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Bikers Against Predators conduct operation on Bernie campus; investigation underway
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
BERNIE A group called Bikers Against Predators conducted an operation on the Bernie School District campus Saturday night, Jan. 13, which has led to a joint investigation involving the Bernie Police Department, Dexter Police Department and Stoddard County Prosecutor Sawyer Smith...
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Antiquing hobby becomes business in downtown Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
Main Street Antiques at 19 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau was born from a love for antiquing. It's a hobby Rhonda Cook and her husband love to do. "We love to go to auctions and estate sales, and we just love vintage and antique items," she said...
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Missouri's professional sports teams launch petition drive to put sports betting on November ballot
(State News ~ 01/15/24)
JEFFERSON CITY Missouri's professional sports teams announced Friday that they have launched an initiative petition drive to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot. The initiative is an attempt to sidestep the Missouri Senate, where bills to allow sports betting have repeatedly stalled. Missouri is one of just a dozen states where sports wagering remains illegal more than five years after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to adopt it...
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When Pigs Fly fills Show Me Center with barbecue
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
Competitors prepare samples of their barbecue during the fourth annual When Pigs Fly Indoor BBQ Bash on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Ruopp honored upon retirement
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
Dr. Christopher Crawford, Dr. Jack Ruopp and Dr. Seth Hudson pause for a photo Friday, Jan. 12, at a surprise retirement reception for Ruopp at Cape Girardeau Country Club. ...
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Mayfield Entrepreneurial Center in Bollinger County garners state funding
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
MARBLE HILL The third floor of Bollinger County Library is receiving a new lease on life as the future site of Mayfield Entrepreneurial Center. Mayfield Entrepreneurial Center will act as an incubator and accelerator space for entrepreneurs and start-up businesses...
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Warming centers open Monday in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
As wind chill temperatures may reach below zero Monday, Jan. 15, there will be warming centers open for the public in Cape Girardeau. According to a United Way of Southeast Missouri news release, The Salvation Army will open its doors for the public starting Monday and anticipate being open through to the end of the week. The building, at 701 Good Hope St., will open at 7 p.m., locking its doors at 10 p.m. and then vacating at 7 a.m. The building will also be open for normal business hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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Tailor Institute tailors employment help to fit clients' special needs
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
Tyler Hutcheson has worked for the last three years as a data sorter for Midwest Sterilization Corp. in Jackson. He is among the hundreds of people who have found employment thanks to the Cape Girardeau-based Tailor Institute. The institute's goal is to help people with developmental disabilities with personal skills, independent living and networking...
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Dead woman's daughter provides context on mother's, suspect's relationship
(Local News ~ 01/15/24)
The daughter of a murdered Bollinger County woman described her mother as a person who was willing to help anyone, including the man who is alleged to have shot and killed her. Tina Skaggs died Dec. 17 at her residence off Route Y in Bollinger County...
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Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
PORTLAND, Ore. Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing dangerous cold as Arctic storms left four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South, and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions that forced the postponement of an NFL game...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
Today is Monday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2024. There are 351 days left in the year. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. On this date: In 1559, England's Queen Elizabeth I was crowned in Westminster Abbey...
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Prayer 1-15-24
(Prayer ~ 01/15/24)
O Mighty God, we worship you for you are the King of glory. Amen.
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Antisemitism from the Left
(Column ~ 01/15/24)
Jews are feeling increasingly afraid and unwelcome. Recently, girls on the basketball team of a Jewish private school in suburban Hartsdale, New York, were jabbed and hit with antisemitic slurs by players from Yonkers' Roosevelt High School. "I support Hamas, you (expletive) Jew," a Roosevelt player snarled. The game had to be called off in the third quarter, and the Jewish girls needed school security to help them leave...
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It's gala season in Southeast Missouri
(Editorial ~ 01/15/24)
The Christmas decorations are (largely) put away. The holiday parties have finished. And we're in the middle of the dreary winter months, punctuated by gray skies, cold days and wintry precipitation. But a few of the highlights are the galas hosted by different organizations that combine supporting a good cause with style...
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Parents should foster decision-making in teens to help them practice 'adulting'
(Column ~ 01/15/24)
Rebellion is an adolescent's inarticulate way of saying, "I want control." Parents can support that quest for control within clear boundaries of what is safe and what is legal. Rebellion is a good thing, and it's also a key part of developing the critical thinking skills a person needs to successfully "adult". The key is a secure environment where mistakes can be made with the support of an adult who loves them...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
God has blessed us with the ability to be successful and give back, and I will do it until the day we close, because it takes a community to run a business, it takes a community to run a family and I appreciate everyone who's supported us over the years in doing so. ...
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Scott City, Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers hold monthly gatherings, speed networking
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
Three local chambers of commerce will host events in the coming week. n Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly Morning Chamber Coffee from 7:15 to 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at The Front Porch, 1408 Main St. in Scott City...
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Missouri gas nation's second-cheapest in US
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
Missouri is tied for the second cheapest average regular fuel prices in the country alongside neighboring Arkansas. Both states have averages of just $2.62 a gallon. Only Oklahoma has cheaper average fuel prices at $2.59 per gallon. Hawaii has run away with the ignominious title for the most expensive average gasoline cost in the nation at $4.68 per gallon...
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SendAFriend founder starts regional grant for students
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
A 2017 Jackson High School graduate who founded his own company is launching a regional grant to help young entrepreneurs in the region. Tyler Macke started the SendAFriend stuffed animal care package service after graduation and has since generated more than $30 million in revenue...
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New Fairfield hotel set to open in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 01/15/24)
Fairfield Inn & Suites Cape Girardeau will welcome its first guests Wednesday, Jan. 17. "Its pretty new to me," general manager James Mercer said. "I've never opened a hotel before. I am looking forward to it."...
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'The Honeymooners' actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton's wife, Trixie
(Entertainment ~ 01/15/24)
NEW YORK -- Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on "The Honeymooners" provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, her son Randolph Charles told The Associated Press Sunday...
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What to stream this week: Jason Momoa roaming, Green Day rocking and 'Fast X' exploding
(Entertainment ~ 01/15/24)
Jason Momoa hosting a new travel docuseries for Max called "On the Roam" and the Finnish romantic comedy "Fallen Leaves" are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are Mandy Patinkin starring in a whodunit aboard an ocean liner in Hulu's "Death and Other Details", the big and fun action movie "Fast X" and a Paramount+ documentary on June Carter Cash.. ...
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More countries join talks on Ukraine leader's peace formula. But Russia is absent, war grinds on
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to join one day, an admittedly distant goal as the nearly two-year war grinds on and with neither side willing to cede ground...
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Convicted former Russian mayor cuts jail time short by agreeing to fight in Ukraine
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
A disgraced former Russian mayor convicted over bribery had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia's military in Ukraine, local media reported Sunday. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the far eastern city and cultural hub of Vladivostok between 2018 and 2021, was convicted last year of accepting bribes worth 38 million roubles (about $432,000) and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment...
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Iowa principal who risked life to protect students during high school shooting has died
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa principal who put himself in harm's way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page...
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Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Ălvarez, 18 priests from prison, handed them to Vatican
(International News ~ 01/15/24)
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaragua's government said Sunday it released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities. Bishop Rolando Ălvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic church by Ortega. He had accused them of supporting massive 2018 civic protests that he claimed were a plot to overthrow him...
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NerdWallet: Overspent in December? Here's how to battle the January blues
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
The first workday in January after the holidays hits a little bit differently: The parties are over, debt payments are soon due and it can feel like there's nothing to look forward to. You may be able to minimize the doldrums with some planning and other steps to turn things around, financial experts say...
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Olympics brings on first beer brand as global sponsor -- Budweiser's AB InBev
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
LONDON -- The International Olympic Committee has signed Anheuser-Busch InBev as the first beer brand in the 40-year history of its sponsorship program, which earns billions of dollars for the organization and international sports. The deal was announced Friday by the IOC and AB InBev -- the Belgium-based brewing giant whose brands include Budweiser, Corona, Michelob and Modelo -- for the next three Summer and Winter Games. ...
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As diversity, equity, inclusion comes under legal attack, companies alter programs
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
NEW YORK -- Sophia Danner-Okotie has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that has provided funding instrumental to her boutique brand's growth...
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Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
(National News ~ 01/15/24)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott explained why at a campaign stop near Houston. "We are not allowing Border Patrol on that property anymore," Abbott said Friday, drawing applause from supporters at a stop for a state legislator running for reelection. ...
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Out of the past: Jan. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 01/15/24)
A proposal by the chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court to appoint rather than elect the state's circuit clerks has met with opposition from the longtime clerk of Cape Girardeau County; the proposal, made yesterday by Chief Justice Duane Benton in his annual State of the Judiciary address, would change the method to select Missouri's circuit clerks; Cape County Circuit Clerk Charles Hutson voices his opposition to the proposal, saying he regards the change as undemocratic...
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