 08/25/23)
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Alleged brick thrower charged
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 22, after he admitted to throwing a brick through a store window on Broadway, according to police. Around 4 a.m., Cape Girardeau Police Department officers responded to a business alarm in the 500 block of Broadway. They discovered a broken window at the business with a brick on the ground next to it...
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Tunes at Twilight moved indoors
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
Tunes at Twilight will be hosted indoors at Gospel Life Church, located at 817 Broadway, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, due to excessive heat...
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Commercial building razed in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
A commercial building at 2146 William St. in Cape Girardeau, which shares a parking lot with Town Plaza Shopping Center, was demolished Thursday, Aug. 24...
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Post Sex Nachos to perform at Scout Hall
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
Scout Hall will be welcoming Post Sex Nachos onto its stage this weekend for a back-to-school concert. Post Sex Nachos are a soulful and passionate band from Columbia, Missouri. According to its website, the band is "charging into battle for the love of the groove. ...
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Landscape of book reading changing with the times
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
BookTubers. Bookstagram. And now ... BookTok. Since social media has been around, so have various avenues for book lovers to show their passion for books. The BookTok community was established in 2020 around the time of the pandemic lockdown, according to Wikipedia...
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Dan Presson named assistant vice president for Economic and Workforce Development at SEMO
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
Dan Presson has been named assistant vice president for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development at Southeast Missouri State University. Presson has served in an interim capacity in the role since December. A news release from the university stated the Office of Economic and Workforce Development was developed in 2022 to align workforce and non-credit training programs with academic, industry and public sector needs...
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Paddle-wheeler due in Cape Girardeau's Riverfront Park
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
American Countess, a 361-foot paddlewheel vessel with four passenger decks, is due to dock Sunday, Aug. 27, at Cape Girardeau's Riverfront Park. VisitCape reports the boat, built in 1996 and refurbished in 2020, will have 155 onboard guests, who will be touring the city between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m...
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Student attendance policy violations could land parents in jail; officials explain expectations
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a ruling earlier this month that parents can be sent to jail if their children miss too much school, backing a law that parents argued was unconstitutionally vague. In a 6-0 decision released just before the start of the school year, the court ruled in favor of school districts' authority to define regular attendance policy and to recommend parents for prosecution of the law...
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Trump scowls in mug shot at Atlanta jail
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
ATLANTA -- A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Atlanta on charges he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, creating a historic and humbling visual underscoring the former president’s escalating legal troubles...
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NB I-55 in Cape County reduced for overnight pavement work; pavement repairs to close SB I-55 on-ramp at Exit 93; overnight pavement repairs set for SB I-55 in Cape County; SB I-55 on- and off-ramps at Exit 96 to close for pavement
(Local News ~ 08/25/23)
Northbound Interstate 55 from mile marker 92.5 to mile marker 94.1 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform overnight pavement repairs. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release stated the work will take place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, Wednesday, Sept. 20, through Wednesday, Sept. 27...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
Today is Friday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2023. There are 128 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 25, 1944, during World War II, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation. On this date: In 1718, hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some settling in present-day New Orleans...
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Prayer 8-25-23
(Prayer ~ 08/25/23)
O Heavenly Father, may we always first seek your righteousness. Amen.
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The IRA: A win for the wealthy, billion-dollar companies, and the CCP
(Column ~ 08/25/23)
It has been one year since President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats passed their signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) -- a massive transfer of tax dollars from working families to the wealthy, big banks, billion-dollar companies, and the Chinese Communist Party. ...
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Climate brainwashing
(Column ~ 08/25/23)
Hammering K-12 school children nonstop about the dangers of climate change in every class, even math, art and gym, is child abuse. Barely one-third of fourth graders can read or do math at grade level, according to the latest national scores, but climate activists are demanding kids hear about global warming in every class. ...
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Speak Out 8-25-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/25/23)
A new school year has begun. Nationwide our schools are failing. When students graduate after 12 years in school, many can't read at a high school level, math and science scores are low -- the numbers don't lie. They have failed our students. No child left behind policies have failed...
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Fire report 8-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 23 n Medical assists were made at 7:42 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 10 a.m. on Independence Street; 1:39 p.m. on Kingsway Drive; and 3:37 p.m. on Bellevue Street. n At 1:05 a.m., fire alarm on Abbey Road...
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Police report 8-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. Assault n Fourth-degree domestic assault was reported on North Fountain Street...
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Sharon Vied
(Obituary ~ 08/25/23)
Sharon Lynn Vied, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at her home. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Ford and Sons Funeral Home, 708 W. Main St. in Jackson. Burial will be at Rowland Cemetery in Fredonia, Kentucky...
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Kenneth Peoples
(Obituary ~ 08/25/23)
Kenneth D. Peoples of Mesa, Arizona, a dedicated husband, proud veteran, scholar and musician, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. He was 76 years old. Born on Oct. 26, 1946, at Fort Hood, Texas, Kenneth's arrival marked a continuation of the family's proud military legacy, with his father, Dan, being stationed at the base during World War II. Raised in Versailles, Missouri, Kenneth's childhood was marked by the love and support of his parents, Dan and Nadyne Kiser Peoples...
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Editorial: Neighbors need help after disasters; many are stepping forward to help
(Editorial ~ 08/25/23)
A tornado can be devastating. It can wipe away homes. Crumple vehicles into balls of metal. End lives in seconds. But then it's gone. As quickly as it came, the twister leaves, and rebuilding begins. A flood can be devastating, too, but it's different. ...
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India's Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions
(International News ~ 08/25/23)
NEW DELHI -- India's prime minister and China's leader agreed Thursday to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at the disputed border between them and bring home thousands of their troops deployed there, according to an official from India's foreign ministry...
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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires
(International News ~ 08/25/23)
ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union. The wildfires have left 20 people dead over the last week. ...
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Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
(International News ~ 08/25/23)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe police said they arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and seized the computers and other equipment they were using to tabulate the results of vote counting Thursday in the southern African nation's widely delayed presidential election...
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Officials say man who killed 3 shot his estranged wife first
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. -- The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a lively Wednesday evening at a popular Southern California biker bar had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife, shooting her in the face before turning his gun on the crowd, authorities said...
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US: Intentional explosion downed Prigozhin's plane
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional explosion caused the plane crash presumed to have killed a mercenary leader who was eulogized Thursday by Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian president was the architect of the assassination...
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Flooding fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
ROMULUS, Mich. -- Heavy rain temporarily closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit. Areas in Southeast Michigan got more than 5 inches of rain by Thursday morning, resulting in street flooding in the Detroit area, including tunnels leading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in the suburb of Romulus, officials said. Officials reopened the airport's McNamara Terminal on Thursday afternoon...
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GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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As Yarl begins senior year, man who shot him faces court hearing
(State News ~ 08/25/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year of high school. Next week, the man accused of shooting him will be in court. Yarl's first day of school was Tuesday. "He was ready," his aunt, Faith Spoonmore, told the Kansas City Star. "Ralph was ready to just go back to just being a teenager."...
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Visitors to Lincoln Memorial say America has its flaws but see gains made since March on Washington
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling that -- for the moment -- the monument to the nation's 16th president is a work in progress. And so is the nation Abraham Lincoln saved and the dream that Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned at its steps nearly 60 years ago at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom...
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Kansas City fire department says US investigating alleged racism
(State News ~ 08/25/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Fire Department is under a U.S. Department of Justice investigation for alleged racial discrimination, a Kansas City spokesperson confirmed to The Kansas City Star on Thursday. Associated Press phone calls requesting comment from the federal agency were not immediately returned...
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St. Louis proposal would ban 'military-grade' weapons, prohibit guns for 'insurrectionists'
(State News ~ 08/25/23)
ST. LOUIS -- As the St. Louis mayor pushes legislation that would prohibit "military-grade weapons" on city streets and make it a crime for "insurrectionists" and those convicted of hate crimes to possess firearms, Missouri's attorney general is warning that such a law would violate the state constitution...
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5 high school students named National Student Poets
(State News ~ 08/25/23)
NEW YORK -- Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year's National Student Poets, a program founded more than a decade ago. Each winner represents a different region in the country, and brings their own distinctive background and perspective...
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Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
HONOLULU -- Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane. ...
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3rd inmate dies in Missouri prison this month
(State News ~ 08/25/23)
LICKING, Mo. -- An investigation continues into the death of a Missouri prison inmate -- the third inmate to die at the same lockup this month and the eighth this year. Michael Hudson, 46, died Tuesday at a hospital after falling ill at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, about 140 miles southwest of St. Louis. Hudson was serving a life sentence for murder and other crimes in St. Louis...
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South Carolina abortion ban with unclear 'fetal heartbeat' definition creates confusion, doctors say
(National News ~ 08/25/23)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week, the majority wrote that they were leaving "for another day" a decision on when, exactly, the "fetal heartbeat" limit begins during pregnancy. Doctors practicing under the strict law cannot similarly punt on that question...
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Out of the past: Aug. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 08/25/23)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's board of directors "put on its business hat" to endorse Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus project; Chamber executive director John Mehner said the 19-member board voted unanimously to endorse the $35.6 million project to convert the old St. Vincent's College property into a school for the arts and performing arts center; the proposal makes good business sense, Mehner said...
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Local Attorney Hosts Free Community Estate Planning Workshops
(Submitted Story ~ 08/25/23)
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)—Estate planning attorney Amanda Smith of the Law Office of Amanda Smith is hosting free workshops designed to help you discover the most critical things you need to know about estate planning. For local residents, in-person community workshops are being held in the Geraldine Fitzgerald Hirsch Community Room at the Cape Girardeau Public Library located at 711...
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