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East Prairie man arrested for DWI
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
An East Prairie, Missouri, man was arrested Wednesday night for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated authorities arrested Roy Odom, 58, in Mississippi County. He was taken to the county jail, where he was being held for 12 hours...
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Cape man sentenced to prison
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
A Cape Girardeau man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal firearm charge. Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Herschael Tanksley, 34, to 46 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Copper Dome dinner honors the outstanding pieces of SEMO
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
When Southeast Missouri State University alumni Kweku Arkorful, Cantrell Andrews, Wyky Jean and Aaron Adeoye started the Honorable Young Men Club at Cape Girardeau School District years ago, they could only hope for the impact it would have. Now, years later as they plan to expand their reach across the country and hopefully to Africa by 2022, they remember where the club started and how it grew to help those in Cape Girardeau...
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Crowd files through Arena Building for Cape Parks & Recreation Spaghetti Day
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
Eleanor Marks, 1, eats bread and spaghetti during Thursday's Spaghetti Day at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Foundation held its 17th annual Spaghetti Day as volunteers served up spaghetti, mostaccoli, garlic bread, salad, drink and dessert for people dining in and for carry-out customers. See more photos of the event in a gallery at semissourian.com.
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Saint Francis physician discusses pancreatic cancer's survivability and treatment
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
Game show host Alex Trebek, actor Patrick Swayze, singer Aretha Franklin, St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, comedian Jack Benny, opera's Luciano Pavarotti and astronaut Sally Ride have at least one thing in common...
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Cape Public Works fills vacant positions with open interview events
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
To fill several vacant positions, Cape Girardeau Public Works has begun hosting events for open interviews. The department was able to fill three positions at its first event last week, according to assistant Public Works director Casey Brunke. There are currently 16 vacant positions across six of the department's seven divisions...
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Pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations limited in area, more availability coming soon
(Local News ~ 11/05/21)
Children ages 5 to 11 became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Missouri on Wednesday. Though, it may be a while before parents can find shots for their children at nearby pharmacies and health centers. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), distribution of over 116,000 pediatric doses began across the state earlier this week. ...
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Missouri drivers warned to watch out for 'lusty deer'
(State News ~ 11/05/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police officials and the AAA auto club are urging drivers to be especially cautious this time of year as collisions with deer become more frequent. The Kansas City Star reported cooler weather and shorter daylight hours mean it's breeding season for deer. Kansas City, Missouri, police said on Twitter that "lusty deer" are on the move "and won't let your car get in the way of their quest for loving."...
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Old Town Cape, Stars and Stripes events on schedule this weekend
(Editorial ~ 11/05/21)
There are a couple big events taking place this weekend in Cape Girardeau and a third to consider for Veterans Day. Old Town Cape is hosting its Revivify fundraiser Saturday to support the downtown Cape Girardeau organization's revitalization's efforts. ...
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Prayer 11-5-21
(Speak Out ~ 11/05/21)
O Heavenly Father, may we elect principled leaders who seek wisdom from you. Amen.
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'Burned out'? Why won't more women return to the job market?
(Community ~ 11/05/21)
NEW YORK -- There was a time when Naomi Pena could seemingly do it all: Work a full-time job and raise four children on her own. But when the viral pandemic struck early last year, her personal challenges began to mount and she faced an aching decision: Her children or her job?...
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Richard Loos
(Obituary ~ 11/05/21)
Richard "Dick" Lloyd Loos, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 22, 1939, in Jackson, son of William and Bertilla Marie "Tillie" Heisserer Loos. He and Margaret "Margie" Zahner were married Nov. 5, 1977...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 11/5/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/05/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 3 n Medical assists were made at 2:36 a.m. at Garrett Drive and Eden Circle; 3:10 a.m. on North Spring Avenue; 10:55 a.m. on William Street; 5:37 p.m. on Carolina Lane; 9:35 p.m. on Saratoga Avenue...
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Possessions of man behind ice bucket challenge up for sale to benefit foundation
(Community ~ 11/05/21)
BOSTON -- Jerseys, baseball bats and other items that belonged to Pete Frates, the former college baseball player whose inspiring fight with Lou Gehrig's disease helped popularize the ALS ice bucket challenge, are being auctioned. Proceeds from the online auction running through Tuesday will benefit the Peter Frates Family Foundation, which assists ALS patients and their families with the cost of home health care, according to a spokesperson for auctioneer KBK Sports...
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'Rust' film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn't know how a live bullet ended up inside. "Who put those in there and why is the central question," Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer for the movie "Rust," said in a statement issued by one of her lawyers, Jason Bowles of Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...
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Rioter who bragged she wouldn't go to jail gets prison term
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
A real estate agent from suburban Dallas who flaunted her participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and later bragged she wasn't going to jail because she is white, has blond hair and a good job was sentenced Thursday to two months behind bars...
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Food banks nationwide embark on expansions with lessons from COVID
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
ATLANTA -- Food banks across the country are pursuing major expansion projects driven in part by their experiences during the pandemic, when they faced an explosion of need. "So many people who had never had to ask for help found themselves in a position of needing it and not knowing where to go," said Ginette Bott, president and CEO of the Utah Food Bank. "It was like somebody flipped a switch."...
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Bees, sheep, crops: Solar developers tout multiple benefits
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
MONTICELLO, Minnesota -- Silflower was among native plants blanketing the vast North American prairie until settlers developed farms and cities. Nowadays confined largely to roadsides and ditches, the long-stemmed cousin of the sunflower may be poised for a comeback, thanks to solar energy...
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Republican state officials push back on employer vaccine mandate
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Republican state officials reacted with swift rebukes Thursday to President Joe Biden's newly detailed mandate for private employers to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, threatening a wave of lawsuits and other actions to thwart a requirement they see as a stark example of government overreach...
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U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
(National News ~ 11/05/21)
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements are the Biden administration's boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine that has been widely available for months -- or face financial consequences. ...
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Ill. woman charged in August fire deaths of her 5 children
(State News ~ 11/05/21)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a Southwest Illinois apartment without adult supervision. Sabrina Dunigan, 34, of East St. Louis, faces five felony counts of endangering the life/health of a child in St. Clair County, and online court records indicate there are pending grand jury actions in the case, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Legionnaires' disease case at Missouri mental health center
(State News ~ 11/05/21)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- State health officials said Thursday a case of Legionnaires' disease has been confirmed in a patient from the Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington. Debra Walker, a spokeswoman for the Department of Mental Health, said the mental health center was told about the case Wednesday after a 66-year-old man was taken to a hospital...
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COVID policies prompt suit against county health department
(State News ~ 11/05/21)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A lawsuit accuses a suburban St. Louis health department of violating state law because of its COVID-19 quarantine policies and recommendations for wearing masks in public schools. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the lawsuit was filed Oct. ...
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Lawsuit: NRA illegally funded Trump, GOP candidates
(State News ~ 11/05/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and others...
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Out of the past: Nov. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 11/05/21)
President Bill Clinton wins a landslide re-election and political redemption, as voters brush aside Bob Dole's challenge to his economic leadership and character; Republicans temper Clinton's triumph by holding the Senate, and GOP battle to keep the House, too...
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Ghost Deer
(Submitted Story ~ 11/05/21)
You should write as I may be too emotional. While I voted for and even encouraged the deer harvest in the city it did bother me when I saw the magnificent white buck killed a couple years ago supposedly "outside" city limits. I saw it with a poorly aimed arrow in its foreleg in the large lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran/Kiwanis Park shortly before someone claimed it was killed in a legal "harvest." This is the largest doe I've seen and it's often the strange ghost moving at twilight in the area...
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