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Driver backs into nail salon, killing woman, injuring 3 other people
(State News ~ 01/29/24)
PACIFIC — A driver backed through the wall of a Pacific nail salon, killing a woman and injuring three other people, authorities said. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis, the state Highway Patrol said. Killed was Jill Goddard, 61, of Pacific, who was in the salon, the patrol said. Emergency crews also took the 57-year-old driver and two people inside the salon to hospitals with minor injuries...
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St. Louis rapper found not guilty of murder after claiming self-defense in 2022 road-rage shootout
(State News ~ 01/29/24)
ST. LOUIS — A jury found a St. Louis rapper not guilty of murder after the 19-year-old claimed he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the driver of the Jeep that was following him on his minibike. CTS Luh Wick, whose legal name is Michael Henderson, was acquitted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action Thursday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Gun-waving St. Louis lawyer wants misdemeanor wiped off his record
(State News ~ 01/29/24)
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man who gained notoriety for pointing a gun at social justice demonstrators as they marched past his home asked a local judge to wipe the misdemeanor from his record. Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty in 2021 to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750. Republican Gov. Mike Parson pardoned him, as well as his wife Patricia McCloskey, weeks later...
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Annual King's Ball to be held in Ste. Genevieve
(Local News ~ 01/29/24)
Ste. Genevieve’s annual King’s Ball, this year named the Queen’s Ball because of leap year, will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the VFW, 852 Memorial Drive. The annual French-inspired event is a celebration of music and dancing. Guests are encouraged, but not required, to dress in French Colonial period attire to add to the ambiance. ...
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Jackson sports card store brings fans, family together
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Tony Baliva collected his first baseball card when he was 5 years old. That one card started a passion spanning decades and generations. Now, that passion has led him to open his own sports card store in Jackson. On Jan. 2, Baliva opened 573 Card Vault at 1204 E. Jackson Blvd. It's situated within the same building as Jackson Gun & Coin, a business he manages...
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New salon in Cape Girardeau fulfills lifelong dream
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Michaelann Stortz had always wanted to be a hairstylist. She had more than a decade of experience under her belt, graduated from cosmetology school to get a Missouri license, and had gone straight into booth rentals, building a large clientele in a short amount of time...
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Did you know? Family friendly entertainment options throughout area
(Local News ~ 01/29/24)
Picture this, it's cold and rainy out. You have your three beautiful children all full of cabin fever and wanting to go out to do something. Well, good thing you live in Southeast Missouri. Here are six family-friendly places to go to burn off some extra energy...
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Representatives talk legislative priorities at Chamber event
(Local News ~ 01/29/24)
A trio of state legislators spoke with constituents about priority issues for the legislative session during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Advocacy Coffee event Friday, Jan. 26. State Reps. Barry Hovis, John Voss and Jamie Burger, respectively of Districts 146, 147 and 148, attended the forum at the Osage Centre, as did an audience of about 50 Chamber members...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
Today is Monday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2024. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1936, the first inductees of baseball's Hall of Fame, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, New York...
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Prayer 1-29-24
(Prayer ~ 01/29/24)
O Lord Jesus, most precious Savior, in all things we give thanks to you. Amen
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We need a leader in the White House, not a Biden
(Column ~ 01/29/24)
Our belated and weak response to the missile attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea by Houthi militants has been embarrassing. But that's what happens when there's no strong leader in the White House. Watching Joe Biden and his inept state department screw up everything they try to do in Ukraine and the Middle East reminds me of something I saw my father do in his first year in office...
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If you have a lot to teach, you probably have a lot to learn
(Column ~ 01/29/24)
An intern is working with me for the spring semester. This is new for my department as the opinion editor. We get newsroom and photography interns every year. But opinion journalism is a different beast, and journalism is a fast-moving, ever-changing industry thanks to the internet. ...
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Speak Out 1-29-24
(Speak Out ~ 01/29/24)
How can a person be for abortion and against capital punishment? They are one in the same! The difference is the unborn is guilty of nothing while the other person committed a heinous crime. The unborn never gets a chance with abortion. The Missouri state Legislature is considering making sports betting legal as other states have. ...
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Blood donations save lives and the Red Cross needs your help
(Editorial ~ 01/29/24)
Statistics from the American Red Cross say that every two seconds, someone in this country needs blood. There's a finite supply. You can't make it. And people need it for a variety of reasons: surgery, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses and other traumatic injuries. Blood and platelet donations make a big difference...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
The business community in Cape Girardeau reached out to me and asked me to sponsor that. There are some concerns with marijuana now being legal in our state and its effect on the workplace ... (and) we're protecting an employer's right to a drug-free workplace ...
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Vietnamese restaurant among business applications
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
A new restaurant highlights the business license applications that have recently been submitted to the City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department. n Cape Girardeans Kha Tran, Bony Pham and Viet Tran applied to open Urban Kitchen & Bar, a Vietnamese and southeast Asian-style restaurant, at 20 N. Spanish St. The owners also own Mana Tea and Deluxe Nails. The location previously housed Italian restaurant Bella Italia...
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Perryville, Cape Girardeau area chambers to host events
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Two area chambers of commerce will hold events during the next week. n Olive Branch Bakery is hosting a Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event Thursday, Feb. 1. It will last from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 618 W. St. Joseph St., Perryville...
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Missouri gas prices tale of extremes
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Missouri's fuel prices are the cheapest in the country. However, Southeast Missouri's same prices are the most expensive in the state. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gas has jumped to $3.10, but Missouri's average is just $2.64...
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Ribbon-cuttings planned for Cape Girardeau, Perryville
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Two area businesses will celebrate milestones with ribbon-cuttings this week. n Alspaugh Wealth Management at 1923 N. Kingshighway, Suite 4, in Cape Girardeau will hold a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30. n Freedom Guns & Ammo will celebrate its seventh anniversary with an open house and ribbon-cutting at its new location, 1105 N. Perryville Blvd. in Perryville. It will take place at noon Thursday, Feb. 1...
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Agarwal named Mercy Hospital Southeast chief medical officer
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
On Thursday, Jan. 25, Mercy Hospital Southeast welcomed a new chief medical officer. Naresh Agarwal joins the Mercy Southeast team with several years of medical experience, most recently with Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, where he oversaw more than 1,000 physicians and advanced care providers...
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Local diver Bruce Skinner completes scuba instructor's course
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
Bruce Skinner, a dive professional with Cape Girardeau-based Cape Dive & Travel and Southeast Missouri State University's associate vice president of student life, has completed training to certify new scuba divers. Skinner completed his Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) Instructor Development Course on Jan. 14 at Rainbow Reef Dive Center in Key Largo, Florida...
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SEMO graduate becomes higher education group's first president
(Business ~ 01/29/24)
A Southeast Missouri State University graduate has started his new role as the inaugural president and CEO of the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH). Jason Lane, who graduated from SEMO with a political science degree in 1999, was appointed to the position in November and started his new role Jan. 2...
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Quiet weekend at box office, with 'The Beekeeper' on top, some Oscar boosts
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/24)
Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. With no new wide releases on the schedule, a mob of holdovers sustained the North American box office, which was led by "The Beekeeper: in its third week of release. Amazon MGM Studios' Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was down only 14% from the previous weekend and brings its running domestic total to $42.3 million. Globally, it has crossed $100 million...
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What to stream this week: Donald Glover, Run-D.M.C., 'Choir' and bye to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/24)
The final, cringeworthy season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and a documentary on Run-D.M.C. 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: Donald Glover starring as a spy in the new TV series "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and a documentary about the making of the charity megahit "We Are the World"...
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Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb wins first round of Finland's presidential vote to set up runoff
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
HELSINKI -- Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland's presidential election Sunday and will face runner-up ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. The vote largely centered on the Nordic nation's new role as a NATO front-line country with Russia, and the security situation in Europe, particularly Russia's assault on Ukraine...
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Science sleuths using technology to find fakery, plagiarism in published research
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it's requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January...
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Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for war with Russia
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service reported. The SBU said late Saturday that five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the Ukrainian border. If found guilty, they face up to 12 years in prison...
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Israel notes 'significant gaps' after cease-fire talks with US, Qatar, Egypt
(International News ~ 01/29/24)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Israel said "significant gaps" remain after cease-fire talks Sunday with the United States, Qatar and Egypt but called them constructive and said they would continue in the week ahead, a tentative sign of progress on a potential agreement that could see Israel pause military operations against Hamas in exchange for the release of remaining hostages...
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Ukraine: No evidence for Russia's claim POWs died in shot-down plane
(International News ~ 01/29/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs...
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Illinois election officials to weigh recommendation to remove Trump's name from March primary ballot
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
CHICAGO -- Former President Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois' primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts, a retired judge recommended Sunday to the state's election board, arguing that it was clear Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol...
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House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas over border
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust him over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. The rare step against a Cabinet member drew outrage from Democrats and the agency as a politically motivated stunt lacking the constitutional basis to remove Mayorkas from office...
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Houthi attacks in Red Sea idling factories, delaying fashion. Will it get worse?
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- Car factories have idled in Belgium and Germany. Spring fashion lines are delayed at a popular British department store. A Maryland company that makes hospital supplies doesn't know when to expect parts from Asia. Attacks on ships in the Red Sea are delivering another shock to global trade, coming on top of pandemic-related logjams at ports and Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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NerdWallet: Tackle overdue taxes this year
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
For some, the new tax season might serve as a stressful reminder of past taxes that have not been filed and paid. Taxpayers owed more than $120 billion in back taxes, penalties and interest in 2022, according to the IRS. And there soon may be more concrete reminders coming: The IRS resumed sending automated collection notices for unpaid taxes in 2024 after pausing them "due to the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic" in February 2022...
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Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. "shall respond" after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war...
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NerdWallet: Retiring wasn't easy — even after years of writing about it
(National News ~ 01/29/24)
A couple of years ago, I wrote a column about how to have a retirement worth saving for. It ended with a quote from personal finance educator Barbara O'Neill, who reflected on how the pandemic disrupted many retirees' plans. "It wasn't just two years lost, it was two good years," O'Neill said then. "You don't know how many of those you have left."...
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Out of the past: Jan. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 01/29/24)
The Kelly school board has decided to seek a $4.5 million bond issue to build a new high school at Benton and furnish it; school patrons will vote on the bond issue April 6; a building committee made up of faculty, parents and students developed the bond issue proposal; bonds would be repaid over 20 years...
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Elite Travel, Inc. Earns Elite Diamond Status with ALGV in 2023
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/24)
Elite Travel, Inc. has earned Elite Diamond Status with Apple Leisure Group Vacations (ALGV). This is the second highest level a retail travel agency can achieve; less than 10% of agencies nationwide are honored with this title. ALGV is the nation’s leading leisure tour operator...
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