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Shots fired in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/15/22)
According to Cape Girardeau Police Department, a "shots fired" call was received Wednesday. Police responded, taking one adult into custody and transporting one juvenile to the Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Office. Cpl. Ryan Droege said a vehicle was damaged by a bullet, but there were no injuries...
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Arrow staff and mass media students win more than 20 awards at MCMA conference
(Local News ~ 04/15/22)
Staff members of the Southeast Missouri State University Arrow attended the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) Conference, where they won 23 awards across 16 categories. The event was April 8 and 9 at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph...
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United Way of Southeast Missouri faces decision time on grant monies
(Local News ~ 04/15/22)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri's triennial grant application process recently came to an end. Now the organization has to decide, who gets the money? Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri, said there are steps it goes through to decide which organizations receive funding from the grants...
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Texas truck inspections causing border delays
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the U.S. and shut down some of the world's busiest trade bridges as the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge him to relent...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
Today is Friday, April 15, the 105th day of 2022. There are 260 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic foundered in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland more than 2 1/2 hours after hitting an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half as many survived...
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Speak Out 4-15-22
(Speak Out ~ 04/15/22)
Baseball is back and I'm so happy it is. With everything going on in the world, we need a diversion. Here's to a great season of Cardinal baseball and a final season of Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina at Busch Stadium. Go Cardinals. It is with great pride that I say I LIKE JOE. ...
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The story of Easter
(Editorial ~ 04/15/22)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Easter editorial. A miraculous event 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem changed the world. On this Easter weekend, the story is presented again from the Holy Bible (the Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 28): After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb...
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Prayer 4-15-22
(Prayer ~ 04/15/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you for the gift of eternal life through you. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 13 n Medical assists were made at 10:19 a.m. on Independence Street; 10:24 a.m. on Towers Circle; 11 a.m. on Washington Avenue; 12:38 p.m. on Broadway; 3:36 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 6:10 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 6:14 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 7:13 p.m. on Bellevue Street; 7:32 p.m. on Walnut Street; 8:54 p.m. on Meyer Drive...
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Area Police report 4/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Whitener Street. Assaults n Third-degree assault and resisting/interfering with arrest, detention or stop were reported on Whitener Street...
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Danny Messer
(Obituary ~ 04/15/22)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Danny Messer, 68, of Frohna passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1953, in Paragould, Arkansas, son of Darrel Messer and Ruby Johnson. Danny was a member of the Cape County Cowboy Church and a 1972 graduate of Ste. Genevieve (Missouri) High School. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force after eight years. He was an F15 mechanic and big rig driver...
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Ellen Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 04/15/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ellen Marie Mayfield, 81, of Marble Hill died Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Dr. Theresa Burdick
(Obituary ~ 04/15/22)
Dr. Theresa A. Burdick, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at her home. She was born Feb. 21, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, to Charles Gilbert "Gil" and Catherine Felicia Lewandowski Burdick. She received bachelor of science and medical doctorate degrees from Saint Louis University, where she also had an internship. She had residencies at the University of Washington in rehab medicine and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Saint Louis University...
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Gary Bond
(Obituary ~ 04/15/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gary Gene Bond, son to the late Cecil and Mayme Opal Moore Bond, was born Jan. 24, 1949, in Chaffee and departed his life Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 73 years Gary married Beverly Hargraves on Nov. 6, 1971, and she survives of the home in Chaffee...
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News publisher Lee faces renewed pressure from hedge funds
(State News ~ 04/15/22)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its transition to digital publishing and consider adding new digital-savvy leaders to its board after successfully fighting off a hostile takeover from a different hedge fund...
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Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter, make it 'maximally trusted'
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
In 10 days, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gone from popular Twitter contributor and critic to the company's largest individual shareholder to a would-be owner of the social platform -- a whirlwind of activity that could change the service dramatically given the sometimes whimsical billionaire's self-identification as a free-speech absolutist...
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Couple found dead as wildfire destroys New Mexico homes
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
The remains of a New Mexico couple were found near their burned home as a wind-driven wildfire charred more than 200 residences on the edge of a mountain community in the southern part of the state. Fire crews on Thursday used a break in what had been a steady stream of relentless gusts to make headway against the deadly wildfire, which is believed to have killed the two people...
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Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could roll back abortion rights in America...
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Family seeks charges, officer's ID in Patrick Lyoya's death
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Peter Lyoya took his six children from Congo in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears he brought them to the U.S. to die. A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the head this month following a traffic stop in Grand Rapids. Video released Wednesday shows a brief foot chase and struggle over the white officer's Taser before he shoots Patrick Lyoya in the head as the Black man is face down on the ground...
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Brooklyn subway attack suspect is jailed without bail
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
NEW YORK -- The man charged with opening fire in a Brooklyn subway car full of people was jailed without bail Thursday as prosecutors told a judge he terrified all of New York City. Brought into a Brooklyn federal court without handcuffs, a subdued Frank James, 62, softly answered standard questions about whether he understood the charges and the purpose of the brief hearing. His lawyer later asked the public not to prejudge him...
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Poll: Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
WASHINGTON -- Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12 schools should be taught about racism and sexuality, according to a new poll released as Republicans across the country aim to make parental involvement in education a central campaign theme this election year...
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Russia's damaged Black Sea flagship sinks in latest setback
(International News ~ 04/15/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, a guided-missile cruiser that became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war, sank Thursday after it was heavily damaged in the latest setback for Moscow's invasion...
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Out of the past: April 15
(Out of the Past ~ 04/15/22)
Cape Girardeau wants the reputation of being a user-friendly city; toward that end, blue-and-white, easy-to-read directional signs have been installed in key locations to inform visitors of points of interest throughout the city; the markers, 23 in the city and four giant signs along Interstate 55, will guide visitors to Southeast Missouri State University and the Show Me Center, as well as the Mississippi River waterfront, a number of city parks and facilities...
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Homeschooling surge continues despite schools reopening
(National News ~ 04/15/22)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen. Two years later, even after schools reopened and vaccines became widely available, many parents have chosen to continue directing their children's educations themselves...
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Missouri House OKs elections for transgender athletic bans
(State News ~ 04/15/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The GOP-led Missouri House on Wednesday voted to allow local elections over whether to ban transgender girls from competing on K-12 girls' sports teams. House members voted 89-40 in favor of adding Republican Rep. Chuck Bayse's proposal as an amendment to an elections bill in a late-session attempt to pass the contested legislation before lawmakers' mid-May deadline...
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