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St. Louis prosecutor faces mounting criticism over crash
(State News ~ 03/01/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Republicans who want the state to take over prosecutions of violent crimes in St. Louis sharply criticized the city's embattled prosecutor Monday after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost her legs in a crash caused by a speeding driver facing felony charges...
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St. Louis school shooting survivors call on Missouri lawmakers to act
(State News ~ 03/01/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Survivors of a deadly school shooting in St. Louis shared art, music and stories about gun violence Tuesday at the Missouri Capitol while advocating for lawmakers to act. "We want to hear the specific actions you are taking to prevent tragedies like this one from happening again in our state and our country," 17-year-old Bryanna Love told reporters. "We — all of us — deserve more than empty promises. We deserve action."...
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Camera systems helps Cape Girardeau police make warrant arrests
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
Cape Girardeau Police Department officers detained two wanted individuals thanks to the law enforcement agency's new camera system. An alert was sent through the department's FLOCK system — a license plate reader camera network the department signed a three-year contract with in 2022 — Saturday morning, Feb. 25, that indicated a vehicle was being driven by a person with an active warrant...
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Better ISO rating for Jackson may mean lower homeowner premiums
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
Jackson Fire Chief Jason Mouser gave some optimistic news about insurance at the city's Feb. 20 Board of Aldermen meeting. Mouser told the board members the city's Public Protection Classification will drop from a Class 4/4X rating to a Class 3/3X rating effective Monday, May 1...
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Shipyard Music Festival returns in September
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
The Shipyard Music Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 22, and Saturday, Sept. 23, once again on the grounds of Century Casino Cape Girardeau. ...
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Scott County clerk expects higher than average turnout for April election
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
With the Tuesday, April 4, election just over a month away, Scott County Clerk Allen Seabaugh is predicting 16% of the county's 25,000 registered voters will turn out to cast ballots. "Looking back at previous April elections in the county, the turnout ran between 8% and 12% on the low end. Sixteen percent would be on the higher end historically," Seabaugh said...
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Cape Girardeau school board opposes open enrollment
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
At a regular meeting Monday, Feb. 27, Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members approved a resolution opposing legislation regarding open enrollment of nonresident students in Missouri public schools. The resolution stated the board "has resolved to focus resident taxpayer resources upon the education of students who reside in the District." It further stated that "open enrollment will result in a significant adverse financial impact on public schools" and that "no credible research" has shown that it improves student achievement.. ...
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Gov. Parson holds ceremonial bill signing in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
Gov. Mike Parson performed a ceremonial bill signing Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau for a supplementary budget that grants wage increases to state employees. The governor described the raises as "nothing but well deserved."...
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Cape Central High student surprised on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show'
(Local News ~ 03/01/23)
Sometimes, a role model becomes more than someone to admire and emulate from afar. For Te'meiah Dorsey, a junior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, one of her role models is American singer and talk show host Jennifer Hudson, and the two recently "met."...
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Prayer 3-1-23
(Prayer ~ 03/01/23)
Lord Jesus, we worship you for you are the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
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The message of a murdered bishop
(Column ~ 03/01/23)
In his last homily at Los Angeles' cathedral before he was murdered on Feb. 18, Bishop David O'Connell talked about Mary, the mother of Jesus -- and a pilgrimage we led to shrines in Portugal and Lourdes, France. The Los Angeles auxiliary recalled weeping in Lourdes. His own mother had died two decades before, and for the first time since he'd last seen her, he said he felt the loving welcome of a mother...
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Don't rewrite books
(Column ~ 03/01/23)
First, they came for Roald Dahl. Anyone who thought the politically correct rewriting would stop at the irreverent author of such children's classics as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was, of course, sadly mistaken. The news that hundreds of changes have been made in Dahl's classics is now followed by word that Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, is getting an emergency rewrite as well...
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Good news for Cape's hotels, restaurants
(Editorial ~ 03/01/23)
There's some good news regarding Cape Girardeau's hotel-motel and restaurant tax receipts. A recent Southeast Missourian story by Nathan English reported the city's 2022 hotel-motel tax receipts exceeded $1 million, 13% more than the 2021 figure. While part of the increase is due to inflation, that's not the entire story. ...
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Fire report 3-1-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 27 n Medical assists were made at 6:13 a.m. on Lawanda Drive; 7:35 a.m. on South Minnesota Avenue; 3:06 p.m. on Brunswick Court; 3:29 p.m. on Grandview Drive; 3:53 p.m. on Brookwood Drive; and 10:33 p.m. on Pioneer Drive...
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Police report 3-1-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/23)
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. Thefts n Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories and second-degree property damage were reported on North Sprigg Street...
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Bobby Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/01/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Bobby Gene Brown, 79, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Services will be Friday, March 3, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m...
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Former Missouri lawmaker sentenced for fraud schemes
(State News ~ 03/01/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A former state lawmaker was sentenced Tuesday to six years and three months in federal prison for fraud schemes committed while she ran several medical clinics in Southwest Missouri. Tricia Derges, a Republican from Nixa, was also ordered to pay $500,600 in restitution, federal prosecutors said...
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Supreme Court ready to reject student loan forgiveness
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
WASHINGTON -- Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court's majority seem ready to sink President Joe Biden's plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. In arguments lasting more than three hours Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts led his conservative colleagues in questioning the administration's authority to broadly cancel federal student loans because of the COVID-19 emergency...
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US economy sending mixed signals: Here's what it all means
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
WASHINGTON -- Maybe it was just too good to be true. For a few weeks in late January and early February, the U.S. economy seemed to have reached a rare sweet spot. Inflation was steadily slowing from painful heights. And growth and hiring remained surprisingly sturdy despite ever-higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve...
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Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year, working to avert an economically debilitating strike. ...
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Drones fly deep inside Russia; Putin orders border tightened
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 60 miles of Moscow, signaling breaches in Russian defenses as President Vladimir Putin ordered stepped-up protection at the border...
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Carter: Family affair to White House and beyond
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
PLAINS, Ga. -- When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years...
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Last witnesses take stand in Murdaugh case before jury sees crime scene
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
Alex Murdaugh's former law partner said Tuesday that he is past his anger over millions of dollars stolen from the firm, as the final witnesses in the South Carolina double murder trial testified and the court prepared to bring jurors to the scene of the killings...
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Suspect in Florida TV crew attack faces more murder charges
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff's officials said Tuesday. Orange County sheriff's officials released an arrest warrant Tuesday morning that included two new murder charges against Keith Melvin Moses in the attack in an Orlando neighborhood last Wednesday...
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While California manages through snowstorms, Northeast greets one
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
Jennifer Cobb and her husband planned on staying four days in their vacation rental in the San Bernardino Mountains. A week later they're still there -- trapped by a relentless series of storms that has piled snow so high they can barely see out the windows...
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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID-19 origins
(International News ~ 03/01/23)
BEIJING -- China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been "open and transparent" in the search for the virus' origins. Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy assessed with "low confidence" that the pandemic that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 began with the leak of a virus from a lab. ...
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Belarusian leader visits China amid Ukraine tensions
(International News ~ 03/01/23)
BEIJING -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit that will be watched for hints about China's attitude to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. China claims neutrality in the war, but U.S. officials have warned recently that it is considering sending military assistance to Russia. Beijing has called the U.S. allegations a smear campaign, and said it is committed to promoting peace talks...
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L--pez Obrador: Mexico has more democracy than United States
(International News ~ 03/01/23)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's president said Tuesday his country is more democratic than the United States. President Andres Manuel L--pez Obrador's testy comments came after U.S. officials took note of heated public debate in Mexico over L--pez Obrador's recently approved electoral reforms, which critics allege could weaken Mexico's democracy. The reforms would cut spending for the country's electoral authorities...
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McCarthy defends giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 trove access
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to give Fox News' Tucker Carlson "exclusive" access to Jan. 6 security footage of the Capitol attack, despite the conservative commentator's own work raising false claims and conspiracy theories about the 2021 riot over Joe Biden's election...
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Fiery Greece train collision kills 29, injures at least 85
(International News ~ 03/01/23)
TEMPE, Greece -- A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country's north early Wednesday, killing 29 and injuring at least 85, officials said. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the collision near Tempe, a small town next to a valley where major highway and rail tunnels are located, some 235 miles north of Athens...
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
CHICAGO -- Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city...
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New China committee debuts, warns of 'existential struggle'
(National News ~ 03/01/23)
WASHINGTON -- A special House committee dedicated to countering China began its work Tuesday with a prime-time hearing in which the panel's chairman called on lawmakers to act with urgency and framed the competition between the U.S. and China as "an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century."...
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Out of the past: March 1
(Out of the Past ~ 03/01/23)
More than 1,000 people cheered for God at a Christian youth rally yesterday in Cape Girardeau; many of the participants at "The Joshua Generation: Taking America Back" rally were of high-school age and younger; they came to the Holiday Inn Convention Center from Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana; they stood and clapped to Christian music performed by singer Kristin Swinford and a band from the Faith Evangelical Free Church in Cape Girardeau...
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DARBY RECEIVES NEW MEMBER AWARD
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/23)
For release immediately, with photo March 1, 2023 DARBY RECEIVES NEW MEMBER AWARD Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen of America, was Life Leader in the Missouri East Region for the month of February. Kelly joined Modern Woodmen in November 2010. Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal life insurance society headquartered in Rock Island, IL. Modern Woodmen provides life insurance, annuity, and security products to over 730,000 members nationwide...
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