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St. Louis mayor appoints commission to consider reparations
(State News ~ 12/09/22)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is appointing a reparations commission that will "recommend a proposal to begin repairing the harms that have been inflicted" by slavery, segregation and racism. St. Louis joins a growing list of places trying to determine how to make amends for past practices that have harmed Black Americans. The new commission will hold open monthly meetings. There is no stated deadline for recommendations...
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Marijuana now legal in Missouri but you can't buy it yet
(State News ~ 12/09/22)
O'FALLON, Mo. — As of Thursday, Dec. 8, it's lawful for adults to possess and use marijuana in Missouri. That doesn't mean you can legally buy it just yet, or use it everywhere. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since a ballot measure passed in 2018, but voters went a step further this November by approving a constitutional amendment legalizing the drug for anyone 21 or older. The new law makes Missouri the 21st state to allow recreational use...
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Saint Francis to host annual Live Nativity in Cape Giradeau
(Local News ~ 12/09/22)
Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau is once again set to host its annual Live Nativity event for the Christmas Season. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the health care system's Cancer Institute, 211 Saint Francis Drive, Entrance 6...
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Winning participants this year's Parade of Lights announced
(Local News ~ 12/09/22)
Old Town Cape Inc. has announced the winning participants of the 30th annual Downtown Parade of Lights, which took place Nov. 27. The full lineup of entries included participants from area schools, organizations, clubs and businesses. This year's theme was "A Very Merry Grinchmas!"...
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Cape Girardeau residents had unusual Google searches this year
(Local News ~ 12/09/22)
According to Google's data, a significant amount of people in Cape Girardeau needed a good recipe for chili mac. The search engine giant has released its Local Year in Search results for 2022 ahead of close of the year. The search habits of people in the area put Cape Girardeau in a unique echelon...
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Cape School District to hire two new school resource officers by Jan. 1
(Local News ~ 12/09/22)
Cape Girardeau School District will bring on two new school resource officers (SROs) by the end of this year. There are currently two SROs employed by the district. Kristin Tallent, communications director for the district, said in an email that these four SROs will cover all campuses for the district. Tallent further stated that Cape Girardeau Police Department will still respond to all calls from Cape Girardeau schools and continue to provide the same level of support to the school district...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2022. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 2014, U.S. Senate investigators concluded the United States had brutalized scores of terror suspects with interrogation tactics that turned secret CIA prisons into chambers of suffering and did nothing to make Americans safer after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks...
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Sponsored: Visit Vitality Market for all health and wellness needs
(Shop Local ~ 12/09/22)
Vitality Market at 117 W Main Street in Jackson, features many favorite products of shop purveyors, Judy Strickland and Resa Armstrong. When you visit their shop, you will find many locally sourced and all-natural products such as honey, elderberry syrup, soap, lotion and a variety of baked goods...
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Local men recognized for heroic efforts
(Editorial ~ 12/09/22)
You're traveling and see a vehicle that has caught fire with an occupant inside. What do you do? Two local men were faced with this challenge in August. Jacob Shelton of Jackson and Donald Pritchard of Marble Hill, Missouri, came upon a single-car accident...
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Biden's 401(k) heist
(Column ~ 12/09/22)
President Joe Biden's going after 401(k) retirement accounts, risking millions of workers' comfortable retirements. If you put money into a 401(k), beware. Until now, the law always required fund managers entrusted with your savings to invest the money where it's expected to get the top return for you. ...
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Prayer 12-9-22
(Prayer ~ 12/09/22)
Lord God, thank you for grace through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Amen.
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Prosecutor seeking to free inmate is accused of hiding evidence
(State News ~ 12/09/22)
Missouri's attorney general asked a judge on Thursday to sanction St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, accusing her of concealing evidence in her effort to vacate the conviction for a man who has spent nearly 30 years in prison for murder. Lamar Johnson was convicted in 1994 of killing 25-year-old Marcus Boyd in an alleged drug dispute. ...
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Police report 12-9-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway...
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Ryan Woods
(Obituary ~ 12/09/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — William Ryan Woods passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Columbia. He was born in Cape Girardeau June 27, 1975. He grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1993. Ryan attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1993 to 1995, and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997...
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Doris Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 12/09/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Doris Oneida Petzoldt, 77, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday. Dec. 14, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Timmy Middleton
(Obituary ~ 12/09/22)
Timothy Edward Middleton, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1963, in Moses Lake, Washington, the son of Brown "J.R." and Doris Mirly Middleton Jr. Timmy had been the president of Mirly Truck Center and later Middleton Brothers Inc. in Advance, Missouri. In 1988, he received an award as the top salesman in the country for International Harvester. He was a member of La Croix Church...
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Elmer Laurentius
(Obituary ~ 12/09/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Elmer Laurentius, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the church, with the Rev. Patrick Christopher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Rhonda Diggs
(Obituary ~ 12/09/22)
Rhonda Lynn Diggs, 58, of Delta passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1964, in Cape Girardeau to Brownie and Patsy Briggen Keys. Rhonda and Jeffrey Diggs were married March 16, 1985, in Delta. She was co-owner of Creative Wood Products and Custom Cabinets in Delta. She loved her children and her dog, Coco...
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Christmas ornament honors Nixon gingerbread tradition
(Community ~ 12/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- This year's Christmas ornament from the White House Historical Association honors the tradition of displaying a gingerbread model of the executive mansion as part of the holiday decorations at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The 2022 ornament -- a gingerbread house shaped like the mansion -- honors President Richard Nixon's administration. ...
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German coup plot fueled by conspiracy claims, COVID
(International News ~ 12/09/22)
BERLIN -- An alleged plot to topple the German government, led by a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a Berlin judge, had its roots in a murky mixture of post-war grudges, antisemitic conspiracy theories and anger over recent pandemic restrictions, experts say...
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Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
(International News ~ 12/09/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. The execution of Mohsen Shekari comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September, first as an outcry against Iran's morality police. ...
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Ousted Peru leader appears in court to face rebellion charge
(International News ~ 12/09/22)
LIMA, Peru -- Peru's stunning political crisis grinded forward Thursday, as former President Pedro Castillo appeared in court following a failed attempt to close a hostile congress and his successor looked for ways to unite the country behind institutions gutted by endemic corruption and mistrust...
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Northern Plains tribes bring back their wild 'relatives'
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. -- Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets disappeared from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation generations ago, wiped out by poisoning campaigns, disease and farm plows that turned open prairie where nomadic tribes once roamed into cropland and cattle pastures...
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Colorado shooter's 2021 case dropped for lack of cooperation
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate, according to the district attorney and court documents unsealed Thursday...
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'God's plan': Family flees amid catastrophic Nigeria floods
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
TABAWA, Nigeria -- When the floodwaters reached Aisha Ali's hut made of woven straw mats and raffia palms, she packed up what belongings she could and set off on foot with her eight youngest children. Ali, 40, knew she and her family might never see their home again. ...
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Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- Fresh off his party's better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 43% of U.S. ...
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Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
HONOLULU -- Lava from the world's largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome reprieve for motorists who depend on the road. Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward the crucial road has been cut off, likely because of a reduced production rate, said David Phillips, deputy scientist-in-charge at U.S. ...
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Philly's slain 'Boy in Box': 66 years later we know his name
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia police say they have finally unlocked a central mystery in the city's most notorious cold case: The victim's identity...
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Jewish Americans confront antisemitism with resolve, worry
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
NEW YORK -- Jewish Americans are closely following the recent upsurge in antisemitic rhetoric and actions with a mix of anxiety and resolve -- along with a yearning that a broader swath of Americans, including leaders across the political spectrum, speak out against anti-Jewish hatred...
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Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer was unanimously elected Thursday for another term as Senate Democratic leader, helming a bolstered 51-seat majority for a new era of divided government in Congress but intent on "getting things done" for the country...
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Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- After its searches of holy sites belonging to Ukraine's historic Orthodox church, the nation's security agency posted photos of evidence it recovered -- including rubles, Russian passports and leaflets with messages from the Moscow patriarch...
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Biden releasing nearly $36B to aid pensions of union workers
(State News ~ 12/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced the infusion of nearly $36 billion to shore up a financially troubled union pension plan, preventing severe cuts to the retirement incomes of about 350,000 Teamster workers and retirees across the United States...
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Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often must delay pregnancy for years while they take hormone-blocking pills. A reassuring new study finds they can take a two-year break from these drugs to get pregnant without raising their short-term risk of cancer coming back...
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Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions passed
(National News ~ 12/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes. President Joe Biden has said he will promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages. ...
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Out of the past: Dec. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/22)
Yesterday, Cape Girardeans awoke to the first snow flurries of the season; the Monday morning snowfall, which began slowly and eventually totaled .8 inch in Cape Girardeau, caused minor traffic accidents across Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, and shortened the school day for many students in rural areas; a new storm moving in could bring more of the same to the region later today; rain is expected to change to snow, with an 80% chance of precipitation...
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B Reel: SHO.ai and Swipesum
(B Magazine ~ 12/09/22)
The business world in Southeast Missouri has a lot to say, so we're giving leaders a chance to talk shop in B Reels. Through this series, we bridge the gap between past and future issues of B Magazine, connecting professionals featured in each. Listen in on a conversation between SHO.ai founder Sho Rust and Swipesum founder Michael Seaman as they discuss AI, finance, branding and entrepreneurship...
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Wreaths Across America Rotary Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/22)
With a Partnership between all Rotary Clubs in our Community, together they raised $3375 including a $1,000 Rotary District 6060 Grant to help fund the campaign by Daughters of the American Revolution John Guild Chapter for 225 Wreaths. December 17 will mark the date at Russell Heights Cemetery and Jackson City Cemetery to place 1400 Wreaths on Veterans graves and could use the communities help. ...
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