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Hearing sought for man facing execution who claims innocence
(State News ~ 01/11/23)
ST. LOUIS — Attorneys for a Missouri man scheduled to be executed next month are seeking a new hearing, citing sworn statements they call "clear and convincing evidence" he didn't kill his girlfriend and her three children. Leonard Taylor, 58, is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday, Feb. ...
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New state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick takes oath of office on Monday
(State News ~ 01/11/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick took office Monday during a ceremony at the Jefferson City Capitol building, pledging that reviews of K-12 public schools will be a top priority for his office. "Parents and taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent by their schools and that their kids are being provided an appropriate education," Fitzpatrick said in a speech to supporters and fellow elected officials...
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Highway 51 in Bollinger, Perry counties reduced
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
Highway 51 in Bollinger and Perry counties will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make drainage repairs. According to a MoDOT news release, this section of highway is from Route KK to Highway 72 near Patton, Missouri. The work will take place daily from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 12...
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City of Cape Girardeau offices to close for MLK Day
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
The Cape Girardeau city offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The City Council meeting for that date was already rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 23. Despite the closure of most offices — including City Hall — recreational facilities will have independent schedules, according to a news release from the city...
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Shooting report at Cape school deemed not credible
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
A social media threat brought to the attention of Cape Girardeau School District officials Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, was determined to be not credible. Families of students at the Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High were informed of the situation and reassured via written statement that the campus was indeed safe following an investigation...
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Cape Girardeau City Council makes decisions on zoning requests
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members listened to numerous citizen complaints and voted on two zoning issues at their meeting Monday, Jan. 9. The most contentious of the evening was whether to set a public hearing for the consideration of rezoning a property at 2530 Marsha Kay Drive from R-1 (single-family residential) to NC (neighborhood commercial)...
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Bootheel Bluegrass Festival makes return next weekend
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
The 2023 Bootheel Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21, at Bavarian Halle, by Drury Inn, at 225 Weiss Roadside Park in Fruitland. The festival will kick off with Gospel Night at 7 p.m. Jan. 19, featuring an Old Fashioned Revival Hour with Sawyer Gipson, and local favorites The Gipson Family and Kentucky Just Us...
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Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
UPDATED: 1:50 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) – The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday. The White House initially said that there was no evidence of a cyberattack behind the outage that ruined travel plans for millions of passengers. President Joe Biden said Wednesday morning that he’s directed the Department of Transportation to investigate.
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Local legislators support new round of tax cuts, if 'sustainable'
(Local News ~ 01/11/23)
State Rep. Jamie Burger, of Scott County's House District 148, backs new Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher's call Jan. 4 for additional tax cuts -- reductions above and beyond the $800 million the General Assembly approved in September at the behest of Gov. Mike Parson...
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Living Sustainably: Jim and Mary Maginel steward the land
(01/11/23)
For many, sustainable farming is a pipe dream, or a fancy idea on the internet, but for Jim and Mary Maginel of Cape Girardeau, it is a way of life. Throughout the past 35 years, they have worked to cultivate 120 acres of farmland in Southern Illinois using methods practiced by their ancestors in the early 1900s, long before heavy equipment and chemical fertilizers came onto the agriculture scene...
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Column: Spirituality, What’s Woven with Scars
(01/11/23)
It’s the year’s turn and time for my annual exercise in casting a look back before I peer up the path. “There are scars you didn’t have the last time we did this,” my mirror says. “Remarkably few, given the opportunity,” I observe. Glasses cover the lumps by one eye. Pretty good for a 30-stitch misadventure the ER doc called “making hamburger of your face.”...
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Pop Culture Happenings: January
(01/11/23)
Learning became fun in 1973, we had sweet dreams in 1983 and Gretzky was named the GOAT in 1998. 50 years ago 1973 On Jan. 6, 1973, kids watching Saturday morning cartoons got to see something new and amazing between episodes of “Scooby-Doo” and “The Flintstones:” “Schoolhouse Rock!” premiered on ABC with “My Hero, Zero” a musical animated short about how Zero is the hero of multiplication. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2023. There are 354 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919). On this date:...
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Prayer 1-11-23
(Prayer ~ 01/11/23)
O Lord God, thank you for giving us your wonderful peace. Amen.
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The conspiracy theory that deranged American public life
(Column ~ 01/11/23)
Not all conspiracy theories are created equal. The same people who pride themselves on rigorously insisting on the facts -- ideally, explained in the dulcet tones of an NPR anchor -- are happy to embrace conspiracy theories supportive of their own worldview...
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A former pope's wonderful example
(Column ~ 01/11/23)
"The one who has hope lives differently." That comes from something Pope Benedict XVI wrote in 2007. He continued: "The Gospel is not merely a communication of things that can be known -- it is one that makes things happen and is life-changing. The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life."...
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Fire report 1-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 8 n Medical assists were made at 12:01 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 6:49 p.m. on Capaha Trail; 6:52 p.m. on Revlon Drive; 8:33 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 9:54 p.m. on Village Drive; 10:25 p.m. on South Louisiana Avenue; and 11:06 p.m. on Johnson and Roberts streets...
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Police report 1-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/23)
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 on South West End Boulevard. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Judy Pitman
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Judy A. Pitman, 81, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the funeral home, with Dr. Brian Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery...
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Betty Mosley
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
Betty Jo Mosley, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Life Care Center. She was born March 27, 1953, to Venice T. Johnson Sr. and Daisy Smith in Caruthersville, Missouri. She met her husband, Charles E. Mosley, and they married in Cape Girardeau. They were married for decades and produced three sons -- Charles, Brandon and Clayton Mosley...
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Bonnie Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
Bonnie Louise Miller, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Dale Koehler
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
Dale Lee Koehler, 54, of Millersville passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at home. He was born Dec. 25, 1968, in Cape Girardeau to Ronald and Norma Deimund Koehler. Dale graduated from Jackson High School in 1987. Survivors include a daughter, Krystal Koehler; son, Hunter Koehler, and grandson, Waylon, all of Millersville; father, Ronald Koehler of Millersville; and sister, Donna (Kevin) Pulliam of Jackson...
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Jewell Estes
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Jewell Evelin Estes, 91, of Chaffee died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at noon Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Dr. Charles Cozean Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
Dr. Charles H. Cozean Jr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 12::30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau.
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Roger Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/11/23)
Roger William Brown, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at his home. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements
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Man convicted in Columbia sport editor's death out of prison
(State News ~ 01/11/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A man who spent nearly two decades in prison after the murder of a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor has been freed, his lawyer said. Charles Erickson, 38, was released from Booneville Correctional Center on Monday, attorney Landon Magnusson said in a post on Twitter...
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Europe has avoided energy collapse. But is the crisis over?
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Europe has dodged an energy apocalypse this winter, economists and officials say, thanks to unusually warm weather and efforts to find other sources of natural gas after Russia cut off most of its supply to the continent. Natural gas suppliers in recent days have increased their stocks at a time when they're usually being drawn down -- an unexpected boost that has relieved fears of gas used to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories running out by winter's end...
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Romanian court upholds arrest of influencer Andrew Tate
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A court in Romania's capital Bucharest has upheld the 30-day arrest of divisive social media personality and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate on charges of organized crime, human trafficking and rape, an official said late Tuesday...
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Trump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
NEW YORK -- Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump 's business empire, was taken into custody Tuesday to begin serving a five-month jail term for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks -- a punishment the judge who sentenced him said was probably too lenient for a case "driven entirely by greed."...
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Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to prison, lashes
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday. The website of Iran's judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele to 12.5 years in prison for espionage, 12.5 years for collaboration with hostile governments and 12.5 years for money laundering. ...
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'No amnesty!': Brazilians demand jail for rioters
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- "No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!" The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo's law college on Monday afternoon. Within hours, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, penned on protest posters and banners...
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Political vacuum in Haiti deepens as senators' terms expire
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti awoke Tuesday stripped of its last democratically elected institution -- this time, its Senate -- an alarming development that solidifies what some call a de facto dictatorship nominally in charge of a country wracked by gang violence...
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China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
BEIJING -- Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The embassies in Tokyo and Seoul announced the suspensions in brief online notices...
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World Bank: Recession a looming threat for global economy
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- The global economy will come "perilously close" to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world's top economies -- the United States, Europe and China -- the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In an annual report, the World Bank, which lends money to poorer countries for development projects, said it had slashed its forecast for global growth this year by nearly half, to just 1.7%, from its previous projection of 3%. ...
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German police clear blockades at village condemned for mine
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
LUETZERATH, Germany -- Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine, even as police pushed back protesters and removed road blocks ahead of a possible clearance this week...
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'What madness looks like': Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian officials said, bringing new levels of death and devastation in the grinding, monthslong battle for control of eastern Ukraine that is part of Moscow's wider war...
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Landslides, sinkholes, floodwaters continue to plague soggy Calif.
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people were under evacuation orders, and more than 110,000 homes and businesses were without power because of heavy rains, lightning, hail and landslides...
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Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms. President Joe Biden announced the repayment plan in August, but it was overshadowed by his sweeping plan to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans. ...
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Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
HYATTSVILLE, Md. -- When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national 988 mental health helpline, he rarely mentions the word suicide, or "suicidio". Brill, whose family hails from Puerto Rico, knows that just discussing the term in some Spanish-speaking cultures is so frowned upon that many callers are too scared to even admit that they're calling for themselves...
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Leaders of US, Canada, Mexico show unity despite friction
(International News ~ 01/11/23)
MEXICO CITY -- President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the near-annual North American Leaders Summit...
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Biden 'surprised' government records found at old office
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was surprised when informed that government records were found by his attorneys at his former office space in Washington. He was asked about the issue after the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee requested that the U.S. intelligence conduct a "damage assessment" of potentially classified documents...
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Soaring US egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
(National News ~ 01/11/23)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a lot of sticker shock on grocery aisles...
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Out of the past: Jan. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 01/11/23)
The Rev. David W. Hintz, a former vicar at Trinity Lutheran Church, is installed as associate pastor at an afternoon service; Hintz most recently served as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, Illinois; he is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana...
- Quality of life is a hot topic locally (Editorial ~ 01/11/23)
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