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Old Man River Keeps Rolling
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
Terry and Gary Davidson enjoy a view of the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon while they sit on the steps near the river wall in Cape Girardeau.
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Appeals court upholds murder conviction
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
A state appellate court has upheld a murder conviction for a man who killed another man in a Hardee's restaurant in Cape Girardeau in 2018. According to a release from state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the state Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the first-degree murder and armed criminal action convictions of Anthony Levar Sinks...
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Scott City Area Chamber to host candidate meet-and-greet Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
At their monthly coffee Thursday afternoon, Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce leaders expect candidates for nine Scott County government offices, all Republicans, to appear for a question-and-answer session in advance of the Aug. 2 primary. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the question-and-answer session set for 5:30 p.m. at Front Porch Rental Hall, 1408 Main St...
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House passes same-sex marriage bill; 16 members of Congress arrested at abortion protest
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservatives...
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Collision between motorist and cyclist results in death
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
A July 7 collision in Cape Girardeau between a motorist and a cyclist resulted in the death of Cape Girardeau tattooist and mural artist John "Johnny" Thurman. According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department crash report, Thurman, 41, riding a Takara Horizon bicycle, collided with a 2007 Lexus ES250 driven by Dongjun Li, 25, also of Cape Girardeau. The incident occurred about 10:20 p.m. at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Abbey Road...
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Cape City Council approves next financial step in pension upgrade
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance allocating funds for a possible upgrade to the municipal retirement plan Monday. The item will be in the consent agenda at the next meeting for the second and third readings...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
Today is Wednesday, July 20, the 201st day of 2022. There are 164 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module...
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New this week: Beyonce, Shark Week, ESPYS and 'The Gray Man'
(Entertainment ~ 07/20/22)
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press's entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. ...
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Prayer 7-20-22
(Prayer ~ 07/20/22)
O Lord God, may we praise you with an upright heart. Amen.
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The sportsplex is one of Cape's success stories
(Editorial ~ 07/20/22)
In 2018, the Southeast Missourian's business publication, B Magazine, profiled the new Cape Girardeau Sportsplex, referring to it as "The New Economic Warrior." Four years later, those words ring particularly true as the 121,000-square-foot facility regularly stays busy, attracting teams from multiple states 40 weekends a year for tournaments along with a variety of events throughout the week...
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Progressive Dems can't stop criticizing Manchin, Biden
(Column ~ 07/20/22)
The wall-to-wall coverage of progressive carping about Joe Biden has been interrupted by reruns of progressive carping about West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Last week, in the wake of horrible inflation numbers, Manchin said, in effect, "I'm out" on President Biden's climate, energy and tax package. ...
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The most self-destructive force in the world
(Column ~ 07/20/22)
Without a doubt, the climate-obsessed green movement is the most stupidly self-destructive force in the world today, leaving a trail of irrationality and folly wherever it goes. Consider its recent record of destroying the country of Sri Lanka, making Western Europe needlessly vulnerable to Vladimir Putin's energy blackmail and stoking higher energy prices in the U.S. that have contributed to the fastest decline in real wages in 40 years...
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Eva Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/20/22)
Eva Nell Wilson, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 30, 1936, in England, Arkansas, to Frederick H. and Hazel Halbrook Ward. She and Ray Wilson were married Sept. 22, 1956, at Little Rock, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2017...
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Daniel 'Keith' Upchurch
(Obituary ~ 07/20/22)
Keith Upchurch, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 25, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. Survivors include his birth mother, Cindy Magill; adopted mother, Kathy Upchurch; brothers, Jon Upchurch, Brandon Magill; sisters, Rachel Upchurch-Coomer, Kassie Upchurch, Mindy Alexander; and his only child, Liam Upchurch...
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Patsy Moll
(Obituary ~ 07/20/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patsy A. Moll, 85, of Perryville died Monday, July 18, 2022, at her home in Perryville. Visitation will be 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Tom Esselman officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Chester, Illinois...
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Paul Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 07/20/22)
Paul Edward Hendrickson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 21, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to Benson and Rosemary Halter Hendrickson. He married Colette Ressel Oct. 8, 1999, in Kelso, Missouri...
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Sharon Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/20/22)
Sharon Davis, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. Cremation rites will be accorded and the family will hold their own memorial service at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crain Funeral Home...
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Out of the past: July 20
(Out of the Past ~ 07/20/22)
Work on a $2,000,000-plus project at Cape Bible Chapel, 2911 Kage Road, is slated to begin Monday; construction will be by Zion Church Builders, under direction of project architect Ron Grojean and is expected to take 15 to 18 months; groundbreaking was held a week ago for the expansion, which will include a new auditorium with immediate seating for 1,220, plus a partially completed balcony to accommodate an additional 300...
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Area Police report 7/20/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on North Fountain Street. n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on South Ellis Street...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/20/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 18 n Medical assist was made at 11:08 a.m. on South Kingshighway. n At 2:16 p.m., fire alarm on North Ellis Street.
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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn't here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter he uses to check his oxygen levels after a monthslong bout with COVID-19. Months after being warned her partner might never hold his daughter, Vanessa smiled as the girl worked to cut two teeth on the device Freddy wears like a necklace, a blue ribbon tied around it...
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Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as feared
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that's squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service's effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions...
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Twitter-Musk takeover dispute heading for an October trial
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter's lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the "cloud of uncertainty" over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it...
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Abortion doctor signals she'll sue Indiana AG over comments
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana's attorney general for defamation. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says are false statements that Attorney General Todd Rokita has made about her and her work...
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Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern
(International News ~ 07/20/22)
JOHANNESBURG -- The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month. Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them...
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UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles
(International News ~ 07/20/22)
LONDON -- Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the U.K.'s national weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes...
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Georgia fake electors may face charges in election probe
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
ATLANTA -- The Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally interfered in the 2020 general election in the state has informed 16 Republicans who served as fake electors that they could face criminal charges...
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Researchers: Chinese-made GPS tracker highly vulnerable
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
BOSTON -- A popular Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker used in 169 countries has severe software vulnerabilities, posing a potential danger to highway safety, national security and supply chains, cybersecurity researchers have found. A report by the Boston cybersecurity firm BitSight says the flaws could let attackers remotely hijack device-equipped vehicles, cutting off fuel to them and otherwise seizing control while they travel...
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Emmett Till's house, Black sites to get landmarks funds
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
CHICAGO -- Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman. A cultural preservation organization announced Tuesday that the house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history...
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Police: Indiana mall gunman fired 24 times in 15 seconds
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A 20-year-old man who shot five people in a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, fired 24 times within 15 seconds before he was shot and killed by an armed bystander, authorities said Tuesday. Preliminary autopsy results show gunman Jonathan Sapirman of Greenwood was shot eight times, the Johnson County Coroner's Office said Tuesday...
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Schumer: Dems will push ahead on pared down economic measure
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats will push ahead on restraining pharmaceutical prices and extending health insurance subsidies for millions of Americans, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer affirmed Tuesday, backing President Joe Biden's call for his party to settle for a pared-down economic package and effectively concede to a pivotal senator...
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Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ended a lawsuit Tuesday in which it had sought to block the state from enforcing a law that bans most abortions. Jackson Women's Health Organization dropped its litigation a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that she sold the facility and had no intention to reopen it, even if a state court allowed her to do so...
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CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID shot for adults
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Regulators authorized the nation's first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but the final hurdle was a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Frequent lockdowns may have contributed to Uvalde tragedy
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
UVALDE, Texas -- Teachers and students at Robb Elementary School knew the safety protocols when an 18-year-old with an AR-15 style rifle entered the building in May. Dozens of times in the previous four months alone, the campus had gone into lockdown or issued security alerts...
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Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine
(International News ~ 07/20/22)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country's military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an "independent and strong" Russia. Khamenei said if Russia hadn't sent troops into Ukraine, it would have faced an attack from NATO later, a statement echoing Putin's own rhetoric and reflected increasingly close ties between Moscow and Tehran as they both face crippling Western sanctions. ...
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FDA weighs oversight changes after baby formula, Juul troubles
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a review of the agency's food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over their handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews. Tuesday's announcement comes as FDA Commissioner Robert Califf attempts to push past several controversies that have dominated his second stint running the agency, including the delayed response to contamination problems at the country's largest infant formula plant...
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Mo. officer dies after being shot during traffic stop
(State News ~ 07/20/22)
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri police officer died Tuesday after he was shot during a traffic stop by a suspect who then fled, officials said. Officer Daniel Vasquez, 32, was attempting to stop a vehicle for expired temporary tags in North Kansas City on Tuesday morning when the car's driver shot the officer and drove away, Clay County Sheriff Will Akin said...
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Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt
(National News ~ 07/20/22)
BOULDER CITY, Nev. -- A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt in the explosion near the base of the dam, an engineering marvel on the Colorado River straddling the border of Arizona and Nevada. ...
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Man killed, two injured in freak camper accident
(Local News ~ 07/20/22)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A 70-year-old Essex, Missouri, man was killed Friday afternoon and two others suffered moderate and minor injuries on Stoddard County Road 525-3 east of Bloomfield, when a camper rolled back on them. According to the state Highway Patrol, the three people were attempting to fix locked brakes on a camper being towed by a 2012 Dodge Ram at 1:40 p.m. Friday. The brakes disengaged, causing the camper to strike all three...
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