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‘American Pickers’ coming to Missouri in June
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
It’s time to dust off collections and start searching for some of unique items to possibly sell. The popular TV antique hunters, “American Pickers”, will be visiting Missouri in June...
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New McKendree United Methodist Church hosts celebration weekend
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson will host its MOVE Construction Improvement Campaign Celebration Weekend starting with its worship service at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 21...
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Judge meets Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on extension request to find attorney
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
Judge Jerel Lee Poor II met Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on the defendant’s request for a 60-day extension to respond to the state’s filing to remove him from office...
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Cellist Julian Schwarz to play timeless piece at Scout Hall
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
Scout Hall will be holding a chamber concert with Julian Schwarz on Saturday, April 20, as he brings his mastery of the cello to Scout Hall...
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Cape Central student wins national turkey calling championship
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
Cape Central High School student Chase Roberts began his journey in competitive turkey calling at a young age...
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Newest Jackson aldermen sworn in at Monday meeting
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
Two new and two reelected aldermen took their oaths of office Monday, April 15, during the Jackson Board of Aldermen’s regular meeting...
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Did You Know? Whitey Herzog had ties to baseball in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
The news of former St. Louis Cardinals skipper Whitey Herzog’s death spread quickly Tuesday, April 16...
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Today in History: April 17
(Local News ~ 04/17/24)
Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. There are 258 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day...
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UWSEMO tours to showcase volunteer opportunities
(Editorial ~ 04/17/24)
Ever thought about volunteering with a local not-for-profit organization but don’t know how or where to start? United Way of Southeast Missouri can help. April is National Volunteer Month, and UWSEMO has scheduled two Get on the Bus tours that will take interested people around to various organizations to learn more about what they do and how volunteers can help. Also, organizations without an actual physical location will have representatives on the bus to talk about their operations and answer questions.
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No one cares about Joe Biden’s lawlessness
(Column ~ 04/17/24)
Here we go again. President Joe Biden has, once more, claimed to find astonishingly wide-ranging authority to forgive student loans hiding in minute places deep in the federal code. Biden has already been rebuked for this practice by the Supreme Court, yet he remains undeterred.
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The human cost of IVF
(Column ~ 04/17/24)
The New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and her husband recently put some of their hard-earned resources into getting a movie based on one of her novels, "Someone Like You," into theaters. It was an act of courage and faith, and it could be a cultural game-changer if people care to notice.
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Prayer 4-17-24
(Prayer ~ 04/17/24)
Father God, may those in mourning be comforted and feel your loving arms around them. Amen.
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Fire report 4/17/24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 15 n Medical assists were made at 7:21 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 7:53 a.m on William Street; 8:02 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 10:10 a.m. on Hackberry Street; 11:01 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 3:18 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 4:47 p.m. on Clark Avenue; and 6:59 p.m. on South Sprigg Street. ...
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Police report 4-17-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/17/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Benton Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Benton Street. ...
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Lisa Reitzel
(Obituary ~ 04/17/24)
Lisa Jean Reitzel, 55, of Whitewater died Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis. She was born Oct. 12, 1968, in Cape Girardeau to Larry Jean and Alice Faye Sawyer Hahn. She and Mark Reitzel were married July 25, 1992, in Marble Hill. ...
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Fed's Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates...
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Yellen says Iran's actions could cause global economic spillovers as White House vows new sanctions
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East as the Biden administration said it was readying new sanctions in response to Iran's malevolent activity in the region...
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Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
SCRANTON, Pa. — President Joe Biden made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton on Tuesday, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist...
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UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
(International News ~ 04/17/24)
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities...
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Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday before arguments even begin...
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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson's plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office...
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First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial; 11 more still needed
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
NEW YORK — The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president...
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Out of the past: April 17
(Out of the Past ~ 04/17/24)
Calvin Bird has resigned as executive director of Southeast Missouri’s federally funded Weed and Seed program; Bird was the first and only executive director for Weed and Seed of Southeast Missouri Inc. and had served since April 1, 1997; the program is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to weed out violent crime, drug use and gang activity in targeted neighborhoods in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Charleston, Poplar Bluff and Caruthersville; Bird said Friday he resigned to take a position with the Greater Dimension Church of God in Christ in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
(International News ~ 04/17/24)
SYDNEY -- A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and a priest during a church service in the second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging against retaliation...
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UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
(International News ~ 04/17/24)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities...
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Fed's Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates. "Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence" that inflation is coming fully under control and "instead indicate that it's likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence," Powell said during a panel discussion at the Wilson Center...
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Yellen says Iran's actions could cause global economic spillovers as White House vows new sanctions
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East as the Biden administration said it was readying new sanctions in response to Iran's malevolent activity in the region...
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Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
(National News ~ 04/17/24)
SCRANTON, Pa. -- President Joe Biden made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton on Tuesday, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist...
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Walk for Multiple Sclerosis to be held at Capaha Park April 27th
(Submitted Story ~ 04/17/24)
Join us Saturday, April 27 at 9am at Capaha Park, Shelter #1. This walk is to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for research for finding a cure for MS. Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, often debilitating, disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. ...
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