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Cape Girardeau's Joy Brooker tries out on 'America's Got Talent'
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Cape Girardeau singing telegram extraordinaire and social media sensation Joy Brooker is stepping onto America's TV stage.
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    Cape Girardeau Liquor License Review Board members voted unanimously Thursday, March 30, to uphold, but shorten, the suspension of Hotshots Bar and Grill's liquor license. The downtown Cape Girardeau...
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