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Injuries after Sprigg Street wreck
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
Firefighters and paramedics put a driver onto a stretcher at the scene of a crash Wednesday at the corner of North Sprigg and Bellevue streets in Cape Girardeau.
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Judge appears open to special master for documents seized from Trump home
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge Thursday appeared to give a boost to former President Donald Trump's hopes for appointing an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI, questioning the Justice Department's arguments Trump couldn't make the request and that a special master would needlessly delay its investigation...
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Biden at Independence Hall: Trump, allies threaten democracy
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that "equality and democracy are under assault" in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about his predecessor, Donald Trump, and "MAGA Republican" adherents, labeling them an extremist threat to the nation and its future...
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Chicago native makes Cape Girardeau her home
(B Magazine ~ 09/02/22)
Brittney Swicionis has called Cape Girardeau her home for more than eight years, moving here from Chicago’s south side at the age of 20. Before relocating, Swicionis attended a community college in her hometown, unsure of what her future held. When Southeast Missouri State University sent her a postcard in the mail, she looked into the majors available and determined that the school was a great fit. ...
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Difference Maker: Grant Skelton continues his childhood foundation to help others
(B Magazine ~ 09/02/22)
Every Thanksgiving, Grant Skelton’s grandparents would give him, his younger brother and their two cousins $50 and tell them to use it to help someone. Then on Christmas Day they would report back.
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United Way of Southeast Missouri kicks off 2022 campaign
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
United Way of Southeast Missouri kicked off its 2022 fundraising campaign Thursday to help people improve their daily lives. At the organization's kickoff luncheon, the theme was "Win the Game of Life" and Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of UWSEMO, explained that the game of life can seem impossible to people who don't have the same resources as others...
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Salt bid OK'd, wellness quote approved, by Cape Commission
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
With awareness of supply-chain disruptions impacting many products, Cape Girardeau County Commission voted Thursday to go ahead and buy road salt in advance of the coming winter season. The commission chose St. Louis's Rock Salt USA's bid of $125 per ton delivered...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
Today is Friday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2022. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. On this date: In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established...
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A celebration of work and the American worker as we come to Labor Day weekend
(Editorial ~ 09/02/22)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Labor Day editorial. When it comes to the reasons for Monday's Labor Day holiday, the U.S. Department of Labor offers a good historical review. The first Labor Day celebration was in New York City in 1882 and organized by the Central Labor Union. ...
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Speak Out 9-2-22
(Speak Out ~ 09/02/22)
The panhandlers in our area have reached a new low. Now they are bringing their babies with them. This is so sad! These children are being forced to endure the extreme heat of the day while their so-called parents beg for money. Where is child protective services? This should be illegal!...
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Prayer 9-2-22
(Prayer ~ 09/02/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for by your sacrifice on the cross we are healed. Amen.
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Fire report 9-2-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 31 n Medical assists were made at 7:41 a.m. on Stoddard Street; 9:08 a.m. on Aspen Drive; 11:47 a.m. on William Street; and 6:51 p.m. on Bellevue Street. n At 10:02 a.m., fire alarm on South Ellis Street...
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Police report 9-2-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported. Thefts n Theft was reported on Hickory Street. n Stealing and fraud were reported. n Theft was reported on Siemers Drive...
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Joyce Westrich
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
Joyce Valeria Heuring Westrich, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at The Arbors at Auburn Creek. She was born Feb. 15, 1933, in Chicago to William T. and Evelyn Pohlit Heuring. She attended grammar school and high school in Chicago, later graduating from St. Mary's High School in Cape Girardeau in 1950. She attended night classes at Southeast Missouri State University for two years...
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Robert Reedy
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
Robert E. Reedy, 78, of Sikeston, Missouri, died on Aug. 31, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Cremation rites will be accorded, and no services will be held at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crain Funeral Home...
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Stanley Huber
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
Stanley M. Huber, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. There are no services scheduled at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Teresa Cook
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
Teresa Renee Cook was born Nov. 10, 1961, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed her life Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 60 years. Teresa was raised by her loving parents, Judith Ann Tankersley and the late Bill Tankersley. In March 1979, she married Keith Cook in Delta. He survives...
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Carl Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
Carl Wayne Calhoun, 82, of Scott City died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Indictment: Boy forcibly taken to Missouri boarding school
(State News ~ 09/02/22)
The mother of a California teenager conspired with a former Missouri boarding school dean on a plan that resulted in the boy being forced into a car, handcuffed for more than 24 hours and driven to a Missouri school for troubled youths, federal prosecutors said Wednesday...
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St. Louis prosecutor again seeks to clear convicted killer
(State News ~ 09/02/22)
St. Louis's top prosecutor on Wednesday filed a motion asking a judge to vacate the conviction that sent a man to prison nearly 30 years ago for a murder he has long claimed he didn't commit. Lamar Johnson was convicted in the 1994 killing of 25-year-old Marcus Boyd in an alleged drug dispute. Johnson's claims of innocence and other new evidence in recent years convinced St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner that he was wrongfully convicted...
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Lawmakers delay meeting for Parson tax cut proposal
(State News ~ 09/02/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday said they are delaying coming back to the state Capitol for work on a proposed income tax cut. Instead of returning to work next Tuesday -- as GOP Gov. Mike Parson called for -- leaders in the Republican-led Legislature said they'll come back Sept. 14...
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'Crushed' by 2 papacies, John Paul I's death eclipsed life
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
VATICAN CITY -- The moment that the black wall telephone rang early on the morning of Sept. 29, 1978, in Stefania Falasca's Rome apartment is imprinted in her mind. Then 15, Falasca remembers her father answering and hearing the voice of her uncle, a priest who worked at the Vatican, coming through the receiver: "The pope is dead!"...
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In video, Afghan woman accuses Taliban official of rape
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
ISLAMABAD -- An Afghan woman accused a senior Taliban official of forcing her into marriage and raping her repeatedly in a video that appeared on social media this week. In the video, the woman, who identified herself only by her first name Elaha, wept as she described being beaten and raped by former Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Saeed Khosti...
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Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
BEIRUT -- Forty years since Hezbollah was founded at the height of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the group has morphed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East. The Iranian-armed and funded Hezbollah, which has marked the anniversary with ceremonies in its strongholds in recent weeks, dominates Lebanon's politics and plays an instrumental role in spreading Tehran's influence throughout the Arab world...
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Russia launches war games with China amid tensions with US
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as they both face tensions with the United States. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has sufficient military might for massive drills even as its troops are engaged in military action in Ukraine...
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Hawaii quits coal in bid to fight climate change
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
HONOLULU -- The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii's only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state's dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel. The last coal shipment arrived in the islands at the end of July, and the AES Corporation coal plant closed Thursday after 30 years in operation. ...
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More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- As Braylon Price remembers it, he struggled with pretty much everything the first full school year of the pandemic. With minimal guidance and frequent disruptions, he had trouble staying on top of assignments and finishing homework on time...
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Watering while Black: anatomy of a pastor's Alabama arrest
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. -- Michael Jennings wasn't breaking any laws or doing anything that was obviously suspicious; the Black minister was simply watering the flowers of a neighbor who was out of town. Yet there was a problem: Around the corner, Amber Roberson, who is white, thought she was helping that same neighbor when she saw a vehicle she didn't recognize at the house and called police...
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Tech tool offers police 'mass surveillance on a budget'
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants, that gives them the power to follow people's movements months back in time, according to public records and internal emails obtained by The Associated Press...
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Some improvement seen as Jackson water woes continue
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi officials set up emergency distribution centers for handouts of water and hand sanitizer Thursday in the capital city of Jackson, as efforts to restore a flood-impaired, long-troubled water system continued. Jackson's residents were already under a boil-water order before flooding from the Pearl River exacerbated long-standing problems at one of the city's two water treatment plants...
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Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
WASHINGTON -- Math and reading scores for America's 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study -- offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children...
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Crews face heat wave along with California wildfires
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
CASTAIC, Calif. -- California firefighters worked in extreme conditions Thursday as they battled wildfires in rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego amid a blistering heat wave that is predicted to last through Labor Day. Progress was made in containing both blazes but authorities warned that the explosive fire behavior that occurred after they erupted Wednesday showed the potential for what could happen during the prolonged torrid conditions...
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Mississippi capital's water disaster developed over decades
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
JACKSON, Miss. -- For at least the third time in a dozen years, portable toilets are parked outside the ornate Mississippi Capitol because Jackson's water system is in crisis. The big "Gotta Go" trailer is just one example of the city's desperation. Many homes, businesses and government offices have had little or no running water this week, forcing people to wait in long lines for drinking water or water to flush toilets...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal gets global scrutiny
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
Microsoft's plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could have major effects on the gaming industry, transforming the Xbox maker into something like a Netflix for video games by giving it control of many more popular titles...
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Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won't attend his funeral
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin privately laid flowers at Mikhail Gorbachev's coffin on Thursday, snubbing the weekend's public funeral in a move reflecting the Kremlin's uneasiness about Gorbachev's legacy. Just before departing for a working trip to Russia's western-most Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited a Moscow hospital where Gorbachev's body was being kept before Saturday's funeral...
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UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
BEIJING -- The U.N. accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to "crimes against humanity" in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. Beijing on Thursday denounced the assessment as a fabrication cooked up by Western nations...
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It's back-to-school time in Ukraine but far from normal
(International News ~ 09/02/22)
MYKHAILO-KOTSYUBYNSKE, Ukraine -- It was the first day of school in Ukraine on Thursday but children weren't sharing memories of fun vacations with their families. Their stories were of surviving war. For many, their last day of school was the day before the Feb. 24 Russian invasion of their country...
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Online dashboard helps flyers with delays, cancellations
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
WASHINGTON -- Amid months of mass flight cancellations and delays, the Department of Transportation has launched a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend. Starting Thursday, travelers were able to check the dashboard and see what kinds of guarantees, refunds or compensation the major domestic airlines offer in case of flight delays or cancellations. ...
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AP-NORC poll: 2 in 10 report experience with gun violence
(National News ~ 09/02/22)
DETROIT -- About 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they or someone close to them has had a personal experience with gun violence, according to a recent poll that shows Black and Hispanic adults are especially likely to have had their lives touched by it. The poll by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 54% of Black Americans and 27% of Hispanic Americans reported they or a close friend or family member experienced gun violence in the last five years, compared with of 13% of white Americans. ...
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Greitens custody case moved to Texas by Missouri judge
(State News ~ 09/02/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A child custody case between former Gov. Eric Greitens and his ex-wife has been moved to Texas. Sheena Greitens's lawyer confirmed to the Kansas City Star on Wednesday that the judge decided the case should continue in Texas, where Sheena Greitens is a public affairs professor at the University of Texas...
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Out of the past: Sept. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/22)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approves an agreement with DSW Development Corp. to have it supervise the construction of an extension of Siemers Drive to the new state Highway 74; under the agreement, the city will pay DSW up to $515,000 to supervise the work; it is the third time this summer the city has contracted with an outside party to build a major public works project cheaper and faster than the city could do it on its own...
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Kate Bond
(Obituary ~ 09/02/22)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. — Kate Pauline Bond, 93, of Cedar Hill died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at her home. She was born June 20, 1929, in Chester, Illinois, to William and Freida Dunnerman Menke. She was baptized and confirmed at Evangelical Peace Lutheran Church in Chester...
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