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Arkansas man arrested in Scott County
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
An Arkansas man was taken into custody early Monday morning for alleged felony driving while intoxicated. A state Highway Patrol report states William Walker Jr., 32, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, was arrested at about 12:15 a.m. and cited for felony driving while intoxicated causing physical injury and careless and imprudent driving...
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Bertrand man arrested for 2 alleged felonies
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
A Bertrand, Missouri, man was taken into custody Sunday morning for two alleged felonies. According to a state Highway Patrol report, Keith Coots, 50, was arrested for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance, felony unlawful use of a weapon and speeding...
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Charleston woman arrested for alleged drugs
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
A Charleston, Missouri, woman was arrested Friday for several alleged felony drug violations. A state Highway Patrol report states Angela Riley, 52, was taken into custody Friday night for allegedly possessing four types of controlled substances -- methamphetamine, Diazepam and two unidentified substances. Each alleged violation is a felony. She was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Chaffee man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Chaffee, Missouri, man Saturday night for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Patrol report states Kyle Biler, 27, was taken into custody in Scott County just before midnight Saturday. He was taken to Scott County jail and released...
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3rd Marine Band to perform in Perryville
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band will perform Sunday in Perryville, Missouri. The program will include selections from the band's varied repertoire, such as familiar march, traditional classics and patriotic favorites. This concert is free and open to the public...
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Runners, walkers raise $31,000 for cancer screenings
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Nearly 300 people helped raise more than $30,000 to provide free cancer screenings to area residents at this year’s Color Dash 5K and Fun Walk. The Oct. 1 event at Arena Park, hosted by Saint Francis Foundation, was the fourth such event, and 274 people participated, raising $31,000...
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Monster Mash Car Bash set for return to downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Part of downtown Cape Girardeau will be filled with decorated cars — trunks bursting with candy — from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30 for Old Town Cape's Monster Mash Car Bash. The event will take place at 35 S. Spanish St. It will be free and open to the public, and "costumes are encouraged," according to a news release from Old Town Cape...
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Survivor Stories: 'No question I’m going to finish'
(Community ~ 10/12/22)
When Mildred Wilson watched her son Danny Wilson compete in a 15k Tough Mudder competition as part of his pit crew, she made the off-handed remark she wished she would have done something like it when she was younger. Her son told her if she wanted to compete in a shorter one, he believed she could do it, and he would compete alongside her.
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Dolly Jewel
(10/12/22)
Dolly Jewel is a long-standing citizen of Cape Girardeau who has taught in all levels of education, as well as served as an election judge for the past 25 years. Jewel says she thoroughly enjoys working as an election judge and will continue to participate on election days for as long as her health allows it. The friendships Jewel has made are something she is proud of throughout her time working as an election judge...
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"A bit easier" for Southeast Missouri school districts to find food meeting nutritional guidelines, but struggles still remain
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools officials reported that procuring food that meets federal and state nutrition standards is easier than in the past couple years but is still a struggle. Two and a half years ago, because of COVID-19, the district was left without a food distributor. Often, the food they could find did not meet federal nutritional guidelines. Federal officials waived those restrictions to make it easier for schools to feed their students...
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Survivor Stories offer profiles in courage, faith
(Editorial ~ 10/12/22)
The month of October is championed by many as a time to raise awareness for breast cancer, an awful disease that impacts many women -- and even some men. You'll see pink flags this month, and marketing campaigns used to raise funds for mammograms and awareness. Early detection is key with this disease, and modern medicine has done much over the years to increase survival rates...
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Prayer 10-12-22
(Prayer ~ 10/12/22)
O Holy God, we praise you for the gift of salvation, our joy forevermore. Amen.
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High-speed rail is a progressive fantasy
(Column ~ 10/12/22)
California progressives tried to build a European-style high-speed rail network and alienated the French in the process. A big New York Times piece on the rail project reports that the French, who wanted to work with California, decided the state was simply too dysfunctional and departed to help complete a high-speed line in Morocco instead...
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How Nashville connected me to Loretta Lynn
(Column ~ 10/12/22)
Yes, both Loretta Lynn and I are from Kentucky, but this goes deeper. The year was 2008 and I was headed to Nashville for corporate training. I had convinced my employer to let me fly in early so I could enjoy Nashville for the weekend first. I wanted to spend some time with my guitar in singer-songwriter-ville. ...
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Justice Thomas and Ginni Thomas -- American patriots
(Column ~ 10/12/22)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his political activist wife, Ginni, are a high-profile Washington conservative power couple. Power couples are a common Washington phenomenon. Each spouse wields political power and influence in a certain arena. Together they concentrate power and influence...
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Police report 10-12-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/22)
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 Park Drive. Assaults n Third-degree assault and second-degree property damage were reported on North Park Avenue...
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James Welter
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
James F. Welter, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born Nov. 12, 1936, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Zeno and Alma Glaus Welter. He and Carol Ann Hamm were married Oct. 10, 1959, at Oran, Missouri. She preceded him in death May 28, 2014...
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Anna Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Anna Mae Smith, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Lutheran Home. She was born April 21, 1928, in Randles to George Samuel and Florence Russell Steakley. She and Floyd Smith were married June 28, 1950, at Piggott, Arkansas. Her grandchildren were her life. She loved to garden. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary No. 3838...
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Geneva McKinnis
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Geneva Doris McKinnis, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born in Puxico, Missouri, to Grover and Alice Haggerty Hartle. She and William "Bill" McKinnis were married July 17, 1948, at St. Louis. Geneva was smitten by the handsome race car driver who swept her off her feet. They shared a beautiful life together for more than 60 years. She adored her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Douglas Keller
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Douglas Blaine Keller, 61, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 2, 1961, in Cape Girardeau to Shirley Jane Keller. He married Kai Linn Clary on July 21, 1989. Douglas was a delivery driver for Auto Tire and Parts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Sharon Holyfield
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Sharon Kay Holyfield, 58, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at her home in Jackson. Sharon was born July 10, 1964, in Brawley, California, to Thomas and Carolyn Elizabeth Ross Holyfield. Her family returned to Sikeston, Missouri, in 1966, where she graduated from Sikeston High School and then attended Southeast Missouri State University. She studied graphic arts and was employed by Southeast Missouri State as a graphic artist until her retirement in 2015...
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Joella Arnzen
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
KELSO, Mo. — Joella Eileen "Grandma Jo" Arnzen, 84, of Kelso died Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Arbors at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Kurreville to Emery and Oma Thompson Beal. She married Raymond Herman Arnzen on Aug. 18, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, and he preceded her in death Sept. 27, 2010...
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Angela Lansbury, 'Murder She Wrote' star, dies at 96
(Entertainment ~ 10/12/22)
NEW YORK -- Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals "Mame" and "Gypsy" and solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series "Murder, She Wrote," has died. She was 96...
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Demand soars for kids' books addressing violence, trauma
(Community ~ 10/12/22)
CHICAGO -- As the new school year swings into gear, some students carry heavier worries than keeping up with homework: Demand has been growing steadily for children's books that address traumatic events such as school shootings. Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years, with nearly 6 million copies sold in 2021 -- more than double the amount in 2012, according to NPD BookScan, which tracks U.S. retail sales of print books...
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Give him a hand: Biden ditching lectern for handheld mics
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- Whenever the president travels, a special bullet-resistant lectern called the "blue goose," or its smaller cousin "the falcon," is in tow. Lately, President Joe Biden is rendering them all but obsolete as he increasingly reaches for a hand-held microphone instead...
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Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to sea
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. -- The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what's left of a major shrimping fleet -- and a lifestyle -- that was battered by Hurricane Ian. The storm's ferocious wind and powerful surge hurled a couple dozen shrimp boats atop wharves and homes along the harbor on Estero Island. ...
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Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled by the hit podcast "Serial." Marilyn Mosby, the state's attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her office would continue to pursue justice for Lee but that it had closed its case against Syed, who spent 23 years in prison for the killing. ...
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Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards. Their aim is to gain control of more school systems and push back against what they see as a liberal tide in public education classrooms, libraries, sports fields, even building plans...
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Trump lawyer who vouched for documents meets with FBI
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for former president Donald Trump who signed a letter stating that a "diligent search" for classified records had been conducted and that all such documents had been given back to the government has spoken with the FBI, according to a person familiar with the matter...
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Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
ATLANTA -- Comedians Eric Andre and Clayton English are challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport they say violates the constitutional rights of airline passengers, particularly Black passengers, through racial profiling and coercive searches just as they are about to board their flights...
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Biden reevaluating US-Saudi relationship amid Democrat anger
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is reevaluating America's relationship with Saudi Arabia as the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance moves to cut oil production and Democratic lawmakers call for a freeze on cooperation with the Saudis. John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the National Security Council at the White House, said Tuesday that Biden believes "it's time to take another look at this relationship and make sure that it's serving our national security interests."...
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Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand -- Hundreds of mourners and victims' families gathered Tuesday evening to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's mass killings at a day care center in Thailand's rural northeast...
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Bodies exhumed from mass grave in Ukraine's liberated Lyman
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
LYMAN, Ukraine -- Covered head-to-toe in protective suits, forensic workers pulled several bodies wrapped in black plastic from a mass grave Tuesday in Ukraine's devastated city of Lyman, part of an arduous effort to piece together evidence of what happened under more than four months of Russian occupation...
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Pope urges unity as he marks Vatican II's 60th anniversary
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
ROME -- Pope Francis appealed for unity in the Catholic Church on Tuesday as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, lamenting the divisions that its modernizing reforms spawned as the work of the devil. Francis presided over a special evening Mass to commemorate the opening of Vatican II which brought the 2,000-year-old church into the modern era by allowing for Masses in the vernacular rather than Latin and a greater emphasis on the role of ordinary faithful in the life of the church.. ...
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Majority in US see relations with adversaries souring, poll shows
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- A majority of U.S. adults expect America's relations with foreign adversaries such as Russia and North Korea to grow more hostile, according to a new poll, a major shift in public opinion from four years ago under President Donald Trump...
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Israel, US announce Lebanon sea deal, but questions remain
(International News ~ 10/12/22)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached a "historic agreement" with neighboring Lebanon over their shared maritime border that could pave the way for natural gas exploration and reduce tensions between the enemy countries...
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High court weighs Calif. law on pork production
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is weighing a California animal cruelty law that pork producers say could upend their industry and raise the cost of their products nationwide. But in arguments Tuesday, the justices seemed to have bigger concerns beyond bacon...
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Smashing success: NASA asteroid strike results in a big nudge
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test. The space agency attempted the test two weeks ago to see whether in the future a killer rock could be nudged out of Earth's way...
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Proposal could upend rules for gig workers, companies
(National News ~ 10/12/22)
The Biden administration proposed new standards Tuesday that could make it more difficult to classify millions of workers as independent contractors and deny them minimum wage and benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which could take months to take effect, would replace a scrapped Trump-era standard that had lowered the bar for classifying employees as contractors, workers who are not covered by federal minimum wage laws and are not entitled to benefits including health insurance and paid sick days.. ...
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South Korea says it has ability to intercept North's missiles
(International News ~ 10/12/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it's capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles North Korea launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals, though it maintains the North's advancing nuclear program poses a grave security threat...
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Iran cracks down on Kurdish area protests
(International News ~ 10/12/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west amid protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police as oil workers demonstrated at a key refinery, activists said...
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UN, G7 say Russian attack on Ukraine may be war crime
(International News ~ 10/12/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as "particularly shocking" and amounting to potential war crimes...
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Police: Woman held captive for a month, repeatedly raped near Kansas City
(State News ~ 10/12/22)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. — A Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape, according to charging documents filed Tuesday. The suspect, 39-year-old Timothy M. Haslett of Excelsior Springs was arrested Friday and appeared in court by video Tuesday from the Clay County jail...
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Out of the past: Oct. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 10/12/22)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Concordia Lutheran Church of Frohna hosts a special worship service in the morning in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod; guest speaker is the Rev. John W. Fair of Fort Wayne, Indiana, former pastor at Concordia...
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