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Renovations of Ranney Park in Cape Girardeau finished Friday
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Renovations of Ranney Park in Cape Girardeau were finished Friday, March 22, after the on-site work started in December. ...
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Wind knocks down tree on William Street in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department firefighters remove fallen branches from William Street on Monday, March 25. ...
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Man facing multiple assault charges allegedly violates protection order one day later
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
A man facing multiple charges after allegedly tearing down a video surveillance camera and punching a man after assaulting a woman, was booked again into jail after failing to obey a court order to stay away from the victim. According to a probable-cause statement filed by an officer whose name is redacted, Nicholas Zuccarini was charged March 19 with violating an order of protection. The alleged offense took place one day after the order was signed. ...
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Sikeston woman faces weapons, kidnapping, robbery charges
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Police have filed several charges against a Sikeston woman who is accused of forcing her victim to strip naked then shooting at the victim as he or she dived into a ditch following an argument in a vehicle. Tatyana Wheatley, 31, is charged with second-degree assault, two charges of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, second-degree kidnapping and first-degree robbery. ...
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SEMO unveils new online professional studies major
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Southeast Missouri State University is providing students with a new online professional studies degree, the university announced Monday in a news release. ...
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SEMO exceeds $350K Giving Day donation goal
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
For the second consecutive year, Southeast Missouri State University set a fundraising record on its annual Giving Day. The university received 1,098 individual gifts last week, totaling $359,401, exceeding the University Foundation’s goal of $350,000. In 2023, SEMO doubled its $150,000 goal by raising $307,000. ...
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Stars and Stripes Region magazine expected to begin distribution in April
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
The first issue of Stars and Stripes Historic Region magazine is expected to print and distribute in April. According to a news release from facilitator Jim Martin, the Stars and Stripes Historic Region Foundation is hoping to receive the copies during the first week of April. ...
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New organization takes over case management for Bollinger County tornado victims
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
The East Missouri Action Agency is taking over case management services from Catholic Charities regarding recovery efforts associated with the tornado last year in Bollinger County, according to a news release issued by the organization. A local organization, called the Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC), was created in the aftermath of the April 5 tornado in Bollinger County. ...
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Scott Amick, co-owner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel, former Scott County coroner, dies at 66
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Former longtime Scott County Coroner Scott Amick — also a former school board member, basketball referee and football time clock operator — died Sunday, March 24, at his home. Amick was 66 years old. Amick was an owner and partner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel. He served as coroner for 35 years, and was a past president of the Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association, according to his obituary. ...
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Scott City Camping World celebrates opening day
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
After more than a year of being vacant, the Camping World location by Scott City at 49 Airport Road finally opened to the public Monday, March 25. “It’s been a busy day,” sales manager Paul Russell said. “People were waiting at the door, so we have sold some units today and we do have some scheduled for the rest of the week.” ...
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Vivek Malek launches campaign for full term as state treasurer
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
Missouri state Treasurer Vivek Malek returned to Cape Girardeau on Monday, March 25, holding the first of several events in his campaign for election at Cape Girardeau City Hall. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Malek to the role in December 2022 when then-Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick was elected State Auditor. Malek took office Jan. 2, 2023. ...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2024. There are 280 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate techno-religious cult who committed suicide were found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California...
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Smith's vote on budget deal
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/24)
To Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri's 8th Congressional District, Your vote in favor of the latest budget deal, of over $1.2 trillion, is disheartening. You have betrayed your district, you have betrayed those who have voted for you, and once again shown how you have a complete lack of morals or values of which you claim to possess...
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Don't eliminate income tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/24)
At the moment the three leading Republican Candidates for Missouri governor are Jay Ashcroft, Bill Engel and Mike Kehoe. All three indicate that they would be willing to repeal Missouri's income tax. This would reduce the state's revenue by about $10 billion annually. None of the candidates have indicated how they would replace this lost revenue or exactly what expenses they would cut...
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Prayer 3-26-24
(Prayer ~ 03/26/24)
O Lord Jesus, thank you that we can come to you, our refuge. Amen.
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The dangerous consequences of Biden's border crisis
(Column ~ 03/26/24)
In mid-March, an illegal immigrant was arrested for viciously stabbing two people outside a laundromat in O'Fallon, Mo. It's just one of the many examples of the dangerous consequences of President Joe Biden's border crisis, which has turned every state into a border state. Unfortunately, Biden continues to ignore Americans' concerns and their demands for this administration to do what's necessary to end this crisis and make our border -- and communities -- safe again...
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Biden's border blowup
(Column ~ 03/26/24)
Some 8 to 10 million illegal aliens from all over the world, as expected, have flooded across the border since President Joe Biden took office. A demagogic candidate Biden, remember, in 2019 invited those massing at the southern border to "surge" into the United States without specifying that they first needed legal sanction: "We immediately surge to the border all those seeking asylum."...
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Doyal Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 03/26/24)
Doyal Lee Abernathy, 70, of Jackson died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Fire report 3-26-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 25 n Medical assists were made at 11 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:44 p.m. on Green Acres Drive; 2:40 p.m. on Independence Street; 2:53 p.m. on Independence Street; and 9:02 p.m. on Cuesta Drive. ...
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Police report 3-26-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest and shoplifting were reported on Lowes Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Main Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway. ...
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Delma Weiss
(Obituary ~ 03/26/24)
Delma Dean Weiss, 81, of Gordonville passed away peacefully, with family by her side, Saturday, March 23, at her home. She was born Aug. 31, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Oscar LeRoy “Pete” and Verna “Hazel” Duncan Goehman. She married Thomas Albert Weiss on March 27, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cheryl Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 03/26/24)
PERRYVILLE — Cheryl Lynn Kiefer, 66, of Perryville passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Allen and Leona Shelton Johnson. Cheryl and Richard Kiefer were married March 2, 2024, in Perryville. ...
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Scott Amick
(Obituary ~ 03/26/24)
Scott C. Amick, 66, of Scott City died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Olliver Charles and Betty Jo St. Clair Amick. He married Leann Miller on Nov. 10, 2011. Scott was a 1976 graduate of Illmo-Scott City High School and a 1979 graduate of Kentucky School of Mortuary Science. He was an owner/partner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel along with Mark S. Amick and Jack Leslie Burnett, serving the community for 42 years. ..
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Birth 3/26/24
(Births ~ 03/26/24)
Daughter to Marcus Dock and Maggie Scheffer of Oak Ridge, Mercy Hospital Southeast, 12:44 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Name, Ryleigh Grace. Weight, 8 pounds, 8.8 ounces. First child. Scheffer is the daughter of Anthony and Kimberly Scheffer of Friedheim. Dock is the son of Jimmy Dock of Mount Vernon, Illinois.
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Senegal's little-known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the next president
(International News ~ 03/26/24)
DAKAR, Senegal -- Senegal's little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. While official results of Sunday's vote were not yet available, the former prime minister who was the other frontrunner, and who was backed by incumbent President Macky Sall, conceded defeat based on preliminary results. ...
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
(International News ~ 03/26/24)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began...
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Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities
(International News ~ 03/26/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely stationary. Nine people were injured in the morning strike on the Ukrainian capital, the Ukraine Rescue Service said. ...
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Boeing CEO to exit in broad management shakeup as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America's iconic manufacturers. Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing's commercial airplanes unit, will retire immediately. Stephanie Pope, the company's chief operating officer for less than three months, has taken over leadership of the key division...
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Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
NEW YORK -- A New York appeals court Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump's more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If Trump does, it will stop the clock on collection and prevent the state from seizing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's assets while he appeals. ...
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A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the US
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
LONDON -- A London court is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to Assange's long legal saga -- or further extend it...
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Putin says Islamic extremists raided concert hall but attack masterminds are yet to be found
(International News ~ 03/26/24)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who killed 139 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall are "radical Islamists," but he repeated his accusation that Ukraine could have played a role despite Kyiv's strong denials. Two days after the Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility for Friday night's attack at the music venue, Putin acknowledged during a meeting with government officials that the killings were carried out by extremists "whose ideology the Islamic world has been fighting for centuries.". ...
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New York City police officer fatally shot during traffic stop
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
A New York City police officer was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city's mayor said. It marked the first slaying of an NYPD officer in two years. "We lost one of our sons today and it is extremely painful. It is extremely painful," Mayor Eric Adams said, addressing reporters at the hospital where the officer died...
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Some Republicans who supported Nikki Haley are still refusing to back Donald Trump
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Now that Nikki Haley has shuttered her presidential campaign, one person who voted for her refuses to back former President Donald Trump and plans to reluctantly vote for President Joe Biden. Another Haley primary supporter acknowledges that he was probably always a "closet Trump fan" and will vote for the former president again in November...
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state's ban on critical race theory and "indoctrination" in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the restrictions as unconstitutional. The lawsuit by the teacher and students from Little Rock Central High School, site of the historic 1957 racial desegregation crisis, stems from the state's decision last year that an Advanced Placement course on African American Studies would not count toward state credit.. ...
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Spring storm lashes central US with snow and threatens South with severe weather
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
Snow, rain and gusting winds lashed a large swath of the Central U.S. on Monday, dashing spring hopes, as the South braced for thunderstorms and possible tornadoes and as the risk of wildfires in southern Texas reached critical levels. The storm hit with parts of the country still in recovery mode from their own severe weather, particularly in the Northeast. Tens of thousands of people still lacked power in Maine, where a storm coated parts of the state in thick ice...
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Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden documents case
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents...
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Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in case that could restrict access to abortion medication
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake is the ease of access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year...
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US and Israeli defense chiefs to meet Tuesday as tensions rise over Gaza
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel's minister of defense on Tuesday and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Pentagon said, at a time of rising tensions between the two countries...
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Trump's New York hush money case is set for trial April 15
(National News ~ 03/26/24)
NEW YORK -- The first of Donald Trump's four criminal trials will begin April 15, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday after tearing into the former president's lawyers for what he said were unfounded claims that the hush-money case had been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct...
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Death of Missouri student Riley Strain appears accidental, police in Tennessee say
(State News ~ 03/26/24)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The death of Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee's capital for nearly two weeks, appears to be accidental, police said. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Kris Mumford said a detective attended the autopsy examination and Strain's death "continues to appear accidental," The Tennessean reported Sunday. ...
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Out of the past: March 26
(Out of the Past ~ 03/26/24)
Motorists are facing an economic pinch at the pumps as fuel prices continue to climb near the dollar mark for regular unleaded gasoline; the increase follows an agreement among the world’s top oil producers to curtail production and end a global oil glut; prices in the area range from 86.9 cents a gallon at Jackson Basic Fuel to 95.9 cents at Scott City Citgo and Cape Girardeau BP. ...
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Stoddard County man convicted of murder gets a new trial
(Local News ~ 03/26/24)
KENNETT — In what appears to be a result of miscommunication and various unfortunate circumstances, Melvin D. Anderson — who was already convicted of murder — will be receiving a new trial. According to the judgment entered on Wednesday, March 20, Judge Mark Preyer notes that the matter has “traveled a difficult, unexpected, and tragically unique road.”...
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"Alice in Wonderland" Exceeds All Expectations
(Submitted Story ~ 03/26/24)
Cape Specialty Entertainment Group, in collaboration with The Edge Pilates-Aerial Arts, proudly announces the overwhelming success of their innovative production, "Alice in Wonderland". This groundbreaking venture has not only captivated audiences but also significantly enriched the local arts scene and business community...
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