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U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
The southbound U.S. 61 flyover bridge over Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make bridge repairs, according to a MoDOT news release. The bridge is at mile marker 93. Work will begin at 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, and end at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. The work zone will stay in place overnight, the release said...
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New sign greets downtown Cape visitors
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
Zack Bergfeld performs electrical work on the Gateway Sign on Thursday morning, Jan. 12, in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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New book encourages readers face life's obstacles like a lion
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
Freida Cardwell, a motivational speaker and Bible teacher, released a new book last month titled "Lion's Mentality". Publisher Christian Faith Publishing describe the book as "a motivating opportunity for personal and spiritual healing, rejuvenation, and growth as readers discover the many blessings that come with overcoming negative thought processes."...
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Cape Library's Library of Things offers more than books, music
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library has many more materials to offer beyond books, DVDs and CDs. Cake pans, telescopes and power tools are just a few of the items that may be borrowed from its Library of Things . Director Katie Earnhart said the library has had items these types of items for years, but has made an effort acquire more...
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Man arrested after police chase on Broadway in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
A man was arrested Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, after allegedly fleeing in a stolen vehicle from the McDonald's on Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Kelyon Adams was spotted backing out of a parking spot at the fast-food restaurant in a 2009 tan Kia Rio that had been reported stolen Jan. ...
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Cape Girardeau County moves closer to a recreational marijuana vote
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners are expected to vote Thursday, Jan. 19, to place a 3% recreational marijuana sales tax referendum on the Tuesday, April 4, ballot. During a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 12, in commission chambers in Jackson, County Clerk Kara Clark Summers explained the plebiscite will be known as Proposition 1 and will formally be referred to as "adult use marijuana."...
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Scott City issues boil-water order
(Local News ~ 01/13/23)
Scott City officials issued a 48-hour boil-water order Thursday evening, Jan. 12, for all of old Illmo and Parkview. There was no immediate explanation of what prompted the order.
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Storms, tornadoes slam South, killing at least 7 people
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
SELMA, Ala. — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on Thursday killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado ripped roofs off homes and uprooted trees in historic Selma, while another person was killed in Georgia, where severe winds knocked out power to tens of thousands of people...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
Today is Friday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2023. There are 352 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president to be twice impeached; ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of "incitement of insurrection." (Trump would again be acquitted by the Senate in a vote after his term was over.)...
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Local events serve as reminder of King's character, service to others
(Editorial ~ 01/13/23)
Monday is observed as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several events will take place in the coming days to celebrate the civil rights leader. A donation drive will be held from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the Osage Centre and Shawnee Park Center. Non-perishable food items, winter clothes, toiletries and blankets will be accepted. Donations will be given to schools and organizations such as First Call for Help and The People's Shelter...
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The McCarthy fight was never about ideology
(Column ~ 01/13/23)
Kevin McCarthy's epic struggle to become speaker of the House produced a lot of memorable images, but the most unforgettable was probably of Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., being physically restrained from going after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after Gaetz ensured McCarthy's 14th failure to get the gavel...
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Dems partner with Mexican cartels: A deal with the devil
(Column ~ 01/13/23)
The Mexican drug cartels are killing off our friends and family members with fentanyl manufactured in superlabs south of the border and smuggled into the U.S. President Joe Biden could care less. Biden is in Mexico claiming he's seeking the Mexican government's help to stop the carnage. Truth is, the trip is a dog and pony show. Photo-ops, empty promises and such will be followed by rapid backsliding...
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Prayer 1-13-23
(Prayer ~ 01/13/23)
O Lord Jesus, may we seek you and serve you with all our heart. Amen.
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Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
DENVER -- Exxon Mobil's scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions, a new study says. The study in the journal Science Thursday looked at research that Exxon funded that didn't just confirm what climate scientists were saying, but used more than a dozen different computer models that forecast the coming warming with precision equal to or better than government and academic scientists.. ...
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Lawyer: Suspect in Abe assassination to face murder charge
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
TOKYO -- Japanese prosecutors are expected to formally charge the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder on Friday, his lawyer said. Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting Abe with a handmade gun as the former leader was making a campaign speech in July outside a train station in Nara in western Japan. Later that month, Yamagami was sent to an Osaka detention center and given a five-month mental evaluation, which ended Tuesday...
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2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
DENVER -- Earth's fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday. But expect record-shattering hot years soon, likely in the next couple years because of "relentless" climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, U.S. government scientists said...
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US air travel returns to normal after technology breakdown
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
U.S. air travel returned mostly to normal Thursday, a day after a computer system that sends safety information to pilots broke down and grounded traffic from coast to coast. By midafternoon on the East Coast, about 150 flights had been canceled and more than 3,700 delayed -- much lower figures than on Wednesday, when more than 1,300 flights were scrubbed and 11,000 delayed...
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US stops hundreds fleeing Cuba, Haiti by sea, returns most
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
MIAMI -- The Coast Guard returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea off Florida to the island on Thursday, while a group of about two dozen Haitians swam ashore in Miami. The Cuban migrants were all intercepted separately off the coast earlier this month, according to a Coast Guard news release. They were repatriated by two Coast Guard cutters...
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Explainer: List of states banning TikTok grows
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 22 other states in banning the popular social media app TikTok on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and South Dakota. Congress also recently banned TikTok from most U.S. government-issued devices over bipartisan concerns about security...
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Fact Focus: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
The Biden administration has come under fire this week due to overcooked fears that it is planning a nationwide ban on gas stoves. The claim was sparked by comments from a Consumer Product Safety Commission official published Monday that "any option is on the table" when it comes to regulating gas stoves, amid growing health concerns over the appliances. ...
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Shooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The shooting of a first-grade teacher by a 6-year-old boy has plunged the nation into uncharted waters of school violence, with many in the Virginia shipbuilding city where it happened demanding metal detectors in every school. On Thursday, the Newport News School Board announced that 90 walk-through metal detectors would be placed in schools across the district, starting with Richneck Elementary School, where teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot Friday...
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US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
WASHINGTON -- As alarms began to go off globally about a novel coronavirus spreading in China, officials in Washington turned to the intelligence agencies for insights about the threat the virus posed to America. But the most useful early warnings came not from spies or intercepts, according to a recent congressional review of classified reports from December 2019 and January 2020. ...
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In Washington, 'classified' is synonymous with 'controversy'
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton's presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server that included classified information. Donald Trump has risked criminal charges by refusing to return top-secret records to the government after leaving the White House...
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Taliban ban on women workers hampers vital aid for Afghans
(International News ~ 01/13/23)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Last June, a team of female doctors and nurses drove six hours across mountains, dry riverbeds and on unpaved roads to reach victims of a massive earthquake that had just hit eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people...
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Battle rages in Ukraine town; Russia shakes up its military
(International News ~ 01/13/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine hung in the balance Wednesday in one of the bloodiest battles of Russia's invasion, while Ukraine's unflagging resistance and other challenges prompted Moscow to shake up its military leadership again...
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Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
(International News ~ 01/13/23)
LIMA, Peru -- Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco...
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Rights group: Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signs
(International News ~ 01/13/23)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Widespread opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power is shifting as people take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction in Iran, China and elsewhere, a leading rights group said Thursday...
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Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
NEW YORK -- The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in the largest redlining settlement in department history...
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Missing boy's mom: 'I could feel his fingers slipping' away
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsy Doan didn't think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school. But the creek, swollen with rain from California's epic winter storms, was much higher and flowing stronger than she anticipated. Doan cursed as she lost control of the steering and the 4,300-pound (Chevy Traverse was carried off the road and pinned against a large sycamore tree...
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Nurses at 2 NYC hospitals return to work as deal ends strike
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
NEW YORK -- Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals ended a three-day strike Thursday after reaching a tentative contract agreement that union officials said offers better working conditions, in addition to pay raises. The tentative deals at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Manhattan, and Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, include raises totaling 19% over three years. ...
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Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents found at President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an unsecured office in Washington dating from his time as vice president...
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/23)
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father's legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54. Her death in a Los Angeles hospital was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, a few hours after her daughter was rushed to the hospital after having a medical emergency at home...
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US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
NEW YORK -- Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up. Usually, 94% to 95% of kindergarteners are vaccinated against measles, tetanus and certain other diseases. The vaccination rates dropped below 94% in the 2020-2021 school year, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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US inflation eases grip on economy, falling for a 6th month
(National News ~ 01/13/23)
WASHINGTON -- Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation's grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it. Inflation declined to 6.5% in December compared with a year earlier, the government said Thursday. ...
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Fire report 1-13-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/13/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 11 n Medical assists were made at 6:42 a.m. on Laurel Lane; 8:22 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 11:10 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 11:21 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:10 p.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 2:07 p.m. on Westwood Drive; 4:23 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 4:36 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 4:45 p.m. on Westwood Drive; 5:10 p.m. at Independence and William streets; and 6:22 p.m. on East Rodney Drive...
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Police report 1-13-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/13/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Street...
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James Sample
(Obituary ~ 01/13/23)
James "Jim" Rufus Sample, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at his home. There will be no services. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Allen Newell
(Obituary ~ 01/13/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Allen Joseph Newell, 55, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at his son's home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, with the funeral service immediately following, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Officiating will be Deacon John Darin. Burial will be at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery in Silver Lake, Missouri...
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Cold case arrest: Man charged in 2004 Missouri killing
(State News ~ 01/13/23)
ST. ANN, Mo. — A man has been charged with murder and jailed in a case that baffled police for nearly two decades -- the death of a woman whose decapitated torso was found at a Missouri rest stop along Interstate 70...
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Judges vacate $5M Geico payout to woman who got HPV in car
(State News ~ 01/13/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying a Missouri woman $5.2 million because she said she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the car of a man who is insured by the company. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously to overturn a lower court's ruling that favored paying the woman. ...
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Missouri boarding school under investigation will shut down
(State News ~ 01/13/23)
A Christian boarding school in Missouri that's been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations announced Wednesday that it will close later this month because of financial hardship. Agape Boarding School in Stockton has been the subject of state and location investigations and several lawsuits from former students. It will stop providing service effective Jan. 20, according to a statement from the school for boys...
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More radioactive tests sought at St. Louis-area school district
(State News ~ 01/13/23)
WASHINGTON, Mo. — In an unusual show of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri asked the federal government to perform more testing for radioactive contamination on properties owned by the Hazelwood School District...
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Out of the past: Jan. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 01/13/23)
Cape Girardeau's South Side needs cleaning up, and Ted Coalter has the pictures to prove it; Coalter, president of Haarig Area Development Corp., shared photos of south side property code violations with members of his organization and Friends of the South Side at a joint meeting of the two organizations last night; the photos showed trash and junk stacked around homes, dilapidated houses and high weeds; these and other photos will be turned over to city officials, who, Coalter hopes, will start the process of getting problem areas cleaned up.. ...
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