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SB US 61 reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Southbound U.S. 61 from Route K to Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20...
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Backstage Hollywood photo exhibit by Willoughby to open at Crisp Museum
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
An exhibit of Bob Willoughby photographs featuring behind-the-scenes looks at films and movie stars from the 1950s and '60s will open Friday, Nov. 10, in the Crisp Museum at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. According to www.willoughbyphotos.com, the photographer's career took off in 1954 when Warner Bros. ...
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Rep. Jason Smith's call for defunding colleges over protests raises First Amendment concerns
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith is one of several politicians in recent days calling for punitive actions against colleges that allow anti-Israel protests on their campuses. At protests across the country, students have rallied for different types of actions regarding the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip as civilian deaths climb...
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One arrested in connection with Friday shootings in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man has been arrested in connection with an incident that left two people with gunshot wounds. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department says Jakevious Moore, 26, has been charged by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and receiving stolen property...
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Gibson Center for Behavioral Change breaks ground for new business center
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
John Gary, CEO of Gibson Center for Behavioral Change, addresses supporters at a groundbreaking ceremony for Gibson Business Center on Monday, Nov. 6, in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Did you know? 6 recent developments about Mischelle Lawless investigation on 31st anniversary of her murder
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Wednesday, Nov. 8, marks the 31st anniversary of the murder of Angela "Mischelle" Lawless. Lawless was a 19-year-old college nursing student who was killed on the Interstate 55 exit ramp less than a mile from her home near Benton, Missouri. She was the oldest of Marvin and Esther Lawless' three children. The outgoing, diminutive teenager was also a waitress at Shoney's in Sikeston, Missouri, and a graduate of Kelly High School...
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Additional Cape operating, capital funds appropriated
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted to amend the city's fiscal year budget in several ways at their meeting Monday, Nov. 6. They unanimously voted to appropriate funds for various operating and capital expenditures: n General Fund — $25,376 for the training cost of three paramedic firefighters, $16,400 for the cost of 22 firefighter physicals, $61,820 for grant-funded training and other grant-funded expenditures for the Fire Department, $42,490 for grant-funded expenditures for the Fire Department related to equipment purchases;. ...
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No local elections today
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Though some states across the country are holding elections today, there are no local elections. Cape Girardeau County officials noted a number of people had shown up to polling places expecting to cast ballots.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2023. There are 54 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 2013, shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time; by the closing bell, the social network was valued at $31 billion. (The company would go private again in October 2022 after Elon Musk purchased it for $44 billion.)...
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Prayer 11-7-23
(Prayer ~ 11/07/23)
O Lord God, we praise you, for your grace is sufficient. Amen.
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Britney Spears' bravery
(Column ~ 11/07/23)
The lyrics for Britney Spears "Everytime" have a whole new meaning now. In her new memoir, "The Woman in Me," the pop star writes about the abortion she was pressured into by her boyfriend and fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" star Justin Timberlake. In the 2003 ballad, she sang: "Every time I try to fly, I fall/Without my wings/I feel so small/I guess I need you, baby/And every time I see you in my dreams/I see your face/It's haunting me/I guess I need you, baby."...
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Speak Out 11-7-23
(Speak Out ~ 11/07/23)
Congress thinks if you reduce income you reduce the debt. Reducing the income tax is supposed to reduce the deficit. So, if I quit my job, the banks and credit card people will eliminate my debt. I'm all in on that! When Trump was elected, all the pundits said we would be at war with Korea, that the Middle East would blow up and Russia and China would Flex their muscle. ...
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One sick war
(Column ~ 11/07/23)
There is something surreal, even sick about the current Gazan war. Throughout European and American cities and campuses, tens of thousands of Middle East immigrants and students, and radical leftists chant nonstop "Free Palestine from the River to the Sea."...
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Street renaming honors legacy of two honorable SEMO athletes
(Column ~ 11/07/23)
For the most part, 2020 is remembered as the COVID year -- except for an idea created by former Southeast Missouri State University assistant track coach and professor Dr. Tim Rademaker. That idea was to create a forever legacy in honor of Curtis Williams and Walter Smallwood...
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Israelis overwhelmingly are confident in the justice of the Gaza war, even as world sentiment sours
(International News ~ 11/07/23)
JERUSALEM -- At a time when world sentiment has begun to sour on Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza, the vast majority of Israelis, across the political spectrum, are convinced of the justice of the war. Still under rocket and missile attacks on several fronts, they have little tolerance for anyone railing against the steep toll the conflict has exacted on the other side. ...
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'Amtrak Joe' Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
BEAR, Del. -- President Joe Biden, arguably the nation's biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on Monday to showcase more than $16 billion in federal investments for rail travel along the busy Northeast Corridor, saying of long-delayed improvements, "we're finally getting it done."...
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Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers
(International News ~ 11/07/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces...
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Despite push by Biden and Blinken, US appears no closer to securing 'humanitarian pause' in Gaza
(International News ~ 11/07/23)
ANKARA, Turkey -- More than a week after starting to publicly push for "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza, the Biden administration had little to show for its efforts as Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended a grueling Middle East tour on Monday and President Joe Biden made an apparently fruitless personal appeal to his Israeli counterpart...
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Why one survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- Ruth Glenn knows from harrowing personal experience the danger of putting a gun in the hands of a violent spouse or partner, the issue at the heart of a case before the Supreme Court. On a beautiful June evening in 1992, Glenn was shot three times, twice in the head, and left for dead outside a Denver car wash...
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Captain found guilty of 'seaman's manslaughter' in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
LOS ANGELES -- A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles confirmed Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, a pre-Civil War statute colloquially known as seaman's manslaughter that was designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters. ...
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Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang. The findings, published Monday, confirm what until now were theories that supermassive black holes existed at the dawn of the universe. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory teamed up over the past year to make the observations...
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2nd officer acquitted in McClain death given ketamine
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
BRIGHTON, Colo. -- A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store. The jury found Aurora officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty of homicide and manslaughter following a weekslong trial in state district court. He faced years in prison if convicted...
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Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas
(International News ~ 11/07/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza's largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war...
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Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge
(National News ~ 11/07/23)
NEW YORK -- A defiant Donald Trump sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him Monday, using the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to defend his riches and lash out at a case that imperils his real estate empire...
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Fire report 11-7-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 5 n Medical assists were made at 7:54 a.m. on South Fountain Street; 11:16 a.m. on Whitener Street; 2:45 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 4:58 p.m. on Grant Street; and 6:38 p.m. on Hackberry Street...
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Police report 11-7-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest and shoplifting were reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest and shoplifting were reported on William Street...
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Dennis Underwood
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Dennis Underwood, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will follow at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the funeral home. Private entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Patricia Schwent
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Patricia Ann Mary Schwent, 74, of Jackson departed this life to be with her Lord on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. She was born June 17, 1949, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, the daughter of William P. and Melvadean G. Conardy Kiefer. "Patty", as she was known in Ste. ...
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Megan Pridemore
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Megan Emaline Pridemore, 31, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, surrounded by her family, at her home in Jackson. Megan valiantly fought cancer for more than three years. She was born April 16, 1992, in Cape Girardeau to Tim and Sharon Yamnitz Rush. She and Kevin Pridemore were married Nov. 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. They had one son, Declan...
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Bobby LeDure
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
COMMERCE, Mo. — Bobby Dale LeDure, 84, of Commerce died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside rites for family and friends will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Oakdale Cemetery in Commerce. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is assisting the family...
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Marilyn King
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Marilyn King, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The family will have a private graveside service.
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Darin Hudgens
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
BENTON, Mo. — Darin Lee Hudgens of Benton passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the age of 54. He was born July 27, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to the late Donald Hudgens and Nancy Miles. Darin was a 1987 graduate of Oran (Missouri) High School. He worked as a sales manager for Construction Trailer Specialists in Sikeston, Missouri, from 2015 until his passing. He previously worked for another local trailer manufacturing company...
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Katherine Hoffer
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Katherine A. Hoffer, 46, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at her home. Services are private for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Thomas Grantham
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Thomas P. Grantham, 77, of Jackson died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at his residence. He was born July 2, 1946, in St. Louis to Duell Ray and Jean Pauline Browning Grantham. He and Donna Shivelbine were married Nov. 9, 1968, in Cape Girardeau. Thomas received a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University in business. He was an executive for NAPA in the auto parts industry throughout the Midwest...
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Emma Estes
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Emma Mary Estes, 83, of Gordonville died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at her home. She was born April 14, 1940, in Brownwood, Missouri, to William and Faye Edna Duba. She and William J. Estes were married May 29, 1959. He preceded her in death in 2012. Emma was a member of Cape First Church of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Terry Durham
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Terry Lynn Durham, 74, of Cedar Rapids died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Friends may visit with the family from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at Teahen Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the funeral home...
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Mary Dumey
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Mary Elizabeth Dumey, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Nov.5, 2023, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will follow at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the funeral home, with Deacon Walter Biri officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Out of the past: Nov. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 11/07/23)
A 10-member committee has been named to study the feasibility of a new radio system that could serve all emergency response agencies in Cape Girardeau County and whether to set up centralized dispatching for all of them; the committee members were named by the Cape Girardeau County Commission...
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Becky Knudtson Higgins
(Obituary ~ 11/07/23)
Rebecca A. "Becky" Knudtson Higgins, formerly of Aitkin and Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau as a result of a tragic brain aneurysm. She was surrounded by her loving family...
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Social Security Column: SSA Talks - Will Social Security Be There When I Retire?
(Submitted Story ~ 11/07/23)
Will Social Security be there when I retire? That’s the question we’re answering in the latest episode of our audio series, SSA Talks. Our Chief Actuary Steve Goss sheds light on our trust funds and how they relate to your future benefits. The 12-minute episode includes a fact sheet and transcript. The fact sheet provides more information about the trust funds and how much protection our benefits offer...
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