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A Missouri boarding school employee is charged with abuse
(State News ~ 03/07/24)
An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy’s face while boxing — the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. Caleb Sandoval, 22, was charged Monday with abuse or neglect of a child. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Thursday. ...
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A new month brings a batch of 'spring' chicken recipes
(Community ~ 03/07/24)
We welcome a new month and new recipes as we ease into spring with chicken recipes that are sure to please. I have been in a late winter cooking slump, and I need a few new recipes to shake things up a bit for us. Today I have found chicken recipes that are quick to prepare that will help busy families and people on-the-go to get supper on the table as quickly as possible, but not compromise on good taste...
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Woman wanted on sex crime charge arrested in Cape County
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
A Scott City woman wanted on a sex crime charge has been taken into custody in rural Cape Girardeau County. According to Scott City police, The Cape Girardeau County Fugitives Task Force apprehended Taylor Mansker, charged in Scott County with statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy/deviate sexual intercourse with a person younger than 12 years old. ...
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Bridging the divide: SEMO’s Gen Z leaders rewrite political playbook
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
In the midst of a divided political landscape where divisions often overshadow cooperation, an alliance is taking shape at Southeast Missouri State University, signaling a shift in the traditional playbook of politics. In an event set to rewrite the norms of campus engagement, College Democrats and College Republicans have set aside their ideological differences to forge a path of civic responsibility. ...
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Lawmakers consider bill to raise training standards for Missouri coroners
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
The Missouri Legislature is looking at setting minimum training standards for coroners following allegations that the Cape Girardeau County coroner stole money at death scenes and botched numerous death investigations. Wavis Jordan, elected coroner of Cape Girardeau County in 2020, is scheduled to be in court Friday, March 8, for arraignment on a misdemeanor stealing charge and three felony counts of making false statements on death certificates. ...
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Jefferson administrators Walker, Dean honored by Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
It’s 8 a.m. on a Wednesday at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, and the gym is filled with students from pre-K through fifth grade. At the front of the room stands the school’s energetic principal Amber Walker with a microphone in her hand. Walker leads the children in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, a daily inspirational message and encourages them to have the “best day ever”, which each student shouts with glee. Meanwhile, assistant principal Roanne Dean roams the room greeting students and getting them excited to start their day. ...
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Sponsored: The Riverview: Hotel honors the past, creates the future of downtown Cape
(B Magazine ~ 03/07/24)
Lyle Randolph, vice president and general manager of Century Casino Cape Girardeau, says when he moved to the city in 2013, there hadn’t been a hotel downtown for almost 50 years. Since then, the Courtyard Marriott has opened on Broadway and now, The Riverview is set to be the second major hotel development downtown on 777 Main Street with its grand opening on April 4...
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Balloon release held Tuesday to remember slain teenager
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
A yellow and black balloon release was held in remembrance of KeMari Childress on Tuesday, March 5, at Cape County Park South. Childress was killed in a shooting Feb. 26 near the CVS pharmacy at 2161 William St. in Cape Girardeau. The balloon release was held in honor of what would have been Childress' 18th birthday...
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Stephen Daume joins Cape Girardeau County Commission race
(Local News ~ 03/07/24)
Livestock specialist Stephen Daume is running for the 1st District Cape Girardeau County commission position, joining several other Republicans competing for the party’s spot after the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election. Daume owns a 600-acre soybean farm and has spent the last 20 years working with MFA Inc., a Missouri-based cooperative supply company. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
Today is Thursday, March 7, the 67th day of 2024. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff's posse in what became known as "Bloody Sunday."...
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For easy weeknight meal, use broiler instead of the grill for this salmon dish
(Community ~ 03/07/24)
Grilling is a great method for quickly cooking fish while imparting lots of flavor, but the weather isn't always on your side. So instead of battling the elements, take your salmon indoors and use the broiler to replicate the flavors you get from cooking over fire. ...
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Home chef offers plant-based recipes for healthier way to eat
(Community ~ 03/07/24)
Ella Mills knows we all want to eat healthier. But the English food writer and businesswoman also knows we're busy and we want everything to taste good. And she understands many of us are nervous about the idea of committing to no meat. "I know I used to think eating this way would be just like nibbling on sad and soggy carrots and rabbit food all day long," she said. ...
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Marie Williams
(Obituary ~ 03/07/24)
Cora Marie Williams, daughter of Elmer and Lydia Mae Carnill Covington, was born July 9, 1934, in St. Francis County and departed her life Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau at the age of 89 years. Marie grew up in the Crump area and moved to Chaffee in 1951. She graduated from Chaffee High School in 1952. She was a faithful member of Chaffee General Baptist Church and retired after 25 from the Chaffee School District as a teacher's assistant...
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Gerald Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 03/07/24)
Gerald F "Jerry" Sutterer, 87, of Perryville died Saturday, March 2, 2024. Visitation will be from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 8, at Ford and Young Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ben Melaku,, C.M., and Deacon Tom Schumer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Sheila Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 03/07/24)
Sheila Dawn Reynolds, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 2, 2024, at her home. A private ceremony will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangement have been entrusted to McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Evelyn Kasten
(Obituary ~ 03/07/24)
Evelyn L. Kasten, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 11, 1927, in Pocahontas to Oscar E. and Elsa Gerler Rauh. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, also the church of her marriage to Eugene W. Kasten on May 9, 1948...
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Prayer 3-7-24
(Prayer ~ 03/07/24)
O Lord Jesus, our Messiah, thank you for loving and forgiving us. Amen.
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The Left's beef with beef
(Column ~ 03/07/24)
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has a beef with beef. This week James sued the JBS USA Food Company, the U.S. subsidiary of the world's largest beef producer, accusing it of "fraudulent and illegal business activities" and demanding "disgorgement of all profits and ill-gotten gains."...
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Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land, sea as hunger worsens
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza gained momentum Wednesday with the European Union increasing pressure for the creation of a sea route from Cyprus to Gaza and British Foreign Minister David Cameron saying that Israel's allies were losing patience...
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Third-party group No Labels expected to move forward with 2024 campaign, AP sources say
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
WASHINGTON -- The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday...
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'Rust' armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie "Rust." The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after an assistant director last year pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm...
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Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over, premier tries to return home
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has fueled lawlessness, closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home...
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Houthi missile attack kills 3 crew members in Yemen rebels' first fatal assault on shipping
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, the U.S. military said. It was the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip...
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Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court last month raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics and prompted an outcry from patients and other groups. Three major IVF providers paused services...
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How Putin's crackdown on dissent became hallmark of Russian leader's 24 years in power
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
TALLINN, Estonia -- When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day at the brazen assassination. Police stood aside as they rallied and chanted anti-government slogans...
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Blast rocks Ukrainian city of Odesa during visit by Zelenskyy, Greece's prime minister
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece's prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles when they heard the blast, which he called a "vivid reminder" that Odesa is gripped by the war with Russia with Russia. ...
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House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
WASHINGTON -- The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline...
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State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
WASHINGTON -- The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It's rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to "give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." But in modern times, it's a televised extravaganza where every detail is carefully scrutinized...
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Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine, Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds
(National News ~ 03/07/24)
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. navigates involvement in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, few Americans want the country to take a more active role in solving the world's problems, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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Out of the past: March 7
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/24)
The Cape Girardeau school board will consider whether to continue a second class preparation period for secondary teachers, during a meeting March 15; board members requested the item be added to the next meeting’s agenda during a half-day study session yesterday; a decision must be made about the preparation periods before mid-April, because it could impact the number of secondary teachers rehired for next school year. ...
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Social Security 101: Understanding Retirement, Survivor and Medicare Benefits
(Submitted Story ~ 03/07/24)
Did you know that about 180 million workers paid Social Security taxes in 2023? If you are one of the nearly 94% of workers in the U.S. that are covered by Social Security, it’s important for you to know what our programs can mean to you and your family’s financial future...
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