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Cape Girardeau police investigating two instances of shots fired Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
Cape Girardeau police responded to two instances of possible shots fired Saturday night. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, officers responded to a report of shots fired at 9:16 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of South Ellis and Walnut streets. Upon arrival, officers located one shell casing that had recently been fired from a handgun and one witness nearby...
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Jackson aldermen approve rezoning request in split vote
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen voted 6-2 Monday night to approve rezoning of nearly four acres along the west side of South Old Orchard Road, clearing the way for construction of a dozen duplexes on the property. The rezoning request from R-2, single-family residential, to R-3, single and two-family residential, from Mastercraft Development LLC was tabled at the board's last meeting two weeks ago after several residents on the east side of South Old Orchard Road, in an R-2 district, voiced objection to the rezoning.. ...
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Person extracted from submerged car confirmed dead
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
A person who was pulled from a submerged vehicle Friday afternoon has been confirmed deceased. Cape Girardeau fire and police departments responded at approximately 1:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle submerged in a pond near the intersection of Prospect and Scenic drive. Divers extracted a person from the vehicle who was transported by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead...
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Cape man booked at county jail for December shooting
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
A Cape Girardeau man was booked Sunday evening at the Cape Girardeau County Jail after being arrested for allegedly shooting a man Dec. 26. Caleb Harris, 18, is being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for a shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Ranney Avenue...
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Suspect in LDS fire identified, charged with hate crime
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
The man arrested for allegedly setting fire Sunday evening to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau has been charged with a hate crime. According to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker, Christopher Pritchard, 45, a homeless Cape Girardeau man, is being charged with first-degree property damage motivated by discrimination in addition to second-degree arson, burglary and felony stealing...
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale has died at 93
(National News ~ 04/20/21)
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He was 93. The death of the former senator, ambassador and Minnesota attorney general was announced in a statement from his family. No cause was cited...
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Former City manager of Texarkana hired for same post in Cape
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
This story is updated. Calling him a "perfect fit" for the job, Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox announced Monday the hiring of Kenneth Haskin as the municipality's next city manager. Haskin, most recently the city manager of Texarkana, Arkansas, has spent his entire professional career in the Natural State...
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Chauvin convicted of murder in George Floyd case
(Local News ~ 04/20/21)
Derek Chauvin found guilty on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/20/21)
Today is Tuesday, April 20, the 110th day of 2021. There are 255 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 20, 1999, the Columbine High School massacre took place in Colorado as two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one teacher before taking their own lives...
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FDA move the latest in a downward spiral
(Column ~ 04/20/21)
The Food and Drug Administration just gave the green light to abortion pills by mail. They are using the coronavirus pandemic as cover, even as people are getting vaccinated and things are opening up. It's disingenuous and it is cruel. Some days at Planned Parenthood on Bleecker and Mott Streets in Manhattan, there is an intimidating man who looks a little like a bouncer outside the abortion clinic, waving girls in so they can't talk to a pro-life sidewalk counselor who simply wants them to know that there are other options, that there are people who will walk with them. ...
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Prayer 4/20/21
(Prayer ~ 04/20/21)
O Lord Jesus, may our lives reflect your love and grace. Amen.
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Risking Missourians' health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/20/21)
The Missouri legislature returned from its annual spring break and wasted no time putting the health care of almost 1 million Missourians in jeopardy. The Senate recently added an anti-birth control amendment to a mandatory Medicaid spending bill, which prohibits the program from providing some forms of birth control. ...
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The truth behind Dems' push to pack the court
(Column ~ 04/20/21)
Last year, prominent Democrats attempted to stop the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by threatening to pack the court in retaliation to her nomination. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told his colleagues that "nothing is off the table next year." President Joe Biden made good on that promise with the creation of a 36-member commission to "reform" the court...
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Claudia Starling
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Claudia Starling, 70, daughter of the late Donald and Betty Risk Doolittle, was born May 10, 1950, in Muncie, Indiana, and passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at her home in Chaffee. Survivors include two daughters, Michelle (Jeremy) Lynn Gremard of Scott City and Amy King of Kelso, Missouri; brother, Donnie Doolittle of England; sister, Linda Degroff of Fort Wayne, Indiana; 10 grandchildren, Jesse King, Trevor Williams, Caylee Figliolo, Dakoda Schwepker, Brenda Gremard, Anthony Figliolo, Xzavier Gremard, Alexander Gremard, Jackson Gremard and Wyatt Gremard; and great-granddaughter, Addisyn Figliolo.. ...
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Irene Siemers
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
Irene Marie Siemers, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, because of a stroke at the Lutheran Home, where she had been living since 2016. The second of six children, Irene was born Dec. 10, 1924, near Tilsit to Leo Henry and Frieda Emma Fluegge Siebert. She and Earl Martin Siemers were united in marriage on Nov. 30, 1947, by the Rev. Strickert at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. They had been married 70 years when Earl passed away Dec. 7, 2017...
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William Ringpfiel
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
William E. Ringpfiel, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born May 23, 1940, in St. Louis to William and Dolores Benz Ringpfiel. He and Teri Murray were married in April 1963 at St. Louis. He served in the Army. William completed two years of electrical schooling. He was an electrician with IBEW Local Union No. 1 of St. Louis, that his family helped establish...
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Margaret Pfeiffer
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
Margaret Ann Pfeiffer, 78, of Jackson passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021, with her family at her side at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1942, in Oak Ridge, the daughter of Vernon and Mabel Schlichting Guth. She married Robert C. "Bob" Pfeiffer April 29, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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A. Lora Jacobs
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
Anna Lora Jacobs, 100, of Jackson died Saturday, April 17, 2021, at The Villas of Jackson in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Private burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau at a later date...
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Gertrude Cruz
(Obituary ~ 04/20/21)
PALMYRA, Wis. -- Gertrude E. Cruz, 95, of Palmyra passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Gertrude was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Arbor, the daughter of John and Lydia Masters McCulley. The Lord blessed Gertrude with eight children during her life, and she loved them all dearly. ...
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Out of the past: April 20
(Out of the Past ~ 04/20/21)
Performing in Cape Girardeau isn't just another quick tour stop for Jo Sullivan Loesser; it's also a trip home; Loesser, a Broadway performer, returned to Cape Girardeau yesterday to visit her parents and perform at Chateau Girardeau; she is the daughter of Hessie and Eileen Sullivan...
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Sponsored: How to Safely Remove a Tick From Your Pet’s Body
(Insiders Advice ~ 04/20/21)
Editor's note: This article originally appeared on May 19, 2020. With all of the wonderful ways to enjoy the great outdoors this time of year, it’s also easy to forget to inspect your pets for ticks and other parasites. Contact with a tick’s blood could transmit infection to both you and your pet. That infection can lead to dangerous, even fatal conditions, like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, to name a few...
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Snow on April 20, 2021
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/21)
Theres snow in Jackson in April
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(Submitted Photo ~ 04/20/21)
Title Covering up planted flowers Hoping to save my just planted flowers
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Title Covering newly planted flowers Hoping to save my many planted flowers
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House Game Day
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/21)
The angel house groups at Guardian Angel School in Oran had a game day competition on Thursday, April 15. It was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but it was a rainy day and one of the games had to be conducted outside. The first game was a scavenger hunt and each group had the same list of things to find and bring back to a central location. ...
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First Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Church
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/21)
Sunday, April 18 was the date of the First Holy Communion for 8 members of Guardian Angel Parish in Oran, MO. The 5 boys and 3 girls have been preparing for this sacrament since August, when school resumed. Mrs. Michelle Priggel prepared the students of Guardian Angel School. ...
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