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Lamar Johnson denies role in killing that led to life term
(State News ~ 12/16/22)
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri man seeking freedom after nearly three decades in prison for a murder he denies committing testified Thursday that he was with his girlfriend on the night of the crime, except for a few minutes when he stepped outside to sell drugs on a corner several blocks from where the victim was killed...
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SEMO holds event to help high school sophomores become College Bound
(Local News ~ 12/16/22)
To help students learn more about the value of a college degree, Southeast Missouri State University has begun hosting high school sophomores on campus to attend the university's College Bound events. These one-day events give the students a chance to explore a college campus, meet and interact with university students and discover what degree pathways will help lead them to the career they want...
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Scott City, Chaffee, become Purple Heart cities
(Local News ~ 12/16/22)
Two Scott County communities have joined more than 900 U.S. municipalities nationwide designated as Purple Heart cities. A Purple Heart combat decoration is considered America's oldest military medal and is awarded in the name of the sitting U.S. president to those wounded or in memory of those killed while serving in the armed forces...
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Cape airport close to hitting passenger goal, getting more federal money
(Local News ~ 12/16/22)
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport will likely be close to hitting a boarding milestone by the end of the year, paving the way for more federal funds at the airport. Airport manager Katrina Amos said she feels pretty confident the airport will get close to 8,000 enplanements if current travel habits hold through the rest of December. If the goal is reached, the airport would be in line for $600,000 in federal improvement funds...
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Prayer 12-16-22
(Prayer ~ 12/16/22)
O Father God, may the peace of Christ fill our hearts forevermore. Amen.
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Missouri man found guilty of murder in Illinois cop's death
(State News ~ 12/16/22)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A judge found a Missouri man guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the death of an Illinois officer killed while trying to stop the man from fleeing police. Caleb Campbell of Florissant, Missouri, was convicted in a bench trial for the Aug. 4, 2021, death of Brooklyn Officer Brian Pierce Jr...
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Contested natural gas pipeline granted permanent certificate
(State News ~ 12/16/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Federal officials on Thursday granted Spire Inc. a permanent certificate to operate a natural gas pipeline in Missouri and Illinois, angering the environmental group that had sued over the project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission first granted approval for the Spire STL Pipeline in 2018 and it became fully operational in 2019. It connects with another pipeline in western Illinois and carries natural gas to the St. Louis region, where Spire serves around 650,000 customers...
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Fire report 12-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 14 n Medical assists were made at 1:08 a.m. on William Street; 5:30 a.m. on Capaha Trail; 11:04 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 1:34 p.m. on Linden Street; 4:40 p.m. at North Henderson and Normal avenues; and 4:49 p.m. on William Street...
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Police report 12-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A Stoddard County, Missouri, warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported on William Street...
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Thomas Tarrillion
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Thomas "Tom" A. Tarrillion, 89, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Independence Care Center. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Jan. 14 at Rivers Hills Eagles in Perryville. Doors will open at 10 a.m., and a short service by Pastor Ben will begin at 10:30 a.m...
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Gerard Schreckenberg
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
CASEYVILLE, Ill. — Gerard Bernard Schreckenberg, 81, of Caseyville was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Leopold, Missouri, and passed away Monday evening, Dec. 12, 2022. Gerard grew up in Southeast Missouri. He met his future wife, Sharon Bollinger, at a local dance, and they married July 8, 1961, in Kelso, Missouri. Gerard and Sharon moved to Caseyville in 1967...
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John Powers
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
ELLISVILLE, Mo. — Marion John Powers, 92, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, at the home of his daughter in Ellisville. John was born Jan. 24, 1930, in Dunklin County, Missouri, in the McGuire community to True Victor and Wilma Gladys Bryant Powers...
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Donna Mullins
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Donna Jo Mullins, 75, of Perryville died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at United Methodist Church in Perryville. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the church, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating...
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June Jaco
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
Margaret June Jaco, 89, of Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Monticello House. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. June's grandson, the Rev. Greg Schwab, will conduct the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Nan Green
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Nannie M. "Nan" Green, 85, of Bloomfield and formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri. One of four children, Nan was born Sept. 2, 1937, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, to Kelly and Lydia Reynolds Carpenter. ...
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Billy Barnett Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/16/22)
Billy Gene Barnett Sr., 89, of Scott City died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1933, in St. Louis to James Alfred and Clara Mildred McCommons Barnett. He married Joyce Mincher on Feb. 2, 1952, and she preceded him in death July 7, 2014. He later married Donna Kee on May 14, 2021...
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Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- A writer's workshop in Alaska. Food banks in California. A charity that fights diabetes. Lawmakers who accepted piles of cash from onetime wunderkind Samuel Bankman-Fried now can't move fast enough to offload their contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere else but their own campaign coffers...
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Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
LIMA, Peru -- A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months as nationwide protests set off by the political crisis showed no signs of abating and the death toll rose to at least 14. The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence that has been particularly fierce in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo, a leftist former schoolteacher, himself of humble roots.. ...
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Musk's Twitter tweaks foreshadow EU showdown over new rules
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
LONDON -- Self-proclaimed free speech warrior Elon Musk's more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe, where officials warn that the social media company will have to comply with some of the world's toughest laws targeting toxic content...
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White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus cases ticking upward this winter. After a three-month hiatus, the administration is making four rapid virus tests available per household through covidtests.gov starting Thursday. ...
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Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
JACKSON, Mich. -- A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were not charged with having a direct role in the conspiracy. ...
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Biden pumps up Africa relations, will visit next year
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Thursday he will visit sub-Saharan Africa next year, the first U.S. president to travel there in a decade. He announced the trip -- still unscheduled -- as he wrapped up a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit by stressing he's serious about increasing U.S. attention to the growing continent...
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Home-grown supply operation outfits Ukraine's women soldiers
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- When 25-year-old Anastasia Mokhina donned fatigues and rushed off with her husband to help Ukraine defend itself as Russia invaded on Feb. 24, she quickly realized the military wasn't well prepared for an influx of women volunteers...
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California approves roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doesn't go far enough to combat climate change...
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Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, including reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications. The company hasn't explained why it took down the accounts and made their profiles and past tweets disappear...
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More questions than answers at Colorado River water meetings
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
LAS VEGAS -- Key questions resurfaced Thursday at a conference of Colorado River water administrators and users from seven U.S. states, Native American tribes and Mexico who are served by the shrinking river stricken by drought and climate change. Who will bear the brunt of more water supply cuts, and how quickly?...
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South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal
(International News ~ 12/16/22)
JOHANNESBURG -- The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future amid an unfolding scandal that has tainted his reputation as an anti-apartheid icon once widely admired for tackling the problems of Africa's most developed economy. Cyril Ramaphosa, 70, says he's innocent of charges that he hid at least $580,000 in a sofa at his game ranch. ...
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A week into China's easing, uncertainty over virus direction
(International News ~ 12/16/22)
BEIJING -- A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. While there are no official indications yet of the massive surge of critically ill patients some feared, social media posts, business closures and other anecdotal evidence suggest huge numbers of people are being infected. ...
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Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull
(International News ~ 12/16/22)
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday. Streets are bustling with tour groups. Hotels are fully booked, and months of deadly Israeli-Palestinian fighting appears to be having little effect on the vital tourism industry...
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Russia warns of 'consequences' if US missiles go to Ukraine
(International News ~ 12/16/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be "another provocative move by the U.S." that could prompt a response from Moscow...
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House approves referendum to 'decolonize' Puerto Rico
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate...
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Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now extend to a body mass index of 60 -- up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with additional categories to track obesity in kids ages 2 to 19...
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South cleans up from tornadoes as blizzards advance north
(National News ~ 12/16/22)
KEITHVILLE, La. -- Communities from Texas to Florida began assisting survivors and cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes left scattered destruction and at least three people dead across the South. To the north, blizzards continued to pound the Midwest as more ice and snow headed toward New England...
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Diplomats: UN blocks Myanmar military from taking UN seat
(International News ~ 12/16/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- A key U.N. committee has again blocked Myanmar's military junta from taking the country's seat at the United Nations, two well-informed U.N. diplomats said Wednesday. The General Assembly's credentials committee met Monday and deferred action on the junta's request, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity before a formal announcement likely later this week...
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Harry, Meghan set to vent grievances in Netflix series
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/22)
LONDON -- Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, vented their grievances against the British monarchy on Thursday in the second half of their Netflix documentary series, with Harry describing the royal press machine -- including leaking and planting stories in newspapers -- as a "dirty game."...
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An 84-year-old filmmaker looks into a donkey's soul in 'EO'
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/22)
It was the eyes that did it. Filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski had decided some years ago that his next film was going to be about an animal. He and his wife and co-writer, Ewa Piaskowska, had been getting bored of traditional movie structure and dialogue and wanted to do something different...
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Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, 'Ellen' show's dancing DJ, dies at 40
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/22)
Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the longtime and beloved dancing DJ on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and a former contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance," has died at the age of 40. "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," his wife Allison Holker Boss said in a statement to People magazine. ...
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Out of the past: Dec. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 12/16/22)
An expanded hotel-motel-restaurant tax and 13 proposed fee increases on everything from cat and dog licenses to sewer hookup fees will go before Cape Girardeau voters in April; the City Council approved placing all those items on the ballot for the April 7 municipal election at a meeting last night; a proposal for a vote on the hotel-motel-restaurant tax, which would make bed-and-breakfast establishments eligible for collecting the city's 3% hotel-motel tax and would require convenience stores and supermarkets to collect the 1% restaurant tax on some items, was approved on a 5-1 vote.. ...
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Fluegge, Blunt to keynote SEMO commencement this weekend
(Editorial ~ 12/16/22)
Southeast Missouri State University will confer degrees to 1,071 students this weekend during its commencement ceremonies. Among the graduates, 675 are undergraduates with 380 master’s students and 16 specialist candidates. Dr. Erin Fluegge, a management professor in the SEMO College of Business and Computing, will keynote the 10 a.m. ceremony. Sen. Roy Blunt, set to retire from the upper chamber of Congress at the end of the year, will deliver remarks during the 2 p.m. ceremony. Dr. Fluegge is engaging and has been involved in a number of university and community events over the years. Sen. Blunt, who previously served in the House of Representatives and as Missouri’s secretary of state, is a solid choice to deliver SEMO’s commencement. He’s been competent, calm, collaborative and workmanlike during his tenure, a powerful statesman for the people of Missouri. The university will present Blunt with the Vandiver Show Me State Award to recognize his years of public service and commitment to the university. We extend our best to the graduating class. Enjoy this day with family and friends, and take time to thank those who helped make your college education possible. May this weekend’s commencement ceremonies be a time of celebration, serving not as the end but rather a new beginning for your next chapter. Education doesn’t stop when you cross the stage and receive a diploma. Strive to continue learning throughout your life. Read good books, seek wisdom from mentors and find new opportunities to grow. Remember also that life is simply not about earning the next dollar. Yes, money is part of life. But seek opportunities to make an impact for the good of others, blessing others with the gifts you’ve been given. Again, congratulations on your achievements. May God bless your future endeavors.
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Trinity Lutheran School Student of the Quarter
(Submitted Story ~ 12/16/22)
Congratulations! To our Students of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter. These students were awarded this recognition for making a lasting impression on a staff member's life and continues to excel with positive outcomes. We pray that they all continue to shine as a light from God at Trinity Lutheran School and continue to let their light shine for all to see!...
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