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U.S. 61 in Cape County reduced for ADA sidewalk improvements
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
U.S. 61 will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews improve sidewalks between Old Cape Road and Donna Road in Jackson, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The work — part of the MoDOT's initiative to bring roadway facilities into compliance with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act — will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday...
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Prosecutors: Missouri inmate confessed to killing 4 women in 1990
(State News ~ 09/21/22)
CLAYTON, Mo. — A convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing a man in 1995 has confessed to strangling four women five years earlier, St. Louis-area prosecutors announced Monday. Gary Muehlberg, a 73-year-old inmate at the Potosi Correctional Center, confessed to the 1990 killings after O'Fallon police detective Jodi Weber reopened the cold case and linked one of the killings to Muehlberg through DNA testing, authorities said at a news conference...
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Paducah school shooter says he's still hearing voices
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
PADUCAH, Ky. — A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years ago told a parole panel on Tuesday he is still hearing voices like the ones that told him to steal a pistol and shoot into a crowded high school lobby in 1997...
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Mo. Senate moves on compromise plan to cut income taxes
(State News ~ 09/21/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill to cut state individual income taxes as called for by Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The GOP-led Senate's compromise plan would immediately cut the top income tax rate from the current 5.3% down to 4.95%. Parson had asked lawmakers to take the top tax rate to 4.8%...
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Truck driver safe after couple holds him at gunpoint while driving through Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
BENTON, Mo. — An over-the-road truck driver was located safely after allegedly being held at gunpoint by a couple early Monday in Scott County. Around 10:40 a.m. Monday, Scott County Sheriff's Office received a call from employees of a trucking company who said they suspected one of their drivers wasn't acting normal during a call with them and were worried he was under duress, according to Lt. Robyn Merideth with the Scott County Sheriff's Office...
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Extra law enforcement patrolling Poplar Bluff school after threats on social media
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Law enforcement provided extra patrols inside and outside Poplar Bluff High School on Tuesday and will again today while trying to determine the validity of threats of violence that have circulated on social media. The threats insinuated there could be violence at the school, said Mike McClain, interim police chief...
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Teacher shortage a challenge for Cape Girardeau School District
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
Hiring and retaining public school faculty is not only a national issue. It hits close to home, too. Brice Beck, deputy superintendent of secondary education with Cape Girardeau School District, said filling the district's positions is a difficult challenge to overcome...
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Cape Council reviews list of projects for ARPA funds
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
The Cape Girardeau City Council was presented with a $1.37 million list of allocation proposals for the city's remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds at Monday's meeting. It was the first reading of the ordinance. The list was put together by city manager Kenneth Haskin using requests from department heads and some feedback from council meetings. Department heads gave brief summaries of the proposals and answered council members questions Monday...
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Editorial: Shipyard Music Festival returns this weekend
(Editorial ~ 09/21/22)
Shipyard Music Festival returns for its fourth year this weekend on the grounds of Century Casino Cape Girardeau. The two-day event, produced by rustmedia, includes a full lineup of national touring acts and local musicians who rotate performances between two stages...
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SEMO to sell, not demolish, historic building
(Local News ~ 09/21/22)
According a statement released by the school Tuesday, Southeast Missouri State University officials now say they will not raze the Himmelberger House at 603 N. Henderson St. in Cape Girardeau but will instead try to sell it. In May, SEMO said it would demolish the more than century-old building because it had fallen into disrepair and the assumed cost to bring the home back to code was more than the university was prepared to invest...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2022. There are 101 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Sept. 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court...
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Prayer 9-20-22
(Prayer ~ 09/21/22)
Father God, may we guard our words, choosing only those pleasing to you. Amen.
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How our dream house fell apart when faced with a pandemic
(Column ~ 09/21/22)
We're closing on our house and this move feels like a failure. We purchased the house six months before the pandemic hit. We'd moved from Louisville back to the small Northern Kentucky community where I grew up. I have friends remaining in the community and I looked forward to being a part of it once again...
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Guaranteed income: A slap in the face to workers
(Column ~ 09/21/22)
Democratic politicians across the U.S. are pushing for guaranteed monthly cash handouts to the poor. No strings attached. No work required. Taxpayers foot the bill. This scheme, which is already being rolled out in Los Angeles, Chicago, Providence, Rhode Island, Denver and numerous other cities, needs to be stopped. It's turning people who work and pay taxes into suckers...
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No party is innocent on US immigration policy
(Column ~ 09/21/22)
When it comes to immigration, and especially at this moment in our politics, I'm a "bothsides-er." These days, complaining about both sides -- Democrats and Republicans -- invites a lot of scorn and ridicule, usually from people on one side. On some issues that scorn might be deserved. But on immigration, I am happy to seethe with contempt on the sidelines...
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Fire report 9-21-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 19 n Medical assists were reported at 8:11 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 11:24 a.m. on Caufield Drive; 1:04 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 1:43 p.m. on Independence Street; 2:43 p.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; and 7:24 p.m. on Greek Drive...
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Police report 9-21-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Cape Meadows Circle. n A warrant arrest was reported on North High Street. n A warrant arrest for failure to appear was reported on North Fountain Street...
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Dennis Seyer
(Obituary ~ 09/21/22)
Dennis C. Seyer, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, with Knights of Columbus rosary immediately following...
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Vanessa Moore
(Obituary ~ 09/21/22)
BENTON, Mo. — Vanessa Irene Moore, 64, of Benton died Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 22, 1957, in Denver to Raymond Estel Sr. and Audrey Louise Whitney Horton. She married Rick Joe Moore in 1994...
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Rodney Bird
(Obituary ~ 09/21/22)
Rodney Jerome Bird departed this life Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis. He was born June 25, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, to Dr. William Bird Sr. and Rose Mary Lewis Bird. Rodney was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he was very beloved and a member of the Central Tiger Marching Band...
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With ceremonies over, King Charles III faces biggest task
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
LONDON -- The cannons have sounded, the bells have rung and the mourners have paid their respects. Now King Charles III faces the task of preserving a 1,000-year-old monarchy that his mother nurtured for seven decades but that faces an uncertain future. The challenge is immense...
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Feds: 47 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food program
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Federal authorities charged 47 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest fraud scheme yet to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children...
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US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It's the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in primary care for adults without symptoms. The proposal is open for public comment until Oct. 17, but the group usually affirms its draft guidance...
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NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
DETROIT -- The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S...
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Officials: 8 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
CHICAGO -- Eight people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building, officials said. The explosion at the 36-unit, four-story apartment building in the South Austin neighborhood occurred at about 9 a.m., officials said. ...
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Jimmy Kimmel signs 3-year extension for ABC late-night show
(Entertainment ~ 09/21/22)
LOS ANGELES -- Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his 20th anniversary as ABC's late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call 'quiet quitting,"' Kimmel quipped in a statement Tuesday...
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GOP AGs push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx not to track gun sales
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
NEW YORK -- A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks -- Visa, Mastercard and American Express -- to drop their plans to start tracking sales at gun stores, arguing the plans could infringe on consumer privacy and push legal gun sales out of the mainstream financial network...
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Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flights
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
BOSTON -- Venezuelan migrants flown to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary Tuesday for engaging in a "fraudulent and discriminatory scheme" to relocate them. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, alleges that the migrants were told they were going to Boston or Washington, "which was completely false," and were induced with perks such as $10 McDonald's gift certificates...
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FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation's largest formula factory. A 10-page report from the agency offers its first formal account of the factors that led to the ongoing shortage, which has forced the U.S. to airlift millions of pounds of powdered formula from overseas...
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Ad spending shows Dems hinging midterm hopes on abortion
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion rights, underscoring how central the message is to the party in the final weeks before the November midterm elections. With the most intense period of campaigning only just beginning, Democrats have already invested more than an estimated $124 million this year in television advertising referencing abortion. ...
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'Serial' case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee -- a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial," a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre...
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After Russian occupation, Ukrainian city, Izium, emerges
(International News ~ 09/21/22)
IZIUM, Ukraine -- The school was a shattered mess. Its six-month life as a Russian base and mechanic shop ended in August with a Ukrainian missile strike. Its years educating Izium's youth were over, but it had one last gift for the residents who needed so much: the wood that made up its lattice work, its chalkboards, its furniture and beams...
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Iran faces global criticism, protests over woman's death
(International News ~ 09/21/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran faced international criticism on Tuesday over the death of a woman held by its morality police, which ignited three days of protests, including clashes with security forces in the capital and other unrest that claimed at least three lives...
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Fiona wallops Turks and Caicos; Puerto Rico still stunned by storm
(International News ~ 09/21/22)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remained without electricity or running water and rescuers used heavy equipment to lift survivors to safety...
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UN chief: World is 'paralyzed' and equity is slipping away for many
(International News ~ 09/21/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity's future -- and the planet's. "Our world is in peril -- and paralyzed," he said...
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Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly
(National News ~ 09/21/22)
WASHINGTON -- The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home said Tuesday he intends to push briskly through the review process and appeared skeptical of the Trump team's reluctance to say whether it believed the records had been declassified...
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Out of the past: Sept. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 09/21/22)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- About 400 people gather at St. Lawrence Catholic Church at New Hamburg to share stories and remember 80 years of education; the gathering is a school reunion that is part of the parish's sesquicentennial celebration; St. Lawrence Parish was formed between August 1847 and August 1848, worshiping in a small log church that still stands next to the present church...
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